These volunteers made up the original roster of Washington Township firefighters:

Chief John W. Bench, Assistant Chief Clarence Johnson, and members:
Glenn AuFrance, Donald Berger, Dale Blanchard, Donald Bowers, Dave Boyce, Jim Boyce, Jay Brower, Bill Chamberlain, Bob Crowell, Murray Cunningham, Ted Ermlich, Dick Fredley, John Geiselman, Earl Greenwald, Herb Haas, Harold Haas, Glenn Henry, Robert Hoiles, William Hoiles, Fred Hutson, John Kandel, Donald Krabill, Jay Lutz, C.J. Mani, Forrest Miller, Virgil Miller, C.R. McNeal, Chuck Montgomery, Fred Moser, Chuck Moser, Harry Orwick, Leslie Oswalt, Floyd Parish, Dwayne Raber, Willis Raber, Clifford Roth, Paul Schillig, Eldon Schmucker, Kenneth Sellers, Valgene Shaffer, Harold Shank, Norwood Shidler, Joe Taylor, Paul Unkefer, Ray Valentino, Howard Wilhelm.