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APPARATUS 
ENGINE CO. 1
ENGINE CO. 2
TANKER 3
RESCUE CO. 4
ENGINE CO. 6
TANKER 7
TANKER 8
BRUSH UNIT 9
COMMAND UNIT
2007 RUNS
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Left to Right Gary Swank-Fire Chief, Odel Stogsdill-Asst. Chief, Ray Manning-Captain, Doug (Gene) McCall-Firefighter, Keith Armstrong-Firefighter, Raymond Justice-Firefighter. The fire engine was a 1957 International with a 1000 gallon tank. It was purchased from Lexington-Fayette , KY Fire Department for 1 dollar. This photo was taken 5-21-74.
SUMMIT-IRONVILLE WAS ORGANIZED IN 1974. OUR FIRST PIECE OF APPARATUS WAS A 1953 INTERNATIONAL PUMPER THAT WAS YELLOW IN COLOR. IT WAS ACQUIRED FROM FAYETTE COUNTY, KY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 1 DOLLAR. AT THE TIME WE DID NOT HAVE A FORMAL FIRE STATION. SO THE ENGINE WAS STORED AT A LOCAL KENTUCKY FARMERS BANK DRIVE THREW ON US RT 60 (THE DRIVE THREW WAS PART OF THE BUILDING AND HAD GARAGE DOORS ON BOTH ENDS.) WE ALSO HAD A 1949 JEEP DONATED BY FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM OF ASHLAND, KY. PRIOR TO OUR DEPARTMENTS FORMATION THE PRISON HAD THERE OWN IN-HOUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT. EVEN DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS THE PRISON'S DEPARTMENT TRAINED WITH OUR DEPARTMENT AND EVEN RESPONDED TO ASSIST ON SOME CALLS. THEY DISBANDED THERE DEPARTMENT IN THE EARLY 1980'S AND WE TOOK OVER FULL FIREFIGHTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRISON PROPERTY. IN 1975 A TWO BAY STATION WAS BUILT ON SUMMIT ROAD TO HOUSE OUR APPARATUS. ALMOST ALL WORK ON THE STATION WAS DONE BY MEMBERS FREE OF CHARGE (THE BUILDING CURRENTLY IS A SMALL OFFICE COMPLEX ). IN 1983 OUR CURRENT STATION WHICH HAS 4 BAYS THAT HOLDS 8 APPARATUS AS WELL AS HAVING RECREATION, TRAINING, STORAGE, OFFICE SPACE, KITCHEN, AND A HOSE DRYING TOWER WAS COMPLETED. IT ALSO HAS A LARGE PARKING AREA THAT WE ALSO UTILIZE FOR TRAINING DRILLS.
MUTUAL AID SYSTEM DURING THE YEARS WE AS WITH MOST VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENTS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH STAFFING ISSUES. IN THE EARLY 1990'S OUR DEPARTMENT SIGNED AN AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH OUR NEIGHBORING DEPARTMENT WESTWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 96. THREW THIS AGREEMENT ON ALL STRUCTURES FIRES IN OUR DISTRICT OR WESTWOOD DISPATCH WILL AUTOMATICALLY ALERT BOTH DEPARTMENTS TO THE CALL. WITH THIS AGREEMENT THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDING THE MUTUAL AID SENDS AN ENGINE CO & TANKER. IN 2005 WE SIGNED AN AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH CANNONSBURG FD STATION 94. THREW THIS AGREEMENT WE AUTOMATICALLY RESPOND TO ALL REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRES IN CANNONSBURG NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 64 WITH AN ENGINE CO & TANKER. IN TURN THEY WILL RESPOND MUTUAL AID TO US WITH ENGINE, TANKER, LADDER, OR RESCUE UPON OUR REQUEST.
HISTORY OF OUR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
THE ABOVE PATCH WAS USED FROM 1976 TO 1994. THAT IS WHEN WE SWITCHED TO THE ONE YOU SEE BELOW.
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