Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department to hold 'VMFD Day' Sunday at Harbor Island Park

The following announcement is from Larry Oberman and the Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department:

On September 28, 2014, the Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department will be displaying their contribution to the community at Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck, NY, with its first annual VMFD Day. This Fire Department is the only 100 percent Volunteer department in the lower Hudson Valley and looks for the residents of the Village of Mamaroneck to support them in order to have the necessary tools to protect the houses, buildings and businesses that make up its great neighborhood.

The membership would like to demonstrate to the community exactly what their support and donations go toward. This event is open to all residents and neighbors from the surrounding towns and will run from 10am-4pm down at Harbor Island. The public will have the opportunity to examine and explore all of the engines and ladders that respond to approximately 700-800 calls across the Village. The Department will be showing how they respond to emergencies and what they do. The members will have a training smoke trailer to show children what to do in the case of a fire. In addition, the rescue members of the department will be performing two demonstrations on vehicle extrication, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

All residents are urged to come and bring their kids, grandkids, friends and family. The Village Of Mamaroneck Fire Department will be providing hot dogs and refreshments as well as literature on Fire Prevention. It will be a fun and informative day and all will get to see how an all Volunteer Fire Department protects the Village of Mamaroneck.

On behalf of the Chiefs of the Department, Robert Pecchia, Craig Casterella, and Tracey Schmaling, and the members of the five companies: Columbia, Volunteers, Halstead Manor, Mamaro and Hook & Ladder, it would be greatly appreciated if this historic event could be covered by our local news affiliates. Please feel free to reach out to Larry Oberman (914-224-6967) for further information or to schedule coverage and an interview with the Fire Chief for your news crew.

Sincerely,

Larry Oberman