1889-1896 Congress Street, next to the schoolhouse, Libby’s Corner 

1896-1899 Congress Street, at the corner of Davis Street, Libby’s Corner

1889-1899 Hose Co. 6, Deering Fire Department

1899 Hose Co. 7, Portland Fire Department

1899 Hose Co. 14, Portland Fire Department

April 12, 1889 – The Town approved building a one-horse hose wagon for $100, by John Scanlon with 500 feet of hose, and to build a small hose house next to the Congress Street schoolhouse, near Davis Street, at Libby’s Corner.

1891 – Hose Co. 6 organized.  That same year, a set of ladders consisting of a 30-foot extension, a 24-foot, and an 18-foot roof ladder were purchased and placed in the hose house.  Also, more hose was put on the hose wagon, giving the company a total of 750 feet of hose.  

1896 – A new and larger two & ½-story wood frame hose house and Ward Room was built next to the school, in the same location, on Congress Street, at the corner of Davis Street, and opened in December.

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February 6, 1899 – The City of Deering annexed to the City of Portland.  March 16th – Deering’s Hose Co. 6 was temporarily renumbered as Hose Co. 7 of the Portland Fire Department.    

March 21, 1899 – Number was changed to Hose Co.14, as Portland already had an Engine # 7.

June 8, 1899 – Hose Companies 10, 13, and 14 were disbanded by City Council order, as part of a Deering section (Fire District Two) re-organization plan by the Board of Engineers and Fire Committee. 

No alarms were answered by Hose Co. 14 from March 1st. to June 8th. 1899.                

* Hose Co. 14 was disbanded because it was only a half-mile away from PFD Hose Co. 6, which was located on Burnham Street, near Lowell Street.