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
OUR ADDRESS IS:
P.O. Box 301
490 Main Street
Gouldsboro, PA 18424