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Fire Department

Board Liaison: Trustee Sarah Amaden

East Hampton Fire Department

The East Hampton Fire Department provides protection to the residents, business owners, and visitors alike of the Village of East Hampton and the Town of East Hampton. The Village owns the Fire Department, its equipment and facilities. The Village Trustees are the Fire Commissioners.

The East Hampton Fire Department is an all-volunteer department located on the Southeast fork of Suffolk County, New York. Our 150-member department has proudly served the community for over 120 years. Our response area covers roughly 31 square miles and is home to a year-round population of between 8,000-10,000 residents and a very large seasonal population as well. The Department provides fire suppression, specialized rescue and public safety education to a very diverse community that includes both large and small-scale residential areas, apartment complexes, industrial and commercial occupancies, recreational facilities, historic and cultural sites and a general aviation airport.

Responsibilities / Response Time

In addition to fire suppression activity, firefighting and supervisory units respond to calls for the following:

  • Confined Space
  • Gas Main Breaks
  • Hazardous Material Incidents
  • Other Non-Fire Emergencies
  • Utility Emergencies
  • Vehicular Accidents
  • Water Rescue

The Department responds to emergencies in six minutes on average.

Equipment

The Fire Department has two engine companies, two pump companies, one ladder company, one fire police company, and a rescue squad. The Department is an all-volunteer fire fighting organization.

Fire equipment is housed at the Village of East Hampton Emergency Services Building on Cedar Street.

For more information, please visit: www.easthamptonfiredepartment.org

Fire Department FAQs

Ken Collum is the East Hampton Village Fire Marshall and conducts fire inspections.

Please contact the East Hampton Village Fire Chief’s office at 631-907-8240, for answers to your Knox Box questions.

Applicants must be 18 years of age, in good health, and a resident of the East Hampton Fire District for at least one year. All applicants undergo a police background check and must be approved by the Trustees of the Village of East Hampton.

New members remain on probation for a period of one year and must complete the 120-hour New York State Firefighter 1 Course within two years of being accepted. Remaining active in the department requires responding to a quarter of all alarms, a third of drills and half of company meetings.

Potential applicants can request an application by emailing the Chiefs office at ehfdchiefs@gmail.com or by calling 631-324-0124 ext.252 and leaving a message.

More information about joining the EH Village Fire Department can be found here.

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