Ellicott Creek Volunteer Fire Company

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Ellicott Creek Volunteer Fire Company

100 % Volunteer and Dedicated to serving the residents of the Town of Amherst and The Town of Tonawanda since 1945.
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Operating as usual

05/27/2021

Tonight the EllicottCreek Dive team worked on some basic search patterns at Kaymar Lake. The warm weather means the team has to be ready for any water emergency’s that arise.

05/20/2021

Did everyone know that it’s EMS Week?! Ellicott Creek firefighters work hand in hand with Twin City Ambulance to provide the best care to the residents of Amherst & Tonawanda. We thank Twin City for all that they do! 🚒🚑

Remember, pull to the right for sirens and emergency lights!🚨

05/16/2021

This weekend 6 of our members had the opportunity to participate in Getzville Fire Company’s annual GRIT training. This training specializes in topics such as basement rescue, below grade rescue, emergency air procedures, enlarged openings, fire development, forcible entry, mask confidence, and emergency lifting, etc. This is a very intensive hands on training that took place Saturday and Sunday with 45+ firefighters from the WNY area, some even further. We appreciate our members who took a weekend to dedicate their time to bettering their skills! Always a huge thanks to Getzville for such great training!

Members that participated:
Captain Alicia May
Lieutenant Tom Drabinski
EMS Lieutenant Brandon Pietrzyk
Firefighter Mike Frase
Firefighter Paul Krisk
Firefighter Ben Trapani

05/11/2021

We would like to thank Twin City Ambulance Corporation for coming into our firehouse tonight and showing us their ambulance and equipment. We do this every year to ensure any call we run goes as smoothly as possible, providing the best patient care possible. Thanks again!

05/04/2021

04/27/2021

Great drill on drafting, master streams, and relay connections with City of Tonawanda.

04/11/2021

Ellicott Creek Firefighters were dispatched at 2:20am for a vehicle fire. We had the pleasure of working with North Tonawanda Fire. Thanks for the help guys, great job to all who took part!

North Tonawanda Professional Firefighters Local 1333

04/10/2021

Beautiful day in Ellicott Creek Park! Lieutenant’s Vizzi & Drabinski are doing the weekly truck check on Ladder 6, what a perfect spot!☀️

04/04/2021

Have a safe day!

Congratulations to Amherst Police Chief Askey on his retirement!!

04/02/2021

Amherst Chief of Police to retire April 2 | Amherst Bee

Congratulations to Amherst Police Chief Askey on his retirement!!

After more than 30 years on the police force, Chief of Police John Askey will be retiring from the Amherst Police Department April 2. "There just comes a time to retire," said Askey, who ori

03/21/2021

All 3 Chiefs helping repack hose after a brush fire today, this is what we love to see!

03/21/2021

Started out this beautiful morning with Getzville Fire! Training is so important, thanks to everyone who came out!

03/14/2021

Daylight savings time is a good time to test your smoke and CO alarms. If you have an older model detector please install fresh batteries. Working detectors save lives.

03/08/2021

It’s International Women’s Day! Here at Ellicott Creek we have a great group of women. Your hard work and achievements never go unnoticed. Thank you for being you and keep up the hard work!

03/04/2021

Meet Scout! We got this picture sent in today and just wanted to share the cuteness. Thanks for sharing Doug! 🥰

📸: Doug Meister Jr.

03/02/2021

Great work by all companies, good stop which prevented further damage. Good mutual aid partners help make these calls run smoothly!

Getzville Fire Company North Bailey Vol. Fire Company Brighton Volunteer Fire Co #5 North Amherst Fire Company Twin City Ambulance Corporation Town of Amherst Emergency Services Amherst Police Department - NY

02/17/2021

Blocked Hydrant vs. Cleared Hydrant

Are the fire hydrants in your neighborhood clear? Not having hydrants clear is a significant negative impact if there is a fire at your home. Help us help you! Time is of the essence.

02/05/2021

The Amherst Highway Department is preparing for the anticipated storm that will start this afternoon and continue thru part of the weekend. We are requesting that residents do not park in the streets even during the daytime hours if at all possible. The less vehicles parked on the streets the more thoroughly and efficiently we can clear the roads. We will have trucks out at all needed times throughout the storm but with difficult changing conditions and blowing snow anticipated our clean up may be delayed at times.

01/24/2021

Photos from Getzville Fire Company's post

01/12/2021

Due to COVID 19 we were unable to have a formal Installation Dinner as we normally would. Instead we installed all of our officers at our monthly meeting last night! Awards were also given out as well. Below is a list of all the awards and a few pictures from the evening!

Presidents Award: Nick Frase
Chiefs Award: Russ Stith
Officer of the Year Award: Alicia May
Out Going Captain : Bob Zacher
Out Going Corresponding Secretary: Pete Calandra

Points Awards:
1st - Matt Hallgren - 68.86
2nd - Rich Eggleston - 67.86
3rd - Tom Drabinski - 66.39
4th - Dan DeMeester Jr - 60.16
5th - Ed Reichard - 48.46

Years of Service:
Paul Dusel - 40 years
Dan Frase - 40 years
Brandon Vizzi - 15 Years
Roger Brennan - 10 Years
Megan Martin - 10 Years
Pat Rosner - 10 Years

Lets not forget about our out going Chief: Joe Osika!

01/01/2021

12/31/2020

Bellevue Fire Dept

This is Brian. Brian makes sure the hydrant in front of his house is clear. Be like Brian.

12/31/2020

Today marks a very bittersweet day for us here at Ellicott Creek. Today is the last day Chief Osika remains in office. Chief Osika has done so much in his 6 years as Chief, 9 years as an Assistant Chief on top of all of the years he has served as a line officer. Chief Osika has accomplished so much during his time, we have opened our second station on Sweet Home Road, purchased two new Rosenbauer engines, received multiple grants for equipment such as helmets and SCBA’s. He has played a vital role throughout this pandemic and has always put his 110% into this company. We appreciate the time you have put in the make this company better than ever before! You have done a great job leading this department and shaping up the officers and newly elected chiefs to continue on! Even though his time has ended as a Chief, Joe will still be an active firefighter and continue to take calls. Chief, we appreciate all that you have done and it has never gone unnoticed. You have touched many lives throughout the years and we look forward to riding on the firetrucks with you now! Congratulations on a job well done!

12/29/2020

Over the last two months the fire company has gained 6 new members, 3 of those coming from another fire department! Our officers have been taking the time to meet with the large group to start introducing them to basic firefighting skills! Tonight officers went over our hose loads and how to deploy them. As you can see in the photos below it is always important to ensure the hoses are not kinked and flaked out properly.

Welcome to the company guys, we are thrilled to have you!

Kevin Rudzinski
Emily Steinberg
Ben Trapini
Brandon Diberardino
Paul Krisk
Elizabeth Mahaney

12/25/2020

Merry Christmas from your friends at Ellicott Creek! Have a safe and healthy holiday season!

12/23/2020

Ellicott Creek Volunteer Fire Company

12/20/2020

We would like to thank everybody who donated food tonight for our annual santa run! If we somehow missed your food you can bring it to our fire station at 45 south ellicott creek road. Thank you guys so much and we hoped you enjoyed santa!! Stay safe and healthy this holiday season!

12/19/2020

Our trucks are leaving the station with Santa, get ready!!!!

12/19/2020

Trucks will be leaving the firehouse at 4pm!

Also a side note, we are now on INSTAGRAM! Please follow us at ellicottcreekvolfire

Thanks!

12/19/2020

Today is the day! Santa will leaving the firehouse on the fire truck at 4pm today! Listen for the sirens and don’t forget to put your food at the end of the driveway for us to collect! If it gets to be late in the evening and we missed your street please direct message us so we can swing back around. We do our best every year. We can’t wait to see you!

12/18/2020

We have many bridges in our district, please be careful out there!

Bridges freeze first! When expecting precipitation and freezing temperatures, remember that before the ground freezes, bridges can already be at or below freezing. Use caution on bridges and pay attention to the road to stay safe.

12/17/2020

Ellicott Creek Firefighters assisted Brighton Fire today! Take a quick read. Great information on closing doors and how important it is!

Earlier this afternoon, Brighton firefighters responded to a report of a fire in a garage attached to the house. First arriving units found a fast spreading fire being fueled by gasoline leaking from a vehicle inside. Although damage was estimated at $400,000, a quick response and knockdown kept most of the fire contained to the garage. We’d like to thank @City of Tonawanda Professional Firefighters, @Ellicott Creek Fire, @Kenilworth Fire, @Sheridan Park Fire, @Tonawanda Police, @Tonawanda Paramedics, and @Twin City Ambulance for their assistance.

On a side note, the pictures are a good example of how closing doors can prevent fire spread, which is why it’s so important to sleep with bedroom doors closed and #closebeforeyoudoze. @UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute

12/17/2020

We are proud to announce our 2021 Appointed Firematic Officers!

Lieutenant:
Aaron Allan
Brandon Vizzi
Thomas Drabinski

EMS Lieutenant:
Brandon Pietrzyk

Dive Team Captain: Mike Collins
Dive Team Lieutenant: Russ Stith

Line Clerk:
John Maurer

Congratulations to everybody and thank you to those who showed interest!

12/12/2020

Annual Santa Run & Food Drive information!

Flyers will be going out on Monday and Santa will be out and about a week from today (Saturday the 19th, starting at 4:00pm). Due to the pandemic we are asking that all food donations be left at the end of the driveway to limit contact with the community. With that, Santa unfortunately will not be unable to leave the fire truck and no candy will be handed out. We apologize as we are doing our best to keep everybody safe and healthy!

Any questions about this years Santa Run please let us know! We will also do our best to keep our page updated with where Santa is as the night goes on!

P.S: we are always accepting new members! Information on joining is included with the flyer!

12/08/2020

We are proud to announce our 2021 Elected Firematic and Executive Officers!

Chief: Paul Dusel
First Asst. Chief: Ryan MacDougall
Second Asst. Chief: Chris Robinson

Captain: Alicia May
Captain: Gary Reed
Captain: Roger Brennan

EMS Captain: Charles Greenberg

President: Brian Wildrick
Vice President: Pat Rosner
Chairman of the Board: Rich Eggleston
Board of Director: Dan DeMeester
Board of Director: Phil Asarese
Board of Director: Jim Meier
Board of Director: Mike O’Neil
Treasurer: Lenny Drabinski
Financial Secretary: Joe Vitthuhn
Recording Secretary: Debbie Adams

Address

45 S Ellicott Creek Rd
Amherst, NY
14228

Telephone

(716) 691-7439

Website

http://www.ecvfd.org

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2020 ECVFD Virtual Open House T-6 LADDER Ops Demo

2020 Open House Virtual Tour R-5

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ECVFD Engine 1 Virtual Tour

2020 Open House Announcement

We support the Sweet Home 2020 Grads!!! #SHlightthenight @SHCSDAthletics

Willowridge Drive 5/14/20

We were dispatched along with our Mutual Aid partners last night at 20:42 hours for a report of an attached garage fire at 262 Williowridge Drive. 2nd Asst. Chief MacDougall arrived in under 1 minute and reported heavy fire from the garage and extending into the house. Engine 1 arrived and advanced a 2 1/2 inch line to work on the garage and also to protect the exposure next door. Next in crews advanced 2 - 1 3/4 inch attack lines to the 1st and 2nd floor of the home, Multiple issues hampered efforts in the garage. Gas tank on the vehicle in the garage ruptured and a propane tank also stored in the garage had the relief valve release. Great work by all crews. Thanks to the following Getzville Fire Co., North Bailey Fire Co., Brighton Fire Co., North Amherst Fire Co., Twin City Ambulance, Amherst Emergency Services, Amherst Fire Inspectors, Amherst Police, Erie County FC2, Erie County Chaplain ES14 and for the 2 Firefighters from East Amherst for the assist with the Hydrant.

Ellicott Creek was dispatched along with our Mutual Aid partners to a report of an apartment fire at 4285 Chestnut Ridge Road this evening. We arrived to find heavy fire out of the patio doors of the apartment. The resident of that apartment was rescued from the fire by one of our Probationary Firefighters and another resident. They both lived in two other apartments in the same building. The actions of these two Men undoubtedly saved this residents life. And they should be commended for their selfless act. Our first in crew made quick work of knocking down the fire in the well involved apartment. We want to thank the following for their assistance. Getzville Fire Co. North Bailey Fire Co. Eggertsville Hose Co. Brighton Fire Co. North Amherst Fire Co. Twin City Ambulance. Town of Amherst Emergency Services. Amherst Police and Amherst Fire Control.

We would like everyone to meet Addison. She turned 8 years old today and her Mom asked us last week if we would like to participate in her Birthday parade. We couldn’t say no and showed up to help make her day special. Please help us by commenting and wishing her a Happy Birthday. Thanks to Getzville Fire Company and the Amherst Police for helping out. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADDISON!!!

Last night at the beginning of our 75th Anniversary, we had the honor of marching in as one in front our our family and friends. Thank You to the Greater Buffalo Firefighters Pipes & Drum’s for coming out and bringing us in!!

We completed the sale this evening of our old E1, a 1992 Pierce Lance to the Forestville Fire Department in Chautauqua County. Chief Kyle Barthel picked her up and is making the delivery to his members. We wish them luck as she has served us well for many years and will serve them well for many years to come. Safe Travels!!

Video from our open house burn demonstration this afternoon. First burn was put out by our members, second burn was put out with simulating a sprinkler in the home. Thanks to everybody who came out to our open house today, we hope you had a great time and learned something!

FIRST ANNUAL MEAT RAFFLE

Earlier this evening we received a Still Alarm from Amherst Fire to assist in rescuing a few ducklings from a receiver in the parking lot of Classics on Niagara Falls Blvd. Assistant Chief Stith along with Lieutenants Bob Zacher and Chris Robinson arrived and worked to remove the 6 Ducklings from the receiver and reunite them with Mama Duck. With all of the calls we take on a daily basis, whether with good outcomes or bad, it always helps to have a good out of the ordinary rescue to make us smile a bit more. Thank You to Traci Bissonette for the videos that she sent over.

A lot of posting this weekend as it was a busy one. Last one. Below is helmet camera video from FF Mike Frase. First in attack line from the fire at 192 Glenhaven Drive. Had to edit it down due to length. But it gives you a great sense of what our firefighters encounter inside a structure fire.

While number of our interior firefighters are attending G.R.I.T at Getzville fire Station. Our officers took time to work with some of our new members on some of the skills to get them ready for basic exterior/ interior fire fighting classes.

192 Glenhaven Drive 4/13/18

Video from our Motor Vehicle Fire yesterday morning In front of Wegmans on Niagara Falls Blvd. A little background music as the Chief forgot to turn his stereo down. Great job by the crew of Engine 1.

Our Rescue 5 and Engine 3 Responding to an MVA this evening. We currently have a crew standing by at the Hall, as we are covering a portion of the Getzville Fire District until 07:00 tomorrow morning. Our Brothers and Sisters from Getzville are spending the evening celebrating there 101st Annual Installation of Officers.