The age old method to alert the membership to a fire alarm fell upon a Village watchman, who after hearing a resident scream, or when finding a fire, would run to the Methodist Church on Fourth Street and ring the bell to alert the membership. The brickyards had steam whistles that would sound on the north side of town. Near the turn of the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'H.F.D.'
Warning With Distinction: The Fire Whistle
December 13th, 2008 · No Comments · H.F.D., History
Tags: Diaphone·Fire Whistle·Gamewell·Haverstraw·Warning With Distinction
The Haverstraw Fire Department
November 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Front Page, H.F.D., Officers
The Haverstraw Fire Department, Rockland County Department 4, consists of a Fire Council of one Chief Officer, four Assistant Chief Officers, and 10 Wardens who administer the Haverstraw Fire Department. Operationaly, the Fire Chief and his 4 assistants lead the Department at all non-EMS emergency incidents in the Village of Haverstraw, New York.
Companies
Rescue Hook and [...]
Tags: Chief Al Lynch·Chief Efran 'Junior' Castro·Chief Patrick McNamee·Chief Peter Rugg·Chief Robert Drexler
Mass Casualty Drill September 1994
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments · H.F.D., History
Almost 14 years ago, there was a Mass Casualty drill on the Bowline Property. General Warren participated, and here are the video’s. Thanks to Joey
Click HERE for the Media page
Tags: Mass Casualty Drill·Mutual Aid·Rockland County Fire
Messenger Clippings: Formation of the H.F.D.
June 12th, 2008 · No Comments · H.F.D., History
Found recently were Newspaper clippings Smokey had on the Haverstraw Fire Department, General Warren, and the Village. Again, these are Messenger clippings that he typed out and had filed.
Click Below to open in a PDF format
Tags: 1853·Letter to Editor·Newspaper·Rockland Messenger
Excerpts of Village Minutes:The HFD 1854-1900
June 11th, 2008 · No Comments · H.F.D., History
Part of our ongoing preservation effort, we have more interesting information on the Haverstraw Fire Department. Haverstraw Ex-Chief Smokey Fales (1933-34), who was also Village Clerk, had gone through the Village Minutes and clipped any mentions of the Haverstraw Fire Department. What follows is basically the early history of the department as seen through the [...]
Tags: 1854 Haverstraw Fire Department·CM Fales·Minutes·Village
2008 Haverstraw FD Chiefs Inspection and Parade
April 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Front Page, H.F.D., Inspection
The 2008 Chiefs Inspection and Parade will be held Saturday May 17, 2008. Line up will be in its customary neighborhood. Step off at 3 PM.
Tags: Chief Castro·Inspection·Parade
2008 Chiefs Convention Haverstraw Fire Department
April 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Convention, H.F.D., History, Membership
On February 14, 1859 the New York State Legislature passed an act which provided for, and regulated the election of a Chief and two Assistant Chiefs of the Fire Department of the Village of Warren, now Haverstraw, New York. The first convention held under this Act was on May 8 1859 in the United States Hotel , [...]


