Independent Fire Company to Celebrate 100-Years of Service

In the fall of 2007, the Independent Fire Company will turn 100 years old. The first regular meeting of the "Independent Hose Company of Mount Kisco" was held at Whitlock's Garage on Kisco Avenue on November 19, 1907. The Independents were incorporated under its new and permanent name, "The Independent Fire Company of Mount Kisco," on February 3, 1908. Within three weeks of the initial meeting, the Company consisted of twenty-nine charter members; at the first annual meeting, the Company roster expanded to fifty men.

The members of the Independent Fire Company have been preparing for this momentous occation for the last two years. The Company has been busy raising money and will be continuing to do so through next year.