Brewster Firefighters Save Local Man From Near Drowning

A team of Brewster firefighters were able to save a 78-year-old-man after he became unconscious and unresponsive in a backyard pool Monday afternoon, July 15,2024. Captain Kevin Durmer was the first to arrive to find family members holding the man's head above the water. The victim was pulled from the water and Captain Durmer began ... (Full Story & Photos)

It was a normal weekday and I strolled into the backroom of the Brewster Volunteer firehouse around noon. I had just awakened from my mid-morning nap. I greeted Billy May and the other guys in the Day Room. I poured myself a cup of coffee in order to wake up again and made a few corny comments to the guys. I then stated that I was going upstairs to my prison in the President's office to do ... (Full Story & Photos)

"Around 2004, I (former Chief Ed Schneider) with former Chief Thomas Hughes started placing firefighter flags on graves of deceased Brewster firefighters before Memorial Day. At first, there were not too many to deal with in St. Lawrence Cemetery, Miltown Cemetery, Raymond Hill Cemetery in Carmel, and St. Peter's Cemetery in Mill Plain." ( paraphrasing article written by Ed Schneider)

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The American Red Cross is rallying volunteers, fire departments and partners to install FREE smoke alarms in the community!... (Full Story)

The following scholarships are now available through the Brewster Fire Department!

Please contact your school guidance counsellor for addition information.... (Full Story)