The East Herkimer Fire Department will be hosting its annual chicken barbecue on February 26, 2012 from 12:30pm until 3:30pm at the station. Tickets are $10 each and are available in advance from any firefighter. Tickets MAY be available at the door, but on a first come-first served basis until sold out. Get your tickets early, they go fast! Thank you for your continued support!
East Herkimer firefighters responded mutual aid to a residential structure fire on Jerseyfield Road in the Town of Salisbury on 1/21. East Herkimer provided cascade system support to Salisbury FD. Dolgeville, Stratford and Little Falls Fire Departments also responded to the scene.
On Sunday October 16th from Noon to 3PM, the East Herkimer Fire Department will be hosting an community-wide open house and chicken barbecue. There will be various demonstrations and equipment displays for all to see. Games and activities will also be held for children of all ages. The open house is open to all and is FREE. If you would like to purchase a chicken barbecue, tickets are available from any member or at the door at the cost of $9.00 each. Hot dogs will also be available for children for 25 cents each.
On 10/10/11 at approximately 4:00 pm, the East Herkimer Fire Department along with the Mohawk Fire Department and MOVAC ambulance responded to a one vehicle roll over with the occupant trapped under the vehicle in the ditch. Fire personnel used air bags, hydraulic rescue tools, and a wrecker from Skinner Sales to disentangle the victim. The victim was transported to St. Elizabeths Medical Center in Utica with non-life threatening injuries. The extrication took approximately 35 minutes to complete.
The East Herkimer Fire Department along with the Salisbury Fire Department recently sent personnel and apparatus to relieve local fire crews in Schoharie County in areas that were severely affected by Hurricane Irene. Pictured left to right: Lt. Doug Barton, FF. Adam Saltis, Capt. Mike Zucker