Deposit Fire Department

Congratulations to all of the newest members of the Law Enforcement Community! Especially those serving our community and who call Deposit home. We wish you all the best throughout your career!

Two out of the three calls so far today have been in the Deposit Fire District.

Congratulations Scott on your accomplishment! A lot of hard work and dedication.

Happy Halloween from all of us at Deposit Fire and E.M.S.

Early this morning, the Deposit Fire Department and Eastern Broome Emergency Services responded to a one car motor vehicle accident with entrapment in the Town of Sanford. We would like to thank the Windsor Fire Department and Town of Hancock Ambulance for their assistance with this incident.

Last Sunday, the Deposit Fire Department provided mutual aid to the Masonville Fire Department for a barn fire on State Route 206. The barn had approximately 8,000 bales of hay inside. There were no people or animals inside at the time of the fire. Our Pumper-Tanker assisted with shuttling water to the fire ground from near by sources and assisted at one of the fill sites for the tankers. Our personnel remained on the scene for approximately 8 hours assisting Masonville.

Thank you to all of our community members who took part in the Great Give Back event! Your hard work is greatly appreciated!

So far today our crews have responded to four calls for service. One call was in the Town of Windsor, one was in the Village of Windsor and two were in the Village of Deposit.

Important news for folks along the West Branch Delaware River. DEP will temporarily reduce the downstream release from Cannonsville Reservoir for three days st...arting tomorrow. The reduction in flow will allow DEP to fix a leaking pipe in the release chamber, and it will let the U.S. Geological Survey calibrate its gage immediately downstream of the reservoir. The current downstream release from Cannonsville is set at 150 cubic feet per second (97 mgd). The following flow changes will happen starting tomorrow. Monday - DEP will reduce the flow to 40 cubic feet per second for several hours in the morning while USGS takes readings to calibrate the gage in Stilesville. The release will increase to 150 cfs by noontime. Tuesday - DEP will ramp down the release to zero flow by 5 a.m. The shutdown is necessary for DEP to safely repair a leaking pipe in release chamber. The shutdown is expected to last the majority of the day. DEP will also work with USGS to remove debris from around its gage. DEP will ramp back up to 150 cfs when the repair is complete. Wednesday - DEP will again reduce the downstream flow to 40 cfs in the morning while USGS takes additional readings to calibrate its gage in Stilesville. DEP will then ramp back up to 150 cfs. Please share this information with those who need it. Friends of the Upper Delaware River, Fly Fishing the Upper Delaware River, Upper Delaware Chapter Trout Unlimited, Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, The Deposit Courier, thedailystar.com, Delaware Currents

The Deposit Fire Department and Eastern Broome Emergency Services are helping light the night. This weekend we are joining the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in a national campaign to show respect for fallen firefighters and their families. Over our 169 year history, we have lost many members who faithfully served our community. Two members made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in the line of duty. Firefighter Dale E. Linkroum passed away in the line of duty while fighting a fire here in the Village of Deposit in 1993 and Firefighter John C. Russell passed away in the line of duty while operating with the City of Binghamton Fire Department at a water rescue in the City of Binghamton in 1975. We would like to thank our community members who have joined us in lighting the night this weekend. #nffflightthenight2020

Please consider joining us this weekend as we light the night again. This time we will be paying our respects to all of the fallen firefighters and their families. Starting tonight, we will be lighting our station red.

Over the past five days, the Deposit Fire Department and Eastern Broome Emergency Services has made four requests for air medical transport services where patients had sustained life threatening injuries. The most recent request was made yesterday for an incident that occurred in the Town of Deposit. We would like to thank LifeNet of New York for their assistance with all of these incidents over the past few days and are proud to work with their dedicated flight crews. LifeNet of NY Sidney 7-8 Base Guthrie Air

Over the weekend, Firefighters and E.M.S. Providers with the Deposit Fire Department and Eastern Broome Emergency Services responded to 6 calls for service in the Deposit Fire District. Two of these calls were for motor vehicle accidents which resulted in multiple individuals sustaining serious injuries. Our hearts go out to all of those affected by the incidents this past weekend. We have several individuals and agencies that we would like to thank for assisting us over the ...weekend. First we would like to thank the Windsor Fire Department, Town of Hancock Ambulance, Broome Volunteer Ambulance, New York State Police, New York State Department of Transportation, Life Net of New York and the Broome County Officers of Emergency Services for their assistance with the motor vehicle accidents. We would also like to thank the motorists that stopped at the motor vehicle accidents to render aide to the individuals involved until first responders arrived. Lastly, we would like to thank our community members for their support.

State Route 17 East Bound in the Town of Sanford is currently down to single lane traffic between exits 83 and 84 due to a Motor Vehicle Accident. Please use caution in the area.