The Department Mount Sinai Fire Department is an all volunteer organization formed in 1930 for the protection of life and property from fire and other emergencies. This protection is provided to the Mount Sinai Fire District, an area of about five and one half square miles. The Fire District extends from Mount Sinai Harbor on the north to the south of Canal Road, and from Pipe Stave Hollow Road on the east to Crystal Brook Hollow Road on the west. The department also participates in mutual aid agreements with neighboring departments. The department currently has seventy-five firefghters and is actively seeking new members.
Training provided is extensive and no prior experience is necessary.
They were joined in October of 1996 by firefighters Todd Barraud, James Hansen and Charles Holomshek. The mission of the team would be the rescue of people trapped in situations involving limited access. Members have been trained to perform rescues from below grade, such as cave-ins, and from areas with toxic atmospheres. They are capable of high angle rescues that will bring victims down from places unreachable by the usual ladder techniques. The need for the intensive training given to teams of this nature is evident in many past incidents in which rescuers became victims.