Serving Western New York since 2018
East Aurora FD covers North to Jamison Road's District, South to South Wales/West Falls, West to Orchard Park, and East to Wales Center.
East Aurora FD was organized in 1870. It consists of 4 companies East End Active Hose No. 5, Chemical Engine Company No. 1, Cazenovia Hose Company No. 1 & Pioneer Hook & Ladder No. 1. They respond to approximately 500 calls a year and have a High Angle Rescue Team.
2004 Pierce Engine
2018 Pierce 100' Tower
2004 Pierce Engine
Salisbury Mixed Use Brush Truck
1995 Salisbury Engine
2017 Chevy Pick Up Utility Truck
2008 Pierce Heavy Rescue
2016 Chevy Tahoe Command Vehicle
During the Erie County Fair in August Armor mans a fire station at the fairgrounds near Gate 6 off McKinley Parkway on the South East corner of the fairgrounds.
The Armor Volunteer Fire company is located on the Eastern side of the Town of Hamburg, NY, that borders the Town of Orchard Park. We provide fire protection and emergency medical services to a mostly residential area that includes some commercial, light manufacturing and agricultural areas.
The Armor Volunteer Fire Company, as we know it today, originated with the Men's Club of Armor. This club was formed for social & civic betterment of the community. This club served the community as a civil defense unit during World War II. When the war was over they met to see what other ways they could help their community. They appointed a committee to investigate the possibility of starting a fire company for Armor. The Town of Hamburg agreed to the contract and a charter establishing the Armor Volunteer Fire Company was incorporated on May 5, 1944.
In 1945, Armor took its permanent home on Clark Street, then in 1964, the Fire Hall was replaced in a project that took over three years.
Engine 1 -1997 RD Murray Infinity Pumper
750 Gallon Tank - 6 Scott SCBA’s - Deck Gun
Hurst Tools - Basic EMS Equipment - AED - Thermal Imaging Camera - Ventilation Fans - Low Band and VHF Radios
Engine 2 2000 4 Guys HME Pumper
1000 Gallon Tank - 6 Scott SCBA’s - Deck Gun
Ground ladders - Roof Ladder - Basic EMS Equipment
Thermal Imaging Camera -AED - Low Band and VHF Radios
Rescue 7 1992 Saulsbury MD Series 120
25 ft Light Tower - Six SCBA’s - 24 Spare Bottles -
2 Hydraulic Hurst Tools - Backboards/KED/EMS Kit - Cribbing - Incident Command Desk
Ambulance 8 1994 Marque
All NYS Required ALS & BLS Medical Equipment
Defibrillator & AED - Low Band and VHF Radios
EAFD is a Fire Protection District with an approximate population of 21,000 residents. Their district extends to Hopkins Road to the west, Transit Road to the east, Maple Road to the south, and it's northern most border is North French Road. They also cover a portion on the Town of Clarence. Some notable businesses in their district include Millard Fillmore SuburbanHospital, Transit Valley Country Club, and Grover's Restaurant. In 2018 EAFD responded to 965 total incidents (725 EMS and 240 Fire/Other)
In 1922, the company acquired its first motorized apparatus, a Brockway Motor Fire Truck, Model E-2. This truck was purchased for $1,500.00. The two 35 gallon chemical cylinders were removed from the original pull-cart and mounted on the new motorized truck. In 1928 the cylinders were removed from the truck and replaced with a Barton 350 GPM (three hundred and fifty gallon-per minute) front mount pump. In July of 1939, The Transit Fire Company approved the purchase of a new fire engine to be built by Cayasler Manufacturing Corporation of Buffalo, New York. This State-of-the-art piece of apparatus was one of the first ten closed-caps fire engines built by Cheverolet. On November 17, 1940, the Transit Fire Company fire hall was completely destroyed by fire. The new 1939 pumper was saved and is still owned by the East Amherst Fire Department. Within a year of the fire, a new 2 story masonry structure was built on the same lot of the fire company.
Through the years, the rural farmlands of the East Amherst area gradually became a sprawling urban community and the fire company constantly strived to upgrade its equipment and improve its service. In 1953 the first ambulance, a 1942 GMC, was purchased for the fire company by the Ladies Auxiliary.
In June 1948, The Transit Fire Company purchased the Muegel Inn located on Transit and Muegel Roads. It was a seven acre lot with ready made buildings that would meet their needs. The mason building was sold a few years later.
In 1962, the old buildings on Transit and Muegel Roads were demolished and replaced with a new building. The East Amherst Fire Department of East Amherst, New York was organized 1n 1919 by a group of local residents, who, sharing a mutual concern for fire protection, purchased an American LaFrance No. 11 chemical fire engine two-wheeled pull-cart with money from their own pockets. This group was led by Philip P. Paultler and the Muegel Brothers, George, Christian, and Louis. The first meeting of record of the East Amherst Fire Company was held on March 6th, 1920. The fire company was officially incorporated in 1927.
EAFD has a Surface Ice Rescue Team as well as some members trained in Dive Rescue. Also they are the only fire company in the towns of Amherst, Clarence, and Newstead providing advanced EMT-Paramedic care 24/7 to its residents, and we can provide this service if requested to our neighboring fire companies. They partner with Twin City Ambulance for paramedic and transportation service.
2016 Seagrave Marauder
2006 Spartan/Saulsbury Heavy Rescue
2000 Ford F-350 Pickup Truck
1997 Simon-Duplex LTI 100' Platform Tower
2013 Mercedes Sprinter
The Eggertsville Hose Company is the second oldest fire company in the town of Amherst and had its beginnings in 1906 in a corner meat market. A group of residents raised the then vast sum of $113.13 in just thirteen minutes at the old Sauter's Market at the corner of Main Street and Eggert Road. These residents met after two serious fires threatened the safety of the neighborhood. One blaze destroyed the home of Harry Flading on Callodine Avenue and the other leveled a haystack owned by John Chassin. A series of meetings on the fire protection problem resulted in the formation of the Eggertsville Hose Company. It would replace the bucket brigade, which had failed to save the Flading home.
The Hose Company's first chief and president was Rudolph E. Boetger, town peace justice and president of the District 13 School Board. Boetger had been a member of the Cayuga Engine Company in Lancaster during the 1870's and 1880's. Boetger held the office of chief from 1908 to 1926 and the office of president from 1908 to 1909. At that time, he had the distinction of being the oldest active fire chief in New York State.
From the very inception of the fire company, a ladies auxiliary flourished. Its efforts and contributions at picnics and social affairs aided and sustained the Company immensely. However, the coming of prohibition caused a rift between the Hose Company and the auxiliary. The ladies were 'dry' and the men 'wet.' The differences between the two could not be resolved and the Hose Company dissolved the ladies auxiliary.
The firemen hosted parades and picnics each year to raise money and on May 8, 1908 the fire company was incorporated. A plot of land was then purchased at Main Street and Maynard Drive, and a frame building was soon erected by the membership who did all the work voluntarily with old railroad lumber.
A spring wagon with fire equipment and hose became Eggertsville's first piece of apparatus. It was horse-drawn, usually by Bill Manning's horse, as he was the closest man available. Next came the acquisition of two six-foot hose reels carrying 1,000 feet of 2 1/2 inch hose. One reel was stationed at the corner of Main Street and Maynard Drive and the other at Callodine Avenue and Main Street. Both were hand-drawn rigs. The alarm system consisted of an iron railroad wheel with a gong that was suspended next to the station and was struck with a hammer to sound the alarm. Finally, the traditional red shirt and wide belt was adopted by the membership as the company uniform.
Motorized fire departments soon became the norm and in 1924 the Hose Company purchased a four-wheel drive pumper. It was manufactured in Clintonville Wisconsin and was paid for by donations and a $10,000 mortgage. During the same year the Exempt Firemen's Association and Eggertsville Hose Club was founded. The club, a source of fond memories, was then discontinued on July 4, 1965.
The Eggertsville Hose Company is a proud 100% all volunteer fire department serving the Western New York community of Eggertsville, located within the Town of Amherst just outside of Buffalo, NY. They are ISO class three certified, and protect a 2.2 square mile district containing residential and commercial structures. The district borders are south of Maple Road on the north end to the Town of Tonawanda and City of Buffalo on the west side, the Snyder Fire District on the east side, and the City of Buffalo and a tiny bit of the Town of Cheektowaga on the south side. Some of the more notable businesses in the district include the Boulevard Mall, the Amherst Theater, Brunner's Tavern and Bocce Club Pizza. In 2021 they had a total call volume of 1167 calls.
Engine 1 & 2 are twin 2008 Pierce Velocity 1,500 GPM pumpers with a 750 gallon tanks with a 30 gallon foam tanks on board in addition to the full compliment of hoses and hand tools
Engine 1 & 2 are twin 2008 Pierce Velocity 1,500 GPM pumpers with a 750 gallon tanks with a 30 gallon foam tanks on board in addition to the full compliment of hoses and hand tools
Engine 3 is a 2016 Pierce Velocity
Rescue 5 is a 2000 Pierce Lance heavy rescue truck. It carries many tools including a full set of Amkus hydraulic equipment which includes spreaders (jaws) and cutters
Truck 6 is a 2001 Pierce Sky-Arm with a 100' aerial and articulating arm with a 300 gallon water tank
Rescue 7 is a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban EMS light rescue
Rescue 7-1 is a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado utility and support vehicle
Eggertsville has a Chief's truck and two Assistant Chief's trucks
Their 1937 Mack has a 750 gpm pump and a 50 foot wooden bangor ladder. This pumper was retired from active service in 1982 and has been fully restored
4999 William Street
Lancaster, New York 14086
716-681-3118
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The Twin District Volunteer Fire Company began in the early 1940's when several men in the area reacted to the unsatisfactory performance of the South End Fire Company on Aurora Street. The South End Company had not been answering calls, and neighbors of the William and Aurora Streets community took steps to form their own company. Among the first members were Arthur Peters, Lester Moore, Albert Snyder, John Olsen, Joseph Hoerner, Norman Pfeil, Jerome Radamacher, Emery Cardinal, Walter Samulski and Norman Petri. These are the names of the original incorporation papers.
At their first official meeting, at the District Seven Schoolhouse on October 21, 1942, the members were warned that the Lancaster South End Fire Company would take action against the company for interfering. "If they wish to continue they will encounter trouble," was the warning sent to the founders. Despite this threat the members voted to carry out their plans.
The Lancaster Town Board did not get involved in the dispute, as it had no grounds for dissolving South End, or preventing the formation of Twin District. Nor was a merge feasible, as neither party desired that solutions.
The men continued to meet and discuss the future of their new fire hall. The meetings were held in Norm Petri's service station, on the corner of William and Aurora streets. The members voted for incorporation in 1942, and made arrangements with the Town of Lancaster to begin a fire company that would protect the area between Bowen road on the east, Transit road on the west, Hall road on the south and Como Park boulevard on the north. In that same year the first officers were elected, an account was opened at the Citizen's National Bank of Lancaster, and the members retained legal advisement. Listed in the minutes of the first meeting are the original officers: A. Radamacher, President; E. Cardinal, Vice President; W. Samulski and A. Gajewski, Secretaries; N. Petri, Treasurer.
The next main concern of the firemen was to secure land and build a firehouse. Three sites were considered. all of them located on William Street. Mr. Norm Petri, a Twin District fireman, offered to lease a portion of his land, Mr. John Jerge, also a fireman, proposed to donate one acre to the fire company, and Mr. Bippert offered the largest piece of land, but the terms of obtaining said land were unknown. Southeast Lancaster was farmland, and ost residents struggled to main tain a minimum standard of living. For obvious economical reasons, Mr. Jerge's generous donation was accepted.
Twin District sits at the southwest portion of the Town of Lancaster, New York. It's borders stretch roughly from Transit Road on the west, the Town of Elma on the south, Bowen Road on the east, and the Villages of Depew and Lancaster to the north. They service approximately 20,000 people within the 5.42 square miles of their district. The district continues to expand as businesses grow along Transit Road .
Twin District has 60 active firefighters that responded to 870 runs last year. The department is mutual aid partners with almost 30 departments and they're the primary FAST for Alden, the southern part of Cheektowaga, Depew, East Aurora and Elma.
In addition to their FAST Twin District is also big into Special Operations. They currently have an Ice Rescue team, Firefighter Rehab team and an Active Shooter Hostile Event Response (ASHER) team.
Engine 1 is the first truck out for afiresll
Engine 2 is the fourth out for fires and is on the HazMat assignment
Engine 3 is the mutual aid and FAST engine and 2nd out for all other fires
Utility 5 is a Fire Police vehicle and is used for traffic control
Utility 5-1 serves as a backup Fire Police rig and tows the special ops and other trailers
UTV 5-2 is used for woodland searches and winter storm operations
Rescue 7 is the first truck out for MVA, Ice Rescue, CO and pedestrian struck calls and third out for structure fires
Rescue 7-1 is first out for all EMS runs
The Chief's vehicle responds to all calls and serves as a Command Car during major incidents