During a recent meeting of the Ferndale Community Crime Watch group, at the Ferndale Cooperative Extension Building on Kanis Road, members presented a donation to our department from recent fundraising to benefit the entire community. Fire Chief Ronnie Wheeler was at the meeting to receive the check,  show our sincere thanks, and provide updates about how our fire department continually strives to respond to any of our areas emergency needs.  WPFD always appreciates engaged community support that helps us do our job better.  Thanks again to all of  your that came out to the meeting.

WPFD would like to wish you and your family a Happy New Year! We truly hope 2012 will be safe and prosperous for everyone. If you are heading out on this festive evening for celebrations and parties we hope that you will be careful, never drink and drive and will never let others drink and drive. We need more highway hero’s on a nigh like this to make sure everyone gets home safely. Best wishes to all in 2012!

WPFD Assistant Chief Charlie Amato, based at Station #2 in Ferndale, recently received a SWN Community Hero Award from his employer. Charlie is a Drilling Superintendent for Southwest Energy Corporation, also known as SWN. His employer wanted to recognize Charlie for his many years of service to his hometown community and make a generous donation to our organization in his honor.

Here is more information about the award:

Every year, SWN employees quietly invest their own personal time to volunteer in various roles with valuable nonprofit organizations. The SWN Community Hero Awards is a volunteer recognition program created and funded by Southwestern Energy to reward our employees for their dedicated community service.

This annual program honors those outstanding employees for their volunteer achievements with a nonprofit organization and grants a monetary award to each of the qualifying nonprofit partners where the winning volunteers have focused their time.

Congratulations to this year’s winners for their investments of time and talent to nonprofit organizations in their communities!

Charlie Amato – West Pulaski Fire Protection District #23 – Charlie serves as the Battalion Chief, and responds to medical, fire and rescue emergencies day and night.

With Christmas just around the corner, all of us at West Pulaski Fire Department hope that your celebrations are safe and fun. As you decorate your home, reconnect with family, entertain guests, serve delicious meals, and devour sweet treats we hope that you will always be mindful of safety.  The holiday decorations, festive trees, candles, cooking, and extra heat for colder nights can introduce an increased risk of fire and injury.  We hope that you will keep safety at the top of your list of things to do for the holidays.

Please  click this link for a  Holiday Safety Checklist provided by the NFPA:   Winter_Holiday_Safety_Checklist

West Pulaski Fire Department gathered together at the Ferncliff Camp on December 3rd for food and fun at our annual Christmas party.  This is almost the only time we get together each year that doesn’t involve training, maintenance, our fundraiser dinner, business meetings, maintenance, or responding to someone’s emergency. In case you were wondering, this is pretty much our only leisure event all year long. The rest is mostly work for us. So after the good food and comraderie, Fire District Chief Ronnie Wheeler wanted to recognize the service of some WPFD personnel with Firefigher of the Year Awards.  Congratulations to Scott Matthews, Andrew “Drew” Brzozowski, Matt Breeding, Craig Cox and Jason Rogers on recognition of department service.

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Daylight Savings Time – You have rolled back your clock for Daylight Savings Time, now make sure your batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors have been replaced. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save lives. Remember to change your batteries when you change your clocks and test them monthly!

Volunteer Fire Departments in the news on Fox 16. Some video footage includes WPFD equipment and personnel.

Fox 16 Special Report: Volunteer Fire Departments