Pine Grove Hose Hook & Ladder

The first record of any borough owned fire apparatus dates back to June 13, 1855 when an entry in the councils minute book mentions about a motion to repair the "Huron" fire engine (hand or horse drawn) for $30.00 with the work being done by Henry Werntz for the Pine Grove Hose Company. The citizens of the borough petitioned for the purchase of a new fire engine in October of 1864. It was purchased from a Mr. Kurtz and was delivered on March 03, 1865. In 1893 a hose cart with 350 feet of hose was purchased from the Bosch Company in Harrisburg, PA and was delivered at the cost of $680.00. Also in 1893 Mr. Ed Keiffer was contracted to build a firehouse shed at a cost of $156.00.

In October 1893 Mr. Sutton attended a council meeting and informed the council that he and a lot of good men wanted to form an official fire company. He and the men were granted permission to do so. Sixteen men were approved to be firefighters but the membership was not to exceed twenty men.