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About BKFC

On November 18, 1877 a very destructive fire consumed the Broadalbin Baptist Church, its horse sheds, four barns, three houses, one cow and other miscellaneous items. At that time Broadalbin was without any organized means of combating the flames!

The severity of this conflagration stirred the local citizens into joining together to investigate the need, and process, of forming a fire company.

On June 8, 1878 the citizens of Broadalbin and Vail Mills met in the upper room of W. H. Halliday’s harness shop for the purpose of organizing a fire company. One month later they took delivery of a “Little Giant” fire engine. It used a “chemical fluid” and it cost $500.00.

The equipment was stored in rented barns until October 1886 when a new frame structure firehouse was built on School Street, to provide the first firehouse for Broadalbin. The cost was $419.04.

Our company was incorporated following a meeting on October 2, 1886.

Broadalbin was the third community in Fulton County to have a fire company, having been preceded by the villages of Gloversville and Johnstown (now cities).

Our first motorized fire fighting unit was a 1924 Reo Speedwagon truck, outfitted by the Foamite–Childs Corporation of Utica, NY as a fire truck.

A big step forward in the combating of village fires came when a municipal water system was installed in 1928.

When you see the equipment available to the firefighters of today and compare it to the very limited tools and machines of the early twentieth century it is easy to understand why there were so many large and serious fires in earlier days.

 

Broadalbin-Kennyetto Fire Company, Inc.
14 Pine Street
P.O. Box 295
Broadalbin, NY 12025
Emergency Dial 911
518-883-3611 (Non-Emergency)
Contact@BroadalbinFire.com

Roster

Adamec, Paul

Firefighter

48

Years

Alley, Eric

Firefighter

28

Years

Armitage, Drew

Junior Firefighter

Years

Bartholoma, Keith

Chaplain

Years

Bartholoma, Kent

Honorary Member

Years

Bartholoma, Kevin

Honorary Member

Years

Bartholoma, Neil

Firefighter

17

Years

Bogusz, Aaron

Firefighter

20

Years

Brownell, Jack

Firefighter

46

Years

Burke, Paula

Firefighter

1

Years

Canalas, Mike

Firefighter

1

Years

Carter, Bob

Fire Police

1

Years

Chace, Tim

2nd Captain

12

Years

Cornell, Brian

Firefighter

46

Years

Cotter, Brady

Junior Firefighter

1

Years

Davis, Tom

Firefighter

54

Years

Demento, Ryan

Firefighter

3

Years

Dunlap, Jack

Firefighter

Years

Dunlap, Kyle

Junior Firefighter

Years

Dunleavy, Kyle

Firefighter

3

Years

Flego, Jason

Firefighter

2

Years

Frasier, Megan

Administrative

Years

Funk, Chris

Honorary Member

Years

Gable, Tom

Firefighter

3

Years

Hayes, Brian

Firefighter

8

Years

LaPorte, Troy

Honorary Member

Years

Laporte, Mark

Honorary Member

Years

Lindsay Jr., Robert

2nd Asst. Chief

29

Years

Miller, Ron

1st Captain

26

Years

Morey, Darian

Fire Police

17

Years

Morey, Scott

Fire Police

16

Years

Oakden, Maria

Lieutenant

3

Years

Oare, Steve

Administrative

5

Years

Payne, John

Firefighter

1

Years

Peters, Wayne

Honorary Member

Years

Porter, Scott

Firefighter

28

Years

Rauch, Grant

Lieutenant

5

Years

Robbins, Michelle

FIrefighter

2

Years

Robinson, Bill

Chief

11

Years

Robinson, Lolalynn

Photographer

Years

Rose, Archie

1st Asst. Chief

31

Years

Rosenzweig, Rob

Honorary Member

Years

Russo, Noah

Junior Firefighter

Years

Ruzycky, Ben

Firefighter

11

Years

Ruzycky, Nick

Honorary Member

Years

Saj, Vinny

Firefighter

1

Years

Sherman, Dave

Firefighter

2

Years

Sherman, Megan

Lieutenant

2

Years

Smith, LaShawn

Junior Firefighter

Years

Traskos, Tom

Honorary Member

Years

VanDeusen, Charlie

Lieutenant

26

Years

Volpe, Frank

Fire Police

17

Years

Ward, Mark

Honorary Member

Years

Wells, Bob

Firefighter, President

44

Years

Wells, Deb

Asst. Treasuerer

Years

Westfall, Brian

Firefighter

43

Years

White, Darryl

Honorary Member

Years

Wilcox, Kevin

Honorary Member

Years

Zajaceskowski, Rick

Lieutenant

35

Years

Zajaceskowski, Yvonne

Fire Police

3

Years

Zayicek, Ed

Honorary Member

Years

Zurlo, Bob

Fire Police Chief, Treasurer

27

Years

Zurlo, Sue

Fire Police, Secretary

2

Years

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