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Memorial Vol Fire Co history
Memorial Vol Fire Co company history timeline
A new Cadillac ambulance was delivered and placed in service during January of this year and the 1954 Ford Engine was sold to the Wormlesyburg Fire Company No 1.
The fire company and the Ladies’ Auxiliary jointed sponsored their first play in March 1955, called “Disappointed Widow.”
During the year 1955, the Fire Company purchased from the Wolf family several tracts of land on which the present fire station is located.
In 1956 the Department began service in the area by dispatching a fire truck from the home of a member who lived on Colin Road.
In 1959, the company purchased a new Ford four-wheel-drive truck to fight field fires.
Aluminized proximity suits were approved to be purchased at the March 1961 Business Meeting as a joint project with the Ladies Auxiliary.
The Building Committee was able to acquire additional property in the rear of the present firehouse and by November 1962 they were ready to draw up plans for the new firehouse and hall.
An ambulance and engine were operated from this location until a permanent firehouse was built in 1962 at the corner of Veirs Mill Road and Gaynor Road.
South Line Volunteer Fire Company joined the other fire companies in the Town of Cheektowaga and established a fire district, when the Town Board dissolved the South Line Fire Protection District in 1963 and created South Line Fire District #10.
The following year saw the purchase of a used 1965 Cadillac Ambulance from Wolfington Body Company and the establishment of a Red Cross First Aid Course o train the membership.
The Fire Company approved the formation of an Ambulance Association to provide ambulance service to the residents of the community during 1965.
With training established, the ambulance was placed in service the first day of April 1966.
The new emergency truck was received at the beginning of 1966 and the old Chevrolet emergency truck was sold.
The auditorium of the fire house started hosting weekly bingo in 1966, although it was later moved to the Activities Building at the carnival grounds on York Street, where it still takes place.
The substation was christened with a brand new $32,000 pumper that was purchased in 1968 to cover the western end of the district along Union Road.
The Ford Engine had recently been replaced with a 1969 Mack 1000 GPM Engine purchased by the Borough.
Our current structure at 1049 French Road was built in 1970 with the groundbreaking ceremonies being held on September 13th, which included the placing of the cornerstone and a time capsule.
The company moved forward to train a sufficient number of members in Advanced First Aid and by November 1970, the company was ready to initiate an ambulance service.
By the 1970’s, the needs of the growing community made it necessary to introduce some new emergency services to supplement the basic services already provided by the fire company.
The cooperation with Borough Council continued with the Fire Company presenting its first major long-range plan to Council in the fall of 1974.
The Junior Fire Company program was started in 1975.
Two years later, a dozen members were among the first volunteers to be trained and certified as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and by 1975, six of the EMTs went on to take advanced training and became certified IV Technicians.
In 1976, the company took delivery of a Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper and started a tradition of dedicating its equipment to members who had shown several decades of continuous outstanding service to the fire company.
In 1977, all active Fire Company members were issued personal pagers to inform them of calls by radio.
In 1977, the Borough received approval for a local government frequency which eventually was installed in all Fire Company apparatus and officers’ vehicles, Police Department vehicles and various other borough vehicles.
After some extensive body repairs to both rigs, the pumper was put in service as E283 and truck service was initiated by Odenton in the middle of 1977 using the Snorkel.
In 1977, the Ladies Auxiliary bought a Jeep, CJ-5, that was converted into a brush jeep with the addition of a winch, roll bars, and skid mounted pump.
A station was built at 14111 Georgia Avenue and was opened on February 20, 1978.
In March 1978, the company was approved as the only volunteer provider of Advanced Life Support services and for several years Odenton operated the only volunteer paramedic service in the county.
In 1980, the offices of Captain and Lieutenant were approved by the body.
The line officers had been meeting monthly for several years in the operations of the Fire Company as given them by the Constitution and Bylaws, but at the beginning of 1981, the line officers and president met and established the team management concept for the day to day operations.
In 1982, with the Snorkel in serious need of refurbishment, it was sold.
In 1984, the Ladies Auxiliary once again assisted the company in the purchase of a replacement CJ-7 brush jeep.
On January 11, 1987, the company had a Line of Duty Death (LODD) when Howard N. Phelps, Sr. died from a heart attack while working as a career firefighter at the Odenton station.
In 1993, the company purchased its first Rescue Pumper, an Emergency-One 1250 GPM pumper that was dedicated to Murray D. O’Malley, a founder and charter member.
Manchester hired paid EMS personnel in 1996-97 for the first time to cover daytime hours for the medic unit while most volunteers worked full-time jobs.
In 1997, due to decreased attendance and increased financial demands, the South Line Weekly Friday Night Bingo Fundraisers was terminated.
During the fall of 2000 the fire company began plans to remodel the Firemen's Activities Building and Training Center.
In 2001, the firefighters and officers of Cheektowaga South Line Volunteer Fire Company were forever changed.
In 2004, the fire company bought another Seagrave Rescue/Pumper as a replacement for the Emergency-One Rescue/Pumper.
In spring of 2006 South Line Fire District $10 acquired a vacant warehouse adjacent to Station #2.
In 2007, Seagrave agreed to buy back the Tower and Odenton ordered a new Seagrave 100’ rear mount ladder.
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During the period between returning the Tower and when the new ladder was delivered in 2008, Seagrave provided a reserve ladder in Odenton.
In 2012, the fire company purchased adjacent properties on Nevada Avenue insuring that the company has adequate room to build or expand its facilities when the need arises.
In 2015, medic unit service began in Odenton.
In June 2016, the first John E. “Sunny” Rose, Jr.
In April 2018, the company awarded the honor of “Chief Emeritus” to Wylie L. Donaldson, Jr. and “President Emeritus” to Charles F. Olson in recognition of many years of service while serving in their respective offices.
Apparatus is parked outside, ready at a moment's notice, as visitors dine in the engine bays at the Westminster Fire Company during their Big Money Raffle, a major fire company fundraiser, May 24 2018. (Dylan Slagle / Carroll County Times)
In 2019, Past President and Chief Wylie L. Donaldson, Jr. was awarded the National Volunteer Fire Council Lifetime Achievement Award.
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