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Happy New Year from the members, officers and employees of the Latham Fire Department!
See our updated list of team members at https://www.lathamfd.org/our-team
Dec 31


Santa visits the district: Saturday, December 20, 9AM - 4PM *Itinerary updates*
Santa Claus is coming to Latham! Latham FD will be assisting Santa in his visit around the neighborhoods. Keep an eye out for him on Saturday, December 20, from 9AM - 4PM. Below are the approximate times he will be in your neighborhood and we will also post a link on our Facebook on the day of the event for the GLYMPSE app so you can follow him in real time. The Facebook event can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/1565466551438279 . He will be handing out candy can
Dec 10, 2025


*Scam?* "Latham's Fire Department Survey" email.
Good afternoon! We were just made aware of an email, sent by the "Stop Republicans PAC", that purports to be conducting a survey on behalf of the Latham Fire Department. Latham Fire Department (also known as S. W. Pitts Hose Co. of Latham NY, Inc.) is in no way affiliated with this PAC or any other political organization. Receivers of this email are free to decide whether to respond or not. This is in no way an attempt to persuade you either way. Just be aware that we have no
Nov 19, 2025


Breakfast with Santa! December 7th, 8-11AM
Breakfast with Santa! All You Can Eat Buffet Adults: $10 Children, Ages 5-10: $5 Under 5: Free *There are no advance tickets or reservations - This is a cash only event, payable at the door* Buffet includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, french toast, home fries, toast, regular and blueberry syrup, coffee, tea, milk, and orange juice. There will be a 50/50 raffle and a toy basket raffle. Please call 518-785-1283 or email adminasst@lathamfd.org with any questions. Sponsored by the
Nov 16, 2025


Latham Fire Department Awarded $426,838 FEMA SAFER Grant to Strengthen Staffing, Enhance Community Protection, and Support Mutual Aid Operations
LATHAM, NEW YORK -The SW Pitts Hose Company of Latham, NY Inc . is proud to announce it has been awarded $426,838.56 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. (See full story below)
Oct 16, 2025


NOTICE OF PUBLIC REFERENDUM
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to General Municipal Law Section 216, a public referendum of the residents of the Town of Colonie for...
Sep 25, 2025


Join the Latham Fire Department family - We are hiring a Full-Time Firefighter!
Come work with us! We are accepting applications until Monday, September 1, 2025. Employment application: Job information:
Aug 19, 2025


*PLEASE SHARE*
We need your help. The Latham Fire Department needs new members. We will be hosting our annual Recruit NY open house event on Saturday,...
Apr 23, 2025


Join the Latham Fire Department family - We are hiring a Full-Time Firefighter!
Come work with us! We are accepting applications until Friday, December 27, 2024. Employment application: Job information:
Dec 15, 2024


Congratulations!
Congratulations to our newest life member, Joseph Moscatello, for 20 years of service, and to Past President Richard Barlette for 50...
Oct 25, 2023


Join us for our Open House!
We are ready to welcome you to our open house tomorrow, Friday, October 13th! Come on down to Station 1 at 226 Old Loudon Road 6 - 9PM...
Oct 12, 2023


Congratulations LFD's Firefighter of the Year, Timothy Whitelaw!
Congratulations to Timothy Whitelaw, Latham Fire Department's Firefighter of the year! Tim is a life member and has been with the...
Oct 11, 2023


Congratulations Vertis "V" Cross!
Congratulations go out to Vertis āVā Cross who completed the Tunnel to Towers Stair Climb in a time of 20:48.6. The climb took place at...
Sep 19, 2023


Congratulations, Billy Juliano!
On behalf of the Officers and the members of the department, I would like to congratulate Billy Juliano on his appointment to the City of...
Sep 5, 2023


Join the Latham Fire Department family - We are hiring Full and Part-Time Firefighters!
Come work with us! We are accepting applications until Friday, September 8, 2023. Employment application: Job information:
Aug 25, 2023


Congratulations, Ishan!
Congratulations to Ishan Khambete for completing the summer BEFO/SCBO-IFO (Firefighter 1) and Firefighter Surival: Self-Rescue with a...
Aug 10, 2023


Latham FD Structure Fire Drill
Last night, the Latham Fire Department held a structure fire drill at the Saratoga County Fire Training Center. Over 20 of our members...
Jun 28, 2023


*PLEASE SHARE*
We need your help. The Latham Fire Department need new members. We will be hosting our annual Recruit NY open house event on April 22nd...
Apr 3, 2023


Santa visits the district: Sunday, December 18th, 9AM - 4PM
Santa Claus is coming to Latham! Latham FD will be assisting Santa in his visit around the neighborhoods. Keep an eye out for him on Saturday, December 11th from 9AM-5PM. Below are the approximate times he will be in your neighborhood and we will also post a link on our Facebook on the day of the event for the GLYMPSE app so you can follow him in real time. He will be handing out candy canes and posing for pictures. There will be dog treats for any dogs that want to visit San
Dec 16, 2022


In Memory of Life Member David A. Jones
We deeply mourn the loss of Life Member David A. Jones on Sunday, December 11th. Dave joined the Latham Fire Department in October of...
Dec 14, 2022
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