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At 7:40 a.m. on Monday, November 12, 2012, the Bellmore Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire with people trapped on Shore Road. First at the housewas John Curley of the FDNY and a Bellmore firefighter.

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Many of the fire hydrants in Long Beach were submerged under water for extended lengths of timecausing rust and making many inoperable. accessing others was hindered by debris.

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County Road 97 dedicated inhonor of Fallen FirefighterJoseph DeBernardo, Jr.

Setauket, NY. Approximately60 people came out to dedicate theportion of Nicolls Road, stretch-ing from Route 347 to Fox HuntLane, in Setauket in memory offallen New York City and Se-tauket Firefighter JosephDiBernardo Jr.

The roadside ceremony wasfollowed by a remembrance serv-ice held at the Setauket firehouse’s Station #3 on CountyRoad 97, where DiBernardoserved as a volunteer.

The dedication comes oneyear to the week afterDiBernardo’s passing from an ac-cidental medication overdose thatwas the result of critical injurieshe sustained while fighting a blazein the Bronx.

In 2005, DiBernardo was oneof six FDNY rescuers, who weresearching for people they thoughtmight be trapped in an illegallysubdivided building when theythemselves suddenly becametrapped.

The firefighters desperatelyjumped or fell trying to escape theflames that surrounded them.DiBernardo reportedly helped an-other firefighter safely escape thefire before the rope that he wasclimbing down gave out.

He landed on his feet, butshattered every bone below hiswaist, spending 18 days in a comaand requiring 20 hours of surgeryon his legs. Two of the six fire-fighters did not survive the fall onwhat would come to be known as"Black Sunday."

“This dedication marks thegratitude that we have for JoeDiBernardo’s service and selflessvolunteerism to his fellow man,”said Legislator Kara Hahn.

“Dedicating this part ofCounty Road 97 is a tribute notonly to the sacrifice that Joe madeto keep us safe, but will serve as acontinual reminder of the dedica-tion and bravery of firefighters

across America.”In addition to his FDNY serv-

ice, DiBernardo was a former cap-tain of Setauket Fire Department’sHook and Ladder Co. 1 andserved the department in many ca-pacities including as a Probation-ary Firefighter Instructor, HeavyRescue Training Officer, Depart-ment Safety Officer, Apparatusand Equipment Coordinator andTechnical Rescue Team Leader.

DiBernardo was also respon-sible for the design and construc-tion of Setauket’s Rescue 6 heavyrescue apparatus that was later re-named in his honor.

In addition, DiBernardo was aco-founding member of theBrookhaven Technical Task Forceand an instructor at the SuffolkCounty Fire Academy.

This past September, Legisla-tor Kara Hahn won approval for aresolution to honor DiBernardo byrenaming the road which passesthe development where he lived asa child and the Setauket fire housewhere he served.

“Joey did so much as a volun-teer for the Setauket Fire Depart-ment on Nicolls Road over theyears, the Town of Brookhavenand the County of Suffolk,” saidhis parents Barbara and JosephDiBernardo.

“When Joey was not workingas a firefighter for the FDNY, hewas at the Setauket Fire Depart-ment or giving safety trainingsaround Long Island. He was anexpert in the technical rescuefield. We would like the residentsof Suffolk County who pass or goup Nicolls Road to be reminded ofJoey's dedication to the fire serv-ice, his bravery and his heroism.”

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Aggressive interior attack in HempsteadOn Sunday, November 11 at

2:19 a.m., the Hempstead Fire De-partment responded to 56 Oak Av-enue for a fire in a two and a halfstory private dwelling.

Members were making an ag-gressive interior attack when due toheavy fire in the basement, a mem-ber fell through the stairway fromfirst floor into the basement, callinga mayday.

The member was self-extri-cated with a ladder and treated andreleased from NUMC.

Chief Clark decided to go to anexterior attack with HFD Truck 1.

The fire was knocked down inone hour and members then went

inside to overhaul. A total of three members were

treated and released for minor in-juries. Mutual aid units on scene in-cluded West Hempstead Ladder765, South Hempstead Engine 741,Uniondale Ladder 7544, Baldwintruck (White Plains Ladder 33-FEMA Truck), Franklin Square En-gine 711, RVC R 446 T 449,Roosevelt TL 735 and MineolaVAC.

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Deer causes rollover on Sunrise Highway in ShirleyShirley, NY. On the evening

of November 10, 2012 911 took acall for an over-turned truck onwestbound SunriseHighway nearSouthaven Park.

B r o o k h a v e nFire Departmentand Shirley EMSwaeretoned out forthe MVA.

B r o o k h a v e nAssistant Chief Thomas Connorsfound a pick up truck on it’s sidein the woods with the driver outof the vehicle.

Assistant Chief Connors ad-vised of no entrapment and thedriver out.

Shirley EMS evaluated thedriver and deemed him un-harmed.

Firefighters made their waydown to the truck and secured it.

The crash was caused by adeer running across Sunrise High-way. Apparently, the driverswerved to avoid the animal andoverturned the truck.

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Long Beach, NY. The City Of Long Beach was heavily hit byHurricane Sandy. The police and fire departments have theirhands full. The clean up will last for years.

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On November 14, 2012, Somers Fire Department and Tommy of Hose 1 in Oceansideresponded to a Signal 10 at 10 Vermont Avenue in Oceanside.

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Members of Uniondale Truck Company #4 shortly after cutting up trees and an-swering calls for Hurricane Sandy in Uniondale.

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East Meadow Ladder 2 at the traveling Vietnam War Memorial Wall in EisenhowerPark in Nassau County


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1. Look for a bargain: Accord-ing to the National Association ofRealtors, home prices often drop byan average $7,000 after Labor Day.Prices in the Northeast can plum-met by nearly $20,000 by October.

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3. Know when a seller is des-perate: Does the photo of the houseyou've been pining over all summeron MLS look exactly as it did whenyou first saw it Memorial Day? Isthere yet another open house com-ing up in a few weeks? That allworks in your favor. If a buyer has-n't budged since the summer,chances are there's room to negoti-ate. If they want the house soldmore than they want a big profit,well, that's how deals are born.

4. Kick the tires: Fall is the timeof year when the weather takes aturn. When you're buying a home,the leaf litter and returning rain pro-vide ample opportunities to seewhere the current homeownershave done work and what they'veneglected. For the most part, thereshouldn't be leaves piled up in thegutters in late September or earlyOctober. There also should be de-cent gutter drainage that doesn't in-volve water spewing from where adrain pipe once was.

5. Help is on the way: CensusBureau numbers indicate that fall isa tough time for contractors andhome and garden stores. If yourdream house could use a kitchenupgrade or central air through itsheating ducts, home stores andbuilders usually start discountinginventory around this time of yearand can help you make changeswithout spending as much duringwarmer months.

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Chief Clark of the Hempstead Fire Department discussing operations with a fire-fighter at the scene of a house fire on Oak Avenue.


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Hempstead responded to a house fire on Grove Street offSouth Franklin on Thursday afternoon, November, 8th. WestHempstead was the fast team, South Hempstead was calledto stand by with Uniondale at Hempstead fire headquarters.The fire was knocked down in about 20 minutes. All com-mands were under Scotty Clark chief of department.

Quick knock down for Hempstead


On November 14, 2012 at 9:57 p.m., the Oceanside Fire Department was toned out for heavysmoke coming from a house across from 56 Vermont Ave. Upon arrival, the captain of Engine248 transmitted a working fire at 45 Vermont Ave. The garage was fully involved on arrival andbegan extending into the house. Three lines were stretched and operated, but firefighting op-erations were hampered by the lack of floors on the first floor due to damage from HurricaneSandy. Luckily, the fire was mostly contained to the garage. All firefighting operations wereunder the command of First Assistant Chief Kevin Klein.

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Fast knock for YaphankYaphank, NY. On the night of

November 9, 2012, Yaphank FireDepartment was toned out for ahouse fire at 2 East Main Street.

Suffolk County Police radioedback advising of a working fire.Yaphank Chief Mike Kenny wasmet with heavy smoke.

Chief Kenny retoned his de-partment for a working fire, re-questing Brookhaven for RIT andMedford for an engine to the scene

along with Gordon Heights for aladder.

As the first unit was approach-ing, Chief Kenny requested themto pick up the hydrant, locatedabout 2000 feet away.

Brookhaven dropped morefive inch and tied into Yaphank.

As firefighters entered the firebuilding, they were met withheavy smoke and a small amountof fire located in the kitchen area.

After knocking the down thefire, firefighters vented the house.

The Brookhaven town firemarshal was requested to thescene to investigate the cause ofthe fire.

- HAROLD JACOBS

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Fire Prevention ShowThe Massapequa Fire Department held it's annual Fire Prevention show at the MassapequaHigh School with rides for kids and firefighting demonstrations.

Winter operations andpersonnel safety Part II

Rehab in cold wintry condi-tions is a must, so have a plan forrehab that includes a place wheremembers can get out of the cold.

I n i t i a lrehab can bedone inlarge rescuev e h i c l e s ,ambulancesor apparatuscabs.

Your de-partment orcounty mayhave priora r r a n g e -ments in place for a school bus,local bus company or municipaldepartment of transportation toprovide a heated bus in a timelymanner for use at emergencyscenes of long duration.

Rotate on scene personnelevery hour or so, or sooner ifneed be, into the warm rehab en-vironment. Provide medical mon-itoring and warm liquids.

Be sure to include all person-nel, including those members thatinsist they are just fine. Hy-pothermia and frostbite can set inand may not be noticeable.

When working in the interiorof a structure fire, the heat beinggenerated may be a brief plus forpersonnel, but upon exiting, theywill once again become vulnera-ble to the extreme weather condi-tions.

All personnel should beaware of the potential of outerprotective clothing to ice overwhen wet, making it more diffi-cult to maneuver and performphysical activity.

Below freezing temperaturesare all that is needed to turn waterinto ice and in our operations, wegenerally have plenty of water.

It need not be snowing, sleet-ing or any of the other winter ex-tremes, just plain cold, below 32degrees and a leaking hose cou-pling or water running in thestreet from the operations of ahoseline or pumper and we havecreated slippery conditions.

You may have stretched thatinitial attack hoseline into thestructure, but when you exit, thefire attack operations may havecreated ice where there was nonewhen you entered, be cautious.

Carry kitty litter, sand and orrock salt aboard all apparatusduring the winter to use to main-tain footing at the scene of theemergency, around the pump op-

erator’s panel, or to gain tractionfor the apparatus.

A five-gallon plastic pail as-signed to each unit will usuallysuffice until the highway depart-ment can come to assist with saltand sand. If you have room for thestorage of two five-gallon contain-ers and think there is a need, go forit.

Responding to emergency callsduring winter can be very treach-erous and slow, requiring wellmaintained apparatus and qualifieddrivers familiar with winter driv-ing conditions that include drivingon ice and snow.

Drivers must be alert to haz-ardous road, weather and trafficconditions which will create de-lays in responding.

Impaired visibility from fallingsnow, sleet, hail, freezing rain, orfog conditions may be experi-enced.

Streets blocked by snow,stalled and abandoned vehicles,fuel and delivery trucks, will addto the delay in response; enablingthe incident to escalate and furtherendanger the safety of occupantsand emergency responders.

Many apparatus now use per-manently installed traction chainsystems and sanders to increasetraction and complete a safe re-sponse.

The use of full tire snowchains may be required in deterio-rating conditions in some regionsin order to effect and complete aresponse.

When do you put the chains onthe apparatus can be a difficultquestion for some, but should bebased on the weather forecast,present conditions, expected con-ditions, past experience, and timeof day.

If you think you should put thefull set of chains on your appara-tus, go ahead and do it, they can beeasily removed if not needed.

More importantly, you will resteasy knowing you have done allyou possibly could do to effect asafe and complete response.

Driving in adverse weatherconditions requires planning, pa-tience and reduced speeds.

Further, if your apparatus getsstuck in a snow drift, it will requireadditional equipment to pull youfree and you will be of no value tothe emergency scene to which youwere responding.

Part III next month.Till next time, Buckle Up, Stay

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Woman pulled from raging fire at Bellmore homeAt 7:40 a.m. on Monday, No-

vember 12, 2012, the Bellmore FireDepartment responded to a reportof a house fire with people trappedon Shore Road.

First at the house was John Cur-ley of the FDNY and a Bellmorefirefighter. With the help of John Jr.,he was able to reach the window ofa second floor bedroom by climb-ing a six foot wooden ladder atop afiling cabinet.

After breaking the window ofthe smoke-filled house, he was ableto see the unconscious homeowner,who was on the floor. FirefighterCurley climbed into the room andremoved the victim through the

window. Curley handed her downto Danny Holl, chief of the Bell-more Fire Department.

The victim was a 93 year oldwoman, who was immediatelytransported to Nassau UniversityMedical Center by NCPD ambu-lance.

The homeowner's adult son wastaken to NCMC by Bellmore Am-bulance 6013.

Firefighter Curley and his sonwere transported to NCMC by Bell-more 6012. They were treated for

non-serious injuries and released.Chief Holl directed in coming

Engine 602 to drop two lines andhit the hydrant. The crews of Lad-der 602 and Engine 601 were ableto bring the fire under control inabout 30 minutes.

Mutual aid was called fromNorth Bellmore for a FAST andtrucks from Merrick and NorthMerrick. Seaford, Wantagh andEast Meadow stood by at Bellmore.

The fire is under investigationby the Nassau County fire marshalsoffice.

- BILL KELLY V. SCADUTO

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Yaphank open houseYaphank, NY. At 12:00 p.m. on October 21, Yaphank Fire De-partment held their annual open fire house. Fire trucks wereon display so kids could sit inside and firefighters set up ahoses for the children to shoot water. Firefighters alsoshowed them what to do and not what to do in case of a stovefire. Firefighters showed the crowd how a firefighter escapesa building, in case they need to get out using a rope system.


Melville, NY. On December 16, 2012, the Melville Fire Department held their Children's Hol-iday Party. There was plenty food to eat, a DJ, juggler, balloons made into different shapesand much more. Santa was there and each child received a gift from him and photographswere taken for each family.

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Children’s holiday party in Melville


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Special operations vehicle placed into serviceThe chiefs, directors and mem-

bership of the Bay Shore–Bright-waters Rescue Ambulance, Inc.officially placed into service a newspecial operations vehicle. This ve-hicle, affectionately nicknamed“Hercules”, is the culmination offour years of designing and plan-ning and is configured to handlenumerous types of emergencies.From multiple patient scenarios, tohazardous materials decontamina-tion, to water rescues and flooding,this truck will allow direct and im-mediate rescue to residents of BayShore–Brightwaters in distress.

3-24-1 is built on a 2008Chevrolet C5500 Kodiak crew cabchassis with Duramax diesel engineand Allison Automatic transmis-sion. The OEM front bumper wasremoved and replaced with a Buck-stop bumper that houses a recessedmounted Warn 16,000lb winch.The truck is equipped with an Onan20kw Protec PTO generator whichpowers a Will-Burt NS4.5-9000(OPT) 9000-watt light mast andtwo Hannay electric rewind cablereels with 200’ x 8/3 cable. Thebody is a 13’ all aluminum walkaround rescue style body equippedwith ROM aluminum roll up doors.The body top features two coffincompartments, one each side of thebody with a center walkway. The

High Blood Pressure? Regular exercisemay be just the right medicine

Okay, before we go any further– let’s be absolutely clear about acouple of things. Healthy or oth-erwise, everyone should have theirphysician’s approval before begin-ning any exercise program. If youare on medication of any kind, youshould continue to follow thecourse of prescription your physi-cian has established for you untilhe/she has instructed you differ-ently.

High blood pressure (hyper-tension) is often called the silentkiller, because many of its patientsshow no symptoms. It can go un-diagnosed over years and lead toheart attack, stroke and death.Regular physical exams by yourphysician can easily detect highblood pressure and are thereforerecommended.

Although hypertension is acondition itself (primary hyperten-sion) it can also be caused by otherhealth conditions related to the kid-neys, the heart, arteries, endocrinesystem and even pregnancy. Insuch cases it is referred to as sec-ondary hypertension, because it iscaused by another condition. Man-aging the underlying condition canreduce the high blood pressure,and reduce the risk of additionalhealth problems and premature

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death.However; most often when we

are discussing hypertension, we arereferring to primary hypertensionwhich is believed to be associatedwith such things as genetics, seden-tary lifestyle, poor nutrition, to-bacco use, stress and obesity.Although there is nothing we can doto control genetics, we are all wellaware that there is plenty we can doto combat sedentary lifestyle, poornutrition, tobacco use, stress andobesity.

Let’s start with sedentarylifestyle. (Gee, what a surprise Iwould start there.) With a physi-cian’s approval, most guidelinessuggest individuals perform aerobicexercise at a moderate intensity forthirty or more minutes per day, atleast five days per week to lower orprevent high blood pressure. Thisrecommendation has been modified,(in the past exercise of high inten-sity was believed to be necessary).In most cases, brisk walking will dothe trick. Beginning with a programat 40-50-% of maximum heart ratewith a gradual increase over time to60-70% is a general example. Keepin mind that many blood pressuremedications alter heart rate (i.e. betablockers, ACE inhibitors, etc.) sousing the heart rate method to de-termine exercise intensity in thosepatients is not recommended.

In such cases, the perceived rateof exertion method should be used.Your physician or exercise profes-sional can help you with the per-ceived rate of exertion scale.

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body compartments are equippedwith multiple adjustable shelves andslide out trays, including a dual di-rection tray. The warning light pack-age is a Whelen M Series SuperLED warning light package. The ap-paratus is also equipped with Whe-len Pioneer LED scene lights inmultiple locations.

“This vehicle will allow us to re-tire our previous special operations

vehicle” said Peter Klopsis, BSBRABOD President, “We converted anold ambulance with limited roomand limited capabilities. This is ahuge asset to our department, allow-ing us to provide the very best inemergency care”.

Already, within a month ofbeing put in service 3-24-1 hasproven itself to be a necessity. It wasan essential part of our team duringSuperstorm Sandy and was usedduring numerous structure fires. Inaddition to holding ample medicalsupplies in the event of a mass casu-

alty incident, 3-24-1 is home to ourMCI tent, decontamination holdingsand air conditioner-heater unit,which has been utilized a number oftimes this year; both on scenes andfor standby events.

An official wash down wascompleted November 24th with as-sistance from Bay Shore Fire De-partment. BSBRA is extremelyexcited and proud to take delivery ofthis vehicle and look forward to hav-ing it as part of our fleet.

- LaURie HUGHes


Community Ambulance memberssave life with nasal narcan

Sayville, NY. Two membersof Community Ambulance Com-pany saved the life of a WestSayville man, who overdosed onheroin Saturday, November 24,2012.

Emergency Medical Techni-cians JP Latkovic and James Mac-Donell responded to a shoppingcenter on Sunrise Highway in Bo-hemia just after 7 p.m., where a911 caller reported a 27 year oldman had overdosed on an un-known substance.

The man was unresponsiveand only breathing about fourtimes per minute, an inadequatenumber to sustain life, whenLatkovic and MacDonell arrivedat the scene.

Thanks to their training, theseEMTs knew exactly what to doand jumped right into action.

“When we arrived at the sceneand assessed the patient, we rec-ognized that this was a potentialopiate overdose situation andquickly administered a dose ofNasal Narcan,” according to Mac-Donell.

Community Ambulance Com-pany recently joined the NewYork State Department of Health’stwo-year pilot program involvingthe deployment of the intranasalanti-narcotic medication. Themedication is quickly absorbed

into the body through the nose andimmediately reverses the effectsof an opiate overdose, allowingpatients to begin breathing ontheir own.

The EMTs delivered one doseof the Nasal Narcan and a shorttime later the patient regainedconsciousness. He was fully alertby the time the crew arrived at thehospital.

“I was definitely impressedwith how quickly the medicationtook effect,” Latkovic said.

“This patient went from theverge of death to completelyawake and oriented within a mat-ter of minutes.”

The man was transported toNorth Shore LIJ Southside Hospi-tal in Bay Shore, NY.

The Community AmbulanceCompany of Sayville has beenproviding emergency medicalservices to the residents ofSayville, West Sayville, Bayport,Bohemia and Oakdale for the past61 years. Made up of primarilyvolunteers, Community Ambu-lance Company answered over4,100 calls for assistance in 2011.

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Selden taken in afternoon workSelden, New York. On the af-

ternoon of Sunday, November 18,2012, Selden dispatchers receivedseveral calls about a reported struc-ture fire at 77 Sunset Avenue.

First Chief 5-25-30 (AnthonyRyan) did a quick walk around withheavy smoke and fire coming fromthe front of a wood framed bunga-low home.

He called for his first engine tostretch one line to the rear entranceof the home and called for mutualaid from Farmingville for a towerladder.

In addition, he requested one

engine from Centereach for R.I.Tand one engine from Coram forstand by.

Chief Leavans, 5-25-31, tookover operations on the fire groundand had firefighters immediatelystart to vent windows while ex chiefBill Xikis and Ex Captain MikeMatteo took to the roof to vent thefire room.

Firefighters made an aggressiveinterior attack, forcing the fire to

stay in the original fire room andquickly knocked down the mainbody of fire.

After about 25 minutes, 5-25-30 transmitted a signal 4 (undercontrol) and members fromSelden’s second due engine and acrew from Farmingville beganoverhaul.

A secondary search was con-ducted with negative results.

All units took up about onehour later and the fire is under in-vestigation.

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On October 2, 2012, the Deer Park Fire Department handled apolice department involved motor vehicle accident with ahurst tool request at Long Isalnd and Wright Avenues. Onepolice officer and one civilan were transported to GoodSamaritan Hospital. 1-4-33 was in charge of the scene.

Police involved MVA

On 11/01/2012 the Wyandanch Fire Co. operated at a work-ing structure fire in the vicinity of Brook Ave and Jefferson stat approximately 1900 hours. W.W.H.A.C. treated severalcivilians for various complaints ranging from smoke inhala-tion. No Firefighters were injured. The Town on Babylon firemarshal is investigating the cause.

SEAN COSGROVE

Several civilians treated at fire


On Tuesday, November 27 at 9:36 p.m., the Hempstead Fire Department responded to an MVAat the intersection of Fulton Avenue and Nassau Parkway. Crews found a bus into a housewith reports of people trapped. The Hempstead Fire Department, under the command of ChiefClark, secured the bus, searched the house and extricated a six year old boy, who succumbedto his injuries at Winthrop University Hospital. HFD was assisted by West Hempstead L765Fast, UFD L754 and SHFD E741 stoodby at headquarters. Ambulances from Freeport, Union-dale, Elmont, Oceanside, S. Hempstead, W. Hempstead, Stewart Manor, Baldwin, NSLIJ andNCPD also responded. Also at the scene were North Bellmore and the RVC SW Task ForceTechnical Rescue Teams.


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