About Ulster Hose Co. 5
Our district is approximately 13 square miles, covering the county’s shopping and manufacturing hub, the Hudson Valley Mall, the future iPark87, two elementary schools, a middle school, and a population of approximately 7,000 residents.
The company – which staffs the fire district – is all volunteer with 70+ active members, and we provide fire and EMS response, as well as fire prevention and community outreach programs.

News & Events
Special Commissioner’s Meeting on 6/1
The Town of Ulster, 5th Fire District Board of Commissioners will be holding a special meeting on June 1, 2026 at 1730 hours in regards to apparatus.
Mutual Aid to Company 19
On Monday, May 18th at approximately 1410 hours, Ulster Hose was dispatched on a second alarm assignment to Centerville-Cedar Grove. Units and manpower on scene would assist with fire suppression and overhaul. A non-fire department related patient from the scene ...
Ulster Hose Mourns the Loss of Life Member Clark Kimble
Today, the officers and members paid their last respects to Life Member and past Assistant Chief Clark J. Kimble. Clark was a member for nearly 47 years, joining the department on July 1, 1979. In his almost 5 decades as ...
