Buchanan
City Fire 150 Year Celebration
Patch Design Contest
Sponsored by the Buchanan City Fire Department
The chosen patch will be displayed and turned into
a
patch for the Fire Department celebration!
Official Rules:
1. Entries are for all ages.
2. Entries
must be turned into the Buchanan Art Center.
3. Deadline
for entries will be May 19, 2012 at 3:30 p.m.
4. Winning design will be chosen on creativity, neatness, and must follow the theme, “Buchanan City Fire Department
150 Year Celebration.”
5. Winner
will be chosen from a panel of judges from the Fire Department.
6. The winning design will be the honorary patch for the 150 year celebration. A prize of $100 dollars will also be awarded
and the winner will be a guest of the fire department at the 150 year celebration.
7. The top 50 entries chosen will be displayed at the Buchanan Art Center. The Center will host an open
house on Sunday, June 10, from 2:00-4:00pm for the public to view the entries.
A brief history behind the Fire Department: A devastating 1862 fire leveled most of downtown Buchanan
along Front and Main Streets, east of Mill Alley and Main St., including Ross & Alexander's building, several dry
goods concerns, a shoe shop and millinery, a paint shop, blacksmith, livery stable, barber shop and meat market, dwelling
and barn. The losses totaled over $28,000, a considerable sum for those days. The Fire Department was established
after this fire. The fire department still has the original fire bell and fireman’s bugle used by the fire chief.
