Queensbury Central Fire Company

08/21/2026

Last night at drill, our members had the opportunity to practice wall breaching techniques while utilizing our new Scott 5500 air packs. This training allowed our members to become familiar with the capabilities of the new packs while reinforcing the skills necessary to operate safely and effectively in challenging environments.

We also had the opportunity to put our new training prop to the test. This prop was hand-built by several of our members and will provide us with another valuable tool for hands-on training.

Wall breaching is an essential skill for firefighters and can be critical when access or egress is limited. The drill also reinforced techniques for performing both partial and full escapes while wearing our air packs.

Training like this helps ensure our members are prepared to make safe, effective decisions when faced with difficult situations on the fireground. We would like to thank the members who put their time and effort into building our new training prop and helping make drills like this possible. Good work everyone last night!

08/17/2026

Celebrating West Glens Falls Fire new apparatus with their wet down and push in ceremony in West Glens Falls on Saturday.

08/17/2026

It has been a busy week for our members. We have had 17 calls for service this week, 11 in the past 3 days. Everything from assisting EMS, multiple motor vehicle accidents,a gas leak at a shopping plaza and a smoke condition in a residence. Thank you to our partners with West Glens Falls EMS and West Glens Falls Fire as we worked together on some of these incidents. We were also had our monthly meeting. Saturday morning training and helping our neighbors celebrate their new apparatus with their wet down and push in ceremony in West Glens Falls on Saturday.

We would also like to recognize two of our new firefighters Willow Brown and Nathan Willigan on completing the Interior Firefighter Operations course.

07/26/2026

At 2255 on Friday evening Queensbury Central Fire was dispatched to a fire alarm activation at Staples on Upper Glen St.

During the course of the response to the alarm an incident occurred with Tower 1. Three members were injured and taken to the hospital for evaluation.

We want to thank everyone who came to our assistance during the event. We have been taking care of our members and families since then. We have also been working on taking care of the apparatus. We are reviewing the incident at this time.

07/24/2026

Yesterday at approximately 15:37 we received multiple calls about pallets on fire endangering a structure. Upon arrival of car 218 it was determined that multiple pallets of cardboard were on fire and they were endangering the building.

Engine 318 arrived on scene and deployed a hose line to keep the fire under control. Engine 315 then arrived and utilized the closest hydrant to help provide 318 with water. The deck gun and blitz fire were also utilized off of 318 to keep the fire under control.

Approximately 2 hours later we returned to service. Thank you to all!

07/22/2026

07/05/2026

07/04/2026

Yesterday evening we attended The Great Escape alongside West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company to perform a ride evacuation drill.

This annual training drill is designed to strengthen our tactics, reinforce critical skills, and enhance our ability to conduct safe and effective evacuations. Regular training ensures our members remain prepared to respond efficiently and confidently when called upon to protect our community.

Thank you to The Great Escape and their staff for their knowledge and assisting us with this procedure!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

07/02/2026

Congratulations to our Captain Tom Haskell!

Congratulations to the other recruits and new hires as well!

Thank you for your service!

06/28/2026

It has been a busy few days in Queensbury.

On Thursday we responded to a total of 6 calls, one of those calls involved a tractor trailer fire on I87 SB. Car 218 arrived on scene with smoke showing. Upon Engine 318’s arrival a hose line was stretched to cool down the brakes and tires of the vehicle.

On Friday Evening we were dispatched to Six Flags Great Escape to assist with ride evacuation. Thank you to West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company Queensbury EMS and West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc for their aid on this call.

On Saturday Morning we participated in a drill at Floyd Bennet Memorial Airport. This drill allowed our members to be familiar with the procedures at the airport and their day to day operations. Thank you to the staff at the airport for assisting us!

Thank you to all who have aided us the past few days!