The Fire Safety Research Institute has released a PSA about the dangers of Lithium-Ion battery fire hazards. When Lithium-Ion batteries enter thermal runaway, they breakdown quickly and can explode into a dangerous fire releasing toxic gases and you may only have seconds to escape. Please watch the video and visit BatteryFireSafety.org to learn how you can protect yourself and your family from these ... (Full Story)

It's been a long time coming, but the IFD would like to thank everyone who attended our first-ever Open House! Although the weather tried to put a damper on it, it looked like all that attended had a great time! Congratulations to the two families who won the bike raffles! We hope to see everyone back in 2024!... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thursday November 16th, the Irondequoit Fire District held its annual awards and swearing in ceremony. The first portion of the ceremony was the swearing in of five Firefighters, two Lieutenants and one Assistant Fire Chief. The second half of the ceremony was recognizing some of our members with various awards for going above and beyond their normal call of duty. Some of the awards our members ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Ridge-Culver Volunteer Fire Association was recently presented a check from local relator Jason Ruffino. A long supporter of the Irondequoit Fire Service Community, Jason wanted to give back to the community he grew up in. Jason donates $500 for every home he sells in Irondequoit. Additionally, Firefighters serving the Town of Irondequoit are given $500 off the purchase or sale of a home. Thank ... (Full Story & Photos)

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We would like to take a minute to thank the Steam Police for cleaning and decontaminating some of our apparatus cabs this morning.

October is a particularly busy month with training, such as our annual Live Fire training. So while it is near impossible to keep our cabs spotless even with regular cleaning, the Steam Police helped us get to that deep clean!

Thank you Steam Police, it was the perfect ... (Full Story & Photos)

Last week IFD, along with some of our mutual aid partners had the opportunity to train on the former rectory at the St. Cecilias property before being demolished in the near future. We always appreciate the opportunity to train on structures to which we can closely recreate interior conditions and layout for various types of training.

Last weeks scenarios focused on a number of skills including: ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Ridge Culver Fire Association will be hosting a BBQ dinner fundraiser on Sunday October 22nd. Be sure to stop down to the Culver Rd station for a hot meal! ... (Full Story & Photos)