Oriskany Falls Vol. Fire Department, Inc. Oriskany Falls Vol. Ambulance Corps.

Volunteers serving their local community since 1871.
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March 28, 1881 - Hatheway & Reynolds Store, the T.H. Walter & Sons Boots and Shoes and the residence of Charles Evens,  All burned, another house barn and saloon caught fire but were saved with the help of Clinton Fire Department.
 
January 22, 1892 - The Oriskany Falls School burned. Help from Waterville with hose, saved house next door.
 
April 22, 1895 - H.A. Langley's Columbia Yarn Mill.
 
July, 1892 - E.B. Woolworth & Co. Mill
 
1896 - Block fire downtown, the most prominet portion of the business district, destroyed by fire. This included five different stores with multiple businesses also damaged but the Cross Opera House and the Sergent's House were saved.
 
March 13, 1901 - Fire sweeps downtown burning The Sergent's House, Cross Opera House, The Bardrof building, the Barber Shop, W.W. Oliver Meat Market and the Lawless Hardware Store.
 
1910 - Hatheway and Reynolds Mill No. 4 burns to ground, a 50 x 216 3-story building ($50,000 loss).
 
June 11, 1917 - Flood killed 2 people and damaged was estimated at $250.000.
 
1947 - Large house on Madison Street burned, firefighters fought flames for 5 hours to keep houses next door safe.
 
November 9, 1949 - Woman dies from injuries in fire at her home.
 
July 25, 1950 - Shaw Stone Mill, 3rd story of building, caught fire,  Firefighters make great save of the building.
 
July 10, 1951 - Double barn fire kills 14 year lod boy.

October 23, 1951 - Shaw Store Mill heavily damaged by fire second time this year.

 

April 10,1952 - The Slotnick Block, occupied by the Star Theater, burns.

 

January 4, 1956 - Fire contained to one room in house fire, but man dies in fire.

 

March 15, 1969 - Block fire: Barker & Cole and Victory Market burns.

 

September 28, 1969 - Block fire: housed a Barber Shop, a dry goods store, Pharmacy & Laundrymat.

 

October 26, 1972 - Fire in apartment complex leaves 25 homeless, 6 Departments battle blaze.

 

November 6, 1979 - Suspicious fire leaves 9 homeless.

 

June 17, 1989 - Fire stopped at Sherwood Medical Plant.

 

October 31, 1996 - Feed Mill fire on Halloween night.

 

November 1, 1996 - While still out at the Feed Mill fire, te Department was called to a house fire in Town of Augusta.

 

July 20, 1997 - Hazardous Materials incident at former High School.

 

September 1998 - Labor day storm wreaks havoc in Fire District.

 

May 30, 2000 - Flooding of village keeps Department busy for over 20 hours.