Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association
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STATION 1
36 Main Street
Bowmansville, NY 14026
(716) 683-9811
www.bvfa.com
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STATION 2
58 Seitz Avenue
Lancaster, NY 14086
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The officers and members of Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association express their deepest condolences to the family of Life Active Member Robert "Bob" Voelker on March 23rd 2026. Bob joined the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association in October of 2000 and served proudly for over 25 years.
Throughout the years, Bob took numerous County and State classes, including but not limited to Basic & Intermediate Firefighter, Pumps, EMT, Firefighter Survival, FAST and Safety Officer. He served as both Lieutenant and Captain in addition to FAST Team Captain.
Bob was awarded Rookie of the Year in 2001, Line Officer of the Year in 2002 & 2007, Firefighter of the Year in 2008 and Phil Fink EMS Award in 2009.
He served on numerous committees including Training, Computer and Fire Prevention but most notably he has served as the Chairman of our annual Family Picnic for many years. He served as an Explorer Advisor to BVFA's Explorer post, where both his sons Caleb & Mason are active Explorers.
Bob will be remembered for being one of those who was always willing to help, give a lending hand and mentor new firefighters. He will be sorely missed, and our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Lisa, sons Caleb and Mason, and his family and friends.
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BVFA MISSION STATEMENT
The Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association was organized and chartered in 1912.
The purpose of the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association is to include love of country,
good citizenship, civic virtue, and self-sacrifice; and to perpetuate the spirit which from
the earliest days and actuated volunteer firemen in the rendition of service of the highest
type in the protection of life and property from fire, without hope of fee or reward.
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HISTORY OF OUR NICKNAME
The Rainmakers
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The Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association was organized and chartered in 1912.
From the Young Men's Club to the Bowmansville Fire Department, until 1962
the main source of funding was the Field Days held each August. For many
of those years "RAIN DATES" were set just in case, and more often than not
used. One year the regular date was used as well as two or three rain dates
(11 rain outs in 9 years). It was during this time we received the name
"RAINMAKERS". One year Walter Scrace and a few others manned a banner
BOWMANSVILLE RAINMAKERS and the department paraded at the Erie Co. fair with
this banner and umbrellas. Our Rain Maker Logo has gone thru a few changes;
from an umbrella, to a fireman holding an umbrella, to our present Indian,
representing fire, rescue, and cadence corps.
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