Excelsior Fire Department No. 1, 399 South First Street, Bellwood, Pa. Blair County Station 22. Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company was formed October 12, 1981. On March 27, 1894 they changed their name to Excelsior Fire Department No. 1 and received their charter. They purchased the old Methodist church on East Cambria Street in June of 1896 and held their first meeting in the new firehouse February 27, 1900. That hall was torn down in the spring of 1950 to build a new station. During this time the building used to store records and small equipment burned. This new station opened in October 1951. On April 4, 1998 ground was broken at First Street and Boyles Street for the current firehouse. They moved into the current building in August 1998 and dedicated it June 27, 1999.
The Emergency Services Memorial Park sits across First Street from the station and was an Eagle Scout project in 2005.
These photos were taken Saturday January 13, 2026, on Monday the 16th Excelsior and Pinecroft Fire Department agreed in principle to merge. They had until March 5th to work out the details. Pinecroft rejected the agreement, not wanting to lose their identity. March 10th Antis Township decertified Pinecroft FD making Excelsior sole provider to the township. In June a judge upheld the townships decertification.
