By 1859, the department's equipment consisted of a wagon, ladders, J.J. Heller's homemade pump, a large hook for pulling down burning buildings, a small hook, 60 feet of rope, a box to hold the rope, two dozen tin pails, lanterns, five speaking horns, and a record book.

Once the engine arrived, it needed a shed, and some of the firemen proposed another fundraiser on the Fourth of July, but Vice-captain Halasz threatened to resign over that date.

[2] Also in 1862, a number of members who belonged to Sauk City's rifle company left to fight in the Civil War.

This reduced the fire company to the point where it considered disbanding, but the remaining men voted 15 to 12 to continue.

This required more storage space and it was probably at this point that the 1862 brick station was expanded from one bay to two by tearing out the north wall, building a new north wall to expand the hall from 11 feet wide to 28 feet, building a new roof over the old one, and adding the hose-drying tower on the ridge of the new roof.

The square tower stands 15 feet above the roof, including a belfry which holds the station's alarm bell.

[2] One of the worst fires in Sauk City's history came shortly after, when the Siebel Bakery on Water Street burned.

A light wind from the northeast turned to the east and blew coals and shingles for a block and one lit the cupola of the Meyer refrigerator building....

Suddenly she perceived a strong smell of the pine wood and even before they could dress themselves the smoke was coming into the rooms....

Now let us keep the ball rolling and vote on it..."[2]By 1900 the fire station was expanded again by moving a wooden building up against its back end.

In 1994 the Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society leased the building, tore down the sagging rear addition, and raised money to repair the roof and tower.