FMFD – The News of the Highlands

FMFD celebrated the last four years

May 3, 2023 Mary Jane Pitt

Just before the Fort Montgomery Fire Department was about to celebrate it’s 2019 year, the world went a little crazy as the COVID-19 pandemic shut nearly everything down.

County graduates 106 firefighters

January 11, 2023 Editorial Staff

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus attended the County’s Firefighter 1 graduation ceremony on January 7…

Welcome to Fort Montgomery, Rescue/Engine 422

April 27, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

On Wednesday, April 13, the Fort Montgomery Fire District took possession of its new 2022 Pierce Enforcer, a Rescue/Engine truck (#422) that will be replacing two of the FMFD’s older trucks.

Church offers prayers for public servants

October 20, 2021 Editorial Staff

This year’s Public Safety Sunday, held on October 10, was a special celebration as well as opportunity to honor the ambulance corps, firefighters, law enforcement, and public officials in our area.

3 graduate firefighter course

December 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus congratulated three community firefighters at the county’s Firefighter 1 graduation ceremony on December 18 at the Emergency Services Center in Goshen.

A very successful fundraiser!

October 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Members of the Fort Montgomery Fire Department presented Puppies Behind Bars’ Nora Moran (and dogs Charlotte and Diggs!) with a $1700 check at the Fall Foliage Festival.

Support our 1st responders

September 20, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

The Fort Montgomery Fire Department is well-known for its fundraising and awareness efforts for other groups or issues — community events, breast cancer awareness and family pet safety for instance.

‘Volunteer service is alive and well’

May 24, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

If there was a theme at Saturday evening’s Fort Montgomery Fire Department’s installation and awards dinner, it was ‘family’.

Deadline update

February 15, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Several additional components to this year’s March Mania event have been announced in the past week.

At the FMFD, it’s a family affair

February 8, 2019 Mary Jane Pitt

Like in many volunteer fire departments across the country, the family service to a community runs deep.