This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Jg.2ADI/1371.1 Message Board Post: I don't have any info on the Galena Fire Department but I know from experience that a Fire dept. chief's hat usually has the number 1 on it to signify his position in the "house". My step dad is a retired policeman here in Chicago and he always talked about the police dept. and the fire dept. as well as their history. So the hat in general has the word chief and number 1 on it together or just the number 1. Hope this helps a little, Jennifer Des Plaines, IL