Retired Greensboro Firefighters

Preserving history, honoring sacrifice, and sharing stories across generations.

Contact: Ret. Battalion Chief Larry Cockman
lcockman@hotmail.com | 336-509-6674

Preserving the Legacy of Greensboro Firefighters

A Living Legacy of Service, Sacrifice, and Brotherhood

We stand watch over the legacy of Greensboro's firefighters.

Our mission is to rescue our history from obscurity, preserve it from loss, and share it with generations yet to come. Every photograph, every story, every piece of apparatus, every lesson learned, and every name inscribed in memory represents a chapter in a remarkable tradition of courage, sacrifice, and service.

Through the preservation of historical records, oral histories, archives, interviews, photographs, and personal recollections, we ensure that the heritage of the Greensboro Fire Department will never fade with time.

As retired and active-duty members of the Greensboro Fire Department, we are united by a common calling and a shared responsibility to protect our history. Together, we serve as stewards of the past, preserving the experiences, traditions, and values that shaped our department while passing their lessons forward to future generations of firefighters.

We honor those who answered the alarm before us, celebrate those who continue to serve today, and inspire those who will answer tomorrow's call.

We honor the past not simply by remembering it, but by protecting it, teaching it, and passing it forward.

"Because once a story is lost, a part of our legacy is lost with it."
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The Return of Engine #496

After 85 years on the road, Greensboro’s historic 1904 American LaFrance Steam Engine has officially returned home to the department archives.

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