East Fishkill Fire District

East Fishkill Fire District
Operational area
Country	United States
State	New York
Town	East Fishkill
Agency overview^[1]
Established	October 1935 (1935-10)
Annual calls	2,186 (2014)
Staffing	Volunteer
Facilities and equipment^[1]
Stations	4
Engines	10
Trucks	2
Squads	1
Rescues	2
Ambulances	2
Tenders	3
Wildland	3
Website
Official website

The East Fishkill Fire District provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the town of East Fishkill, New York. The fire district has 4 main fire stations as well as two substations. The district is responsible for 56 square miles (150 km²) and has a population of just over 29,000 as of the 2010 United States Census.^[1]

History

The East Fishkill Fire District was founded in October, 1935 with just a single fire company by the name of Hopewell Hose Company.^[1] Initially fire protection was provided by this company with mutual aid coming from Fishkill and Beacon. In 1949 the Stormville Fire Company was added, along with the Hillside Lake Fire Company in 1952 and the Wiccopee Fire Company in 1954.

Stations and apparatus

As of June 2015 below is a complete list of all apparatus in the East Fishkill Fire District.^[2] The apparatus run out of 4 main stations and 2 sub-stations.

	City	Engine	Ladder	EMS	Tanker	Wildland	Chief
1	Hopewell	Engine 39-11 Engine 39-15	Ladder 39-45	Rescue 39-51
2	Stormville	Engine 39-12 Engine 39-81 Engine 39-17 Engine 39-22		Rescue 39-52	Tanker 39-32	Mini 39-62	Assistant Chief 39-4
3	Hillside Lake	Engine 39-13 Engine 39-18			Tanker 39-33	Mini 39-63
4	Wiccopee	Engine 39-14 Engine 39-21		Squad 39-67	Tanker 39-34	Brush 39-64

References

1 2 3 4 "About the Fire District". East Fishkill Fire District. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
↑ "Apparatus". Columbia County Fire Apparatus. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

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