The East Fishkill Fire District is the name of the fire district that serves the town of East Fishkill, New York. The fire district has 4 main fire stations as well as two substations. They have over 300 volunteers, and 2 paid employees (non-firematic). The East Fishkill Fire District is the largest volunteer agency between Albany and New York City, covering nearly 27,000 residents spread over 54 square miles (140 km2) within its jurisdiction. The entire District was and continues to be staffed all by volunteers. The level of care they provide is Basic Life Support. During large scale incidents such as a Structure Fire or mass casualty incident, departments that would provide mutal-aid are Beekman, LaGrange, Village Of Fishkill and Union Vale.
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