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I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for visiting the homepage of the Oakhurst Independent Hose Company Number One. Our organization is dedicated to providing the best in fire protection to the residents and visitors of the Township of Ocean Fire District Number One and has been doing so since 1913. This service is delivered through the volunteer efforts of your neighbors who give unselfishly of their time, to be ready when their services are called upon.  The men and women who make up the Oakhurst Fire Department are committed to providing their talents and efforts to mitigate any emergency situation for which they have been called. Our dedicated volunteers are highly trained in the areas of fire suppression, hazardous materials response, and rescue, and use this training on a daily basis to help their neighbors. I would like to thank the members of this department who give countless hours away from their families to give the residents and visitors of the district the best fire protection possible. If you have a friend or neighbor who is a member or this proud organization, take a moment to thank them for their continued efforts.  I would also like to welcome any of our residents to join. Please visit our Membership page for more information.

Oakhurst Independent Hose Company Number 1

 

 

About Us

The company properly known as the Oakhurst Independant Hose Co. No. 1 was organized on April 14,1913. Thirteen persons were present at the gathering, and a charter was signed on April 23, of that year. Prior to the organization of the department $25 was collected and a hose and reel were purchased. The biggest single item was a donation of a Hook and Ladder from Deal Fire Co. No. 1.

The Hose and Reel were stored in the Elberon Council building, now the Rekeda Dance Studio, on Monmouth Road until our first firehouse was constructed in 1917. It was built on the site of Marcus Coon's Blacksmith Shop by George Luke and William Tallman. The construction took three weeks, using 42,000 bricks.

This firehouse served as our home until 1967 when our present firehouse on Larkin Place was opened. Station 2, on Deal Road, was opened in 1987 to serve the quickly developing areas of the district West of State Route 35. An addition was added to Station 1 in 1997 to house additional offices for the Fire Department and First Aid Squad and to provide additional room in the existing firehouse for the expanding Bureau of Fire Prevention headed by Fire Marshal and 1982 Chief Timothy J. Smith.

 

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