Firefighter Friday: Meet the Brave Faces Behind the Helmets!
Amy Clark – Military Veteran, and Woodbury’s EMD Meet Firefighter Amy Born in Odessa, Texas, Amy enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1999 at just 17 years old, beginning a distinguished career of service to her country. After retiring from the Navy in 2022, she and her partner, Brian, chose Woodbury as their home, where […]
Mother Nature’s Downpour Provides Water for Woodbury Fire Dept’s ‘Wetting” New Trucks
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept hosted a community ‘wet down’ for two new firetrucks Sunday afternoon October 11th. A continuous downpour from mother nature provided the customary drenching for Rescue 3 and Tanker 9 which have a total value of nearly $2.0 million. “This is the final delivery in a forward purchasing plan spread over […]
Firefighter Friday: Meet the Brave Faces Behind the Helmets!
Robert Start – Military Veteran, and our own “Pocket Rob” Robert is a proud 1977 graduate of Nonnewaug High School and served his country in the United States Air Force from May 1978 through January 1987. Professionally, Robert dedicated 35 years to Norcom CT, building a career centered on service, reliability, and commitment to his […]
Woodbury Firefighters Interrupt School Briefing to Battle Tractor Blaze
Woodbury Firefighters interrupted an elementary school fire safety demonstration Thursday October 8th with a real-life callout to extinguish a farm tractor blaze (photo). About 150 pupils and teachers watched in awe at the Mitchell Elementary School as firefighters suddenly geared up and responded to the midday callout for the fire at 216 Middle Road Tpke. […]
Firefighter Friday: Meet the Brave Faces Behind the Helmets!
Mitch Chester – WVFD’s Own Georgia Boy This week’s Firefighter Friday spotlight recognizes Mitch Chester, whose dedication to the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department spans more than five decades. Mitch grew up in Middle Georgia during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Following high school, he proudly served four years in the United States Air Force. The […]
Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department Assists with ISO Water Supply Drill
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department recently participated in an Alternate Water Supply (AWS) drill hosted by the Watertown Fire Department as part of ongoing efforts to improve the Town of Woodbury’s ISO rating, as well as the ratings of several mutual aid communities. The drill was monitored by Kerry Flaherty, Field Representative for Community Mitigation […]
Woodbury Firefighters and Town Leaders Honor 9/11 Victims on 25th Anniversary
A fire bell tolled mournfully three times and echoed across Woodbury’s Hollow Park and beyond on Friday morning Sept 11th 2026 in the 25th anniversary of the Nine Eleven terrorist attacks in the US. With the bell ringing, Firefighters honored the 343 New York City firemen who died in the hijacked airplane crashes that demolished […]
Woodbury Firefighters Labor Day Weekend Carnival Wrap-up
For the fifth year in a row, Woodbury Fire Lt. Bill Hickey and his daughter Imogen flipped burgers at the Woodbury Fire Department’s annual carnival Labor Day weekend Sept 3rd though 5th. Mr. Hickey is a career firefighter in West Haven as well as a Woodbury resident. His daughter Imogen, age 20, is also a […]
Woodbury Firefighters Nine Eleven commemoration
Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters welcome the public to the annual 9/11 memorial ceremony on Friday Sept 11th in Hollow Park at 08:45am. The commemorative event will take place a quarter-century after the terrorist attacks that killed 343 New York City Firefighters among the total estimated 3,000 dead. Woodbury lost six dead. Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan […]
“All the Kings Horses….”
Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters turned out on a sunny Saturday morning August 29th to train with newly purchased strut supports for stabilizing an overturned vehicle in a drill on emergency call-outs. The 30 firefighters took turns bracing a donated Chevrolet Monte Carlo and a BMW X5. Firefighters then used brandnew lithium-battery powered extrication equipment to cut […]