# grafton-wi
June 26, 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.
July 1, 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.
July 1, 1896 to July 14, 1899
Circa 1896 to Circa 1909
Learn more about the first firehouse in Grafton, Wis.
June 18, 1899
July 14, 1899 to July 13, 1900
July 13, 1900 to December 31, 1903
Circa 1903/1904 to July 8th, 1904
July 8, 1904 to July 13, 1906
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.
July 14, 1905 to July 13, 1906
July 13, 1906 to July 12, 1907
July 12, 1907 to July 14, 1911
September 16, 1908
March 3, 1909
Circa 1909 to Circa 1950
July 14, 1911 to July 13, 1913
July 29, 1911
July 13, 1913 to July 13, 1917
July 13, 1917 to July 9, 1920
July 9, 1920 to November 11, 1921
November 11, 1921 to July 11, 1924
Circa 1923 to December 1959
Unit 2 served as a combination chemical & pumper from approximately 1923 to 1959.
July 11, 1924 to September 12, 1924
September 12, 1924 to July 10, 1925
July 10, 1925 to July 9, 1932
July 1928
In July of 1928, the Grafton Fire Department held its annual meeting and elected officers for the year.
July 9, 1932 to July 8, 1938
July 8, 1938 to July 12, 1961
1943 to 1944
Chief William Hilgart was elected on July 28th, 1943 to become the president of the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs association.
Circa May 1951 to Circa 1998
July 12, 1961 to December 9, 1987
Circa 1974
Circa 1981 to Circa 2003
865 was a 2,000 GPM pumper that served from 1981 until 2003.
December 9, 1987 to December 14, 1995
Circa 1988 to Circa 2013
866 served the Grafton area from appromately 1988 to 2013.
December 14, 1995 to December 12, 2002
Circa 1999 to Present
December 12, 2002 to December 9, 2010
December 9, 2010 to July 15, 2013
July 15, 2013 to December 31, 2025
January 1, 2025
On January 1st, 2025, the Grafton Fire Department and Saukville Fire Department transitioned to the Ozaukee Central Fire Department.