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Four Saugerties fire apparatus parked in a row beneath a cloudy sky, with an American flag at left.

Saugerties Fire Department

All volunteer. Neighbors answering the call in the Village and beyond since 1856.

100calls answered so far in 2026

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We are the Saugerties Fire Department

Our members are your neighbors. We are entirely volunteer and unpaid, and we have been organized since 1856.

We protect life and property from fire and other hazards in the Village of Saugerties and its fire protection district, and we back up neighboring departments through long-standing mutual aid agreements. We train all year so we are ready when you call.

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Saugerties Fire Department emblem: the Saugerties lighthouse inside a Maltese cross, established 1856.
years of service
170
calls a year
190–200
line companies
3

Calls we answered in 2026

Updated November 8, 2026.

100calls so far this year

  • Fire

    14

    2025: no data yet

  • Hazardous Condition

    9

    2025: no data yet

  • Motor Vehicle Accident

    12

    2025: no data yet

  • Rescue

    6

    2025: no data yet

  • EMS Assist

    22

    2025: no data yet

  • Alarm

    28

    2025: no data yet

  • Mutual Aid

    5

    2025: no data yet

  • Public Service

    4

    2025: no data yet

170 years of service

Every Chief of the department, year by year, from 1856 to today. Keep scrolling and the years move across the screen.

  • Chiefs of the 1850s

    1. 1856T. J. Barritt
    2. 1857C. W. Baker
    3. 1858A. J. Myer
    4. 1859James Maines

  • Chiefs of the 1860s

    1. 1860Joseph R. Boice
    2. 1861Wm. R. Shultis
    3. 1862Wm. Hanna
    4. 1863H. D. Laflin
    5. 1864Isaac Rosepaugh
    6. 1865B. M. Freligh
    7. 1866H. D. Laflin
    8. 1867H. D. Laflin
    9. 1868A. J. Myer
    10. 1869Wm. C. Mitchell

  • Chiefs of the 1870s

    1. 1870Alfred Teetsel
    2. 1871Wm. C. Mitchell
    3. 1872Louis Yerger
    4. 1873Louis Yerger
    5. 1874Louis Yerger
    6. 1875Louis Yerger
    7. 1876Jacob L. Williams
    8. 1877Louis Yerger
    9. 1878Patrick Maxwell
    10. 1879A. J. Myer

  • Chiefs of the 1880s

    1. 1880B. M. Freligh
    2. 1881B. M. Freligh
    3. 1882A. J. Myer
    4. 1883A. J. Myer
    5. 1884A. J. Myer
    6. 1885B. M. Freligh
    7. 1886B. M. Freligh
    8. 1887B. M. Freligh
    9. 1888B. M. Freligh
    10. 1889Wm. Ziegler

  • Chiefs of the 1890s

    1. 1890L. J. Butzel
    2. 1891H. A. Ohley
    3. 1892H. A. Ohley
    4. 1893R. D. Suderley
    5. 1894Ed. Lynk, Jr.
    6. 1895E. J. Lewis
    7. 1896Wm. V. Burhans
    8. 1897W. V. McCormick
    9. 1898Ernest Hassinger
    10. 1899Martine Cantine

  • Chiefs of the 1900s

    1. 1900Frank J. Dale
    2. 1901James Teller
    3. 1902Lewis H. Kleeeber
    4. 1903Thomas J. Bradley and John McCormick
    5. 1904Ernest Myer
    6. 1905William MacMullen
    7. 1906Jonas Myer
    8. 1907Robert B. Ballman
    9. 1908Fred Granwohl
    10. 1909James Reynolds

  • Chiefs of the 1910s

    1. 1910John B. Adams
    2. 1911John Weinands
    3. 1912Frank V. Underhill
    4. 1913Henry T. Keeney
    5. 1914Henry Schneider
    6. 1915John C. McCarthy
    7. 1916Chester Lowe and John F. Carnright
    8. 1917Joseph Huber
    9. 1918John F. Carnright
    10. 1919Michael Fitzgerald

  • Chiefs of the 1920s

    1. 1920Chandler DuBois
    2. 1921George B. Ohley
    3. 1922Josiah Perks
    4. 1923John J. LaVelle
    5. 1924Leo McEnroe
    6. 1925Lyman Hallenbeck
    7. 1926William Tracy, Sr.
    8. 1927Milton Hill
    9. 1928Frederick Van Voorhis
    10. 1929Arthur Petschke, Jr.

  • Chiefs of the 1930s

    1. 1930Edward King, Jr.
    2. 1931Harry Desmond
    3. 1932Frank Martin
    4. 1933William McCormick
    5. 1934Edward M. Flanagan
    6. 1935Oscar Ehrler
    7. 1936John King
    8. 1937Joseph Sweeney
    9. 1938George Tymeson
    10. 1939Raymond J. Mooney

  • Chiefs of the 1940s

    1. 1940Edmund U. Burhans
    2. 1941Edward Van Wart
    3. 1942Cornelius Lynch
    4. 1943Peter Hackett
    5. 1944Vernon Tymeson and Lester Vandemark
    6. 1945E. Leslie Fellows
    7. 1946Roy Palmer
    8. 1947Phillip Breithaupt
    9. 1948George W. Gardner
    10. 1949Albert P. Hrdlicka

  • Chiefs of the 1950s

    1. 1950Merlin Synder
    2. 1951Thomas P. Gilmore
    3. 1952William Rightmyer
    4. 1953Russell O'Dea
    5. 1954William Meiswinkel
    6. 1955Vernon Benjamin
    7. 1956Edward Buckley
    8. 1957Donald R. Sullivan
    9. 1958John F. Carnright, Jr.
    10. 1959Edward P. Sweeney

  • Chiefs of the 1960s

    1. 1960John A. Hill
    2. 1961Robert J. Desmond
    3. 1962Henry F. Amend
    4. 1963Earl J. Martin
    5. 1964Walter I. Johnson
    6. 1965LeRoy W. Snyder
    7. 1966August L. Fellows
    8. 1967Homer Van Voorhis
    9. 1968George H. Warringer
    10. 1969Carroll Kimble

  • Chiefs of the 1970s

    1. 1970John J. Wood Sr.
    2. 1971John G. Kolano
    3. 1972Ernest R. Dunn
    4. 1973Edmund B Whitaker
    5. 1974Joseph L. Schaffer Sr.
    6. 1975Edward Haines
    7. 1976Donald R. McCaig
    8. 1977Robert R. Wade, Sr.
    9. 1978James Mergendahl, Jr.
    10. 1979Peter P. Karashay

  • Chiefs of the 1980s

    1. 1980Joseph L. Schaffer, Sr.
    2. 1981William Mergendahl
    3. 1982William Mergendahl
    4. 1983Joseph Doyle
    5. 1984Joseph Doyle
    6. 1985Ray Brackett
    7. 1986Ray Brackett
    8. 1987William Mergendahl
    9. 1988William Mergendahl
    10. 1989Richard Jackson

  • Chiefs of the 1990s

    1. 1990Richard Jackson
    2. 1991William D. Warringer
    3. 1992William D. Warringer
    4. 1993Gary Anderson
    5. 1994Gary Anderson
    6. 1995Richard Jackson
    7. 1996Richard Jackson
    8. 1997Ed Quirk
    9. 1998Ed Quirk
    10. 1999Earl Martin Jr. and Brian Martin

  • Chiefs of the 2000s

    1. 2000Brian Martin
    2. 2001Brian Martin
    3. 2002Tom McCarthy
    4. 2003Tom McCarthy
    5. 2004Alfred Bell
    6. 2005Brian Martin
    7. 2006Brian Martin
    8. 2007Brian Martin
    9. 2008Joe Schaffer Jr.
    10. 2009Joe Schaffer Jr.

  • Chiefs of the 2010s

    1. 2010Anthony Bell
    2. 2011Dave Mason
    3. 2012Dave Mason
    4. 2013Dave Mason
    5. 2014Dave Mason
    6. 2015Dave Mason
    7. 2016Dave Mason
    8. 2017Chris Wade
    9. 2018Chris Wade
    10. 2019Chris Wade

  • Chiefs of the 2020s

    1. 2020Chris Wade
    2. 2021Chris Wade
    3. 2022Scott Campbell
    4. 2023Scott Campbell
    5. 2024Chris Mason
    6. 2025Chris Mason
    7. 2026Chris Mason
Our History and Past Chiefs

Our 3 companies

Each line company is led by a Captain or Foreman, and each is represented by one of our Chiefs.

  • 1

    R. A. Snyder Hose Company No. 1

    Uptown, Partition Street

    The uptown line company, based at the Partition Street firehouse.

    Led by a Captain or Foreman. One of three line companies, each represented by a Chief who oversees operations.

    Learn More about R. A. Snyder Hose Company No. 1
  • 2

    C. A. Lynch Hose Company No. 2

    Theodore Place

    The line company on Theodore Place, known for its Christmas Day Candy Run.

    Led by a Captain or Foreman. One of three line companies, each represented by a Chief who oversees operations.

    Learn More about C. A. Lynch Hose Company No. 2
  • 3

    Washington Hook and Ladder Company No. 1

    Ladder company

    Ladder work: ventilation, search, and rescue.

    Led by a Captain or Foreman. One of three line companies, each represented by a Chief who oversees operations.

    Learn More about Washington Hook and Ladder Company No. 1

Upcoming events

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Your neighbors need you

Volunteer members do everything from fighting fires to running events. If you are 16 or older, we have a place for you, whatever your background.

Visit the firehouse Wednesday evenings or Sunday mornings and meet the crew.

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  • Emergency contacts
  • Access notes for the door or gate
  • Pets in the home
  • Medical or mobility needs

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