1930s

1938: The Belle Valley Hose Company is established by Frank Schrimper and nine others on November 2, 1938.

 1940s

• 1940: First fire truck (1939 Chevrolet pumper) purchased in May. Belle Valley Hose Company responds to its first fire. Ladies Auxiliary is formed.
• 1941: First Street Fair fundraiser held, later renamed the Belle Valley Bazaar.
• 1944: First firehouse built at Norcross & Wattsburg Roads. Tanker 32 (1937 Chevrolet) purchased.
• 1948: Tanker 33 (1940 Chevrolet) purchased.

1950s

• 1952: First building expansion and community hall added. Name change to Belle Valley Fire Department is proposed.
• 1954: Single emergency telephone number established in Millcreek. Radios introduced for communication.
• 1955: Engine 33 (1954 Ford/John Bean Pumper) purchased. 
• 1956: First rescue truck, Rescue 35, purchased and doubles as the first ambulance.
• 1957: Social hall built at the rear of the firehouse.

 1960s

• 1962: Second ambulance (1952 Cadillac, Squad 37) purchased. Rad-O-Lites installed in ambulances.
• 1963: First chicken barbecue fundraiser held.
• 1967: New Squad 37 ambulance (International model) delivered.
• 1968: 30th anniversary brings extensive firehouse and hall renovations.

 1970s

• 1971: New orange Engine 31 (Ford/FMC John Bean pumper) purchased.
• 1974: New ambulance (Dodge/National Coach) replaces rescue truck.
• 1975: New red Engine 32 (Ford/Young pumper) added.
• 1979: Ladder truck (1949 American LaFrance) purchased.
• 1980: New tanker (Ford/Saulsbury) delivered.

 1980s

• 1981: Three-lane truck bay added. Original firehouse from 1944 incorporated into the new firehouse.
• 1982: New Squad 37 ambulance (Ford/TEC) delivered.
• 1985: Frank Schrimper, founder of Belle Valley, passes away. Official name change to Belle Valley Fire Department.
• 1987: New custom-built Sutphen pumper delivered as Engine 31.

 1990s

• 1991: 911 service introduced to Millcreek Township.
• 1993: Enhanced 911 introduced to Erie County. Two McCoy-Miller ambulances purchased.
• 1996: Rescue 38 delivered.  An electrical fire breaks out in social hall, extends through a portion of the firehouse and causes considerable damage. No apparatus are damaged.
• 1998: Belle Valley Fire Department launches its first website.

 2000s

• 2001: 90-foot Sutphen Tower Ladder purchased.
• 2003: Truck 39 (Ford F350) placed in service.
• 2008: BVFD celebrates 70th anniversary. Engine 31 refurbished.
• 2009: BVFD renumbers apparatus. Major flooding hits Belle Valley, severely damaging the firehouse.

2010s

• 2010: New Sutphen Tower Ladder (Tower 369) delivered, then heavily damaged in a fire the next year. Chemicals involved in that fire cause damage to the ladder truck, gear, and equipment while also sending multiple volunteers to the hospital with respiratory concerns.
• 2011: New BVFD patch adopted.
• 2012: 12 BVFD members became certified rescue SCUBA divers and join the Millcreek Dive Team. That team is discontinued six years later.
• 2017: New Sutphen pumper (Engine 364) acquired.

 2020s

• 2023: Belle Valley volunteers celebrate 85 years of service.
• 2024: New quick response vehicle added to equipment line-up to provide faster emergency medical services to residents.