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| Company Line
Officers |
| Captain |
Harry Hunt |
| 1st Lieutenant |
John Paul Hesse |
| 2nd Lieutenant |
Robert O'Keeffe |
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3rd Lieutenant |
Brian Vincent |
| Fire Police Capt. |
Pete Riegelhaupt |
| Engineer |
Rich Parker |
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| Company Civil
Officers |
| President |
Ed Godoy Jr |
| Vice President |
Fred Grover |
| Recording Secretary |
Pete Riegelhaupt |
| Treasurer |
Fred Smith |
| Sgt At Arms |
Chris Vincent |
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Company Trustees |
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Jim Grover
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Pat Earley |
| Fred Grover |
Charles Brant |
| Thomas McDuffie |
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Mt. Lodge Park Ladies Auxiliary Officers |
| President |
Amy Whaley |
| Vice President |
Debbie Walsh |
| Secretary |
Johanna Kiernan |
| Treasurer |
Fern Riegelhaupt |
| Chaplain |
Corinne Herbst |
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Mailing Address |
Physical Location |
361 Mt.
Lodge Road
Monroe, NY
10950 |
361 Mt.
Lodge Road
Monroe, NY
10950 |
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Business Phone |
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845-496-3059 |
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Mountain
Lodge Park Fire Company - Incorporated in
1952 |
| We all must agree that
there is a lot of work in any effort to establish a Fire Company. So, let us go
back eleven years before the Mt. Lodge Park Fire Co., was incorporated, in order
to better realize what these efforts entailed. |
| 1941 - Formation:
Roots of the Mt. Lodge Park Fire Co. - The Salvage Police |
We would
like to give credit to the handful of men who sat down on a Sunday afternoon
long ago and discussed the problems confronting them should there be a fire in
one of the homes or the woods that surround this growing community of mostly
summer homes in Mt. Lodge Park and its need for a fire company.
The results of that meeting were the formation of a group of twelve original
members that later selected officers to represent them to Salisbury Mills Fire
Company, as well as the forming of the first volunteers of Salvage Police, whose
primary purpose was to assist the Salisbury Mills Fire Company.
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Original Members - 1941
Wiliam Schenk
Robert House
T. Byrnes
L. Middlestrub
Andrew Hambrook
Dave Hattenbrum Sr.
J. Kehoe
J. Middlestrub
Frank Casgrove
William Durmas
A. Middlestrub
Charles Heigle
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| 1943 Purchase of
First Truck |
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In response
to calls, each man would use his own car to transport himself where needed,
often times in trails too narrow for cars to pass each other. This problem was
solved by the Mountain Lodge men when they purchased a truck for Salvage Police
use. The cost of this truck was donated solely by the then volunteer fireman.
-click here-
for larger truck picture |
| 1948 Construction of
Ground Floor of Firehouse |
| This is the
year of the construction of the ground floor one half of the present Fire
House. This building was erected on its present site by the Mountain Lodge Park
Corporation. Here was the home of the Salvage Police truck and a place for the
men to hold meetings. |
| 1950 Ladies
Auxiliary Formed |
The year
1950 was an important one from the firemens standpoint. Ever alert to help
their men, the women formed the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mountain Lodge Park Fire
Company on September 24th and from their inception have proved a very valuable
asset to the firemen. Under the leadership of its first elected president, Mrs.
Charles Schaffer and the original fifteen charter members they planned
fund-raisers and card parties that were able to start a treasury, which in the
following years grew through their untiring efforts, enabling the auxiliary to
accomplish many great things for the fire company. The long hours and hard work
preformed by the Auxiliary during past forest fires alone would require a volume
of words to tell.
Past Presidents of the Ladies Auxiliary
1950-51 Mrs. Charles Schaffer
1951-53 Mrs. Blanche G. Hance
1953-55 Mrs. Hertha Rolufs
1955-57 Mrs. Kitty Gibson
1957-72 Mrs. Hertha Rolufs
1972-73 Mrs. Alice Lopez
1973-77 Mrs. Gladys Giglevitch
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| 1951 Extension of Firehouse |
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| Extension of
the Firehouse ground floor was completed in this year, bringing the building to
the present housing capacity of three trucks. |
| 1952 Mountain Lodge
Park Fire Company, Inc. |
After making
application for official recognition under the laws of the State of New York,
the incorporation was granted in October. Officially the Fire Company became the
Mountain Lodge Park Fire Co., Inc. and became a part of the Salisbury Mills Fire
District. This is the most important event in the life of the Fire Company.
As a result of an inspection by the Board of Fire Underwriters which
showed an adequate alarm system, satisfactory equipment and better fire
protection, the application for reduced fire insurance rates in our fire
district was granted.
1952 - Line and Civil Officers
Chief Henry Rolufs President Albert Perri
Captain Edson Eldridge Vice President Arthur Golden
1st Lieutenant William Rosello Secretary Sidney Rosenwasser
2nd Lieutenant Theodore Rolufs Treasurer Michael Aquinas |
| 1953 Upper Floor and
Rear Addition |
The Fall of
53 saw the start of work on the upper floor and rear addition to the firehouse.
Work was completed in 1954. All manual labor was preformed by the firemen who
gave of their time and physical efforts unstintingly and with much sacrifice.
Also in this year, the Ladies Auxiliary was instrumental in completely equipping
the beautiful kitchen we have, so widely admired by all of the community who
have attended our Open House affairs. |
| 1954 Modern Fire
Truck 1955 |
| In the fall
of 1954, by unanimous vote, the civic-minded taxpayers of our district voted in
favor of purchasing a new fire truck for our Fire Company. At our August 1955
Open House, the arrival of the new Ford- La France Tank Fire Truck was greeted
enthusiastically by the firemen and the people of the community. |
| 1957 Emergency Truck |
| A new piece
of equipment was purchased by the Fire Company to further improve its
efficiency. This was a four-wheel drive emergency truck on which all portable
equipment is carried. |
Equipment
on trucks (as of 1957)
The total carrying capacity of the trucks is 2,000 gallons of water, along with
800 feet of 1 ½ inch hose, 200 feet of high pressure hose, plus various nozzles
including the latest if fog nozzles. Also carried on the trucks are two
self-contained gas masks, one Neolator a life-saving device, portable
generator, portable pump, hose jumpers, chimney sweep, fourteen Indian Tanks and
rakes & hoes for brush or forest fires. |
| The 1960's |
The Fire
House was expanded by the addition of two more truck bays.
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| The
Taxpayers of our district voted in favor of purchasing a new truck which was a
1,000 gallon Pumper with the capacity to hold 1,000 gallons of water, thus
bringing the number of trucks to four. |
| 1970, 1972, 1973 &
1974 |
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The
Taxpayers approved the purchase of a 1971 Tanker which carries 1,500 gallons of
water with a 250 gpm pump. Also, as part of its efficiency, a 1,500 gallon Porto
Tank was carried on this truck
New ceilings in the truck area and the upstairs meeting hall were installed.
Chief Henry Rolufs after having served 20 years as Chief decided to step down
and hoped someone would take over the responsibility. Chief Rolufs served the
company well for many years and now is a Life Member. Assistant Chief Tommie
McDuffie was voted in to replace Chief Rolufs.
Also in '73, the fire company purchased two radios which were placed in the
chief and assistant chiefs cars
The Mountain Lodge Park Fire Company and the Salisbury Mills Fire Company were
set up with improved alert systems plectrons and base stations.
-click here- for readable
scan of original Orange County Post article |
| 1975 |
In another
step to improve communications and fire reporting system, the Mountain Lodge
Park Fire Company joined the Mutual Aid Central Headquarters hook-up.
There were forty-three active members of the fire company and five members of
the fire police. The Ladies Auxiliary consisted of 35 members. |
| 1976 |
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On July
12th, Mt. Lodge Fire Company received a truck from the New York State Office of
Civil Defense of Orange County. It was an Army type vehicle GMC 6x6 Flat Bed.
This truck is to be used as an emergency vehicle, fighting forest fires, rescue
and natural disaster conditions, as well as to carry portable equipment.
Emergency equipment and pumping system have been updated for safer operation on
the Emergency and Brush Truck. The number of trucks now in service is five.
The vehicles used this year:
1955 Ford/American La France 550 gpm pumper 800 gallons of water.
1962 Ford 1,000 gpm pumper carrying 1,000 gallons of water.
1970 Ford 250 gpm tanker carrying 1,500 gallons of water.
Four-wheel drive Emergency/Brush truck carrying 350 gallons of water.
G.M.C. 6x6 Flat Bed Emergency Truck with portable equipment. |
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Past Chiefs of
the MLFC
1949-1950 Charles Schaffer
1951-1958 Henry Rolufs
1959 Joseph Taylor
1960-1972 Henry Rolufs
1973-1976 Tommie McDuffie
1977-1979 Robert Lopez
1980-1983 Wayne Ward
1984-1987 John McCabe
1988-1990 Frank Rios
1991-1994 James Grover
Past Fire Police Chiefs
1951-1956 Herman Vohl
1957-1961 Hank Rolufs Jr.
1962-1965 Tommie McDuffie
1966-1969 William Kirkpatrick
1970-1973 No Chiefs appointed
1974-1977 William Kirkpatrick
1978-1989 *Tommie McDuffie
*Last Fire Police Chief appointed
Past Mt. Lodge Fire Police Captains
1990 Joe Bielski
1991 Lloyd Ward
1992-1995 James Quinn
1996-1997 William Preston
1998-2004 Patrick Earley
2005-2007 Pete Riegelhaupt |
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Past Fire
Company Presidents
1941-1945 William Schenk
1946-1947 Ted Christenson
1948-1951 Arthur Golden
1952-1954 Albert Perri
1955-1960 Charles Henry
1961- Tommie McDuffie
1962-1966 Charles Henry
1967-1969 Michael Aquinas
1970-1972 Lloyd Ward
1973- Doyle Thomas
1974- Lloyd Ward
1975-1976 Louis Klein
1976-1977 Frank Rios
1978- Vladimir Giglevitch
1979-1980 Fred Smith
1981-1982 James Quinn
1983- John Zupko
1984- Paul Reiher
1985- Patrick Earley
1986- John Doherty
1987-1989 Dennis Monahan
1990- Kevin Stewart
1991- Dennis Monahan
1992- Vincent Abenanti
1993- Frank Rios
1994- Robert Greenfield
1995- Charles Brant
1996-1998 Edward Godoy Jr.
1999- Dan Garica
2000-2007 Edward Godoy Jr. |
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| 1977 to Present Coming
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