Fighting Fires in Lancaster

30 minutes west of Buffalo, in the quiet town of Lancaster, NY is a fairly new firemen's museum built in large part by the volunteers of the community.

"Firemen are a special breed of persons uniquely dedicated to the people they serve," says Richard Young, President of a tool mounting company called PAC, Performance Advantage Company. PAC is located right below the museum.

Mr. Young or 'The Doctor' as he likes to be called comes from a long line of firemen. His father's father was a fireman, as seen here on the far right of the photo as was his great grandfather.

PAC sells fastening hook locks, brackets and mounts that help secure pick axes, sledgehammers, shovels and fire extinguishers to the sides of fire trucks, EMS rescue vehicles, even military transports.



Mr. Young's lifetime of work has helped save lives, both victims of fires and firemen themselves. Inside the museum is 200-plus years of the evolution of uniforms, apparatus, pumps, ladders, hoses and vehicles, most of which a Young descendant helped invent. Black and white photos of firemen tell stories of courage and dedication.

This is a must-see when your in the neighborhood of Lancaster, NY.