About Us
Founded in 1942, the Middlesex Fire Department provides fire protection,
rescue, disaster and emergency medical first response services to the entire Town of Middlesex and,
under contract, a small part of
the Town of Italy. Our responsibilities include protecting our constituents from
all manmade and natural hazards, including fires, motor vehicle and
farm accidents, woodland fires and all kinds of hazardous materials..
The
district's
operating territory consists of a one-quarter square mile hamlet, surrounded by 37 square
miles of rural area with a population of 1,425 persons; it is located in Yates
County in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. We have obtained an ISO
rating of 5/9. The hamlet is served by a
municipal water supply but the surrounding area depends on dry hydrants and
ponds for the fire department water supply.
We work closely with our neighboring fire
departments and rescue squads and maintain mutual-aid agreements with them in
order to more quickly and efficiently provide assistance to each other during a
response to a major disaster. As a standard procedure, we also utilize them for
extra man-power or water supply in the case of all structure fires.
We are primarily dispatched
though the
Yates County E911 Communication Center. They provide an
Enhanced 911 call center with 2 to 4 dispatchers to handle emergency
calls. E911 can help in the location of land based or cellular phones so
that we may be able to better locate an emergency.
The Middlesex Fire Department is actually three separate
organizations that work together very closely to provide services to the
community we serve.
The Middlesex Hose Company was formed in 1942 this is a
501.3(c) non-profit corporation. This organization owns all facilities, buildings and property. This
organization holds fund raising events throughout the year and an annual fund
drive. The Hose Company uses these funds and rent funds received from the
Middlesex Fire District to pay for utilities, maintenance and upkeep of the
facilities. The Middlesex Hose Company meetings are held at the Middlesex Hose
Co building on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 8pm. The volunteer
firefighters and firematic officers that staff the Middlesex Fire District owned
fire apparatus are members of the Middlesex Hose Company. Firematic drills are held
most every Monday night at 7pm. This is a private organization but we welcome
anyone to come to a meeting or drill. We are always looking for new firefighters
and social members. See our
Join
Us Page.
The Middlesex Sirenettes are a ladies auxiliary that supports
the mission of the fire department by providing refreshments and
occasionally hot meals to the firefighters after responding to major or
prolonged incidents. The Sirenettes also support causes deemed worthy, hold fund
raisers and help the Middlesex Hose Company during
their fund raisers. The Middlesex Sirenettes meetings are held at the Middlesex Hose
Co building on the 1st Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm. This is a private
organization but we welcome anyone to come to a meeting. We are always looking
for new members. The Sirenettes also cater private parties, banquets, and
weddings at our fire hall. For more information see our
FAQ's
section of the website.
The Middlesex Fire District is a fire district
established under authority of Article 11, Section 170 of the New York State
Town Law. Per Section 174 of the New York State Town Law the fire
district is governed by five elected fire commissioners and one elected treasurer
and an appointed secretary. Each commissioner is elected to a five year term with one being
elected every year during an election in December by the qualified voters of the
Town of Middlesex. The fire district owns all the fire apparatus, firefighting
and rescue equipment, turnout gear, emergency power station generator, firefighter pagers and
radios. The fire district is responsible for the maintenance, supplies and
procurement of this equipment, setting an annual budget and levying the
necessary taxes to support that budget. The Middlesex Fire District rents space
from the Middlesex Hose Company for the storage of District owned firefighting
equipment and apparatus. The Middlesex Fire District depends on the volunteer
firefighters and firematic officers of the Middlesex Hose Company to respond to
emergency calls with the District fire apparatus. The Middlesex
Fire District meetings are held at the Middlesex Hose Co building on the 2nd
Wednesday of every month at 7pm. These meetings are open to the public. |
