The West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department provides the areas of Howard Beach, Rockwood Park, Hamilton Beach, Jamaica Bay, Ramblersville, Spring Creek, and The Belt Parkway with emergency care since 1928.
Our response area consists of commercial shopping space along cross bay blvd, 2 public schools, 1 catholic school, 2 catholic churches, 1 Lutheran church, 1 synagog, 1 Judea center, the belt parkway from the Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn exit eastbound to approximately 150th Street in Queens in both directions, the Nassau Expressway from approximately 114th street eastbound to North Hangar Road in JFK airport and in the opposite direction westbound, the JFK air train, the MTA “A” train, and JFK Airport for “the crash box” (crash box is called when an inbound plan is having inflight or landing issues).
Memberships We Offer
- Firefighting/Rescue
- Emergency Medical Services
Services We Offer
Why Our Department
“We can provide you with the time, the training, the tools, the guidance, the support, and the environment you need to succeed in but you have to bring the heart and dedication we can not provide you that”
The department is 100% volunteer not one member is financially compensated in anyway. Our members dedicate their time between their careers and family To come and provide these detrimental services to our community.
The Men and women that currently make up the department come from all over the city queens, Brooklyn, Staten island, Manhattan, and the Bronx. We are dispatched to about 300-350 Medicals calls annually and over 600 fire calls annually.
Benefits Include:
- Training
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West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department
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PO Box 177
Howard Beach, NY 11414 - whbvfd.org
- 718-843-9863