West Monroe fire department fighting grass and brush fire
Oswego County is currently under a state of emergency and has issued a ban on open burning in the county:
- Syracuse Post-Standard, Saturday, April 26, 2008: County bans all outdoor burning
- Oawego County, Friday, April 25, 2008: Oswego County Bans Open Burning and Declares State of Emergency
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a very high fire hazard advisory for the area. The NYSDEC states:
"Higher than normal temperatures and low relative humidity over the past
several days have brought the fire danger level to "very high" throughout the area. Dead grass and areas
of light brush dry out within one to ten hours of sun under these conditions and ignite quickly.
Fires in these lighter fuels are very volatile, move very quickly, and are difficult to control.
Even light winds can lead to loss of control of a fire under these conditions."
"Very high fire danger conditions are expected to persist across the region until such time
as weather patterns change, and appreciable rainfall returns to the area. Citizens are reminded
that until vegetation fully "greens up" in mid-May, any similar drying period of one day or more
can lead to these conditions."
There have been many grass and brush fires in the area over the past several days.
Please use great care with any outdoor burning. Better yet, DON'T do any outdoor burning
when the fire danger class is high.
Syracuse Post-Standard, Saturday, April 26, 2008: County bans all outdoor burning-
Oawego County, Friday, April 25, 2008: Oswego County Bans Open Burning and Declares State of Emergency
- Syracuse Post-Standard, Saturday, April 19, 2008: CNY fire officials warn against outdoor burning
- www.wstm.com, Thursday, April 17, 2008: DEC issues open burning advisory
- www.9wsyr.com, Thursday, April 17, 2008: DEC warns of very high fire hazard
- www.wtvh.com, Thursday, April 17, 2008: High fire hazard
The West Monroe Fire Department's next pancake breakfast will be Sunday, May 11 (Mothers Day), 2008, from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Prices for the breakfasts are $6.00 for adults; $5.50 for senior citizens; $4.50 for children 5 - 12; and a special family rate of $20.00 for the immediate family.
For the complete pancake breakfast schedule for 2008, see the Events page.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Members Resources page has been updated.
Monday, April 21, 2008
The West Monroe fire department logged call #100 for 2008 today.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
The Members page has been updated with the results of the March 2008 elections.
The West Monroe Fire Department in the news:
The West Monroe Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident on NYS Route 49 on Thursday, August 2, 2007
The West Monroe Fire Department responded on Saturday, June 16, 2007
to a fire at the Pinnacle Road tire yard. Twenty-six fire companies responded to the incident,
either directly to the scene or to cover for units reponding directly to the scene.
9WSYR did a followup story on Monday, July 23 about the tire yard and the tire fires:
- 9WSYR.com, Monday, July 23, 2007: How To Get Rid Of Millions Of Tires In West Monroe
- 9WSYR.com, Monday, July 23, 2007: The Threat of Millions Of Tires
- 9WSYR.com, Monday, July 23, 2007: Raw video: aerial footage of the Pinnacle Tire Yard
Sunday, May 11 (Mothers Day), 2008
Pancake breakfast, 8:00 a.m. until noon
For the complete events schedule, see the Events page.
The West Monroe Fire Department is located at 54 County Route 11 in the town of West Monroe, New York, in Oswego County. It serves the West Monroe Fire Protection District, which covers most of the land area of town, and Oneida Lake south to the south shore. (The Town of West Monroe contracts with the Brewerton Fire Department to protect the Big Bay land area portion of town.)
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