Kuhl Hose Company

The Kuhl Hose Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1948 after devastating losses revealed the consequences of delayed emergency response in rural Greene Township. Determined that their community would never again wait for help to arrive from miles away, local residents organized a volunteer department that has since grown into a comprehensive emergency response organization protecting Greene Township and other Erie County communities.

For more than 75 years, generations of volunteers have sustained the department through rigorous training, personal sacrifice, and community fundraising. Today, Kuhl Hose provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue operations, fire police support, mobile first responder rest and recovery response, and mutual aid across Erie County where distance, terrain, and limited infrastructure increase risk. The department represents a longstanding covenant between the community and its volunteers — neighbors protecting neighbors when seconds matter most.