Guilderland Center Fire Department

04/29/2026

Today is the day we’ll cater dinner for you! Begins at 3 till sold out!

04/27/2026

This Wednesday we are holding another Brooks BBQ fundraiser. Looking for a quick easy dinner that you don’t have to cook, this is it.

04/18/2026

Good evening,

Tomorrow during the morning and early afternoon, we will be down to the fire station hosting a open house as part of a New York recruits weekend.

We encourage all our residents to stop down to visit with your neighbors and local firefighters.

There is no pressure to join however, we do highly encourage everybody to come take a look at what your local fire station has to offer and if there isn’t in someway a job for you! 

There will be light refreshments, and food offered throughout the event.


04/10/2026

Good evening, what a busy day today across the Town Fire Departments.

This morning we were dispatched mutual aid along with other town depts to the village of Altamont for a well involved house fire. Our units on the assist were chiefs 401 and 402. Ladder 49 was deployed on scene as a fire attack piece first, then transitioned for aerial ops for roof ventilation and master stream operation.

This afternoon we were requested mutual aid with the Guilderland Fire Dept for an outdoor fire off of Rt 146. We were requested for our ATV unit to assist crews with on the ground over semi challenging terrain. Units that responded were chiefs 401 and 402, and Engine 45 towing the ATV unit. ATV 1 and 2 deployed with a ground crew and rakes to help finish over hauling hot spots.

The ATVs are outfitted with engine powered water pumps and carry 25 gallons of water. Able to spray water in motion or attach forestry line to, which is smaller more agile hose to quickly move thru rough terrain and soak it down. Members also used rakes to extinguish smoldering and embers.

All and all the town departments out today worked very well and professional together through most of the day. Many hands made lighter work for all. The town and the residents should feel great pride knowing there local fire depts are ready at a moments notice for anything that may come our way.

Thank you to all involved throughout the day.

04/07/2026

Last evening at our April monthly meeting, the membership of the Guilderland Center Fire Department voted in Debbie Joy as new member. Below she is being sworn into membership by Department President Mark Dean. 

We look forward to helping mold you into a great firefighter, Deb!

03/16/2026

Although spring can sometimes be typically wet, with the relatively low humidity, dew points, and the windiness, brush can dry out very quickly, allowing it to be a major contributor to fast moving brush fires.

03/15/2026

If you’re looking for a little breakfast today, please visit our friends in North Bethlehem. This is a great fundraiser for a great family of a man who passed in the NBFD family.

03/12/2026

We hope you’ve adjusted to the time change, now that your caught up, have you looked at your smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries lately? The should get changed and the detectors tested.

03/12/2026

Last evening, our drill was on apparatus pump operations.

3 crews set out around the fire district to find a fire hydrant, “hit or make the hydrant” which is set the hydrant up with gate valves, and the supply line, and flow water from the hydrant via a hose line or truck mounted deck gun.

Engine 46, ladder 49, and engine 47 went out around the district. 

02/26/2026

In case you missed it live. We joined the morning crew at WNYT NewsChannel 13 to show off our winning chili on their 3rd hour segment today for national chili day. Thank you to Caitlin Irla for inviting us out to highlight our department and some of the activities we do outside of responding to fire calls.

Link to the full segment is below.
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It’s National Chili Day! To celebrate, the winners of a recent soup, chowder and chili cook-off joined us on the 3rd Hour of NewsChannel 13 Today! The Guilderland Center Fire Department brought in their award-winning buffalo chicken chili! Thank you to Joanna, Debra, and Chris for stopping by!

I also made chili but it has not won any awards…😂