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Brookhaven firefighters attacked a stubborn fire in a two story townhouse located at 1181 Orchid Circle in North Bellport, Long Island on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at ap-proximately 1:30 p.m

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Manorville makes fast knockdown at working house fire

Manorville, NY: ManorvilleFire Department was toned out for ahouse fire at 521 Moriches MiddleIsland Road. Suffolk County policearrived on the scene and indicatedthat crews had a working fire.

The Manorville chief advisedthat a retone of his department wasneeded and requested an enginefrom Center Moriches Fire Depart-ment as well as East Moriches FireDepartment for a RIT team. RidgeFire Department stood by at

Manorville’s station.The Manorville tower ladder

arrived on the scene and firefighterswent right to work.

As engines arrived on thescene, firefighters continued towork to bring the blaze under con-trol. Within fiften minutes, com-mand declared just that.

Manorville command requestedLIPA to the scene to cut the powerto the house, so firefighters couldwork to overhaul the safely.

All of the occupants made it outof the home safely and unharmed.

The Brookhaven fire marshalwas requested to the scene to inves-tigate the cause of the fire.

Manorville EMS set up rehabfor all firefighters at the scene.

- HAROLD JACOBS

Firefighters make a nice knock down on the fire.

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Firefighters start attacking the fire.HAROLD JACOBS

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US Fire Administrationreleases 2012 firefighterfatality statistics

EMMITSBURG, Md. – TheU.S. Fire Administration (USFA)announced today a provisionaltotal of 83 on-duty firefighterfatalities in theUnited Statesas a result ofincidents thatoccurred in2012, the samenumber of fire-fighter lossesas in 2011.

The 83 fatalities were spreadacross 34 states. Pennsylvania andNorth Carolina experienced thehighest number of fatalities withnine firefighter deaths each. NewYork had six firefighter deaths, in-cluding the most recent tragicshooting deaths of two firefightersin Webster. California and Texas,each with five firefighter deaths,were the only other states with fiveor more firefighter fatalities in2012.

Heart attacks or stroke wereresponsible for the deaths of 41firefighters (49%) in 2012. Thissingle year total is a near averageproportion of firefighter deaths

from heart attack or stroke over re-cent years. This nature of fatal in-jury has remained relativelyconstant, while others, on average,have been reduced during the pastdecade.

Eleven on-duty firefightersdied in association with wildlandfires, the same as 2011 and 2010.

The single cause of injury see-ing more than a four-fold increasein firefighter deaths during 2012was vehicle collisions (includingaircraft), with 18 deaths.

These 2012 firefighter fatalitystatistics are provisional and willlikely change somewhat as theUSFA contacts state fire marshalsto verify the names of firefightersreported to have died on duty dur-ing 2012. The final number of fire-fighter fatalities will be reported inUSFA's annual firefighter fatalityreport, expected to be available byJuly.

- US Fire Administration


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Sayville, NY - On January 13, 2013 at about 5:10 p.m., SuffolkCounty Police, Sayville Fire Department and Sayville Com-munity Ambulance were dispatched for multiple MVA’s dueto a possible drunk/or drug driver in a black SUV going downMontauk Highway westbound, hitting five vehicles then com-ing to rest after the black SUV hit a red Hyundai head-on thatwas heading eastbound by 290 Montauk Hwy. The accidentkilled the driver of the red Hyundai at the scene. Three pa-tients were transported to an area hospital by Sayville Com-munity Ambulance. Their conditions are unknown.

Seven vehicle MVAwith fatal in Sayville

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Shirley, NY. On the afternoon of January 31, 2013, SCPD re-ceived a call for a car into building at Laundry Kingdom ofShirley at 579 Montauk Hwy. SCPD found that the car drove intothe storefront and then backed out. The Brookhaven chief andfire marshal were requested to the scene to check the damage.The driver of the car was uninjured, but the vehicle sustainedextensive damage. Lynn Champlain was in the store and leftjust seconds before the car entered. “(She) was shaken up, butuninjured.”

HAROLD JACOBS

Car versus building in Shirley

If you are reading this column,you are probably getting a routinephysical as part of your member-ship in your fire department.

In the fire department where Iam a member, Health and SafetySpecialists/Raymond Basri, MD,come right to the fire station andthe firefighters go from one stationto the next in an assembly linefashion for a quick, relatively pain-less and thorough physical. Ourphysicals are probably more thor-ough than most with emphasis ondetecting and preventing coronaryevents – by far the biggest killerof firefighters, both on and off duty.

Dr. Raymond Basri and hisstaff take blood and test for choles-terol levels and advise our fire-fighters whose results put them inthe high-risk category. We are alsogiven an EKG and then put on atreadmill wearing an SCBA andturnout coat or a 40 lb. weightedvest. We are then given an abbre-viated stress test for several min-utes and then put immediately backon the EKG. Dr. Basri’s staff isable to detect firefighters who areexperiencing possibly seriouscoronary disease and direct them toget further medical attention. Theyhave undoubtedly saved many fire-fighters’ lives with these and othertests.

A good friend of mine, V.Frank Bariletti, MD., is an internistwith a private practice. Frank is asuperb diagnostic physician. Heseems to derive great satisfactionfrom using his training and experi-ence, like a veteran detective, to di-agnose hard to detect disease andhealth problems.

Dr. Bariletti indicated to me

that a high majority of Americansexperience heart attacks despitehaving normal cholesterol num-bers, with some having passed astress test. He informed me thatthere was a relatively new test thatcould reveal whether or not a per-son’s coronary arteries had a seri-ous buildup of plaque. If this testreveals that your arteries are in factimpacted, you can work with aphysician while there is still timeto prevent a possible fatal heart at-tack.

The following is a summary ofthis procedure:

“Calcium Scoring Overview:*Coronary calcium is a marker

for plaque (fatty deposits) in ablood vessel or atherosclerosis(hardening of the arteries). Thepresence and amount of calciumdetected in a coronary artery by theCT scan, indicates the presenceand amount of atheroscleroticplaque. These calcium depositsappear years before the develop-ment of heart disease symptomssuch as chest pain and shortness ofbreath.

A calcium score is computedfor each of the coronary arteriesbased upon the volume and densityof the calcium deposits. This canbe referred to as your calcifiedplaque burden. It does not corre-spond directly to the percentage ofnarrowing in the artery but doescorrelate with the severity of theunderlying coronary atherosclero-sis.

This score is then used to de-termine the calcium percentile,which compares your calcifiedplaque burden to that of otherasymptomatic men and women ofthe same age. The calcium score,in combination with the percentile,enables your physician to deter-mine your risk of developingsymptomatic coronary artery dis-ease, and to measure the progres-sion of disease and theeffectiveness of treatment.

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A score of zero indicates thatthere is no calcified plaque burden.This implies that there is no signifi-cant coronary artery narrowing anda very low likelihood of a cardiacevent over at least the next threeyears.

A score greater than zero indi-cates at least some coronary arterydisease. As the score increases, sodoes the likelihood of a significantcoronary narrowing and the likeli-hood of a coronary event over thenext three years, compared to peo-ple with lower scores. Similarly,the likelihood of a coronary eventincreases with increasing calciumpercentiles.”

Dr. Bariletti feels that every in-terior firefighter over 40 years oldand those at high risk should getthis test.

This past January, with Dr. Bar-iletti’s prescription in hand, I wentto Rockland Diagnostic Imaging(260 Rte. 303 N., West Nyack, NY10994) and had the test done. Thetest itself took less than five min-

utes and a few days later, I receiveda folder in the mail with the test re-sults; which thankfully, indicatedthat I was in the very low category.

I am grateful to my good friendand my wife Robin for encouragingme (I was reluctant to make the ap-pointment) to get the test.

America’s firefighters are typi-cal Americans – physically. Manyof us do not eat well, exercise, etc.However, we are not typical inwhat we subject our bodies to,whether it is the sudden disruptionof sleep due to alarm responses orthe physical demands from actualfirefighting and other emergencies.

It really seems to make sense todetermine ahead of time how yourarteries are doing and if there areproblems, take steps to keep pro-gression from taking place or to re-verse the buildup.

For a $100.00 test, you owe itto yourself, your family and yourbrother/sister firefighters. Dr. Bar-iletti can be contacted at 845-357-8660.

Calcium Score (2,3)

0

1-10

11-100

101-400

401 or higher

Implication

No identifiable plaque

Minimal identifiableplaque

Definite, at least mildatherosclerotic plaque

Definite, at least mod-erate atheroscleroticplaque

Extensive atheroscle-rotic plaque

Risk of Coronary

Artery Disease

Very low, generallyless than 5 percent

Very unlikely, less than10 percent

Mild or minimal coro-nary narrowings likely

Mild coronary arterydisease highly likely,significant narrowingspossibleHigh likelihood of atleast one significantcoronary narrowing

Translation of Calcium Score

This information is derived from the report generated by Rockland Diagnos-tic Imaging.

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Manhasset-Lakeville extinguishesgarage fire

On Wednesday, January 23rd,2013 at 10:38 p.m., Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Compa-nies 3, 4, 5, and the Ambulance unitwere toned out for a Signal 10 as perChief of Department Pitzer (8704),who was on the scene of a workingfire in a detached garage in the rearof 5 Nassau Road in Great Neck.

Chief Pitzer advised dispatchthat a vehicle fire in the rear of 5Nassau Road had extended to thedetached garage in the rear of 7Nassau Road.

Engine 8740 responded to thealarm within three minutes and

quickly arrived on the scene. The crew stretched a one and

three quarter inch hose line to thegarage and began knocking downall of the burning brush and rubbishin both rear yards. At the same time,the crew from Ladder 8743 gainedaccess to the garage.

All fire in the garage and theburning vehicle were extinguishedand overhauled. A second hose linewas stretched by the crew of Engine

8735, but not charged.Other units on the scene were

Engine 8733, Heavy Rescue 8730,Tower Ladder 8744, Engine 8758,Ambulance 8768 and EMS Fly Car8799.

The Great Neck Vigilant FireCompany responded as a F.A.S.T.with Ladder 8312 and Chief Jacobs(838). The Nassau County FireMarshal’s office was notified for animmediate investigation and allunits were released from the scenewithin an hour and a half.

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Manhasset-Lakeville F.D. units arrived to find a fully-involved vehicle fire that spread to the neighborslarge detached garage

LEE GENSER

The crew of first-due Engine 8740.

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North Bellmore Fire Department once ran with this 1974/94 MackCF/Pierce/75'Aerialscope. This truck is now in service in Mif-flintown,PA.

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Melville, NY. On February 5, 2013, Retired Deputy Chief ofFDNY Richard Hickey became a Life Member of the MelvilleFire Department.

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Brookhaven firefighters attacked a stubborn fire in a two story townhouse located at 1181 Or-chid Circle in North Bellport, Long Island on Tuesday, January 15th at approximately 1:30 p.m.Brookhaven firefighters were assisted by numerous mutual aid departments.

Townhouse fire inBrookhaven/North Bellport

54 year Brookhaven memberanswers last alarm

Brookhaven, NY. On thenight of January 18, 2013,firemactic services were held forJohn E. Strickland atBrookhaven’s main house.

Hundreds of firefighters fromaround the area lined up to paytheir respect, including ShirleyEMS and South County EMS.

John Strickland joined thefire department in 1959 and wasan active member up until just be-fore his death this year.

John honored BrookhavenFire Department as their depart-ment chief in 1978 and 1979.

John received a awards forFireman of the Year in 1968 andagain in 1979.

Also in 1979, he received aplaque as Rotarian of the Yearfrom the Rotary Club of Bellport.The plaque was presented for hisact of heroism on March 16,1979. Incredibly, Chief Strick-land saved a resident’s life.

The Suffolk County FireChief’s Council presented Strick-land with his “Fifty Year of Ded-icated Service to the Residents ofSuffolk in 2010.

The Firemen’s Prayer wasread at his service:

When I am called to duty,God, whenever flames may rage,give me the strength to save a life,whatever be its age.

Help me embrace a little childbefore it is too late, or save anolder person from the horror ofthe fate.

Enable me to be alert and hearthe weakest shout, and quickly,and efficiently to put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling, andto give the best in me, to guardmy every neighbor and protect hisproperty.

And if according to my fate, Iam to lose my life;

Please bless, with your pro-tecting hand, my family, friendsand wife. Amen.

- HAROLD JACOBS

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On Saturday, January 26th, the Nassau County Junior Fire-fighters Association held their annual dinner at the Massape-qua Fire Department West End house. The opening speechfor the dinner was given by Nassau County Executive EdwardMangano. After speeches by other prominent guests, Mass-apequa Chief of Department Stephen Daresta administeredthe oath of office to the newly elected officers of the associ-ation. Thirty eight fire departments in Nassau County havejunior firefighter programs with a total of nine hundred juniorfirefighters.

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Manhasset-Lakeville goes mutualaid to Great Neck Vigilant fire

On Saturday, January 19th,2013 at 12:23 p.m., Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Com-pany 4 was called mutual aid to theGreat Neck Vigilant Fire Company,who was operating at a reportedstructure fire on Middle Neck Roadin Great Neck Plaza.

Tower Ladder 8744 arrived onthe scene within minutes and wasimmediately put to work as thefirst-due ladder company. Membersquickly located fire within the wallsand ceiling of the second and thirdfloor rear apartments in the three-story mixed occupancy building.

Two hose lines were stretched

and operated off of Great Neck Vig-ilant Engine 8314 to extinguish thefire. A great deal of overhaul tookplace on both floors before the firewas placed under control. A total offour apartments were affected bythe fire.

The Manhasset-Lakeville FireDepartment also sent Heavy Res-cue 8730 (FAST) and Ambulance8768 to the scene, as well as pro-vided standby coverage at the GreatNeck Vigilant firehouse with En-

gine 8740 and Ladder 8743. TheGreat Neck Alert Fire Companysent Engine 825 and Ladder 826 tothe scene and the East WillistonFire Department sent Ladder 813.

All Manhasset-Lakeville FireDepartment units were operatingunder the command of DeputyChief Farrone (8705) and thescene’s incident commander wasGreat Neck Vigilant Chief of De-partment Jacobs (838).

All units were released from thescene within one and half hours.

- KIRK CANDAN

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Great Neck Alert Fire Company Ladder 826 setup to the roof in the rear of the fire building on Janu-ary 19th.

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On Tuesday, January 29th at approximately 2:30 p.m., theCopiague Fire Department operated at 298 28th Street offJackson Avenue for a fire on the second floor of a two storyranch. 1-3-7 was the first due engine making a quick knockdown on the fire in the 2/3 corner bedroom. 1-3-30 was incharge of the scene. Mutual aid was provided by Linden-hurst Fire Department for a engine and ladder to the scene,North Lindenhurst Fire Department for R.I.T. and a engine tothe scene and North Amityville Fire Company for an ambu-lance to the scene. No injuries were reported and the T.O.B.Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the cause of the fire.

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Smithown Township fire chiefs receive honorsSuffolk County Treasurer Angie

Carpenter extended honors to thechiefs of the Smithtown Fire Chief’sCouncil at the Long Island CaresSandy Relief Gala reception onWednesday, January 30, 2013 at theWindows on the Lake.

The chiefs represented the Haup-pauge, Smithtown, Nesconset, St.James, Kings Park, Commack and

Nissequogue Fire Departments fortheir volunteer services to their com-munities due to hurricane Sandy.

“Volunteer firefighters work forpride and not a paycheck”, we thankyou for your service to our commu-

nities. Long Island Cares provides

emergency food where and when itis needed, sponsors programs thathelp families achieve self-sufficiencyand educates the general public aboutthe causes and consequences ofhunger on Long Island.

- ROSEANN MARIANI

Chiefs representing the Hauppauge, Smithtown, Nesconset, St. James, Kings Park, Commack andNissequogue Fire Departments

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New critical training facilities at theNassau County Fire Service Academy

Mineola, NY. Nassau CountyExecutive Edward P. Mangano an-nounced the breaking ground forthe construction of new training fa-cilities, known as burn buildings,at the Nassau County Fire ServiceAcademy (NCFSA) in Bethpage.

Half of the current training fa-cilities became unsafe and wasclosed several years ago afterbeing used for nearly five decadesto train first responders on thesafety measures needed whenfighting structural fires.

County Executive Manganostated, “The men and women ofNassau’s volunteer fire depart-ments deliver critical services toevery resident and it’s essentialthat we provide them with propertraining facilities so they are pre-pared when risking their lives tohelp our neighbors in need of as-sistance. The new facilities willoffer our first responders criticalhands-on training for both noviceand experienced firefighters."

“I speak on behalf of everyman and woman in Nassau’s vol-unteer fire departments when Ithank County Executive Manganofor making this happen,” saidRichard Gardner, Chairman of theNassau County Fire Service Com-mission. “These buildings will bea tremendous asset to the commu-nity.”

“Firefighting is a dangerouscalling and there is no substitutefor proper training in order to keepresidents and firefighters safe,”added Robert Lincoln Director ofthe Nassau County Vocational Ed-ucation and Extension Board

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years and we appreciate County Ex-ecutive Mangano’s work in gettingthese buildings built.”

Burn buildings C and D will berazed and new buildings will beconstructed. The new burn build-ings will be constructed of concretemasonry blocks with face brick onthe exterior and finished on the in-terior with a custom blend of re-fractory concrete mix, specificallydesigned to resist the high heat as-sociated with live burn training.

The layout and the shape of thetwo buildings will simulate a highranch and cape type dwellings.

Some of the features included inthe two buildings are:

• Interior smoke hatch: operablefloor hatch that allows smoke intodesignated rooms for different train-ing scenarios.

• Roof cutting stations: provideseconomically replicable roof panelsfor roof entry fire training.

• Temperature sensors will beinstalled throughout the buildingsfor monitoring during live burntraining and will provide a warningbefore the temperature exceeds thestructural design limit.

Legislator Dennis Dunne,Chairman of the Public SafetyCommittee, stated “County Execu-tive Mangano and the majority inthe legislature remain committed toensuring our volunteer firefightershave all that they need to stay safe

and protect our homes and busi-nesses. The training provided atthese new burn buildings will en-sure help save lives.”

“Facilities at the Nassau CountyFire Service Academy needed seri-ous reconstruction to properly trainour volunteer firefighters. CountyExecutive Mangano and my col-leagues in legislature respondedwith the funding necessary to con-struct new burn buildings that willultimately lead to better training forour first responders,” said Legisla-tor Joe Belesi.

“Firefighters put their lives onthe line to protect our neighbors andlocal businesses every day of theweek. These new training facilitieswill ensure that our volunteers areprepared to protect families and sen-iors when fire strikes,” said Legisla-tor Rose Walker.

Since taking office, County Ex-ecutive Mangano has worked to se-cure funding for several VEEBtraining initiatives as well as for thepurchase of equipment.

The county executive also sup-ported first responders by construct-ing a new fire communicationsfacility in the Public Safety Centerand new mask confidence buildingat the NCFSA.

In 2010, County ExecutiveMangano also worked with UnitedStates Senator Chuck Schumer tosecure a Federal SAFER grant to re-cruit and retain first responders byproviding volunteers with free col-lege tuition.

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Guidelines forLOSAP point system records

For over 20 years, Penflex hashelped draft hundreds of LOSAPpoint systems. We’ve performedformal recordkeeping system re-views and spent thousands ofhours consulting with clients onpoint system questions. Over thecourse of time, we have formu-lated some simple guidelines formaintaining point system records.Ultimately, it is important thatproper controls are in place to en-sure the accuracy of the pointsbeing recorded.

Tracking Attendance at an Ac-tivity: Many departments still usepaper sign-in sheets, while othersare utilizing technology like key-fobs or biometric readers (palm orfingerprint readers). Importantly,each volunteer must be required toindividually sign-in at the event,and not be signed-in by anothervolunteer. If the volunteer wantsto be credited with being at the ac-tivity, he/she must sign-in – thereshould be no exceptions. This willprevent the appearance of fraudupon review.

Ensure Activities are Catego-rized Correctly: A meeting is nota drill and a drill is not a meeting.Sounds silly to say, but we haveseen them miscoded too manytimes to ignore this obvious point.For planned activities such as adrill, meeting or miscellaneousevent, we suggest communicatingin advance the type of activity andthe points that will be awarded forattending. A call or response istypically any activity in which thedepartment is toned out by dis-patch. For those fire departmentsthat also run ambulance/first aidsquads, it is important to have pro-cedures in place to specifically in-dentify the type of call, if pointsare awarded differently. Havingclear procedures for categorizingany activity will eliminate confu-sion and inconsistencies.

Designing a Sign-in Sheet:For those still using paper sign-insheets, each sheet should clearlystate the date of the event, the type(which corresponds to a point sys-tem category – drill, meeting, call,etc.), the time duration (for thoseevents that require a minimumtime of participation), the nameand rank of the officer in charge atthe event and a brief description.Ideally, the attendance sheets arecreated listing the current activeroster, and the volunteer simplysigns next to his or her name. Theofficer in charge should sign thesheet before it is considered com-plete.

Outside Training & OfficerDocumentation: After having at-tended and successfully com-pleted a training course, a copy ofthe certificate of completion and adescription of the course (includ-ing date(s) attended and numberof course hours) should be sub-mitted and recorded. Pointsshould be awarded in the year inwhich the course is completed.For officer points, annually theagency’s governing board shouldprepare a formal listing of all offi-cer positions, showing the volun-teer who completed the one-yearterm for that position, and thenumber of points awarded for theposition.

Compiling Yearly Point To-tals: Typically, one person ischarged with the responsibility ofentering the data from attendancesheets into a spreadsheet or soft-ware program. It is recommendedfor there to be at least one backupperson in case the primary be-comes unavailable. It is very im-portant that the software matchthe written point system adoptedby the program sponsor. We haveseen too often where the softwareis not tabulating points consistentwith the written system. Be sure itis capping the points at the maxi-mum allowable in each categoryappropriately.

Security: Guarding TheRecords: All records must be keptin a safe, secure place. Moreover,the number of persons having ac-cess to these records must be lim-ited (we recommend no more than2 or 3 officers). Finally, the num-ber of persons who have the abil-ity to make changes to thecomputer system which captures,records and tabulates LOSAPpoints must be limited and strictlycontrolled. After the completionof an activity, the signed atten-dance sheet should be placed in alocked cabinet or a lock box. Nomore than 2-3 specific personsshould have access to the lockedfiles.

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February 16, 2013FL-An Antique Fire Apparatus

Show and Flea Market sponsored bythe Florida Antique Bucket Brigadeand SPAAMFAA will take place atthe Holiday Inn and Conference Cen-ter in Jacksonville. Email Bob at [email protected] for moreinformation.

February 23-24, 2013NY-Long Island’s Fire, Rescue

& EMS Mega Show 2013 will takeplace at Nassau Veteran’s MemorialColiseum in Uniondale. Visitwww.liproductions.net for more in-formation.

March 15-17, 2013PA-Harrisburg River Rescue is

hosting a Water Rescue TrainingConference. This course is certifiedthrough the PA Fish and Boat Com-mission and meets NFPA OperationsLevel Certification. Contact ChiefKetterer at 717-215-9963 for moredetails.

March 16, 2013NJ-All Hands Working and the

Leary Firefighters Foudation willhost a Charity Hockey Game be-tween the Philadelphia Flyers Alumniand All Hands Working. Tickets forthe game and the autograph signingcan be purchased at www.all-handsworkingwinterclassic.com.

March 16, 2013NY-The Euclid Hose Company

of the Patchogue Fire Department ishosting their annual St. Patrick’s DayFundraiser Celebration from 6 p.m. to11 p.m. Tickets are $35 and includea buffet dinner, wine, beer, soda, DJ,raffles/prizes and Irish dancers. Con-tact them at 631-356-6551 for details.

March 16, 2013FL-The International Fire Serv-

ice Parade, the largest in the state,will be held in Delray Beach theweekend off March 16th. Contact theProfessional Firefighters and Para-medics of Palm Beach at 561-883-7763 for details.

March 22, 2013NJ-The Belmar Hook & Ladder

Company is hosting their 2nd AnnualComedy Night and Sandy ReliefFundraiser at the South Wall BanquetFacilities. Tickets are $35 in advanceand $40 at the door. Call 732-681-6353 for details/tickets.

March 23, 2013NJ-The Bloomingdale Fire De-

partment Hook & Ladder Companyis happy to announce their AnnualComedy Night Fundraiser featuringComedian Joey Kola. Tickets are$30 per person. E-mail [email protected] for details.

March 24, 2013PA-The Montgomery County

Fire Academy is hosting the “PublicRelations for the Fire & EmergencyServices” class. For more informa-tion and registration, visit www.montcopa.org or call 610-278-5600.

March 30, 2013NY-The Suffolk Firefighters

Emerald Society is hosting a St.Patrick’s Day Fundraiser/Party to cel-ebrate their 25th Anniversary. Theparty begins at 4 p.m. at MJ Sullivansin Mt. Sinai. Visit them on Facebookfor further details.

April 6, 2013PA-The Montgomery County

Fire Academy is hosting the “PublicRelations for the Fire & Emergency

Services” class. For more informationand registration, visit www. mont-copa.org or call 610-278-5600.

April 7, 2013NY-Wolcottsville is hosting an

Indoor Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Tables are $12 each. ContactDoug at 716-735-3687 for more in-formation.

April 12-13, 2013NY-The NYSAFC is hosting a

Company Officers Leadership Train-ing will take place at the MarriottRochester Airport. For additional de-tails visit their website at www.nys-firechiefs.com.

May 3-5, 2013NY-the NYSAFC & OPC are

hosting a Public Fire Safety Educa-tors’ Conference at the NY StateAcademy of Fire Science in MontourFalls. Visit their website at www.nys-firechiefs.com for details.

May 6-10, 2013NJ-The NJEPA Expo will take

place at the Tropicana Hotel andCasino in Atlantic City. Training willtake place May 6-8, Breakout sessionswill be on May 8-10 and Exhibits willbe open May 8-9. Contact [email protected] for more de-tails.

May 6-7, 2013PA-Chaplain Training, “Manag-

ing School Crises” will take place inHermitage PA. Pleae contact ChaplainDavid Williamson at 724-342-2310for more information.

May 11, 2013NY-Wolcottsville is hosting a

Cash Raffle and Steak Dinner at 5p.m. at $25 per person. Contact BobGroff [email protected] formore information.

June 12-15, 2013NY-The NYSAFC 107th Annual

Conference will take place at theTurning Stone Resort in Verona. 2013attendee and exhibitor registrationsare available atwww.nysfirechiefs.com.

September 20-22, 2013CT-The South Windsor Fire De-

partment is hosting the 2013 Con-necticut Firefightes AssociationAnnual Convention to include a pa-rade, firefighters muster, food and en-tertainment. For details, contact ScottFine at 860-463-0500.

November 23, 2013NY-Wolcottsville is hosting a

Meat/Turkey Raffle with free refresh-ments and 50/50’s. Contact Bob Groffat [email protected]

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Partnership benefitsfirefighters

The ground breaking partner-ship of The First Twenty and AllHands Working provides the U.S.Fire Service with a singular point offocus for firefighter health andsafety. By firefighters for firefight-ers, these two non-profits are dedi-cated to the health and safety ournation's firefighters.

On December 4th, they held anevent in Egg Harbor Township,which resulted in a donation of fit-ness equipment to the Cardiff Vol-unteer Fire Department. They hostfrequent events throughout the yearto assist with departments in need,who contact them. These include aMeet and Greet with DannyWatkins of the Philadelphia Eagles,Bowl with the Birds, AutographSignings and several donationnights at various restaurants. Theirpartnership with Danny Watkinshas resulted in exceptional supportfrom other members of thePhiladelphia Eagles.

Through this needed partner-ship, the aligned missions of thesenonprofits are building a new roadtowards firefighter health andsafety. Their three main goals are:

1. Reducing LODD due toheart attack

2. Increasing the overall healthand safety of our firefighters

3. Eliminating financial hard-ships for firefighters who experi-ence on-the-job injuries

By firefighters, for firefighters,The First Twenty & All HandsWorking were built around theirpassion for bettering the health oftheir own.The firefighter commu-nity is best strengthened from theinside, and together they aim toprovide programs that target everyarea of opportunity fully, swiftlyand with unwavering commitmentto the cause.

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The Yaphank Fire Department operates a 2012 Spartan/Hackney Heavy Rescue.

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In house physical fitness trainingvs. off site programs

I have visited my share of firehouses and have had numerousopportunities to speak with ad-ministrators and firefighters alikeregarding their physical trainingprograms.

Although some stations offer“in house” programs, others sendmembers “off site” to train. Hereis what most of those I spoke tohave said.

Nearly everyone agreed thatphysical training should play arole in the fire service. (woo hoo,I love it!)

Most agree that “in house”programs are more desirable, butthose who do not have them siteinitial set-up costs as well asmaintenance costs as the majorroad blocks to instituting them.These fire departments send theirmembers to outside facilities(gyms) to train. They feel theseprograms are more cost-effectiveand require less administrative ef-fort and upkeep on their part.

Those with “in house” pro-grams begged to differ on thewhole cost effective argumentand presented the following rea-sons.

Many stated that although ini-tial equipment purchase and set-up of the facility were greater atfirst, the costs diminished overthe life of the program.

Outside memberships must berenewed annually and usually in-crease each year. Many outsidefacilities require a minimumnumber of memberships be pur-chased and many fire departmentscan end up paying for more mem-berships than are actually beingused.

Those with “off site” pro-grams worried about liability is-sues and insurance costs, yetthose with “in house” programsstated if members were trainingoff site on their dime, liabilitycould still be an issue.

They prefer training takeplace where they can have greatercontrol over participation andsafety. When asked about insur-ance costs, they explained thathaving an “in house” facility cansave by reducing insurance pre-miums (compensation points) es-pecially if the program ismonitored and provides instruc-tion and programs to strengthenmembers and reduce the risk ofinjury.

The savings on premiums canactually exceed the cost of moni-toring/supervising the program.Wow!

A kajor knock on “off site”programs was the fact that theydecrease “in house” time. We allknow that greater ”in house” time

reduces “response time”. That’s abig deal. For those departmentsthat are volunteer, it is especiallyan issue.

Also, if they are off site, hope-fully they will respond, but evenso, valuable time is lost.

Additionally, there is littlechance they will return to the out-side facility to finish their workoutafter the alarm. Those with “inhouse programs stated that fire-fighters, who had their workoutsinterrupted by alarms, often re-turned to finish their workout (de-pending on the duration andseverity of the alarm).

“Off site” programs allow forvery little control. They are notmonitored and provide administra-tors with little or no feedback totheir effectiveness and more im-portantly safety.

“In house” programs that havea good set of SOP’s ensure that allparticipants are medically clearedto participate, have been givenproper orientation and instructionas well as personalized exerciseprograms.

Although these programs mustbe maintained and require a fitnessprofessional, salary costs can beoffset and often exceeded by a re-duction in insurance premiums be-cause of the increased safety anddecreased liability.

Again, although most agreedthat “in house” programs weremore desirable, there are still thosedepartments that prefer to sendmembers “off site” for fitnesstraining.

To determine which program isright for your department, (volun-teer or paid), examine the pointswe discussed.

Consult with a fitness profes-sional and your insurance com-pany as well as your membershipto find the best fit for your depart-ment.

Keep training and stay safe!

- LORI HODGKINSON

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Holbrook, New York. On Wednesday afternoon, January 30, 2013 just after 3 p.m., the HolbrookFire Department was activated for a reported overturn with ejection on Nichols Road, south ofthe Long Island Expressway. SCPD was first on scene and reported the car rolled over and thedriver was not ejected. The Holbrook Fire Department secured the scene and transported onepatient to Stony Brook Hospital.

Holbrook rollover into median

Superstorm Sandy and stormpreparations

Superstorm Sandy originatedin the Caribbean on October 19and slowly worked its way northalong the east coast and comingashore just above Atlantic City onOctober 29 and created havoc as itravaged partsof New York,New Jerseyand Con-necticut onOctober 29and 30.

The de-s t r u c t i o nfrom thisstorm was as-tounding andin the billionsof dollars in loss. It also createdmajor hardship for the states, localmunicipalities, residents and busi-nesses impacted by the hurricane.

Thousands of people wereforced to evacuate their homes andleave all that they valued behind inorder to flee to safety from the hur-ricane. In some instances, it wasdays before folks were permitted toreturn to their home or business, orwhat was left of them; for others itwas weeks or even months beforethey could return.

Many homes and businesseswere destroyed. Others sustainedsevere damage and there werethose that miraculously escapeddamage. This also included variousfire stations that sustained damageand the complete loss of apparatusand equipment.

There were those fire depart-ments along the coastal areas andbarrier islands that abandoned theirstations and moved apparatus tohigher ground, an excellent deci-sion that saved their apparatus.

They were unable to respondwith their apparatus in areasflooded with three feet or more ofsea water and used boats and jetskis to get about until the flood wa-ters subsided. The rain and windsalong with the extremely high tideshad done their damage and, indoing so, had spared very few, in-cluding emergency responders,some of whom also lost theirhomes.

Firefighters, along with otheremergency responders were over-

burdened with calls and in manyinstances the inability to respondquickly, if at all. Flooded roads anddowned trees, poles and wiresmade roads inaccessible for fire ap-paratus.

A few days passed before state-wide mobilization brought in reliefcrews from across the states, al-lowing for rest for the local re-sponders and giving them a chanceto address the issues of storm dam-age to their own homes.

Yet through it all, the emer-gency responders were the shininglight in all the destruction and mis-ery that took place over the manydays and weeks that lay ahead. Nomatter how well one prepares, itwas almost impossible to plan forall the circumstances that were en-countered during the emergencyoperations and response that tookplace throughout and after Hurri-cane Sandy‘s temperamental visit.

My hat is off to all the emer-gency responders and just ordinarycitizens, who saw a need andstepped in to assist during this hur-ricane of the century.

A little more than a year ago, Iwrote an article about storm pre-paredness for fire departments.And, over the next few months willupdate and offer it for those whomay have missed it, or can use it asa refresher and to assist in plan-ning.

The article will review howyou can prepare your fire depart-ment and station for similar typedisasters, mostly weather related,that may impact your area for ex-tended periods of time.

The larger the geographicalarea that is involved, the longer itwill take for outside assistance toarrive and that means the longeryour department will be at the fore-front of disaster operations.

For sure it doesn’t cover everypossible event that can happen, butit should stir discussion and is astarting point for storm prepara-tions, planning and extended dutyfor all departments.

It may not be a hurricane inyour area, but whatever the type ofstorm/disaster, it can and will hap-pen again and it can happen any-where.

Chief Henry Camp-

bell

STAYINGSAFE

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Port Jefferson battles fire in frigidtemperatures

On Wednesday, January 23,2013, the Port Jefferson Fire De-partment respondedto a reported com-mercial structurefire at 408 Main St.

Upon arrival of1st Assistant ChiefDave Williams [5A-1-31], a 13/35(Working Fire) wastransmitted.

The first floor ofthe commercial strip contained aflorist and real estate agency withapartments above.

Surrounding businesses andapartments were evacuated as aprecaution.

Upon arrival of the 1st duePort Jefferson engine, the crew en-tered the building and encounteredflames in the process of pullingceilings.

A line was put in action andextinguished the fire, which origi-nated in the basement and ran up acommon wall to the second floor.

Chief Williams immediatelyrequested mutual aid to the scenefrom Terryville Fire Departmnt(one Ladder, 5A-4-4) Mount SinaiFire Deparment for an engine and arescue and Setauket Fire Depart-ment to standby at Port Jeffersonheadquarters with one engine.

Quick action on behalf of thefirst crew prevented this from be-coming a much more complex fire.No injuries were reported to eitheroccupants or firefighters at thescene.

Approximately 25-30 firefight-ers assisted in the firefighting op-eration.

Port Jefferson Volunteer Am-bulance Corp stood by as EMS atscene.

"I had full confidence in my

Port Jefferson firefighter seen disconnecting a hose line.

ANDREW TETREAULT


firefighters in the rapid extinguish-ment of this fire" said Port JeffersonFire Department Assistant ChiefWilliams.

The Port Jefferson fire marshalis investigating the cause of the fire.

- ANDREW TETREAULT

JIM RUGEN

JIM RUGEN

JIM RUGEN

Mastic Fire Department held a cold water training in theForge River in Mastic, NY. One firefighter went into the wateras a victim and was rescued by another firefighter in a spe-cial cold water suit, as other firefighters on shore were in-structed on the proper use of this special cold water suit.This drill went well and the victim was returned to the shor,where firefighters pulled him from the cold water.

Cold water trainingfor Mastic


Private house gutted by firein Bohemia

At approx. 11:30 p.m. on Feb-ruary 7, 2013 a private house lo-cated at 1381 Smithtown Ave.Bohemia, Long Island, was guttedby a fast moving fire.

Damage was done to the firstand second floors.

Upon arrival, the fire was ob-

served venting from the rear win-dows in the C/D corner.

The Bohemia Fire Departmentresponded and extinguished the

blaze quickly. Mutual aid responded from the

Sayville and West Sayville Fire De-partments.

The cause of the fire is underinvestigation.

- tHoMaS LaMBui

T. J. LAMBUI


Blaze hits house in Dix HillsDix Hills, NY. On February 7,

2013, the Dix Hills Fire Depart-mentwith the help of the Melvilleand Greenlawn Fire Departmentsresponded to a house reportedlyon fire.

Upon arrival, they foundflames shooting out of the back of

the house as well as through theroof. Heavy fire and smoke werethroughout the dwelling.

They managed to put the fire

out, but not before one firefighterwas sent to the hospital and an-other needed medical treatment.

The cause of the fire is underinvestigation.

- MaRK oSHiNSKY

MARK OSHINSKY


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IN SERVICE

the North Patchogue Fire Department operates a 2010 Pierce Ve-locity 95' aerialscope.

FRANK ROBINSON

the Sayville Fire Department operates a 2010 Pierce Velocity 75'aerialscope

FRANK ROBINSON

FDNY Symposium tobe held in March attraining academy

The annual FDNY Sympo-sium, sponsored by the FDNYFoundation, is returning to theFDNY Training Academy onMarch 14 and 15, 2013.

This year's symposium willfocus on the New York City FireDepartment's preparation and op-erations for Hurricane Sandy, aswell as the vital lessons learnedfrom the storm.

Leading members of theFDNY will present the proce-dures, communications and de-ployment strategies that workedduring the storm, as well as thechallenges of fighting major firesand responding to thousands ofmedical calls and mass evacua-tions during the unprecedented

storm surge.Our goal is to share the expe-

riences and practices of FDNYmembers to help provide informa-tion that can be used by other de-partments to review their ownprocedures and operate safer.

So make a resolution to startthe New Year off right, join firstresponders attending from aroundthe world, visit www.fdnyfounda-tion.com or call 718-999-0779 toregister for this outstanding edu-cational event.

- FDNY FouNDatioN



Fire departments in NassauCounty get police radios

Nassau County, NY. On Janu-ary14, 2013, to ensure the com-munication interoperabilitybetween all first responders, Nas-sau County Executive Edward P.Mangano issued each fire depart-ment two XTS 2500 portable ra-dios with a charger and sparebattery earlier this month.

The county executive also an-nounced that appropriate talkgroups have been installed to allowdepartmental communication onthe new 500 MHz system currentlyused by the Nassau County PoliceDepartment.

Since taking office, County Ex-ecutive Mangano has dedicatedsignificant resources to the fireservice.

Much needed repairs to the fireacademy, along with constructionof two new burn buildings and anew mask confidence building, en-sure proper training continue foryears to come.

A state of the art medical com-munication center at Nassau Uni-versity Medical Center is alsounderway.

Funding has also been securedfor college scholarships, new com-puter technology at Fire Com andthe Nassau County Fire Marshal’soffice as well as for fire departmentequipment and Motorola portable

radios in fire department ambu-lances.

The fire departments of NassauCounty were all given two policeradios from Nassau County .Theradios will be used so the fire de-partments can monitor police calls,which will lead to a faster responsetime and knowledge of what thepolice are doing on scene.

Deputy Chief of the NassauCounty Police Edmound Horaceexplained the use of the radios andDeputy County Executive of Pub-lic Safety also spoke. The chiefsand commissioners were verypleased and said this move willmake a difference.

- Mark oShiNSkY

Dep. chief horace of the Nassau county Police Department shows two fire chiefs how the radio isused.

MARK OSHINSKY

MARK OSHINSKY


Chowder Challenge will beheld at FIRE 2013 in June

NYSAFC’s "Cookin’ in theHouse" competition returns to theAnnual Conference! This year, firedepartment chefs will face off withtheir best chowder recipes.

The Chowder Challenge willtake place on Friday, June 14,2013, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in theCypress Rooms at the TurningStone Resort, Verona, N.Y.

Each participating team willreceive free One Day Tickets to at-tend the FIRE 2013 expo, plus aspecial gift for taking part in thechallenge.

Prizes will be awarded to thetop finishers. Last year’s competi-tion was a great success and the as-sociation looks forward towatching it grow this year.

Special guest judges Robert

Painter (FDNY Engine 63 andNYSAFC Hands-On Training in-structor) and John Sierp (FDNYLadder 169) will join us again of-fering cooking demos.

They’ve appeared on many TVshows, including "Chopped," "TheRachael Ray Show," and "24 HourRestaurant Battle."

Come enjoy the demos andsample the competitors’ fare, or ifyou’ve got what it takes, partici-pate in the Chowder Challenge!

- New York State aSSociatioN of fire

chiefS



The Bravest

The BravestReal Stories, Rear Action, True

Heroes. By, National Entertain-ment in association and distributedby Hearst Entertainment, Inc.

Available from:FSP Books & VideosDept. C66, 188 Central Street,

#4Hudson, MA 01749-13301-800-522-8528E-Mail: support@fire-police-

ems.comwww.fire-police-ems.comPrice: $44.95 (10 DVD set)

Yes, you read correctly, this isa ten DVD set which covers 44episodes and is 15 hours in length.The first disk was reviewed in thiscolumn in 2007.

The episodes were made in2001, before the World Trade Cen-ter tragedy. Coverage was done inmany cities including New YorkCity.

A number of the New YorkCity firefighters within theseDVD’s were killed on 9-11-01.One lieutenant I knew, who is insome of this footage, was notkilled on 9-11 but did pass awayfrom a heart attack some time later.

I reviewed the second disk,which is one hour and 44 minutesin length. These episodes were tobe on television, but I cannot hon-estly say they were as I had notseen them.

Anyway, they are enhanced byvest cams at times, which bringsyou inside the burning buildingsand places where emergencies tookplace.

I will only review this secondDVD for two reasons. First, becausethey are sold as a package, not indi-vidually and secondly, if I reviewedeach of them, it would take a yearas videos are reviewed in this publi-cation every other month.

Due to the fact that theseepisodes were filmed for television,they bounce to different scenes veryquickly, which is not what youwould see on the average videotaken by a videographer, who wouldnot be permitted in the building.

Whereas most of the videos wereview dwell on the outside of astructure or an incident, it is easierto take notes while analyzing it.

These ten DVD’s advance tooquickly to allow for note taking.

I will simply cover the incidentsfrom the episodes on this DVD.

Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue isthe first, and they handle an apart-ment house fire. However, thishouse is one story high with hori-zontally attached apartments. Whenthe fire is knocked down a reliefcrew is called to overhaul. Theirnext incident is a stabbing.

Next is New York City and theyfight a three story apartment housefire and later do SCUBA training.Then, there is a cellar fire and anMVA with entrapment.

The District of Columbia is nextwith a fully involved car fire next toa dumpster. Next, is a suicide at-tempt, a gas leak in a school and afemale assaulted.

Los Angeles City is next with astructure fire caused by a mattressresulting with a fatality. Members ofStation 9 talk about their work. Anabandoned house fire is next fol-lowed by a house fire caused by acandle. Finally they respond to aman with head trauma.

Back to New York City we gowith a multiple dwelling fire, an in-terview with Rescue 2, an apartmentfire and finally hazmat training.

This set is well worth themoney to see and will keep you offthe streets for awhile if you vieweach of them!

Video reviews by John Malecky

VIDEOREVIEW

VICTOR ALCORN

VICTOR ALCORN

Brentwood, NY. On January 22, 2013, MTA officials stated a Long Island Railroad trainslammed into a car west of the Brentwood train station at approximately 10 a.m., dragging itabout a half mile this morning. According to officials, it was an equipment train that struckthe vehicle, causing the train and vehicle to burst into flames. There were no passengers onboard because it was a work train. Two occupants were DOA in the vehicle at the scene. TheBrentwood Fire Department quickly put out the blaze. Train service was suspended betweenFarmingdale and Ronkonkoma.

Fatal train versus car in Brentwood

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PATCHES

West Babylon Fire Department

EUGENE WEBER JR.

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faces of long island’s emergency services

Connetqout River State Park manager Gil Bergen and Fire Policeman Ed Barbara Sr.

ROBERT STRAUSS

The crew from Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Tower Ladder 8744 with DeputyChief Farrone (8705).

LEE GENSER

Chief Keane Commack Fire Department and Chief Schwalbe EMS

J CIRILLO

The crew of first-due Manhasset-Lakeville Engine 8740 at recent Signal 10 at 5 Nas-sau Road in Great Neck.

LEE GENSER

Ronkonkoma firefighters took a moment to pose for the camera at a recent falsealarm.

CHRISTOPHER SABELLA

West Sayville Fire Department Chief Robert Doucet recently presented Ex-ChiefJoseph Schroeder with his Ex-Chiefs badge.

HARRY D'ONOFRIO


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Action photos from Around long islAnd

Brookhaven firefighters attack stubborn fire in a two-story town-house in North Bellport.

T. J. LAMBUI

Bohemia’s Second Assistant Chief Mike Stankunis directing oper-ations

ROBERT STRAUSS

Deputy County Executive of Public Safety Victor F. Politi MD

MARK OSHINSKY

Civilian being treated by EMS for a minor hand injury on scene of townhouse fire in North Bellporton January 15th.

T. J. LAMBUI

Massapequa members at a recent ice rescue training drill.

ED TUFFY


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faces of long island’s emergency services

Holtsville firefighters at a recent rollover on Nichols Road

CHRISTOPHER SABELLA

Deputy Chief Horace of the Nassau County Police Department shows two fire chiefshow the new radio is used.

MARK OSHINSKY

East Meadow's FAST team standing by at a Levittown fire

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Eastport Fire Department's Engine 585 standing by for the Riverhead drill


Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano with a fire chief and commissioner as theydisplay the new radios

MARK OSHINSKY

Plainview’s drill team


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