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Haycock Fire Company

850 Old Bethlehem Road
215-536-2224

On July 11, 1954 a group of interested citizens gathered at the old Haycock School to discuss the idea of forming a fire company. On November 10, 1954 the charter meeting was held at Stover School. This was the start of something great, something which is still present in our community today. These men met monthly at the Stover School until January 15, 1955 when the meetings were moved to the Old Church.

Money was raised by selling advertisements that would be placed on card tables. This money was used towards the purchase of our first fire truck. In the fall of 1955 we bought Plumsteadville's 1930 Hahn pumper for 500 dollars. It came equipped with a 165 gallon storage tank, a 500 GPM pump, 100 feet of 2-inch cotton hose and 200 feet of 1-1/2 inch booster line. The truck was housed in Esser's Barn and was the fire station for almost 3 years.

In July 1955 a second piece of equipment was purchased, a 1947 Dodge tanker with a 1000 gallon tank for the price of $275, but this truck needed much repair and was put into service in August 1958.

In 1956 a lot was found that was to be used for our present fire house. Work started in March 1957 and on November 19, 1957 the first meeting was held in the newly completed building, most of which was built by the volunteers. The fire house was officially dedicated on March 18, 1958 at 3 PM.

In February 1961 we purchased a 1930 Autocar from Southampton to replace the Hahn. the Hahn was sold to the Bucks County Fire School. A 1953 GMC oil tank truck was also purchased to replace the Dodge tanker.
Our first new truck was a 1967 Hahn pumper ordered in June 1966 and placed in service on January 30, 1967. It had a 750 gallon tank and 750 GPM pump.

On April 16, 1969 we held an open house to dedicate our next new truck, our current Field 63, a 1969 Ford F-250.

In 1970 a Ford chassis was purchased to replace the GMC chassis on the tanker.