Knight Chief at N. Tonawanda
Fred F. Knight was appointed chief of the fire department at North Tonawanda, N. Y., to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Chief Charles F. Doebler.
Mr. Knight joined the fire department in 1905 when eighteen years old as torch boy. He was appointed to the paid department on March 1, 1913 and three years later was promoted to second assistant chief. When Chief Doebler died on August 16, he was named acting chief. On September 11, Mr. Knight was appointed chief of the department.
Chief Knight is highly esteemed by his men. He has figured in a number of rescues at fires, and in 1923 was severely burned while attempting to rescue a man from a burning building.
The vacancy of second assistant chief, caused by Chief Knight’s promotion has not been filled as yet.
North Tonawanda is located in the northwestern section of New York state between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, There are a number of commercial interests of great value to protect against possibilities of fire.
