Wellesley Island Fire Department

07/16/2025

This is what we do, with help from TIERS…Jarett, Tracy, Ryan, Randy, Mike and Rob.

11/20/2024

An American hero. Mickey Kross today at Ground Zero.
Kross was in the North Tower aiding in the evacuation when the building collapsed. His miraculous story of survival and the significance of this artifact is detailed in an essay in “The Stories They Tell: Artifacts from the National September 11 Memorial Museum.”

02/18/2024

Heavy snow and icy conditions contributed to this MVA with minor injuries today when this tractor trailer smashed into Export Control area of US Customs which was, fortunately, unmanned at the time.

12/14/2023

11 members and Chief officers responded to the report of a structure fire around 5 PM at Tennis Island North. Responders included members and apparatus from Fishers Landing, LaFargeville, Clayton, and Alex Bay. The fire was successfully contained to one home and all units were clear of the scene by 8 PM. A big shout-out to all the responding mutual aid units.

08/21/2023

You can turn this sucker off.

Our Chief is right, all the fire departments in the county need help. We’ve heard all the excuses. I can’t commit to (fill in the blank), I’m not always available, I’m too young/old, I don’t know anything about it. They are just excuses. We are all volunteers. We can when we can and we can’t when we can’t.

This is an incredible job you get paid for in ways that aren’t money. If you’ve ever thought about it, contact the VFD in your area. The hardest part, is walking through that station door the first time.

We all live in the communities we serve. How can you make a difference?

Every fire department across the country needs help.

06/26/2023

We will be having an open house on Saturday July 1st from 10-2. Stop by the station and see the equipment and meet the members. And if you are interested in joining ask a member any questions you may have. Hope to see you there.

03/01/2023

12/22/2022

Marian J. Albright
December 19, 2022

Thousand Island Park, NY - Marian J. Albright, 98, passed away at her home in TI Park on Monday evening, December 19th.

She was born February 13, 1924, in Syracuse, NY, daughter of Floyd W. and Jessie Beagle Snyder. She graduated from Onondaga Valley High School in Syracuse.

As a young lady, she worked for the L.C. Smith Typewriter Company and then for many years for the Syracuse City School District. She retired in 1980 at the age of 55.

She married George F. Albright on December 22, 1945, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Syracuse. The couple built a home in Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island which became their retirement home. Mr. Albright died in 2014.

Marian enjoyed reading, playing cards, crossword puzzles and doing needle art. She was a member of the Elmwood Presbyterian Church, in Syracuse and the Wellesley Island Fire Department Auxiliary.

She is survived by a son, Rick (Kathy) Albright, Vero Beach, FL, a daughter, Sherry (Daniel) Brown, Syracuse, grandchildren, Kyle and Kristin Albright and five greatgrandchildren. A sister, Ruth Brown predeceased her.

Burial will be in the spring of 2023 at Valley Cemetery in Syracuse.

Memorial donations may be made in Marian’s name to the Wellesley Island Fire Department, Thousand Island Park, NY 13692.

The family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to Bill and Marina Strodel, who cared so well for their mother in her later years.