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A big Thank You to Mike Henel owner of the 7-Eleven on The corner of Willow Ridge and Niagara Falls Boulevard. Mike stopped over this evening with a donation of masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, wipes, bottled water and BROWNIES!!!!
We appreciate him wanting to give back to us. And will put all of this to good use. And the brownies won’t last long!!!
We support the Sweet Home 2020 Grads!!!
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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.
Evan is just over halfway to his goal. They need the funds to restart after losing almost everything in the fire when their apartment door was left open due to the actions of rescuing the resident in the fire apartment. Any amount helps. If anyone would like to donate outside of the Go Fund Me Page, please message us on this page. Thanks To All Of Those That have Donated!!!
Due to a tragic accidental fire. We lost all of our belongings and our love pet maverick.… Evan Astran needs your support for Total loss due to fire.
Selfless acts of two men saves life of apartment resident in May 8 blaze | Amherst Bee
On the evening of Friday, May 8, an apartment at 4285 Chestnut Ridge Road went ablaze. Thanks to the heroic acts of two neighbors, the resident of...
We want to express our gratitude to Plant Manager Brett Hanford and EHS Manager Colleen Marren from Saint-Gobain Advance Ceramics-Boron Nitride Plant. For the huge donation of 200 KN95 masks for our Firefighters to use. They stopped by today to give them to Chief Osika. This plant is in our Large Industrial Park.
If you read our post from the Apartment Fire last night. Below is a link to a Go Fund Me Page for Evan Astran our Probationary Firefighter and his girlfriend. Evan transferred to us when he moved about 6 months ago from HyView. He went above and beyond with another resident to enter the burning apartment and to pull the occupant out. Let’s get together and help him out. Our Firefighters have banded together as we always do and will help him out on our end. Any amount will help. Thank You in Advance.
Due to a tragic accidental fire. We lost all of our belongings and our love pet maverick.… Evan Astran needs your support for Apt fire
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.
This is something we felt we needed to do. We respond along side Twin City day in and day out and appreciate all of the EMT's and Paramedics answering the call. We know what they are dealing with everyday and felt they needed our support. Enjoy the food and Stay Safe and Healthy.
We are also taking this chance to challenge all of the Fire Companies in Amherst to Pay It Forward.
A HUGE thank you to #ellicottcreekfiredepartment and #justpizzaamherst for providing this nicely wrapped delicious meal for our team today! We thank you very much!
A huge Thank You to one of our members Wendy Lee and her sister Kristen for making us cookies and leaving them with a wonderful note. MMMMMMM Peanut Butter!!!!
Huge Thank You to WNY Disaster Relief for Disinfecting all of our apparatus this morning. Unbelievable group of guys who are running around on Sunday doing multiple Fire companies free of charge.
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We’d like to take this chance once again thank the staff at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital for all that they have been doing during this crazy unusual time. Not only MFSH but to all the doctors and nurses who are doing everything possible and spending lots of time away from their families. There are not enough “thank you’s” to really show how appreciate the community is. Here are some photos of this amazing event we got to be apart of tonight!
We were honored to be a part of this tribute to Millard Suburban.
Thank You!!!...Firefighters from the Town of Amherst and Clarence pay tribute to the nurses, doctors and employees at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital tonight.
We salute all who work in health care and all first responders.
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
East Amherst Fire Department
Eggertsville Hose Company
Ellicott Creek Volunteer Fire Company
Getzville Fire Company
Main-Transit Fire Department
North Amherst Fire Company
North Bailey Vol. Fire Company
Swormville Fire Company
Williamsville Fire Department
Clarence Center Vol Fire Co.
Clarence Fire Company
Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company
Twin City Ambulance Corporation
Amherst Police Department
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!!!
Happt Easter to all our residents. Thanks again for making our Easter Parade a huge success. Heres A little recap of the night. Thanks to all who sent in photos and videos. Also Thank you to the Town of Amherst Recreation Dept. for getting us in touch with Peter Rabbit . (Of course we do not own the rights to this song.)
A Huge Thank You to Everyone who came out along our Easter Bunny Trail tonight. We hope you all enjoyed it. We did the best we could to visit as many of you as possible and apologize to any we missed. As you know Peter Rabbit has a busy day around the corner and is on his way to make preparations. Stay safe everyone.
We are currently heading into the Creekwoods area at Sunridge Drive. 
We are currently in the Irvington Area.
We will be heading to the Castleton area of Tonawanda next as we head Toward the North End of the district.
Hey everybody we are leaving our station with our very special guest heading up Denrose and making our way through the north side of Willowridge. that’s everything above Willowridge. Drive and South Ellicott at this time. 
In the interest of brightening the faces and sprits of the Children in our district. This Friday 4/10/20 starting at 6:00 PM, we will be parading around the fire district with the Easter Bunny!!! This is similar to the Santa Run we do every year. Except we will not be stopping along the route or allowing the Easter Bunny to come off of the truck. For the best interest of our firefighters and you the residents, we ask that you stand in your driveways and wave as we go by, so we can all follow Social Distancing. We hope this helps the spirits of everyone during Easter. As always, we cannot give exact times for each street, but i guarantee you will hear us coming!!
Please follow this list of 10 Rules provided by NYS. We are still here and ready to respond when needed. Let’s all do our part to get through this.
A Very Important Message from your Ellicott Creek Volunteer Fire Co. regarding COVID-19:
The leadership of the Fire Company is in constant contact with Local, County and State Officials and receives the most up to date information available regarding this pandemic on a daily basis. All information that is received is reviewed thoroughly and is then disseminated to the First Responders clearly.
To keep our Firefighters and others safe. We have closed both of our Fire Stations at 45 South Ellicott Creek Road and 3000 Sweet Home Road to any and all visitors or the general public. Which means for the foreseeable future Members will only be allowed in the Stations.
During this time of uncertainty we ask if you require an ambulance, for any reason, please be patient with the dispatchers at our local dispatch centers. The dispatchers will ask a series of questions that allow us to better understand your medical needs and the required levels of protection that are needed to keep everyone in the community as safe as possible.
Depending on the symptoms that are described over the phone, when arriving on scene our crew may be in full protective equipment including masks, goggles and gowns. Please don't be alarmed by this extra layer of protective equipment, this is to protect you, our responders and the community as a whole.. They will enter your home as quickly as possible while making sure that extra precautions are taken and the equipment is correctly and safely put on. Once our first responders are on location they may ask you the same questions that were asked by the local dispatch center and request that you go into greater detail when answering. This is to ensure that the first responders on location have all of the correct and most up to date information regarding your incident and that it is handled safely for everyone involved..
Most importantly for the safety of the First Responders if you have already tested positive for COVID-19 or have had contact with someone that has tested positive for COVID -19 and are now in need of hospitalization we kindly ask that this information be transmitted to the local dispatch center when placing the call as well as to the representatives of every First Response agency that you encounter when rendering assistance to you or anyone with you. This is to ensure that you receive the most appropriate care in regards to your situation and to ensure that we keep our first responders safe to handle other emergency calls going forward.
Furthermore, if you need to be transported to a hospital we may not be able to honor your request as to which hospital to take you to. This decision may be made by Erie County Department of Health which determines the current capacity and capabilities of all of the hospitals and what could better suit your needs.
Please know that the volunteer members of our Fire Company are committed to serving the residents In a safe and efficient manner keeping you, our responders, and the community as safe as we can as we navigate through this unprecedented time.
Joe Osika
Fire Chief
Ellicott Creek Vol Fire Co.
East Amherst Fire Department
Today we Celebrated the life of Ron Smeller Jr. and sent him on his journey the best way that we knew how. Heard many stories of Ron and how he was always concerned about everyone else and always deflected how he was doing himself. Thank You to those that came out today to pay your respects and to comfort the family. Thank You to the Getzville Fire Company and. Brighton Volunteer Fire Co #5 helping us honor Ron. Thank You to Eggertsville Hose Company and North Bailey Vol. Fire Company for covering our district.
Till we meet again Ron Smeller. May you Rest In Peace.
LODD Announcement
Ronald J Smeller
3/10/2020
Details regarding the passing of Ellicott Creek Firefighter Ronald Smeller.
There will be a brief funeral service for the family from 2pm to 3pm at the
Ellicott Creek Fire Company Station 1
45 South Ellicott Creek Rd. Amherst, NY 14228
this Saturday, March 14, 2020. From 3:00pm to 4:30pm. Fire Departments and ambulance personnel can pay their respects. At the request of the Ellicott Creek Chief, all fire departments should contact Dominic Creamer (Amherst Emergency Services & Safety) to coordinate the time that they wish to attend. [email protected] or call 206-4010.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of Life Member Ron Smeller. Ron passed away this afternoon after a short Illness at the young age of 57. He joined the Fire Company in May of 1982 and held the past rank of EMS Captain and had been elected to serve in 2020 as Corresponding Secretary. Ron spent his career in the WNY EMS Community as a Paramedic and worked for Amherst Columbia Ambulance, Towns Ambulance, Lasalle Ambulance, Rural Metro Ambulance, Twin City Ambulance as well as Mercy Flight over the years. He was a great Paramedic and enjoyed teaching whenever he could. During the Statewide Mutual Aid request on 9/11/01, he was part of a team of Members from Ellicott Creek that answered the call and spent time in Lower Manhattan helping whomever they could. Ron will be sadly missed and will forever be remembered by all.
Rest Easy My Friend....
We will take it from here.
Sunday mornings are for training! Today firefighters went over hydrant hookup as well as preparing for their classes that are coming up in a few short months! Thanks to Captain Brennan and Lieutenant’s May and Reed for taking the time out of your weekend to help set our firefighters up for success.
We are excited to bring in three new members to Ellicott Creek this evening. All new members have experience in either fire or EMS. New members include Rae Hermans, Brandon Pietrzyk, and Evan Astran. Welcome to Ellicott Creek!
If you are looking to join the department or have any questions about joining please contact us. We are happy to answer your questions and to get new members in the door. No experience necessary!
Train Your Probie
HARD WORK > TALENT
Town of Amherst Emergency Services
Please do not get your information regarding the Coronavirus from unverified sites. Here is a link to the Erie County Department of Health. http://www2.erie.gov/health/index.php?q=coronavirus
Keep you calendars open for September 26th and 27th. After a year off we will be having our Personal Advanced Safety and Survival Course again this year. Had our first planning meeting last night. Will have more info soon!!
A huge shout out to Twin City Ambulance Paramedic Allison Feng for coming out last night to put on a great drill for us. We got to learn about their new powered stretchers and were able to become familiar with them for further emergency calls. Along with that, our firefighters were able to look over the ambulance and equipment that is carried on the truck. There is always something new to learn in EMS. Thank you Allison!
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We support the Sweet Home 2020 Grads!!! #SHlightthenight @SHCSDAthletics
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
192 Glenhaven Drive 4/13/18
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.
Today we had the pleasure of giving Kamnden A ride to school on a fire truck. He entered to win our contest at our Annual Fire Prevention Open House back in October..
Live Burn
open house 2017!
Our Recap Video for 2016.Produced by a team of our firefighters, Visit our web page to see our other videos.
Open House starts in just under 1 hour. Come down and see us.
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