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| The Potsdam Fire Department has been "Making House Calls Since 1857" proudly protecting the residents of the Town and Village of Potsdam, New York from the threat of fire. Potsdam is a small community of 15,000 plus residents located in St. Lawrence County along the Raquette River. Potsdam is home to Clarkson University and Potsdam State University, two nationally renowned universities, and is known as the "Educational and Cultural Center of the Northern New York." Potsdam Fire is one of 42 fire departments providing fire protection in St. Lawrence County, the largest county in area in New York State.
The Potsdam Fire Department operates three engines, one tanker, one aerial platform, one heavy rescue, and one light rescue utility truck out of a single station in the Village of Potsdam. The Village of Potsdam employs four fire drivers that provide around the clock coverage with one paid fire driver at the fire station. The paid fire driver immediately responds one village owned engine to the scene of the emergency within the village limits and is met on the scene by volunteer firefighters responding from their residences or places of employment. Additional fire apparatus is responded to the scene by volunteer firefighters as needed. |
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