1920 - The Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department was founded, with a hand cart with 2 chemical tanks mounted on it.

1921 - Lakeville Fire Department was incorporated. The hand cart were mounted on a Model T 1923 - a rotary pump is mounted on a 1921 Packard Chassis. The V-12 engine of the Packard made this Pumper the equal of many small modern unit.

1939 - The Packard is replaced by a 500 GPM Chevrolet combination Pumper, Hose, Tanker.

1948 - The 1939 Chevrolet is replaced by a new 500 GPM Pumper with a 500 gallon booster tank.

1949 - Ladies Auxiliary formed.

1951 - The present day fire house is built.

1952 - Emergency truck is leased from the Livingston County Sheriffs Department and completely equipped as a Rescue Truck.

1953 - Introduction of Fire Police.

1955 - A John Bean High Presser Fog, Volume Unit, mounted on an International truck.

1956 - First fund drive letter sent to residents. All units equipped with two-way radios.

1963 - A John Bean High Pressure Fog, Volume Unit, 1000 gallon tank, mounted on a Ford Chassis.

1965 - First Woman Firefighter joins possible 1st in the nation. Purchased a 1961 Rescue Truck.

1968 - Purchased nine acres on Stone Hill Rd.

1971 - Training Grounds Facility completed.

1976 - New Generator Truck put into service

1983 - New Ford Pumper put into service.

1985 - New dry-suits for Water Rescue and New Pierce Pumper purchased.

1989 - New Pierce Engine put into service.

1995 - New Rescue Truck put into service.

1997 - Went to Northern NY to help with the Ice Storm.

2000 - Explorer Post 4103 formed.

2001 - Fire house expanded (2 bays, Ready Room, Communication Room). 9-11 "Twin Towers" Incident.

2002 - New Pierce Pumper put into service. Went to New York City for the Firefighter's Memorial Service.

2003 - Went to Baltimore, Maryland to be an Extra Cast member in "Ladder 49."

2006 - Added automatic "text message" Rip-n-Run capabilities to improve emergency response.

2010

• Migrated from three pumpers down to two main apparatus while improving our ability to respond to emergencies.
• Improved our "ISO" rating, which reduces property insurance costs for our entire community.
• LVFD is now in the top 10% of fire departments in the US!
• Placed new rescue pumper E-215 into service.
• Upgraded B-210 outboard motor to new 35 HP Mercury outboard.
• Upgraded Training Grounds facility with complete new audio/video infrastructure for classroom training.
• Added several new buildings to our Training Grounds facility, including a new vehicle extrication pad, "Mask Confidence" building and roof simulator. These significantly improve the ability to train our volunteers, and we also invite other departments to use our new capabilities!
• Adopted our "2015 Strategic Plan," which will help guide us to meet the evolving needs of our community and improve emergency response while maintaining fiscal responsibility well into the future.

2011

• Several projects to improve our Training Grounds facility, including new entranceways and adding air conditioning.
• New firehouse renovation project to improve the usage of our facilities and better meet the needs of our community for the foreseeable future.
• Adding a new building to the Training Grounds facility to store equipment and allow improvements in efficient usage of firehouse facilities.
• Complete renovation to Web site to improve communications with the community.