How to Donate to or Contact Swormville Fire Company

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Swormville Fire Company accepts donations and inquiries through its official website, swormvillefire.com. The site has a dedicated DONATE link in its main navigation and a Contact page for reaching the company directly. Use the donation route if you want to support the volunteer fire service financially; use the contact route for general questions, membership interest, or non-emergency matters. For an actual emergency, call 911 — the website is not an emergency channel.

Donating to Swormville Fire Company

The website lists DONATE as a top-level menu item and also surfaces a "DONATE TO SWORMVILLE" section on the homepage. That is the intended path for financial support.

What the site makes clear:

  • Swormville Fire Company is a volunteer company, established January 25, 1918, serving Amherst and Clarence.
  • Its stated purpose is to provide fire protection, protect life and property, and respond to accidents, calamities, and other emergencies — including mutual aid requests.
  • Donations support that mission and the apparatus the company operates.

Steps to donate

  1. Go to swormvillefire.com.
  2. Select DONATE from the main menu (or the donate section on the homepage).
  3. Follow the instructions presented on that page to complete your contribution.

The available site information does not specify accepted payment methods, whether donations are tax-deductible, or whether any online payment platform is used. If those details matter to you, ask the company directly through its contact channels before giving.

What your donation supports

The site's apparatus list gives a concrete picture of what the company maintains:

Apparatus Listed on site
Chief Yes
Engine 1 Yes
Engine 2 Yes
Rescue 5 Yes
Rescue 7 Yes
Rescue 8 Yes

A volunteer company covering two towns relies on this equipment plus trained personnel. Donations are one way the public helps sustain both.

Contacting Swormville Fire Company

The site provides a Contact page in the main navigation, plus named leadership contacts with email addresses.

Named contacts listed

  • Michael Germain, President — email listed on the site
  • Scott Will, Chief — email listed on the site

The full Team page breaks the organization into:

  • Board of Directors
  • Firematic Officers
  • Administrative Officers
  • Firefighters

If your question is about governance or the company overall, the President is the logical first contact. If it is operational, the Chief is the appropriate route. For anything else, the general Contact page is the simplest starting point.

What to use each channel for

Channel Best for
Contact page General questions, feedback, non-urgent inquiries
President email Governance, organizational, or administrative matters
Chief email Operational questions
Join page Becoming a volunteer
911 Emergencies only

Joining as a Volunteer

The homepage carries a prominent recruitment message: "JOIN SWORMVILLE FIRE TODAY! NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES and some live right next door!" It invites anyone who has "ever considered becoming a volunteer" and describes the role as "a rewarding & worthwhile job" and "a lifetime of fulfillment."

The Join link in the main menu is the entry point. The site does not publish eligibility requirements, training timelines, or application steps in the material available here, so treat the Join page and a direct conversation with the company as your sources for those details.

Other Resources on the Site

Beyond donating and contacting, the site hosts fire and life safety material, including:

  • Smoke Alarm FAQs
  • Apartment Fire Safety
  • Campus Fire Safety
  • Home Fire Recovery
  • Burn Prevention
  • Clothes Dryer Fire Safety
  • Electrical Fire Safety
  • Fire Extinguisher Safety

It also links to the company's Facebook and Twitter accounts, and includes a LIVE OPS entry in the navigation.

Quick Answers

How do I donate? Use the DONATE link on swormvillefire.com.

How do I contact them? Use the Contact page, or email the President or Chief at the addresses listed on the site.

Is this for emergencies? No. Call 911 for emergencies.

Can I volunteer? Yes — start with the Join page; the company actively recruits volunteers.

What area does it serve? Amherst and Clarence, since 1918.