The Gouverneur Fire Department is a 60 Member Volunteer Fire Department, which is comprised of 3 Fire Companies; Hose Company 1, Hose Company 2, & Rescue Hook and Ladder Company. Each of these companies consists of 20 Members. There are 2 wardens per company along with a Past Chief that takes care of the Department business. There is also an active Exempt Organization.

The Gouverneur Fire Department is a solely Volunteer Fire department unlike others that may have paid Drivers and or Fire Fighters

They have annual elections to elect their Chief, 1^st Assistant & 2^nd Assistant Chief for the Company. A monthly meeting for each company along with at monthly Department meeting is held for the Fire Fighters.

The Fire Fighters hold a variety of events throughout the year. Some of the events that they have are: Chicken B-B-Q's in the summer, car washes in the summer, tours of the Fire Department and Trucks by Appointment, 4^th of July Fire Works, Poker Run during the Winter Blast.

Some Services that the Fire Department has:

• Control Burns
• Chimney Cleaning
• Water Halls
• Letter Drives – Every Other Year (example: 2004, 2006, 2008)
• Coin Cards - Off Year (example: 2005, 2007, 2009)

• These services are done for a small Donation to help are department keep up on equipment and repairs that may be needed.

The Department has 8 Trucks and they include:

 2 – Engine Trucks

 2 – Tankers

1 – Heavy Rescue Truck

1 – Real in Ladder Truck

1 – Mini Pumper Truck

1 – Dive Bus

New to the Gouverneur Volunteer Fire Department is a Dive Team. The team is active with 10 Divers and 10 Line Handlers. They are in the water at least once a week along with other dive teams throughout Saint Lawrence County.