Become a Volunteer Firefighter.
The men and women of the New Canaan Fire Company are proud to serve the community, and we are seeking new members.
As a volunteer firefighter, on day one you’re encouraged to ride out on a rig. But many of our members continue to serve for years. We are close community, joined by the joy of helping out our neighbors and the passion for constantly learning.
If you are interested in learning more about volunteering, you can email recruits@newcanaanfire.com, and we’ll be happy to share more.
At “probie drill” (eg training for our new members) we practiced properly tying knots around tools, in case they need to be carried up to a roof during an emergency.
We practiced on hoses, pike poles, chainsaws, ladders, halligans and axes.
Fun to “learn the ropes” with our great group of new firefighters.
Amazing article in @newcanaanite about the Fire Company’s recruiting last year (the best in recent memory) and a few of our awesome new members. Check it out! (www.newcanaanite.com or google New Canaanite to find it).
Usually our drills are very active and hands on. But in mid-Jan, if we did any drills involving water, we’d make a skating rink.
So our drill this week was a discussion of the Metro North train system, and how to handle emergencies on or around trains/train tracks, led by @mtametronorth Asst Fire Chief (and in conjunction with @newcanaanpolice ).
We all found the discussion both useful and fascinating. We’ve all ridden Metro North probably dozens or hundreds of time, but there are a whole lot of safety features to learn about that are easy to miss.
And remember folks: New Canaan has several railroad crossings, and you should never enter the crossing if the lights are flashing. We talked about incidents where people try to save seconds by entering when the lights are flashing (maybe trying to beat the gates) but end up stuck. Even with the emergency brakes pulled, trains can require up to half a mile to fully stop.
New Canaan Fire Company No. 1.
Photo taken just before drill tonight.
Proud to serve the community.
New Website!
We totally revamped our website, with a new cleaner design and new content. Hopefully it will be much easier for the community to find information on fire safety, volunteering, our department assets, and more.
Enjoy! And post in comments if there is any content you’d love to see.
www.newcanaanfire.com
Clickable link in bio.
To finish up the fire company highlights of 2022…
The picture shows our front row seats to Waveny Park 4th of July fireworks, where we had around 20 firefighters on hand for safety and set-up.
This was a banner year for recruiting for the fire company. Our best recruiting year since 2016, 11 new firefighters joined the ranks. The class of 2022 includes 3 women, ranges in age from early 20s to mid 50s, and includes a wide range of professions and backgrounds (students, attorneys, automotive professionals, veterans, financial services professionals, medical professionals, retail, etc.).
The big group of recruits makes this a terrific time to join. With those numbers, we’re able to host more of our training in New Canaan, and are able to offer a greater variety of training. Plus, it’s more fun to learn the ropes (literally) with peers and friends.
For more info, email recruits@newcanaanfire.com.
And with all our new crop of members, we need to pay for additional gear, training sessions and more. Consider donating here https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1371276 (link also in bio)
Continuing on with the biggest events in 2022…
At 4:48am on Jan 24, we were dispatched to Silvermine Road to a barn on fire. By the time we got sent over, the barn was already fully involved with fire, and couldn’t be saved. We began a defensive operation to put out the fire and protect nearby exposures. Luckily, no one was injured, and all the horses were safe.
New Canaan has six career firefighters on duty all the time, but to effective fight a structure fire, we could use 30 people or more. That’s why we need volunteers to answer the 4am call and serve the community. If you’d like to learn more, email recruits@newcanaanfire.com.
Next up in New Canaan Fire Company highlights of 2022…
Vehicle stabilization and extrication training. We put a mannequin (simulating a passenger) into a donated vehicle, and rolled it over. We then practiced stabilizing the vehicle using the yellow Res-Q-Jacks and practiced safely removing the passenger from the car. We partnered with @newcanaanems for this drill, just like we would at the scene of a car accident.
Don’t worry - our mannequin made it out just fine!
As 2022 winds to a close, we’re going to share some of the highlights of the year for New Canaan’s volunteer Fire Company.
This summer, we did a hazmat (hazardous materials) drill, simulating a chemical leak. We practiced putting on hazmat suits, then setting up multiple specialized decon (decontamination) stations to clean off first responders while catching the water so the chemical doesn’t spread any more. We then practiced properly removing hazmat suits to minimize the likelihood of contact with any remaining hazard.
Interested in getting involved or supporting your volunteer fire company? Click on our profile for the link!
A perfect day for our annual live burn training!
Our members attended the annual Mount Kisco parade last Friday.
It is always a good parade to attend and see friends from other area departments.
We hope to see you there next year.
This year we brought engine 7 and car 2, to the parade and were fortunate to win awards for:
Best Out of State
Best Pumper
Best Chief's Vehicle
Thank you to everyone that organized the Mount Kisco parade and all that attended.
Thank you Ed Karl for providing the photo.
#parade #fireparade #bestpumper #mountkisco #volunteer #volunteerfirefighter #firefighter #firstresponders #newcanaan #newcanaanct #newengland
Happy 4th from our family to yours. 🇺🇸
During our annual dinner last Friday we were honored to award three of our members awards for their outstanding service to the community and the Fire Company this year.
Assistant Chief Kimes and Vice President Bilotti presented the awards.
Firefighter Peter Black received the President’s award.
Firefighter Oliver Dennis received the Probie of the year award.
Firefighter Steven Kryger received The Firefighter of the year award.
Thank you, Peter, Oliver and Steven for your hard work and dedication to the town and the fire company!
Thank you to Garrett Cantrell for the photos.
#firefighter #awards #newcanaan #newcanaanct #townofnewcanaan #volunteer
Happy Holiday’s and Merry Christmas!
We wish you all a happy and joyful holiday season this year. Stay safe and be merry!
Thank you to all our first responders that are on duty over the holidays.
#townofnewcanaan #newcanaanct #firefighter #volunteerfirefighter #firstresponders #newcanaanems #newcanaanpolice #newengland #snow #christmas #newcanaanfiredept
With the holidays around the corner our members have been busy. For the last few days we decorated the Firehouse for the holidays, helped put wreaths on veterans graves around town as well as train our members on drafting, hose work and SCBA.
Stay safe this holiday season and enjoy the holiday lights adorning the Firehouse over the holidays.
#firehouse #firefighter #firefighters #firstresponders #volunteerfirefighter #volunteer #firstresponders #townofnewcanaan #newcanaanct #holidayseason
Congratulations to Firefighter Steven Kryger and Firefighter Oliver Dennis !
Steven and Oliver recently finished their Firefighter One training and passed their probie board testing yesterday to become “black lids” or interior qualified firefighters.
After successfully finishing Fire One our probationary members also have to pass a probie board, where we quiz them on FF1 knowledge and Department SOP’s before they can be elevated from exterior, Yellow helmet, to interior or Black lid firefighter.
Job well done Steven and Oliver !
#firefighter #firefighters #volunteer #volunteerfirrfighter #trainyourprobie #newcanaan #newcanaanct #townofnewcanaan #firstresponders #fairfieldcounty #fireengine #firefighting
As we get closer to the twentieth anniversary of the tragic 9/11 2001 attack we should take a moment to remember all that suffered great loss that day. Both those that made the ultimate sacrifice and their loved ones.
This Saturday, 9/11 New Canaan will have a remembrance ceremony on the green in front off Town Hall, on Main Street, to honor and remember the 9/11 victims. This takes place between 9:59 and 10:20 on Saturday.
Please attend the ceremony if you can.
Brief schedule for the 9/11 service this Saturday is as follows:
September 11 Service of Remembrance
9/11/2021
9:30 Attendees start to arrive.
9:59 Ceremony starts
Invocation by Father Roman
Remarks by First Selectman Moynihan and Chief Hennessy
Fire, Police and EMS will place a wreath at the 9-11 Memorial
God bless America will be performed
Ringing of the station bell
Amazing Grace by Bagpipes
Benediction by Father Roman
10:20 service Concludes.
#911 #remeberance #newcanaanems #newcanaanpolice #newcanaanfiredept #townofnewcanaan #newcanaanmoms #newcanaannewcomers #newcanaan #nineeleven #firstresponders #911memorial
@ncadvertiser @newcanaanite @newcanaanmoms @townofnewcanaan @newcanaan_eoc #newcanaaneoc
Sunday morning water shuttle!
This morning Fire Company volunteers and G3 career staff conducted a water supply rodeo using Tanker 8 and Engine 2. Great practice for both veteran and novice operators a like. We all took took turns covering the different tasks needed to dump the 3000 gallon load from T8 into the portable pond then draft the water back from the pond using E2 to pump it back into T8 again. Great drill covering all the pertinent tasks needed at a dump/fill site.
#tankershuttledrill #watersupply #seagravefireapparatus #firefighter #volunteerfirefighter #firetruck #pumpoperator #firstresponders #newcanaanct #townofnewcanaan
