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Since June 2007
The Ickesburg Fire
Co. & EMS
"Always Looking"
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VOLUNTEERS!
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HISTORY
Donald
E. Kerr, the company's president, called the first Ickesburg
Fire Company meeting to order January 19th, 1953. Forty-seven
members attended. Among them were W.E. Hoffman, vice president;
Thomas N. Rice, secretary; Stanley Shiffer, financial secretary;
L.C. Dobyns, treasurer; and Ted Shiffer, the company's first
fire chief.
The meetings first item of business: the appointment of Roy
Kline as the company's first assistant fire chief. Business
quickly moved to the process of outfitting the first fire truck,
a 1946 Chevrolet. A fundraising committee was appointed. Its
goal: obtaining protective equipment. This cause was later
helped by William America's donation of coats, boots and
helmets.
The company's first tanker, a 1959 Ford, was purchased in March,
1959. The truck and tanker served the community until 1965 when
a 1965 Chevrolet was put in service. The booster tank and
pump were removed from the 1946 Chevrolet and the Ford was
converted to serve as the company's prime pumper. The Chevrolet
chassis was sold.
During 1967, a committee was appointed to study a pumper design
in anticipation of the purchasing a new piece. The Ford/Howe
pumper was placed into service in November 1977 with the
designation P-31. The older Ford was renumbered as Auxiliary
Pimper P-31A.
The Rescue Truck, P-33, was donated by Saville Township
Supervisors in 1977. This Dodge military ambulance has since
been equipped to perform a variety of services and with rural
contingencies both on and off the road. It provided vital
support functions at fire and accident scenes.
Throughout this history, continued efforts have been made to
upgrade company-owned facilities and improve the company's
operation. Today, the "firehouse" provides a focal
point for a major portion of the community activities in and
around Ickesburg.
The company maintains a dedication to service and is consistent
in its efforts to improve equipment and members' firefighting
skills. Staffed by a dedicated volunteer group, Ickesburg Fire
Company attempts to give credence to its motto:
"Intrepid, Faithful, Compassionate".
Ickesburg Fire Company has come a long way since its 30th
Anniversary celebration in July, 1983. And, it is always trying
to go further and be better at protecting lives and property.
Since 1983, when the last historical update was
completed, call volume has dramatically increased. More training
is involved. And, more fundraising efforts made to procure
equipment to make Ickesburg Fire Company's job safer and easier.
There are different calls to which the company responds today
such as: trees/wires, EMS assistance, automobile fires, LZ
operations, CO/other gases, haz-mat, out-of-county calls and
terrorism calls.
To answer to call to service for Ickesburg and its neighboring
communities, the company still needs volunteers.
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Ickesburg Fire Company ~ P.O. Box 126 ~ Ickesburg, Pennsylvania 17037