As President of the Clinton VFD-Old Timers Club, Inc, I welcome you to take a few minutes to visit our website. I am very proud of the accomplishments of this organization and equally proud of each and every club member.

The Clinton VFD-Old Timers Club, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of antique fire apparatus and memorabilia of the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department as well as fire history in general.

Our club, officially formed in 2003, was originally an effort to rekindle past relationships with former members of Clinton VFD and to establish new relationships with present members. At a picnic dedicated to the former members, we discussed the possibility of forming a club to continue the camaraderie we once shared. Many of the members were interested, also, in trying to locate some of the old apparatus previously in service at CVFD in an effort to preserve the fire department history. One member had already located and purchased Clinton’s 1952 Mack L85 for his personal collection.

Thus, we began the search for other apparatus. Our club as well as some of the individual members have managed to locate and acquire seven pieces of fire apparatus, six previously in service at CVFD. We have used various resources in an effort to locate this apparatus, including the internet.

Our most prized acquisition is the 1947 Brockway Oren Pumper that was purchased by Clinton VFD in 1947. The department sold the Brockway sometime around 1959 to a fire department in Boyce, VA. It was sold a couple more times to departments in WV and was even said to have been used on a farm owned by John Warner and Elizabeth Taylor in Middleburg, VA. James Dorsey of Romney, WV eventually bought the truck. Mr. Dorsey repainted the truck, keeping the Clinton lettering and seal. He stored the Brockway for many years in a barn along with a 1951 Ward La France pumper. After contacting Mr. Dorsey via email, we visited him in Romney and made a deal to purchase both trucks.

In addition to the 1947 Brockway, the 1951 Ward La France, and the 1952 Mack, the club and/or its members have acquired Clinton VFD’s 1957 GMC, 1967 Ford, 1973 Maxim and the 1987 Ford Bronco Chief’s car. We are very proud of this unique accomplishment. The success of our ventures is due to the efforts of many hard-working and dedicated members.

Our club relies on various fund raising efforts to maintain and support its existence. Among these are yard/bake sales, raffles, and tending bar at the banquets of other fire departments.

In 2005 we researched and compiled some history of the town of Clinton. We used this information to produce a calendar and a history book containing photos and passages about the fire department, local schools and other landmarks in the town of Clinton. The calendars and books were sold to various businesses and members of the community, past and present. Some of the books were sold to the Surratt House Museum.

As a club, we participate in many Fire Department Parades. Some of the parades we have attended include, the Apple Blossom in Winchester, VA, Veteran’s Day in Leonardtown, MD, Colonial Beach, VA, Reedville, VA, Baltimore Firemen’s Expo, and the P.G. Co. Firemen’s Convention.