Highland Hose Vol. Fire Company

06/03/2026

🚨‼️🚨‼️ TRAINING TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE AREA

05/25/2026

05/04/2026

Happy International Firefighters' Day! May the Fourth be with you.

Cartoon by Sam Wallace

05/01/2026

May is . Resources are available to all our first responder partners via 716-858-2667 (716-858-COPS) and 716-898-3696, and the general public via call or text to the 988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline.

04/30/2026

Don’t fight fire blindly, fight it with knowledge.

🔥 FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT METHODS — KNOW HOW TO STOP FIRE

Fire doesn’t go out by chance.
👉 It goes out when you remove what keeps it burning.

Based on modern fire science fire needs four elements:
(Fire tetrahedron)
🔥 Heat
⛽ Fuel
🌬 Oxygen
⚡ Chemical Chain Reaction

🧯 4 WAYS TO EXTINGUISH FIRE

💧 COOLING (Remove Heat)
✔ Lowers temperature below ignition point
✔ Most common method
👉 Example: Water

⛽ STARVATION (Remove Fuel)
✔ Stops fire by cutting off fuel supply
👉 Example: Closing valves, removing combustibles

🌫 SMOTHERING (Remove Oxygen)
✔ Blocks oxygen needed for combustion
👉 Example: Foam, CO₂, fire blanket

⚡ CHAIN REACTION INHIBITION
✔ Interrupts the chemical process of fire
👉 Example: Dry chemical extinguishers (ABC, BC)

🔥 WHY THIS MATTERS

Fire follows a system.
👉 Break one part—and the fire goes out.

But choose the wrong method, and you can make it worse.

⚠️ Water on electrical or fuel fires? Dangerous.
⚠️ Opening doors in a ventilation-limited fire? Can intensify it.

👉 Not all fires are the same
👉 The right method depends on the fuel and conditions
👉 Understanding fire behavior saves lives

04/28/2026

Back in our house 👊

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04/27/2026

Governor Hochul announced New York’s Volunteer Firefighter Training Stipend program is expanding to offset costs for five additional training courses available to volunteer firefighters.

01/11/2026

Tonight we held our 88th Annual Installation of Officers dinner! Night well spent with our Highland family! Congratulations to all!