After several days of preparation the SLVFD was officially dispatched on 6 December 2024 at approximately 18:00hrs by North Pole Command to escort Santa through the Village of Saranac Lake to assist him in lighting the village Christmas tree at Berkley Square and ensure safe passage following that event to the Saranac Lake Public Library where Santa visited and took photographs with area children.

Considering ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Lighted Fire Truck "Santa" Parade is this Friday beginning at 6:00pm

Sponsored by the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department, The Village of Saranac Lake, and the Women's Civic Chamber.

On Friday December 6th The Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department will be joined by multiple fire departments, and other first responder agencies as well as other businesses and organizations who will decorate ... (Full Story & Photos)

The SLVFD is honored to host our generous community during the annual Holiday Helpers Toy Drive.

Co-hosts Dawn Rogers and Patti Ploof as well as Mikayla Ploof represented The Saranac Lake Holiday Helpers and were on hand to greet community members and organizations who filed through the SLVFD doors from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday 11/30/2024.

SLVFD members were also on hand decorating the firehouse ... (Full Story & Photos)

Members of Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department brought in food for the Interfaith Food Pantry and met up with food pantry volunteer Tom Long to donate the food. Donations can be made to the Interfaith food pantry year round and are always appreciated.

Have a safe and happy Holiday season. ... (Full Story & Photos)

She's finally here, after a long wait, Smokey 7 travelled today from East Granby Connecticut to Saranac Lake. Smokey will serve her first official active tour of duty tomorrow morning.

A special thank you to breeder Phillip Martin of Alpha N Omega Dalmatians. A later posting on Smokey's page will describe the lineage, but the last several SLVFD Smokeys are descendants of the same blood line.

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The SLVFD is getting in the Christmas spirit. Upcoming are two annual traditions that we need you to mark your calendars for.

The Holiday Helpers Toy Drive is Saturday November 30th, 2024, and the

The Lighted Fire Truck "Santa Parade" is Friday December 6th, 2024. (Note: See attached entry form)

First up is our annual Holiday Helpers Toy Drive:

Holiday helpers is a great organization that ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Friday November 1st and Saturday November 2nd Gordie King, a representative of E-One travelled to Saranac Lake to provide manufacturers training on Saranac Lakes newly acquired 95' Tower Ladder aka LT-144.

On Friday training was provided for the village drivers and mechanics and on Saturday SLVFD members were oriented on various operations to include deploying stabilization jacks, operating/flying ... (Full Story & Photos)

We had a great time today supporting Saranac Lakes Downtown Trick or Treat. It was fun seeing all the little monsters, ghouls and gobblins.... (Full Story & Photos)

On October 5th 2024 North Country Honor Flight’s #58 and #59 carried 48 United States Military Veterans and their escorts from throughout the North Country from Plattsburgh to Washington DC.

Flight #58 carried one of SLVFD’s own members. Edmund J. Woodard, who is a 47 Year member, a 2016 recipient of the Northern NY Volunteer firefighters Association “Firefighter of the Year” award and a past Chief. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Yesterday the SLVFD was one of the many organizations supporting the "Bloomingdale Block Party" In our little corner of the field we set up a static display of our forestry truck aka "Miscellaneous-148" an information table with some SLVFD frisbee's and kids fire hats, as well as some fire safety literature. We also set up our little house that we also stage with a fire hose and let the children ... (Full Story & Photos)