Moyers Corners Fire Department - Station 1

Station 1

Motto - "Pride of the Northside"

All of the members volunteered their time to build a new fire house. Some of the men, such as Ken, Earl McWithey, Fred Harke, Paul Marshall, Buck Shader, and Ed Melvin even worked through half of the night. In addition, the men worked every weekend. The building was soon completed in the fall of 1948, and the ‘new’ fire truck now had a home. Station 1 located 150' North East of the Rt.31/Rt 57 intersection. The original building was involved in a fire in the 1980s and subsequently taken down. Today a single story pole barn is in this location. The present day Moyers Corners Station 1 is located across the street from this location. For nearly four years, until 1952, the department operated with the 1922 American LaFrance and an old acquired oil tanker that was converted into a water truck. This tanker was purchased by Tony Lewis. In 1952, Moyers Corners purchased their first new truck, a 1952 GMC pumper, a “Jimmy” engine with a 250 gpm pump and a 500-US-gallon (1,900 L) tank. It manned two in the cab, and four on the tailboard. 1952 progressed into a landmark year for the department. In addition to the tanker and pumper, the "Ladies" Auxiliary purchased the department’s first ambulance at a cost of five hundred dollars. All three pieces of equipment proved to be useful by answering approximately twenty-five fire calls and thirty ambulance calls. Presently at Station 1 a 2006 Pierce Quantum (Engine Company 11), 2008 Pierce Straight Tip 100 feet (Ladder Company 1), and a 2002 Ford Expedition (Squad Company 1).