News and Photos – East Schodack Fire Company

Ice/Cold Water Rescue Drill

On February 10 The Schodack Nassau Explorer Post 1222, Nassau Fire Department, East Schodack Fire Company, and Nassau Scout Troop 2166 participated in an Ice/Cold Water Rescue safety and rescue demonstration. The morning consisted of live ice water rescues, ice water safety lessons, hypothermia care, patient packaging, and tools and equipment.

The Explorers and Troop 2166 practiced rope throws and rescues from the shore

East Schodack First Captain M. Coons at the drill

Holiday Stroll 2023

The Holiday stroll this year was a great success! It was so nice to see so many residents on their porches and joining in with our walk through the village. Santa joined us for our walk and came back to the firehouse for some refreshments and crafts. We look forward to doing this again next year!

Everyone at St. Stephen’s church before we began our walk

Santa would stop and hand out candy canes

lots of cookies and refreshments at the firehouse after the walk

Participating in the Town of Sand Lake’s 11th Annual Holiday Parade

The Schodack Town Chiefs’ Annual Dinner on Dec. 4. A tradition is to have a table in honor of past chiefs and members who have served.

Holiday Stroll Through the Village with Santa on Dec. 23

Do you love holiday songs? Come join our holiday stroll through the village of East Schodack. We will begin at St. Stephens church on County Route 7 and follow our decorated truck with our friend Santa at 6 pm. We will stroll down County Route 7, around East Hill Road, and back to St. Stephens church. After we get back to the church, participants are welcomed back to the Firehouse for refreshments. Feel free to bring a snack to share, have some hot chocolate and cookies, and meet some of your community! All are welcome!

On Tuesday, 11/28, at approximately 740 pm, we were dispatched to a possible structure fire, with flames coming from an outdoor light; due to the quick thinking of 9-year-old Mikey, this family will be in their home for Christmas. Mikey alerted his mom, who notified the homeowners, and the fire was extinguished quickly. We commended Mikey for helping save his neighbor’s home.

TRUNK OR TREAT -OCTOBER 29TH 1PM-3PM

We held our 2nd annual Trunk or Treat at the firehouse on Oct. 29th from 1-3 pm-even though we weren’t outside because of the rain we had a terrific table and treat in the firehouse. We had 138 children come visit! Thank you so much for joining us. We look forward to seeing you next year!

Captain America, Ironman, Lady Thor, and Thor

Lilo, Stitch, Pumpkins and Minions what a combination!

On Saturday, January 21st ice rescue drill with Castleton and Nassau Fire departments. Members practiced real-life rescue scenarios in icy conditions.

Our Christmas caroling was back this year after a 2-year hiatus because of COVID. This year we added a Holiday Stroll with a decorated truck, music, Christmas cookies, and a visit with Santa at the firehouse.

Our decorated truck and our holiday strollers

Pizza nite with Santa Claus and his elf on Dec. 3rd

TRUNK OR TREAT-OCTOBER 29TH FROM 2-4 PM

Our first Trunk or Treat was a great success! We had approximately 125 children attend and are looking forward to next year!

Fire Prevention Day at DPS Elementary School

We had a wonderful day providing fire safety and prevention education at Donald P. Sutherland Elementary School with Nassau Fire Company! A big thanks to the DPS PTO, administration, and teachers for taking great care of us throughout the day. Teaming up to make a fun, informative day for the kids was great!

September 11 Ceremony

The Fire Company was honored to participate in the September 11 ceremony, where Girl Scout Troop 1762 raised money for a new plaque to memorialize those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Pictures are courtesy of the Schodack Town Park Facebook page.

Town Supervisor Peter, members of the Town Board and Town of Schodack Fire company officers, and members who participated with Brownie Troop 1762 in the ceremony

518 Pajamas!

This year we will be a drop-off spot for the 518 Pajama program for September, October, and November. Last year we collected over 90 pairs of pajamas donated to the program. Feel free to drop off donations of children’s pajamas at the Firehouse.

Water Donation from Hannaford

Thank you to Hannaford Markets for donating water to the Fire Company to use for scenes. We truly appreciate your generous donation!

Memorial Day Parade 2022

10 members (and 3 pieces of apparatus) participated in the Castleton Memorial Day Parade. This is the largest group that we’ve had in many years. The weather was favorable and there was a great turnout of spectators!

Thank you for Supporting our Roast Beef Dinner!

We truly appreciated your support of our take-out March 26th Roast Beef dinner-we sold over 100 dinners! Thank you!!

We look forward to returning to in-house dining next year for this event!

Interested in buying some East Schodack cups and mugs?

We have several cups and mugs with our logo-if you are interested in purchasing one. Please call 518-479-3366. Mugs and cups are $5. All the money goes to help the fire company with equipment and training.

518 Pajamas! Collection

The East Schodack Fire Company on Route 150 in East Schodack will be assisting the 518 Pajamas! Program this year by having a dropbox to collect new boys’ and girls’ pajamas (any size). This program started six years ago to help the Unity House of Troy and the Christmas program they host. This
collection took place from the September 11 Pizza Night to November 28. Over 1047 pairs of pajamas were collected! Thank you so much for everyone who contributed!

Rensselaer County presents check

The East Schodack Fire Company was presented with a $10,000 check from Rensselaer County executive Steve McLaughlin as part of the county’s $630,000 funds that they have built up through the years. McLaughlin and many of the Rensselaer County Legislators such as Bob Loveridge, Scott Bendett, and Chuck Peter felt that it was vital to “give back” these funds to all Rensselaer County ambulance and fire companies, veterans and youth organizations who have worked tirelessly during the COVID pandemic and struggled with fundraising. The company was extremely appreciative and plans to use the money to purchase equipment and apparatus to better serve the East Schodack community.

Captain Rich Hunt, Shawn Masters, Assistant chief Jeff Wright, Legislator Chuck Peter and Bob Loveridge, Fire company president Mike Buckbee, Amy Gransfor, Nick Field, Allie Signor, Deb Curtis, Frank Curtis, Legislator Scott Bendett, Town Supervisor Dave Harris, and Tom Freemantle were on hand for Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin’s presentation to Chief Steve Schweigert.

Schodack Town Board member Scott Swartz, Town Supervisor Dave Harris were on hand for Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin’s check presentation to East Schodack Chief Steve Schweigert

Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Member Doug Farley

Member and Former chief Doug Farley was honored in February for 65 years of continuous active service. Doug joined the fire company in 1955 and has held several positions throughout his long career. He was an inspiration to his firehouse family. Regretfully Doug passed away in August but will be forever missed by his firehouse family.