
Our Team
We are a team of dedicated volunteers and full-time and part-time employees that help to keep our 21,000+ residents protected.
21K+
Protected Residents
1,500+
Answered Calls
11
Apparatus Vehicles
2
Fire Stations
Our Team.
Welcome to the Latham Volunteer Fire Department! Formed in 1910, our department is located north of the City of Albany, New York, covering Latham, and the Town of Colonie in Albany County, New York. We protect about 21,000 residents. Our district is densely populated, with a mix of residential and commercial. We respond to about 1,500 calls for service annually between Fire and EMS, making us one of the busiest fire departments within the Town of Colonie. We are staffed by a dedicated group of volunteers and paid staff.
Latham Volunteer Fire Department has a long, proven relationship with many other public services. Boght Fire Dept, Colonie Village Fire Co, Fuller Road FD, Maplewood FD, Menands Fire Co, Midway FD, Schuyler Heights Fire Co, Shaker Road Loudonville FD, Stanford Heights FD, Verdoy FD, West Albany FD, Albany Airport FD, Colonie Police Department, Albany County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, Colonie Emergency Medical Service, Colonie 911 and Albany County 911 are close partners in our business, and contribute to the goal of providing the best possible service to our community.
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William D.T. Childs
Chief

Brendan Treadwell
2nd Captain

Gavin Ostwald
3rd Lieutenant

Bill Childs
Safety Officer

Nicholas Mitchell
Vice President

Ronald Babbitt
Chairman, Board of Directors

John D'Allaird
Director

Fred Pettingell
Member at Large

Bea Tucker
Member at Large

Jacqueline Conlin
Office Manager

Robert Lemrow
Staff Firefighter

Dave Filarecki
1st Assistant Chief

Brian Steele
3rd Captain

Patrick Germaine
Fire Police Captain

Thomas Bergin
Safety Officer

Edward Krawiecki
Recording Secretary

David Austin
Director

Charles Nightingale
Director

Robert Relyea, Sr.
Member at Large

Kenneth Plew
Head Trustee

Anthony Oppelt
Maintenance Technician

Travis Vooris
Staff Firefighter

Richard Haack
2nd Assistant Chief

Alexander Kot
1st Lieutenant

Paul Lavigne
Fire Police Lieutenant

Paul Fink
Safety Officer

John Riccitelli
Teasurer

Richard Barlette
Director

Fred Roberts
Director

Gerald Shaw
Member at Large

Donald Peal
Trustee

Jason Gibbins
Staff Firefighter

Stephen Enright
1st Captain

Kristen Leffel
2nd Lieutenant

Paul Daigneault
Fire Police Lieutenant

Donald Geary
President

Matthew Peterson
Financial Secretary

Warren Carr, Jr.
Director

Fr. Geoffrey Burke
Chaplain

Paul Toscino
Member at Large

Nabeel Saeed
Trustee

Joseph Hollenbeck
Staff Firefighter