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
Structure Fire-3/7/12 - This fire at 2 Meadow Ridge Road
in Warwick, New York started outside the front of the house
and quickly consumed the vinyl siding before spreading into
the attic through a gable vent. An alert passerby called in
the alarm and used a garden hose to knock down most of the
flames on the outside but the garden hose stream could not
reach the attic vent. Not wanting to risk pushing the fire
further into the attic with an exterior attack, Warwick
firefighters made their way via the interior to the attic to
extinguish the rest of the fire.
(01/12/12)
WARWICK - Fire officials are still investigating a fire that
destroyed a home in Warwick last night.
Firefighters responded around 10 p.m. to a house fire on
Route 17A. Nearly 50 firefighters were needed to put out the
flames
Police say no one was home at the time of the fire and that
no one was injured. They add that the structures next door
to the house, including Pizano's Pizzeria, were not damaged.
By resolution dated February 21, 2012, the Warwick Fire
District has approved a resolution subject to permissive
referendum to withdraw up to $675,000 from a capital reserve
fund for the purchase of a new engine (apparatus) and to
refurbish a tanker (apparatus).Any
person desiring to require a mandatory referendum of the
voters must submit a petition in proper form and number to
the fire district within thirty (30) days of this
publication.
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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