The Association of the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department

Thu. Mar 11th 2010
Change your Clocks ~ Change the Batteries (Video - How To)

CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS ~ CHANGE YOUR BATTERIES
On Sunday, when you "Sping Ahead", don't forget to change your...

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Tue. Mar 2nd 2010
Congrat's Grampa Neal!!

Harris "Bud" Neal is a grandpa - again!! Congratulations to his daughter Laura and her husband Tim on the bir...

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Tue. Mar 2nd 2010
HOMELAND SECURITY AND FIREFIGHTERS

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The Association of the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department
25 Quassuk Road
Woodbury, CT 06798

Non-Emergency:
203-263-3100

Emergency:
911

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EMERGENCY VEHICLE RESPONSE ~ Mike Wilber

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Engine 5
2009 Spartan Cab ~ Gowans-Knight Custom Body This engine is a 6 man enclosed cab - the first for this station. Engine 2, which it replaced, was an open rear crew cab. MetroStar - Spartan Cab, Hale 1500 gpm pump ~ 1,000 gallon poly tank, Gross Vehcile Weight - 49,000 lbs, Cummins ISL 425 are some of it basic components. This Engine will be the first due out of the Hotchkissville Station as per the appropriate S.O.G.. It is a back up engine for MVA's when Engine 4 for is not available.


Engine 8
2006 Spartan / G&K Engine 8 housed at the Orenuag Station. It was built by Gowans-Knight in Watertown, CT. The Department was awarded $275,000 from the FEMA toward the purchase of this truck. Engine 8 carries six firefighters in an enclosed cab. It has a back up camera, a mini tower light and carries the department's 35' ladder. It has a Hale pump ~ 2000gpm. It carries the departments standard hose assignment of: 2 - 300ft 1 3/4 cross lays, 1500ft of 5", 300ft of 3" and 300ft of 2 1/2". It is first due on any commercial fire alarms.


Rescue 3
1997 Ford / Louisville Rescue 3 is house at the Orenuag Fire Station. It was built in 1997 by 4-Guys. The Rescue Truck carries the tools to perform all the various tasks associated with rescue operations and includes but is not limited to: vehicle extrication ~"The Jaws of Life", cold and swift water rescue, below grade, high angle, and any other "rescue" type of incident we are called to. It can also be used as an Incident Command center for larger incidents, a warming or cooling area for firefighters and it also has a light tower to light up the scene.


Tanker 9
1995 Ford / 4 Guys Tanker 9 is housed at the Hotchkissville station. It was built by 4-Guys. It carries 2500 gallons of water and has a Hale pump ~ 1250gpm. The truck is used for water supply and is the truck that responds to mutual aid towns when a tanker is requested. This truck is also part of the Region 5 Tanker Task Force.


Engine 4
1992 KME / Renegade Engine 4 is housed at the Oenuag Fire Staiton and was the first enclosed "crew" cab engine. The Engine seats 6 firefighters, carriers 900 gallons of water and has a Hale pump - 1500gpm. The truck was also the first to contain a in board foam system. It carries 2 cross-lays of 300ft each of 1 3/4" preconnect hose line. In the bed in carries the departments standard ~ 1500ft of 5", 300ft of 3" and 300ft of 2 1/2" hose. Engine 4 is the first due for any residential alarms, motor vehicle accidents and mutual aid calls.


Brush Truck - #7
1989 Ford Engine 7 (a.k.a. the Brush Truck) is housed at the Hotchkissville Station. The brush truck is a Ford pick up truck with a slide in water tank that is used to fight brush fires, grass fires and fires in the woods that the regular apparatus cannot get into the woods to extinguish. The brush truck is also used for wires down, water emergencies and to pull the departments Haz-Mat trailer.


Engine 2
1989 Ford / Boardman Engine 2 was removed from service in December 2009. It was replaced by a new engine ~ Engine 5. It carries 750 gallons of water, the pump is a Waterous - 1250gpm. The truck has two cross-lays each 300ft in length of 1 3/4" hose. The rear hose bed contains 1500ft of 5" hose, 300ft of 3" hose and 300ft of 2 1/2" hose.


The "Reel" Truck - #1
1984 Mack / Ward The Reel truck is housed at the Orenaug Fire Station. Built by Gowans- Knight in Watertown, CT in 1984. The truck was refurbished in 2007 by Gowans-Knight. It carries a mile of 5" hose. The pump is a Hale, 1500gpm.

A simple "Click"

A simple "click" can save you life!

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Remember

No Belt - Gets you 30 days off

There are no second chances!

FOREST FIRE DANGER

Smokey Bear

Daily Forest Fire Danger Report

The Forest Fire Danger Level

Friday, March 12, 2010

Moderate

Open Burning Permits
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Recent Calls

Tue. Mar 2nd 2010
NHS - Early morning alarm

The WVFD was dispatched to 5 Minortown Road, Nonnewaug High School at 4:30am for a fire alarm sounding in the student center....

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Mon. Mar 1st 2010
Weekend has several calls

The WVFD responded to several calls over the past weekend. All were very minor in nature and there was no property loss...

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Tue. Feb 16th 2010
One car MVA

Woodbury Dispatch to Woodbury Fire and Woodbury Ambulance - MVA in the vicinity of 505 Transylvania Road - Car into telephone...

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Upcoming Events

Tue. Mar 16th 2010 6:00pm
OIC~CAR 2

Wed. Mar 17th 2010 6:00pm
OIC~CAR 1

Thu. Mar 18th 2010 6:00pm
OIC~CAR 6

Every 2nd Wed. 8:00pm
Department Meeting

Every 1st Thu. 8:00pm
Company Meetings

Every 1st Thu. 7:00pm
Company Training

Last Mon. of the month 7:30pm
Officer's Meeting

Every 3rd Thu. 7:30pm
Board of Fire Commissioners

Every Sun. 6:00pm
OIC ~ CAR 3

Every Fri. TBA
OIC ~ Car 7

Every Sun. 12:00am
OIC ~ Car 3

Every 3rd Thu. 6:00pm
Orenuag Company ~ Truck Checks

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Birthdays for March

12th Don Harris, Orenaug Co.
13th Pano Koukopoulos, Orenaug Co.
18th Nate O'Neil
28th Janet Morgan
29th Edward King

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