Wallington Fire Department

Description

We operate out of 1 station that protects a primarily rural area. Our department is a public department whose members are on a volunteer status. The Wallington Fire Department was organized in 1915 and Incorporated April, 1962. The first fire station consisted of one bay with Spencer Duncan and George Mason doing most of the building. Wallington’s first engine was a model T Ford hand

pumper and chemical truck (soda/acid) and was put into service in the late 1920′s. In 1936 the Wallington Fire Department purchased their first new pumper, a Ford chassis with a flat head V-8 and had it equipped in Webster, N.Y. The Wallington Fire Department still has the 1936 and we proudly display it in local parades. Wallington is one of 7 fire companies that make up the 3rd Battalion in Wayne County, New York. The Wallington Fire District is in the Town of Sodus, Wayne County. Sodus is located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario and is 35 mile east of Rochester, New York. Jurisdictions Served:

7 MILE RADIUS, of our own district , plus the Mutual Aid agreement with the Town of Sodus to cover their area when needed . We also assist in Mutual Aid with The FIVE surrounding Towns around Sodus. They are Huron, Lyons, Arcadia, Galen, and Williamson. The Wallington Fire Department maintains a landing pad for Mercy Flight Central Mercy Flight helicopters are often requested by Wayne County Volunteer Fire Departments and Ambulance Corps to provide fast transportation of patients to trauma care facilities in Rochester, Syracuse and other sites in Upstate New York.