Woodbury Firefighters and Ambulance volunteers in Forest Rescue Drill
Woodbury Firefighters and Ambulance Association volunteers teamed up recently (Saturday April 25th, 2026) to rescue mock victim Fire Captain Corey Shaker who supposedly fell and supposedly suffered a head injury, and a broken leg while hiking in the Whittemore Preserve. “We do one or two of these rescues a year,” said Fire Chief Janet B. […]
Woodbury Firefighters Burn Xmas Evergreens After 70-day Delay
Woodbury Firefighters burned just over 100 Christmas trees in a public, fire-safety and clean-up demo at day’s end Saturday March 28th, 2026. “We had to wait 70 days from the initial date in mid-January,” said Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan. “The repeated delays were because of either poor weekend weather or the high number of […]
Woodbury Firefighters Rescue Victim in Drill
“Rescue in a fiery, smoke-filled house is full of danger but it’s got to be done,” says Deputy Fire Chief Dave Lampart of the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept. With that in mind, a dozen firefighters turned out on a cold 20 degree Saturday morning March 28th at a derelict home on North Road, Roxbury for […]
Woodbury fire dept plans Xmas tree bonfire March 21 after two-month delay
Woodbury volunteer firefighters plan the annual controlled burn of Christmas trees and evergreens for Saturday March 21st at 6pm in front of headquarters 25 Quassuk Road near the corner of US Route 6. Originally scheduled for mid-January, “We’ll now welcome the first full day of Spring instead,” says Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan. She explains, […]
Woodbury Firefighters Practice Bailout Moves
Woodbury Firefighter Steve Anctil lunges for the ladder in a practice bail-out drill from a building about to explode or collapse in the pretend exercise Saturday morning Feb 28th. Mr. Anctil crawled along the outside of the building to reach the ladder and a safe descent as members of the volunteer fire department engaged in […]
Woodbury Firefighters Camp at Firehouse in Blizzard
Woodbury firefighters voluntarily camped overnight with the fire trucks at the department during the Feb 22-23 blizzard ready to roll as a core unit in case of an emergency call-out on snowy roads. From left waking up and cooking breakfast are Rob Start, Deputy Chief Dave Lampart, and Matt Gereg. Not pictured is Matt Daly […]
Among Fires, Rescues, and Accidents — Woodbury Firefighters Celebrate Valentines
The Woodbury Fire Department took a break to host a Valentines holiday breakfast for townsfolk on Jan 15th after 70 calls in the first six weeks of the year. The breakfast was amidst callouts responding to fires, car crashes, and other emergencies ranging from a propane truck that slid off the road to preparation for […]
Woodbury Firefighters Valentine’s Breakfast Feb 15
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept will hold its annual Valentine’s Day Breakfast on Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026, from 7am to 11am at department headquarters 25 Quassuk Road next to US Route 6. “We’ll all enjoy pancakes together,” says Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan. “It’s a happy break for us too. We were on the run last […]
Woodbury Firefighters Dig Out Hydrants after Storm
Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters maintained access to the town’s 54 fire hydrants following the late January snowstorm Teams dug the hydrants free throughout the week as street and driveway plowing efforts repeatedly buried them. This team comprises Firefighters Amy Clark who is also Woodbury’s Emergency Management Coordinator, Roger Sicard, Earl Gillette, and emergency services intern Brendan […]
Woodbury Firefighters Extinguish Home Blaze
Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters knocked down a structural fire at 41 Washington Road Friday night January 23rd in freezing, fifteen-degree weather. “No injuries were reported,” said Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan.”We responded promptly to the 8:22pm call out and got there in time to save the building as well.” She added that the cause of the […]