"At
a meeting held in Clarks Hall for the purpose of forming a
fire company, the following officers were elected: C.G. Hughes
- President, Gideon Peaslee - Vice President, Isaac T. Haines
- Secretary, A.F. Hoffman - Treasurer. A motion to meet on
April 15, 1903 at Clarks Hall at 8 o'clock PM was carried.
A motion was made that the call be published for two weeks
in a county paper. The company to be named the East Greenwich
Township Fire Association."
From
the minutes of the East Greenwich Fire Company - March 24,
1903
| The
East Greenwich Fire Company was first formed on March
24, 1903 with 17 members from the community. The first
piece of fire apparatus was a horse-drawn, two tank chemical
wagon, which was purchased from the City of Baltimore.
This was housed in the barn of Jos. V. Clark until the
completion of the fire house in November 1909. The fire
house was built at 5 West Cohawkin Road, where it still
stands today. |
East
Greenwich Fire Station
5 West Cohawkin Road - 1939 |
Some
of the original members of the
East Greenwich Fire Company |
According
to records, during its early years, the fire company had
to borrow horses from neighboring farmers to pull the
fire engine to a fire. In 1921, the East Greenwich Fire
Company purchased its first motorized fire engine, a 1921
Brockway with four chemical tanks. In 1923, the original
horse-drawn fire engine was mounted on a Koehler Chassis
and converted into a motorized engine. This truck was
shared between the East Greenwich Fire Company and the
Mickleton Fire Company for several years. |
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