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Fire District #3: East Glenville Fire Department

East Glenville Original Fire House, Fire Fighters and Fire Truck

Fire District # 3 East Glenville: (source: East Glenville Fire District No. 3 1944-1994 Report: Preparing for the Next Fifty Years)

  • In 1943, a group of citizens in East Glenville petitioned the town to start a fire department, realizing they needed fire protection as their population grew. The first fire truck was a donated Chevrolet oil truck pulling a trailer with a Civil Defense pump mounted on it. Two of the first firemen, Ray Stine and Roy Safford, purchased a two-stall garage to store the makeshift fire truck. The fire district eventually paid them back.
  • The state approved the creation of Fire District #3 in 1944. The fire district was able to pay Stine and Safford back for the garage, and they ordered a new 1944 Sanford pumper and a new Ford chassis for the tanker. While on strike, General Electric workers rebuilt the original garage. The building was continually remodeled until 1953, when a new fire station was constructed. The fire department then bought an American Fire Apparatus pumper on a Ford chassis. East Glenville quickly became one of the best trained and best equipped fire departments in the county.
  • The following year, as the community continued to expand, the fire department purchased an inhalator, a piece of equipment that helps patients breathe. The number of emergency medical calls increased greatly, leading the purchase of an EMS vehicle.
  • In 1962, the department purchased an American LaFrance pumper and an American LaFrance combination truck.
  • In 1964, Water District #11 began supplying municipal water to all of Fire District #3. This allowed for the installation of fire hydrants throughout the district.

Fire Trucks:

  1. The first fire truck was a donated Chevrolet oil truck pulling a trailer with a Civil Defense pump mounted on it.
  2. In 1944, the station purchased a new Sanford pumper and a new Ford chassis for the tanker
  3. In 1953, the fire department bought an American Fire Apparatus pumper on a Ford chassis.
  4. In 1954, the department purchased an EMS vehicle for emergency medical calls.
  5. In 1962, the department purchased an American LaFrance pumper and an American LaFrance combination truck.
  6. In 1964, the department purchased an American LaFrance 1250 g.p.m. pumper and an American LaFrance 1500 g.p.m. pumper.
  7. In 1975, voters approved a bond to expand the firehouse and purchase a 1975 Aerial Platform with a 1500 g.p.m. pumper.
  8. In 1981, a new rescue truck was purchased and was soon equipped with a Hydraulic rescue prying device to deal with major motor vehicle accidents.
  9. In 1984, the 1965 American Lafrance pumper was replaced with the Sutphen State-of-the-art 2000 g.p.m. Master pumper with a large volume hose reel.
  10. In 1992, the Pierce Custom pumper with a 10 man cab and a 1750 g.p.m. pump, to allow for the transport of the fire fighters within the cab of truck, since they were no longer allowed to ride on the back step of the truck.

To learn more about the history of the East Glenville Fire Department, visit their site at https://eastglenvillefd.com/about/.

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