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Company Profile: Wendelville

Chief Matthew Berry

President Mark Walter

wendelvillevfc.com

Headquarters: 7340 Campbell Boulevard

Today, the Town of Pendleton covers 27 square miles and has a population of approximately 7000.  The population has grown tremendously in the past 30 years, up 40% from 1990.  The population growth has spurred both new home and commercial construction.  There are approximately 2200 housing units in the town with a median value of $202,000.  


To accommodate this growth, WFC announced the construction of a new Hall 2 and the purchase of a new ladder truck in 2021. Their fire district consists of the entire Town of Pendleton, New York. It is bordered by Townline Road to the West, Transit Road to the East, Lockport Road to the North and the Erie Canal/Tonawanda Creek to the South.

A Brief History

The Town of Pendleton was taken from Niagara on February 2, 1824. Pendleton received its name from the village at the junction of Tonawanda Creek and the Erie Canal, which was in existence long before the town was erected; the village took its name from Sylvester Pendleton Clark, one of the earliest residents and former Governor of Grand Island. The first settlement was made by Jacob Christman. Early settlers included Martin Van Slyke, and John and Adam Fulmer.


The Wendelville Fire Company (WFC) was founded in 1921 with the original Incorporation papers listing 29 members. At a meeting held in August 1922, Albert Leffler promised to provide a plot of land for a fire hall as well as the fire hall itself, including furnishings and lights for meetings. The fire company served the community in all types of emergency situations and also provided a social aspect to the community with many dances, fundraisers and the annual field days. Meeting minutes show that the first piece of apparatus was purchased for $2600 with a payment of $1000 on delivery and 3 years to pay the balance.


The first officers were listed as follows:

  • Albert Zeitz – President
  • Albert Hemmerling – Vice President
  • Jacob Babel – Treasurer
  • William Klingelschmitt – Financial Secretary
  • Norman Smith – Recording Secretary
  • Albert Bayer – Chief
  • Jacob Wagner, Jacob Garff and Henry Smith – Directors


On June 13, 1936, a dedication ceremony was held for the New Wendelville Fire Hall located almost directly across the street from the original hall on what is now Old Tonawanda Creek Road. That hall was sold by the Company in the mid 2000s.


Hall 1: The next fire hall was built in 1960 at the current location of the Main Hall on the corner of Campbell Boulevard and Tonawanda Creek Road. That building was subsequently expanded in the 1970s to include a large meeting/banquet hall, a members room and offices. The Company still owns and maintains this hall today.


Hall 2: After over 40 years of service and pressure from neighboring companies to move into the fire district, a decision was made to expand services and coverage. In the late 1960s a parcel of property was purchased on Main Rd in order to build a substation. Wendelville Hall 2 was dedicated March 2, 1969. Ambulance service was also started in 1969. The Company still owns and maintains this hall today.


Hall 3: Hall #3 was refurbished from an old School House to a Fire Hall in 1971 and is located on East Canal Rd. The Company still owns and maintains this hall today.

Noteworthy

Wendelville Fire Company had 458 runs in 2020. They run 3 pumpers, an aerial, a brush truck, an ambulance, and 2 UTV's out of 3 stations. They have a Water Rescue Team and trailer they use for calls in/on the Erie Canal and Tonawanda Creek. They use their two UTV's to protect the Erie Canal bike path and a large snowmobile path that runs right through their district. Some of the more noteworthy businesses in their first due district include The Holiday Inn Express and the Hampton Inn as well as West Herr Honda & Chrysler, Mike Smith Buick and Bobcat of Buffalo. They also have a fire prevention trailer. This year (2021) they are celebrating their 100th year in existence!

Station 1: 7340 Campbell Boulevard

Engine 1

Brush Truck 5

Brush Truck 5

27E-1 is a Ferrara Igniter Engine

Brush Truck 5

Brush Truck 5

Brush Truck 5

27M-5 is a Ford F350 Brush Truck

Rescue 9

Brush Truck 5

Rescue 9

27R-9 Medix Ambulanc

Station 2: 6414 Main Road

Engine 2

Engine 2

27E-2 is a KME Predator Rescue Engine 

Tower 8

Engine 2

27A-8 is a 100' E-One Mid-Mount Platform 

Aerial Tower 

UTV 3

UTV 3

27M-3 is a Polaris Ranger UTV

Station 3: 7000 East Canal Road

Engine 3

Engine 3

Engine 3

27E-3 is a E-One Pumper 34 Engine

UTV

Engine 3

Engine 3

27M-4 is a Kawasaki UTV 

Wendelville fire company Photo Gallery

    Company Profile: Newton Abbott

    Chief Chad Locher

    chief@newtonabbottfire.com

    President Mark Bernas

    president@newtonabbottfire.com

    newtonabbottfire.com

    3426 Abbott Road Orchard Park, New York 14127

    Their district has an approximately population of 4,000 residents and encompasses the NE corner of the Town of Hamburg, bordering the City of Lackawanna, the Town of Orchard Park, and the Village of Blasdell. The Armor and Big Tree fire protection districts are to our south and west. Half the district consists of commercial and light industrial. Some of the notable businesses they protect are the McKinley Mall and Erie Community College South Campus.

    Brief History

    Newton Abbott was founded in 1934 and incorporated in New York State in 1936. The original members came from Windom, when the towns of Orchard Park and Hamburg were in a state of change. Newton and Abbott were the two town supervisors at the time.

    Noteworthy

    Newton Abbott maintains a FAST. Membership on the unit requires successful completion of the NYS/OFPC Firefighter Survival and FAST courses, and routine in-house FAST training on an annual basis. Only members with three years' experience as interior firefighters are eligible, and must maintain their interior status. The FAST goes to the entire town of Orchard Park, much of West Seneca, Boston, and Eden.

    Newton Abbott: Headquarters

    Chief 9

    Ambulance 887

    Ambulance 887

    Ford Expedition

    -Photo Credit NAFC-

    Ambulance 887

    Ambulance 887

    Ambulance 887

    2003 Ford E450 Series McCoy Miller Type III Ambulance

    -Photo Credit NAFC-

    Quint 6

    Ambulance 887

    Rescue 3

    1993 Simon Duplex LTI 75' Quintuple Combo Pumper

    -Photo Credit NAFC-

    Rescue 3

    Utility 7-1

    Rescue 3

    2000 Spartan-Saulsbury Heavy Rescue

    -Photo Credit Don Cialone Jr.-

    Engine 1

    Utility 7-1

    Utility 7-1

    2011 KME Predator/Panther Engine

    -Photo Credit NAFC-

    Utility 7-1

    Utility 7-1

    Utility 7-1

    2013 Chevy Crew Cab Pickup Utility/Light Rescue/TIM

    -Photo Credit Don Cialone Jr.-

    Photo Gallery: Newton Abbott

    Newton Abbott's Training Facility

      company profile: seneca hose

      Chief Joshua Myers

      JMyers@wsfd5.com

      President David Robertson

      2801 Seneca Street - West Seneca, New York 14224

      The district extends east of the City of Buffalo Line, north of Ridge Road, loosely west of Lind Avenue and Wimbledon Court and south of the Route 400. Seneca Hose also covers the New York State Thruway eastbound from Ridge Road to the Route I-190 interchange, westbound from the Route 400 to Ridge Road and the Route 400 northbound from Seneca Street to the I-90 and southbound to Union Road. 

      senecahose.com

      Brief History

      Incorporated in 1904. The rest is Forthcoming!

      Noteworthy

      Seneca Hose is part of the Erie County Regional Tech Rescue team and has personnel trained in rope and water rescue. They also have 500 gallons of foam on hand, a track vehicle capable of traveling through deep snow and blizzard conditions and have a rescue boat with a 30HP Yamaha jet drive. Some of the more noteworthy businesses in their first due district are Tops, Wegmans, the Hampton Inn, Staybridge Suites and Country Inn & Suites

      Seneca hose Company No. 1 Headquarters

      Engine 1

      Engine 1

      Engine 1

      2011 Spartan ERV 750/1500 Pumper

      Engine 2

      Engine 1

      Engine 1

      1994 Simon Duplex/RD Murray 1000/1500 Pumper

      Rescue 5

      Engine 1

      Rescue 5

      2014 Spartan ERV Walk In Heavy Rescue

      Ladder 6

      Rescue 5

      2007 American LaFrance/LTI Mid Mount Tower Ladder

      Rescue 7-1

      2005 Ford Excursion EMS Rig

      TV-1

      2017 Piston Bully Track Vehicle

      Seneca Hose Photo Gallery

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