The hill looks after its own.
Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department is an all-volunteer crew answering fire and emergency calls for our hilltown in Schoharie County, New York. When the tones drop, your neighbors roll.
What the department does
In a rural hilltown, help can be miles away. The closest responders are the people who live here.
Fire response
When a fire breaks out on the hill, the department turns out to protect homes, barns, and the land around them.
On-scene help
Support for accidents and emergencies across town, day or night, with 911 as the front door for every call.
A rural safety net
Standing by for the farms, homes, and back roads that make up this corner of Schoharie County.
Jefferson runs on volunteers
You do not need experience. You need to be willing to show up when the tones drop. The department handles the rest.
No experience needed
You do not have to know anything yet. You have to be ready to learn it.
Training provided
The department trains you. You bring the willingness to answer the call.
Gear provided
The equipment belongs to the department. Your job is to show up ready.
Serve your own town
Every call you run is for a neighbor, a road you know, a place you love.
Ready to find out what joining looks like? Start a conversation with the department.
Today a crew of roughly forty neighbors keeps Jefferson covered. Every one of them started the same way, by asking how to join.
Support the department
A volunteer department runs on more than volunteers. Community support keeps the gear ready and the crew equipped.
Give
Support raised here in town goes toward equipment and readiness. The department's Facebook page is where current needs and drives get posted.
Show up
Community events are how a hilltown looks after itself. Watch the Facebook page to see what is coming up and how to lend a hand.
Be ready at home
A few minutes now makes the difference when a rural crew is on the way. This is general fire-safety guidance.
Call 911 first
In any fire or emergency, call 911. It is the fastest way to put help on the road.
Make your home findable
Post your house number where it reads from the road, day and night. Responders cannot help an address they cannot find.
Know two ways out
Plan two exits from every room and a spot outside where your household meets.
Test your smoke alarms
Working alarms buy the minutes that matter. Check them and change the batteries.
Reach the station
For anything that is not an emergency, here is where to find the department. In an emergency, always call 911.
- Station
- 207 Creamery Street
Jefferson, NY 12093 - PO Box 33
Jefferson, NY 12093 - Office phone
- 607-652-3617
Not an emergency line
Facebook is where the crew talks
The department's Facebook page is its most active channel: updates, drives, and the fastest way to ask about joining or helping out.
Visit the Facebook page Call the stationThis concept page has no contact form and collects no information. Every button opens the department's real public channel.