Resolute Hose Company #1 Presents the Annual Incident Safety Officer Seminar.  February 20,2010 & March 27, 2010.  Click Here for more info. Resolute Hose Company No.1 will be hosting a One-Day Hands-On Forcible Entry Class.   Click Here for Registration Form

FIREFIGHTERS WERE MET WITH EXTENSIVE FIRE

SAYVILLE FD VOLUNTEERS QUICKLY RESPOND TO HOUSE FIRE JANUARY 26 - At approximately 6:40PM on Sunday, January 24th, the Sayville Fire Department was dispatched to their 35th alarm of the year and 4th alarm of the day for a structure fire on Newton Street. Every piece of Sayville's fire apparatus quickly filled up with volunteer firefighters and arrived on scene within minutes. Sayville's heavy manpower response was especially swift as many members were already ... (Full Story & Photos)

Wilbur Ritter’s Name Placed on NYS Fallen Firefighter Wall NOVEMBER 01 - On August 28th, 2006 Ex-Captain Wilbur Ritter, a 59 year member of the Sayville Fire Department died in the line of duty while responding to an alarm at Eckerd Drugs for a hazardous condition with a potential roof collapse. Wilbur drove to the firehouse to pick up the Fire Police vehicle to respond to this alarm when he began to feel ill. Fellow firefighters observed his distress and provided immediate ... (Full Story & Photos)

Wilbur Ritter

Ex-Captain Bob Smith

30 YEARS OF ACTIVE FIREFIGHTING AND DEDICATION OCTOBER 24 - Ex-Rescue Captain Robert Smith has served the Sayville community as a volunteer firefighter for 30 out of the 41 years he has called this town his home. He is a second generation firefighter, as his dad was also a volunteer firefighter and Ex-Captain of Hose #1 in the Roosevelt Fire Department for many years. Smith began his career as a probationary firefighter in 1979 and quickly developed ... (Full Story & Photos)

Sayville Fire Department Firemen Of The Year OCTOBER 23 - The Fire Police Squad in the Sayville Fire Department is mostly made up of men who have proudly served as firemen over the years, but who have taken on a different role as they've matured. They still respond to alarms in all kinds of weather and during all hours of the day and night. They are often the first to arrive at a scene and the last to leave. Several of those Fire Police members were recently ... (Full Story & Photos)

Three Fireman Of The Year Awards Chief Lawrence Sesso, Honorary Chief Clarence “Bubby” Verspoor, Ex-Chief Roy Verspoor, Fire Police Lt. Nick Campson, Artie’s Son Jonathan Pryer, 1st Asst. Chief Thomas Pantano, 2nd Asst. Chief Michael Butler, Artie’s Wife Carol Pryer

Chief Lawrence Sesso leading the department down Main Street

CROWDS LINE THE STREETS OF SAYVILLE FOR THE ISLIP TOWN VOLUNTEER FIREMAN’S PARADE AUGUST 28 - On Saturday, August 8, 2009, the Sayville Fire Department hosted the Islip Town Volunteer Fireman's Parade, which was also sponsored by the Town of Islip. Volunteer members of the Department stepped up to host the parade, which was an eight-month long project. They wanted to show the community their pride in the volunteer fire service as well as use the opportunity to showcase their hometown of ... (Full Story & Photos)

SFD Members playing Hot and Cold at Schwachman-Diamond Dash For A Cure AUGUST 28 - At the Sixth Annual Schwachman-Diamond Dash For a Cure, Sayville FD volunteers took some time out of their weekend to participate in the event. They brought their fire safety house and taught fire safety to both adults and children. Members also brought a pumper, which was used to cool off the runners at the finish line. Fire Department volunteers provided traffic control and road blocking along ... (Full Story & Photos)

Fire Safety Instructor Ex-Captain Bob Smith looks on as children prepare to exit the “bedroom” of the Safety House as the simulated smoke enters the room.

Sayville FD volunteers

SFD Volunteers Treat Summerfest Visitors an Extrication Demo AUGUST 28 - Each year Sayville Fire Department volunteers treat Sayville Summerfest visitors to a demo of their auto extrication techniques. As rescuers used air bags to lift the car off the victim that was trapped beneath the car and used hydraulic and hand tools to extricate the victim from the rear seat of the car, Ex-Chief Robert Chester gave the audience a play-by-play account of the work being demonstrated ... (Full Story & Photos)

SAYVILLE’S VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE BAY JUNE 23 - During the late evening on May 20, Sayville's volunteer firefighters were called to respond to the scene of home burning at the Fire Island Pines. As they have done many times before, firefighters geared up and rode on two engines to the Sayville Ferry terminal in Sayville to help their neighbors across the Great South Bay. They quickly began unloading their equipment, which consisted of everything ... (Full Story & Photos)

This is where two houses once stood.

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