Fire Department
Westmoreland F.D. is located in a rural residential area in central Oneida County New York. W.F.D. has a response coverage area of 55 square miles protecting a resident population in excess of 6000 people. The coverage area includes a ten mile section of the New York State Thruway, I-90, between the Utica, Exit 31, and Verona, Exit 33, exchanges and the Thruway's Oneida Service Plaza. Westmoreland's coverage area also includes major gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and natural gas pipelines. W.F.D. is a diversified fire district which includes single and multiple family dwellings, large and small family farms, a K-12 School District and business structures.
The mission of the Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Department is to provide fire prevention, fire suppression, hazardous material, operational level, response and emergency state of the art procedures and equipment to save lives and protect property.
