The West Glenville Fire Company
is now a 501(c)(3)!

Click here to read more about how being a 501(C)(3) may impact and benefit you and the West Glenville community.  Contributions and donations made during our annual fund drive and throughout the year to the WGFC may be tax deductible.

vision statement

To be recognized as a leading rural provider of integrated emergency services to the community in which we serve.

Dedicated to the community

West Glenville firefighters are a team of highly trained and dedicated professionals, committed to providing the highest standard of emergency service to our community.  

​We stand ready to provide fire suppression, emergency rescue and emergency medical care. We will provide these essential services promptly, safely, and compassionately to all who need them in West Glenville and the surrounding communities.
RAD-57
Each year the Fire Company evaluates our needs and chooses a project to enhance or improve our emergency response capabilities to purchase with donations.  This year we chose to purchase a RAD-57 Co-Oximeter.  This tool helps firefighters to detect carbon monoxide poisoning in victims of fire or exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide from common sources such as malfunctioning appliances, motor vehicles, generators, and fuel burning camping equipment.  WGFC is also the Rehab Unit for all structure fires in the Town of Glenville. We provide medical monitoring to firefighters actively engaged in firefighting for medical issues and exposure to toxic smoke.  These firefighters need to be assessed for carbon monoxide poisoning as the symptoms of CO poisoning are non-specific and easy to miss.  Symptoms can include headache, nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath or even a fall.  Inexpensive Pulse Oximeters can be tricked because carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in place of oxygen and may give a false normal reading.  By acquiring the appropriate tools to diagnose CO poisoning in patients and in firefighters who may have been exposed to carbon monoxide or other toxic gases, the proper treatment can be mobilized while advanced life support is en rout .  This is vital for a positive patient outcome.  The RAD-57 will improve our response capabilities and improve patient and firefighter safety.

Our sincere thanks to those who contributed to our 2019 annual fund drive and made this purchase possible in 2020.  If you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning or a carbon monoxide problem in your household, do not hesitate to call 9-1-1.
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2024 West Glenville Road, Amsterdam NY 12010
Located in the Town of Glenville - Schenectady County
Phone: (518) 982-0975
Emergency: 9-1-1
​Email: [email protected]

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