Keeping our community safe for over a 100 years.
The Albany – Delaware Township Fire Department is located in the Northeast corner of Delaware County. The department covers the Town of Albany, portions of Niles Township, Richland Township, and Green Township. The department averages approximately 300 calls per year and provides Fire, Rescue, and Medical First Responder (BLS Non-Transport) protection to approximately 2,800 residents in their immediate response jurisdiction. The Albany – Delaware Township Fire Department provides Automatic Aid response with Hamilton Township Fire, Parker City Fire, and Liberty Township Fire.
The Albany – Delaware Township Fire Department has a training facility used to train our firefighters and is used by other fire departments as well. The training facility is used for hose advancement, search and rescue, ventilation, incident command, and auto extrication. For questions about State Certification Courses and Continued Education Training, please contact us at albanyfiretraining@yahoo.com or by calling 765-789-6390 and leave a message for Captain Cory Kissick.
The Albany – Delaware Township Fire Department bills for services on structure fires, vehicle fires, and auto accidents. If you have any billing questions, please contact us at albanyfirechief301@gmail.com or by calling 765-789-6390 and leave a message for Chief Caleb Halsema. Copies of Fire Reports are $5.00 and must be paid to the Albany Town Clerks office prior to picking up the report.
Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/AlbanyVolFireDepartment
Location
214 E. State St.
Albany, Indiana 47320
Phone
765-789-6390
Command Staff:
Assistant Fire Chief: Cory Kissick Chief of Operations/Training
Captain: Kevin Kimmerling Medical Chief
Captain: Brad Smith Apparatus Manager
Lieutenant: Brandon Scott Station Manager
Lieutenant: Logan Norris Chief Mechanic
Safety Officer: Bart Mills Scene Safety Officer
Firefighting Staff:
Claude Reffett Firefighter/EMR Derek Mays Firefighter/EMT
Zach Pitser Firefighter Gene Schneider Firefighter/EMR
Rick Freiburger Firefighter/EMR Mark Dodds Firefighter
Felina Freiburger EMR Brian Craft Firefighter Recruit
Levi Pitser Firefighter Erret Hughes Firefighter
James Daniels Firefighter/EMR Matthew McGraw Firefighter
Bart Mills Firefighter/EMR Nathan Daniels Firefighter Recruit
Brent Headland Firefighter/EMR Lane Anderson Firefighter/ERT
Reserve Firefighting Staff:
Jerry Scott Firefighter Shannon Henry Firefighter/EMR
Kevin Anderson Firefighter/EMT Shannon Fritz Firefighter/K-9 Unit
John Coutinho Firefighter/EMR/Hazmat Technician
2015 Albany Volunteer Fire Department
Front Row Left to Right:
Alex McCormick, Kevin Kimmerling, Jerry Scott, Matt Mays, Claude Reffett, Shannon Henry
Back Row Left to Right:
Caleb Halsema, Nate Smith, Connie McVicker, Kyle Brooks, John Coutinho, Derek Mays, Matt McGraw, Jim Bratton, Brad Smith, Shannon Fritz
1978 Albany Fire Department
Front row from left:
Don (Pedro) Evans, Wayne Oakley, Don Jarvis, Jim Greg, Al Orr, Tom Fletcher (Secretary), Robert Lewis, Jack Mitch (Chief), Ron Klarer
2nd row from left:
Mike Oakley, Bernie Schlosser, Benny Chambless, Larry Epperson, Chris Zehner, Gary Beal, Steve Young, Steve Bishop, Bob Braun, Eddie Lewis
3rd row from left
Rick Bishop, Bobby Lewis, Al Klarer, John Shank, Elmer Shank, Gary Phillips, Steve Blackburn, Rick Myers, Harry Wright
1955 Albany Fire Department
Front Row:
Jim Gregg, Lafe Shank, Dale Morgan, Buck Moore (Police Chief), John Gregg, Loran Edwards, Ed Meranda, Harold Miller, Joe Livengood (Fire Chief)
Back Row:
Tom Saunders, Layton Doster, Max Reitenour, Al Klarer, Elmer Shank, Don (Pedro) Evans, Wilbur Lehman, Robert Dennis, Homer Selvey, Charles Brammer
1929 Albany Fire Department
Left to right:
1 – ?,
2 – Lafe Shank,
3 – ?,
4 – Paul Bishop,
5 – Bell Hultz,
6 – Art Evans,
7 – Walter A. Strong,
8 – “Buck” Moore,
9 – ?,
10 – Leroy Ayers,
11 – Fred Strong,
12 – “Juice” Hanaberry,
13 – Cecil St. John,
14 – Earl Kearns,
15 – Ralph Shaw,
16 – “Wic” Westervelt,
17 – Cliford Barrett,
18 – Jimmy Furrow
1910 Albany Fire Department
Left from the left:
Lafe Shank
Earl Kerns
Loyd Westerfelt
John Hines
Blese Burgess
Middle from the left:
George Benedum
Charles Spoars
Harry Miller
Everrett Godman
Carl Swanders
Right from the left:
Arthur Strong
Chester Hanaberry
Herb NiBarger
Bill Chalk
Hull Wilson
Roby Bond