It's no secret that we need many more volunteer firefighters! Our membership has significantly dropped in recent years and we NEED your help. By volunteering, it helps keep the LMFD Fire Tax at a minimal level. In 2025, the Lake Mohegan Fire District answered 1,393 Fire/Rescue calls. Our response area spans approximately 42 square miles providing service to both ... (Full Story & Photos)
Chances are about 96 percent of households have a smoke alarm in your home. However, 23% of them do not work due to old or missing batteries. This means that 26 million homes, nationwide are at risk. A working Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm can mean the difference between life and death. Over 6,000 deaths occur in house fires each year. Most people die from smoke and toxic gases rather ... (Full Story & Photos)
We ask that if there is a fire hydrant near your residential or commercial property, please help us by clearing a 3 foot area around them! During a fire, valuable time is lost if we have to locate and then dig out a buried fire hydrant!
Here is the part that most don’t know about fire hydrants in the Town of Yorktown. According to Yorktown Town Code Section 216-7, it shall be the duty of the owner ... (Full Story & Photos)
The following 27 men are believed to have been in attendance at that important meeting: Theodore Hill, Jr., H. Field Horne, Arthur Horton, J.W. Horne, William O'Neill, James Gilmartin, John Wubbe, James Cuatt, Bernard McCord, Addison Garland, Albert Heady, David Travis, Everett Travis, Albert Travis, George Jetter, J. Edward Jetter, Olie Odell, Robert and William Foell, Herman Croft, Christopher ... (Full Story & Photos)
