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Following a disastrous fire that completely destroyed the Sanitary Company of America foundry (pictured to the right), a group of citizens of Linfield met in Brownback Hall on October 27 1913 to lay plans for forming the Linfield Fire Company No. 1. The object of the company was to assist people and to protect property during a fire or disaster. Assisting in forming this company at their first meeting were George Lee, Samuel Fox, Mr. Walters and Mr. Thompson of Friendship Hook and Ladder Company No. 2 of Royersford.
From this meeting a fire company was formed known as the Linfield Fire Company No. 1.
The first officers of this company were President John Hoelzel, Vice president Willis Crater, Recording Secretary William C. Kastle, Treasurer William DeHaven, Financial Secretary Jesse E Brownback and fire chief Charles M. Bean.
The Company met weekly in Brownback Hall until December 15, 1913 when they then met in the old school house. The first needs of the fire company were an apparatus and water system. It was found that a water system for the town would cost between $10,000 and $12,000. This project was dropped because of the lack of funds. An apparatus, horses and harness was offered by Hancock Fire Company for $965.
| Linfield Fire Company |
| Past Presidents |
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Past Chiefs |
| 1913 – 1914: |
John H. Hoelzel |
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1913 – 1914: |
Chas M. Bear |
| 1915 – 1919: |
Willis Crater |
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1915 – 1916: |
J. Warren Anderson |
| 1920 – 1922: |
Horace Gauger |
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1917 – 1922: |
Warren Anderson |
| 1923 – 1925: |
Jesse Brownback |
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1923 – 1927: |
Wm. Swoyer |
| 1926 –1927: |
John Steffy |
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1928 – 1929: |
George McKissic |
| 1928 – 1929: |
Warren Duckworth |
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1930 – 1933: |
Horace S. Gauger |
| 1930: |
Harvey Ahlum |
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1934 – 1936: |
Elwood H. Kastle |
| 1931: |
Paul Copenhaver |
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1937 – 1939: |
Orion Sweinhart |
| 1932 – 1938: |
Edgar G. |
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1940 – 1944: |
Edgar G. Ahlum |
| 1940 - 1941: |
Earl J. Horner |
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1945: |
Paul Helmle |
| 1940 – 1941: |
Wm. Scholl |
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1946 – 1961: |
Stanley Novak |
| 1942 – 1946: |
Earl J. Horner |
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1962 – 1963: |
Earl Scholl |
| 1947 – 1948: |
Chas V. Miller |
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1964 – 1965 : |
Lloyd Swavely |
| 1949 –1950: |
Clarence Schurr |
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1966 – 1969: |
Paul Helmle |
| 1951 –1953: |
Lewis Steffy |
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1970 (Jan–Mar): |
Daniel Gauger |
| 1939: |
Wm. Marshall |
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1970 (Apr-Dec): |
Lee Garber |
| 1955: |
Maurice Eppeheimer |
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1971 – 1972: |
Lee Garber |
| 1956 – 1958: |
Russell Trefsger |
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1973 – 1974: |
William Davies |
| 1959 – 1963: |
Nicholas Lewiski |
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1975 – 1980: |
Lloyd Swavely |
| 1964 |
Horace Moore |
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1981 – 1986: |
Dennis Rumler |
| 1965 – 1969: |
Charles DiCola |
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1987 – 1994: |
Donald Bolonski |
| 1970 (Jan-Apr): |
Ernest Leidenberger |
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1995: |
Tim Bieber |
| 1970 (May-Dec): |
Robert Wetzel |
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1996: |
Dennis Rumler |
| 1971: |
Robert Wetzel |
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1997 –2007: |
Donald Bolonski |
| 1972: |
George Kuterback |
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2008 – 2010: |
Jason Bolonski |
| 1973 – 1974: |
Charles Good |
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2011 – 2012: |
Donald Maleta |
| 1975 –1976: |
Ronald Golie |
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2013 (Jan-Jun): |
Donald Maleta |
| 1977: |
Jim Kurtas |
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2013 (July-Dec): |
Joe Reagan |
| 1978: |
Mark Kauffman |
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2014: |
Joe Reagan |
| 1979 – 1980: |
Tom Bevington |
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2015 – 2016: |
Rick Dunn |
| 1981 – 1992: |
Cindy Astheimer |
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2017 – 2018: |
Dennis Rumler |
| 1993 – 1996: |
Lee Shearer |
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| 1997: |
Jack Jeffers |
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| 1998 – 2004: |
Diana Miller |
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| 2005: |
Brad Algeo |
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| 2006 – 2009: |
Karen Bolonski |
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| 2010 – 2012: |
John Jack Jeffers |
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| 2013 (Jan - Mar): |
John Jack Jeffers |
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| 2013 (April - Dec): |
Karen Bolonski |
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| 2014: |
Karen Bolonski |
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| 2015 (Jan-Oct): |
Stephanie Rumler |
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| 2015 (Nov-Dec): |
Shawn McAlaren |
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| 2016 – 2018: |
Richard Flynn |
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