‘It’s very sad’; lifelong Seabreeze resident reacts as local fire district dissolves this weekend
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IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — The Seabreeze Fire District in Irondequoit is officially dissolving this weekend. PREVIOUS: Sea Breeze Fire District votes to dissolve due to lack of volunteers District leaders said they have struggled with volunteers for years, with only six volunteers on duty. New York State law requires at least four firefighters to be on call at all times, and the district could not maintain those numbers. It s been difficult. We ve had to make the difficult decision to dissolve and Point Pleasant expands their boundaries to include our district at this time, Sarah Clarcq, fire commissioner, said. The district, first solved in 1908, will officially dissolve at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. After that, the Point Pleasant Fire Department will take over the district. Clarcq said Point Pleasant has helped Seabreeze for the last four years, responding to calls around the clock and maintaining a roster of about 55 volunteers. I have absolutely no concerns. Point Pleasa