Past Fire Chiefs

• Art White

• Bill Peterson

• Ed Chadfield

•  Phil Pelfrey

• Glen Cade

•  Larry Kelley

• Paul Crum

• Jeff Scott

       Department History

      The first meeting of the Upper Township Volunteer Fire Department was in February 1960. It was held at the White Barber Shop which was on the north side of the Arts Superette.

      The motivation for organizing the department was two structure fires on Hog Run Road. One of the residences was Preacher Price’s and the other was an Aldridge residence.

C.J. Bently, A.D. Sauders, Ison Hardy, Art Kimble, Ramon Adams, Bill Boggs, Bill Preston, Bill Chatfield, Gene Neal, James Blankeman, Bob Ralph, Harold Blair, Wade Boyd, Virgil Pancake, Hershal Pancake, Ray Howard, and Paul Bently were some of the founding members of the Upper Township Volunteer Fire Department. Their wives formed the UTVFD Auxiliary and began fund raising. They had bake sales and quilt fairs.

      The first fire truck was purchased for $3000.00. Thirty people went to the bank and signed $100.00 bank notes to finance the truck. The Perry Township volunteer Fire Department donated the first nozzle. Chief Sanders and Captain Brude of the Ironton Fire Department were instrumental in acquiring equipment for the Department.

Upper Township Fire Department truck history

Truck 1 - 1946 front mounted pumper

Truck 2 - 1959 International tanker

Truck 3 - 1971 International pumper. The cab and chassis was purchased by the Township Trustees and the body from Truck 1 was installed on it.

Truck 4 - 1968 Chevy Equipment

Truck 5 – 1973 International pumper.  Allegany 1^st new engine

Truck 6 – 1970 equipment van (converted EMS van)

Tanker 1 – early model International converted water truck with a 2000 gallon tank.