Fire Emergency Service

The Patrol Company was an original Company formed within the Department when the ‘Central Islip Hook & Ladder & Chemical Engine Company #1’ was disbanded and reorganized as the ‘Central Islip Fire Department’ on May 6, 1929. The number of members assigned to the original Patrol Company is unknown. Membership now consists of 25 members, not including Senior Active members with 20 or more years of service.

Unlike the other Companies who were led by their Foreman and Assistant Foreman, the Patrol Company elected William McCrone (who was also a former Foreman of the ‘Central Islip Fire Company’ from 1915 to 1922) as Chief and Fred Herman as Assistant Chief. These titles apparently did not remain this way for very long and the Officers of the Patrol were then referred to as Foreman and Assistant Foreman as did the other original Companies. (Part of the reason for this seems to be because the Foremen of the Department had their titles changed to Chief and Assistant Chiefs in 1930, and this would obviously create confusion). It is unclear who served as additional Foremen for the first few years of the Company’s existence. The title of Foreman and Assistant Foreman was changed to that of Captain and Lieutenants for all Companies as of the December 4, 1933 Department Meeting. The Company changed its’ name in 1950 and again in 1979.

The original Patrol Company was assigned to the Truck House on East Suffolk Avenue. With the completion of the new Fire House in 1937, the Company was moved to this location, and finally was assigned to the new Headquarters building in 1991.

Past Apparatus of F.E.S Co.#1

1921 Ford ‘Runabout’ (no photo exists)
1933 Chevrolet Patrol Truck
1947 Dodge Patrol Truck
1968 Maxim Rescue Truck
1985 ‘Emergency One’ (Ford Cab) Heavy Rescue
2000 Pierce Quantum Heavy Rescue
2020 Rosenbauer Tower Ladder

Fire Emergency Services Company No. 1 Past Chiefs:

William McCrone
Al Giza
Walter Schmidt
Eugene Ritter
Thomas P. Walsh
Laurence Birsner
Christopher Portelli

Fifty Year Members & Past Chiefs:

Thomas P. Walsh Jr.

Past Captains of the Patrol Company (1934 – 1950)

Past Captains of Fire Police Company #1 (1950 – 1979)

Past Captains of Fire Emergency Service Company #1