General Info

In the fall of 1869, the Oxford Gas and Water Works Company began building a reservoir along what is now know as Route 10 on one acre of ground purchased from Samuel Dickey. The Oxford Fire Company was organized on Feb. 6, 1871, when 21 young men met in the stock room. The name was soon changed to Union Fire Company No. 1, since some of the equipment was purchased from a company in Philadelphia with the same name. The department holds numerous fundraisers. A banquet hall facility was built to house banquets, Sunday breakfasts, weekly bingo, wedding receptions, dances, craft shows and other occasions. Today, the weekly and special bingos are a vital part of the fundraising duties of the company. The Union Fire Company No. 1 is the fourth oldest in the county. It has the largest fire district in the county, comprised of Oxford Borough and the five townships of Upper and Lower Oxford, East and West Nottingham, and Elk, equaling a total of approximately 92 square miles. The Union Fire Company No. 1 is located in Oxford, Pa.