Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association

STATION 1
36 Main Street
Bowmansville, NY 14026
(716) 683-9811
www.bvfa.com

STATION 2
58 Seitz Avenue
Lancaster, NY 14086

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JUNE IN REVIEW

Despite many hot days in June, members of the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association answered 68 emergency calls for assistance, raising the total calls for 2014 to 372.

The BVFA has participated in more than 11,426 man hours of answering alarms, training and participating in community events in and around Lancaster since the start of the year.

BVFA has openings for full members as well as openings in the Explorer Post, which is available for those ages 14 to 18. the Explorer Post provides a means for youth to participate in community service while gaining knowledge and learning skills in many career fields. Explorer Post membership also provides opportunities for education scholarships and tuition assistance.

Additionally, on June 30, hundreds of Lancaster families and their pets attended the BVFA annual Fire Prevention Open House at BVFA Station 2. Those in attendance were able to participate in fire extinguisher training, use a fire hose, and view equipment and apparatus. Demonstrations were given on auto extrication, and the BVFA's newly restored and fully functioning 1928 fire engine made its debut.

For more information on becomoing a member of BVFA, call 683-9811 or click Join Now.

BVFA MISSION STATEMENT

The Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association was organized and chartered in 1912. The purpose of the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association is to include love of country, good citizenship, civic virtue, and self-sacrifice; and to perpetuate the spirit which from the earliest days and actuated volunteer firemen in the rendition of service of the highest type in the protection of life and property from fire, without hope of fee or reward.

HISTORY OF OUR NICKNAME

Fair Sign

The Rainmakers

The Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association was organized and chartered in 1912. From the Young Men’s Club to the Bowmansville Fire Department, until 1962 the main source of funding was the Field Days held each August. For many of those years “RAIN DATES” were set “just in case”, and more often than not used. One year the regular date was used as well as two or three “rain dates” (11 rain outs in 9 years). It was during this time we received the name “RAINMAKERS”. One year Walter Scrace and a few others manned a banner BOWMANSVILLE RAINMAKERS and the department paraded at the Erie Co. fair with this banner and umbrellas. Our Rain Maker Logo has gone thru a few changes; from an umbrella, to a fireman holding an umbrella, to our present Indian, representing fire, rescue, and cadence corps.

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Bowmansville 2014 Alarm Totals

Month	Fires	Misc. Fires	EMS House	MVA	Totals
Jan.	2	17	35	8	62
Feb.	2	20	34	8	64
March	2	15	33	5	55
Apr.	2	8	37	5	52
May	6	17	45	3	71
June	1	10	47	10	68
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
TOTALS	15	87	231	39	372

2013 Firefighter Man Hours

	Category	Man Hours
	Fires	1,517.70
	EMS	3,004.64
	Training	3,629.75
	Misc. Activity	3,274.15
	Totals	11,426.24

Bowmansville 2013 Alarm Totals

Month	Fires	Misc. Fires	EMS House	MVA	Totals
Jan.	0	19	34	7	60
Feb.	0	8	32	8	48
March	4	14	39	2	59
Apr.	2	16	33	9	60
May	4	14	35	3	56
June	1	6	44	2	53
July	3	13	39	5	60
Aug.	6	14	34	4	58
Sept.	0	12	35	7	54
Oct.	1	21	32	8	62
Nov.	2	16	35	8	61
Dec.	8	36	27	3	74
TOTALS	31	189	419	66	705

2013 Firefighter Man Hours

	Category	Man Hours
	Fires	1,975.35
	EMS	3,743.37
	Training	6,107.50
	Misc. Activity	8,818.72
	Totals	20,635.94

Bowmansville 2012 Alarm Totals

Month	Fires	Misc. Fires	EMS House	MVA	Totals
Jan.	2	19	31	2	54
Feb.	3	9	30	3	45
March	4	10	33	3	50
Apr.	2	16	43	3	65
May	3	11	38	5	57
June	3	18	32	6	59
July	7	18	40	9	74
Aug.	5	15	41	5	66
Sept.	5	18	37	7	67
Oct.	1	22	35	6	76
Nov.	1	10	37	4	52
Dec.	0	9	30	4	43
TOTALS	37	175	441	58	711

2012 Firefighter Man Hours

	Category	Man Hours
	Fires	2,339.86
	EMS	3,920.48
	Training	7,189.00
	Misc. Activity	10,081.60
	Totals	24,081.94

Bowmansville 2011 Alarm Totals

Month	Fires	Misc. Fires	EMS House	MVA	Totals
Jan.	2	4	36	1	43
Feb.	5	23	24	4	56
March	2	11	24	5	42
Apr.	3	12	34	5	54
May	3	13	23	4	43
June	6	16	24	8	54
July	5	14	43	9	71
Aug.	2	7	37	6	52
Sept.	2	14	40	9	65
Oct.	2	19	42	7	70
Nov.	4	11	36	5	56
Dec.	5	18	42	6	71
TOTALS	41	162	405	69	667

2011 Firefighter Man Hours

	Category	Man Hours
	Fires	2,019.25
	EMS	2,991.88
	Training	6,309.50
	Misc. Activity	8,143.25
	Totals	19,463.88

Bowmansville 2010 Alarm Totals

Month	Fires	Misc. Fires	EMS House	MVA	Totals
Jan.	3	6	40	5	54
Feb.	1	8	34	5	48
March	2	9	38	5	54
Apr.	3	6	32	4	45
May	4	13	35	2	54
June	2	10	49	8	69
July	4	11	45	6	66
Aug.	6	13	24	8	51
Sept.	2	19	37	5	63
Oct.	4	20	35	7	66
Nov.	4	10	37	6	57
Dec.	1	12	43	8	64
TOTALS	36	137	450	69	692

2010 Firefighter Man Hours

	Category	Man Hours
	Fires	1,885.42
	EMS	3,524.23
	Training	6,334.00
	Misc. Activity	5,363.50
	Totals	17,107.15

Bowmansville 2009 Alarm Totals

Month	Fires	Misc. Fires	EMS House	MVA	Totals
Jan.	1	5	33	5	44
Feb.	4	9	27	7	47
March	5	10	34	4	53
Apr.	5	8	28	6	47
May	0	15	46	4	65
June	4	10	27	8	49
July	3	15	36	8	62
Aug.	3	16	36	2	57
Sept.	3	14	34	4	55
Oct.	2	12	40	11	65
Nov.	4	4	38	4	50
Dec.	4	25	52	8	89
TOTALS	38	143	431	71	683

2009 Firefighter Man Hours

	Category	Man Hours
	Fires	2,576.20
	EMS	3,852.21
	Training	6,946.05
	Misc. Activity	6,320.05
	Totals	19,694.46

Bowmansville 2008 Alarm Totals

Month	Fires	Misc. Fires	EMS House	MVA	Totals
Jan.	1	13	30	9	53
Feb.	4	17	20	7	48
March	2	8	33	5	48
Apr.	6	12	26	6	50
May	5	9	31	6	51
June	6	9	36	10	61
July	2	18	31	7	58
Aug.	3	10	21	5	39
Sept.	2	17	27	5	51
Oct.	2	7	25	12	46
Nov.	4	9	36	4	53
Dec.	6	23	34	3	66
TOTALS	43	152	350	79	624

2008 Firefighter Man Hours

	Category	Man Hours
	Fires	2,318.66
	EMS	3,429.02
	Training	6,124.00
	Misc. Activity	5,980.75
	Totals	17,852.43

Bowmansville 2007 Alarm Totals

Month	Fires	Misc. Fires	EMS House	MVA	Totals
Jan.	2	8	36	10	56
Feb.	3	14	22	7	46
March	1	17	28	6	52
Apr.	1	8	28	5	42
May	8	8	33	8	57
June	3	24	30	4	61
July	5	12	30	8	55
Aug.	4	13	22	6	45
Sept.	3	15	30	10	58
Oct.	0	10	38	11	59
Nov.	1	12	37	3	54
Dec.	8	11	32	9	60
TOTALS	39	152	366	87	644