Walton Engine and Hose Company #1
100+ Years of Service to the Community

Organized 1893

Walton Engine and Hose Company Number One (WE&H) was Founded on Nov. 9, 1893.

On May 8, 1894 the alarm sounded the toll of "four" and the company responded to it's first structure fire. WE&H is Proud to serve in the community, continuously ever since

Station #1, in the Village section of Chester is the home to WE&H as well as the Chief Officer's office, Department training facilities and the Fire District's meeting room.
WE&H was the first of three fire companies in the Chester Fire Department and is the home of 17 Truck (T-917) a Pierce tower Ladder and Rescue-916 (R-916) the Department's only dedicated rescue unit. WE&H also has in apparatus inventory Engine 914 (E-914) a front-line pumper, Engine 915, an all-wheel drive pumper and M-913 an all-wheel drive Dodge brush truck.

Walton Engine & Hose Company is proud to be the home Company of
Chief (Car-1) J.W. Verbert as well as many past Department Chiefs
bullet Jerry Murray
bullet Clark Lombarde
bullet Les E. Greenwood
bullet Michael "Mickey" Phillips
bullet Joseph Verbert III
bullet Frank Heller
bullet William Murray
bullet John Deshler
bullet Jack Memmelaar
bullet Al Nucifora
bullet George Hulse
bullet Donald Edwards
bullet William Lord
bullet Joseph Verbert Jr
bullet Patrick Bailey
bullet John H. Lutjens
bullet Charles Otterstedt

Civil Officers Line Officers

  • President - Tom Marchiano

  • V.P. - John Kendall

  • Treasurer - Joe Critelli

  • Secretary - Joseph Helmke

  • Captain - John Sposato

  • 1st Lieutenant  - Tim Lavino

  • 2nd Lieutenant -

  • 3rd Lieutenant -

TRUSTEES
Mike DeAngelis, John Nucifora, Ed Stoddard
Firefighter Roster

Don Atkin
Heather Bader
Chad Cancel
Chris Carney
Bob Clegg
Ken Daly
Joe DeAngelis
Mary DeAngelis
Mike DeAngelis
Teresa DeAngelis
Jack Deshler
James Finneran
Jim Finneran
Vincent Finneran
Les “pops” Greenwood
Brandon Helmke
Joe Helmke
Steven Jung

Greg Kendall
John Kendall
Tim Lavino
Tom Marchiano
Andrew Mayer
Joe McCourt
Jon McHugh
Brian Morris
Don “barney” Morris
Jerry Murray
Matt Murray
William Murray
John Nucifora
Mike Perez
Bill Petrick
Will Petrick Jr
Joe Phillips
Mickey Phillips

Mike Phillips Jr
Paul Quirke
Dave Roach
Morris Scandurra
Greg Schmid
Nick Schust
Tim Schust
Jon Sezack
John Sposato
Ed Stoddard
Katie Thomas
Mark Thomas
Sean Thomas
Joe Verbert 3rd
J.W. Verbert

Walton Engine & Hose Company
81 Main St
Chester, NY 10918

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 455
Chester, NY 10918

Firehouse Phone - 845-469-4100
NON EMERGENCY!

Drill every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.
 Monthly Meetings
 Second Tuesday of each month 7 p.m.

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