Home | Apparatus | Action Shots | History | Training | Fire Safety | Stations | Information | Guest Book  Home  Apparatus  Photo Gallery  Stations  History  Links  Fire Safety  Information  Guest Book  Training  Loren's Visiting  Fireman Page     History of the UFD The Utica Fire Department has a long history of excellence in emergency services. It maintained for over 100 years a reputation for being one of the best departments in the state of New York. Explore our history section and see why there is so much to be proud of.... Creation of the Paid Dept. (1874) Fires of the Past Panoramic Shot When Motorization Was Complete (1925) Utica Fire Department Timeline (Incomplete) Utica's first mechanized apparatus received in 1913 and placed in service as Engine 1.  This is a 1913 Seagrave chemical and hose car. Apparatus History Engine 1 Engine 2 Engine 3 Engine 4 Engine 5 Engine 6 Engine 7 Engine 8 Engine 9 Engine 10 Engine 12 Engine 13 Truck 1 Truck 2 Truck 3 Truck 4 Truck 5 Tower 2 Salvage 2 Rescue 1 Car 202 Central Station on Elizabeth St. around 1925. Pictured from left to right are 2 Truck, a 1915 American LaFrance type 31 75 foot aerial; 2 Engine, a 1923 LaFrance 1000 GPM pumper; 2 Chemical, a 1917 LaFrance with 2 50 gallon tanks and about 400 ft of chemical hose; and a 1925 deputy chief's car.   Information and photos in the history section were mainly retrieved from the 100 yr centennial book published by the Utica Fire Dept. Centennial Committee in 1974.

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