Obituary of John Waldie Gullen

John Waldie Gullen, lifelong Waccabuc resident died on Sunday December 1st, 2024, at 100 years old.

Waldie was born in Waccabuc in 1924 where his parents and uncle settled to work at Waccabuc Country Club after immigrating from Scotland. He attended the one-room schoolhouse on Schoolhouse Road and graduated from Katonah High School in 1943. He joined the South Salem Fire Department in 1942 where he was a member for over 80 years. He served in World War II as a combat infantryman in the European Theater from 1943-1946 where he received the Bronze Star. He returned ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week, the Department hosted a structural fire tactics drill at Four Winds Hospital, practicing skills such as forcible entry, hose line advancement, search and rescue and ladder operations. Firefighters were able to put into practice skills which they had been training on over the course of the past several weeks.
The objective of this training is to not only demonstrate the importance of these skills, but also to maintain great working relationships with our neighboring Departments. Thank you to our mutual aid partner Katonah Fire Department and the administration and staff at Four Winds ... (Full Story & Photos)

On the morning of Sunday, September 8th, Members attended the 9/11 Memorial Service hosted by the Vista Fire Department held at their 9/11 Monument.

We would like to thank everyone who attended the services, especially the Vista Fire Department for hosting the services, as we honored and remembered those lives lost from September 11th, 2001.... (Full Story & Photos)

Last night, the Department hosted its annual mutual aid tanker shuttle drill with the assistance of our neighbors including the Croton Falls Fire Department, the Vista Fire Department, the Ridgefield Fire Department, the Goldens Bridge Fire Department and the Pound Ridge Fire Department.

The objective of this training is to not only demonstrate the importance of this skill, which is essential to rural water supply operations, but also to maintain great working relationships with our neighboring Departments.

Since there are no traditional fire hydrants within the South Salem Fire District and ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Membership of the South Salem Fire Department would like to thank all our supporters that came out this past week to our annual carnival and parade. We experienced some tremendous obstacles this year mainly due to the weather and wet field conditions which severely impacted our parking, but we hope to have succeeded in making this year's experience as enjoyable as possible for all. Thank you again for all your patience and understanding this year and we look forward to seeing everyone again next year.

A big thank you also to our ride operator, Stewart Amusements, one of the best around!

Here ... (Full Story & Photos)