History of Manalapan Township Fire Company no. 1.

On september 13, 1949 THE FIRST FIRE COMPANY FOR MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BY A SMALL GROUP OF 20 MANALAPAN RESIDENTS. THEY FORMED THIS FIRE COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSE TO PROTECT PROPERTY AND LIFE FROM FIRE. THE FIRST MANALAPAN FIRE HOUSE WAS LOCATED ON STATE HIGHWAY 33 WHICH IS KNOWN TODAY AS THE MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP COMMUNUITY CENTER.

THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THIS FIRE COMPANY ARE:
1. EDWARD P. ORR

2. A. ROY FISHER

3. TUNIS D. SMITH

4.BENJAMIN J. HOCHBERG

5. LOUIS E. COHEN

6. FRED SPEVAK, JR.

7. MICHAEL LAMB

8. STANLEY M. ORR

9. LAWRENCE WAGNER

10. JOSEPH SPEVAK

11. STANLEY TVAROHA

12. LESTER C. HHAUCK

13. JOSEPH WOZNEK

14. EMIL MACHO

15. ADAM RUCJDESCHEL

16. SAUL DONOWITZ

17. FELIX SCHOUDERG

18. KENNETH D. AXT

19. HANS KROHN

20. CHARLES BORODUNOVICH

TODAY THE MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP FIRE COMPANY NO. 1. IS STILL IN OPERATION IN OUR NEW FIREHOUSE WHICH IS LOCATED AT 5 SWEETMANS LANE. OUR FIRE COMPANY WILL BE 75 YEARS OLD ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2024, AND TILL THIS DAY WE ARE STILL 100% VOLUNTEER.