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New City, NY - Two women were killed on February 14th when a blaze swept through their New City home. Firefighters arrived at 36 Strat-ford Place just after midnight to find heavy smoke and flames encompassing the two story residence.

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TWO PERISH IN VALENTINE’S FIRE

Live wires arching on a burningvehicle holds Lockport back

Lockport, NY. Communica-tions advised of a report of a largevehicle on fire in the road with livewires down on Clinton near Vine.Lockport Fire, under the directionof Senior Assistant Chief PatCostello, realized there were nohomes or lives in danger, so he keptthe Lockport Fire Department backas a tree trimming truck burned.

NYSEG and one of their pri-vate tree trimming companies weredoing some work on the lines offClinton Street in the City of Lock-port. A large log made contact witha high charged power line andbrought it down on the truck. Thepower surge caught the tires on fire.

Luckily the man in the bucketwas able to get down and out with-

out injury. Thick black smoke rosehigh in the air, visible from milesaway.

Lockport Police shut down theroad with the help of the NiagaraCounty Sheriff's Patrol to keep res-idents safe. The fire ripped for over30 minutes.

Lockport Fire pulled their hoseand had it ready, but not charged soit won't freeze. NYSEG called infor more trucks and as quickly asthey could they began the processof cutting the power, so Lockportfire could put the fire out.

The wheels on the truck burned

off on both sides and the vehiclesuffered heavy damage. The flam-mable material box on the truck didit's job, keeping the material insidefrom igniting. The chipper was stillattached to the truck and running.

Lockport Fire got the greenlight from NYSEG that the powerwas off. Firefighters moved in usingfoam from their hand line, puttingthe flames out and cooling the chip-per box.

It appears the truck may be atotal loss and there was heavy dam-age from the high voltage powerburning the city street. No one washurt and the Lockport Police are in-vestigating the incident.

- STEPHEN WALLACE

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The 13th Annual Lt. Andy Fredericks Seminar, hosted by theElmsford Fire Department, was held Saturday, February 2ndat the Westchester Marriott Hotel. It was once again a hugesuccess with close to 400 attendees. The proceeds from thisevent support the Lt. Andy Fredericks Memorial ScholarshipFund, the Lt. Tyler Rush Memorial Scholarship Fund, TheBurn Care Everywhere Foundation, and the Firemen’s Home.Deputy Chief Mike Terpak, Jersey City Fire Department, didan excellent job speaking about “Fireground Sizeup and Sit-uational Awareness ." Next year’s event is scheduled for Feb-ruary 1st, 2014, featuring Captain Bill Gustin, Miami Dade FireDepartment, speaking on “Intelligent Firefighting.”

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Weather contributes to structure firesBuffalo firefighters of the 7th

Battalion 1st Platoon were calledout to battle a second alarm fire at78-80 ReservationSt. in Buffalo'sGrant Amherst Sec-tion on January24th. The fire startedat 78 Reservationfrom someone thaw-ing frozen waterpipes and spreadnext door to 80Reservation St.

One person was rescued byfirefighters from the second floor.Damage to 78 was listed at$50,000 to the building and$10,000 to the contents. Number80 sustained $10,000 to the build-ing and $5,000 to the contents.

Two firefighters were treatedfor injuries. The Red Cross wascalled for the families.

With temperatures in the singledigits, this was the seventh re-sponse by Buffalo firefighters forfires started by occupants trying tothaw frozen water pipes over thelast several days.

- DAVID KAZMIERCZAK DAVID KAZMIERCZAK


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Earlier this month, GovernorCuomo released his proposed NewYork State Budget for 2013-2014.

As was the case last year, theGovernor included proposedchanges to Public Health Law Ar-ticle 30 that could have a seriousimpact on the EMS System in NewYork State.

I am very concerned about theproposed changes. I have includeda copy of the Governor's ProposedBudget that impacts EMS. I wouldencourage everyone to take a lookat it.

The link to the EMS section ofthe 2013-2014 budget proposal is:

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104713005082-76/2013+Governor's+Bud-get.pdf

NYSVARA will be workingwith our colleagues in other EMS

organizations to evaluate the im-pact of the proposed changes, aswell as, a strategy for addressingthe concerns we have.

Steve Dziura, Vice Presidentand Legislative Affairs Director,and I have already begun workingon the evaluation.

We are seeking your input. Iwould ask that you send any ques-tions, comments or concerns toSteve [email protected] and/orme at [email protected]., assoon as possible.

Steve and I will keep you up-dated as the budget process contin-ues. Thank you for yourconsideration and support.

Be Safe!

Michael J. Mastrianni, Jr.President www.nysvara.org

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Condominium complex fire in Kiryas Joel on January 23rd.RYAN HEARN

Four alarm blaze followed by secondalarm in Kiryas Joel

Kiryas Joel, NY. Approxi-mately 70 people were displacedwhen two fires gripped two differ-ent condominiums in the small vil-lage of Kiryas Joel on Wednesday,January 23rd.

At approximately 2:30 p.m.,firefighters were tasked with a largeblaze that eventually went to fivealarms.

A second alarm was quicklycalled for the blaze in a three storymulti-family home at 6 PremishianWay, bringing mutual aid firefight-ers to the scene. Soon thereafter, athird alarm put additional mutualaid departments to work.

All residents were confirmedout of the residence. With heavyfire through the roof, multiple linesat work, tower ladders extended

and the fire continuing to spread;command was forced to call for afourth and eventually a fifth alarm.

Firefighters worked for hours tobring the blaze under control underextreme weather conditions. Thecold weather caused treacherousconditions at the scene and meas-ures were taken to keep crews safe,including the need for buses toallow firefighters to warm up asneeded.

At approximately 7:30 p.m.,another fire broke out at 2 MountainRoad. Multiple crews were forcedto leave the first fire to go to work atthe second. That fire was found in a

first floor kitchen and was quicklyextinguished, but not before ex-tending to a second floor kitchen.

Units on scene of both fires in-cluded Kiryas Joel, Washing-tonville, Monroe, Salisbury Mills,South Blooming Grove, Woodbury,Chester, Tuxedo, Vails Gate andHighland Falls.

No injuries were reported at ei-ther fire and the displaced familiesare being assisted with temporaryhousing.

Kiryas Joel firefighters as wellas mutual aid departments returnedto the scene at about 11:30 p.m. fora rekindle. They returned again onthe afternoon of January 24th for asecond rekindle.

- HEATHER PILLSWORTH

Rekindle on January 24th

RYAN HEARN

Grand Gorge Fire Department was dispatched to a structurefire on January 24, 2013 at 8:22 a.m. Immediately other mutualaid volunteer departments including Prattsville, Roxbury andStamford were alerted and combined their efforts to battle theblaze in freezing temperatures. The home was a convertedbarn and was completely involved in flames when firefight-ers arrived at the scene. It was a total loss. Firemen remainedon the scene until late afternoon.

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Ice rescue drillThe Grand Gorge Fire Depart-

ment hosted a surface ice rescuedrill January 12th and 13th. Almostforty volunteer firefighters andEMS personnel par-ticipated in the twoday training sessionfrom Grand Gorge,Roxbury, Mar-garetville, Stamfordand Halcottsville.

The trainingbegan with class-room instruction forboth the technicianand the operator level.

With training, firefighters canbe prepared with the right equip-ment, procedures, mutual aid com-munications, and contingencyplans. This can make the differencebetween life and death on the partof both victim and rescuer.

The instruction on Saturdaycontinued in the bay area of the firehouse as each firefighter/EMS par-ticipated and practiced the drillsover and over that are needed to ef-fectively perform a surface ice res-cue.

Some of the tools used werethe personal flotation suit, ice res-cue pole, floats, slings, carabiners,harnesses, sleds and throw bags.The next day started bright andearly in the fire house bay again re-viewing training videos and a get-ting ready for the actual surface icerescue drill.

All departments headed to thewater located near Becker’s Tirealong Rt. 30. The equipment wasreadied and each technician leveltrainer prepared to enter the icyarea after holes were cut by thetrainers. Volunteers assumed posi-tions of chief tender, tender, ropecrew, rescuer and victim. EMSfrom Grand Gorge and Stamfordwere on hand to monitor eachtrainer’s vitals.

All day long those beingtrained rotated positions. At theend of the day long sessions, sev-eral took the opportunity to be-come distinguished members ofthe FLY team.

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Owego Fire Department Captain Matthew Porcari honoredOwego, NY. Firefighters, fam-

ily and friends of fallen Owego FireDepartment Captain Matthew Por-cari said their final goodbyes onSunday, January 27.

Porcari died when the floor be-neath him collapsed during a fire inNewark Valley, Tioga County onJanuary 21. A second firefighter, Lt.Daniel Gavin was also injured inthe blaze.

Funeral services were held atthe Owego Middle School, a pro-cession with a "last call" at CrotonHose Company #3 took Matthew to

his final resting place.Contributions may be made in

Matthew's memory to the PorcariChildren Memorial Fund, c/o FirstNiagara Bank, 18 Lake Street,Owego, NY 13827 or to CrotonHose Company #3, c/o ThomasDonovan, 71 Talcott Street,Owego, NY 13827.

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Fire apparatus from across the Southern Tier of New York and northern Pennsylvania lined the frontof the Owego Middle School.

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Fallen Owego Fire Department Captain Matthew Porcari takes afinal ride past Croton Hose Company #3

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VINNIE DOMINICK

At approximately 4 a.m. on February 2, 2013, Good-Will firefighters were toned out to 41 Taft Av-enue for a structure fire. Upon arrival, Chief Ray Vaninwegen confirmed a heavy smoke and firefrom a two story commercial building. He immediately called for second alarm mutual aid com-panies from Winona Lake, Middlehope, City of Newburgh and Dan Leghorn Fire Departments.Vails Gate responded with their FAST team. New Windsor stood by at Good-Will's station.Cronomer Valley stood by in their quarters. The cause of the fire is under investigation by officials.

Fully involved in Town of Newburgh

Buffalo firefighters of the 7th Battalion 1st Platoon werecalled out to a second blaze at 358 Cornwall Ave. shortly afterthe fire on Wakefield Ave. was extinguished on January 16th.Firefighters arrived to find flames blowing out a window onthe number four side. They used two-one and three quarterinch hand lines to bring the fire under control. No injurieswere reported and the cause of the fire is under investiga-tion. The Red Cross was called for the occupants of the 2 1/2frame dwelling. Damage was listed at $20,000.00.

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Buffalo arrives to heavy fire

Buffalo firefighters of the 4th Battalion 3rd Platoon werecalled out to a serious rollover accident in the 300 block of14th St. on the city's west side on January 13th. Rescue Co.1 was special called to extricate the victim. 4th Battalion ChiefMark Hillary returned the rescue after Engine Co. 2 and Lad-der Co. 4 removed the patient from the overturned vehicle. Itappeared that the car was traveling at a high rate of speedand struck five parked cars before landing upside down. Thepatient was transported by Rural Metro Ambulance.

Patient transported after serious accident

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Two perish in Valentine’s fire in New City

New City, NY. Two womenwere killed on February 14thwhen a blaze swept through theirNew City home.

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Crews attempted entry intothe residence, but were forcedback by extremely heavy fire con-ditions. A valiant effort wasforged by the firefighter at thescene, but they were unable tosave the residents within thehome. Unfortunately, the elderlymother and her handicappeddaughter were unable to escape.

The fire was quickly broughtunder control in approximately 45minutes, but crews continued toextinguish pockets of fire andhotspots for quite some time. Anextensive overhaul process wasthen initiated.

Over 100 firefighters re-

sponded to this fire and one ap-parently suffered a minor injury.

Crews on the scene includedNew City, Nanuet, West Nyack,Congers, Hillcrest, Haverstrawand Theills Fire Department. Inaddition, New City EMS, NanuetEMS and Rockland paramedicsresponded.

The cause of the fire is underinvestigation, but sources close tothe investigation believe that thefire may have started in the base-ment and it does not appear to besuspicious. They are also lookinginto whether the smoke detectorswere working properly.vestigatingthe incident.

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Albany Fire Department rescuessix from burning building

Albany, NY. On January 15th,the Albany Fire Department re-sponded to a reported structure fireon the corner of Central and Lex-ington Avenues around 8:30 p.m.

Upon arrival, they saw flamescoming out of the Lexington Av-enue side of the building and sev-eral people screaming for help atthe windows on the third floor. Im-mediately, a second alarm wastransmitted.

Chief Robert Forezzi said fire-

men from Truck 2 were able toreach them, rescuing two adultsand three children from one of theapartments and another adult fromanother apartment.

Another adult was rescuedfrom the third floor on the CentralAvenue side of the structure.

The building has eight apart-

ments and a business on the Cen-tral Avenue side.

Chief Forezzi stated that twochildren and two adults were takento Albany Medical Center Hospi-tal for evaluation and one fire-fighter was treated for a cut on hishand. A total of 14 people weredisplaced.

The cause of the fire remainsunder investigation.

- TOM HEFFERNAN SR

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Livonia, NY. On February 6, Livonia, Hemlock and Lakeville firefighters, along with Livonia EMS,were dispatched to a rollover MVA with a report of a person trapped on Route 15. Fire unitsfound a car on its roof that had sheared off a utility pole. The driver was extricated from the ve-hicle and was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester with non life threateninginjuries. The Livingston County Sheriff's Office was investigating the cause of the accident.

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Rombout Commissioner TagMuller answers his last call

Fishkill, NY. It is with deep re-gret and sorrow that the officers andmembers of the Rombout Fire Com-pany announce the passing of Com-missioner Terry “Tag” Muller onJanuary 18, 2013. He was 56 yearsold.

Tag followed in the footsteps ofhis father entering the fire service byjoining the Rombout Fire Companyin 1974. He served the communityas a firefighter for 23 years until be-coming an exempt member in 1997.

He was a former Chairman ofthe Board of Fire Commissioners forthe Rombout Fire District and wascurrently serving on that board asfire commissioner.

Tag, a lifelong Fishkill resident,was the son of the late Thomas andJane Duncan Muller where he at-tended local schools and graduatedfrom John Jay High School.

He was a member of the Team-sters Local 445 and had just retiredas a heavy equipment operator forBen Ciccone Inc. in Poughkeepsie.

Tag answered his last call on

Rombouts’ 62-11, escorted by appa-ratus from Chelsea, Glenham andHughsonville Fire Departments andwith the rig he drove, a Peterbilttracker trailer, from Ben CicconeInc.

He was then laid to rest atFishkill Rural Cemetery, where theDutchess County 911 EmergencyResponse Center dispatched thefinal tones.

He is survived by his wife of 23years Venda. He also leaves behindtwo sons, Terry Jr. and Kyle, who isa member of the fire company.

A memorial donation may bemade to the Rombout Fire Com-pany, 901 Main Street, Fishkill, NY12524.

More information may beviewed on Rombout Fire CompanyInc. Facebook page.

- KEVIN BARRY


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Stubborn two alarm fire destroysapartment houses in Albany

Albany, NY. On January 25th,Albany firefighters fought a frigidtwo alarm fire on Dove St., in theLincoln Park area of the city. Thefire was reported around 4:00 p.m.

The first arriving engine re-ported heavy black smoke in thearea. A second alarm was trans-mitted. Residents in near by build-ings fled into the freezingtemperatures, some without evena coat.

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ten its start at 159 Dove Street, be-tween Myrtle and Park Avenues,spreading to neighboring build-ings at 161 and 163 Dove Street.

Warren Ogren, a tenant at 159stated that he was attempting tothaw frozen water pipes in thebasement with a kerosene heater.Power was cut to surrounding

homes, leaving dozens of peoplewithout heat or electricity wellinto the night.

Albany Fire Chief RobertForezzi Sr. stated that it was a verytough stubborn fire for his 35 plusfirefighters to fight in the extremecold. The temperature at the timeof the fire was in the low teens. OnMonday, January 28th, all threebuildings were torn down.

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Stottville Fire extinguishestrailer fire

Stottville Fire was dispatched atabout 11:30 p.m. on January 30th toa reported structure fire in the OpenGate Trailer Park.

First arriving unit, First Assis-tant Chief Ed Hamm, confirmed aworker and requested tankers fromStockport and West Ghent.

Additional manpower fromStockport was also requested. Crewsfrom Engine 501 made an aggres-sive interior attack, as well as attackon the exterior, preventing thespread to a nearby trailer.

Damage was extensive, butitems contained in two bedrooms inthe rear of the trailer were salvage-

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Rombout delivers a relief check to Point BreezeFishkill, NY. Recently eight

members of the Rombout FireCompany traveled from Fishkill inDutchess County to the PointBreeze Volunteer Fire Departmentto deliver a check for their reliefefforts.

The check is to aid the fire de-partment in their rebuilding effortsfrom the effects of SuperstormSandy. During Sandy, PointBreeze firefighters battled afirestorm which destroyed over130 homes. They fought it whilewading through chest high flood-waters during the peak of Sandy’sdestructive path across the FarRockaway barrier beach.

The Point Breeze fire housesustained heavy damage from theflood waters and fire apparatusand equipment were destroyedfrom the saltwater.

Rombout members viewed thesite of the fire, an area the size ofan average shopping mall, where

the burnt out foundations showedhow much this community has en-dured.

Rombout members listened tothe firefighters about what theydid that long night, toured thedamaged firehouse, discussedtheir rebuilding plans and talkedabout how the community is sur-viving.

One of the stories that wastold was how the firefighters spentdays cleaning the firehouse tomake it habitable so that the localchildren could have a Christmasparty. It was important because thechildren are now attending manydifferent schools far away fromhome and the party was the firsttime some of them could see theirfriends since the storm.

A $2100 check was donated to

the department from the proceedsfrom two of Rombout’s monthlypancake breakfasts hosted in No-vember and December.

Rombout Fire Company Vice-President Marc Breimer, whohelped to organize this relief ef-fort, saw the needs of a fellow vol-unteer fire department, how muchthe community depends on thatdepartment.

He commented “Point BreezeFire Department initially receiveddonations of food, water andclothing but now that the rebuild-ing has started their needs aremore financial in nature to buybuilding supplies like 2x4’s andsheetrock. Rombout Fire Com-pany could not do this without thesupport of the Fishkill communitywho attended our pancake break-fasts and who wanted to help thevictims of Sandy.”

- KEVIN BARRY

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Applications now beingaccepted for PhoenixFirecamp

The 7th annual Phoenix Fire-camp, a free weeklong overnightcamp for girls ages 14-19, will beheld July 21-26, 2013, at the UticaFire Training Academy.

The program, conducted byFire Service Women of NYS, Inc.(FSWNYS), in partnership with theWestmoreland Volunteer Fire De-partment and the Utica Fire De-partment, is designed to acquaintyoung women with their opportu-nities in fire and emergency serv-ices.

The curriculum utilizes fire-ground and classroom training todevelop confidence, enhance lead-ership skills, foster friendly compe-tition, nurture community spirit,broaden problem solving abilities,encourage team building and pro-mote inclusiveness.

Among the hands-on exercisesare aerial ladder climb, basic en-gine and ladder operations, forcibleentry, search and rescue, auto extri-cation and disentanglement, SCBAusage, water rescue and a propanedrill.

Classroom learning includesnutrition, fitness, engine and ladderbasics, and fire safety.

At the conclusion of the week,the campers are CPR certified. Thecurriculum is based upon Interna-tional Fire Service Training Asso-ciation (IFSTA) guidelines.

Although the schedule is rigor-ous, there is a lot of time built in tosocialize, relax, have fun and makenew friends from New York andother states.

Camper housing is at the Acad-emy, a former firehouse, so the girlshave a real “firehouse living” expe-rience.

The Phoenix instructors andteam leaders are primarily volun-teer and career members ofFSWNYS, who volunteer theirtime and pay their own expensesfor the week.

Westmoreland Volunteer FireDepartment, a principal partner inPhoenix Firecamp, donates trans-portation, hosts team building exer-cises, an evening social event,secures donations from area busi-nesses and coordinates the partici-pation of other volunteer firedepartments and their auxiliaries.

“The recruitment of young vol-unteers into the fire service hasnever been more critical,” saidJames Kimball, former Westmore-land FD Chief and a Phoenix staffmember.

“Phoenix has proven to be apowerful tool; the majority of the119 graduates are now involved inthe volunteer fire service in theirhometowns.”

“Since Phoenix began in 2007,the program has been supported invarious ways by many MohawkValley volunteer fire departments,”he said.

“They include Clinton,Cedarville, Clark Mills, Deansboro,Deerfield, Lake Delta, Lee Center,Leonardsville, New Hartford, NewYork Mills, Oriskany, StanwixHeights, Frankfort Center LadiesAuxiliary, West Winfield andYorkville.”

The Frankfort Fire Departmentdonates its mobile flashover simu-lator for forcible entry and searchand rescue exercises.

The applicants must be in goodphysical condition, have medicalinsurance, a positive attitude and bewilling to abide by the rules of thecamp and participate in all the ac-tivities.

Those accepted are expected tosubmit medical clearance fromtheir doctor, arrange for their owntransportation to and from Uticaand come equipped with a pair ofsteel-toed shoes to substitute forboots. Other protective gear is pro-vided by the camp.

Phoenix Firecamp is free, ex-cept for a non-refundable $100 ap-plication fee.

A maximum of 24 campers areaccepted annually from a nationalfield of candidates. Applications arenow being accepted and must bepostmarked by May 1, 2013 to beconsidered.

All the Phoenix informationand the application is posted at:www.fswnys.org

- MARY CHRISTIANO


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Two 100 pound tanks situatedbetween two units were struck by asnow plow, causing them to ventinto the air. The firefighters managedto stop the flow of gas, while fire po-lice and sheriff’s deputies shut downaccess roads and evacuated residentsfrom both units as safety measures.

The fence that enclosed the units

was reportedly blown down by Su-perstorm Sandy and not yet re-placed.

Being heavier than air, the gassettled in the lower areas surround-ing the buildings and mitigated intoseveral storm drains and into an at-tached pipe line that ran down hillfrom the parking lots.

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haust fans over the drainage gratesto expedite gas dispersal.

The local gas company re-sponded to assist, remove and re-place the bottles.

One resident reported that it isnot uncommon for folks to step outon their balconies to “catch a smokeand flip butts over the rail”. Thank-fully, there were no injuries and afterabout two hours, residents were per-mitted to reenter their apartments.

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On January 21, 2013 at ap-proximately 9:40 p.m., OrangeCounty 911 sounded MiddlehopeFire Department for a reportedstructure fire at 408 Carter Avenuefor smoke and fire showing froma basement.

Upon arrival, the structure firewas confirmed and a second alarmwas sounded, bringing the City ofNewburgh as the FAST team tothe scene. Cronomer Valley andGood-Will were toned to the scenewith Winona Lake to Middle-

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Crews worked for quite sometime to contain the flames from its'continuing spread. The coldweather and slippery conditionscreated a very hazardous conditionat the scene. Multiple firefightersslipped at the scene, but no majorinjuries were reported.

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Water Tower #1 was kept in service at the quarters of Engine 6 andTruck 1 at the corner of Jefferson and Clinton streets in downtownSyracuse. It had no crew assigned. The truck was originally a 1923American LaFrance, straight-frame apparatus with rear tiller steer-ing. It was later modified through the cooperation of fire depart-ment personnel and the city bus company. The chassis wasreversed, with the tower facing to the rear rather than the front. A1927 Seagrave tractor from a retired SFD truck was then attachedto what had been the rear of the truck. It was this tractor-trailer unitthat responded to the Hotel Howard fire on W. Washington St., nearthe corner of S. Franklin St. on the frigid (-13 degree F) night ofFebruary 7, 1963. Richard “Dick” Horstmann, the founder of theSociety for the Preservation and Appreciation of Motorized FireApparatus in America (SPAAMFAA) drove the truck that night.Dick was the most recognized fire buff in Syracuse and was on thestaff of Syracuse Mayor William Walsh. The tillerman was PeteLazarski, who at the time was a district chief. This was the lastalarm for Water Tower #1. Metal aerial ladders, with ladder pipes,provided elevated streams until the introduction of telesquirts andaerial platforms.

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Buffalo firefighters of the 4th Battalion 3rd Platoon werecalled out to battle a structure fire in a two story framedwelling at 242 Maryland Avenue on Buffalo's west side onJanuary 28th. Two occupants and two dogs were led to safetyfrom the burning apartment. Firefighters administered oxy-gen to the victims and the dogs were taken to a safe refuge.Firefighters used two-one and three quarter inch hand linesand 35 feet of ladders. Damage to the structure was listed at40,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Occupants and dogssafely evacuated

Buffalo firefighters were called out to battle a blaze in a re-pair garage at 1654 Main St. on Buffalo's east side on Jan-uary 10th. Firefighters were met with flames comingthrough the roof of the one story block building. Three-oneand three quarter inch hand lines were used. No injurieswere reported and the fire was caused by a wood burningstove. Damage was listed at $10,000.00 to the building and$2,000.00 to the contents.

Wood burning stovecauses auto garage fire TOM HEFFERNAN SR

Fatal house fire in AlbanyAlbany, NY. On January 27th,

Albany Fire Department respondedto a reported house fire in theDelaware Avenue neighborhood at12 Arcadia Ave. around 5:11 a.m,

Upon arrival, firefighters founda heavy fire condition on the upperlevel of the home with flamesshooting out the windows. As theSignal 30 was transmitted, fire-fighters quickly extinguished thefire.

The aftermath of the fire wasmarked by confusion, according toresidents in the area. The initial re-port was that no one was injured inthe fire, but several hours later and

after the arrival of police, fire in-vestigators from New York State,the Albany County District Attor-ney's office,and other agencies, aswell as Mayor Jerry Jennings; it be-came apparent to residents of thearea that not everyone has escapedthe fire.

Chief Robert Forezzi reportedthat a body was located in thehome, but declined to release infor-mation on the victim. He could notsay what caused the fire.

"Its under investigation"Forezzi said. "You don't concludean investigation of a fire such asthis overnight."

On Tuesday January 29th, theAlbany County Coroner John Kee-gan stated the autopsy had beencompleted and identified the victimas Megan Cunningham, age 23. Thecause of her death was listed as"pending further study".

Fire Officials aren't sure if herdeath was a result of the fire orsomething that may have occurredprior to it, he said.

- TOM HEFFERNAN SR

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On January 23, 2013 at approximately 3 a.m., MontgomeryFire Department was toned out for a structure fire at 461Route 416 in the area of Neelytown Road. Chief Hank arrivedat the two and a half story wood framed structure, finding achimney fire with extension into the walls of the first and sec-ond floor. Mutual aid was immediately called and assisted inquickly knocking down this second alarm fire. Crews re-mained at the scene until about 7 a.m. checking for furtherextension and overhauling the scene. Departments at the fireincluded Montgomery, Coldenham, Walden and Silver Lake.

Chimney fire for Montgomery JOHN SPAULDING

Walker, NY. The Walker Fire Department along with mutual assistance from Hamlin respondedfor a reported house fire at 2668 Brick Schoolhouse Road Monday night, January 28th, at about9:00 p.m. The first due chief found smoke and flames showing from a two and a half farm house.The fire was quickly knocked down. It is believed that a wood burning stove is the likely causeof the fire, but the Monroe County Fire Bureau is investigating. No one was injured, but at leastone adult was displaced from the residence.

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Fire hits two homes in MechanicvilleMechanicville, NY. A three

alarm fire on Friday, January 25thdestroyed one home and damagedanother.

The fire broke out late in the af-ternoon at 251 South Third Avenue.When the first crews arrived, theywere met with heavy black smokecoming from the windows andflames broke through shortly after.

The fire spread to neighboring249 South Third Avenue, prompt-ing mutual aid from numerous de-partments.

No injuries were reported, butseveral cats and one dog died in theblaze. Authorities say they believethe fire started on the first floor of251 South Third and worked itsway to the upper level. It then madeits way to the upper level of thehome next door.

Crews had to battle tempera-tures hovering around 14 degrees

and a light snow that started about ahalf-hour after arrival.

It took crews about four hoursto bring the fire under control andcrews remained on scene until theearly morning hours of Saturday.

251 South Third was deemed atotal loss and had to be torn down.249 South Third suffered damage,but was still structurally sound andsalvageable. The cause remainsunder investigation.

- MIKE CAREY

Firefighters on the scene of a structure fire in MechanicvilleMIKE CAREY


Fire hits two homes in MechanicvilleColonie, NY. The Boght Fire

Department held its annual installa-tion banquet Saturday, January 26th.

Eric Clough was sworn in foranother term as chief, with BrianLaPlante and Ken Urquhart swornin as assistant chiefs.

Clough and captain Jake Ore-shan III were recognized for 25years of active service, with Jake

Oreshan Jr and Paul Reepmyer rec-ognized for 50 years of service.

Lieutenant Alan Levitus washonored as the department's fire-fighter of the year.

- MIKE CAREY

Line officers are sworn in during the Boght Installation banquet.MIKE CAREY


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Buffalo firefighters of the 7th Battalion 3rd Platoon werecalled out to battle a structure fire at 54 Montclair Ave. in thecity's Central Park section on January 31st. The occupantwent to the house of a neighbor to report the fire. The firespread to the second floor of the two story frame dwelling.Firefighters used three-one and three quarter inch hand linesand 40 feet of ladders to bring the fire under control. Damagewas listed at $75,000 to the building and contents. Threeadults and three children were displaced by the fire. The RedCross was called to assist the occupants. No injuries werereported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Buffalo, NY. Police Officer Patricia A.Parete was laid to restWednesday, February 6, 2013. Patricia was appointed to theBuffalo Police Department in January 2001. In December2006, she was shot twice at a fight call at W.Chippewa St. andWhitney Pl. The shooting left her paralyzed from the neckdown. She was 48 years old. The Erie Co. Sheriff's helicopterdid a fly by and Buffalo Fire's Ladder Co. 2 and Ladder Co. 6flew the flag fromtheir buckets. Many off duty firefightersstood in the freezing morning air as a tribute to the memoryof our fallen sister. Our deepest sympathy, thoughts andprayers go out to her family and friends.

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Buffalo firefighters were called out to 250 Fillmore Ave. to bat-tle a blaze in a two and a half frame structure on the city'seast side on February 6th. Firefighters used several one andthree quarter inch hand lines and 40 feet of ladders. No in-juries were reported the occupants were not home at the timeof the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Dam-age was listed at $30,000.

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Menands, NY - On January 4, 201, a rollover crash around11:30 p.m., involving two cars closed I-787 north at Exit 6,Menands. One driver was trapped in his SUV for approxi-mately 30 minutes as members of the Menands and SchuylerHeights Fire Departments along with members of ColonieEMS attempted to extricated him. Both drivers were trans-ported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. NewYork State police are investigating the cause, and charges arepending.

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32 Cardinal Way, area of wood stoveDAVE GOULD

West Fort Ann Fire Company had busymonth of January

The West Fort Ann VolunteerFire Company had three structurefires in their district and helped outwith three structure fires in neigh-boring districts.

On January 2nc, they were re-quested to respond to Bay RidgeFire District.

The next day, January 3rd, theyfought a house fire of one of theirown members in freezing tempera-tures. The fire was in the crawlspace under the house and wascaused by thawing out frozenpipes.

On January 10th, they werealerted to a structure fire in neigh-boring Fort Ann Fire District andresponded with ETA 462, the sec-ond due.

The next fire was a shed fire onFarley Road that was fully in-volved upon arrival. West Fort Annfirefighters responded with Engine461, ETA 462 and Rescue 465.Tankers were brought in from FortAnn, Kingsbury and Bay Ridge.

On January 20th, at 1:00 a.m.,the company was alerted to asmoke condition in a residence at32 Cardinal Way. While respond-ing, the dispatch center said theowner thinks it is a wood stovemalfunction. When Car-46, ChiefGould and Engine 461 arrived,there was a lot of smoke pouring

out of the front door. FirefightersMatt Gould and Shane Stoddardentered the house and went to thearea of the wood stove. They ra-dioed back to command that therewas fire in the walls and a couch.

Command requested re-alert ofcompany and confirmed a workingstructure fire. The fire was broughtunder control quickly and over haulstarted. The cause of the fire is un-determined at this time, but startedin area of the wood stove.

When the fire company wasfinishing up, they were requested torespond with ETA 462 to neighbor-ing Kingsbur for a working fire in agarage.

- DAVE GOULD

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STILL IN SERVICE

Mattydale Fire Department still runs with a 1987 Hahn 1250/750.

FRANK ROBINSON




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Monell celebrates installationOn January 19th, the mem-

bership and guests of the MonellEngine Company of the Washing-tonville Fire Dis-trict celebrated attheir annual instal-lation banquet.

The eveningbegan with the in-troduction of theMonell line offi-cers, civil officers,ladies auxiliary,visiting chiefs andspecial guests.

Several awards were given,including top responders and Manof the Year. Receiving the topfirematic award this year wasWilliam Morrissey for his hardwork and true dedication.

Lt. Matt Hodge along withBrian Branath, Dan Branath, DanHearn, William Morrisey andVincent Federici were given "Ex-ceptional Service" awards for de-ployment to Long Island afterHurricane Sandy.

Dennis Geyer received acco-lades for his 35 years of serviceto the department. Henry Pontiand David Phillips received alsoreceived certificates for their 30years of service each to the de-partment.

Dennis Curran received aplaque for his commitment to-wards fire prevention work formany years.

The line officers are ChiefBrian Zaccaro, 1st AssistantChief Jim Skelly, 2nd AssistantChief Gary Hearn, Captain BrianBates, 1st Lieutenant MikeButkus, 2nd Lieutenant StevePalermo, 3rd Lieutenant MattHodge, Chief Engineer Chris VanRiper and Fire Police CaptainPaul Niemann.

The civil officers are Presi-dent Dennis Geyer, Vice Presi-dent Henry Ponti, Treasurer FredKrampe, Recording SecretaryKevin Schaffer and FinancialSecretary Mel Gioia.



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Buffalo firefighters of the 7th Battalion 3rd Platoon were called to battle a third alarm fire at 2020Elmwood Ave. in the city's North Buffalo section. Division Chief Patrick Brittzalaro called for the sec-ond and third alarms. The building has mixed use, including tire storage. A section of the roof col-lapsed. The Sheriff's Air One Helicopter flew over the building with their thermal camera to point outhot spots. Damage to the building was listed at $50,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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On January 29, 2013 at approximately 2 a.m., a family of sevenwas lucky to escape a fire in their home on HyVue Drive in theTown of Newburgh. A man broke through a second story win-dow, assisted his wife to safety as well as their four children.Another man on the first floor fled to safety as well. CronomerValley fire department was toned out and arrived to find somecoming from the home. They quickly extinguished the home,but not before a dog succumb. The cause of the fire is underinvestigation.

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at 5:09 p.m. on January 27th, Clyde Fire Department wastoned out for a reported house fire at 45 Orchard St. a full re-sponse from Central Station occurred with engine Companies48, 49, Quint 3 and Rescue Company 2, as well as engine Co44. Crews arrived to a two and half residential with smokecoming from the roof. No flames were visible. all occupantswere reported out of the structure. Chief 21 requested a FaSTteam from Waterloo, engine and tanker from Magee, engineand tanker from Savannah and an engine, tanker and rescuefill in from Montezuma. Rescue Co 2 entered the house andquickly extinguished the fire, as Quint 3 worked to open theroof for ventilation and check for any hot spots. Minimal dam-age was done to the house. Cause of the fire was from a woodstove. all Units cleared and back in service at 8:15 p.m.

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Third alarm garage fire at CampLaGuardia in Chester

Chester, NY. A third alarmgarage fire in Chester broughtmultiple mutual aid agencies toCamp LaGuardia on January 26th.

At approximately 4 p.m.,Chester Fire Department wastoned out by Orange County 911for a working fire at 1 LaGuardiaRoad at the abandoned Camp La-Guardia site. Command arrived tofind a large (20' x 60') garage onfire, which contained maintenanceequipment for the complex.

Command immediately called

in mutual aid companies undertheir first and second alarm as-signments. Chester units were al-ready committed to a secondalarm fire in Warwick, leading tomanpower issues.

Within thirty minutes, a thirdalarm equivalent was called in,bringing additional tankers, en-gines and manpower to the scene.

Relief crews were also brought ina little over an hour later to assistthe firefighters on scene.

Extremely cold weather hasgripped the area for days andtasked the crews on the scene withvery icy conditions. Departmentson scene included Chester,Goshen, Florida, Washingtonville,South Blooming Grove, Monroeand Salisbury Mills.


RYAN HEARN

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Coldenham, NY. In the very early hours of February 6, 2013,reports started coming into 911 of a very serious accident onRoute 84 westbound at Exit 6. New York State Police troop-ers arrived to find a three car MVA with heavy entrapment andvery serious injuries. Coldenham Fire Department arrived onthe scene and performed an extensive extrication. One pa-tient succumb to injuries at the scene and an investigationinto the cause was initiated.

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Recruitmenttraining classesto be held

New York. Due to the successof The Firemen’s Association of theState of New York’s (FASNY) fallrecruitment training classes,FASNY will hold ad-ditional recruitmenttraining classes inMarch for volunteerfirefighters across thestate leading up toRecruitNY Weekendon April 27-28.

FASNY’s Assis-tant Volunteer Pro-gram Coordinators(AVPCs) will instruct the statewidetraining classes that are designed toteach volunteers how to recruit newmembers. During the classes, theAVPCs will present volunteer fire-fighters in the area with informationsuch as recruitment training tips andassets including posters, brochures,and DVDs of the “Fire In You”broadcast ads should they choose topurchase advertising space in theirlocal media. Volunteers are encour-aged to express the benefits of vol-unteering including opportunities toreceive tuition reimbursement fromlocal community colleges viaFASNY’s Higher Education Learn-ing Plan (HELP) initiative. Volun-teers are also encouraged to developtheir own promotional ideas tospark interest in the fire service.

The recruitment training classesare part of FASNY’s multi-prongedfirefighter recruitment and retentionefforts. These training classes aremade possible by the $4.2 MillionU.S. Department of Homeland Se-curity Staffing for Adequate Fireand Emergency Response (SAFER)grant awarded to FASNY in 2011.

The classes lead up to the 3rdannual RecruitNY weekend whichcoincides with National VolunteerWeek and unites departments fromevery corner of the state with thesole mission of bringing in new re-cruits. During RecruitNY, fire de-partments will conduct tours of theirfirehouses and fire apparatuses, al-lowing visitors to try on turnoutgear and participate in activities atthe firehouses. Members will dis-cuss the requirements to be a vol-unteer, as well as conductdemonstrations, answer questions,and let visitors know how to jointheir fire department. Last year,over 400 fire departments partici-pated in RecruitNY.

Established in 2011, RecruitNYis a joint undertaking by the Fire-men’s Association of the State ofNew York (FASNY), the New YorkState Association of Fire Chiefs(NYSAFC), Association of FireDistricts of New York State, Volun-teer Fire Police Association of theState of New York, and County FireCoordinators Association of theState of New York. For more infor-mation on RecruitNY, please visitwww.recruitny.org.

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West Ghent respondsto two car AAPI

West Ghent Fire and GreenportRescue Squad responded to a twocar accident with entrapment onState Route 66 near Humane Soci-ety Road at about 7:30 a.m. on Feb.1st.

A Columbia County sheriff'sdeputy confirmed entrapment andreported the collision to be head on.

Greenport Rescue and WestGhent Fire responded with extrica-tion equipment, removing one ofthe patients within ten minutes. Theother patient did not require extri-cation.

Greenport Rescue requested aLife Net helicopter and Stottville

Fire Co. was dispatched to set upthe landing zone at the ColumbiaCounty Airport.

The med-flighted patient wastransported to Albany MedicalCenter. The second patient wasbrought by ambulance to ColumbiaMemorial Hospital.

Route 66 was closed for 45minutes. All units were back inservice by 8:30 .m.

- MIKE MCCAGG

Fire and rescue crews work to extricate the victim.

MICHAEL MCCAGG



Hensonville fights tough firein abandoned house

January 25, 2013. Shortly be-fore 7 p.m., Hensonville firefight-ers under the command of ChiefDave Sherman responded to thescene of a working fire in a largeabandoned house.

Upon arrival, the structure wasfully involved and partial col-lapses had started to occurthroughout.

With temperatures at about ten

degrees and snow falling, waterwas in short supply.

Windham Hose Company,with Chief Michael Scarey incommand, responded to the scenewith their tanker truck.

Tanker trucks required several

refills to bring the fire under con-trol.

There were no injuries at thescene, however Windham Ambu-lance Service was on location ifneeded.

Units were on the scene forseveral hours for overhaul.

- MARTIN PELTA

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Malfunctioning air handler causessmoke in residence

On Tuesday, January 22nd at alittle after 2:30 p.m., Washingtonvillefirefighters were toned out for smokein a residence at 5 Goldsmith Court.

Chief Brian Zaccaro arrived tofind a smoke condition inside the res-idence and ordered his crews tostretch several hose lines to the town-

house. Their ladder was stretched tothe roof and crews worked diligentlyto find the source of the fire.

A malfunctioning air handler

seemed to be the cause of the smoke.The scene was secured and all crewsreturned to quarters.

Salisbury Mills Fire Departmentassisted as mutual aid.


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East Avon, NY. On Fridaynight, January 26, the East AvonFire Department and Avon EMSwere dispatched to a structure fire6065 East Avon-Lima Road.

Firefighters under the com-mand of East Avon Fire ChiefJerry Sheppard, found a singlestory barn used for a deer process-ing business fully involved, with ahouse just feet away.

Mutual aid was requested tothe scene from Livonia, Avon,Lakeville and Lima Fire Depart-ments.

An aggressive attack pre-vented the blaze from spreading tothe home.

There were no reported in-juries.

The cause of the blaze wasunder investigation by the Liv-ingston County Office of Emer-gency Management, LivingstonCounty Sheriff's Office and theNew York State Police.

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NY Safe Act signedby governor

Governor Andrew Cuomosigned legislation recently calledthe New York Se-cure Ammunitionand Firearms En-forcement Act of2013 (NY SAFEACT). This lawgives New YorkState the most com-prehensive gunlawns in the nation.

A key provisionof the bill is the Webster Provi-

sion. Under this legislation, mur-der of a first responder who is en-gaged in his or her duties wouldbecome a Class A-1 felony, with amandatory penalty of life inprison without parole.

This provision was created tohonor the memory of Lt. MikeChiapperini and Tomasz Kac-zowka, who were the victims of afatal shooting in Webster, NY onDecember 24, 2011.




Wheatland, NY - The Mumford Fire Department with mutualaid from Scottsville Fire Department responded to WheatlandCenter Road and Scottsville Mumford Road on Saturday af-ternoon, February 2nd. Both drivers were evaluated by Cale-donia Ambulance. The Monroe County Sheriffs Office wasinvestigating the cause, although a bystander said one vehi-cle failed to stop for the stop sign.

JOHN SPAULDING

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Buffalo firefighters of the 3rd Battalion 1st Platoon not onlybattled flames, but also icy and snow covered streets re-sponding to a fire at 58 Wick St. on the city's east side on Jan-uary 17th. The fire started in the basement and extended tothe first floor. No injuries were reported and the cause of thefire is under investigation. Damage was listed at $10,000 tothe building and $3,000 to the contents of the two and a halfframe dwelling.

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Chili cook off raises funds for charityTroy, NY. Seventeen depart-

ments from throughout the CapitalRegion battled Saturday, February2nd in the third annual FirehouseChili cook off.

The event was sponsored byBrown's Brewing Company in Troyand raised funds for the Burn Cen-ter and the Firemen's Home.

Watervliet came into this year'sevent looking for its third straightwin, but first place this year went toTroy. Schenectady finished second

with Wynantskill finishing third.Wynantskill won the "SluppyPuppy" award for best table displayat the event.

Among the departments takingpart this year were Amsterdam,Boght, Clifton Park, Colonie Vil-lage, DeFreestville, Eagle MIlls,East Greenbush, Elsmere,

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The event raised $5,500 to besplit between the Burn Center andFireman's Home.

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Buffalo firefighters of the 3rd Battalion 3rd Platoon were called out to battle a blaze in a two anda half frame dwelling at 121 Miller Ave. on Buffalo's east side on January 31st. Two-one andthree quarter inch hand lines were used to bring the blaze under control. No injuries were re-ported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Damage was extensive as the fire spreadfrom the first floor to the second.

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Buffalo firefighters of the 7th Battalion 3rd Platoon werecalled out to battle a blaze in a two and a half frame dwellingat 126 Harriet ave. in the city's Delevan eggert section on Jan-uary 30th. The fire was in a step down portion of the house.Firefighters used two-one and three quarter inch hand lines tobring the fire under control. The cause of the fire is under in-vestigation. Damage was undetermined. No injuries were re-ported. The structure was vacant.

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Monroe County Fire Investigator Scott Shear confers with Investigator Scott Millerat the scene of a house fire in Walker in January 28th

JOHN SPAULDING

Chester command in action on January 26th at a garage fire at Camp LaGuardia.

RYAN HEARN

Firefighters gathers at Grand Gorge’s station for an ice rescue drill on the weekendof January 12th and 13th

KAREN HINKLEY

Commissioner Henry Ponti congratulated Monell Engine Company’s Man of the Year,William Morrissey

HEATHER PILLSWORTH

Washingtonville fast team ready for action on January 28th at a garage fire inChester.

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Boght Fire Company president Ed Heffern awards chief Eric Clough for his 25 yearsof active service

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Winona Lake Engine Company Past Chiefs Tim Pillsworth and Tony Weed with cur-rent Chief Don Fredericks (middle)

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Boght Fire Company President Ed Heffern awards captain Jake Oreshan III for his 25years of active service

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Buffalo firefighters at a January 16th fire on Wakefield Avenue

DAVID KAZMIERCZAK

The top ten responders for the Boght fire department are recognized at the depart-ment's installation banquet

MIKE CAREY

Past Chief of the Middlehope Fire Department, Lee Slaughter, shows that the loca-tion of the fire is quite visible on Carter Avenue in the Town of Newburgh on Janu-ary 21st.

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Rombout members pose in front of the Point Breeze firehouse.

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On January 15, 2013 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Winona LakeEngine Company was toned out to Route 300 in front of theNewburgh Mall. They arrived to find one vehicle that hadstruck a deer in the roadway. Town of Newburgh EmergencyMedical Services transported to a local hospital.

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Town of Newburgh, NY. On Monday, February 4th at approx-imately 12:35 p.m., Winona Lake Engine Company and theTown of Newburgh Emergency Medical Services were tonedout for a two vehicle MVA on South Plank Road at Interstate84. Crews arrived to find two vehicles involved. One patientwas packaged and transported to a local hospital for whatappear to be minor injuries. The second car only sustainedminor damage and no other occupants were injured.

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Seven year old appointed honorarycaptain in Jordan

Jordan, NY. It was a call thatfirefighters and EMS personnelregularly train for, and hope neverhappens. A dispatch which no onewants to hear and one, to whichthose responding, will foreverhave etched in their mind.

It was just after dark on aThursday evening, March 6,2010. In central New York State,where blizzards in March are notunusual, the weather conditionswere fine.

Paramedic Dennis VanZandtwas on duty, with an ambulancedriver, at the fire station. TheOnondaga County fire controlcenter alerted the Jordan Fire De-partment for a reported automo-bile accident with entrapment onstate Route 31, about four andthree-quarters of a mile east of thevillage of Jordan. Additional in-formation transmitted to the re-sponders indicated there were twoadults trapped in an automobileand a young child walking alongthe side of the highway.

Upon arrival, VanZandt madean initial assessment. The vehiclewas off the road, on its wheels,and the roof was caved in. Therewas a driver and passenger in thefront seat, both had severe headtrauma, but were breathing. Nochild was seen.

Chief of the fire department,Douglas Milton arrived on thescene just behind the ambulance.He immediately requested an-other ambulance and Air-1, theOnondaga County Sheriff’s heli-copter, which had a paramedicaboard.

It wasn’t until after both pa-tients had been delivered to thehospital that Paramedic VanZandtsaw the child that was reported tohave been walking in the road atthe scene of the accident. Prior tothe arrival of the first ambulance,a passerby had put the child intheir private vehicle.

Eamon Willoughby waswheeled into the hospital on astretcher, having been transportedby a second Jordan Fire Depart-ment ambulance. VanZandt saidhe will never forget the four yearold’s words, “We turned to missan animal and went off the roadand then mommy and daddy wentto sleep.”

Eamon’s dad died shortlyafter arriving at the hospital. Hismom, who was driving the car,passed away four days later.

A big parade through the vil-lage is a highlight of MemorialDay weekend in Jordan. There aremany bands, floats, veteran’sgroups, and of course, local firedepartments.

Prior to parade day 2010,Eamon’s grandmother and nowguardian, Gail Travers, asked TimStapleton if Eamon could comesee the fire trucks. Tim is a mem-ber of the fire department and aneighbor of the Travers.

Upon hearing of the request,Chief Milton said, “We can dobetter than that. Eamon can ride

Eamon Willoughby sits in the officer's seat of Jordan Fire Depart-ment’s Tower Ladder 24, just prior to beginning the Memorial Dayparade. Willoughby is holding the chauffeur's helmet.

MIKE WATERS

in the parade in one of the trucks.It turned out to be a great day

for Eamon and an even happierday for the firefighters. Eamonrode the officer’s seat of the 95foot Mack aerialscope. Grandmarode in one of the bucket seats inthe rear.

Eamon waved to all of hisfriends along the parade route.

The next two years, there wasno need for grandma to ride along,Eamon had bonded with the fire-fighters and was quite comfort-able. The chauffeur told him hewas riding in the officer’s seat andtherefore was the company com-mander. It was his job to tell any-one riding in the back what to do.

As is typical of firefighters,they fell love with Eamon and in-vited him and his grandmother tothe 2013 annual fire departmentChristmas dinner and party, wherehe received extra special attention.

Following dinner, Chief Mil-ton and Pat Karpinsky, the firecompany president, asked Eamonto come forward. There he waspresented with a framed certificateappointing him “Honorary Cap-tain, Tower Ladder Company 24.”He also received a photo of himsitting in the cab of the truck, hold-

ing the chauffeur’s helmet and afire department watch cap.

After posing for numerousphotos, Eamon put on a turnoutcoat and his new cap and joinedmembers and guests on a wagon totour the village and sing Christmascarols.

Days later, Eamon’s grand-mother sent a thank you note,which read in part: “Thank you somuch for making such a specialnight for us. We were both thrilled.He has told people about it and heis generally a man of few words.Honestly, I was so happy to seehim embraced by you guys. He re-ally respects firemen as his dadwas a Jr. firefighter and alwaysheld the profession in high esteem.You made our Christmas special.”

All of this has had a very pos-itive impact on the firefighters,many of who had only sad memo-ries from the accident.

Assistant Chief Jeremy Chil-son, who at the time was the cap-tain on the responding enginecompany, and Paramedic CaseyBrim, the EMS operations sectorofficer said the evening’s eventsgave them a, “good feeling.” Van-Zandt, who shed tears during thepresentations, perhaps said it best,“Eamon now has a new family,and we are his family.”

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West Fort Ann FirefighterDavid Haines wasat the fire stationjust returning froman alarm when thecompany wasalerted to a possiblestructure fire.

The addressgiven was his, so heand FirefighterDave DeLor re-sponded with ETA462.

Fort Ann firefighters re-sponded with ETA 262 and man-power to the scene. Car-46, WestFort Ann Chief Dave Gould, re-sponded and requested mutual aid

from Bay Ridge Fire for an enginewith manpower and a tanker to thescene.

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He inadvertently left theheater going and unattended whenhe responded to the first call in aneighboring district.

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Stottville place ‘gator’in service thanks to foundation grant

Stottville Fire Co. recentlyplaced into service 50-60, an off-road gator that is being used to as-sist firefighters in extinguishingbrush fires and extricating patientswho are on hiking trails or in hard-to-reach areas.

The gator, skid-mount unit andtrailer carries 75 gallons of water,a pump, forestry hose, stokes bas-ket and emergency medical equip-ment.

The purchase of the gator andrelated materials was supported bya grant from The Fund for Colum-bia County, a fund of BerkshireTaconic Community Foundation.

The grant was important to thepurchase of this equipment and thefire company wishes to thank theBerkshire Taconic Community

Foundation for its support.The gator provides access to

hundreds of acres of land previ-ously only accessible by firefight-ers and Stottville EMS personnelhiking. The opening of Harrier HillPark, a new park jointly created inStottville by Scenic Hudson andNew York State, made it virtuallyimperative the fire company pur-chase equipment to access themiles of trails in the park and to beable to reach hikers and others whomay become injured or have amedical emergency.

- MIKE MCCAGG




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Fire chief Eric Clough presents Lieutenant Alan Levitus with an award as Boght fire-fighter of the year

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Montgomery Fire Department members in from to their new Engine 210, after it re-turned from it's first call-an MVA on Interstate 84. It's a Star Series Pumper 400hpMetro Star Chassis 1500 GPM Darley Pump w/ CAFS 1000 Water Tank / 40 Foam Tank20Kw Smart Power Gen Amkus Ultimate System

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Washingtonville FAST team standing by at the Kiryas Joel five alarm fire on Wednes-day, January 23rd.

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Middlehope Firefighter Locchesi resting for a minute at the apartment fire on CarterAvenue.

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1st Lt. Mike McCagg checks out a hole in the floor.

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Search and rescue assist in WebsterWebster, NY. Fire departments

from all over Monroe and Waynecounties assisted the New York StatePolice, the Webster Police and theMonroe County Sheriffs Office foran 80 year old man missing for over24 hours, who suffers fromAlzheimer's disease.

After the NYSP aviation divisionand two K9 units were unsuccessful,extra firefighters were summoned tothe scene for manpower and the use

of off road vehicles. The Massasauga Search and

Rescue team was also activated.The elderly male's body was dis-

covered just before sunset less than1/2 mile from his residence.

- JOHN SPAULDING


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Buffalo firefighters of the 4th Battalion 4th Platoon werecalled out to battle a blaze at Louies Hot Dogs at ElmwoodAve. and Hodge in Buffalo's Elmwood Village. A Buffalo pa-trol car reported the fire and stared to evacuate the building,which had multiple apartments and businesses. DivisionChief John Mogavero requested an additional two enginesand a ladder company. Flames could be seen shooting fromthe top of the restaurant’s ventilation duct. Damage waslisted at $200,000 and the cause of the fire is under investi-gation. No injuries were reported.

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Washingtonville Firefighter Tim Pillsworth and Orange Car 13, Charllie Piper, talkingshop at Winona Lake’s installation

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Assistant Chief Pete Geraci at the scene of an apartment fire on January 21, 2013.

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On Tuesday, February 5th, the Winona Lake Engine Company conducted an ice res-cue drill at Orange Lake

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Monell Engine Company line officers were sworn in at their recent installation din-ner.

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Two probies pose with Captain Mark Wendelken. It was their first interior attack at afire. On the left is firefighter Dylan Garbarini and on the right is firefighter JonDecker.

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The evening closed withDesserts and DJ Dancing. Afine night was had by all in at-tendance. A special thankswent out to Captain Al Padilla,who was the Chairman of thisyear's dinner committee.

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