PLUMSTEADVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
PLUMSTEADVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
Our History
July 4, 1929, fireworks caught a barn on fire in the Western end of Plumstead Township. Because there was no fire company in Plumstead Township and because of the time it took for fire companies from neighboring townships to arrive, the barn was a total loss.
On July 22, a meeting was held in the Zeek bakery to discuss the organization of a fire company and temporary officers were chosen. On August 13 a meeting was held in the Grange Hall and a permanent organization was formed and a charter was applied for on December 1, 1930.
The ladies Auxiliary put the first siren on Keller Glove Factory, and a back-up alarm, a large metal ring donated by Reading Railroad was located at the Plumsteadville General store. This ring now stands outside of Station 24 on Stump Rd.
The lot where Station 24 is now located was purchased in 1933 and a firehouse was built in 1939. The equipment, which consisted of a Hahn truck, delivered on May 30, 1930, for $3,500 and housed on the property of Walter D. Rush, was moved to the firehouse on January 1, 1940.
The second truck was a 1933 Ford panel truck, donated to the Fire Company, and put in service for $175, was nicknamed "Suicide Wagon" because it was top-heavy and had mechanical breaks.
Water for the truck came from a 10,000-gallon cistern underneath the firehouse and is now beneath the floor of our meeting room. With the addition of new equipment, the firehouse was enlarged in 1950 and again in 1964 and in 1986.
On July 22, a meeting was held in the Zeek bakery to discuss the organization of a fire company and temporary officers were chosen. On August 13 a meeting was held in the Grange Hall and a permanent organization was formed and a charter was applied for on December 1, 1930.
The ladies Auxiliary put the first siren on Keller Glove Factory, and a back-up alarm, a large metal ring donated by Reading Railroad was located at the Plumsteadville General store. This ring now stands outside of Station 24 on Stump Rd.
The lot where Station 24 is now located was purchased in 1933 and a firehouse was built in 1939. The equipment, which consisted of a Hahn truck, delivered on May 30, 1930, for $3,500 and housed on the property of Walter D. Rush, was moved to the firehouse on January 1, 1940.
The second truck was a 1933 Ford panel truck, donated to the Fire Company, and put in service for $175, was nicknamed "Suicide Wagon" because it was top-heavy and had mechanical breaks.
Water for the truck came from a 10,000-gallon cistern underneath the firehouse and is now beneath the floor of our meeting room. With the addition of new equipment, the firehouse was enlarged in 1950 and again in 1964 and in 1986.
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