The Waverly Engine Company was formed in 1894, Pioneer Company, on Jackson Ave. The Waverly Engine Company protected Tuckahoe homes. All town firemen were volunteers until 1927. The Tuckahoe Hose company was on Columbus Ave in 1895. The Tuckahoe Rescue Hook and Ladder was on Columbus Ave. in 1896. Th Hose Company and Hook and Ladder was on Underhill Street in 1924. The first motorized apparatus for the Tuckahoe Rescue Hook and Ladder was 1913.