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STATION 74
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Copyright © 2008
Goshen Vol. Fire Co.
All Rights Reserved.
HISTORY
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GOSHEN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
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In 1947, a group of men in the village of Goshen sat down and formed the first fire company in Goshen. This group had about 22 men in it. The list of the men is on the office wall in the station.

Over the first 40 years, this company was part of Middle Township Fire District No. 1 Board of Fire Commission. This board would give the Goshen Fire Company a little money and old equipment from their company. The Goshen group also received additional equipment from other fire companies in Cape May County.

Then in about 1967, the fire company had the Goshen School House sold to them for $1.00 from the Middle Township Board of Education. This school house was used for a bank note so that Goshen Fire Company could buy its first new fire truck. The first new truck, 7431, was a 2-man Chevrolet truck with a 750 gpm pump and a 750 gal. water tank. This truck served Goshen for 20 years.

In the late 1970s, the Goshen Fire Company went to the Middle Township Fire District No. 1 and asked approval to start their own fire district. This did not set well with Fire District No. 1. To get their own fire district, it would take action by the New Jersey State Government passing a law to divide one district in to 2 districts.

In 1987, the Goshen Vol. Fire Co. received its second new truck, 7430, a Ford series 8000 with a 1000 gpm pump and a 1000 gal. tank with a 5-man cab, two inside and three men outside in the back of the cab.This truck has 1000 feet of 3-inch hose for water supply and 2 pre-connected 1-1/2" hand lines. The truck also has a rear 2-1/2" discharge with a 300-ft. 1-1/2" hand line, and a 250-ft. 2-1/2" master line and a master stream (1000 gpm) on top of the truck. This truck is still in service as a water supply pumper. It also serves as our main LZ truck with a lighted wind sock for Med-a-Vac. All 5 persons on this truck have air packs with spare air bottles for all.

In 1992, the company added a third bay on the firehouse. This bay has the same square footage as the main hall.

Grace Oil Company donated a used oil truck so we could use it as a Tender (Tanker 7490). We had 3 to 4 people work on this truck for some time. This truck worked well when it was completed. We could get over 1000 gpm out of this truck with a pumper on it. This truck lasted until about 2003.

In 1997, the company ordered another new pumper. This truck, 7431, was a Ferrara 1000 gpm pumper with a 1000 gal. water tank. the truck has 2000 feet of 4" supply line, two 1-1/2" handlines on the sides and one 300-ft. 1-1/2" hand line and one 300-ft. 2-1/2" master line in the rear of the truck and a master stream (1000 gpm) on top.

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Volunteers Serving the Community Since 1947