On Wednesday, July 8th, we had a visit from US Congressman Mike Lawler. During the visit, the Congressman spent some time with the on-duty crew, and discussed issues concerning the New York State Fire Service, such as the retention and recruitment of volunteer firefighters, as well as long lead times and inflated pricing for new fire apparatus.

Congressman Lawler also inquired about the well-being ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week, the Department held its bi-annual awards ceremony, recognizing the hard work and efforts of our members for 2024 and 2025.

Commendations were awarded in several different categories classified by the member’s actions, including:

Life Saving Awards
Honorable Service Award
Unit Citation
Command Recognition

These awards were achieved by each member’s actions that went above & beyond, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Last night, just after 10pm, the Peekskill Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the area of the 400th block of Washington Street. While enroute, crews were updated by Peekskill Police on scene that the fire was on the 500th block of Dyckman Street.
Upon arrival, crews encountered a fully involved detached garage fire, beginning to spread to a nearby garage and a vehicle. ... (Full Story & Photos)

💦BIG WATER WEEK💧

This week both Career and Volunteer members trained on master stream deployment and operations.

Master streams are fire suppression/water delivery appliance that have the capability of delivering over 300 gallons of water per minute. These appliances are typically employed when there are large volumes of fire, where smaller diameter and lower gallonage appliances would be less ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighting Foam Operations was on this week’s schedule.

Water alone is not effective for extinguishing fires involving flammable liquids, as just water will splash the ignited liquid, and potentially spread the fire. Mixing water with a foam concentrate, creates a blanket over flammable liquids, smothering & extinguishing flames; as well and suppressing vapors, preventing ignition.

Using a special ... (Full Story & Photos)

How do firefighters call for help when they are in trouble?

Simple. We call a MAYDAY. This week, we reviewed our mayday procedures and practiced transmitting a mayday. But our firefighters didn’t get off that easy…

Each firefighter was given a scenario that would be necessary to transmit a mayday - a malfunction of a breathing apparatus, lost or disoriented, or a downed member, for example. Then, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Portable ladders was on this week’s schedule. Members practiced carrying, raising and extending ladders of all lengths - both single and two firefighter techniques.

Often, portable ladders are the fastest way to rescue a victim trapped on an upper floor. Being proficient with ladders is very important, as these skills must be muscle memory, in the event a portable ladder needs to be deployed rapidly. ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week, Volunteer Firefighters trained on the new Ladder 58. Members familiarized with compartment & equipment layouts, operating some of the new equipment on the truck, and climbing & working off of the aerial ladder.... (Full Story & Photos)