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1980
The company purchased a Ford C-700 Tanker
with a 1250 gallon tank, and a 1973 International pickup with a
utility body
Members also said goodbye to our first
piece of apparatus, the 1965 GMC, selling it for $1,751.80
1981
Wendell Appleby was appointed as the
fire company's first training officer
A 1967 Chevrolet truck was purchased to
replace the International pickup
On July 1st, the Shade Gap Area Fire
Company suffered the loss of Fire Chief Lloyd "Sonny" Harper.
Chief Harper was killed in an accident while driving a dump
truck. He served with the company since its incorporation and
was currently serving in his tenth year as Fire Chief. Because
of his efforts the Shade Gap Area Fire Company became a member
of the Huntingdon County Fireman's Association. Chief Harper was
buried with full firefighter's honors and to this day remains
the only member of Company 14 to be honored that way, his gear
still hangs in a memorial in the firehouse as a lasting tribute
to his service to the Shade Gap Area Fire Company
1982
The company received a 1967 Jeep cargo
truck, a 1 1/2 ton four wheel drive truck from the Forestry
Department to be used as a brush truck
1983
Shade Gap hosted the 37th Annual
Huntingdon County Fireman's Convention as well as the 100th
Annual Shade Gap Picnic
14 members completed a 45 hour class on
firefighting
In September, a organization meeting was
held to elect officers for a First Responder Service, some
members were interested in providing better emergency medical
care to the residents and looked to take more training to do so.
Thirteen members said they would take the training to make it a
reality. The first officers were, Chairman Ronald Goshorn, Vice
Chairman Carl Locke, Secretary Vanessa Locke, Treasurer Darwin
Appleby, and Training Officer Kenneth McCummings. Plans were
made to train people and place the needed equipment on Special
Unit 14. In December, the newly formed Shade Gap QRS Service
began being dispatched along with an ambulance to medical
emergencies in the Shade Gap area
1985
In November, the company took delivery of
a 1985 Ford Pierce engine from Pierce Manufacturing. The new
unit has a 1,000 gallon water tank with a 1,000 gallon per
minute pump. The cost was $97,149.00 and the unit is still in
service as Engine Rescue 14
1987
The Ladies Auxiliary food stand in
the picnic woods was torn down and a new 52 foot by 48 foot
building was built in its place
1988
The company's Firemen's Relief Association
purchased $5,000 worth of new gear for the firefighters
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