Reminder to all Town of Herkimer residents that the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has banned all burning of brush and similar materials from March 16 through May 14. Permits for burning will not be issued during this period for the Town of Herkimer. Anyone that plans on burning brush within the NYS DEC guidelines after May 14 must apply for a permit at the Town of Herkimer Offices located at 114 N. Prospect Street, Herkimer. A Town of Herkimer Fire Warden will visit the proposed burn location and review it for safety prior to the issuance of a permit.
Burn Ban Reduces Wildfire Risks, Protects Lives and Property. For questions and answers regarding open burning please see link below:https://on.ny.gov/3tZKhVV.
Thank you for preventing unnecessary fire department responses this spring!
The famous East Herkimer Fire Department Annual Winter Chicken BBQ will be held on Sunday, February 27th from 12:00-3:00pm. Tickets are available for a $12.00 donation.
Please contact your local firefighter for tickets
This will be a drive-thru event only. Thank you again for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you there!
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned having been elected Commissioners of the East Herkimer Fire District in the Town of Herkimer, New York, by the voters of said Fire District pursuant to Section 175 of the Town law of the State of New York hereby give notice that voting for all Fire District residents shall be held in the East Herkimer Fire Station, 193 Main Road in said District on Tuesday the 14TH day of December, 2021, between the hours of 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM for the purposes of electing a Fire Commissioner for a term of five (5) years starting January 1, 2022.
Every elector of the East Herkimer Fire District (the area of the Town of Herkimer outside the Village of Herkimer) who shall be a registered voter of the Town and who shall have resided in the Fire District for a period of thirty days preceding this election shall be qualified to vote.
Any resident of the East Herkimer Fire District who qualifies to vote is also qualified to run for the office of Fire Commissioner.
Nominating petitions for the office of Fire District Commissioner may be obtained by contacting Fire District Secretary Nadine Lindsay, or any of the officials listed below. Said petitions must be filed with the Fire District Secretary before 7:00 PM on December 6, 2021.
By order of the East Herkimer Fire District Commissioners:
The famous East Herkimer Fire Department Annual Winter Chicken BBQ will be held on Sunday, February 28th from 12:30-3:00pm. Tickets are available for a $11.00 donation.
Please contact your local firefighter for tickets
This will be a drive-thru event. Thank you again for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you there!
Rarely do you find an active volunteer firefighter that has been in the department for over sixty years. The East Herkimer Volunteer Fire Department has two Walter Richard and Angelo Castilla.
When these two men joined the Dept. Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States, the cost of a new home averaged $12,400, 75% of homes were heated with wood or coal. A brand new car average price was $2,200 and seat belts were first beginning to appear in volvos, Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states annexed into the United States of America.
Walt became a member on July 28th 1959 and Angelo on December 29th 1959. Both have been and still remain outstanding role models in our community. Good husbands, fathers, and neighbors. There is no way of telling how many hours that they have donated of their time to give to helping others, monthly meetings, fire schools, fund raisers, B.B.Q.s, bingo, field days, fire calls, auto accidents, false alarms , and the list goes on.
Not only active firefighters, but both have served as our chief. Angelo in 1982-1986 and Walter served three different times 1971-1975, 1978-1982, and 1992-1996. The word dedication just doesn’t do them justice for all that they have given to their community for so, so many years. Along with too many hours to count we could only speculate as to how many other volunteers that they have seen come and go. East Herkimer and the surrounding areas have been richly blessed by having these two be part of our community. They would simply say it’s the right thing to do, so lets get it done. Never ones to say let someone else do it. Having lived through WW2’s paper drives, rubber, and metal scrapping they have learned from an early age what it means to sacrifice. If you get a chance to see one of these gentlemen, and they truly are gentlemen, make sure they get a thank you. Angelo and Walter thank you for what you have been, for what you are, and continue to be. May god continue to bless you as you have blessed us.
