From: Company v. District?

[res6cue 67]

Not sure if you're referring to us, but in any case, we do not have the same names. Hillcrest Fire Co. No. 1 and Moleston Fire District. Same exact area, just different names. The Fire Company is named for the unincorporated section of the Town of Ramapo we started in back in 1915, and the Fire District is named for William Moles, who was a prominent developer in the area back then. Our very first quarters were on his property. We still cover all of Hillcrest (aka North Spring Valley) as well as quite a bit more. Our area is the largest in Rockland, some 36 square miles.

As far as the rest of Rockland, there are a few more examples. Now, keep in mind there are even some that may have different Company, Department AND District/Village names. Generally the Company names are different than the District and Department names, while the Department names tend to follow in line with the District or Village name.

Dept # - Dept Name (Company Names) District/Village Name

Dept 1 - Blauvelt FD (Blauvelt Volunteer Fire Co.) Blauvelt Fire District

Dept 2 - Central Nyack FD (Central Engine Co. #6) Central Nyack Fire District

Dept 3 - Congers FD (Alert Hook, Ladder & Engine Co. #1) Congers Fire District

Dept 4 - Haverstraw FD (Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. #1, General Warren Emergency Co. #2, Relief Hose Co. #3, Cosgriff Hose Co. #4, Lady Warren Hose Co. #5) Village of Haverstraw

Dept 5 - Hillburn FD (Hillburn Fire Co.) Village of Hillburn

Dept 6 - Hillcrest FD (Hillcrest Fire Co. #1) Moleston Fire District

Dept 7 - Monsey FD (Brewer Fire Engine Co. #1) Monsey Fire District

Dept 8 - Nanuet FD (Nanuet Fire Engine Co.) Nanuet Fire District

Dept 9 - New City FD (New City Fire Engine Co. #1) New City Fire District

Dept 10 - Nyack FD (Empire Hook & Ladder Co. #1, Orangetown Fire Co. #1, Chelsea Hook & Ladder Co. #2, Mazeppa Fire Engine Co. #2, Jackson Fire Engine Co. #3, Jackson Hose Co. #3, Highland Hose Co. #5, Nyack Fire Patrol) Nyack Joint Fire District*

Dept 11 - Orangeburg FD (Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Association) Orangeburg Fire District

Dept 12 - Pearl River FD (Excelsior Fire Engine Co., Pearl River Hook & Ladder Co.) Pearl River Fire District

Dept 13 - Piermont FD (Empire Hose Co. #1) Village of Piermont

Dept 14 - Rockland Lake FD (Knickerbocker Engine Co. #1) Rockland Lake Fire District

Dept 15 - Sloatsburg FD (Sloatsburg Fire Department) Village of Sloatsburg

Dept 16 - Sparkill FD (John Paulding Engine Co. #1) Sparkill-Palisades Fire District

Dept 17 - Spring Valley FD (Rockland Hook & Ladder Co., Spring Valley Hook & Ladder Co. #1, Columbian Engine Co. #1) Village of Spring Valley**

Dept 18 - Stony Point FD (Wayne Hose Co. #1) Stony Point Fire District

Dept 19 - Suffern FD (Suffern Volunteer Hose Co. #1, Suffern Hook & Ladder Co. #1) Village of Suffern

Dept 20 - Tallman FD (Tallman Volunteer Fire Dept.) Tallman Fire District

Dept 21 - Tappan FD (Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan) Tappan Fire District

Dept 22 - Valley Cottage FD (Valley Cottage Engine Co. #1) Valley Cottage Fire District

Dept 23 - West Haverstraw FD (S.W. Johnson Steam Fire Engine Co. #1, Volunteer Hose Co. #2) Village of West Haverstraw

Dept 24 - West Nyack FD (West Nyack Fire Engine Co. #1) West Nyack Fire District

Dept 25 - South Spring Valley FD (Hugh Gassner Fire Co.) South Spring Valley Fire District

Dept 26 - Thiells FD (David B. Roche Volunteer Fire Co.) Thiells-Roseville Fire District

*Nyack is comprised of the villages of Upper Nyack, Nyack on Hudson and South Nyack. They formed a Joint Fire District back in the mid 90s

**Spring Valley does actually have several Fire Districts in their area, although the names escape me right now. The Village of Spring Valley more or less runs the dept, however