Brentwood Fire Department

Brentwood Fire Department
Agency overview
Established 1898
Annual calls ~1,500
Employees ~180 (as of 2012)
Staffing Volunteer
Fire chief Javier Valentin
Facilities and equipment
Stations 5
Engines 11
Trucks 2
Rescues 1

The Brentwood Fire Department is a volunteer fire department in Suffolk County, New York. The department provides emergency fire rescue service to those within the political boundaries of the Brentwood Fire District. The area of responsibility spans 24 square miles and covers the areas of Brentwood, North Bay Shore, and Baywood. The Brentwood Fire Department is regularly recognized as one of the busiest fire departments in Suffolk County and responds to an average of 1,500 calls for assistance annually. The department does not provide Emergency Medical Service.

The Brentwood Fire Department is part of the Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services (FRES) system. It holds department identifier number 3-2-0.

History

The Brentwood Fire Department was started in 1898 when local residents banded together to combat brush and forest fires that threatened their homes and farm land. On August 28, 1899, land was purchased from Mrs. Elvira S. Studley and the Brentwood Fire District was incorporated. The Department was first known as the Brentwood Hook and Ladder Company. A firehouse was built in 1900 and a used fire apparatus was purchased from the Islip Fire Department.

In 1926 the department was reorganized and Theodore Freund was elected as the first Fire Chief. On March 30, 1928 the original firehouse burned down and many records were destroyed. The old building was replaced with a two story brick house on the same site which is still in use today as the department gym. In 1932 the name "Brentwood Fire Department" was formally adopted and In 1937 the hamlet's first fire hydrants were installed and the fire district's political boundaries were enlarged a year later. In 1955 a new fire house was built on Fourth Street, around the corner from the old firehouse. The Brentwood Fire Department continues to faithfully serve the residents of the Brentwood community everyday, answering an average of 1,500 calls a year.[1]

Brentwood Fire District

The Brentwood Fire District (District) is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Islip and the County of Suffolk in which it is located. The District covers nearly 24 square miles and services approximately 16,000 residential properties and 2,300 commercial properties. It has a wide variety of structures including; single and multiple family dwellings, Suffolk Community College Campus, C.W. Post, Pilgrim State Psychiatric Facility which has 25 to 30 non fire proof buildings with many converted into private businesses, 20 Brentwood Public School buildings, many taxpayers and commercial structures, nine garden apartment complexes and the St. Josephs Academy Complex.

The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners (Board). The Board is responsible for the overall financial management of the District, including establishing policies and procedures to ensure that assets are properly safeguarded. Additionally, the Board is responsible for approving an annual budget to ensure the District’s resources are efficiently used. The District Treasurer is the District’s chief fiscal officer, appointed by the Board, and is responsible for the receipt, custody, disbursement, and accounting of District funds. The District’s total expenditures for 2010 were approximately $5.8 million.[2]

Organization


The Chiefs Office


Company Line Officers

Companies

Apparatus

Command/Chief Vehicles:


Engines:


Aerial Apparatus:


Heavy Rescue:


Special Vehicles:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brentwood Fire Department - Brentwood History Wiki". Brentwoodpubliclibrary.wetpaint.com. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  2. ↑ "Brentwood Fire District : Board Oversight and Information Technology". Osc.state.ny.us. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

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