Prior to World War II Glenfield, Grieg, and Glendale depended upon the Lowville Fire Department for protection as lowville had a "rural" tanker and pumper assigned for that use. After several weeks of discussions by Glenfield residents regarding the need for a local fire department, an organizational meeting was held on Friday night, Aprils 9, 1954. After voting to proceed the following were the first officers to be elected in this new fire department.
Founding Members were:
| First Fire Chief | Randy Kerr |
| First President | Kenneth Mayhew |
| First Treasurer | Edward Jacunski |
| First Secretary | Herbert Salsburg |
| First Assistant Chief | Elwin Rowell |
| Second Assistant Chief | Chester Mazur |
| Third Assisstant Chief | David Salmon |
First Board Of Directors:
Ralph Salmon
William Swan
Herbert Salsburg
Harold Widmeyer
Howard Williams
Our first fund raising event was a fireman's ball which was held on Friday evening, June 11, 1954, earning $250.00. Our second benefit was a fireman's dance held Friday night August 6th, 1954 at the General Martin High School Auditorium. On May 14th, 1954 we purchased our first fire truck from Lafargeville Fire Department. On September 3, 1954 we poured the footings and foundations for this building. On September 20th, 1954 we bought a used tank truck and modified it for fire fighting purposes. By October 11th, 1954 the outside walls of the building were framed & sheeted and the rafters were in place. On November 16th, 1954 we put the roof on the building. On November 29th, 1954 the pumper and tanker were put in the building for the first time. The original members never attended fire training classes, as there was none available at the time. They learned to operate the pumps and fight fires simply by our own initative.
Original Members
| Joe Bodner | Chester Mazur |
| Eli Burdick | Lester Rudd |
| Donald Crouse | Samuel Rudd |
| Paul Csizmar | Elwin Rowell |
| Frank Fetcie | William Saltery |
| Barney Howley | William Swan |
| Paul Hanno | Dave Salmon |
| Walter Hunt | Ralph Salmon |
| Edward Jaconski | Herbert Salsburg |
| Randy Kerr | Harold Widmeyer |
| Jim Kocach | Howard Williams |
| Ken Mayhew | Francis Wood |