Enfield Volunteer Fire Company Inc.

Newsletter

June 23, 2009: We have been asked about what has happened with the fire siren. The siren has been out of service for a couple of months. We just recently with the assistance of Rich Neno and the crane truck from Johney's Wholesale able to get it down off the pole. It appears to have some motor problems and has been sent out for repairs. I'm sure you will know when it's back in service.

June 6, 2009: The members of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company faced some tough competition at this years Firemens Parade in Montour Falls,but were still able to pull out a 1st place best appearing color guard, 1st place longest distance and 3rd place best appearing fire dept.

Apr. 8, 2009: Our final winter BBQ for 2009 was once again a sellout. To try and accommondate our customers we once again increased the number of chicken halfves we cooked by 60 bringing the total cooked to 480. We sold out by 12:30. We would like to thank all of those that made this years BBQ's a success!!

Mar. 14, 2009: March BBQ went even better than last months. We sold out 420 halfs by 11:30. We apoligize to those we had to turn away and reccommend to call ahead and reserve your chicken. Do not call before Sunday morning of the BBQ. At this time we are cooking the maximun that our BBQ pit will hold. If we continue to sell out early we may expand our pits for next year.Remember our next and last BBQ for this year will be held a week early April 5th due to Easter Sunday falling on our regular scheduled date

Feb. 15, 2009: Our February BBQ was a hugh success. We sold out 400 halfs by noon. Next BBQ wil be March 8th at 11AM. GET THERE EARLY!

Jan. 20, 2009: Don't forget to mark your calendar for the next BBQ to be held February 8th at 11:00

Jan. 20, 2009: The voters have petitioned the Town Board to a voter referendum on the recent resolution to form a fire district in Enfield. The referendum will take place in March (date yet to be determined). We suggest that the voter do their research on the difference between fire district and fire protection district and vote on what they think is best.

Dec 24, 2008: Winter Chicken BBQ's are just around the corner our first one will be held January 11, 2009 beginning at 11 am until gone. Remember we sold out early every BBQ last year.

Oct 7, 2008: The open house attendance was light, however those that did attended learned a lot about the Fire Company operations. The demonstration were all a success and the free hot dogs were delicious. Next year we look to maybe try some different ideas.

Mark your calendar for the EVFC open house Saturday October 4th 10am until 2pm. Live demonstrations CPR and Defibrillation, Jaws of Life, Smoke and CO detector awareness, Blood Pressure Clinic. Rescue Ray will be on hand as well as the Tompkins County Sheriffs Department providing their Child Safety Seat Clinic

FREE HOT DOGS and SODA!!!!!!!

July 30, 2008: The EVFC has secured the funds to purchase a John Deere Gator as well as a trailer to haul it to emergency scenes. Funds where raised through our Municipal Marketing mailer, NYS DEC grant and a grant from the Triad Foundation. The unit will be used for off road fire and rescue operations.

July 17, 2008: The Fire Company has been working hard this month to put together a budget and information on fire district formation. It is our hope to have something together to present to the Town Board in the next several months.

June 7, 2008: The members of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company again this year took three first place spots in the Montour Falls Firemen's parade. First place for Best Appearing, Most in Line and Best Color Guard.

The members of the EVFC would like to apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused by our extremely early sell out at our recent BBQ. All 350 halfs were sold out by noon. For the March and April BBQ's we plan on cooking 400 halfs. We hope you will continue to support the EVFC BBQ's and enjoy some of the finest chicken around

Jan. 15, 2008: Our first BBQ was a sell out. We begin serving at 11 AM and suggest you get there early. We sold all 350 halfs by 12:30 

Dec. 31, 2007: The EVFC wishes everyone a Happy New Year. We squeaked through the year on a very under funded budget, but we're still here and ready to serve the residents of the Town of Enfield for 2008.

Dec 19, 2007: BBQ chicken is just around the corner. The EVFC will hold its first winter chicken BBQ's January 13th. The remaining three will be held on February 10th, March 9th and April 13th all begining at 11am until gone.

Dec 19, 2007: The EVFC held its annual banquet and installation of officers for 2008 this past Saturday evening. The following members were installed as officers: Chief,Ronald Switzer Jr., Deputy Chief, Art Howser, Assistant Chief, Roger Lauper, Assistant Chief, Ben Giles, Captain, Kirk VanDee, President, Denny Hubbell, Vice President, Larry Stilwell, Treasurer, Sherry Stevenson, Secretary, Bill Eisenhardt, 4 year Board of Director, Scott Turcsik

Nov 18, 2007: PLEASE THINK FIRE SAFETY! With the rising costs of heating oil putting a pinch on everyone's pocketbook,many are looking at converting or at least supplementing with solid fuel devices (wood, coal, pellets, etc.) We caution that if you are not having your device installed by a professional that you follow the installation instruction very careful, especially the chimney. Most fire are not caused by the heating device itself, but by faulty or improperly installed chimneys. One big misconception is that masonary chimneys are safe forever. Even masonary constructed chimneys will deteriorate over time.We highly reccomend the you have your chimney cleaned and inspected by a professional chimney sweep. If you experience any problems with your solid fuel device call 911 immediately! We have the equipment and training to handle these situations.The fire company would much rather deal with a chimney fire than a house fire. Lets have a safe and uneventful winter season!

Sept 27, 2007: Good weather and a good turn out helped to make our open house a success this past Saturday.We would like to thank all that turned out and would like to especially thank Wegman's, Tops, P&C, F&T Distrubuting, Agway and Royal Court Restaurant for their gracious donations.

Aug 27, 2007:  The Chief has announced that the Fire Company will be holding it's annual Open House September 22, 2007, from 10 am to 2 pm. There will be demonstrations of some of our more commonly used tools such as the Jaws of Life and Automated External Defibrillator, as well as a child safety seat clinic presented by members of the Tompkins County Sheriff's department and our very own Rescue Ray giving some classes on home fire safety. If that's not enough to drag you out, there will be free hot dogs and soda also. We'd love to have a great turn out from the community. Here's your chance to see what we do, and ask any questions you have about the Fire Company. All Enfield residents are invited and encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!

Aug 25, 2007: Enfield Firefighters score well again by taking 1st place for best appearing and 1st place for most in line at the annual Trumansburg Fair parade.

July 12, 2007:  After several months of inspections and specification reviews,the Fire Company has taken delivery of a new 2006 KME 3000 gallon Tanker. The apparatus was built on a International tandem axle chassis at a total cost of $288,000.00. This new tanker has double the capacity of the piece it replaces, only requires one firefighter to operate, and is much safer thanks to remotely controlled dump gates and a rear view camera. Members will be training on the apparatus for the next couple of weeks before it is offically put in service.

June 11, 2007: Enfield Volunteer Fire Company firefighters took 1st place for best appearing fire company and 1st place for most men in line this past Saturday afternoon at the Montour Falls Firemens Parade.

May 7, 2007: It's grass and brush fire season again. The Fire Company would like to remind all residents to be extra careful when burning outside, and to follow all local laws regarding open burning. Also, if you do find that a fire has started, please call us right away rather than trying to fight it yourself. Sometimes a person can successfully put out a small grass fire, but even a small fire can get out of control very fast, so don't delay getting our trained personnel and equipment on the scene.

May 1, 2007: Barbecue season is over for EVFC. We had a good year, cooking more chicken than ever and adding one this year for a total of five. Thank you to all who came out to support us. The firefighters and Ladies Auxilliary put inmany hours for each barbecue, and we don't make as much profit as we'd like, but it's a good way for the community to visit us and get a good lunch in the process. Congratulations to our prize winners this year. Sherry Morse of Ithaca took home the brand new 32" TV, after being one of only about 35 people who bought enough dinners to qualify for the drawing. There were many more entries for the digital camera. Over 1250! Dale Laue of Enfield was the lucky winner. So, mark your calendars, only 8 months until the next Barbecue. We'll see you there!

April 7, 2007: The last Barbecue of the year is right around the corner. Please stop by on April 29th to help us close out what has been a very good barbecue season for us. We appreciate everyone who helped support us. We will also be announcing the winners of our Barbecue prizes that day, so you won't want to miss that. We will have a special guest here that day as well. Stacy Limber, owner of The Applegate Shop here in Enfield will have a display of the kinds of home decorating items she specializes in and will be taking orders. She has some very nice items for the home, so come enjoy a nice lunch and the Ladies Auxillary bake sale, and browse through Stacy's catalogs while you wait for the big prize drawing.

March 19, 2007: The last two Barbecues of the year are upon us. April's Barbecue will be the first Sunday rather than the second because the second Sunday is Easter. Because Mother's day falls on the second Sunday in May, we will not hold a Barbecue that day. Please join us instead on April 29th for the final Barbecue of this season. This will be your last chane to get in the drawing for the new T.V., so don't miss it!

March 15, 2007: After a much publicized, and sometimes emotional battle, the Town Board finally renewed a fire protection contract. It wasn't quite what we had hoped for, but in the end the fire company settled for the sake of the town. We would like to thank all those who supported us through this process. In the end, we exist to serve the residents of this town, and we are happy to be able to continue to do that.

March 05, 2007: New to our web site is a Training page. Please visit this page to see what we do at the station every Thursday evening. And speaking of training, here are some pictures of Ice Rescue Training that took place this February, led by Capt. Ben Giles

Feb. 01, 2007: The first month of the new year is over. EVFC was dispatched to 24 calls in the month of January, ranging in severity from a smoke detector set off by dust to calling in a helicopter for an accident victim and a full arrest where the patient didn't recover. No structure fires this month, after having three in the last two weeks of December. Check out our call log to see a list of every call for the month of January, and as always, if you have any questions about the fire company please contact us at askthechief@enfieldfirecompany.com.

Jan. 22, 2007:       Happy Aniversary EVFC!!!!   On this date in 1948 the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company was incorporated.

Jan. 16, 2007: The first barbecue of the year is in the books. Despite the rainy weather we sold over 350 halves of chicken. Thanks to all who came, and we hope to see them all back in February, plus more.

Jan. 04, 2007: We started the New Year off right by voting in two new members at the General meeting last night. I would like to once again encourage anyone who lives in Enfield that's ever even thought about being a firefighter to come to the station some Thursday evening and check us out. Come meet some of us, check out the station, see what we do, ask any questions you may have. The more members we have the better able we are to serve the community so we're always looking for more. The only risk in coming to check us out is that you'll get hooked like we all did!

Jan. 04, 2007: It's babrbecue saeson again in Enfield. Join us the second Sunday of every month January through May for some delicious chicken barbecue. April's barbecue will be on the first Sunday since the second Sunday is a holiday. Back again for 2007 is the chance to win a brand new digital TV. It's even bigger than last year, a 32" SDTV, and one lucky person is guaranteed to take it home at the end of the barbecue season! We are also giving away a digital camera, and all you have to do to be eligible is buy some yummy barbecue chicken. So come get some chicken, and maybe a great prize as well. We start serving at 11:00 am and go until the chicken runs out. Hope to see you there!

Dec. 23, 2006: This isn't really news, but it's the Holiday season, and we've had a rash of fires already this month. We want everyone to have a safe and Happy Holiday season, so please be careful with Christmas trees and lights and space heaters. Follow manufacturers instructions for use, and hopefully The only red equipment that visits you this holiday will be Santa's Sleigh. Happy New Year, Enfield!

NEWSFLASH!!!! The fire department is on the Web! The site is brand new, so please bear with us while we build it and work out the bugs. We will soon have pictures and info on our fire trucks, details on the calls we respond to including pictures for some, and our "Ask the Chief" section, where visitors can ask those things they've always wanted to know and get an answer. Also, we hope to provide in depth profiles on several members a month, so come in and "get to know" your fire department.

Also, keep your eyes peeled for announcements such as upcoming chicken barbecues. Best chicken in the county, you won't want to miss it!

Updated 06/24/09