Forming the Grafton Fire Department
June 26th, 1896
A group of concerned men met on June 26, 1896, in a hall owned by R.E. Schnabel. A committee was formed to draft a Constitution and By-Laws.
The Birth of the Grafton Fire Department
July 1st, 1896
On July 1, 1896, community members again met to approve and adopt the Constitution and By-Laws. This, then, was the "birth" of the Grafton Fire Department.
Grafton's 1st Fire Chief: William Weber
July 1, 1896 to July 14, 1899
Grafton's First Firehouse
Circa 1896 to Circa 1909
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1899 Ozaukee and Washington County Firemen's Tournament
June 18th, 1899
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Grafton's 2nd Fire Chief: C.C. Doctor
July 14th, 1899 to July 13th, 1900
Grafton's 3rd Fire Chief: Joseph Sphen
July 13th, 1900 to Circa 1903/1904
Grafton's 4th Fire Chief: William Weber
Circa 1903/1904 to July 8th, 1904
Grafton's 5th Fire Chief: Joseph Sphen
July 8th, 1904 to July 13th, 1906
Engine 1 - The Department's Original Fire Engine
Circa 1905 to Circa 1967
Between 1904 and 1910, a horse-drawn engine with a gasoline powered, 3 cylinder piston pump was obtained by the department.
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Grafton's 6th Fire Chief: August Ploeger
Grafton's 7th Fire Chief: Gust. Clausing
Grafton's 8th Fire Chief: William Weber
Old School House to become Engine House
March 4th, 1908
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Rumors that old public school house to become engine house
September 16th, 1908
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Bids to Remodel School to Engine House and Village Hall
March 3rd, 1909
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Grafton's Second Firehouse
Circa 1909 to Circa 1950
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Grafton's 9th Fire Chief: M.P. Hollrith
Fire Destroys Grafton Foundry & Iron Works
July 29th, 1911
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Grafton's 10th Fire Chief: William Weber
Grafton's 11th Fire Chief: Otto Just
Grafton's 12th Fire Chief: Charles Tillman
Grafton's 13th Fire Chief: William Weber
1923 Stutz Model D
Circa 1923 to December 1959
Unit 2 served as a combination chemical & pumper from approximately 1923 to 1959.
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Grafton's 14th Fire Chief: Henry Wegner
Grafton's 15th Fire Chief: William Weber
Grafton's 16th Fire Chief: C.O. Melkers
1928 Election of Officers at Annual Meeting
July 1928 to
In July of 1928, the Grafton Fire Department held its annual meeting and elected officers for the year.
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Grafton's 17th Fire Chief: William Weiss
Grafton's 18th Fire Chief: William Hilgart
Chief Hilgart - President of WI State Fire Chiefs Assoc.
1943 to 1944
Chief William Hilgart was elected on July 28th, 1943 to become the president of the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs association.
Grafton's Third Firehouse
Circa May 1951 to Circa 1998
Grafton's 19th Fire Chief: Carl Wegner
Practice at the St. Joseph's School Building
Circa 1975 to
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Fire at Froggy's
Circa 1978 to
Fire occurred in the Town of Cedarburg at 5 Corners.
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1981 Pierce Arrow
Circa 1981 to Circa 2003
865 was a 2,000 GPM pumper that served from 1981 until 2003.
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Grafton's 20th Fire Chief: Richard Bulgrin
1988 Pierce Lance
Circa 1988 to Circa 2013
866 served the Grafton area from appromately 1988 to 2013.
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Grafton's 21st Fire Chief: Lawrence Williams
Grafton's Fourth Firehouse
Circa 1999 to Present
Grafton's 22nd Fire Chief: David Harvey
Grafton's 23rd Fire Chief: John Place
Grafton's 24th Fire Chief: William Rice
Grafton Fire Department transitions to OCFD
January 1st, 2025
On January 1st, 2025, the Grafton Fire Department and Saukville Fire Department transitioned to the Ozaukee Central Fire Department.