PHOTO: Osco-Andover firefighters and their families as well as retired members and families celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Fire Department at a dinner in the Andover Fire Station. Firefighters and children received an anniversary T-shirt commemorating the event. Chief Roger Stancliff presented a program tracing the history of the department and how fire fighting and equipment has changed through the years. “Utilization of grant programs to acquire equipment along with fundraisers, and very generous donations form people in the community have been very beneficial in helping the department purchase needed equipment,” Stancliff said. He traced the history of the department and said the first station was built in 1947-1948 in Osco, with an addition to the station in 1983 that provided a pass-through joining the two stations. In 1950, a station was acquired in Andover and in 2001, that building was razed and a new station constructed.