Citizens meeting held at Hibbard House Hotel, March 27,1914 with Herbert Palmer, Chairman; Howard Miller, clerk; and the following volunteering as members of a fire company to be known as the Bridgewater Chemical Company
Members
George Bailey - Louis Belz - John Burke - Albert Carey - Lester Carney - Alfred Chapin - Albert Clarke Jr. - Earl Clarke - Edward Clarke - Howard Clarke - Oscar Crandall - Frederick Crumb - J. Harry Helmer - Louis Hoffman - William Jones - John Lynch - Albert Meyers - William Owens - Edward Pritchard - Cyrenus Porter - William Ramsey - George P. Ray - Eark Rising - H. Orville Rising - William Roberts - Elmar Rowland - William Rowland - Frank Simpson - Irving Stevens - Christopher VanNort - Peter Vedder - Claude Wilkinson - Adelobort Wilkinson - Raymond Wilkinson - Dave Williams - Ernest Williams - William Whitacre
Elected Earl M Rising - President; William H. Jones - Vice President; Louis Tillson - Fire Chief; Claude Wilkinson - Assistant Cheif; George Tripp - Secretary; and H. Orville Rising, Treasurer
April 21, 1914 -- Constitution and By-Laws Adopted
1914 - 1915 -- Chemical Tanks on Full Carts, Hoses, Ladders and pails Acquired
September 1, 1915 -- Fire Station Property Acquired from Louis Belz
October 3, 1916 -- 30 Inch Fire Bell Purchased
March 25, 1922 -- Chemical Tanks Motorized
February 6, 1923 -- Fire Station Wired For Electicity
July 1, 1924 -- Fire Siren Installed
May 15, 1930 -- Water Pumper Purchased and motorized
February 24, 1937 -- Bridgewater Chemical Company Incorporated
1944 - 1945 -- Fire Station rebuilt, Supervision Alfred Chapin
September 13 1949 -- Fire Protection District Formed
November 23, 1949 -- Name Changed to "Bridgewater Fire Company, Inc."
October 3, 1951 -- Two-Way Radio w/County Mutual Aid Installed
May 7, 1953 -- Siren Quick Call Installed
June 20, 1965 -- 1965 Ford Pumper Purchased
October 15, 1968 -- 1968 Ford Tanker 1500 gallons purchased for $15,300
1974 -- 1974 GMC Step Van Purchased for $6500
June 1977 -- Fireman's Pavilion Built on Route 8 $12,000
July 8, 1980 -- Fireman's Beer Pavilion built for $7,000 compliments of Bridewater Ladies Aux
March 17, 1981 -- 1962 Chevy Pumper Purchased for $5,001
September 1984 -- West Winfield Ambulance district Jaws of Life housed at Bridgewater Fire House compliments of Fund Drive sponsored by Les Duh
1985 -- 2 Acres of Land on Route 20 purchased from Bill Williams
1986 -- New Fire House Built on Route 20 approx 1/4 miles west of route 8
December 1988 -- 1976 Chevy Purchased for $1 from the West Winfield Ambulance District for rescue 1
March 1989 -- 24x30 Storage and walk in cooler built for $10,000
April 5, 1990 -- 1990 GMC American Eagle Pumper / Tanker Purchased for $105,000 (Still Inservice 353)
1991 -- Purchased 55 watt Generator & IBM computer system
December 1992 -- Purchased Land next to Fire House for $4,500
March 1993 -- Rescue 1 was upgraded from ILS level to ALS level.
March 1993 -- Purchased 1990 winneabago Salvage to replace 1974 GMC Van (Still Inservice 359)
May 9, 1994 -- ALS Ambulance was added to the Bridgewater Fire District - 1988 Ford Wheeled Coach Ambulance purchased for $15,000
April 1995 - Ambulance upgraded from ALS level to Paramedic Level
May 1996 -- Ambulance was replaced with a 1995 Wheeled Coach Ambulance purchased for $59,000
October 1997 -- 1997 Ford Saulsbury Tanker / Pumper purchased for $135,000 (Still Inservice 354)
August 2001 -- Ambulance was replaced with 2001 Wheeled Coach Ambulance purchased for $82,000
August 2001 -- Rescue 1 was replaced with 1995 Wheeled Coach, previous ambulance (Still Inservice R-1)
September 2001 -- 1997 F-350 support / plow truck purchased (Still inservice 355)
December 2002 -- Home Alert radio system installed
December 2004 -- 34' X 60' Addition Built
December 2004 -- 20K Guardian Generator Installed
April 2005 -- Addition Built, New Meeting Room & 6th Truck Bay
May 2005 -- 2005 E450 Type IIIL Ambulance By Excellance, Inc. purchased for $115,000. (Still Inservice 358)
December 2005 -- New 12 set air bag system and stabilizing struts purchased.
August 2007 -- Delivery of Kiddy Mobile Fire Trainer T-4000
Fire Chief's
Louis Tillson 1914 - 1915
Edward Pritchard 1916 - 1918
Claude Wilkinson 1919 - 1921
Stewart Clarke 1922 - 1930, 1932 - 1935, 1947 -1948, 1950
Harold Pritchard 1931, 1936 - 1937
Clarence Parry 1938 - 1944, 1946
William Kennedy 1945, 1949
Harold Clarke 1951 - 1954
Earl Pritchard 1955 - 1968
Jerry Parry 1969 - 1978
Edward T. Pavlot 1979 - 1989
William DeKing Jr. 1990 - Current