Wantagh Fire Department
Wantagh Fire Department
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About this organization
Mission
The Wantagh Fire Department is a volunteer fire organization whose purpose is to provide volunteer fire protection, fire education and awareness. As well, members of the Organization provide emergency medical assistance, hazardous material response and removal services, and life preservation services to the community. The volunteer fire fighters, hazardous material specialists and emergency medical specialists of the Department primarily serve the Wantagh Fire District (a governmental entity). The Departments's members alo provide "mutual aid and "standby" services to surrounding Districts when required to do so.
About
Wantagh is one of the largest Fire Districts in Nassau County covering all of Wantagh, and parts of Levittown, Seaford, East Meadow, and Bellmore as well as Jones Beach State Park and Tobay Beach. In addition to Fire and EMS alarms, auto accidents, and other types of miscellaneous emergency calls, the Wantagh Fire Department has an Incident Management Team, Hazardous Materials Team and a Dive/Water Rescue Team, which works in conjunction with a 31-foot Fire/Rescue boat that provides emergency services for the many waterways within our Fire District.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “To promote the social welfare and well-being of the community in the form of fire fighting,fire protection, fire safety, fire education and emergency medical services to a governmental entity.”.
When detailing its duties, they were outlined as: “The wantagh fire department is a volunteer fire organization whose purpose is to provide volunteer fire protection, fire education and awareness. as well, members of the organization provide emergency medical assistance, hazardous material response and removal services, and life preservation services to the community. the volunteer fire fighters, hazardous material specialists and emergency medical specialists of the department primarily serve the wantagh fire district (a governmental entity). the departments's members alo provide "mutual aid and "standby" services to surrounding districts when required to do so.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as NY.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 2995 Jerusalem Avenue, Wantagh, NY, 11793.
- The non-profit's form for the year 2019 reports a total of 0 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,117.
- The organization has 7 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1969.
- The organization pays $24,250 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.