1866--Lawrenceburg had no fire department and depended on the vigilance and willingness of its citizens to rally in an unorganized brigade.

1866--On 7/4/1866, with no fire department, Lawrenceburg faced their worst fire that had been recorded. The fire struck the downtown area and in two hours destroyed between fifteen to twenty building. The property lost was valued at $60,000.

1882--In the spring there was another large fire on the corner of Short and High Streets. It was then that it was determined necessary to find a more efficient means of fighting fires.

1882--The first fire department was established. A committee appointed by the council purchased two steam fire engines manufactured by the Ahrens Company of Cincinnati. The cost of the engines, complete with reel cart and two thousand feet of hose, was $10,800.

1882--The first fire cisterns were in the following locations: Corner of St. Clair and Center Streets, Corner of Elm and Margaret Streets, Corner of High and Charlotte Streets, In front of the Catholic School building, In front of the Catholic Church, Corner of First and Front Streets, Corner of Third and Main Streets and the Corner of Main and New Streets.

1883--Jan 25, 1883 the engines were named "Miami" and "Edenburg". The "Miami" was at once given a test trail for a large crowd of citizens. In about three and a half minutes after the match was applied to the engine, water was flowing as high as any house in town. The engine houses were built on the East side of Short Street between High and Williams Streets and on Third Street near Shipping Street in Newtown.

1883--Fire Co No 1 (Short Street) Named the following officers:
Chief of Fire Department, August D. Cook
Assistant Chief of Fire Department, Hugh S. Miller
Captain, James Brannon
Lieutenant, Theodore Wade
Secretary, John G. King
Treasurer, Mathias Hanselman
Engineers, J.W. Fawcett, Robert Killough, Wilson F. Gaff
Stokers, Charles E. Crontz, Perry A. Skinner, George Schrader, John C. Ratjen
Pipemem, James Isherwood, Charles F. Kohn, John O'Toole, William Lanningan
Police, John Sicking, Henry Schrader, William Henn, P.E. Jackson, Hanson Freeman
Messengers, A.J. Huffman, Ralph Fisher, F. Ferguson
Hook and Ladder Company, Foreman--William Sparks, James Walker, Louis Hitzfield, Gustave Wehrling, Frank Mason, Isaac Squires, William Standriff, Frank Bartholomew, Charles Schrader, Edward Barrott, Albert A. Bartholomew, R. Kronenberg, James Haney and Samuel Griffith.

1883- Fire Co No 2 (Third Street) Named the following officers:
Chief of Fire Department, August D. Cook
Assistant Chief of Fire Department, J. H. Menke, Sr.
Captain, John T. Tittel
Lieutenant, Gustav H. Donk
Secretary, Henry Gambor
Treasurer, J. H. Menke, Sr.
Hose Directors, Jacob Schimpf Jr., Henry A. Menke Jr., Andrew J. Pusey Jr., John Spanagel, Henry Stehle, John B. Garnier Jr.
Messengers, Charles Miller, Frank Lipps, John Gambor
Police, Jacob A. Lamason, Peter Zins, John Weaver, John Gardner, August Yerger
Standing Committee, Harry F. Leuchtenberg, Harry Vest, Al Sherrod
Engineers, George W. Ward, Albert Sherrod
Stokers, George W. Foster, Edward Leiendecker
Ax Men, William Kaffenberger, Henry Gambor
Additional Members, George Bechtol, Barney Niemeyer, William Hardley, Edward Heaton, Asa Dillon, William Bush, Andrew Gross

2005- Lawrenceburg Fire Department hires the first four full time employees. This is the beginning of full time fire coverage for the City of Lawrenceburg. The first employees are Johnnie Tremain, Rob Schuette, Pat Meyers and Tim Harrell.