Milan Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

05/05/2026

We apologize for the technical difficulties with our live feed. The winners of the Mother's Day basket were Jackie Reynolds and Ron C**n. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who supported the raffle and dinners.

05/05/2026

05/04/2026

Stop by and see our Support Squad and grab a delicious dinner tonight. Eat in or take with you from 4pm to 8pm. Also last chance to get in on Mother's Day basket as winners will be drawn after the dinner tonight .

04/28/2026

Next Support Squad Dinner Monday May 4th 4pm to 8pm. We are now offering delivery with in the town of Milan to the elderly and those who physically can't come out. If you need delivery please call 845-758-9911 by 2pm and leave message with your name, address, phone number and food choice. Delivery starts around 6pm. We also have Mother's day basket raffle tickets available for purchase and will be drawn after the dinner.

04/17/2026

Weds April 16th

While some of our firefighters were already out for calls from the severe thunderstorm that rolled through the area, At Approximately 11:45pm Milan and Pine Plains Fire Departments were dispatched to a garage fire off of Mountain Rd in the Town of Milan. Upon the fire department’s arrival, they found a 1 1/2 story garage fully involved in fire and a several vehicles and excavating equipment outside of the garage on fire and in close proximity to the residence . A second alarm was quickly requested, bringing in additional resources.
Approximately 60 firefighters from eight area fire depts responded, shuttling water from approximately four miles away.

Milan, Pine Plains , Stanford, Rhinebeck, Red Hook, Tivoli and Livingston fire departments had the fire under control in just under two hours. West Clinton and Livingston were on standby in two of Milan fire stations. Also assisted at the scene by the New York State Police, Pine Plains FD ambulance, Dutchess county EMS, Duchess County Department of Emergency Response, Dutchess County fire investigation division, and the town of Milan Highway Department.

The fire was completely extinguished five hours later. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but not suspicious.

Firefighters had the last engine packed up and back in service by 6 AM just in time to go to work.

No injuries reported

First Assistant Chief Al Sardaro appreciated all the help from the surrounding departments

04/16/2026

Congratulations to our 2026/27 Squad Officers.

Rescue Squad
Captain: Stephanie Fitzpatrick
1st Lieutenant: Catie Gomm
2nd Lieutenant: Karen McGhee
Secretary: Cathy Gomm

Fire Police
Captain: Jeff Galm
Lieutenant: Bill Corrigan

Support Squad
Captain: Melanie Mollica
Lieutenant: Shannon Gillis
Secretary: Linda Swartz

Thank you to Linda Swartz for serving as Rescue Secretary, Jeff Swartz for serving as Fire Police Lieutenant and Liz Tegtmeier for serving as Secretary of Support Squad.

04/15/2026

Our Support Squad still have tickets available for Mother's day basket raffle. Message our page and we can get tickets to you. Venmo is available upon request.

04/08/2026

Congratulations to our 2026/27 Officers.

Chief: Kurt Mizgier
1st Asst Chief: Al Sardaro
2nd Asst Chief: Tomm Gomm
Captain: Michael Tucker
1st Lieutenant: Jake Gomm
2nd Lieutenant: Jerry Hoffman
Engineers Station 1: Mark Sardaro, Carl Sardaro Jr
Engineer Station 2: Kiran Cranna
Engineer Station 3: Jeff Swartz
Floating Engineer: Bill Corrigan
President: Carl Sardaro Jr
Director: Larry Brody

Thank you to Steve Pelletier and Shane Cranna for serving as Engineers, Jeff Galm for serving many years as Chief Officer and Frank Christensen for serving many years as President.

04/06/2026

Firehouse is smelling delicious. Stop by Milan Station 2 900 Route 199 and grab your dinner tonight from 4pm to 8pm. Meatball, pepperoni or we can do half meatball half pepperoni. Comes with chips, soda or water for $15. We look forward to seeing everyone.

04/05/2026

We would like to send our sincerest condolences to the Stanford Fire Company, and the Stramm family for the passing of Past Chief Robert “Cactus“ Stramm.

When Bob keyed the mic, it was unmistakeable who was on the other end. When you saw the silhouette of his signature cowboy hat in the driver seat of one of Stanford’s rigs, you knew exactly what you were going to get: a man who’s soul mission was to get the job done.

For those that knew him, underneath Bob’s prickly exterior was a pure heart, and compassion for his fellow man. A proud Navy Veteran, and more than 50 years in the fire service show Bob’s devotion to public service.

They don’t build them like Cactus anymore. Rest easy Chief, we’ve got it from here. God Speed.

MVFD

04/04/2026

Dont forget to stop by Milan Fire Station 2 900 Route 199 Monday night and grab your hot dinner. Serving 4pm to 8pm

Evening everyone. At the last Support Squad Dinner we had many questions as to what our April Dinner was going to be. Mark your calendars for a nice meatball or pepperoni parm sub. We could like to thank everyone for the continued support.

04/01/2026

Tonight at approximately 8:16pm units were dispatched for flooding condition on the Taconic State Parkway in area of Wilbur Flats RD. Upon arrival water was flowing across both north and south bound lanes. Due to the heavy flow and debris in road it was determined to shut both the south and north bound lanes due to safety concerns. After further investigations in the area we also had flooding on Academy Hill RD near north Rd where a 20 foot wooden bridge was found in road. We believe a dam broke on the pond on Academy Hill. Once the water subsided the Taconic was reopened.