Pictured above is GFD
Station #1 and our First Line Fire and Rescue Apparatus
-------- Welcome To The Gardiner Fire Department Website--------
Proudly Serving Our Community
Since 1912
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GFD brings home Third Place Trophy at the Annual - UCVFA Parade in
Wallkill on July 31, 2010 |
Did You Know That The Projected New York State E-911 Wireless Surcharge For Year 2010
Is Estimated To
Be $230,400,000 (Source: NYS Dept. of Taxation)
This Is The Surcharge That We ALL Pay On Our Cell Phone Bills To Help Support & Improve E-911 Service In New York
Did You Also Know That Only $35,500,000 or Approximately 15% May Actually Get Distributed
To The Providers Of E-911 Services (County
E-911 & NY State Police)
Want To See
Where The Rest Goes???
(Click Here To See And Then Contact Your State Senators and Representatives and ask WHY??) |
GFD
Adopts-A-Highway
We have 'Adopted' 1.7 miles of Route 44-55 beginning at the Town Line
on the East and extending to Sand Hill Road on the West.
Our Inagural Cleaning Party will be held on Saturday May 22,
2010 (Weather Permitting).
We will meet at GFD Station #1 at 8:30AM and spend about 2 hours
patrolling and cleaning the shoulders of the highway.
Many hands make light work for all, so please donate some of your time
to make our initial cleanup a success.
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Save The Old Firehouse: The
Gardiner Town Board is currently considering the fate of the Old
Firehouse located on Station Square and they need to hear from you.
They expect to reach a decision by the May or June Board
Meeting
so time is short.
The Gardiner Fire
Department and the Gardiner Historical Society both support retaining
this Historic Building and restoring it to its original condition as a
Fire Museum and Meeting Hall. Please let the Town Board know
that you support retention of this piece of Gardiner's History.
(Click Here To Learn More About Preserving
This Historic Site) |
| Help
Us Celebrate Our 100th Anniversary: We are
beginning the planning and fund raising process
for our 100th Anniversary Year in 2012 and you can help. Do
you
have any pictures or memorabelia of the Gardiner Fire Department??
If so, would you consider loaning them to us so that we may
make
copies of them to include in our anniversary portfolio and program
book? Send us an e-mail at:
'webmaster@gardinerfireandrescue.org' and we will contact
you.
Also, please share with us any ideas that you may
have
regarding our celebration. (Click Here to visit our 100th Anniversary
Page - A Work In Progress) |
---The 8th Annual Gardiner 5K Classic
Run/Walk Results Are Now Final---
Our Thanks
To All Who Helped Make This Year's Event A Huge Success
And Our Congratulations
To All Of The Participants
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CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) DETECTORS
became MANDATORY
in ALL Residences
in New York State on February 22,2010
That's when 'Amanda's
Law'
went into effect in New York State. It requires
essentially
all residences, both NEW
and EXISTING,
to have carbon monoxide alarms
installed. Existing one and two family residences will be
required to have one CO detector instaled on the lowest story
that has
a sleeping area.
Click this link for the code text and
legislation:
Amanda's Law |
Please Protect
Your Family And Your Property
When Did You Last Change
The Batteries In Your Smoke Detectors And
CO
Detectors?? If You Don't
Know...... Please Do It Now!!!
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New Link
Posted To 'Hybrid Vehicle Information For Emergency Response Personnel'
(Click
Here) |
GFD Members: Have You Completed The
Mandatory NIMS OnLine Training???
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Help Us Help The Community --- VOLUNTEER!!!!!! |
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Gardiner
is a New York State Fire Town
Help
Prevent BRUSH
FIRES. Please Review The Local Requirements
Before You Ignite an Open Burn.
BURNING
PERMITS are required for ANY
Open Burning in the Town of Gardiner.
Get
your Permit at
the Town Hall 'BEFORE'
you burn AND obey
the instructions on the Permit.
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PLEASE POST YOUR STREET ADDRESS IN A VISABLE
LOCATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR
HOUSE AND AT THE END OF YOUR DRIVEWAY SO WE CAN FIND YOU WHEN YOU NEED
US
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Did You Know That You Must
Call Your Alarm Company And Take Your System Out Of Service Before
Testing Your Alarm System OR
Changing Detector Batteries?
IF You Don't And The System
Activates It Will Seize Your Phone Line,
Report An Alarm, And Before Long We Will Be Visiting You.
Also,
Don't Forget To Call The Alarm Company Again When You Are Finished To
Place The System Back In Service.
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Our Event
Calendars are Updated Monthly - Check Them Frequently to Stay
Current
(Click
"Drill/Event Schedule" Link on Top Left of this Page)
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The Primary
Mission of the Gardiner
Volunteer Fire Department is the Protection of Life and
Property within
the limits of the Gardiner Fire District, located in the Town of
Gardiner New York.
We provide Fire
Protection and Suppression Services as well as Medical/First Aid and
Rescue Services.
Our Personnel
are all volunteers and our membership is open to
all residents of the Fire District
who are over the age of 18 (Cadets may apply at age 16).
This Web Site
is Dedicated to the Men and Women who are proud to be our members.
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A Brief History of the Gardiner Fire Department, Gardiner New
York
In 1912, the first fire district was formed in the hamlet of
Gardiner and the first apparatus, a hand pumper was purchased. Lee
McIntosh served as the first Fire Chief.
In 1925, a great fire
destroyed a good portion of the hamlet. It soon became apparent that
better equipment and a larger fire district was a necessity. A
committee was
formed and soon the movement to dissolve the original
small fire district was well under way. It was replaced by a larger
district and by 1926 a new Sanford Engine had
been purchased and put
into service. John Moran was elected to serve both as Chief and also as
President of the Gardiner Fire Company. Chief Moran held this
position
until 1946 when Myron Wells was elected as President and Lawson Upright
was elected as Chief.
The original single bay firehouse, located across from the
railroad
station on what is now known as Station Square, is the current home of
the Gardiner Library. It was
replaced in 1964 by a new two bay
firehouse that was built by the volunteer firemen and located at 100
Main Street. That station has since seen two building
additions,
the
first to add a single bay and the second a larger two bay addition. A
second firehouse (Station #2), was constructed at the West end of the
district on Route 44-55
(Minnewaska Trail) and was dedicated in 1953.
Both firehouses in the district are owned and operated by the
Gardiner Fire Department Inc., a not-for-profit volunteer fire company
incorporated in 1952. The Fire
Department maintains these properties
with funds raised primarily through various fund raising activities and
also by contributions received from the residents of the
township and
the fire district.
In April 1977, the traditional firefighting services were
augmented
by the formation of an emergency rescue and first aid squad. All fire
and rescue/first aid apparatus is
owned by the Gardiner Fire District.
The Fire District is comprised of an elected municipal board of
commissioners organized under New York State Law. The Fire
District
currently owns an ambulance, rescue truck, three engines, a tanker, and
a brush truck. All of this apparatus is housed in the two firehouses
and is operated
by volunteer members of the Fire Department.
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