Current Apparatus
Engine 5-5-7, 2002 Pierce 2000 750 Gal. 2000 GPM Pumper
Engine 5-5-12, 2008 Spartan 500 Gal. 1500 GPM Pumper
Brush 5-5-8, 2011 Ford F-350 4×4 Brush Truck
Ambulance 5-5-18, 2019 Ford F-550 / Road Rescue Ambulance
Company History
In early 1956 the Centereach Fire Department decided to form into Companies to help the response in the ever-growing community. By April two Companies were formed one of them being Engine Company #1. Engine Company #1 quarters have been at the Headquarters firehouse since its inception in 1956.
The first elected officers were as follows Captain: Arthur Lopa, 1st Lieutenant: Kurt Hauck, 2nd Lieutenant: Joseph Bagliere. The members assigned to Company 1 are those who live in the middle of our Fire District who lived closest to Headquarters.
The Company 1 mascot is a Bulldog, it has been incorporated into its logo for many years, their nickname has been “The Bulldogs” or “Bulldogs in Heat”, the nickname “Midtown Express” is also labeled on Engine 5-5-12 the Companies current 1st due response apparatus for its Midtown location.
Engine Company #1 consists of Firefighting & EMS Personnel, Company 1 has Two Class A Pumpers 5-5-7 & 5-5-12, an off-road Brush Truck 5-5-8 and an Ambulance as its response apparatus.
Ex-Captains of Engine Company #1
1956- * Arthur Lopa 1986- Walter Anderson
1957-1958- * Lawrence Cornelius 1987- * Steven Barbera
1959- Robert Barrett 1988-1990- * Scott Jordan
1960- Harry Brown Sr. 1991-1992- Todd Bassett
1961- James Connell 1993- Edward Bassett
1962- George Doherty 1994-1995- * John Vinicombe
1963- * Fred Kirschenheiter 1996-1997- James Cassese
1964 – Ernest Schneider 1998- Charles Russo
1965- Robert Muller 1999- Paul Miller
1966- Coles J. Williams 2000-2001- * Joseph Losquadro
1967-1968- Walter Hohne 2002- Kevin Umbach
1969-1970- William Pennington 2003-2004- * Henry Borkowski
1971-1973- Harry Brown Jr. 2005- Garrett Schor Jr.
1974- Leo Burns 2006- Michael Dunne
1975-1976- Chris Grasso 2007- VACANT
1977- Paul Reiter 2008-2009- Michael Dunne
1978-1979- * Thomas Pruno 2010- Michael Wurtz / Scott Bassett
1980-1981- William Bernecki 2011- Kenneth Mitchel
1982- Ralph Fracasa 2012-2018- Thomas Secker
1983- William Bernecki 2019-2020- Daniel O’Neill Jr.
1984- Kevin Reynolds
1985- VACANT
*= Ex-Chief of Department