2010 Firefighter of the Year: William "Sow" Southwell FEBRUARY 05 - On February 4th, 2010, William Southwell was honored as the Webster Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter of the Year. Bill was presented this honor at the 40th Annual Police, Fire and Ambulance recognition Dinner. This dinner is held annually by the Webster-Fairport B.P.O. Elks Club. The event was well attended and featured Master of Ceremonies Mike Whittemore (WHAM) and Keynote Speaker Andrew ... (Full Story & Photos)

Past Chief William "Sow" Southwell

Chief Stephen Andrews

Outgoing Chief Andrews Honored by North East Joint Fire District FEBRUARY 03 - Monday, February 01, 2010: At the February 01 meeting of the Webster Volunteer Fire Department Association, Past Chief Stephen Andrews was honored by the North East Joint Fire District. Chief Andrews was presented a plaque by NEJFD Chairman Stephen Wright. After the plaque presentation outgoing Chief Andrews received a standing ovation from the Webster Volunteer Fire Department membership. ... (Full Story & Photos)

2009 Highest Points Achiever JANUARY 26 - 2009 Highest Points Achiever For year 2009 Firefighter Bryan Mason has been credited as the Department's "Highest Points Achiever". Bryan joined the Webster Volunteer Fire Department in April 2008 and comes from a family of volunteer firefighters. Points are earned for incident response and departmental activity participation. This participation includes drills, standbys, meetings, work details ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighter Bryan Mason FF# 311

New Fire Commissioner William Southwell

The New Year Brings New and Familiar Faces JANUARY 06 - New and familiar faces were the theme at the North East Joint Fire District's organizational meeting held on New Year's Day. William Southwell was sworn in as the newest Fire Commissioner for the District. Mike Hyman was sworn in as a Fire Commissioner to finish out the term of retired Commissioner Bill Boulter. Mike Hyman had just completed his full term as Fire Commissioner. Commissioner Stephen ... (Full Story & Photos)

New Year's Rollover Crash with Wires Down JANUARY 01 - 01/01/10 0127 Hrs: The Webster Fire Department and Union Hill Ambulance responded to the 1500 block of Schlegel Road this morning for a reported motor vehicle accident with a car overturned and wires down. Webster's 1C80 arrived on scene and confirmed both a car on its side and a utility pole with primary lines down. Further investigation revealed that all persons involved had been removed from ... (Full Story & Photos)

Crash Scene