Schuyler Volunteer Fire Company Inc.

Schuyler Volunteer Fire Company Inc.
120 Newport Road
Utica, NY 13502

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315-732-2348

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Welcome to Schuyler Volunteer Fire Company Inc.

1949 to Present Historical Facts

1st Civil Officers

President: George Seaver

Vice President: Gordon Tucker

Secretary: Winfred Boudry

Treasurer: Roy Gillette

Board of Directors: James Domina, Kenneth Sterling, Ted Robinson,

Robert Uebler, Merritt Balch

1st Fire Officers

Chief: Edward Kochan

Deputy Chief: Robert Gillette

Captain: Wayne Dodge

Lieutenant: Robert Conley Sr.

History of the Schuyler Fire Chiefs

1949-1956 Edward Kochan

1956-1968 Guy T. Sterling

1968-1978 Curt Dodge

1979-1984 Theodore Lange

1984-1987 Greg Smith

1987-1992 Thomas Geer

1992-1993 Theodore Lange

1993-1996 John Scholl Jr.

1996-2001 Anthony Klimek Jr.

2001-2006 Scott Lange

2006-Present Robert Reska

History of the Schuyler Fire Stations

1949 The first firehouse was at the old wooden highway garage on Windfall Rd.

1953 A new firehouse was built on Newport Rd. Called station #1

1956 A second firehouse was built on State Rte 5. Called station # 2

1984 Station #1 was remodeled – 4bays, TV room, Restrooms and Hall

Work was completed by the Navy Seabees at a cost of $ 9,050.20

1997 A new firehouse was built at Station # 2

Fire Protection established for the Town of Schuyler in May 1953

1953 – Fire Protection cost was $ 1,438.64

1989 – Fire Protection cost was $ 60,000.00

1999 – Fire Protection cost was $ 64,000.00

2009 – Fire Protection cost was $ 150,000.00

History of the Schuyler Fire Company fleet

1949 The first truck was built at a cost of $ 1,722.55

A 1937 dodge $ 300, Tank $ 750, Pump $ 75, Generator $ 197.55, Nozzles & equipment $ 400, INS $50

1969 The First New truck was purchased at a cost of $ 17,390

A 1969 Ford F-750 $ 10,640, Tank & Equip $ 6,750, Insurance $ 690

1969 September - The first new ambulance was purchased at a cost of $ 2,200

A 1963 Cadillac – Ted Robinson gave us stock to purchase this ambulance.

1975 September – A Cadillac demonstrator was purchased at a cost of $ 20,000

1987 March – 1^st Type 3 Ambulance purchased at a cost of $ 46,000

Ford Econoline - $ 40,000 by means of power authorities, $ 6,000 by means of Fire Company

1989 A new fire truck was purchased at a cost of $ 111,000

A Ford L 8000 - Insurance was $ 20,000

1999 A new fire truck was purchased at a cost of $ 225,000

A Freightliner FL-106 – Insurance was $ 18,020.50

2005 A new rescue was purchase at a cost of $130,000

A Ford F-550

2006 A new ambulance was purchased at a cost of $150,000

A Ford E-450

Other Vehicles in the fleet over the years

1941 Chevy Fire Truck 1950 LaSalle Squad Car

1952 Ford Fire Truck 1960 Ford Fire Truck

1957 Brockway Tanker 1972 Ford L800 Tanker

1978 Ford L800 Fire Truck

Fund Raisers over the past 60 Years

Horse Shows Calendars Ham Raffles Roast Beef Dinners

Bingo Chicken BBQ Paper Drives Ice Cream Socials

Turkey Shoots Ham Dinners Christmas tree Sales

Santa Around Town Support the town Extravaganza

1^st Ladies Auxiliary Civil Officers in 1975

President – Christine Smith

Vice President – Katherine Looman

Secretary – Barbara Dodge

Treasurer – Patricia Hickey

1^st EMS Captain

Walter Reska – 1969 to 1975

1^st EMS Lieutenant

Michael J. Hickey 1969 to 1975

1^st Firematics Team Established in 1974

Richard Lesniak James Dodge

Dean Dodge Ronald Dodge

Dan Derdzinski John Reska

Walter Reska (coach) Curt Dodge (coach)

During the past 60 years we have responded to various calls such as

(5) Plane Crashes

(3) Train Derailments

(3) Boat fires on the Canal

As well as all other types of calls

Recent Calls

Wed. Jul 21st 2010
Tree and wires down Shortlots Rd

Tree and wires down

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Fri. Jul 16th 2010
Motor vehicle accodent Rt. 5 at Frankfort bridge

Motor vehicle accident Rt. 5 at Frankfort bridge

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Mon. Jul 12th 2010
Motor Vehicle Accident Route 5 Schuyler

SCHUYLER, N.Y. (WKTV) - State Police say a mother and her child are OK after their vehicle rolled over into a ditch in Schuyl...

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Sun. Sep 5th 2010
On line store now open

Watch for items in our on line store.
Items will change when inventory changes.
All items can be paid for with pay pa...

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Sun. Sep 5th 2010
Donations now accepted on our web site

The Schuyler Fire Company
Now accepts donations on our web site.
Thank You for your support.

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Sun. Sep 5th 2010
By Laws

The SVFC By Laws are now available on the web site and are now in PDF format.
These files are READ ONLY.
For access p...

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2010 Call Volume

	Fire	EMS
January	10	24
February	7	23
March	11	24
April	8	21
May	9	24
June	6	30
July	10	23
August	6	15
September	1	3
October
November
December
Total	68	187

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Birthdays for September

1st Scott Smithson
2nd Robert Reska
5th James Goldsmith
5th Walter Reska
26th Kenneth Dodge

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