 MAY 6, 1873
The 'Chief' Engineer position is created and James W. Ross is appointed. The 'Chief' Engineer title would be shortened in 1875 to just 'Chief'.
April 20, 1875
James W. Ross is reelected as chief.
April 11, 1876
John W. Metz is elected chief.
February 29, 1877
City council votes to fix the salary of the chief of the fire department at $50/month ($600/year).
February 29, 1878
City council votes to fix the salary of the chief of the fire department at $65/month ($780/year).
 April 9, 1878
Charles W. McNab is elected chief.
May 13, 1879
Charles W. McNab is relected as chief.
April 27, 1880
Richard Morgan is elected chief.
April 1881
William Horner is elected chief.
April 6, 1882
The Tod volunteer Fire Department holds election of officers. However, city council refuses to accept the officer selection. As a result, the members of the volunteer fire department vote to disband due to irreconsilable differences. Led by former chief Charles W. McNab, a new reorganized volunteer fire department is ready to step in and continue fire protection for the city.
May 7, 1883
William H. Moore is elected chief.
 October 11, 1883
H. Sim Dyer and Albert Probst are the first paid employees of the Volunteer Fire Department.
June 20, 1884
William H. Moore is relected chief and his salary is set at $41.67/month ($500/year). Three additional paid firefighters, Ambrose Perkins, Charles Caughan and George Batteiger, are hired at a salary of $60/month. All of the volunteer firefighters or "minute men" receive payment of 50 cents/hour.
May 11, 1885
William H. Moore is relected chief.
May 24, 1886
William H Moore is relected chief.
June 13, 1887
William H Moore is nominated for chief but city council refuses the nomination.
 June 27, 1887
John P. Mercer is elected by city council as chief.
March 30, 1888
Assistant Chief Alexander M.B. Davis is fatally injured while riding on the hook and ladder company. The fire department was responding to a false alarm when Chief Davis was thrown from the truck and run over. He was buried at Calvery Cemetery in Youngstown and his funeral was attended by firefighers all over the area
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 April 20, 1868
The Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company is organized with the help of Governer David Tod. The roster consisted of 60 men and it was decided that the official name of the fire company would be the Tod Volunteer Fire Company. A short time later, the Gov Tod Fire House opens at the corner of Boardman and Hazel adjecent to the city jail and mayor's office.
 February 6, 1888
No. 2 station opens at Oak and Fruit Streets and Hose Company No.2 is organized.
 1889
No. 3 station opens at Thomas and Foster Streets and Hose Company No.3 is organized
 1889
The Briar Hill area is annexed into the city.
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 April 14, 1868
The newly formed Youngstown city council authorizes the purchase of a steamer from the H.C. Silsby company of Seneca Falls, NY. The steamer was purchased at a cost of $5,500 and extra equipment at a cost of $8,875.
 September 14, 1871
The city's first hook and ladder company is organized with a roster of 50 men. The Gov Tod Fire House is expanded and the hook and ladder company is quartered in the old city jail building.
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