Station 3-1
Bareville Fire Company
Station 3-1
.History
September 10, 1910 A charter for Bareville Fire Company was secured.
November 5, 1910 Two hand drawn Chemical tanks were purchased at a cost of $535.00.
June 1921 Oldsmobile Chemical Fire Engine was purchased at a cost of $2,750.00.
Early 1922 Land was purchased and by Fall a building had been erected to house the equipment and for community activities at a cost of $12,000.00.
1927 A Boyer Special Pumper with 2,000 feet of hose was purchased at a cost of $9,500.00.
1940 A Fire Patrol Truck with 300 gallons water tank, booster reel and hose and a 200 gallons per minute pump was purchased at a cost of $2,960.00 to replace the Oldsmobile Chemical Engine.
1949 A new engine room was built to house the two engines.
1951 The pump on the Boyer Special was placed on a 1951 Ford Chassis.
1956 A John Bean High Pressure Fog Unit on a Ford Chassis replaced the Fire Patrol Truck at a cost of $6,300.00.
1957 Two way radios were installed on the trucks.
1968 John Bean H.P.V. Super Pumper Replaced the 1951 Ford Truck at a cost of $22,000.00.
1980 Dodge Mini Pumper was purchased for $40,000.00.
1989 Pierce Pumper was bought for $163,309.00 to replace 1968 John Bean. (This is current engine 3-1-1)
Spring 1992 Our current fire station was started in the and also completed in August of 1992.
1998 A Pierce Quantum Pumper was bought new. (This is current engine 3-1-2.)
2003 A 1985 GMC/Pierce Truck was bought from Fire Department of Mount Joy. (This is current Squad 3-1-1.)
June 2006 Construction was started on our new Banquet Hall. It was completed in March of 2007.
2008 A used 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 pickup truck was purchased from John Sauder Chevrolet dealership and also some custom aluminum boxes made by Martin Fabrication were placed in the bed. (This is current Squad 3-1-2.)
This page was last updated: May 18, 2011
