Frank Alkire was a stationery supply owner, Major of the Arizona National Guard, and fireman for the Phoenix Fire Department's Aztec Hook & Ladder Company, along with his brother George Alkire.
In 1894, Frank bought and donated the 1222 pound Brass-bronze Alarm Bell that would sound to the city and it's firemen the alarm of a fire or emergency for 21 years until more modern methods of alarm were used. It was mounted in Phoenix Fire Station 1 ('Central Station') and later in City Hall. As of 2021, the Bell sits in the Lobby to greet people at Phoenix Fire Department's Administrative building at 150 South 12th Street.
In 1894, Frank bought and donated the 1222 pound Brass-bronze Alarm Bell that would sound to the city and it's firemen the alarm of a fire or emergency for 21 years until more modern methods of alarm were used. It was mounted in Phoenix Fire Station 1 ('Central Station') and later in City Hall. As of 2021, the Bell sits in the Lobby to greet people at Phoenix Fire Department's Administrative building at 150 South 12th Street.
Frank Alkire was a stationery supply owner, Major of the Arizona National Guard, and fireman for the Phoenix Fire Department's Aztec Hook & Ladder Company, along with his brother George Alkire.
In 1894, Frank bought and donated the 1222 pound Brass-bronze Alarm Bell that would sound to the city and it's firemen the alarm of a fire or emergency for 21 years until more modern methods of alarm were used. It was mounted in Phoenix Fire Station 1 ('Central Station') and later in City Hall. As of 2021, the Bell sits in the Lobby to greet people at Phoenix Fire Department's Administrative building at 150 South 12th Street.
In 1894, Frank bought and donated the 1222 pound Brass-bronze Alarm Bell that would sound to the city and it's firemen the alarm of a fire or emergency for 21 years until more modern methods of alarm were used. It was mounted in Phoenix Fire Station 1 ('Central Station') and later in City Hall. As of 2021, the Bell sits in the Lobby to greet people at Phoenix Fire Department's Administrative building at 150 South 12th Street.
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