< Gouverneur Stories — Gouverneur Fire Chiefs by Charles Halpin
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Gouverneur's First Fire Truck
NAME | COMPANY | YEARS SERVED |
|---|---|---|
Richard Sterling | RH&L Co. | 1975 1977 |
- | - | 1976 Municipal Building remodeled to present day status |
Phil Young | Hose Co. 2 | 1977 1979 |
Barry Gale | Hose Co. 1 | 1979 1981 |
Stephen Hayden | Hose Co. 2 | 1981 1982 |
Charles Halpin | Hose Co. 1 | 1982 1984 |
Jack Green | RH&L Co. | 1984 1986 |
Robert Dier | Hose Co. 1 | 1986 1988 |
John Washburn, Sr. | Hose Co. 2 | 1988 1990 |
Larry Whitton, Sr. | Hose Co. 1 | 1990 1991 |
John Washburn, Sr. | Hose Co. 2 | 1991 1993 |
Dale Johnson | Hose Co. 2 | 1993 1995 |
The above men have spent many hours and worked their way through the Department ranks to become Chief of the Department but there are many others who have spent countless hours in all kinds of weather day and night to serve and protect the lives and property of the people of the Gouverneur area with the only reward being consciousness of work well done.
Without these people the Gouverneur Fire Department could not have remained and grew stronger as one of the oldest and continuous organizations in our community.
Sources:
Gouverneur Fire Department; Meeting minutes, records and annual reports.
Gouverneur 1805 - Sesqui-Centennial History - 1955, article by Gordon Butler.
Nelson Winters, past Village of Gouverneur historian from his research, notes and articles.
The Gouverneur Tribune-Press; articles and "Looking back at yesterday .... " history items by Sandy Wyman.
Last revised January 2012
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