The Village of Newark is served by a
All
Volunteer Fire Department. The
Department has 160 members, who man
three Hose Companies and one Ladder
Company. The Hose Companies each
have one truck pumper and the Ladder
Company has a truck pumper outfitted
with a 100 foot ladder platform. The
Department also has a heavy rescue
truck which has such items as the
Jaws of Life, self-contained
breathing apparatus, smoke
evacuation equipment, thermal
imaging camera along with items for
lighting and power generation. The
Department also has a fire utility
truck that contains materials to
clean spills, power generations and
lighting as well as barricades to
keep people away from the fire.
The Department is on duty 24 hours a
day, everyday. A fire can be
reported by dialing 911. The area
covered by the volunteer Department
includes all of the Town of Arcadia.
Equipment of the Department is
funded by the Village, other funds
required by the Department are
raised by various fund drives or
events.
Fire prevention is a very
important responsibility of this
Department. We run programs aimed
at fire prevention and fire fighting
information in the local schools and
at various public places at times
during the year. Dick Colacino is
the Public Information Officer for
the Fire Department. He can be
reached at 331-0414.
