Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department Annual Hose Testing
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept conducted its annual inspection of seven miles of fire hose over four sessions in June. As of the halfway mark, only four short lengths of 1 ¾” hose dating back to the 1980s failed a test of 250 lbs psi (pounds per square inch) water pressure for three minutes. In […]
Fire Lt Chris Start w grandkids at Woodbury Memorial Day Parade
Woodbury Fire Lt Chris Start with grandchildren Collin, 13, a pupil at the Woodbury Middle School, and Brooklyn, 11, a Woodbury’s Mitchell Elementary School pupil, ready to ride in the Volunteer Fire Dept’s utility all-terrain vehicle (UATV) at the Memorial Day Parade, Saturday May 24th, 2025.
Woodbury’s Newly Restored 1947 Jeep Firetruck in 2025 Memorial Day Parade
The Woodbury Fire Dept’s newly restored 1947 Jeep led the department’s vehicle parade in the town’s Memorial Day event on May 24th. Driving Firetruck 7 is Firefighter Mitch Chester with passenger and fellow department member Jonathan Kapstein in his USNavy khaki uniform. The truck restoration was done with parts donated from NAPA Auto Parts and […]
Firehouse Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast
Woodbury Firefighters cooked up pancakes galore at the 44th annual Mothers Day Pancake Breakfast in the firehouse on Sunday May 11th . 2025. Shown in picture 1 at left is Former Fire Chief Chuck Kiessling, also retired from the State Fire Marshal force, flipping flapjacks at a furious pace with the assistance of Firefighter Tony […]
Brother-Sister Team Take Home Two Awards from Woodbury Fire Dept’s Annual Children’s Fishing Derby
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department awarded its prize for the most motivated angler to Colton Garceau at the free annual children’s fishing derby on Saturday morning May 10th, 2025. Colton’s sister Bailey Garceau won the Darleen Start award for best sportsmanship. The two are pictured with their trophies. The annual event started under chilly and […]
Want a Ride to School on a Rainy Day? …Two Girls Got a Woodbury Firetruck
Two elementary schoolgirls rode to the Mitchell Elementary School in a Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department truck on Friday May 9th as part of a PTO fundraiser in Region 14. Pictured from right to left are Frankie Voice, age 11, in the fifth grade, with her neighbor buddy Lyla Legge, age 7, in the first grade. […]
Woodbury Firefighters Recertify in Skills
Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters turned out in force Sunday morning May 4th for semi-annual recertifying in fire and rescue skills ranging from quenching flames from a ladder truck to forcing doors for entry and many other practices. In photo 1, Fire Capt Corey Shaker climbs on a ladder truck. In photo 2, Firefighters Pano Koukopoulos uses […]
Woodbury Fire Hosts Kids Fishing Derby; Plus Pancake Breakfast for Mom
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept will host its free annual Kids Fishing Derby in honor of the Late chief Mel Snyder on Saturday morning May 10th and its annual Mothers Day Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning May 11th. “We love our neighbors,” says Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan, adding. “and even with this social weekend, […]
Woodbury Fire Dept Community Events May 10t & 11: Kids Fishing Derby Saturday, Mother’s Day Pancakes Sunday
The Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept will host a community weekend on May 10th and 11th with a free kids’ fishing derby on Saturday morning and a Mother’s Day pancake breakfast on Sunday morning. “We’re all neighbors and we draw volunteer firefighters from across the town in a wide variety of occupations,” says Fire Chief Janet […]
Touch a Truck with Woodbury Fire Department
Woodbury Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan explains the workings of a firetruck to rapt schoolchildren at Region 14’s Touch-A-Truck Day at the Mitchell Elementary School, Tuesday April 1st 2025. In the photo, Chief Morgan is telling fifth graders about the functions of the driver who is also the pump operator. A moment later she opened […]