Being Both — a Kingston Fire Department Volunteer Firefighter and URI Student
Kingston Fire Department's Demers highlights what it's like to be both a volunteer firefighter and URI Student. Click here for more information
Kingston Fire District- Utilizing Grant Funds for Volunteer Recruitment
The Kingston Fire District on the news for using grant funds to attract and recruit more University of Rhode Island students to become volunteer firefighters. Click here for more information
Kingston Fire District Celebrates Recent Grant Funding with Federal, State and URI Officials
On October 30th, Kingston Fire District celebrated new federal grant funding with federal, state and URI officials. Click here for more information
Past KFD Member Doing Amazing Things…
Military Service, Volunteerism, US Citizenship, City Firefighter ... Just a few of the amazing accomplishments by one of our own. See the article below about Giovanni (Gio) Castiglione, a past KFD member doing amazing things in Denver, Colorado. Like many before him and many that will follow, volunteering at Kingston Fire has been written into [...]
KFD Participates in Decontamination Research Study & Preparedness Exercise
On August 3rd, 2017, members of the Kingston Fire District, Union Fire District, the South Kingstown Decontamination Team as well as other local, state and federal partners participated in OPERATION DOWNPOUR, an emergency decontamination exercise. The drill was designed at the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for [...]
KVFC Car Show & Open House- Saturday, June 10th
The KVFC would like to cordially invite you to the 2017 Car Show & Open House Event on 6/10/17. The show is open to the public and free for spectators. Families welcome! Show is located at 35 Bills Road, Kingston RI 02881- URI Fine Arts Lot (Behind the Fire Station) A $10 Registration donation is [...]
KVFC Chicken Barbecue Fundraiser- THIS Saturday 6/3!
The Kingston Volunteer Fire Company (KVFC) is hosting the Annual Chicken BBQ Fundraiser on June 3rd, 2017 from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Adults are $15.00, Children/ URI Students are $10.00 and as always children under 2 eat free. All tickets will be sold at the door. Come to eat while supporting your local fire department volunteers. Come see us [...]
Cold Weather Challenges Firefighters at Glenn Rock Road Fire
Firefighters from the Kingston & Union Fire Districts as well as other surrounding communities responded to a large house fire on Glenn Rock Road yesterday evening. Crews battled heavy flames and bitterly cold weather. Two people were taken to the hospital. Fire officials are currently investigating the cause of the fire.
Major Smoke Detector Recall!
Millions of smoke detectors have been recalled due to a potential defect. “Kidde Night Hawk” just pulled certain models over concerns the battery life alert won’t chirp to let you know it needs replacement. “The alarm can fail to continue to chirp when it reaches its seven year end of life if the batteries are [...]
Firefighters Respond to Multi-Vehicle Accident
A South Kingstown police officer was among five people hurt in a multi-vehicle car crash Saturday night. Rescue Company 6 of the Kingston Fire District and Special Hazards 1 of the Union Fire District responded to the intersection of Routes 1 and 138 to extricate several entrapped patients. During extrication efforts of the patient in the initial single car-crash, a [...]
