Buffalo Lake Minnesota
Volunteer Fire Department

Past Fire Department Members

We would like to recognize the following people who have served our area by volunteering with our service.

A hand fire engine with hose and cart was purchased and arrived in June, 1896.  In July, 1896 arrangements were made for a fire company and officers were elected. There were 30 charter members of the first fire brigade.

Fire Chief - Charles Nagel
First Foreman on Engine - J. S. Fischer
Second Foreman - C. Stucke
First Foreman on Hose - Ole Peterson
Second Foreman - Theo. Schneider
Secretary - Chas. Fauss
Treasurer - George Haag

Volunteers who joined over the course of the next 114 years were:

1908 - O. E. Anderson, E. C. Eiselein, A. C. Klucas, J. C. Lockway, L. A. Matzdorf, Herman Nagel, T. Olson, J. B. Phillips, Wm Wassman

1910 - Elwyn Bordan, E. C. Clasen, Albert Farrar, P. J. Fischer (chief), Cecil Michelson, H. L. Michelson, John Nygaard (chief), John Quast, E. W. Rebstock, Herman Yunker (chief)

1911 - Bert Moon, Fred Siewert, Herman Weiss

1912 - Albert Hamann, Roy Michelson, John Neilson, F. N. Prelwitz, Louis Reep, Robert Funk, A. G. Siewert

1913 - Charles Vahl, Gust Wilke

1914 - Charles Hamann, Arthur Pressnell

1915 - John Rusc, John Sander

1916 - L. C. Boehlke, A. J. Hagberg, Oscar Hagberg, Raymond Heinecke, Reinhold Miller, Ray Morgan

1917 - A. T. Peterson

1918 - B. C. Boeck, G. A. Mueller,

1919 - Wm. Frank (chief), Robert Funk, Claus Grelk, Harry Holtsapple, Arthur Krueger, H. Schraan, R. A. Sell, Geo. Swedeberg, H. L. Funk, C. A. Perkins, Martin Quast, George Sausele, Art C. Stucke, J. E. Swanson, Peter Winkler, James Woske

1920 - George Gould

1922 - Iver I. Namtvedt, August Wehking

1924 - Herman Koenig

1926 - Fred Sander, Louis Wallner

1928 - Ed Arndt, Adrid Hagberg, Emil Groehler, C. Ray Heinecke, Don Richards, L. D. Schwurtzler

1929 - Alvin Eislein, Howard Gould, Henry Mueller

1931 - Pat Hames

1933 - H. H. Brede, R. H. Gallup

1934 - Emory Cresine, Herb Frank, Clifford Hamann, Harry Mueller

1936 - Joe Lindstrom

1938 - Ralph Grussendorf, Harold Kapping, Aaron Weispfennig, Rudy Witthus

1939 - John Frank

1940 - Mike Miller (chief), Jerry Stucke

1941 - Orrin Fluck

1942 - Wally Fischer, Charles Girard, Garland Hubin, Elmer Koenig (chief)

1943 - Orville fischer, Leo Mueller (chief), Ferris Welch (chief)

1945 - Harry Ahlbrecht, Lowell Becker, Wesley Vath, Milton Walter, Fred Zuehlke

1946 - Bud Becker, Wilber Louters

1947 - Lyle Boehlke, Marvin Michelson (chief)

1948 - Gordon Frank, Pat Leiferman

1949 - Harvey Carrigan, Les Milbrett

1950 - Alfred Jarvis (chief), Ben Piehl

1951 - Dick Johnson, Walter Lackman (chief), Max Heehan, Clayton Stanton, Walton Weispfennig

1955 - Edmund Hakes, Russ Hanson, Maynard Howe, Sylvan Klukas, Bill Sorenson

1956 - Gordon Kubesh, Jim Porter, Bruce Schultz, Lyle Schultz (chief), Marvin Wiggert, John Winkler

1957 - Wesley Reck

1958 - Stan Gallup, Albert Rath

1959 - Ora Henschke

1960 - Glenn Bulau, George Peterson, Warren Glaeser

1961 - Mikel Degn, Ray Fredrickson, Alton Rysdahl

1962 - Lyle Baysinger

1963 - Don Kottke, Henry Krant

1964 - Wally Huls, Larry Meehan

1965 - Clark Balfour

1968 - Wm Beem (chief) Tom Koopman Sylvan Scharmer (chief)

1970 - Ken Bulau

1971 - Larry Housman

1972 - Jerry Inselmann (chief), Rolla Kumm

1973 - Otto Hackbarth, Pat Roiger

1974 - John Mogenson

1975 - Dennis Erickson, Ron Kadelbach, Jerry Scharmer

1976 - Gary Ellingson, Allen Scharmer, Lee Scharmer

1977 - Fritz Amberg, Dwayne Kadelbach

1978 - Ken Hubin, Tod Reck, Tim Sowder

1979 - Loren Mackey (chief)

1981 - Del Groehler, Kim Huls, Ralph Huls, Harvey Radtke, Mark Thompson

1982 - Martin Peterson, Keith Huls (chief), Jon Meehan, Howard Skulstad, Dale Stromley

1984 - Charlie Grimm, Keith Radtke

1985 - Steve Freidrichs, Kevin Huls

1986 - Wayne Carrigan (chief), Kurt Kottke

1987 - Ron Anderson, Larry Binnebose, Duane Stamps

1988 - Dave Kienitz, Perry Wieland

1989 - Kevin Best

1990 - Tom Haas, Scott Nissen

1991 - Scott Groshens, Rustin Huls, Kurt Schultz, Gary Wakefield, Ted Berg

1992 - Brad Krumrey

1993 - Ted Case, Jason Freidrichs, Corey Pagenkopf, Jim Niles, Brent Hillmann

1994 - Bill Schafer

1996 - Paul Sauter

1997 - Brad Johnson

1999 - Joel Burmeister, Kent Weispfennig, John Pettit

2002 - Gayle Deal (chief), Nathan Rath, Russ Merkins, Bryan Ehlers

2003 - Wayne Meiers, Ray Harrell, Michael Markgraf, Mike Johnson

2004 - Chad Schmalz, Nate Scharmer, Joel Strobel

2005 - Dennis Markgraf