Looking Back

Looking Back CELEBRATING 110 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PLATTEVILLE/GILCREST COMMUNITIES
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Vision, Ingenuity, Compassion, Dedication and Tradition These words can be used to describe the men who founded the Platteville Volunteer Fire Department. Vision Recognizing the need to answer people's call for help Ingenuity In the beginning they started with buckets, then a hose cart and a ladder, they made due with what they had to help people in need. Compassion A desire to alleviate others' distress Dedication Self-sacrificing devotion to help others These men brought all of these feelings together to lay the foundation of this organization. Maybe unknowingly these men started a Tradition of the brotherhood of fire fighters which has withstood the test of time. The standards were set many years ago and hopefully we have maintained the level of service which has been passed on by our founding fathers. We pause to say thank you to those who had the Vision, Ingenuity, Compassion, and Dedication which started the Tradition of this Fire District.

Platteville – 1895 L. Benoy, Dee Birkle, Lou Birkle, J.T. Bohlander, C.E. Bruce, L.C. Camp, Fred Dudley, Carl Hammitt, Pier Hogue, Ben Holvorsen, Lou Johnson, Harry Knowlton, Frank Koykendall, Jim Koykendall, Charles Mayfield, Ivan Morgan, Jim Peters, Sig Solemen, R. Richart, R. Stanton and Frank Vollman

Gilcrest – 1960 Carlos Alvidrez, Lorenzo Alvarez, Bud Borchers, Oliver Belcher, Alfonso Chacon, Richard Chacon, Larry Cogburn, Norm Cogburn, Jim Drewer, Nick Garcia, A.F. Huerter, D.R. Kline, B.H. Lohrey, Oliver Lorenz, Fred Magnuson, Buck Magnuson, Arch McKay, R.E. McLeod, Tom Redman, Fred Rexus, Artenio Sanchez, Harry Schmidt, D. Soto and Joe Stockton

Platteville/Gilcrest Fire District – July 9, 1951 First Board of Directors -- Robert Peters (Pres), Russell Johnson (V.P.) E.S. Linden (Sec/Treas), Charles Kunzman and Charles Leitz

Platteville Gilcrest Fire Protection District