WELCOME TO A-D-R FIRE-RESCUE’S WEBPAGE.

IN 1959, THE DEPARTMENT FIRST STARTED OUT AS A VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD, BECAUSE OF A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. THEN IN 1960, THE LATE JOHN RIEGEL, FOUNDER OF RIEGEL PAPER, BUILT THE FIRE STATION ON JOHN RIEGEL ROAD. AT THAT SAME TIME, HE PURCHASED A 1960 INTERNATIONAL/CENTRAL PUMPER, TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS IN THE SANITARY DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE PAPER MILL. THE ORIGINAL TWO BAYS AND PART OF THE BUILDING, IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE 9 BAY STATION. IN 1963, ACME-DELCO-RIEGELWOOD FIRE-RESCUE WAS ESTABLISHED. THEN , IN 1971, ACME-DELCO FIRE DEPARTMENT & ACME-DELCO-RIEGELWOOD RESCUE SQUAD, MERGED TO BECOME ACME-DELCO-RIEGELWOOD FIRE-RESCUE, INC., ALSO KNOWN AS "A-D-R FIRE-RESCUE".  THE RIEGELWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT STAYED IN EXISTANCE UNTIL ABOUT 2008, WHEN IT DISSOLVED THE FUNCTION UNDER THE SANITARY DISTRICT AND CONTRACTED WITH A-D-R FIRE-RESCUE TO COVER THE VILLAGE OF RIEGELWOOD.  

WE ARE PROUD OF THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING US IN OUR TRIALS OF LOWERING THE FIRE INSURANCE RATING, SUPPORTING US TO GET A SECOND STATION ON LIVINGSTON CHAPEL ROAD IN DELCO IN 2009.  WE THEN OPENED UP A 3RD STATION IN SANDYFIELD IN 2011, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE TOWN TO CO-EXIST IN THEIR BUILDING.  

THE DEPARTMENT THRU THE YEARS SINCE 1959, HAS CONTINUELY BETTERED ITSELF IN MEDICAL, FIRE AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES.  THE DEPARTMENT HOLDS AND MAINTAINS THE ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN LEVEL FOR ITS ALS CARE FOR ITS RESIDENCE.  THE EMS OPERATIONS HAS COME FROM BASIC, TO EMT-DEBRIBULATION, TO NOW, THE AEMT LEVEL.  THE FIRE OPERATIONS HAS BETTERED ITSELF EACH GRADING EVALUATION TO ITS CURRENT CLASS 4, ON A METHOD 3 WATER HAUL SYSTEM.  

THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN BLESS WITH FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE AND ARE PROUD TO DISPLAY IT ON OUR WEBSITE. FEEL FREE TO STOP BY AND AMAZE YOURSELF AT OUR EQUIPMENT, “FOR IT IS NOT OURS, BUT OUR COMMUNITIES.”