On July 4, 1929, fireworks caught a barn on fire in the Western end of Plumstead Township. Because there was no fire company in Plumstead Township and because of the time it took for fire companies from neighboring townships to arrive, the barn was a total loss.

On July 22, a meeting was held in the Zeek bakery to discuss organization of a fire company and temporary officers were chosen. On August 13 a meeting was held in the Grange Hall and a permanent organization was formed and a charter was applied for on December 1, 1930.

The ladies Auxiliary put the first siren on Keller Glove Factory, and a back-up alarm, a large metal ring donated by Reading Railroad was located at the Plumsteadville General store.

The lot where Station 24 is now located was purchased in 1933 and a firehouse was built in 1939. The equipment, which consisted of a Hahn truck, delivered on May 30, 1930 for $3,500 and housed on the property of Walter D. Rush, was moved to the firehouse on January 1, 1940.

The second truck was a 1933 Ford panel truck, donated to the Fire Company, and put in service for $175, was nicknamed "Suicide Wagon" because it was top-heavy and had mechanical breaks.

Water for the truck came from a 10,000-gallon cistern underneath the firehouse and is now beneath the floor of our meeting room. With the addition of new equipment, the firehouse was enlarged in 1950 and again in 1964 and in 1986.

Some interesting facts:

• Lowest number of calls in 1 year: 1942 -      9 calls

• Highest number of calls in 1 year:1999 - 222 calls

• First radio equipment installed in 1955

• In 1967 the first home alert receivers were used

Other Trucks:

• 1946 - 1940 Chevrolet 500GPM pumper $5,500

• 1950 - 1950 Ford front end pumper (replaced Suicide Wagon) $5,000

• 1955 - 1955 International $15,300.

• The Hahn was sold to Haycock FD

• 1959 - Ford Tanker with 300 GPM pump replaced 1940 pumper

• 1966 - Ford Pumper with a 750 GPM pump

• 1969 - A GMC chassis replaced the 1950 Ford Chassis and was fitted with the Ford body

• 1970’s A tanker was put in service. A 1959 Mack Tractor and a 5200 gallon trailer purchased from Swan Oil Co.

• 1974 - 1974 Mack CF-600 Pumper with a 1250 GPM pump

• 1988 - 1988 Mack (Tanker 24)  3000 Gal. with a 1000 GPM pump

• 1989 - Tanker 24-2

• 1992 - 1992 KME (Engine 24)

• 1993 - Rescue-24 Purchased from Squad 124

• 1998 - 1972 Mack (Ladder 24) 75' 

• 1999 - 1999 KME (Engine 20)