Incorporated on November 14, 1888, Hose Company No. 1 rented a local hall from former Fire Commissioner Dr. F.G. Stroud and operated what was known as the "Big Old Engine" housed in the engine house located on the school property on West Second Street. In 1893, the Commissioners provided Hose Company No. 1 with a new house built on a lot located at North Washington Street. In 1916, Hose Company No. 1 moved to 215 West Main Street and then to 261 West Main Street where it remains today.

To this day, the Moorestown Fire Department has remained a volunteer organization, serving the community with state-of-the-art equipment. Moorestown Fire District No. 1 has come a long way since the original hand drawn pumper. Today the district possesses three 'Class A' pumpers, a brush unit, a fire rescue/cascade unit, a ladder truck, support vehicles and additional technological equipment to assist with daily operations.