pCongratulations to 4 of the newest DeWitt candidates that graduated the Firefighter 1 academy in Fayetteville.nbsp Firefighters Glen LeComte Carrissa Jones Courtney Stewart and Gregg Feal completed the 2 month academy consisting of FF1 Haz-Mat awareness Firefighter Survival and … [Read more...]

pnbsppdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptThis year saw the resurrection of the Annual Turkey Bowl in the Town of DeWitt.nbspThe DeWitt Fire team squared off against the East Syracuse Black Sheep at 10 am on November 22 at the Jamesville-DeWitt High School.nbspFor many years the DeWitt … [Read more...]

Just after 1500 hours today Fayetteville Fire along with Ambulance and Medics were alerted for a difficulty breathing to a patient on the roof of a 3 story building at 100 Limestone Plaza. While enroute Fayetteville requested DeWitt Tower Ladder 3 to help remove the patient from … [Read more...]

pAt 1700 hours on Tuesday evening during shift change DeWitt crews were notified for a motor vehicle collision with injuries at Lyndon Corners. Engines 8 and 1 responded to findnbsp8 cars and a loaded cow trailer involved in the crash. Crews evaluated the situation and found 6 … [Read more...]

pAt 1328 hours on Sunday Station 14 was alerted for a motor vehicle crash with possible injuries at the intersection of Jamesville Rd and Stonecrest Dr.nbsp Engine-8 responded with a crew of 4 and the incident was upgraded to definite injuries and reported the car was into a … [Read more...]

pAt 0722 hours on Saturday crews were completing shift change when the station was alerted for a reported trailer fire at 6120 Rock Cut Rd in the Jamesville District. Engine-8 and Truck-3 responded and were the first arriving companies to find light smoke coming from the rear of … [Read more...]

pAs the night shift already had a few calls in at 1911 hrs Onondaga County Communications alerted DeWitt for a reported vehicle fire in front of 6811 Woodchuck Hill Rd. Engine-8 arrived within minutes to find a rear engine compartment and back seat of a 1971 VW Beatle well … [Read more...]

pAt 1932 Hours DeWitt Truck-3 and several mutual aide companies were dispatched to a reported fire in the area of Brooklea Dr and Limestone Plaza in the Fayetteville Fire District crews were out on training so Engine-8 responded in place of Truck-3. Police arrived and reported a … [Read more...]

pAfter a colder and longer than normal winter New Yorkers arenrsquot waiting for Memorial Day theyrsquore firing up their grills now. According to the Propane Education amp Research Council PERC cooking on outdoor grills has become as mainstream as cooking on the stove top. … [Read more...]

pThe DeWitt Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners has begun to post the minutes of their meetings on a hrefhttpwww.dewittfire.orgwww.dewittfire.orga in order to make their proceedings more available to the public.nbsp These documents can be found by clicking on the … [Read more...]

pFirefighters from DeWitt will be playing in a power soccer game against the local team to raise money for the team and the Muscular Distrophy Association.nbsp The firefighter will play in manual wheelchairs while the kids use there suped up power wheelchairs to compete.ppGame … [Read more...]

pAs the day shift crews were coming on duty the 911 center alerted Fayetteville Manlius DeWitt and Kirkville for a report of a chimney fire at 5701 Townsend Road.nbsp The structure located on the Gridley Farm isnbspinnbspone of the few non hydranted areas of the district.nbsp … [Read more...]

pThis afternoon Fayetteville and neighboring departments were alerted for a reported structure fire on Hoag Lane.nbsp Fayetteville Car-1 Hildreth arrived to find heavy smoke showing and transmitted a signal 99 working fire.nbsp Fayetteville crews knocked down the fire while the … [Read more...]

pnbspEverynbspAutumn we turn our clocks back for Daylight Savings Time.nbspThis is also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms.nbspThe peak time for fire deaths in the home are between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. when most families are … [Read more...]

pAt 1042 hours DeWitt was dispatched to a reported residential fire at 10 Landsdowne Rd along with East Syracuse Truck-1 and the 20-Truck from Fayetteville.nbsp DeWitt Engine-8 arrived to find light smoke showing from the kitchen door on side quotDquot of the residence.nbsp The … [Read more...]