We’re constantly looking to bring our call for volunteers to the forefront of our community so we’ve been busy creating some new promotional videos for our county’s 94 volunteer fire departments. We hope you like them and Respond!
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At first, 19-year-old Aidan Vangelov was hesitant to join the East Amherst Volunteer Fire Department because of the time commitment he thought it took, but in December 2016 he caught “the bug” of the love for helping people right away.
Although he doesn’t have any family who have served in the fire service, he was strongly influenced by his father Dave who has worked in the fire industry for most of his career.
Once he made the decision to get involved he realized just how enjoyable serving others can be. Aidan just graduated from Erie County’s Firefighter 1 Boot Camp training program on July 21, 2017 with 17 other volunteer firefighters from across the county. The course was delivered in a blended-learning environment where the students first attended a weekend orientation in May and then completed online coursework until they came back together for another weekend in June. That was followed by more online learning before attending the two-week Boot Camp conducted Monday-Friday for the two weeks in July and required 6-9 hours of intensive hands-on training and skills testing each day .
“It’s been a great experience and nothing beats helping people.” –Erie County Volunteer Firefighter Aidan Vangelov
If you or someone you know are interested in joining Aidan and the more than 6,000 volunteer firefighters in Erie County, sign up today and we’ll connect you with the appropriate agency in your community.
As part of FASNY’s annual RecruitNY program, twenty-five Erie County Volunteer Fire Departments will open their doors to the community and prospective volunteers Saturday-April 29 and/or Sunday-April 30.
Several of the participating fire companies are offering no-obligation “Firefighter Try-Out” programs that allow interested parties to test drive the opportunity to do some of the tasks and activities that volunteer firefighters and first responders do.
Here’s a list of participating agencies as of 4/19/17. Find one in your neighborhood and line up to serve your community!
Click here for a complete list of Erie County Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Squads and join today!
| Akron Fire Company | 1 Main St. Akron, NY |
716-542-3177 | April 29 | More Info |
| Big Tree Fire Company | 4112 Big Tree Rd. Hamburh, NY |
716-825-6144 | April 29 | More Info |
| Blossom Fire Company | 1000 North Blossom Road Elma, NY |
716 6682775 | April 30 | More Info |
| Boston Fire Co | 6746 Mill St Boston, NY |
(716)941-6200 | April 29 | More Info |
| Brighton Vol. Fire Co | 50 Jamaica Rd Tonawanda, NY |
716-837-6255 | April 29 | More Info |
| chaffee sardinia fire co | 13670 briggs st chaffee, NY |
716 496 5150 | April 29 | More Info |
| Cleveland Hill Fire Department | 440 Cleveland Dr Cheektowaga, NY |
(716)835-7520 | April 30 | More Info |
| East Aurora Volunteer Fire Department | 33 Center St. East Aurora, NY |
716-652-8200 | April 29 | More Info |
| Forks Fire Department | 3330 Broadway Cheektowaga , NY |
716-583-2907 | April 30 | More Info |
| Getzville Fire Company | 630 Dodge Road Getzville, NY |
716- 688-0116 | April 29 | More Info |
| HARRIS HILL VOL. FIRE CO | 8630 MAIN STREET WILLIAMSVILLE, NY |
716-632-1199 | April 29 | More Info |
| Highland Hose Vol. Fire Co. | 1 George Nablo Pkwy Derby, NY |
(716) 947-4505 | April 29 | More Info |
| Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company | 4591 Lake Shore Road Hamburg, NY |
7167718619 | April 29 | More Info |
| Main-Transit Fire Dept. | 6777 Main Street Amherst, NY |
7166329710 | April 30 | More Info |
| Mortons corners vol Fire Department | 13363 Mortons Corners rd Springville , NY |
7165924665 | April 29 | More Info |
| north collins vfd | 15340 main st North Collins, NY |
716-796-3436 | April 29-30 | More Info |
| Orchard Park Fire Company | 30 School St Orchard Park, NY |
(716) 662-5774 | April 30 | More Info |
| Reserve hose fire department | 2400 berg Rd West Seneca, NY |
716-536-4579 | April 29 | More Info |
| River road | 39 Kaufman ave Tonawanda , NY |
(716)874-9140 | April 29 | More Info |
| Scranton Vol. Fire Co. | 5395 Scranton Rd Hamburg, NY |
7166484563 | April 29 | More Info |
| Springville Volunter Fire Department | 405 W. Main St. Springville, NY |
716-592-4487 | April 29 | More Info |
| Twin District Volunteer Fire Company | 4999 William St Lancaster, NY |
(716) 270-7001 | April 29 | More Info |
| U-Crest fd | 255 clover pl Cheektowaga , NY |
716-548-2851 | April 30 | More Info |
| West Falls Fire Company | 1864 Davis Rd. West Falls, NY |
(716)652-1353 | April 30 | More Info |
| Winchester Fire Company | 514 Harlem Rd West Seneca, NY |
(716) 824-5922 | April 29 | More Info |
From Erie County’s more than 5,000 Volunteer Firefighters: “Have a Safe and Happy Holiday” and please consider joining your local volunteer fire department in the New Year.
Thanks to our media partners WBBZ-TV for producing thisa :30 second ad spot that includes a friendly holiday greeting, important safety messages and a call to volunteer.
As if saving lives and running into burning buildings isn’t extraordinary enough, our communities benefit from thousands of extraordinary volunteers who give their time and energy – their lives to do just that every day. Published thirteen years ago, a 2003 FASNY study indicated that Erie County’s 94 volunteer fire departments save our taxpayers $203 million dollars each year.
That’s why we ‘re building and celebrating three special campaigns that feature our great team of volunteer firefighters:
All three campaigns can be found under the “Our Volunteers. Their Stories.” menu tab.
So, check out our super volunteers, take the time to say thanks and consider joining our ranks: Fight Fires. Save Lives. Volunteer TODAY!
Erie County Volunteer Firefighters 