$1,560
Raised of $7,000
Serving the community since 1851. In 2026, it will be our 175th anniversary.
History of the village tells us that the first organized fire company in Piermont was formed by the employees of the New York and Erie Railroad about 1832. The railroad shops were beginning to be built and the railroad company organized its own fire department for protection of their property. Some of the men in Piermont who were not employees of the railroad company saw the need for a local fire department. Also at this time there was a movement under way to secure donations for a fire company nearby.
On October 25th, 1851, account number one, made in favor of James Smith of the City of New York, was presented to the trustees at this meeting for a piece of apparatus that was purchased for $630.10. At this same meeting a resolution was presented that Mr. William Christie of the Village of Piermont be requested to furnish the trustees the names of such persons who would be desirous of becoming members of a fire company to take charge of Fire Engine Number Two, purchased by the Village, and that as soon as he obtains twenty names he is to report to the president of the village.
The first rules for the fire department were set up on October 7, 1851 and some rules are the same ones that govern the fire company today. Benjamin P. Westervelt was the first Foreman (chief) of the fire company.
