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Underwriters Salvage Corps

Ohio, US

Underwriters Salvage Corps

The Underwriter's Salvage Corps in Cincinnati, Ohio was created and operated by the Underwriters Association, a syndicate of Cincinnati-based fire insurance companies, for the purpose of reducing financial losses to their companies from claims due to building fires by providing a company of trained

men with proper equipment to work in conjunction with the city fire department to protect life, structures and their contents from fire, smoke damage, and damage from the water that was used to fight the fire. The Salvage Corps worked to save and protect the structure and its contents while the city fire department concentrated on rescuing persons from the burning structure and extinguishing the flames. The Salvage Corps provided this service to all property owners without charge, whether they were insured or not. Modelled after Bill Bullwinkle's Fire Insurance Patrol (1871-1959) in Chicago, the Underwriter's Salvage Corps in Cincinnati began operation November 24, 1886 and ceased operations on June 30, 1959 when the Cincinnati Fire Department Squad 1 assumed its role. The Salvage Corps was organized in 1886 by William Calvert, Frederick Rauh, and John A. Townsley and operated under a board...

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