Esopus Fire Department

On Monday May 9th 2015 at 16:36 the Esopus Fire Department and the Town of Esopus Volunteer Ambulance Squad were dispatched for motor vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer with entrapment and fire in the area of 1535 Route 9W in the Town of Esopus. Firefighters arrived to find 4 vehicles including a tractor trailer with significant damage and a driver entrapped in one of the vehicles. One vehicle caught fire as a result of the collision but the fire was extinguished by the quick thinking of other motorists who stopped to help.

On Friday July 31st 2015 at 17:13 the Esopus Fire Department and the  Town of Esopus Volunteer Ambulance Squad were dispatched for a 2 car head-on motor vehicle accident in the area of 1047 Broadway (Route 9W) in the Town of Esopus.

Attention to all residents. Esopus Fire Department is forming an auxiliary . A informative meeting will be held Monday June 8th at 7:00pm at the fire house. Our mission will be to support the active members. Open to men and women. Please contact Lynda Lewis with any questions.

Governor extends burn ban, also take notice that this proclamation also places a ban on camp fires, cooking fires, and recreational fires.

Governor Press Release

Governor Proclamation 

Monday June 22, 2015  9am  Shotgun Start  Apple Greens Golf Course

2nd Annual Joint Golf Tournament Best Ball Format

$95 per person (4 person team)  Includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Tournaments shirts are available for $20 Please indicates size on registration form.

LOTS  OF PRIZES

For information and to make reservations contact: 845-384-2934 or email golf@esopusfd.com

Make checks payable to Rifton Fire Deparment and mail to Riftion Fire Department, PO Box 2, Rifton, NY 12471

On Sunday November 30th 2014 at 13:11 the Esopus Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a Structure Fire at 80 Loughran Lane in the Town of Esopus.  Firefighters arrived to find a single family residence “well involved.”  Searches of the residence were completed and a deceased canine was found, the residents were not home at the time of the fire.  Several Firefighters received minor injuries while attempting to control the fire.  A Fire Investigation was completed by the Ulster County Fire Investigation Unit and has been listed as an Accidental fire.  Units returned to service shor

Please test your smoke and CO alarm every month, these devices that save lives!  

For more on Smoke Alarms please see the NFPA site here

On July 2nd at 14:06 Esopus Fire Dept was dispatched to a report of a male struck by lightning on Old Post Rd.  1 Male patient was transported to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital by the Town of Esopus Volunteer Ambulance Squad. Fire and EMS were assisted by the New York State Police.

The 46th Annual Children's Day Parade will be held July 11th.  All Esopus Fire members are requested to meet at the Fire house by 4:30OM, line up at Kingston High School at 5PM.  The parade will start at 6PM.  This year theme is Celebrating Dr Seuss

The Saugerties 4th of July Parade will be held July4th.  All Esopus Fire members are requested to meet at the Fire house by 9am, line up in Saugerties is at 10am.  The parade will start at 11am.