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Falls Township Fire Company No.1 was formed by
60 "Subscribers", all who were residents of the village of Fallsington. On the
15th of March 1928, the subscribers chose the 3 original Trustees. The three
were Albert S. Hibbs, H. Clinton Healy, and David Satterthwaite. At the same
time they petitioned the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with the Court of
Common Pleas of Bucks County for incorporation. On April 13, 1928 in Harrisburg,
the Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, George D. Thorn, certified the name of
"Falls Township Fire Co. No. 1". Shortly thereafter on May 14, 1928, the
President Judge of Bucks County, Wm. C. Ryan, approved the petition, and granted
a charter.
Prior to the formation of the Fire Company,
anecdotal evidence suggests that the Falls Township Board of Supervisors
contracted with the City of Trenton, New Jersey and the Borough of Morrisville
to provide Fire Protection to Falls Township.
In 1928, the first firehouse, temporary in nature,
was located in Frank Kloppenberg's wheelwright shop at 46 Main Street. Union
Fire Co of Morrisville donated the first truck, a Brockway Chemical. A brand new
Firehouse was placed on land donated by Charles Satterthwaite and built by Bert
Hibbs for $500.00. This station was located at 82 Main Street in Fallsington.
This location is now a private dwelling.
The first official meeting was held on Monday July
10, 1929 in the new firehouse. It was called to order at 8:00 PM by acting
President Charles Sattherwaite. George Duke, President of Capital View Fire Co,
Morrisville, PA acted as advisor. The first order of business was to solicit
names for membership. 15 names were proposed and accepted.
The following were the first members of the Falls Township Fire Co. No.1:
 | Bert Hibbs |
| Royal W. Carter |
| Paul Brown |
| David Satterthwaite |
| C. Hartman |
| John Walker |
| Frank McGetrick |
| Joseph C. Winder |
| Charles Foster |
| J.W. White |
| Charles Ely |
| Charles Satterthwaite |
| George Duke |
| Si Roberts |
| Harold Carter |
Dues for membership were prescribed at $2.00 per
year. It was voted that all meetings of the Fire Company would be held on the
first Monday of each month.
Also in 1929 a new Model A Ford Fire Truck was
purchased from Free Bridge Motors, for approximately $500.00. The tanks and body
from the donated Brockway were transferred to the new Ford.