ABOUT US

The Rutland Volunteer Fire Company is a 100% volunteer organization formed in 1957. We operate under the jurisdiction of the Rutland Fire District. In 2011 the Tylerville Volunteer Fire Company was merged into the Rutland Fire Company. In 2022 Rutland assumed responsibility, under contract, for areas in the Town of Champion and Town of Denmark and Village of Copenhagen in Lewis County. We currently operate out of three stations with the headquarters, Station One, being located on State Route 126 in Rutland Center. Station Two is located on County Route 69 in Tylerville and Station Three is Located in the Village of Copenhagen. We have 30 members on our active roster who respond at all times of the day and night to all types of emergencies and calls for assistance.

 

Our services include response to all nature of fires (Structural, Wildland, Vehicular, and all other types), Motor Vehicle Accidents, Rescues, Hazardous Materials – operations level, natural disasters, emergency medical services – non-transporting, and most any other hazard or emergency you can think of.

 

Station one currently houses one engine, one tanker, one rescue, and one utility/brush unit.

 

Station two currently houses one engine and one tanker.

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Station Three currently houses one engine.

 

All our engines, our rescue, and our utility/brush unit are equipped with basic life support equipment and AEDs for response to medical emergencies and we have 6 NYS certified EMS providers.

 

We are always looking for people interested in becoming a member and accepting applications. If you are interested, contact us at rutland.fire39@outlook.com.

 

William Kalin, Chief

Kurt Runner, President

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