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The Gouldsboro Volunteer Fire Company was established in 1946. By 1948, enough money was raised to buy the first fire truck, a 1931 gear driven Hale pumper Buffalo. It was bought from Jessup Fire Company for $856.
1956: We bought the Odd Fellows Hall for $700 which was made into our
first fire station.
1962: We bought our second truck, a 1948 Seagrave.
1971: With the growing community, we needed more equipment and more
room so we purchased land and materials to build a new station a
mile south of town.
1993: We purchased our first brand new fire truck from E-One for
$190,000 and purchased land across from the Gouldsboro
Methodist Church.
1994: We began construction on our new firehouse which is where we are
today.
1995: We purchased a refurbished 1976 CF600 Mack pumper from
Hatboro Fire Company which became known as Rescue 55 and
later, once our current Rescue was bought, it became Engine 55-2.
2003: The Gouldsboro Ambulance Squad bought a Spartan Rescue which
is operated by the Fire Company.
2005: We purchased a new 3000 gallon tanker to replace two 1981
International tankers that held 1200 and 1500 gallons.
2008: We purchased a new engine to replace our refurbished one that was
bought in 1995.
2009: We officially purchased the 2003 Spartan Rescue originally
purchased by the Gouldsboro Ambulance Squad.
Life Members, Past & Present:
To qualify for Life Membership, you must have made a significant contribution to the betterment of the company and have been a member in good standing for at least 15 consecutive years.
Year: 1986
Edward Aiken
Percy Bailer
Joseph Batzel
Richard (Dick) Batzel Sr.
Richard (Dick) Croak
Jacob Jenny
Leonard Jones
John Lewis
Andrew Major
August Perrotti
Arthur Rega Sr.
Roger Sebring
Ignatz Wrzeszewski
Stanley Wrzeszewski
Year: 1989
J. Joseph Hnatko
Jospeh Ravina
Arthur Werner
Cathy Werner
Henry Wrzeszewski
Year: 1990
George (Doc) Laird
Year: 1993
James Kanavy
Year: 2001
Richard Batzel Jr.
Chris Bensley
Duane Daggers
Eric Hansen
Robert Hnatko
Dennis Rinaldi
William Snyder
Bruce Unger
Year: 2003
Patrick Bensley
Year: 2008
Raymond Unger
Past Presidents:
1948-1950 Robert Barnes
1951-1954 Frank Fish
1955 Ed Collier
1956 James Ludwig
1957-1958 Henry Morgan
1959 Paul Wlaker
1960-1963 Edwin Matthews
1964 Richard Croak
1965 Leonard Jones
1966-1967 Thomas Kuchak
1968 Richard Batzel, Sr.
1969 James Sebring
1970-1971 Robert Carey, Sr.
1972-1974 Thomas Pearson
1975 Robert Carey, Sr.
1976-1977 Steve Pisko, Sr.
1978-1979 Robert Carey, Sr.
1980-1982 Arthur Rega, Sr.
1983-1985 Richard Batzel, Sr.
1986-1988 August Perrotti
1989-1993 Cathy Werner
1994-2002 Dennis Rinaldi
2003 Dave Fritz
2004-2009 Carol Rinaldi
Past Chiefs:
1949-1950 Harry Fairless
1951-1954 Edward Aikens
1955-1958 Stanley Wreski
1959-1961 Richard Croak
1962-1963 Stanley Wreski
1964-1965 Joseph Batzel
1966-1977 Leonard Jones
1978-1980 Richard Croak
1981-1983 Art Werner, Jr.
1984-1988 Joseph Ravina
1989 Patrick Doyle
1990-1993 James Kanavy
1994-1998 Eric Hansen
1999-2001 Chris Bensley
2002-2003 Tim Scott
2004-2005 Eric Hansen
2006 Chris Bensley
2007-2009 Mike Slowik
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