Greensburg Hose Company #6 began on July 20, 1896, when a group of men residing in the Borough of Ludwick met to form a volunteer fire company to protect the lives and property of the citizens in their community.  By 1897 the men had raised the money to build and equip a new hose house.  Property was leased on West Otterman Street from the Pennsylvania Railroad.

With the members working evening and weekends, the new hose house was completed by October.  During this time the members were also raising money needed to purchase the equipment for the new fire company.  Two hose carts were purchased; one with wooden wheels and one with bicycle wheels.  Each was fitted with a 12-inch gong and 2-1/2 inch hose.  They also purchased 6 Japanned spanners, 6 Hopkins spanners and one Siamese connection with a Higby thread.  The total cost of the equipment was $753.07.

The new firemen of Ludwick were soon answering the call for help.  They fought many fires, both in and out of Ludwick.  They were often called into the Borough of Greensburg for assistance.  The hose house built in 1897 was a one bay wooden structure with a second floor that was used as a social room.  It had no alarm bell at first but soon a committee of citizens was formed and the money was raised to purchase a used bell for which a belfry was constructed on the firehouse.  In later years, a larger bell with an electrically operated hammer was mounted on the Charley Brother building where Mutual Aid now stands, and that is the bell in front of the fire hall today.

On January 4, 1906, the Ludwick Volunteer Fire Company elected to join the Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department becoming then known as Greensburg Hose Company #6.  The company continued to respond to alarms with the two hose carts until 1916 when the city purchased a four cylinder chemical truck.  This truck was heavy and under-powered and was soon obsolete.  In 1924, the city purchased a new Seagrave fire engine which could pump 750 gallons per minute.  This engine served the city well for 30 years. 

In 1954, the city saw the need to replace the aging buildings of Hose Companies #3 and #6.  Hose Company #6 purchased a house at the corner of Otterman and Depot Streets and donated the property to the city for the construction of the new hose house.  A new truck was purchased to go with the new firehouse, a Seagrave 1000 gallon per minute pumper replaced the 1924 engine.  This engine was used until 1971, and served as a back up engine until 1989.  In 1971, a new Seagrave engine was purchased and the company raised the money to buy a 55 foot articulating boom squirt which was in service until replaced by the modern 1996 Seagrave pumper with which the members proudly serve the citizens of Greensburg.