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MY DEPARTMENT
Created about 1 year ago Description: ESTABLISHED IN NOV., 1905, THE RICHLANDTOWN FIRE CO. #1 WAS FORMED. IT WAS FORMED BY A GROUP OF RESIDENTS THAT WANTED TO START FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE BORO. RICHLANDTOWN FIRE CO. #1 NOW COVERS 1 BORO, AND 3 SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS. THE CO. HAS GONE THRU NUMEROUS PIECES OF APPARATUS OVER THE YEARS. MORE RECENTLY, THE CO. TOOK DELIVERY OF A '05 FORD/SEMO FIELD TRUCK, AND A 2007 FIRE POLICE VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY BUILDING SPECS FOR A NEW RESCUE STYLE ENGINE. IN 1974, THE OFFICIAL CO. PATCH WAS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED AND STILL WORN PROUDLY TODAY. IN THE OLD DAYS, THEY USED TO KEEP CHEWING TOBACCO AND CIGARS ON THE TRUCKS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS ON JOBS! IN 2005, IT HELD THE BUCKS COUNTY, PA. , 87TH ANNUAL FIREMANS PARADE AND TOOK DELIVERY OF THEIR CURRENT FIELD UNIT. WWW.RICHLANDTOWNFD.COM . Category: Apparatus (photos)
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