Woodbury Fire Dept Hosts Brunch for Former Members

More than half a century of former Woodbury Fire Chiefs stopped for a photo at an annual department brunch July 18th honoring the town’s retired volunteer firefighters. From left are two of the former Chiefs Bud Hatstat and Chuck Kiessling with current Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan. The cheerful event was at the 1754 House […]

Woodbury Firefighters Formally Vote to Accept New Rescue 3 Truck

Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters inspected and formally voted to accept the new Rescue 3 Firetruck at a special department meeting July 15th. The $830,000 vehicle powered by a 450-horsepower diesel replaces a 30-year-old truck. After the unanimous approval, twenty firefighters, including two on top of the vehicle, lined up for a group photo. Standing five persons […]

Woodbury Firefighters Take Kids to School as PTO Prize

The Woodbury Fire Dept rolled Engines 4 and 8 to take ten children to Mitchell Elementary School on Friday June 12th with sirens howling briefly to mark the start of school.    Brantley and Landon took along eight best friends as the prize won by their dad and mom Stephen and Ashley Marie Dayton in a […]

Woodbury Firefighters Honor Father’s Day

Woodbury Firefighters will host the annual Fathers Day pancake breakfast Sunday June 21st at a special entry price of $2.50 in honor of the country’s Founding Fathers 250 years ago. “This year is the 250th birthday of the United States,” notes Deputy Fire Chief Dave Lampart, “and with juice, coffee, or tea,  we will toast […]

Woodbury Firefighters Give Children Ride to School

Woodbury Firefighters drove Caroline and Matthew South’s four children plus best friends to the Mitchell Elementary School in firetrucks June 5th as a prize won by their parents at the PTO spring fundraiser.  Just before the children climbed into the cabs on Engines 4 and 8 are back row (l-r) Tanner, Shea, Finn, Joey, and […]

Woodbury Firefighters Show Equipment to Elementary School Kids

The Woodbury Fire Department’s engine 4 was the most popular attraction at the town’s Mitchell Elementary School careers day June 3rd. Children received a briefing, climbed through the cab, and hauled 100 feet of inch-and-three-quarter diameter hose called a trash line from the front of the truck to an imaginary blaze. Guiding the kids were […]

Fire Chief Morgan as Pancake Chef Morgan

After a week that saw a record eight emergency calls in a single day, Woodbury Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan turned her hand to pancakes at the annual Mothers Day breakfast for townsfolk.  Under her direction a dozen Woodbury firefighters cooked and served pancakes with bacon to a happy, all-generation crowd honoring moms on Sunday […]

Woodbury Firefighters Annual Kids Fishing Derby

Three youngsters of the 67 children present walked off with fish trophies from the Woodbury Fire Department’s annual angler event for kids under 13 on Saturday May 9th at the stocked farmpond on Railtree Hill Road. From left in the photo:  Aubrey Hatstat with the second prize rainbow trout as well as the sportsmanship award, […]