Warwick Fire Department

Line Officers

Civil Officers

Captain - Chris DiMarco
1st Lt. - Phil Cialella
2nd Lt. - Marc Roe
Safety Officer - Charlie Niemann

President - Frank Ritchie
Vice President - John Olszewski
Secretary - Allan Baird
Treasurer - Bill Lindberg
Warden - Frank Corkum Jr.
Warden - Kevin Colomba
Trustee - Matt Warsaw
Trustee - Charlie Niemann
Trustee - Donald Masker
Engineer - Bob Lemin
F.A.S.T. Officer - Dan Baruffaldi
DTO - Frank Corkum Jr.
DTO - Joe Smith

Active Members
Frank Agatielli Mike Arbuco Allan Baird Dan Baruffaldi Phil Cialella Kevin Colomba Frank Corkum Jr. Tom Cosgrove Chris DiMarco Brian Dobbins Tom Gove	John Gregus Andrew Lemin Bob Lemin Scott Lemin Bill Lindberg Donald Masker Joe Mauro Gregg Mazza Jorden Moser Charles Niemann John Olszewski	Tim Palmer Robert Pappas Frank Ritchie Marc Roe Jeff Schadt Tom Schweizer Joe Smith Matt Warsaw John VanWoudenberg Marty Yeoman Chris Yount

In 1889, an application was made to the Village of Warwick trustees for the formation of a hook and ladder company. The application was approved; the fire company later to be know as the Goodwill Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 was organized on January 25, 1890. The Board of Trustees accepted the company on April 7, 1890.

At first the company had no designated name and was simply know as Hook and Ladder Company. Their first appearance was the village Memorial Day Parade of 1890 and was listed as Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. Their first meeting was held on April 17, 1891 when the village rented them quarters in the Village Hall, know then as the White Elephant.

The first officers elected of the company in 1890 included William Dolson (Forman), Elijah Blyth (1st Assistant), Fred Quackenbush (2nd Assistant), Al Burke (Secretary), William Miles (Treasurer), and Rev. D.C. Litchfield (Chaplain). The Reverend was given the honor of naming the company, choosing Goodwill as its name.

The first ladder truck was purchased on November 21, 1891 at the cost of $538.98, the money being raised by the company holding fund raisers such as dances. It was a hand-drawn rig made by Gleason and Bailey Company of Seneca Falls, New York. Although a hand-drawn rig, it was often pulled by a team of horses usually supplied by Charles Decker when available. The equipment carried on the apparatus consisted of one 45’ extension ladder, one 20’ ladder, one 16’ roof ladder, 12 leathered buckets and a full compliment of axes, crowbars, etc. The truck was publicly exhibited at the Thanksgiving Day Parade in the Warwick that same year.

The incorporation of the company was applied for January 2, 1895 and was signed by Edward Miles, Albert Burke, William Cook, Frank Heinzelmann, Smith Griffin, William Dolson, Frank Hall, John C. Arnot, finally approved by Justice William Dickey, of the New York Supreme Court, on June 16, 1898. This corporation was for a period of fifty years. The company has since been incorporated for the remainder of its existence.

The first Goodwill Hook and Ladder member to become a chief of the Warwick Fire District was William Dolson. He elected into position as Second Chief in 1892.

The company was usually called the “Goodwill” but somewhere along the years the name was affectionately changed to the “Hooks” and is known by this name today.

In 1924, they body of their first hand-drawn truck was transferred to a Reo truck chassis by McPeek Motor Company of Warwick, at a cost of $ 1390. Again this truck was purchased at no cost to the taxpayers, as the “ Hooks “ raised money through fund raisers such as dances, movies, ect.

This truck was replaced in 1939 by a 1938 Ward LaFrance fire truck at a cost of $7000 with a $250 trade in allowance for the Reo. The Ward was replaced in 1959 with a 1959 American LaFrance 65’ aerial truck at the cost of $ 32,733 with an allowance of $1000 for the Ward. In 1981 a new American LeFrance 100’ ladder replaced the 1959 ladder truck.

In March of 2002, the Goodwill Hook and Ladder Company replaced this truck wit a 2001 E-One Aerial Platform at a cost over $600,000. This truck is currently stationed at Warwick Station One.

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