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  • 1829 - George Rupp is hired for $5.00 per year to keep the towns fire apparatus in good working order.

 

  • 1876 - Constable George Kuhn becomes the first professional fireman responsible to get the fire equipment to the scene of a fire.

 

  • 1891 - First full time fireman is hired to be a driver for the silsby steamer and care for Hanover's fire horses.

 

  • 1905 - Ray Bowman is selected as the first paid fire driver at the Eagle Fire Company #2 at the salary of $40.00 per month.

 

  • 1963 - Paid drivers become Hanover Borough employees.

 

  • September 1965 - The Hanover Borough drivers make $.86 per hour.

 

  • January 1966 - Paid drivers become civil service employees.

 

  • April 1971 - Paid drivers become members of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local #2045.

 

  • March 1976 - Local #2045 becomes members of the Pennsylvania Professional Firefighters Association (PPFFA).

 

  • April 2000 - Penn Township Emergency Services board hires three fire drivers.

 

  • May 2004 - Penn Township drivers become civil servants and become employees of Penn Township.

 

  • September 2007 - Penn Township drivers become members of IAFF Local #2045.