In 1901
Sergeant Michael Grace, a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) started
a volunteer fire brigade crew. The Town
Commissioners purchased a second hand fire engine from Shand Mason & Co.
for £50.
Under the Fire Brigade Act of
1940 a Waterford County Fire Brigade was established. Roger McGrath was appointed as the first fire
officer.
In December 1942 the first members were appointed:
Patrick
Power, Philip Dunne, Patrick Nagle, John Whelan, James O’Connor, James Power,
John McCarthy, Kevin Dalton, Michael Dunne, Augustine Power, Oliver Walsh,
Michael Whelan. In December 1942 the first members were appointed: