The Board of Fire Commissioners held a Special Meeting on Tuesday, July 30 to vote upon a motion to circulate a Notice of Intent to be Lead Agency for the environmental review process for the revised proposal for a new firehouse. This Notice of Intent to be Lead Agency was circulated to all pertinent interested and involved agencies, which are the following:

Bedford Conservation Board
Bedford Planning ... (Full Story)

New Firehouse Updates, As of July 29, 2019:

The Fire District’s professional team had a lengthy and constructive meeting with the members of the Community Liaison Committee last week. The discussion included a review of the progress made thus far with a revised plan, and the eight CLC members provided their input on various aspects of the plan. Future meetings with the CLC are planned.

The District’s ... (Full Story)

The Bedford Village Fire District is welcoming the formation of a new Community Liaison Committee (CLC). The members, who are volunteering their time, bring expertise in pertinent areas and will evaluate and provide input as the District moves forward with revised plans for a new firehouse.

The eight-member group is comprised of registered voters who are residents of the District but not members ... (Full Story)

To All Bedford Village Fire District Residents:

Please look for this letter coming in your USMail some time in the next week. This is information regarding the plan to redesign the proposed new firehouse, and the steps taken thus far towards that goal.

To help us save money and trees, please join the email update list on the home page of our website. We will be sending periodic updates on the project ... (Full Story & Photos)

We are land-locked in the Bedford Village Historic District.

• The firehouse is historic, as are the Bedford Free Library and the Lounsbery (Horse Connection) Building, and the Post Office, which wraps around the Lounsbery building and flanks our left rear.

We do not have room here to build an adequate station for our current operations, let alone future operations.

• Our lot is 1/3 of an acre, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Yesterday was a busy afternoon for the Bedford Fire Department and all the surrounding departments. This is why we have 3 fire districts working together in the Town of Bedford:

Just before noon, we had an EMS call in Bedford Village that would require our first-due ambulance to transport a resident to Stamford Hospital. Then, at 12:31 an engine was called to respond mutual aid to Katonah for a gas ... (Full Story & Photos)

On a busy EMS day, simultaneous 911 calls required the Bedford Fire Department to respond with both ambulances. The first EMS call was covered by Chief 2042 and ambulance 52-B2. The second call, received 4 minutes later, was covered by Chief 2041 and ambulance 52-B1.

There have been numerous occasions to use both ambulances since expanding our EMS fleet. The Board of Commissioners is pleased that ... (Full Story & Photos)

Soil borings were performed at the BVFD's 550 Old Post Road property during the last week of October 2018 in order to get conclusive geotechnical data for engineering the foundation of the new building.

The decision to perform these borings prior to a bond vote and the start of construction proved beneficial, as the soil composition is quite varied and calls for a fusion of foundation techniques. ... (Full Story & Photos)