History

Former Stations

Founded in 1955 the Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department has an extensive history.  Our services are provided to Coolspring Township and the Town of Trail Creek as well as the unincorporated town of Waterford. Coolspring Township is one of 21 townships in the county of La Porte and as of the 2000 census its population was 14,910.  Here are some photos of our former stations with brief descriptions.

Fire Station No. 1 7295 West Johnson Road

Fire Station No.1 opened around 1956.  The original building was made up of the right two bays.  The Department added the left bay and the upstairs meeting room and called this station home until 1991. That is when the current station 1 located at 7111 West 400 North was built a few blocks away.  Old station 1 still stands today as a carpet store.

Trail Creek Station Trail Creek Town Hall.  Rainbow Trail, Trail Creek

 The Trail Creek Fire Station opened in the late 1970s.  It was closed by the Trail Creek town board in 2007.  It is now used by the Trail Creek Street and Police Departments.

Inactive Firemen

Kirk Bos	Dave Childress	Phil Cross	Bill Dean	Steve Galinowski	Brian Gondeck	Don Gregory	Billy Harvey	Mark Harvey
Terry Heckman	Jeff Hyska	Kevin Jentzen	Orphie Loomis	Charlie Morgan	Dale Novak	Ted Nowatzke	Mark O'Brien	Dave Quinn
Craig Seifert	Mike Turner	Cliff Wozniak	Matt Wrobleski	Allen Zepik

Our Past Chiefs

Year	Chief	Year	Chief
1955	Tony Levondoski	1985	Paul Laux
1956	Chuck Jost	1986	Paul Laux
1957	Tom Shepperson	1987	Paul Laux
1958	Owen Cross	1988	Dave Werner
1959	Owen Cross	1989	Dave Werner
1960	Owen Cross	1990	Craig Seifert
1961	Owen Cross	1991	Craig Seifert
1962	Owen Cross	1992	Craig Seifert
1963	Orphie Loomis	1993	Craig Seifert
1964	Dave Grott	1994	Craig Seifert
1965	Dave Grott	1995	Craig Seifert
1966	Ray Nowatzke	1996	Craig Seifert
1967	Ray Nowatzke	1997	Mick Pawlik
1968	Guy McCue	1998	Mick Pawlik
1969	Guy McCue	1999	Mick Pawlik
1970	Orphie Loomis	2000	Mick Pawlik
1971	Orphie Loomis	2001	Mick Pawlik
1972	Orphie Loomis	2002	Mick Pawlik
1973	Orphie Loomis	2003	Mick Pawlik
1974	Orphie Loomis	2004	Mick Pawlik
1975	Orphie Loomis	2005	Mick Pawlik
1976	Orphie Loomis	2006	Mick Pawlik
1977	Tom Cashbaugh	2007	Mick Pawlik
1978	Tom Cashbaugh	2008	Mick Pawlik
1979	Tom Cashbaugh	2009	Mick Pawlik
1980	Dave Werner	2010	Mick Pawlik
1981	Tom Cashbaugh	2011	Mick Pawlik
1982	Tom Cashbaugh	2012	Mick Pawlik
1983	Phil Cross	2013	T.B.A.
1984	Phil Cross	2014	T.B.A.