East Fishkill Fire District

InfoboxFireDepartment
name = East Fishkill Fire District

incorporated = 1936
staffing = Volunteer
strength = 300
stations = 6
engines = 10
trucks = 4
squads = 12
rescues = 2
tanker = 3
utility = 6 (1 4x4)
departmentnum = [39]
fireboats = 2
EMSunits = 2
FirstResponderBLSorALS = CFR-BLS
chief = Scott Post
department = 39The East Fishkill Fire District is the name of the fire district that serves the town of East Fishkill, New York. The fire district is comprised of 4 main fire stations as well as two substations. They have over 300 volunteers, and 2 paid employees (non-firematic). [cite web | author=| year=| title=East Fishkill Fire District - Hopewell Junction, New York | format=HTML | work=Fire Departments Net | url=http://www.firedepartments.net/NewYork/HopewellJunction/EastFishkillFireDistrict.html | accessdate=2006-04-25] . The East Fishkill Fire District is the largest volunteer agency between Albany and New York City, covering nearly 27,000 residents spread over 54 square miles within its jurisdiction. The entire District was and continues to be staffed all by volunteers. [cite web | author=| year=| title=About Us | format=HTML | work=East Fishkill Fire District | url=http://www.eastfishkillfiredistrict.org/eastfishkillfiredistrict/about_us.htm | accessdate=2006-04-25] The level of care they provide is Basic Life Support. [cite web | author=| year=| title=Dutchess County | format=HTML | work=New York State Department of Health | url=http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/counties/dutchess.htm | accessdate=2006-04-25] . During large scale incidents such as a Structure Fire or Mass Casualty Incident, departments that would provide mutal-aid are Beekman, LaGrange, Village Of Fishkill and Union Vale.

tations

The apparatus run out of the 4 main stations, 2 sub-stations and district headquarters. The ambulances rotate between the 4 main stations on a weekly basis.

Hopewell Hose, is the oldest fire company in the District and began in 1912. As the area grew, fire companies were added which were strategically located to better serve the community. The Stormville Fire Company was started in 1949; followed by The Hillside Lake Fire Company in 1952 and The Wiccopee Fire Company in 1954. In addition to the four main fire companies, The Stormville Fire Company and The Wiccopee Fire Company also have substations which were started in 1983 and 1984 respectively.

Emergency Response

District personnel are dispatched directly by the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response via personal pagers. EFFD also serves as pre-determined mutual aid to many surrounding departments, in both Dutchess and Putnum counties.

References

Links

* [http://www.eastfishkillfiredistrict.org/ East Fishkill Fire District]
* [http://www.hopewellhose.com/ Hopewell Hose Fire Company, Station 1]
* [http://www.wiccopeefireco.org/ Wiccopee Fire Company, Station 4]
* [http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/EmergencyResponse/ERIndex.htm Dutchess County Emergency Response] [http://www.freewebs.com/hillsidelakefireco3/ Hillside Lake Company Station 3