News - Minoa Fire Department

People in life vests are on an inflatable raft, with some in the water nearby.

Ready for Water Rescue

Training at a Professional Level

Six people smiling, arranged in a 2x3 grid. The names of these individuals is in the accompanying story.

New Firefighting Professionals

Welcome!

Children playing in water spray from a fire truck on a wet street.

Play Day — Spray Day!

Big smiles (and bigger splashes)

A group of Girl Scouts with red "Prevent Fires" bags posing with firefighters at a fire station.

Girl Scouts Share Fire Safety Message

… With a creative flair

Chief Grevelding and Firefighter Reynolds are shaking hands, the Chief in a uniform with an American flag patch, Reynolds in a blazer with a DECA badge.

The Next Generation of Leaders

Congratulations, Aaron Reynolds!

A group of scouts marching in a parade holding an American flag and a troop banner, wearing uniforms with badges.

Remembering

Service to our nation and community

Tim Decker, Jim Schuyler, and Chief Grevelding pose with a plaque and a green jacket, under the sign "Village of Minoa."

50 Years!

Making our community stronger

Seven people in uniform hats and a person without a hat on a sparkly abstract background.

New leaders

New officers and re-appointments

Minoa's green antique fire truck in a parade, surrounded by people in green attire, with brick buildings in the background.

Minoa Marches in St. Patrick’s Parade

Green was the color of the day

Burning coals with bright orange and yellow flames.

Burn Ban: March 16-May 14

An effective way to prevent forest fires

Erich Schepp and wayne Konseck smiling, each holding a plaque with awards.

Honoring a Legacy of Service

Erich Schepp & Wayne Konseck

President Tim Decker in a suit clapping with fire department plaques in the background.

Recognizing Service to Minoa

Individuals Who Shine!

Thank you message to Christmas benefactors featuring Spill the Tea, Parkway Pizza, and Golden Spike logos.

We Appreciate Our Community

Your support is very much valued

A group photo at the Minoa Fire Station in front of a green firetruck with someone dressed as Santa and other firefighters in casual clothing and festive hats.

Christmas Is Coming … and Santa’s Coming First!

In Minoa Sunday, December 22

The six new officials (named in the story below), in uniforms and formal wear, arranged in two rows.

Celebrating Leadership and Service: 2024 Minoa Fire Department Elections

On December 16, 2024, the Minoa Fire Department, Inc. gathered to elect its new leadership, ensuring the continued strength and guidance of an…

Santa and a crowd at a festive street event, surrounded by decorated trees and emergency vehicles.

Oh, Christmas Tree — 2024

Cheers to a magical evening filled with community, joy, and Christmas cheer!

The Minoa Ladder Tuck decorated with colorful lights is parked at night with fireworks exploding in the sky above.

Festival of Lights — 2024

Minoa celebrates with Baldwinsville

The six new members of the Minoa Fire Department standing with the apparatus. smiling.

Some of Our Newest Members

Welcome to Minoa FD!

Halloween

A Minoa Tradition

A child in firefighter costume with adults at the 2024 Trunk and Treat in Lewis Park

Trunk or Treat, 2024

So much fun!

Colorful text saying "CHILD SAFETY" with two hand illustrations on a green background.

Education About Fire Prevention

Coming to Our Elementary Schools

Illustration of three firefighters playing golf on a green shaped like a speech bubble with "THANK YOU!" text.

2024 Memorial Golf Tournament

Thanks to participants and sponsors

A group of cheerful DECA students standing and sitting behind a table, for the fundraiser.

Fundraising for “Firefighters Against Cancer”

Promoting a worthy cause

A group of people, including a person in stormtrooper costume, posing in front of a fire truck.

Mito Energy Walk & 5k

Supporting families coping with mito-related disease

A patriotic floral wreath with red, white, and blue flowers and ribbons against a dark background. This is the wreath laid at the 0-11 memorial.

9/11 Commemoration

First responders and others remember a sorrowful time

A firefighter adjusts a helmet on a young child wearing a vest next to firefighting gear.

Music and Fire: Festival in the Park

See what happened at the lively Minoa Festival in Lewis Park, and what a blast it was!

Minoa Firefigters and EMTs pose in front of a fire truckwith Alec; most are in their firefighter uniforms

Alec Returns

It was an ordinary Monday meeting of the Minoa Fire Department, when in strode Alec-Dimitri Furdui. What a welcome surprise!

A stylized hot dog with flames and the word "TONIGHT" above it.

Ain't We Got Fun!

Lewis Park, Minoa, NY on August 30, 2024.

Pictured left to right: Vice President Matthes Jr., Assistant Treasurer Becker, and Director Carulli

Leadership Changes in Our Organization

We are excited to announce several recent changes to the leadership of our organization, highlighting the dedication and commitment of our members.

A procession of Minoa firefighters carrying flags lead a parred along a tree-lined road.

County Grand Parade

Onondaga County Fire Departments on Display

Alec stand in the center of a group of people near the gazebo in Lewis Park, with bags of collected trash, showing the success of the community clean-up event.

So Long, Alec

"Our cleanup will benefit the Village of Minoa and all who visit."

The group of people who served food and drinks for Field days posing for a photo, many wearing green shirts, in a decorated room with beverage signs.

We Are Grateful

We are immensely thankful to our neighbors for their unwavering support of Minoa Field Days, 2024.

Minoa fire officers standing at attention in a line.

Proud to Participate

Members of the Minoa Volunteer Fire Department marched in the Memorial Day parade in the Village of Minoa on May 27, 2024.

Four volunteers of the Minoa Fire Department posing in front of a "TEAL RIBBON" sign, representing different professions; one in a safety vest, another in casual attire, the third and fourth in uniform.

Joining the Teal Ribbon Run/Walk

Saturday, May 18, 2024 brought hundreds of runners and many many walkers and pets to Lewis Park in Minoa, NY for the Teal Ribbon Run/Walk.

A firefighter showing equipment on a fire truck to two people.

Open House — Good To See You

On Saturday, April 13, 2024, Minoa Fire Department jumped in and participated with an Open House at Station 1, part of a statewide effort to recruit…

Girl Scouts pose with three firefighters in front of the green fire / rescue truck.

Firehouse Field Trip

Hosting young people is a dream task for any volunteer firefighter. On April 5, 2024 ten animated 6- and 7-year-olds from the local Girl Scout Troop…

Hundreds of individuals gathered in a banquet hall to see awardees of the Minoa Fire Department

Recognizing Exceptional Service, 2024

Firefighters are exemplars of courage and selflessness, protecting others and property.

A Minoa volunteer wearing sunglasses and a cap is driving a vintage green fire truck labeled "MINOA FIRE DEPT."

Heritage and Public Safety at St. Pat's Parade

Volunteers of the Minoa Fire Department showed out at the 2024 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Syracuse on March 16. Along with the thousands of…

Fire truck, ambulance, and emergency responders with a dog in a parking lot.

2023 In Review

February 5, 2024: From Fire Chief Donald D. Grevelding, Jr.