Background
The Shaker Road-Loudonville Fire Department was formally organized in 1932 when thirty members met and elected James J. Naughter President and Arthur G. Emerick Chief. The original station was located at 526 Albany Shaker Road at the site of an old Sunday School House. The original pumper was a 1918 American LaFrance from White obtained from the Albany Fire Department. A newer station was constructed up the road in 1949 and remained the main station until 1989 when the current station was constructed at 550 Albany Shaker Road. A second station was built on Old Niskayuna Road in 1972 to meet the needs of the growing district.
The department was renamed in the 1957 to be the Shaker Road-Loudonville Fire Department, or SRLFD.
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