At around 09:15 hrs this morning, the Laurelton Fire District and Ridge Culver Fire District both made their final radio transmissions as independent departments. With the help of the Fire Dispatchers at 911, they read prepared statements thanking their members for all of their work, past and present, and signed off the air for the final time.

The crews brought down the department flags from the ... (Full Story & Photos)

What started back in 2017, came to fruition tonight. The joint boards of the Ridge Culver Fire District and the Laurelton Fire District voted to consolidate into the Irondequoit Fire District. The process will become a reality at midnight on May 16th.

Check back often for more updates and information. The pictures posted are of the two current boards and the new 5 member board. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thursday April 28th E182, Q160 and R188 responded to a working fire in the St. Paul Fire district on St. Paul Blvd. First arriving units arrived with smoke and fire showing from the second floor of a two story. IFD units assisted with Search, Overhaul and Fire Suppression. Nice job by all companies!

Thank you Bob Woltz for providing the pictures. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to Captain Mark Thomas and Lieutenant Aaron BIscaro for reaching a milestone in their fire service career and completing 20 years of service! Mark and Aaron started with Ridge-Culver on 5/1/2002. Congratulations men and many more!... (Full Story & Photos)

We would like to thank the Irondequoit Home Depot for their generous donation of a new 12" Dewalt chainsaw with spare chain, it is greatly appreciated! ... (Full Story & Photos)

Last week we held an awards ceremony to recognize our members for going above and beyond some of our normal duties. Various members were awarded for several different types of commendations.

Commendations that were presented were:

-2021Fireighter of the Year: Mike Nicosia

-EMS Life Saving Award: Captains Shane Metcalfe and Joe Marini, Lieutenants Aaron Biscaro, Marty Finewood, Jim Caracci, Steve ... (Full Story & Photos)

We would like to congratulate F.F.'s Cassidy Herrera and Andrew Brown for successfully completing their NYS EMT-B certification!... (Full Story & Photos)

For many months now, the Laurelton Fire District board of fire commissioners and the Ridge Culver Fire District board of fire commissioners have been working on consolidating into a new fire district.

Beginning with a study conducted by CGR back in 2019, the districts began looking at the potential to improve service while saving money on future expenses by consolidating their efforts into a new ... (Full Story & Photos)