Vernon Center Fire Department

What Vernon Center Fire Department does

The Vernon Center Fire Department, Inc. is a volunteer nonprofit fire department established in 1980 and operating from a single station at 5786 Youngs Rd, Vernon Center, NY 13477. It provides fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical services to the residents of Vernon Center and surrounding areas under municipal authority as the designated emergency responder for its jurisdiction. The department's offerings fall into four interconnected areas: emergency fire and rescue response, community safety and preparedness programs, volunteer membership recruitment (open to residents aged 16+ via weekly Tuesday night meetings and a PDF application), and donation collection at events or by mail.

The department is led by a small command structure consisting of Chief Matt Lenhart, First Assistant Chief Tony Doty, Captain Pat Hoose, EMS Captain Dana Janowski, and Lieutenant James Finnie. It operates with volunteer labor and no paid headcount disclosed. Its only revenue source is voluntary community donations, which are explicitly described as "not required but appreciated"; online donation capability is currently in development. The department maintains a Wix-hosted website (vernoncenterfd.org) as its primary digital presence for community engagement, event listings, officer information, and a photo gallery. It has no app, no proprietary technology platform, no API, no integrations, and no AI or data capabilities. The organization is independently governed as a New York nonprofit corporation with no parent entity, no subsidiaries, and no institutional investment.

Name

Vernon Center Fire Department

Legal name

Vernon Center Fire Department, Inc.

Website

https://vernoncenterfd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Vernon Center Fire Department is a volunteer nonprofit fire department established in 1980, providing fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical services to the Vernon Center, NY community from a single station, funded by voluntary community donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Rescue Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Rescue services
• Volunteer firefighting
• Community emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Vernon Center

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations: The department accepts voluntary donations from the community at events or by mail. Online donations are currently in development. Donations are not required but are appreciated.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Vernon Center Fire Department is a volunteer fire and rescue organization serving the Vernon Center, NY community. Founded in 1980, the department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), and rescue response. Operations are sustained through volunteer membership and community donations.

Product overview

Vernon Center Fire Department operates as a single-service volunteer fire department established in 1980, offering fire suppression, rescue services, and community safety programs to the Vernon Center, NY area. The department's offerings consist of four interconnected service areas: emergency fire and rescue response, community safety education, volunteer membership recruitment, and donation support. The department operates from a single station at 5786 Youngs Rd and is led by a command structure including Chief Matt Lenhart, First Assistant Chief Tony Doty, Captain Pat Hoose, EMS Captain Dana Janowski, and Lieutenant James Finnie. Members can join through weekly Tuesday night meetings or by submitting a fillable PDF application, while community donations are accepted via mail or at events with online donation capability under development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression Services Volunteer firefighting and fire suppression response provided to residents and properties in Vernon Center, NY.
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Emergency medical response services delivered to community members in the Vernon Center service area, overseen by the EMS Captain.
• Rescue Services Rescue response operations supporting residents and visitors during emergency incidents.
• Volunteer Membership Program Program that recruits and onboards community members as volunteer firefighters and EMS responders supporting department operations.
• Community Donation Program Donation program enabling community members and supporters to financially contribute to the department's operations and equipment needs.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross: National nonprofit providing disaster relief, emergency preparedness, and community safety programming. Overlaps with Vernon Center's community safety/preparedness and disaster-response mission but at vastly larger national scale and as a paid-staff organization.

Direct peers

• Hamilton Fire Department: Volunteer fire department in Hamilton, NY. Comparable rural NY volunteer fire organization with a similar mix of fire, rescue, and community programs supported by donations and volunteers.
• Westmoreland Fire Department: Volunteer fire department in Westmoreland, NY, located near Vernon Center in Oneida County. Closely comparable as a small-town volunteer FD with similar service mix and community-funding model.
• New Hartford Fire Department: Volunteer fire department serving New Hartford, NY, in the same Oneida County region as Vernon Center. Directly comparable in scale, mission, and community-based volunteer operating model.
• Manlius Fire Department: Volunteer fire department serving the Manlius area in central/upstate New York. Closely comparable in mission (fire suppression, rescue, EMS), volunteer staffing model, and small-town geographic scope.
• Whitesboro Fire Department: Volunteer fire department in Whitesboro, NY. Similar small-mission volunteer FD in upstate New York delivering fire, rescue, and emergency response to a defined community.
• Clinton Fire Department (NY): Volunteer fire department in Clinton, Oneida County, NY, near Vernon Center. Directly comparable as a small-town NY volunteer FD providing fire suppression and emergency response with similar donation/community-funding model.

Emerging players

• Sangerfield Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps: Neighboring small-town EMS/rescue organization in the Sangerfield area of Oneida County, NY. Comparable in volunteer-driven emergency response model and small rural geography, though focused primarily on EMS rather than fire suppression.

Others

• National Volunteer Fire Council: National membership association representing volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue organizations. Adjacent rather than competitive — provides advocacy, training resources, and grants that organizations like Vernon Center FD utilize, rather than delivering direct response services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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