On July 11, 1954 a group of interested citizens gathered at the old Haycock School to discuss the idea of forming a fire company. On November 10, 1954 the charter meeting was held at Stover School. This was the start of something great, something which is still present in our community today. These men met monthly at the Stover School until January 15, 1955 when the meetings were moved to the Old Church.

Money was raised by selling advertisements that would be placed on card tables. This money was used towards the purchase of our first fire truck. In the fall of 1955 we bought Plumsteadville's 1930 Hahn pumper for 500 dollars. It came equipped with a 165 gallon storage tank, a 500 GPM pump, 100 feet of 2-inch cotton hose and 200 feet of 1-1/2 inch booster line. The truck was housed in Esser's Barn and was the fire station for almost 3 years.

A special meeting was held on March 26, 1955 to elect our first officers, they were:

Fire Chief- Herbert Graham

President- William Schmell

Treasurer- L. Drarbaugh

Secretary- Karl Marx

Trustees- Robert Pope, Carl Nice, and Mike Knapp