In 1920, when the Borough of Little Ferry had a population of only 2600, George Petrik sparked an idea and rallied support to form a Hook & Ladder fire company to further protect the citizens of this growing community from the dangers of fire. On February 28, 1921, at an 8:15 P.M. official Municipal Meeting of the Borough of Little Ferry, a formal citizens' petition was introduced to incorporate a
n organization to be known as the Little Ferry Hook & Ladder Company No. 1. Unanimously, the Mayor and Council of 1921 approved the citizens’ petition forming the volunteer Hook & Ladder Company, and the rest is history...
As of the summer of 2009, the Little Ferry Hook & Ladder Co. 1 is the first in the boro to have a Junior Fire Department, consisting of 5 highschool students that use this program to help complete their community service hours.
