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...]
At 1837 hrs crews from the Eastern Section were alerted to a reported structure fire at 4911 FM Road. Callers reported visible fire from an out-building. Crews arrived to find a working fire in a 20x20 carriage house approximately 30 feet behind a residence. The homeowner had … [Read more...]
Shortly after 1000 this morning East Syracuse was activated for a structure fire in a garage at a commercial building located at 5952 Butternut Drive. Reports from the scene of heavy fire and ESFD Car 1 reported smoke from a distance. Upon his arrival ESFD Car-1 gave the signal … [Read more...]
pDeWitt New York WSYR-TV - It is a breakthrough that could not only save the lives of firefighters but ours too.ppDeWitt firefighter Randy Griffin has been working with Homeland Security on a critical piece of equipment.nbsp The department is the first in the country to get a … [Read more...]
pWednesday night DeWitt was host to the Onondaga County Chiefs Association monthly meeting and a busy evening for the duty crew. At shift change DeWitt was activated for an outdoor fire next to PampC Jamesville RdE.Genesee St. Crews found a small outdoor fire in the woods the … [Read more...]
pnbsppdivMembers of the DeWitt Fire family are hitting the street all day for their annual boot drive to help Local 2733 raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.nbspThe intersection of Erie Boulevard and East Genesee Street will be manned all day on Friday September … [Read more...]
pAt approximately 2356 on September 8 Manlius Fayetteville and DeWitt stations were dispatched to a garage fire at 7406 Silverwood Dr in the Town of Manlius. Manlius Car-1 Whorall was the first arriving Chief and reported an active fire in the attached garage of the residence. … [Read more...]
pThe Board of Fire Commissioners and all members would like to welcome our new Chief of Department Jeff Cardinali.nbsp Chief Cardinali started his first day in service today replacing retired Chief MacLachlan.nbsp Chief Cardinali joins DeWitt with 30 years of firefighting … [Read more...]
pspan stylefont-size 14ptDeWitt Fire welcomed our brothers and sisters from DeWitt Police East Syracuse Fire Manlius amp Fayetteville Fire Departments for our annual observnace and remembrancenbspof the September 11 terrorist attacks.nbspOn that day 343 brother firefighters were … [Read more...]
pIn the early hours of Friday morning crews from DeWitt Manlius FayettevillenbspCazenovia and Minoanbspwere alerted for a reported house fire at Cahill Rd and Churchill Ct in the Manlius Fire District.nbsp The first arriving chief found a vacant structure that had been under … [Read more...]
pIt is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Jeff Conlon.nbsp Jeff was a long time member and past president of the DeWitt Fire Dept. Inc.nbsp a retired firehouse caretaker and past vice-president of Local 2733. The thoughts and prayers of all the members of the … [Read more...]
pIt was a very warm Friday afternoon and the D-Shift was wrapping up from the station chores when the bell hit for a quotsignal 80quot on Route 481 Northbound at Jamesville Rd. Engine Co. 8 arrived and took a blocking position to find a Ford Explorer facing the wrong way on the … [Read more...]
div stylemargin 0in 0in 0ptAt 0539 hours on Wednesday morning DeWitt crews were notified for a Sulfuric Acid spill in an apartment at 301 Nottingham Rd.nbspUpon the Arrival of Engine Co. 8 they were met by an occupant of the apartment who said he was trying to clear his tub drain … [Read more...]
At 1034 hours on Tuesday morning DeWitt units were dispatched to a quotSignal 80quot at 4317 E. Genesee St. Units arrived within a minute to find 3 vehicles involved with 1 into a tree. The crew from Engine 8 stabilized the vehicle that struck the tree and removed the disoriented … [Read more...]
pThe new fire station facilities were pressed into action on Monday when the Onondaga County Sheriffs Office established a Command Post for a missing person.nbsp An elderly man had wandered from his home in the Genesee Hills neighborhood at around 11 am.nbsp Following exhaustive … [Read more...]
