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New Windsor Firemen's Building history
New Windsor Firemen's Building company history timeline
There is no known record of the exact fire that prompted a group of New Windsor residents to come together in 1908 and organize a volunteer fire company.
The members needed to fund-raise for the purchase of equipment, and their first fair was held at Knox Headquarters in 1909.
In 1910, the first by-laws were drawn up with the intent of forming a fire company.
Meetings of the Fire Company were held in the I.O.O.F. Hall until January 1, 1912.
In 1925, a new two-story home of concrete block was built.
In 1927, a fire district was formed, embracing the portion of New Windsor west of Woodlawn Cemetery, the portion of Cornwall to Moodna Creek at Orrs Mills, and the N.Y.O.W. railroad on the west as far as Meadowbrook railway station.
Also in 1929, the Vails Gate Fire District was formed by the Vails Gate firemen and the Town of New Windsor.
By 1930, the company was able to buy a Mack truck with a 250-gallon booster tank, a 500-gallon pump, and the latest equipment for combating fires.
On November 6th, 1936, another district election of the taxpayers was held to authorize the District to raise by bond issue an additional $3700.00 dollars.
The vote on this issue was also favorable (57-3) Contact with the Sanford Fire Apparatus Company revealed that they had fire apparatuses in stock, so a new Sanford Fire Apparatus was delivered during the week of November 8th, 1936.
On November 16, 1936 an organization meeting was held in a temporary fire house on Quassaick Avenue.
On December 14, 1936 Fire District Commissioners and a District Treasurer were elected for the first time and the following were elected:
The very first fire apparatus purchased was a 1937 Sanford 250 gallon per minute pumper, at a cost of $ 4700.00 dollars.
On January 10, 1938 President Harry B. Jett appointed a building committee consisting of John W. Eldridge, Arthur Smith Sr., Bertram Stroock, Joseph Peller Sr., and Harry B. Jett.
1, was organized and established on March 7, 1938.
On March 7, 1938, a Town meeting was held where the Town voted to appropriate an additional $4,000 towards the purchase of a fire truck and $3,500 towards the building of a firehouse and garage.
During the regular meeting of the newly formed fire company in June 1938, the company decided to incorporate.
On May 30th, 1939, the new firehouse was dedicated.
On July 8, 1939, the Department held its First Annual Field Day at Station 31 on Main Street.
In 1945, the Board of Finance approved $2,600 for the purchase of a Federal Fire Alarm System.
Through the efforts of John W. Hesson, and Russell Lambert, a meeting was held on January 27, 1948 and the Fire Company was re-organized.
A 1948 International chassis with an 89 horsepower engine was ordered in May 1948, and sent to Elmira, N.Y., where an American LaFrance 500 gallon per minute pump was installed along with a 300-gallon water tank.
The company’s first carnival fundraiser was held in June 1948, netting $4,153.29.
The first carnival was held from June 7th to the 12th, 1948.
The engine arrived in New Windsor in December of 1948.
In 1948, the Town approved money for the purchase of the second major piece of apparatus.
It was designated engine 102, and was purchased for $ 24,750.00. It was known as engine 101, and it replaced the 1948 International, which was sold for $1,200.00.
In 1949, the firemen built a twenty-foot addition to their firehouse.
In 1949, the New Windsor Fire Co. was admitted to the Carroll County Fireman’s Association, becoming Carroll Company 10.
In 1952, the company bought a new Mack fire truck with a 500-gallon pump, a 250-gallon booster tank, and full equipment in modern methods of fighting fires.
In 1953, George Enes retired as Chief after 14 years of service.
Ground was broken on a new fire house in early 1954, and the new building was dedicated Aug.
A second engine was delivered in 1958, an American LaFrance open cab, at a cost of $24,750.
The Department purchased its next piece of fire apparatus in 1958.
The company purchased a 1960 Reo chassis with a John Beam high pressure fog and a 750-gallon volume pump with a 500-gallon booster tank fire truck.
In 1962, the Department purchased Engine 4, a 1,000 gallon-per-minute pumper.
In 1963, the social hall was expanded to twice its original size.
In 1963, the Department celebrated its 25th anniversary.
In 1964, the company purchase a new Diamond Reo emergency truck equipped with a John Beam high pressure pump, 250-gallon water tank, and the latest in rescue and emergency equipment.
1964 also saw the formation of the Vails Gate Exempt and Benevolent Volunteer Firemen's Association with Herbert Townsend as its first president.
1965 saw the building of a new firehouse on Weather Oak Hill Road to better serve the western end of the district.
In 1965, the Department purchased a new rescue truck.
In 1966, the original Engine 2 was modified into the Department's first ladder truck.
In 1969, 22 lots were purchased from six owners, with another eight lots donated, for what is today the carnival grounds.
In 1969, the Department formed a firefighting explorer troop for boys ages 14 to 18.
The Town built a new public safety dispatch center in the newly constructed Town Hall on Sullivan Avenue in 1970.
1971 saw the continued growth of the Vails Gate Fire Co. and the need for more room.
In 1971, the Town established the paid position of full-time Fire Marshal.
New Engine 2 was a 1972 Ward LaFrance with a 1,250 gallon-per-minute pump and a 1,000 gallon tank.
In 1977, Vails Gate purchased and placed into service the "Jaws of Life," which at the time was the latest in rescue tools.
In 1977, the South Windsor Rotary Club donated a Hurst Tool to the Department.
In 1978, the company updated and modernized its vehicle fleet with the addition of a 1978 Duplex 1250 GPM Pumper.
In 1979, one of the Vails Gate fire fighters was honored by being named Orange County Volunteer Fireman of the year.
In 1979, the members of the company voted to become a Fire District.
The first ambulance officers were elected in December 1982.
Another purchase in 1982 was a 1982 Ford/FMC 1000 GPM stock pumper.
Then finally on March 18 1983, the company placed into service it’s first ambulance, a 1983 Ford/Wheeled Coach , known as ambulance 109.
A total of 134 ambulance calls were run in our first year of service, the first of which was on our second day of service March 19 1983.
The ambulance was manned by 1 CRT, and 28 EMT’S. To house the ambulance, the basement of the fire hall was remodeled in April of 1983, at a cost of $14,278.00.
Truck 7 was replaced by Ladder 7, a 1986 Emergency One with a 1,500 gallon-per-minute pump and an 80-foot ladder.
In 1987, the Department purchased an Emergency One pumper to replace Engine 3.
Within five years, the number of advance life support calls had increased in and around New Windsor, prompting the company to apply for and receive ALS ambulance status on May 1, 1988.
However in September of 1988, it was decided that the 3rd engine was not needed, and it was sold for $13,000.00.
In 1988, the Department purchased an Emergency One pumper to replace Engine 6.
The Department celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1988.
In 1993, A 1993 Chevrolet Suburban was purchased, at a cost of $23,500.00, and placed in service as utility 10.
At a special meeting in March 2001, a conceptual plan was presented to the fire company.
After a year of revamping and fine tuning the plan, a special meeting was called in September of 2002, and a Power Point presentation was given by Richard Hooper on the plans for the new fire hall.
As the new century began, the Board of Education turned over the grounds of the old middle school property to county government, which transferred it to the Town of New Windsor and finally, to the fire company in 2003 to build a new fire hall.
In 2003, with the deed to the school property in hand, our newly formed Capital Campaign Committee swung into action.
On October 26, 2004 the Board of Fire Commissioners formed a building committee and appointed John T. Babcock Sr.
A dedication for the new building was held in September 2005, including tours of the building and a parade, and the old fire hall was settled in December 2005.
On August 14, 2006 the Board of Fire Commissioners advertised for professional services to do a feasibility study to evaluate our current facility and future needs.
The bond vote was set for July 31st, 2007.
Firefighters from the New Windsor fire company assisted with a controlled burn detail to take down a dilapidated building on the Hibberd property in New Windsor on May 21, 2018. (Dylan Slagle / Carroll County Times)
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