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 |
|---|---|---|
Linley Porter | Hose Co. 2 | 1949 1951 |
Ernest Washburn | Hose Co. 2 | 1951 1953 |
Earl Dier | Hose Co. 1 | 1953 1956 |
John Halpin | RH&L Co. | 1956 1958 |
lrving Brown | Hose Co. 2 | 1958 1959 |
Kermit Johnson | Hose Co. 1 | 1959 1961 |
Kenneth Taylor | Hose Co. 2 | 1961 1964 |
Winston McHeffey | RH&L Co. | 1964 1966 |
Laurence Graves | Hose Co. 1 | 1966 1968 |
Americo Marchione | Hose Co. 2 | 1968 1970 |
Bernard Tharrett | RH&L Co. | 1970 1973 |
Fredrick Hopper | Hose Co. 2 | 1973 1975 |
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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