The Essex Fire Department (EFD) responded to a total of 61 calls for service during 2017. This includes responses in the Town of Essex, and mutual aid to neighboring towns. Unlike previous years, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responses are not included in this report. Willsboro / Essex EMS Inc. (which many members of the Essex Fire Department are members of) responds to all emergency medical responses in the Town of Essex.

• Fire – 14
• Weather Related – 8
• Marine – 4
• Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) – 4
• Good Intent – 17
• False Alarm – 14

Fire – Structural, wildland, rubbish, vehicle fire suppression.
Weather Related – Trees / power lines down
Marine – Interventional response for Lake Champlain / area waterways
MVA – Motor vehicle accidents requiring an interventional response
Good Intent – Calls for service that may be a true threat of fire, gas or other emergency hazard are actually found to be something else after Firefighters investigate the situation.
False Alarms – causes other than fire or emergency hazard.

The Essex Fire Department contributed a total of 447 volunteer emergency personnel hours in 2017 to the Essex community and neighboring fire districts. This hourly total does not include the hundreds of hours of drills, meetings, and training.

Respectfully Submitted,
Chief Craig W. Jackson
Essex Fire Department
(518)-569-0532 (c)