New York State Passed the Amanda's law, which as of February 22, 2010
requires all residences, both new and existing, to have carbon monoxide alarms
installed.
For an informational brochure on Carbone Monoxide click here.
Current News
Looking for New Members
The Hudson Falls Volunteer Fire Department is looking for some dedicated and
community minded people to become members. We can offer no pay, bad hours, free
training and lots of camaraderie. More
information.........
New Website Location & Design
Welcome to our NEW website
www.hfvfd.com. We have
recently moved our website to this location. Please excuse our appearance while
while we go through this move.
Also we now have an area restricted to HFVFD Members. This area requires a
Username and Password to login. In this area you will soon find a calendar of
Department events and other Member related topics. For access to this area
contact Shawn Saville or email
ssaville@hfvfd.com.
Dating back to as early
as 1881, the Union Hose Company was one of three original fire companies
protecting the citizens of the Village of Sandy Hill.
Disbanded in 1924,
its’ crucial role in providing fire protection to the Village, by now known as
Hudson Falls, was carried on by a new group of proud firefighters - Carpenter
Hose Company #3.
The station seen in the background of this photograph still
stands today near the intersection of Feeder and Main Streets.
History Returns to Hudson Falls Volunteer Fire Department
The return of this treasured piece of firefighting history in
Hudson Falls started with a Sunday afternoon phone call to Assistant Chief Paul
Martin from Glenn Miller (Yates County Fire Coordinator and a fellow collector
of fire memorabilia) that went something like this - “You have to
check out what is on eBay!”There on his computer screen
appeared a part of Hudson Falls Fire Department history no one would ever have
imagined still existed – the uniform blouse, belt and parade helmet seen in the
photograph and display case.
Asst. Chief Martin
began to contact other members of the Department to muster support for a member
sponsored and funded purchase of these irreplaceable items. Support was
unanimous; every single member loved the idea of bringing the uniform back home
where it could be displayed and cherished by those to whom it would mean the
most.
Photograph obtained
from Paul R. Loding’s book:
Images of America –
Kingsbury and Hudson Falls.
Research reveled that the seller had
acquired the uniform items during the estate sale in Seattle, Washington, of
former Village resident Kenneth J. LaPointe.With the seller
unwilling to stop his auction and sell the uniform directly back to the members
of the HFFD, Martin contacted known bidders, explained the situation and hoped
they would stand down their bidding and allow the HFFD membership���s bid to carry
through. It appeared that efforts had succeeded until the auction entered it
final hours. Bidding activity resumed.The return of our
history wasn’t secure. Its fate was not known until the very closing of the
auction.
Now home again in
Hudson Falls, these treasures shall serve as symbol to all of the Hudson Falls
Fire Department, past, present, and future, of our long and proud dedication to
community service.
