About Us



Established in 1941 to serve Vista Fire District No.1, Vista Volunteer Fire Department has served the small community of Vista with distinction. Located in the Town of Lewisboro in Westchester County, New York, we are bordered by South Salem to the north, Pound Ridge to the west, Ridgefield Connecticut and Wilton Connecticut to the east, and New Canaan, Connecticut to the south. (click for town map.)

     

The star on the map at left marks the location of Vista, as detailed on the map below.



Vista occupies a rectangle extending from Residential Lake Kitchewan and just South of Route 35 (at the top of the map) to the Connecticut border. The firehouse is located on Route 123 (Smith Ridge Road) at the star.

                     

Vista fire district No.1 covers about seven square miles and 1400 households. We are mainly single-family residential with some small businesses, condominiums, and a supermarket. The district includes several houses over 100 years old, a few horse farms, and several antique barns. We are also home to Meadow Pond Elementary School , part of the Katonah-Lewisboro school district. Our elevation ranges between 450 and 750 feet above sea level -- with more than a few hills. With all the lakes, ponds, and streams in our district, Vista F.D. is known for always being able to draft water.

Vista F.D. operates under an FCC radio license as KDD912-Vista on assigned frequencies of 46.14 and 46.26 and a maximum power of 300 watts. We are part of Westchester County's Emergency-911 system and are dispatched by 60-Control located at Westchester County Fire Training Center in Vahalla, New York. We respond to Fire and EMS calls as well as mutual aid calls with other departments in Lewisboro and neighboring towns in Westchester County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut. We are a member of NFPA. Vista F.D. actively trades patches with other Fire and EMS services.