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Southern Tier Life / July 2021 / ISSUE 005
APPARATUS W E S T CO R N E R S F I R E D E PA R T M E N T The month we feature the West Corners Fire Company. A 100% Volunteer Department founded in 1918 when a meeting was held at the home of Jack Gallagher to establish a fire department in West Corners. The department was organized with 5 members using a 4 wheel vehicle donated by Valley Hose Co. (Union). This vehicle was chemical tank which had 200 feet of garden hose mounted on the vehicle. Years later reorganization started in the district. The first piece of motorized firefighting equipment was purchased. A 1924 Model T Ford Truck with three chemical tanks mounted in the rear of the vehicle. The method of alarm was
The West Corners Fire Company Fleet consists of: Engine 29-1, a 2001 HME 4 Guys, with a 2000 GPM Hale Pump with 1500 Gallons Engine 29-2, a 1994 Spartan Saulsbury, with a 1500 GPM Hale Pump with 1000 Gallons Water Engine 29-11, a 1986 Spartan Young, with a 1500 GPM Hale Pump with 1000 Gallons Water Rescue 29. a 2006 HME Silverfox, an 18 Foot Walk Around Body Ladder 29, a 2010 Spartan 4 Guys, with a 75 Foot Rear Mount Straight Stick EMS 29, a 2007 Ford F-250 4 Door, with First Responder EMS Equipment Brush 29, a 2009 Ford F-350, with an 18 Horsepower Waterous Pump with 225 Gallons Water
All Photos Courtesy: West Corners Fire Co.
Utility 29, a 2012 F-250, with Fire Police Equipment ATV 29, a John Deere Gator XUV 825i, with a 70 gallon ‘L’ shape tank
