Canal Fulton Fire Department

The Canal Fulton Fire Department has a long and colorful history of service to the community. Established in the early 1800s and, at the time, using a wooden hand-operated pump and bucket brigade. In 1874, the Fire Department acquired its first modern piece of fire apparatus: a horse-drawn steam-operated pumper that serviced the community until the early 1900s. The old unit was retired with the arrival of cars and trucks. The 1874 steam pumper is still in the possession of the Canal Fulton Fire Department and is kept at the west side station and is displayed on special occasions. Legislation was passed by the Borough of Canal Fulton to organize a fire company consisting of 45 men on January 2, 1874. Records do not reveal when the original fire station was built or moved to its location on High Street, before being torn down August 26, 1951. History tells us that it once served as a church and was located on grounds now occupied by the grade school. Its age is undetermined, except...