Woodbury Fire Dept Shows New Rescue Truck
The Woodbury Fire Dept officially showed its brand-new Rescue 3 firetruck to the town Board of Finance on Thursday evening August 27th, five years after board approval of the $830,000 order. Rescue 3 replaces a 30-year-old truck that will be sold by sealed-bid auction starting September 15th. In the first photo standing from left in […]
Firefighter Friday: Meet the brave faces behind the helmets!
Today, we are thrilled to spotlight Firefighter Nick Abouzeid! Nick moved here from California and joined our department in 2021. He took to the fire service like a duck to water! He completed his Firefighter I & II certifications and dedicates hours every single month to department training. If you follow our page, you might […]
Woodbury Firefighters’ Carnival Set for Labor Day Weekend
After a break of five years, Woodbury Firefighters again will offer a lottery prize of a ride on a firetruck to the department where firefighters will cook and serve a gourmet dinner of steak, chicken, or fish to the winner in the annual Carnival on Labor Day Weekend. “The carnival will be fun for everyone,” […]
Woodbury Firefighters Spray Happy Campers in Annual Tradition of ‘Watering the Sprouts’
Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters call it ‘Watering the Sprouts.’ The decade-old tradition marks the end of the town’s summer camp with kids dancing through the spray from a firetruck water turret. On a hot sunny July 31st, nearly 50 children enjoyed a noontime run through 1200 gallons of water arcing over them from Engine 8 at […]
Woodbury Fire Call-outs Interrupt Polishing New Firetruck
Woodbury Firefighters dropped cloths and polish for the new Rescue 3 Firetruck and responded to two callouts for motor vehicle accidents at the start of the final week in July. The halted preparation for a spotless truck was for a presentation to the Board of Finance on the 29th. It was cancelled due to weather. […]
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 View Their Efforts in Video Documentary on their Efforts by Emmy Award Winner at Annual Dinner
Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters viewed a premiere of the efforts in a vid created by fellow firefighter and Emmy-award winner Raphael Sbarge at the annual awards dinner Thursday night June 25th, 2026. “The premier knocked it out of the park,” says Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan. “It’s a wonderful video.” She freely admitted getting red-eyed and […]
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 […]