Fire Department Line Officers Fire Fighters Equipment Incident Photos Fire Safety Calendar History Chiefs Report

Welcome to Avoca Hose 1 Company

This web site is a new venture for the Avoca Hose Company No. 1 membership and will be updated periodically. Since this is a new web site, please feel free to contact us with any suggesitons you may have or difficulties with this site at the link at the bottom of each page.

The Avoca Hose Company No. 1 became an operational unit July 13, 1889. The department enjoys a long tradition of providing fire protection in Avoca and for the surrounding communities. The Avoca Hose Company No. 1 department apparatus and equipment have changed drastically through the years. The first equipment for firefighting was hand-drawn or horse drawn. It was not until 1926 that the department purchased its first mechanized truck, the Sanford- which is still operational and occassionally taken out for parade celebrations.

Today standards require that the apparatus and equipment are thoroughly tested and fully operational for fire and emergency services to meet either NFPA Standards or OSHA requirments.Avoca Hose Company No. 1 is located in the Village of Avoca in Steuben County, New York. Avoca Hose Company No. 1 provides fire and ambulance services for the Town and Village of Avoca, portions of the towns of Wallace, Howard and Wheeler. Utilizing the census of 2000 statistics, Avoca Hose Company No. 1 provides fire and emergency services for over 2,314 people orapproximately 873 households, with 607 families residing in the town. There are 1,001 housing units at an average density of 10.6/km² (27.6/mi²). Interstate 86 and Interstate 390 pass through the Avoca Fire District.

Avoca Hose Company No. 1 is an all volunteer fire department, with an active roster of fifty (50) members and a proud history dating to 1899. The members of the Avoca Hose Compoany No.1 training consists of structural firefighting, motor vehicle extrication, Hazardous Materials, Emergency medical, wildland search and rescue, fire origin and cause.