The Piermont Fire Department was founded in the 1930s when blacksmith Bert French converted an old Cadillac truck into the first Piermont fire engine. The Fire Department was organized as a group of volunteers to serve the town of Piermont for the protection and extinguishment of fire and other services needed by the town when an emergency situation happened. While it was often thought of as more of a men’s club in town with no women (this would change) in the force, there was a group of women that served as the Ladies Auxiliary who provided needed refreshment when called upon. There was no mutual aid agreements with area towns so if a neighboring town was needed to help with an in-town emergency, the Town of Piermont was sent a bill for the services received. This changed when the town became a member of the Twin State Mutual Aid and Upper Valley Emergencies Association.

Today, the Piermont Fire Department is still dedicated to protecting and serving our community and continues to not employ any full-time firefighters. Members are on call, compensated for only the calls to which they respond and with no payment for the long hours spent in training. Fortunately, the taxpayers have provided the department with modern and up-to-date equipment, as can be seen in the picture below.