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Organizations of Lyon Mountain page 2.
Lyon Mountain Volunteer Fire Dept. Formed in 1958
Lyon Mt Line Officers
(left to right): Frederick Cayea, 2nd. Lt. Rescue Joseph Siskavich,
1st Lt. John Kowalowski,
1st Lt. Rescue Norman LaMountain, Asst. Chief Gordon Bushey, Chief
Rodney Owen,
Captain (not present) Allen Chase, 2nd Lt. (not present) Howard Garsow,
Rescue Captain (not present)
The Lyon Mountain Fire Company was organized in
1958 and there were 30 members in the department. The first slate of officers
in the department were: president, Henry Fortier; secretary, Walter Moulton;
treasurer, Peter Killeen; chief, Norman LaMountain; assistant chief, Alvin
Thompson; captain, Gordon Underwood; first lieutenant, John McKinney; second
lieutenant, James McKinney. They remained in office until 1961 when
Floyd Robinson took over as president.
In 1961 the membership remained at 30 and the department
had one pumper. They purchased a 2,200 gallon Brockway Tank Truck that
year. In 1962 the department purchased a 1949 Chevrolet ambulance from Hague
for $200. In July 1963 the Republic Steel garage was turned over into the
Lyon Mountain Fire and Rescue Station. In October 1965 a new ambulance was
purchased.
At present the department has the following vchicles:
a 1975-1000 gallon pumper, a 1958-500 gallon pumper, a 1974 rescue van, a
1975 ambulance, a 1966 ambulance, a 1955-1600 gallon tanker, and a 1946-2250
gallon tanker.
Present officers are: president, Robert Pageau;
vice president, Leonard Bilow; secretary, Ves Pivetta; and treasurer, Frenchy
Siskavich. Present chief is Gordon Bushey; assistant chief is Norm LaMountain
and captain is Rodney Owen. First Lt., Joey Siskavich; 2nd Lt. Allie Chase.
Rescue Officers: Capt. Howard Garsow; 1st. Lt. John Kowalowski; 2nd Lt Frederick
Cayea
Lyon Mt Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary 1975 Officers
(left to right): Yvonne Grogan, Treasurer; Norma LaMountain, Vice
President;
Anna Kowalowski, President; Mary Pageau, Secretary
Sources:
Adirondack Museum photos, Blue Mountain Lake, NY;
History of Clinton County, New York;
Go to Page 1 of The History of Lyon
Mountain.
Go to Page 3 of The History of Lyon
Mountain.
Go to Mining History for The History
of Mining in the North Country.
Go to Page 5 of The History of Lyon
Mountain.(for article on Lyon Mt. and Mineville)
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Rod Bigelow
Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
rodbigelow@netzero.net 
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