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 The
history of the Lynbrook Fire Department begins in 1879.
Rutherford
B. Hayes was President, Theodore Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Thomas A.
Edison had just invented the first practical incandescent light bulb.
The
trans-continental rail road had just been completed the year before. Henry
Ford's Quadricycle, his first automobile prototype, was still a pipe
dream, not to be realized for 17 more years. (President
Hayes is shown in photo.)
 In the village of
Pearsall's Corners, now known as Lynbrook, a group of local citizens saw a need
for an organized fire company to protect their community. As a result they
formed
Rescue Hook, Ladder and Bucket Company No. 1,
Lynbrook's first organized fire company.
The company started with humble beginnings,
with a hand drawn ladder wagon. In 1884 they built Lynbrook's first fire house
at 189 Earle Avenue. You can read more about Truck Company's history by visiting
their
History
page.
 On September 25, 1900, yet another group of
concerned Lynbrook residents met in the quarters of Rescue Hook, Ladder &
Bucket Co. No.1 to organize a "Fire Engine
Company". The result of that meeting was the formation of Engine
Company No. 1. Engine 1 shared the quarters of Hook & Ladder until 1907
when they moved into their first company-owned fire house on Atlantic
Avenue.
You can read more about Engine
Company No. 1 by visiting their
History page.
These two original
fire companies joined together in 1901 to form the Lynbrook Fire Department.
The Lynbrook Fire Department was incorporated two years later.
 March 13, 1908, Lynbrook
Hose Co. was formed.
They were originally quartered in the Dobleer barn on Noble Street.
The company
purchased a hose wagon Their first engine with a pump was purchased in
1927. Later they moved to their own building on Blake Avenue. (Click
on image to view a full sized version.)
 On September 10th, 1910 Vulcan
Chemical & Hose Company was formed, joining Hook & Ladder, Engine
Company, and Hose Company as a company in the Lynbrook Fire Department. Again,
Hook & Ladder provided space for the fledgling company until funds could be
raised to build their own quarters on Denton Avenue. You can read the whole
story by visiting
Vulcan Company's History
page.
 Tally
Ho's history begins in 1911. A fire at the Tally-Ho Inn which stood at what
would now be Merrick Rd. and Horton Ave. The area was not at time part of
Lynbrook. Community members formed Tally Ho Chemical & Engine Co. No. 3 in
response. In 1918 Tally Ho became part of the Lynbrook Fire Department. Learn
more about Tally Ho's colorful history by visiting their
history page.
The
Emergency Medical Company
was formed in 1991
from the former Emergency Relief Squad of the Lynbrook Fire Department.
Medical Co. is the primary emergency medical services provider for the
Incorporated Village of Lynbrook.
Visit Medical Company's
history
page for more information.
The Lynbrook Fire
Department continues it's long tradition of service the residents of the Village
of Lynbrook as an all volunteer department, dedicated to providing fire
protection services through a range of programs designed to protect the lives
and property of the inhabitants from the adverse effects of fires, sudden
medical emergencies, or exposure to dangerous conditions created by man or
nature.
Sources of the above information "Lynbrook Legacy, The Story of
our Community" by Steven J. Willner,
Engine Co. No. 1, Our First Hundred Years,
compiled
by William Cosenza
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