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GREENVILLE FIRE DISTRICT 711 Central Park Ave Scarsdale, NY 10583 ********************************************************************** Greenville Fire District is an independent municipal entity providing emergency services to the Edgemont Community in the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York. The district is governed by a Board of Fire Commissioners consisting of five members who are elected by the general public for five year terms. The Greenville Fire District operates as a combination fire department with 30 career firefighters and 17 active volunteers. ********************************************************************** MISSION STATEMENT: The Greenville Fire District strives to provide effective and wide-ranging emergency services in a cost effective and community-responsive manner. ********************************************************************** VILLAGE OF EDGEMONT: The GFD takes, and has taken, no position on the proposal to incorporate Edgemont. While the proposal raises matters of significant local interest, they are outside the GFD's mandate and current operational parameters. ********************************************************************** UPCOMING MEETINGS: Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners. This meeting will be held at the firehouse. Please see the Calendar & Meetings page for an agenda and further information. ********************************************************************** QUESTIONS? If
you have any questions for the Fire District that you would like addressed,
please send an email to District@fdgreenville.com or alternatively, call us at: (914)
723-3430, ext. 123. For either communication method, please provide us with
your full name, address and callback telephone number. ********************************************************************
********************************************************************** Fire Apparatus Drive-By Requests:
With regret, the Greenville Fire District must advise that we
cannot honor requests for celebratory apparatus drive-by's.
We would very much like to help brighten a resident’s day by
helping to honor a special occasion. However, operational and
medical considerations make this unworkable. Among other things, we
must limit the amount of time our Firefighters spend in close quarters to
minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission. This means minimizing the
amount of time spent confined in the apparatus. A goodwill call creates
avoidable risk of exposure (we cannot send the apparatus without the
crew because that would greatly increase response times in the
event an alarm comes in).
We wish the community good health and safety.
********************************************************************** Covid-19 Update - April 20, 2020:
• The Fire
District continues to respond to Emergency calls in the community during these
unusual times. • We are using
the guidance from the CDC and NYS concerning Covid-19 as it involves staff.
Like most organizations, our staff has been affected by Covid-19, but we
continue to protect our members (career & volunteer) and maintain our
staffing while providing service to the community. • We continue
to adapt to the situation and to implement operational and administrative
adjustments to the Departments operations. • We deeply
appreciate community offers of assistance with PPE. Presently, we have sufficient consumable
supplies on hand for about a month.
Further, various rules/regulations and operational considerations
prevent us from using homemade cloth masks. • Together
with our mutual aid partners we have made operational adjustments to our
response protocols to accommodate the circumstances.
Our advice to the community remains:
• Maintain
social distancing and limit non-essential travel • Wash your
hands
• Follow
protocols put out by the Center for Disease Control
We appreciate your participation:
We
do ask that you continue to help us to help you. If you call for assistance, the dispatcher
will immediately send us to your location.
However, the dispatcher will also ask you a series of questions designed
to assess the COVID-19 risk that you present.
For the sake of yourself, the first responders, hospital staff and
others, please fully and accurately respond to the questions.
Answering the dispatcher’s questions will not delay the
response (we are already on our way) or alter the quality of the service we
provide. Answering these questions
accurately, will help preserve the safety of our community and the first
responders that protect it.
********************************************************************** COVID-19: Dear Edgemont Community, Please be assured that your Fire District stands ready to respond,
even in these unusual times.
The COVID-19 virus presents a stark, new challenge, and we are
faced with rapidly changing realities for us, our families, and the way we live
our lives. However, your Fire District
has adapted in order to keep our community and our GFD members (both career and
volunteer), safe. We hope you will never
need us, but we’ll be there if you do.
We do ask that you help us to help you. If you call for assistance, the dispatcher
will immediately send us to your location.
However, the dispatcher will also ask you a series of questions designed
to assess the COVID-19 risk that you present.
For the sake of yourself, the first responders, hospital staff and others,
please fully and accurately respond to the questions. Answering the dispatcher’s questions will not
delay the response (we are already on our way) or alter the quality of the
service we provide. Answering these
questions accurately, will help preserve the safety of our community and the
first responders that protect it.
In addition, we encourage you to:
- Maintain social distancing and
limiting non-essential travel - Wash your hands
- Follow protocols put out by the
Center for Disease Control
********************************************************************** ELECTRICAL FIRES - PLEASE NOTE: Please be advised that the fire department cannot extinguish "electrical" fires such as burning or arcing wires, or sparking wires that have been hit by foreign objects. Only Con Edison has the capability of turning off power and resolving the situation. If you see an electrical fire, please report it immediately via 911 or local emergency number (914-723-2500 for Greenville). DO NOT go near the fire. ********************************************************************** IMPORTANT INFORMATION: CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS New York State law requires all residences, both new and existing, to have carbon monoxide alarms installed. For further information on this law and how it applies to you, please see our CARBON MONOXIDE INFO Page.
Greenville Fire District Headquarters is located at 711 Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, New York across the street from the Acropolis Shopping Center and 24 Hour Fitness. Please note that fire alarm systems should be programmed to dial (914) 723-2500. ------------------------------------------------------------- In case of questions about this website, contact: District@fdgreenville.com | ||||
