WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Recently the City of West Sacramento loaned the Sacramento Regional Fire Museum (SRFM) the original fire bell that once served the Town of Washington, which the name was later changed to Broderick, now West Sacramento.  

The bell, which is solid brass was cast by the W. T.  Garrett Co. of San Francisco, CA and hung in the bell tower of the Town Hall and Fire Company.  The Town Hall building was built in approximately 1852, however, the Washington Fire Department was not formally organized until around 1900.  The bell served the community until 1939 when a new fire station was built. The bell was relocated to the new fire station but was never used as an electric fire siren was installed in its place. The fire station is now Burgers & Brew Station #1 restaurant, located at the foot of the I Street Bridge, and if you visit you can still see the bell tower.  This exhibit was made possible through donations from Roger Sorenson and Henry Ogg.

The bell can viewed at the Sacramento Regional Fire Museum located in West Sacramento at 3650 Industrial Blvd., #160.