Fire Commissioners Celebrate 100 Years

Our present Board of Fire Commissioners was officially formed on June 10th, 1919. This was in accordance with Section #4 of the Amended House Bill 177 (An act amending an act establishing a Board of Fire Commissioners for the First Taxation District of the Town of Orange). Our first three Commissioners were: Horatio G. Kelsey John C. Williams Frank S. …

Deputy Chief – The Department Doormat

William Vincent Miller was the last of a dying breed but he was very far from the first.  From the very beginning, the position of Deputy Chief was in great demand, however, once it was achieved, it was usually abandoned just as quickly.  The West Haven Fire Department