From the Office of the Chaplain                                April 3, 2020            &n...

Monthly training for February was RIT pack and SCBA drills. First Interior firefighters did a mock search and rescue of a downed firefighter. Second drill was having a firefighter remove his SCBA from his back and slide through the runs of a ladder while still hooked to air. 

The West Stockholm Fire Department would like to thank Dan Stark for his generous donation of a wood fire department flag that he hand crafted and engraved in memory of Chief Robert E. White Jr.  The flag is currently on display at the Fire Station.

West Stockholm Fire held the monthly training at the station with firefighters training on the new Scott SCBA's.  Interior firefighters had some fun playing dodgeball while in full gear and on air. Each time a firefighter was hit by a ball they had to go to the sidelines to do 10 ...

Monthly training was held at St Lawrence Central School.  Brasher Winthrop invited West Stockholm to train on their new 100ft ladder truck. West Stockholm members learned how to operate and flow water out of the basket. Both departments provided a tanker shuttle for water supply.Rescue 43: R. F...

West Stockholm Fire was dispatched at 10:10 to a skid steer on fire inside a barn. Moments later Engine 88, Rescue 43, ETA 95 and Tanker 91 responded. All units arrived on scene to help extinguish the fire and check for extension into the barn ceiling. All units were back in service at 11:05.

West Stockholm Fire was requested to shut down State Highway 11C at the US Highway 11 intersection at 04:06 while Brasher-Winthrop was on the scene of a two car motor vehicle accident. Rescue 43 responded at 04:11 and closed the road down. Units were back in service at 05:27.

West Stockholm Fire was dispatched to respond mutual aid to Potsdam Fire for a wildland fire on the Morley-Potsdam Road. West Stockholm responded with Rescue 43 and Rescue 47 with a crew of 22. Members were on scene for around 5 hours containing the blaze.

West Stockholm Fire was dispatched to respond mutual aid with manpower to assist Pierrepont Fire at a Barn fire. Rescue 43 responded with a crew of 17 and remained on scene for several hours overhauling the burning hay in the barn

West Stockholm Fire was dispatched at 16:09 to respond manpower and a brush truck for mutual aid to Parishville Fire for a forest fire. At 16:12 Rescue 47 and Rescue 43 responded with a crew of 11. Members were on scene for approximately 4 hours extinguishing the fire that was around 1 mile back in ...