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Welcome to the Defreestville Fire Dept website. DFD partners with the Wynantskill Fire Dept to provide fire protection services for the North Greenbush Fire District. On this website you will find general information about DFD. Feel feel free to browse around.

 


 

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Upcoming Events

Thursday March 11 2010
    DRILL: VFIS
Thursday March 18 2010
    DRILL: CPR/AED
Tuesday March 23 2010
    DRILL WFD Changes in the Fire Service
Thursday March 25 2010
    DRILL: Live Burn Training
Thursday April 1 2010
    Dept Meeting

 


 

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Amanda's Law



(Mar 6, 2010)         DFD, FASNY, VFIS and Home Depot sponsored a CO Detector Awareness clinic at Home Depot on Route 4 in North Greenbush. Numerous detectors were given away and a great deal of information was provided to home owners. See photos.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors Required Under New Law

Amanda’s Law, passed in the 2009 Session of the New York State Legislature, will establish a new requirement for installation of carbon monoxide detectors in homes. Under the law, one-family homes, two-family homes, d ...     (Read On)



NEW FIRST RESPONSE 9 IN SERVICE



(Jan 30, 2010)         Chief Swart placed the new FIRST RESPONSE 9 in service today. This unit replaces the former FR 9, which will now operate as Utility 9. More information to follow.



INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS, AWARDS PRESENTATIONS, AT DFD DINNER



(Jan 19, 2010)         The DeFreestville Fire Department, newly-consolidated within the North Greenbush Fire District #1, held its first Inspection Dinner and Installation Banquet as part of the Fire District on Saturday, January 9, at the Melvin Roads American Legion Post in East Greenbush.
Fire officers elected at the December meeting of the Department and installed Saturday were Fire Chief Raymond Swart, 1st Assistant Chief Shane Clute and 2nd Assistant Chief Brian McCrae. Civil officers elected and installed incl ...     (Read On)



CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS



(Jan 18, 2010)         Photo of the new First Response 9 can be viewed in PHOTOS, along with some construction photos of the new Brush 9.



Defreestville Fire Protection District to Consolidate with North Greenbush Fire District



(Dec 17, 2009)         Defreestville Fire Protection District to Consolidate with North Greenbush Fire District
Consolidation Will Lead to Improved Fire Protection Services and Tax Savings

* by New York State Department of State

ALBANY, NY (12/17/2009)(readMedia)-- New York's Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez announced that effective January 1, 2010, fire protection services in the Town of North Greenbush will be consolidated under North Greenbush Fire District # 1 as the District expands to encomp ...     (Read On)