Organizational Overview
The Brighton Fire District is the special-purpose local government and taxing entity ultimately responsible for fire protection within its borders. The District includes most of the Town of Brighton and a portion of the Town of Pittsford. The District is governed by five Fire Commissioners that are elected by the residents of the District for a five-year term.
Dating to our inception in 1925; the District is one of the few in the area that maintains a combination staffing model, composed of volunteer and career firefighters. Officers responsible for leadership of firefighters come from both the career and volunteer ranks.
The Fire District is responsible for the facilities, equipment, apparatus, career firefighters, and administrative staff for the district.
The Brighton Fire Department, Inc [BFD Inc.] is a 501c(3) that provides the volunteer firefighters who respond alongside the career firefighters. BFD Inc. is responsible for recruiting, equipping, training and retaining its members. They do this successfully through innovative programs, response models and a guiding principle of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”.
The District also sponsors the Brighton Fire Explorers, a division of the Boy Scouts of America. The Explorers are youth responders, ages 14-18, with an interest in fire fighting or other first-responder careers.
Fire District/Commissioners
Richard Garrett
Chairman
Donald Jeffries
Commissioner
Harmon Potter
Commissioner
Aaron Schaeffer
Commissioner
Michael Wright
Commissioner
Ted Aroesty
Director / Treasurer
Larry Howk
Deputy Treasurer
David Metzger
Deputy Treasurer
Michele Fitch
Business Manager
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Our Next Meeting is November 29, 2023
We will be having a Commission Meeting on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 8:00 am. Notice of Meeting 11 29 23 Commission Meeting Agenda 11 29 23 Brighton Fire Department
Notice of Commission Election: December 12, 4-9pm, Station 1, 3100 East Avenue
The Brighton Fire District (BFD) will hold an election for one (1) Fire Commissioner for a term of five (5) years, on December 12, 2023. Ballots will be cast from

Our Next Meeting is December 7, 2023
We will be having a Public Hearing on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 5:00 pm for a proposed partial tax exemption pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 466-A for