The Brentwood Volunteer Fire Company was organized on December 8, 1915. At a
meeting of the Board of Trade, William James Sr. made a motion that a fire company be formed.. The first meeting of the fire company was held January 3, 1916, in the Brentwood Council room. The first officers were: President: C. E. Linhardt, Vice-president: George Lang, Secretary: Crawford Scott, Treasurer: Hobart A. Moore, Chief: John Grine.
The Brentwood Fire Company was chartered May 7. 1917, and the Brentwood Volunteer Fire Company Relief Association was chartered November 25, 1936. C.H. Bracken. charter member, obtained the first charter and the Relief Association Charter at no fee to the fire company or borough.
Charter members were:
Bracken, C.H
Schweitzer, George F.Cowen, A.W.
Schweitzer, George F.Cowen, A.W.Way, C.F. Moore, Hobart A. Boehm, George P.
Moore, Hobart A. Boehm, George P.Kaufmann, A.G. Dowling, Marty Federlein, John Jr.
Dowling, Marty Federlein, John Jr.Drebert, Fred W. Federlein, John Sr. Fallert, Gilbert
Federlein, John Sr. Fallert, GilbertMesing, Howard G. Grine, John Moore, John S.
Grine, John Moore, John S.Hollerman, Charles J. Lang, George James, William Sr.
Lang, George James, William Sr.Schultz, J. Milton Kenkins, E.A. Kestner, Bernhard
Kenkins, E.A. Kestner, BernhardKoegler, Frank E. Linhardt, C.E. McShane, William
Linhardt, C.E. McShane, WilliamMesing, William Regan, Levi J. Scott, Crawford
Regan, Levi J. Scott, CrawfordWenger, John
The fireman are volunteers, serving without pay and they have been active in civic affairs from their very beginning. In the spring of 1922 the firemen and the Civic Club cooperated with the school board and held the first school picnic in Carrick Park. They assisted in the dedication of the Elroy School in 1932, they sponsored Drum and Bugle Corp programs, dances, etc. to raise funds for the fire company. They also participated in the annual Independence Day Celebration by sponsoring this affair alternately each year with the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, Post 1810.
The Purpose of the association is to preserve and protect life and property from the peril of fire and other major hazards within the borough and to lend the same assistance to neighboring communities when requested.
IN THE BEGINNING - 1915
Brentwood Volunter Fire Company
