It is once again time for our annual supporting membership and fundraising drive. First, I would like to thank each and every one of you who have supported this department in any way. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Now, a little history about the department; The South Corning Fire Department was established in 1965 to provide fire protection to the Village of South Corning and the southwestern portion of the Town of Corning. Currently there are thirty-six dedicated men and women serving the community. Our fleet of trucks consists of two engines, a rescue vehicle, water tanker, brush truck, boat, and an all terrain vehicle.
This year we are also purchasing two other trucks, one to replace one of our engines, and a Suburban to run EMS calls. On the average the department is running 180 calls per year. These calls consists of EMS calls, structure fires, motor vehicle accidents, vehicle fires and mutual aid to surrounding departments.
In spite of what we have, we are constantly trying to upgrade to serve you and the community better. Fire equipment is very costly to maintain as it gets older, both state and federal regulations are constantly changing in regards to fire services and equipment. We would like to ask you the community, to help us. Therefore, we are asking that once again you come forward and show your support. This is not limited to monetary donations. We are also in need of men and women to serve as volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service providers. In addition , we also have a great group which makes up the South Corning Fire Dept. Auxiliary. If you wish to make a donation please enclose it in the addressed envelope and return it. If you are interested in becoming a firefighter or auxiliary member, or just see what we actually do, feel free to stop by any Monday night between 7 and 9:30 pm, which are training hours for firefighters. Once again, we say THANK YOU!!!
Sincerely,
The South Corning Fire Department
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