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Our Department History
Original Fire Department Officers

President- William G. Wunderley         Fire Chief-  Mike Mehara
Vice President-  William Sinn                Asst. Chief- George Austin
Treasurer-  Frank Moon                        Captain-  Frank Chmieleski
Financial Secretary-  Lloyd Griffiths          Lieutenant-  John Lamp
Secretary-  Gunard Barkman                       Lieutenant-  John Lickert

The old school bell, that is now currently placed on the memorial in the front of the current fire station, was the first fire signal in Liberty Borough.
   
The first piece of fire equipment was a hose reel purchased in November, 1927 from Chalfant Borough for the sum of $65.00
    
The first fire station, owned by the Borough of Liberty, was on Liberty Way and is now occupied by our Police Deptment today. It served as the Boroughs official fire headquarters for many years.  However, due to the lack of space, our current station at the end of Haslage street was completed in the fall of 1963, for $55,000.

Charter Members

Mike Meharra          Herman W. Gearing
William D. Ivory        Albert Kretschmer
Andrew Kallquist           W. A. Wunderley
William G. Wunderley           John F. Kaler
David K. Hyland                    Thomas M. Bates
Charles P. Kelly                     Ed. Bentz
Charles Ziegler                      Gunard Barkman
Louis A. Wunderley              Thomas Naylor
Glen Wunderley                     Ernest Sinn
George Austin                        Joe. Owens
John DeCecco                       John S. lamp
Ray Zollars                              William C. Sinn
Herbert W. Hoak, Jr.              Frank Mitkousky
Eli Mesarch                             Charles V. Johnson
John Potersnak                     Ernest C. Bain
Horace Galley                         Edwin A. Elliott,
Henry Ditter                             H. E. Sillaman
Frank Chmieleski                   Robert A. Kaler
David Dannenhauer, Jr.       Fred J. Stoll
John Gulaskey, Jr.                William B. Kaler
Harry J. Chmieleski               Henry R. Miller
James Davies                         Michael Evanchak
Steve Gulasky                        Joe Evanchak
John Gulaskey                       John Coma
Charles W. Snyder               Harry l. Kier
John H. lickert                       John Otowka
A. L. Griffiths                          George Will, Jr.
Frank M. Moon

Updated: January 20, 2009
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In less than 30 seconds a small flame can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house. In minutes, a house can be engulfed in flames. Most fires occur in the home when people are asleep. If you wake up to a fire, you won't have time to grab valuables because fire spreads too quickly and the smoke is too thick. There is only time to escape.
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