OUR HISTORY

The Gouldsboro Volunteer Fire Company was first established in 1946.

By 1948, enough money had been raised to buy the first fire truck which was a 1931 gear driven Hale pump Buffalo. It was purchased from Jessup Fire Company for $856.

1956:  We purchased the Odd Fellows Hall for $700 which was made into our first fire station.

1962:  We purchased our second truck, a 1948 Seagrave engine.

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. This location is now the home of Hometown Hardware.

1993: We purchased our first brand new fire truck from E-One for $190,000 and purchased land across from the Gouldsboro Methodist Church. This is where our current firehouse is.

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 obtained, it became Engine 55-2.

2003: The Gouldsboro Ambulance Squad bought a Spartan Rescue which was operated by the Fire Company.

2005:  We purchased a new 3000 gallon Peterbilt tanker to replace two 1981 International tankers that held 1200 and 1500 gallons.

2008:  We purchased a new KME engine to replace our refurbished 1976 Mack that was bought in 1995.

2009:  We officially purchased the 2003 Spartan Rescue originally purchased by the Gouldsboro Ambulance Squad.

2011:  We purchased a 2000 Chevy Tahoe which we put into service in early 2012 for use as a command vehicle.

2013:  We sold our 1991 E-One to Command Fire Apparatus and purchased a 2000 Pierce Dash from Burtonsville MD which became Engine 55-3.

2017:  We sold our 2003 Spartan/Rescue 1 Heavy Rescue to Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department in preparation for the arrival of a new rescue.

2018:  On January 12, 2018, we took delivery of a 2017 Spartan/Rescue 1 heavy rescue. Special thanks to Clifton Township Board of Supervisors for their financial support to help with this purchase.

2018:  On March12, 2018, we took delivery of a 2018 Dodge Ram 5500 that will be used as a brush/utility truck. Special thanks to Coolbaugh Township Board of Supervisors for the financial support they provided which made this purchase possible.

 

PAST PRESIDENTS

PAST CHIEFS

1948 – 1950     Robert Barnes

1951 – 1954     Frank Fish

1955                 Ed Collier

1956                 James Ludwig

1957 – 1958     Henry Morgan

1959                 Paul Walker

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 –               Carol Rinaldi

 

 

1949 – 1950     Harry Fairness

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 – 2014     Mike Slowik

2015 –               Dave Miller

 

 

 

 

Life Membership

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 Raga Sr.

Roger Sebring

Ignatz Wrzeszewski

Stanley Wrzeszewski

 

YEAR:  1989

J. Joseph Hnatko

Joseph 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:  2004

Kevin Wilcox 

YEAR:  2008

Raymond Unger

 

YEAR:  2010

Scott Carr

Carol Rinaldi

 

YEAR:  2015

David Miller

 

YEAR:  2017

John “Jack” Randall

 

YEAR:  2021

Denise Rinaldi

Kristen Schmidt

 

GOULDSBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC.

Main: (570) 842-2663

OUR ADDRESS IS:

P.O. Box 301

490 Main Street

Gouldsboro, PA 18424