The Potsdam Fire Department recently purchased 5 new air packs. Members attended in service training on them on March 28th 2023 with MES sales representative Brian Gokey. These new air packs begin the process of replacing our current ones which are 20 years old. Once all members are trained on the new equipment they will be placed in service. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On March 14th 2023, Potsdam Fire, Potsdam Rescue, County Car 10 were dispatched at 0545 hours to the vicinity of 500 South Canton Road for a reported one car rollover. Potsdam Town Highway arrived on scene and advised that the one occupant of the vehicle was outside of the vehicle. At 0551 hours, Engine 80 (J. Kozak) responded by Rescue 14 (S. Davis) and arrived on scene at 0556 hours. Prior to fire ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday February 19th, 2023 at 2215 hours, Potsdam Fire, Potsdam Rescue, and County Car 10 were dispatched for a fire in a salon at 20 Elm Street in the Village. Canton Fire was also dispatched to respond with Tower 1, as Potsdam Tower 5 is currently out of service for repairs. Engine 49 responded and once on scene, firefighters placed an inch and three quarter handline into operation quelling ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday February 19th, 2023 at 0800 Potsdam Fire received an automatic dialer for an alarm activation at the Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) and Rowley Laboratories. Engine 49 was out of service immediately chauffeured by Fire Driver Matthew Kroeger. Engine 49 arrived on scene at approximately 0804 and met with Clarkson Security. Upon investigating the alarm and searching the building ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday February 15th, 2023 at 1422, Potsdam Fire, Potsdam Rescue and Car 10 were dispatched for a motor vehicle accident at mile marker 1403 on Route 11 between KFC and Walmart. At 1423 Engine 49 responded chauffeured by Fire Driver M. Kroeger with one member on board. Upon Engine 49's arrival at 1430 Assistant Chief Bradish and Assistant Chief McGregor were on scene and taking command. Chief ... (Full Story & Photos)

On February 12, 2023, Potsdam Fire participated in an ice/water rescue training hosted by Parishville Fire Department. At training, members were briefed on the safety protocols and concerns associated with ice/water rescue operations. Members were joined by multiple fire/rescue departments, NYS Forest Rangers, and the NYSP Dive Team.

As members were returning to service, Potsdam Fire, Rescue, and ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday, February 4th 2023, at 2134 hours, Parishville Fire & Rescue, and County Car 36 were dispatched to a reported structure fire on the Allen Falls Road. At 2141 hours, Parishville Fire requested Potsdam Fire and West Stockholm Fire with tanker and manpower to the scene. Parishville arrived on scene at 2146 hours and 33-1 confirmed a working fire and to notify National Grid as a live power ... (Full Story & Photos)

After the structure fire in West Stockholm, as day shift began, at 0746 hours, Potsdam Fire, Potsdam Rescue, and County Car 10 were dispatched to 154 Market Street for a reported pickup truck into a pole. At the time of alarm, Engine 49 chauffeured by Paid Driver Maroney responded. Potsdam Fire Assistant Chief McGregor arrived on scene and advised that it was at the intersection of Market Street and ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday, January 22nd at 0159 hours, Potsdam Fire was requested to respond an engine to the bridge in Hannawa Falls for a structure fire on the Butternut Ridge Road. At 0206 hours, West Stockholm Fire, Potsdam Fire. Potsdam Rescue, and County Car 10 were then dispatched to 8231 US Highway 11 for a reported chimney fire with flames showing out of the top of wood stove and chimney. West Stockholm's ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday, January 21, at 0004 hours, Potsdam Fire, Potsdam Rescue, and County Car 10 were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of 1736 Morley Potsdam Road. At 0006 hours, Engine 80 (B. Andrus) responded, followed by Rescue 14 (C. Frost). Assistant Chief Farnsworth arrived on scene, and assumed command. He then advised responding units that there was one patient out of the vehicle ... (Full Story & Photos)

On January 16th, 2023 at 0804 Potsdam Fire, Potsdam Rescue, and Car 10 were dispatched to a vehicle fire at Blevins Motors at 6691 State Highway 56. Immediately after dispatch Engine 49 chauffeured by Fire Driver Matthew Kroeger responded. Engine 49 arrived on scene at approximately 0810 to find a 2020 Jeep Compass fully engulfed in fire on the service side of the building, threatening other vehicles. ... (Full Story & Photos)

The members of the Potsdam Fire Department extend our sincere condolences to the families of past members Francis Laduke, and Greg Blair, who both passed away this past week. Fran served with our dept. from January 1961 through May of 1965. Upon moving to Massena, he served with the MVFD for over fifty years.

Greg served with our dept. from June 1973 to September 1977... (Full Story)

The year 2022 has come and gone at the Potsdam Fire Department. A lot has gone on at the Fire Department this past year including answering 620 calls for service. Engine 49, which is operated by the 4 paid Fire Drivers was the busiest apparatus in the fleet answering 446 of those 620 calls. The Department answered 492 calls in the Village of Potsdam, 98 calls in the Fire protection area outside ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Potsdam Fire Department received an automated dialer for a fire alarm activation at Clarkson University Graham Hall on Thursday December 29, 2022 at 2:46 PM. Engine 49 staffed with Career Fire Driver J. Robar, Past Chief R. Robar, and Firefighter J. Bradish responded immediately, arriving on scene at 2:51 PM. Clarkson staff advised firefighters that they had a campus wide power outage, upon ... (Full Story & Photos)

As the snow storm swept into the area on Thursday night, December 15, it brought with it heavy wet snow that fell at a steady rate. By morning there was more than 6 inches on the ground with snow continuing to fall at a rapid pace. The first call of the storm came in at 0555 hours on December 16th for a tree down in the roadway on County Route 59, the Back Hannawa Road. Over the next 24 hours the ... (Full Story)