A Collection of Our History and Heritage
30 Church Street, Gouverneur, NY 13642
The Gouverneur Museum
< Gouverneur Stories — Gouverneur Fire Chiefs by Charles Halpin
Please contact Charles Halpin, 315-287-1197 if you have additional information to be added to this history, or if you notice any corrections that should be made.
Gouverneur's First Fire Truck
NAME | COMPANY | YEARS SERVED |
|---|---|---|
Rick Sibley | Hose Co. 2 | 2008 2009 |
Steve Young | RH&L Co. | 2009 present |
Edgar Drake | Hose Co.1 | 1878 1882 |
- | - | 1880, October 1 - first use of the steam pumper at a major fire |
Henry Rogers | Hose Co. 1 | 1882 1884 |
Frank Lavasseur | Hose Co. 1 | 1884 1888* |
Frank Cox | Hose Co. 1 & Hose Co. 2 | 1888 1891 |
- | - | 1891 Hose Company No. 2 formed |
George Ormiston | Hose Co. 1 | 1891 1892* |
John McCarty | Hose Co. 1 | 1892 1893* |
Bradley Barney | Hose Co. 1 | 1893 1894* |
- | null | 1894 Rescue Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 formed |
The above men have spent many hours and worked their way through the Department ranks to become Chief of the Department but there are many others who have spent countless hours in all kinds of weather day and night to serve and protect the lives and property of the people of the Gouverneur area with the only reward being consciousness of work well done.
Without these people the Gouverneur Fire Department could not have remained and grew stronger as one of the oldest and continuous organizations in our community.
Sources:
Gouverneur Fire Department; Meeting minutes, records and annual reports.
Gouverneur 1805 - Sesqui-Centennial History - 1955, article by Gordon Butler.
Nelson Winters, past Village of Gouverneur historian from his research, notes and articles.
The Gouverneur Tribune-Press; articles and "Looking back at yesterday .... " history items by Sandy Wyman.
Last revised January 2012
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