About us
The Evans Mills Fire District was formed in January 2000 after a vote by the Evans Mills village board. The district is the governing body of the Evans Mills Fire Department and provides the equipment, training and building which the Fire Department uses.
The original commissioners of the Fire District were:
Kent Pratt – President
Vicki Newberry – Secretary
Tom Moran – Treasurer
Gerald (Sye) Lingenfelter - Commissioner
Peter Dougall – Commissioner
Ted Elk – Commissioner
Tom Newberry – Commissioner
Through their hard work, we have the wonderful facilities that are used today. The building which, consists of a truck room and a community room, and was completed in July of 2001. The building has full generator backup and is a designated Red Cross shelter.
The truck room consists of four double length truck bays, a radio room, Fire District offices and storage.
The community room has room for 245 people, a full bar and kitchen, and is air-conditioned.
The current officers of the Fire Department are:
Chief (20-0-1) Joel Hall
1st Assistant Chief (20-0-2) Louie Kampnich
2nd Assistant Chief (20-0-3) Lee Bidwell
Captain (20-0-5) Clay Thornton
Captain (20-0-4) Gordy Hall
Captain (20-0-6) Tom Moran
President Clay Thornton
Vice President Michael Cline
Secretary Vicki Newberry
Treasurer Tom Moran
The current Commissioners of the Fire District are:
Tom Newberry – President
Vicki Newberry – Secretary
Tom Moran – Treasurer
Clay Thornton – Commissioner
Al Bush – Commissioner
Mike Rishe – Commissioner
Michael Cline - Commissioner
Below is a history of the Evans Mills Fire Department taken from the 1958 yearbook of the Evans Mills High School:
Our Fire Department
In the summer of 1922, twenty-five men in Evans Mills met in the Charles Favret barn in Peck Street where Roland Hutton's residence now stands. The group met to organize a fire department. They elected Fred Corey as chief, Clarence Hawn as president, and Fred Panchou as secretary. They named the department the Ever-Ready Fire Department, They also named Harvey Haas and J.P. Lortscher as trustees. In September of 1924, they approved a set of bylaws and the village bought a two-wheel chemical cart with 150 feet of hose. The village, also, at this time purchased the hall next to the LeRay Hotel and remodeled the first floor to house the equipment.
In 1928, the village purchased a Sanford firetruck with a 750-gallon pump. The department continued to use this and in 1935 the firemen bought a Lincoln chassis and afterwards, a pump and booster tank were mounted on it. In 1937, the department purchased another Lincoln to replace the old one. This truck was used until 1940 when it was wrecked on the way to a fire. The village then bought, in 1941, a Chevrolet truck with a 300-gallon tank and a 5OO-gallcn front-mounted pump salvaged from the Lincoln. About 1950 a truck was purchased by the village. A 1000-gallon tank was mounted on this truck to use for rural calls.
On August 16, 1950, the department purchased an ambulance. Soon after, a resuscitator was purchased and placed in this ambulance. In I954, the department sold it and bought a new Chevrolet fully equipped ambulance. It is still in use. In 1957, the village bought a new fire truck to replace the 1914 Chevrolet. This truck is complete with ladders and a 750-gallon pump and 500-gallon water storage.
The department today numbers 35 men, on call day or night. In 1957, uniforms were purchased for each man for use in parades, During the past 36 years, the chiefs have Included Fred Corey, Howard Kissel, Floyd Ball, Vilas Lingenfelter, Joseph Locksmith, Harold Corey, Kenneth Sixbury, In January, Ralph Kissel was elected as chief for 1958, Of the original charter members, three are still living--
Fred Lingenfelter, William Palmer, and Floyd Ball. The annual program of the department includes at least one supper and a frolic night or field day.
As we look back over the years and see how the department has advanced and what the village board has done, it is fitting and proper at this time to thank each and every citizen in this village of Evans Mills and surrounding territory for what they have done to make this department with the equipment it has today- one of the outstanding departments, for the size of the village, in Jefferson County.
The slate of officers in 1957:
Ralph Kissell, First Assistant Chief
Vilas Lingenfelter, Third Assistant Chief
Garrett West, Treasurer
Joseph Rommelman, Custodian
Fredrick Brand, Secretary
James Houghton, Second Assistant Chief
George Drake, President
Lionel Best, Vice President
Kenneth Sixbury, Chief
The original commissioners of the Fire District were:
Kent Pratt – President
Vicki Newberry – Secretary
Tom Moran – Treasurer
Gerald (Sye) Lingenfelter - Commissioner
Peter Dougall – Commissioner
Ted Elk – Commissioner
Tom Newberry – Commissioner
Through their hard work, we have the wonderful facilities that are used today. The building which, consists of a truck room and a community room, and was completed in July of 2001. The building has full generator backup and is a designated Red Cross shelter.
The truck room consists of four double length truck bays, a radio room, Fire District offices and storage.
The community room has room for 245 people, a full bar and kitchen, and is air-conditioned.
The current officers of the Fire Department are:
Chief (20-0-1) Joel Hall
1st Assistant Chief (20-0-2) Louie Kampnich
2nd Assistant Chief (20-0-3) Lee Bidwell
Captain (20-0-5) Clay Thornton
Captain (20-0-4) Gordy Hall
Captain (20-0-6) Tom Moran
President Clay Thornton
Vice President Michael Cline
Secretary Vicki Newberry
Treasurer Tom Moran
The current Commissioners of the Fire District are:
Tom Newberry – President
Vicki Newberry – Secretary
Tom Moran – Treasurer
Clay Thornton – Commissioner
Al Bush – Commissioner
Mike Rishe – Commissioner
Michael Cline - Commissioner
Below is a history of the Evans Mills Fire Department taken from the 1958 yearbook of the Evans Mills High School:
Our Fire Department
In the summer of 1922, twenty-five men in Evans Mills met in the Charles Favret barn in Peck Street where Roland Hutton's residence now stands. The group met to organize a fire department. They elected Fred Corey as chief, Clarence Hawn as president, and Fred Panchou as secretary. They named the department the Ever-Ready Fire Department, They also named Harvey Haas and J.P. Lortscher as trustees. In September of 1924, they approved a set of bylaws and the village bought a two-wheel chemical cart with 150 feet of hose. The village, also, at this time purchased the hall next to the LeRay Hotel and remodeled the first floor to house the equipment.
In 1928, the village purchased a Sanford firetruck with a 750-gallon pump. The department continued to use this and in 1935 the firemen bought a Lincoln chassis and afterwards, a pump and booster tank were mounted on it. In 1937, the department purchased another Lincoln to replace the old one. This truck was used until 1940 when it was wrecked on the way to a fire. The village then bought, in 1941, a Chevrolet truck with a 300-gallon tank and a 5OO-gallcn front-mounted pump salvaged from the Lincoln. About 1950 a truck was purchased by the village. A 1000-gallon tank was mounted on this truck to use for rural calls.
On August 16, 1950, the department purchased an ambulance. Soon after, a resuscitator was purchased and placed in this ambulance. In I954, the department sold it and bought a new Chevrolet fully equipped ambulance. It is still in use. In 1957, the village bought a new fire truck to replace the 1914 Chevrolet. This truck is complete with ladders and a 750-gallon pump and 500-gallon water storage.
The department today numbers 35 men, on call day or night. In 1957, uniforms were purchased for each man for use in parades, During the past 36 years, the chiefs have Included Fred Corey, Howard Kissel, Floyd Ball, Vilas Lingenfelter, Joseph Locksmith, Harold Corey, Kenneth Sixbury, In January, Ralph Kissel was elected as chief for 1958, Of the original charter members, three are still living--
Fred Lingenfelter, William Palmer, and Floyd Ball. The annual program of the department includes at least one supper and a frolic night or field day.
As we look back over the years and see how the department has advanced and what the village board has done, it is fitting and proper at this time to thank each and every citizen in this village of Evans Mills and surrounding territory for what they have done to make this department with the equipment it has today- one of the outstanding departments, for the size of the village, in Jefferson County.
The slate of officers in 1957:
Ralph Kissell, First Assistant Chief
Vilas Lingenfelter, Third Assistant Chief
Garrett West, Treasurer
Joseph Rommelman, Custodian
Fredrick Brand, Secretary
James Houghton, Second Assistant Chief
George Drake, President
Lionel Best, Vice President
Kenneth Sixbury, Chief