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, […]
Woodbury Fire to hosts kids fishing derby Saturday, May 9th and Mother’s Day pancake breakfast Sunday, May 10th
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept hosts its yearly free Fishing Derby for children Saturday May 9th, 2026, at a stocked farm pond on Railtree Hill Road. Then on Sunday May 10th the annual Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast will get underway at the fire department at 25 Quassuk Road. “We’ve had nearly 130 call-outs, including eight […]
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 […]