The Warwick Fire Department has
a proud tradition of community service that dates back to
1869.
Over the years we
have grown to better meet the needs of the community, in
which we live and work.
Our Department provides
quality, cost effective Fire Protection, Fire Prevention
Education and
Emergency Assistance to the residents, visitors and
properties in the Warwick Fire District.
Our all volunteer firefighters
respond to calls for assistance and emergency incidents
without prejudice, conducting ourselves in a professional
manner while remaining well trained and equipped to manage
and control any situation that may occur.
Department
News
WFD
Junior Program Members
Receive Service Awards and Scholarships
Left-right: Chief of Department Dan Schweikart with
members of the junior program, Greg Mazza, Jared
Fersko-Weiss Jordan Moser, (not present Andrew
Snigur)
Warwick
Fire Department junior firefighters recently
received service awards and scholarships at the
Warwick Valley High School awards night in June.
Greg Mazza, Jared Fersko-Weiss Jordan Moser, and
Andrew Snigur received service awards for their
active roles as members of the Warwick Fire
Department while maintaining high academic averages
in School. The program is a joint effort between the
School and the Fire Department and is designed to
foster a sense of community service and pride in our
young adults while stressing the importance of
academic achievement.
Warwick
Fire Department Scholarship Award Winners Andrew
Snigur of Engine Company #3, the son of Past-Chief
Gregg Snigur and Jordan Moser, an active member of
the Goodwill Hook and Ladder Company #1, were both
awarded $1,000.
In order
to qualify for the Warwick Fire Department
Scholarship Award, the applicant must be a
graduating senior who has been accepted as a
full-time student at a College, Technical or
Business School and must either be an active member
of the Warwick Fire Department or his/her parent(s)
or guardian must be an active member of the
Department. In order to apply, the applicant must,
among other things, submit an essay that introduces
himself/herself and describes his/her
accomplishments and goals. Final selections, which
are made by the Scholarship Committee, are based on:
Community Service Activities; Academic Standing;
School Activities; the aforementioned Essay; and an
interview with the Scholarship Committee.
The
Warwick Fire Department and all of it members would
like to congratulate the award winners for a job
well done. Keep up the hard work!
Mutual Aid
Sports - Summer 2011
The Orange County
Emergency Services Softball League hosted a game
between the Warwick Fire Department and Warwick EMS.
Although the final
score was Warwick FD 27 -Warwick EMS 7, the League's
purpose is first and foremost to instill camaraderie
between the members and their Departments and, of
course, to have fun.
Hazardous
Condition - 3
Wires Down and
Burning - 1
Structure Fire - 0
Medi-Vac landing zone- 1
Public Meetings/
Events
District Meeting on August 16, 2011, 8:00 P.M. at
Station #1, 25 Church St. (located near the Colonial Avenue end of
Forester Avenue)
Fire Safety & Prevention
Tip
If you’re driving and
you see blue lights flashing on a vehicle please
pull over. This is a firefighter responding to an
emergency and every second matters.
Fire
District News
LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Fire Commissioners of the
Warwick Fire District will hold a meetings for the purpose
of discussing the budget for 2012.
The budget meeting will be held on Wednesday August 3,
Wednesday August 10, and Wednesday August 17 at 7:00 PM at
Warwick Station #1, Church Street Ext., Warwick, NY 10990.
BY ORDER OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
WARWICK FIRE DISTRICT
Deborah L. Schweikart - Secretary
Training
News
:::
Car Fire Training :::
April 6th, 2011 - At the request of Captain Contaxis,
representatives from
Bullex Inc. were on hand at
Station One, to demonstrate some of the training aids their
company manufactures.
In addition to the Vehicle Fire Training Prop
seen in these photos, the
Bullex reps brought along two models of their SmartDummy
rescue mannequins, a Smoke Generator 4000 and a GasTrainer
gas meter training device for the members to work with.
March 5, 2011 - Warwick
firefighters battled a house fire on Cascade Road Saturday
evening. When they arrived, firefighters found heavy smoke
and flames pouring from the house. No one was in the home at
the time of the fire but unfortunately one of the family’s
two dogs was unable to escape the blaze and perished in the
fire. The house was heavily damaged by the fire, which
investigators believe was caused by a coal stove.
The Greenwood Lake and Goshen fire departments along with
the Warwick Community Ambulance Service assisted Warwick FD
at the scene. Crews from the Chester and Pine Island fire
departments were on standby in Warwick’s stations during the
incident.
Fire Prevention
& Safety Public Service Announcements & Resources
Every year, approximately 2,600 Americans die in home
fires. Over half of these deaths (52%) occur between the
hours of 10:00pm and 7:00am, when
residents are typically sleeping. Smoke and toxic gases from
a home fire are as deadly as heat and flames.
Smoke alarms save lives, prevent injuries, and minimize
property damage by detecting fires early and alerting
residents, allowing crucial time to escape. The risk of
dying from a fire in a home without working smoke alarms is
twice as high as in a home that has working smoke alarms.
With that being said and daylight savings
time upon us, the Warwick Fire Department would like to
remind all of its District residents not only do we need to
remember to change our clocks but to change our batteries in
our smoke alarms and make sure that they work properly.
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more Fire Prevention Info-
The best way to fight a
fire is to prevent one. Through knowledge, training and
valuable resources we seek to educate the community and save
lives.
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for more.
