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The
first Fire House was located at the Borough Shed Behind
Library Hall which was also formally known as the Calvary
Bible Church. The shed stored two small factory type hose
carts. The cart wheels were of steel about 40" high.
Each drum would carry 150' of hose, but when taken out onto
the streets, the hose would drag in the mud making it difficult
to move anywhere. At the first firemen's meeting
Allen Goe was elected as the first Fire Chief of the North
Charleroi Borough. In 1924 ideas were brought about
to purchase a 1924 REO pumper. The Fire Company did so with
the attention of a bazaar. With the Fire Company doing so
well they also purchased a piece of land adjacent to 6th
and Rt.88 The cement floor is still visible to passing motorists.
In 1936 The Fire Company purchased a Seagrave pumper
and housed it at the new station along Rt. 88 In 1948 the
Fire Company sold the 1924 REO pumper for a 1949 Seagrave
pumper. The Fire Company needed more space to house its
engines and equipment. With the help from many residential
donations the Fire Company relocated its station
in 1965 to Orange and Isabella Aves. The New Station
included a two bay garage, kitchen, office, dance floor,
and a meeting room. In 1966 they purchased a Seagrave type
K pumper to keep the fire protection updatedat a cost of
$3600.00. Later that year they sold their 1936 Seagrave
pumper. Due to the economy growing rapidly the 1949 Seagrave
pumper was now out dated. The Fire Company raised every
penny to buy a 1972 Seagrave/FWD type K. This truck only
cost $6500.00 at the time.
Soon
after the purchase of the 1972 Seagrave pumper construction
began on the Annex.
The Annex served as a lounge and the meeting area to the
members of the organization. In 1996 plans were set for
the purchasing of a new apparatus. The Fire Company sold
the 1966 Seagrave pumper to make way for their new engine.
They later recieved a Pierce Dash Top Mount pumper at the
cost of well over $200,000.00. In 2004 the Fire Company
purchased a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4 for a Squad Unit to
relieve the stress of running a engine to every call. Currently
the Station houses a 1972 Seagrave/FWD type K pumper, 1996
Chevrolet Blazer 4x4 Squad, and a 1997 Pierce Dash pumper.
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