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JEFFREY BELSCHWIHDER/SIDEWIHDER PHOTOGRAPHY GREEN ISLAND, NY - On July 4th at 9:48 P.M., dispatchers in the Albany County Communication Center began to receive multiple calls for a working structure fire at 46 Paine Street in the village of Green Island. A Watervliet Police unit and a Green Island police unit arrived on scene and notified the dispatcher that they had a working structure fire with entrapment. - See full story on page 8
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THOMAS MARRA A tractor-trailer fire was moved from the building and extinguished before any damage was done to the store.
Tractor-Trailer Fire Behind Glenmont Walmart NEWBURGH, NY - Cronomer Valley and Plattekill Fire Depart ments responded to a two-vehicle MVA with rollover and in juries on August 6th at State Route 300/Straw Ridge Road. Town of Newburgh Police and EMS were at the scene. Fire fighters made both vehicles safe from hazards and checked for fluids on the roadway. Town of Newburgh EMS trans ported three subjects to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital. The roadway was closed during the incident. Ulster County Car 56-4 was also at the scene. The Town of Newburgh Police Dept, is investigating the cause.
GLENMONT, NY - A tractortrailer fire behind a Walmart was quickly moved away from the building and extinguished in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 25th. The Elsmere Fire Department and Delmar-Bethlehem EMS were dispatched to the Glenmont Wal mart at 311 Route 9W in Glenmont for a reported tractor-trailer fire close to the building around 2:30 A.M. Units were advised that the trailer was a refrigeration trailer full of frozen meat and produce prod ucts. The truck was reportedly parked at the loading dock when the
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driver initially realized there was a fire and pulled the trailer away from the building and attempted to extin guish the fire with a fire extin guisher. “The driver did a great job,” said Chief Marc Futia of the Elsmere Fire Department. “Tie de tached himself from the trailer and moved his truck away.” Tie says the fire started as a brake fire and fire began to bum at the rear of the trailer. “Once they ignited, there was a
tire blowout on the driver's side of the trailer,” Futia said. The fire then began to spread up the sides of the trailer in the rear. Two engines from Elsmere Fire ar rived and pulled two hand lines to extinguish the fire. Crews were on scene for less than two hours. There was no damage reported to the building due to the quick ac tions from the tmck driver moving the trailer away from the building once the fire started. There were no injuries reported on the scene. -THOMAS MARRA
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F ie ld F ire in Avon AVON, NY - On Sunday, July 7th at 6:55 P.M., East Avon and Lima fire departments were dispatched to a field fire on Oxbow Lane in the town of Avon. Units arrived on scene and reported about 5-acres of a wheat field on fire. Command requested a UTV from Avon, and brush trucks from Livonia and York. The fire was brought under control in about 30 minutes. There were no injuries. THOMAS MARRA
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You trained for hours, weeks, months to save lives. When those tones go off, you jump onto your rig and with the siren blaring, you race to the scene. When you ar rive on scene, you rush in, carry ing life saving equipment, and you are ready to work - but then you find that you are not allowed to. Anon-hospital DNR, Do Not Resuscitate, order means that you are not permitted to perform CPR if the person is not breathing and may be pulseless. There is the chance that the patient was hav ing difficulty breathing or showed sign of other distress when the caretaker called 911, but by the time of your arrival... or even after you got there, his or her heart went silent. If there is a DNR present, then you are com pelled to honor the patient’s (or the health proxy’s) wishes. AM OLST form (Medical Or ders for Life-Sustaining Treat ment) can replace the DNR and DNI (do not intubate) directives, but can also include instructions on non-invasive respiratory sup port, pain management, and more. The MOL ST can be used in a variety of settings as out-pa tient, facility or hospital. The MOL ST is often completed with a physician or health care partner. One EMT related the story of being called to the bedside of an elderly man, his room was filled with crying relatives begging the crew to help save his life. He was
not breathing and already pulse less, they began CPR. Another rel ative came running in minutes later and demanded that they stop. After several minutes (while they continued compressions), he fi nally produced a signed DNR that was hidden at the bottom of a drawer. The crew was immedi ately instructed to stop CPR ef forts, check for a pulse, and ONLY resume if there was a pulse. There wasn’t. Ironically, if the man had been revived and especially if he had brain damage from lack of oxygen or even just broken bones from compressions, the patient/family would have had the right to sue the EMTs. The fact that the DNR was not produced, or even an nounced, in a timely manner, would probably have exonerated the responding crew. It is not un common that DNR or MOL ST or ders are not always presented to responders. Even with a DNR or MOL ST, if the patient was breathing but needed treatment for something like broken bones, pain, choking or other injuries, then treatment should commence. The forms do not forbid all treatment, they are meant to allow for quality of life and patient preferences. These forms represent the patient’s wishes for healthcare and must be honored by all medical profes sionals. Responders should always as sess the scene, do a rapid primary assessment of the patient, and al ways add on to the S.A.M.PL.E. questions one more very impor tant query, is there a DNR, DNI or MOL ST form present. Check also for a DNR bracelet, if the patient is wearing one, assume that a valid DNR is in place. ALWAYS transport forms or bracelets with the patient. If contradicting paper work is presented, then the crew needs to honor the wishes on the most recently dated form.
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Car Crashes in to 7 Eleven in Livonia LIVONIA, NY - On Friday, July 19th at 1:25 P.M., Livonia Fire and EMS were dispatched to a vehicle into the building at the 7 Eleven store at 40 Big Tree Street in the village of Livonia. There were initially reports of people trapped, but upon ar rival it was determined that everyone was accounted for and there was no entrapment. However, one person in the store was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-lifethreatening injuries. The store was closed until repairs to the building could be made. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office.
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One-Car Rollover into Tree in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Cronomer Valley FD responded to a onecar rollover into a tree with entrapment on July 14th. One person was transported by the Town of Newburgh EMS.
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Incident Date: February 19, 2024 Death Date: February 19, 2024 Fire Department: Kill Devil Hills Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, Assis tant Chief Tommy Lee was participating in depart mental physical fitness training. After the training, he returned home. At approximately 4:00 p.m., Assistant Chief Lee was found unresponsive on the garage floor. 9-1-1 was immediately called. EMS responded but were unable to revive him. He was pronounced deceased at his residence from an apparent heart at tack. Texas: Zeb Smith, 40 Rank: Chief Incident Date: March 5,2024 Death Date: March 5, 2024 Fire Department: Fritch Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Chief Zeb Smith was the first to arrive at the scene of a resi dential fire. He entered the home to check on any occu pants but did not exit. Fellow firefighters found him unresponsive and immediately began medical treatment. He was then transported to the Golden Plains Commu nity Hospital where he later died. The cause of death has yet to be determined. Kentucky: Roy Franklin Whitt, 72 Rank: Captain Incident Date: March 12,2024 Death Date: March 12, 2024 Fire Department: Route 504 Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Cap tain Roy Franklin Whitt was on his way to escort the body of Elliott County EMS EMT Drake Adams, who died earlier in the day, to a funeral home. Captain Whitt was driving a fire department apparatus southbound on Route 504 when he lost control of the vehicle. He hit a guard rail and traveled down an embankment to the edge of a river. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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Elsmere Fire Extinguishes Car Fire Before Their Car Fire Drill GLENMONT, NY - A car fire drill for the Elsmere Fire Depart ment started early when a call was dispatched for an actual car fire in Glenmont. Just before a car fire drill, the Elsmere Fire Department was dispatched to the area of East Bayberry Road and Derry Lane for reports of a car on fire just after 6:15 P.M. on Tuesday, June 25th. Bethlehem Police officers arrived on scene and radioed dispatch that they had a fully-involved car fire with several explosions reported from the tires. Fire fighters arrived and got the fire knocked down before head ing to their car fire drill. While at their drill, firefighters were called back by the tow company for containment of gasoline spilling from the vehicle. Also on scene was Delmar-Bethlehem EMS and Albany County Paramedics. There were no in juries reported on scene.
RORERTD SIMPSON Checking for extension at first fire.
House Burns Twice on Same Day in B elleville BELLEVILLE, NY - At 9:29 A.M. July 27th, Belleville Fire Department was dispatched to 8169 County Route 75 in the Town of Ellisburg for a working structure fire. Ellisburg and Adams and Fire Departments were dispatched as Automatic Mutual Aid. The actual address was a short distance away at 7677 NYS Route 289 in Belleville, NY. Smithville Fire was also requested to the scene. Crews found a small fire on the second-floor with slight exten sion into the attic. The fire was quickly extinguished with minor damage on the second-floor and the attic. Power to the residence was disconnected at the meter by National Grid. Fire investigators responded and the cause was un determined. Only one window on
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the second-floor was damaged during the first fire, all other win dows were intact when the fire de partments left the scene.. At 11:23 P.M. that evening, Belleville Fire was alerted to the same address with Elisburg and Adams as Automatic Mutual Aid for a working structure fire with smoke and flames showing. Upon arrival, crews found a fully in volved structure with flames out of multiple windows on all sides. Smithville Fire Department was requested for a tanker to the scene and to set up a tanker fill site at the Belleville Fire Station. A secondalarm was also requested for addi tional tankers, bringing
Mannsville-Manor and Henderson Fire to the scene. The fire was again knocked down, and as crews moved through the building for overhaul, they discovered that several windows including the large bow window on the front of the building appeared to have been removed. Belleville Fire and the New York State Police secured the scene until daylight with all other departments back in service by 4:30 A.M. The Jefferson County Office of Fire and Emergency Management, the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, and the New York State Police are handling the investiga tion. - ROBERT SIMPSON
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Vacant House Fire on the 4th of July in Rochester ROCHESTER, NY - Shortly before noon on July 4th, Rochester firefighters responded to the intersection of Cen tral Park and 4th Street for the report of a house fire. Units arrived on scene a reported a working fire in a two-and-a-halfstory vacant dwelling. The blaze was brought under control in about 20 minutes. There were no injuries, and the RFD Fire Investigation Unit was determining the cause.
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Two Women Rescued from Fire th a t Damaged Four Homes in Green Island GREEN ISLAND, NY - On July 4th at 9:48 P.M., dispatchers in the Albany County Communica tion Center began to receive mul tiple calls for a working stmcture fire at 46 Paine Street in the village of Green Island. A Watervliet Police unit and a Green Is land police unit ar rived on scene and Jump to file# notified the dis 071324104 patcher that they had a working stmcture fire with entrapment. The officers sprinted up the stairs with a neighbor right behind them where they had an elderly woman trapped on the second-floor. With heavy smoke and heat pushing down on the police officers, they began to drag the victim across the floor of the apartment to get her to the stairs. The Green Island, Watervliet, and Watervliet Arsenal Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene. As firefighters were heading to the scene only a minute away, they had a significant glow in the sky and the fire was visible from River Street in the city of Troy. The first arriving engine on scene immedi ately transmitted the Signal 30 for a working stmcture fire with heavy fire blowing out of the rear of the building and heavy smoke pushing out the front door of the stmcture. One firefighter from the village of Green Island sprinted into the building and assisted the officers in getting the woman out of the build ing across the street. The other in dividual inside of the building escaped with smoke inhalation and was placed in a chair across the street. One of the children that was inside of the house learned from his parents to go across the street in case of an emergency and made it out safely. As Watervliet firefighters ar rived on scene they deployed their supply lines down the street and with assistance established a water supply on both ends of the street. Command requested the secondalarm to be transmitted as they had two additional houses catching fire on scene and two fire victims at 9:56 P.M. The second-alarm brings the city of Cohoes and the Troy Fire Department to the scene. While on scene, firefighters re quested an ambulance for the bum victim and the Town of Colonie EMS took the call. Firefighters deployed a oneand-three-quarter-inch hand line up the staircase where they had heavy smoke banked down to the floor, and extreme heat pushing down on them, but firefighters at tempted to make an aggressive in terior attack to drive the fire back.
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Watervliet Arsenal firefighter takes over the deck gun on scene hit ting the fire in the roof.
Watervliet Arsenal firefighter takes over the deck gun on scene hit ting the fire in the roof.
As heavy fire blew out the back of the building, firefighters continued to attempt to make an aggressive in terior attack inside of the structure, and as they were doing so, heavy fire blew out the 'Delta' side of the building and started to heavily im pinge on the adjacent structure and fire spread into the roof area of the building. Firefighters deployed another hand line down the 'Delta' side of the structure and began to knock down the heavy fire condition push ing out the side of the structure onto the adjacent building. Firefighters deployed a master stream to the cen ter of the roadway and began to set it up as heavy fire blew through the roof of the structure and began to push out the vent hole of the front of the building. Firefighters evacu ated the structure as heavy fire con sumed the second-floor. The second-alarm companies began to arrive on scene and grabbed hand lines off of the rigs and began to go into both adjacent structures and pull apart the ceilings to gain access
tal with injuries from the fire. Fire fighters on scene brought a cat out side that had smoke inhalation and a firefighter from another nearby fire department that lived in the area that was on scene assisted with ap plying oxygen to the family's pet. As firelighters on scene opened up both master streams from the truck company, the fire quickly darkened down. Within a few min utes, firefighters had the heavy fire condition that was still inside of the second-floor under control. Fire fighters working in the front of the stmcture had a significant portion of the front roof area fall to the side walk below. Firefighters in the rear of the building set up hand lines and continued to put water into the structure. Firefighters remained on scene in a defensive posture for an extended period of time until about 11:45 P.M. The heavy fire condition was brought under control about 30 minutes into the incident. A total of four buildings suffered fire damage. One of the fire victims was trans ported to the bum center for their in
to the fire that had made its way into the two adjacent structures. Fire fighters on scene began to notice that they did not have enough water pressure coming out of the hydrants and requested the village to imme diately increase pressure on the hy drant system. Firefighters in the rear of the structure knocked down all of the visible fire on the exterior portion of the structure. Firefighters that exited the building set up the truck com pany in the front of the building and made their way inside of the bucket as heavy fire was blowing out of the front of the structure. A firefighter jumped on top of a nearby engine and began to utilize a deck gun and knock down a large portion of the fire in the front of the building. With firefighters in the adjacent structure making an aggressive stop on the fire spread, firefighters coming out side of the other fire buildings were able to get a bottle of water as tem peratures were hovering around 84°F. Colonie EMS transported both patients on scene to the hospi-
juries, but was released on July 10, 2024. The other victim was released the same day as the fire. One addi tional cat was located after the fire was brought under control. A total of three cats lost their lives due to the fire. Investigators on scene were able to determine that the cause of the fire was accidental. The house was torn down the next morning. No firefighters were injured on scene battling the fire. Firefighters went back into service just after 2:00 AM. The neighbor who has not been identified yet, as well as Green Is land Police Officer Robert Piazza and Watervliet Police Sgt. Thomas Sczpanski, Watervliet Police Officer Eric Roy and Green Island Fire fighter Michael Baker are credited with the rescue of the woman trapped on the second-floor. These individuals risked their lives to save another person's life without hesita tion. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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Firefighters Extricate One Person from 4th of July Crash in Melrose Fatal Two-Car MVA on 1-84 in Newburgh
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MELROSE, NY - On July 4th at 1:39 P.M., the Melrose Fire De partment along with the Eloosic Valley Rescue Squad responded to Northline Drive and Route 40 for multiple calls for a reported headon accident with rollover and the vehicle reported to be on fire with entrapment. Multiple law enforce ment officers began to race to the scene. As the ambulance was re sponding to the scene, the dis patcher notified them that there was somebody possibly trapped underneath the vehicle that was rolled over, and the ambulance re quested the helicopter to be placed on standby. As the dispatcher re ceived additional information, multiple ambulances were re quested to the scene from the Eloosic Valley Rescue Squad. The first arriving chief on scene requested the Schaghticoke Fire Department to shut down Route 40 in the area of Bracken Road, and the Speigletown Fire Department to shut down Northline Drive near the accident. One of Albany Medical Center's doctors MD 388 came on the air and called himself en route to the scene. Com mand requested the helicopter to the scene as they had confirmed heavy entrapment inside of the ve hicle. Command requested the Eloosic Valley Fire Company to the scene with the jaws. Firefighters arrived on scene and immediately began to set up stabilization on the vehicle that was flipped onto its roof with heavy entrapment on the passenger side. As the rescue 42 struts were in place, the Eloosic Valley Fire Company arrived on the scene and firefighters deployed a one-and-three-quarter-inch hand line to the front of the vehicle and their extrication equipment. Pittstown Ambulance was re quested to the scene for mutual aid. As firefighters began to work to cut the victim out of the vehicle, they
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learned that the foot of the victim was heavily entrapped between the floorboard and the motor of the ve hicle. Paramedics inside the vehi cle applied a tourniquet to the patient and a significant amount of blood began to pour down the vic tim's leg. As firefighters were cut ting the vehicle, LifeNet 7-1 began to circle the scene above and landed in the town hall field. As firefighters were cutting the patient out, EMTs worked on the other pa tients from the other vehicle. Al bany meds medical doctor that was on scene assisted with patient care. Firefighters were able to cut the door off of the vehicle and make a small purchase point to spread the sheet metal away from the patient's foot that was en trapped. Firefighters were able to remove the trapped individual from the vehicle and transported them to the nearby ambulance where they began to stabilize the individual. Paramedics made their way over to the helicopter and transferred the patient to the flight nurse where they were transported to Albany Medical Center. The other individuals involved in the accident were transported to the hospital. Firefighters on the scene began to clean up the accident and clear the roadway of the debris. The Rensselaer County Sheriffs Office and New York State Police were both on the scene of the inci dent. Firefighters were able to get the roadway cleared in about one hour from the incident. The cause of the accident remains unknown. All occupants in the vehicles sur vived with multiple levels of in juries. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
NEWBURGH, NY - On July 27th at approximately 7:40 A.M., Orange Lake and Winona Lake Fire Departments responded to a reported MVA with rollover and possible ejection on Interstate 84 eastbound at mile marker 34.1. Town of Newburgh and New York State Police were at the scene. Town of Newburgh EMS transported two subjects to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital. The driver of one vehicle was in car-
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diac arrest, with EMS performing CPR on them. Preliminary investi gation revealed that a small com pact car was rear-ended by an SUV, causing both vehicles to leave the roadway and the SUV to rollover. The driver and sole occu pant of the SUV was pronounced deceased.
Firefighters checked the acci dent scene for possible other vic tims of the vehicle that rolled over with negative results. New York State Police are investigating the cause. Orange Lake Fire Police blocked the ramp on State Route 17K to Interstate 84 Eastbound during the incident, and Interstate 84 was down to one lane during the investigation. - BOB MCCORMICK
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ALBANY, NY - On July 27th at 1:27 A.M., the City of Albany’s Fire Department was dispatched to 6 Thornton Street for a reported structure fire with multiple houses on fire after Albany Po lice officers on patrol discovered the house fires. Police officers immediately sprang into action and began to evacuate the houses around the fire, as the fire was spreading quickly. Engine one, en gine two, rescue two, tmck two, en gine seven, the rescue squad, Mohawk Ambulance Service, and the battalion chief responded to the scene. The dispatcher notified the battalion chief that there were po lice on scene and that they con firmed a working structure fire. Engine two arrived on scene and notified the dispatcher that they had a working structure fire and transmitted to signal thirty, request ing the frequency to be dedicated. With heavy smoke pushing from two houses, firefighters deployed multiple hand lines to the front of the structure. Firefighters notified the dispatcher that the houses were vacant and boarded up. As firefight ers began to stretch the hand lines to the front door of the structure, the truck company quickly positioned itself in the driveway of the house with inches to spare between the fence and the tmck company. Police officers on scene were able to suc cessfully evacuate all of the sur rounding structures and get the remaining residents in those homes out safely. The commanding officer on scene requested the next due en gine to grab the hydrant, lay into en gine two and establish a water supply. As firefighters worked, heavy smoke continued to push from the structure and firefighters made their way inside and discov ered a significant fire condition on the second-floor and first-floor. Through extremely aggressive firefighting tactics, firefighters made a push throughout the struc ture, driving back the fire, and began to bring the incident under control before it could spread to any other structure. As firefighters were working on the second-floor, heavy smoke began to push from the attic area of the structure and out of the vent hole on the side of the build
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bucket and began to knock down all of the fire in the attic area. After doing so, firefighters made their way to the front of the building and began to pull apart significant portions of the siding and the roof area. Fire fighters were able to bring the fire under control and keep it to the first two buildings. Firefighters worked for an extensive period of time over hauling the badly damaged vacant stmcture to make sure that there were no remaining hotspots. Firefighters on scene worked until the early hours of the morning bringing the incident fully under control. At this time, the fire is under investigation and no in juries were reported. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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PATIENT REFUSAL Chaplain’s Corner Pastor Fernando Villicana
Talk about frustration. You ar rive on scene and someone in need of medical care refuses treat ment AMA - “against medical ad vice.” Sizing up the situation, you determine the individual really needs to be transported. But legally, you cannot force them. Your best efforts to convince that person has failed. The situation is frustrating. It’s not that you don’t care. Fre quently you’re called out in the wee hours of the morning. You go, not only out of duty, but be cause you care. Nor is it like you’re not well prepared. You’ve studied, passed test after test, and perhaps had years of experience. Refusing treatment is risky - “this
person really needs to go!” By ignoring the problem, your fear is that the subject’s health will deteriorate. A simple issue treated now could head off a major catas trophe tomorrow. What’s more, with treatment, the patient would actually feel better. But they re fuse, insisting on their own stub born way. You shake your head and wonder. The Bible tells us that Jesus our Savior stands at the door of your heart and knocks. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to h im ...” (Revelation 3:20). Have you opened that door, the door to your heart or are you unwisely refusing His care, ADA - against divine advice?
JEFFREY RELSCHWINDER/SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY City of Troy's Marine One over the top of the victim's truck in the river.
Troy Firefighters Dive in River in Attempt to Rescue Person Trapped in Vehicle
Blessings, Pastor Fernando Villicana Fire Service Chaplain
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TROY, NY - On August 3rd at 7:29 A.M., the city of Troy‘s dis patcher transmitted a water rescue call in the area of 691 River Street for a truck that took down a power pole and went airborne into the river. Firefighters from Engine four, only being across the street from the inci dent and in the middle of shift change, immediately made their way across the street where they discov ered a power pole that had been sheared off at the top with multiple large transformers down on the ground and signs of a vehicle that had gone into the river. Members of the rescue squad immediately went down to man Ma rine one and made their way to the scene. Firefighters ran down the hill and saw the vehicle beginning to submerge and jumped into the river. Two firefighters swam out to where the vehicle had sunk and began to make multiple attempts to rescue the individual trapped inside of the truck. After multiple attempts with no success due to the depth of the river, firefighters swam back to the shoreline. While this was going on, the transformers that were down on
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the ground originally smoking ex ploded into flames, sending a mas sive column of smoke into the morning sky. National grid was re quested to expedite to the scene. Firefighters grabbed multiple dry chemical extinguishers and at tempted to knock down the fire, but the fire was too large. With an expo sure issue, command transmitted the box alarm, bringing additional units to the scene. Marine one was able to locate the truck in 25 to 30 feet of water off the shore of the river. Command re quested the New York State Police dive team to the scene to get access to the truck, as it was too deep for firefighters to be able to reach. While this was going on, two massive arcs from the downed power poles oc curred, sending voltage traveling up the line, visible with the naked eye, across the pole to the next trans former where it blew out the fuses. National grid arrived on scene and began to secure the power. Firefight
ers then began to knock down the heavy fire condition with a mist from the nozzle, being extremely careful not to spread the toxic trans former oil. After the fire was out, firefighters put down a significant amount of speedy dry on the oil to absorb it. The subject inside of the vehicle unfortunately did not survive the ac cident. One witness to the incident stated the vehicle came down Middleburg at an extremely high rate of speed, missing all of the vehicles in its way, and came through the park ing lot riding the grass area, hitting the guide wire attached to the pole, sending the vehicle airborne into the river. At this time, the accident was determined to be from a medical issue. The operator of the vehicle was Mike Paglia, age 89, a retired Troy Firefighter from the 1980's. No firefighters were injured during the rescue attempts. Police remained on scene for an extended period of time while removing the vehicle from the river. Power to the area was restored later the next day. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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Instructor Preparedness Any elementary or secondary teacher will tell you a success ful lesson is 90% in the prepa ration while the actual delivery is a fraction of that time. In struction within the fire service is no different although it is ar guable that this point has to be driven home more so due to the fact that fire service in structors may not have as much training in the field of education not to mention the fact that the venue for a fire in structor is typically a lot more varied. The point is if your in tention is to be a fire instructor and/or stay in that part of the profession then you better know that in order to be suc cessful you are going to have to put A LOT of time into preparing your lesson. Are we talking about an actual lesson plan here? Actually, no. That topic can be quite exten sive and appeared in a previ ous article in this column. What kind of preparation are we talking about then? We are talking about organization and logistics because one of the exciting things about teaching (add some sarcasm here) is there never really is a dull mo ment. Just when you think everything is going smoothly and according to plan all of a sudden, your projector bulb dies - now what? Do you have an extra? How are you going to present your material if your projector is inoperative or un available from your employer; assuming that is the method you chose? Being a professional fire in structor means in part being prepared as much as possible just like on the fireground. But just like on the fireground there will be situations beyond your control that you will just have to roll with to get the best result possible. There is no way to prepare for everything
but remember that “chance fa vors the prepared mind”. OK, so let’s take a given scenario. As a fire instructor you have been tasked to provide a re fresher course on ropes and knots at “Inferno Fire Depart ment”. The location is two hours away but you promised a Lt. you know that you could drive up and assist with drill since it is a very small com pany and no one is really pro ficient with knot tying. What happens next? Even for expe rienced instructors if you don’t have a checklist, it may be a good time to create one (a generic one appears at the end of the article). It is best to have a modified and specific check list for each drill because the props will likely be different for each. Start by testing all of the equipment you plan on using. With ropes and knots it is cus tomary to start with a short presentation on the types of ropes, differences between utility and life safety rope etc., you get the idea. The point is to make sure your projector works (notice I said yours be cause it really is better not to have to rely on availability from an employer). A working projector includes testing your laptop or other source. Be sure to include in that laptop check the remote used to ad vance the slides is working as well as ensuring you have extra batteries for the latter component. If you have a screen check to see if there is any damage but if there is an exception to “al ways have backup” it would be a projector screen because of the bulk and difficulty to trans port. This is where an instruc tor has to be creative. Carry a flat, white sheet to use in a pinch. Mine had grommets in
the corners to make it easy to hang. Because the venue is two hours away it may be difficult to get there to scope out the room ahead of time so ask the Lt. who initially booked the drill for some information. You should ask for pictures of the room so you have a general idea of the layout. Ask ques tions like: 1) How large is the room? 2) Where are the bathrooms? 3) Is there a projector and screen? (Note - bring your own anyway and use theirs as a backup) 4) How many power outlets are there? 5) Is there WiFi available? Make sure you have HotSpot capability and/or a flash drive with your presentation. 6) Will there be food or at least refreshments? 7) Is there a separate space for the practical application? 8) Is there a training ground and what is the proximity to the classroom? 9) How many firefighters will be attending? Lastly, being prepared means arriving EARLY. As the phrase goes “early is on time and on time is late”. That way if there are any issues they can be re solved and mitigated. For ex ample, say you forgot to bring practice ropes then you can run down to a local hardware store and get some rope to cut up. Yes, traffic happens and that may be one of those “things on the fireground” you can’t control but you can con trol when you leave and plan ning out an alternate route.
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In a historic decision, the Columbia County Firefighter of the Year award committee has elected to recognize a team of firefighters for only the second time in the award's history. This year, the honor goes to Assistant Chief Andrew Montie, Rescue Captain Brandon Montie, Rescue Lieutenant Dan VanAllen, and Firefighter Hailey VanAllen-Hamm of the Stuyvesant Fire Department. The nomination stems from a remarkable rescue operation on March 9th, 2024. At approximately 2 PM, the Stuyvesant Fire Co., alongside Stuyvesant Falls Fire and the New York State Police, was dispatched by Columbia County 911 to the Lewis Swyer Preserve along the Hudson River. The call involved a mother and her two young children, aged 2 and 4, who were stranded on a trail due to rapidly rising water. The family had entered the preserve via a raised boardwalk that runs parallel to Mill Creek, unaware of the high waters caused by heavy rains and snowmelt from the previous days. After venturing several hundred feet down the trail, the tide began to rise quickly, submerging the boardwalk in some areas by up to two-feet. Realizing the danger, the mother called 911. At the time of the call, water was already two-inches above the walkway. By the time the firefighters arrived, the water was continuing to rise rapidly, pos ing a significant life safety risk. The rescuers faced treacherous conditions as they made their way along the flooded, muddy boardwalk. The water reached up to 36inches in some places, and the boardwalk was slippery and diffi cult to navigate. Using pike poles to steady themselves, the firefighters carefully advanced, fully aware that a single misstep could plunge them into waters over 10-feet deep. After 30 minutes, the team reached the stranded family, who were standing in cold, muddy waters on a higher section of the trail. En suring the safety of the mother and her children, the firefighters devised a plan to escort them out. Carrying the children and using pike poles and ropes, the team began the perilous journey back, with the water continuing to rise. Forty-five minutes later, they successfully brought the family to safety. This courageous and skillful rescue averted what could have been a tragic outcome, thanks to the calm demeanor of the mother, the efficiency of the 911 dispatchers, and the bravery and teamwork of the Stuyvesant Fire Department volunteers. For their extraordinary efforts, Assistant Chief Andrew Montie, Rescue Captain Brandon Montie, Rescue Lieutenant Dan VanAllen, and Firefighter Hailey VanAllen-Hamm have been awarded the 2024 Columbia County Volunteer Firefighters Association Fire fighter of the Year Award. Their heroic actions stand as a testa ment to the dedication and valor of volunteer firefighters everywhere.
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LIVONIA, NY - On Saturday, August 10th, Livonia Fire and EMS held a joint open house at their quarters on South Livo nia Road. Events included yard games, coffee truck, food, vital sign checks, dunk tank, fire safety house and an extri cation demonstration.
NEWBURGH, NY - On July 28th, Good Will FD responded with Cronomer Valley FD on automatic response to a one-vehicle MVA with injuries on Interstate 84 eastbound at mile marker 38. Town of Newburgh and New York State Police, as well as Town of Newburgh EMS were also at the scene. Firefighters spread speedy dry on fluids on the roadway and assisted with traffic. Inter state 84 was down to one lane during the incident. EMS transported one subject to MontefioreSt. Luke's Hospital. New York State Police is investigating the cause.
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Fire Apparatus Fighting Fires II By Peter Aloisi Available from: FSP Books & Videos 433 Main Street, Suite 2A Hudson, MAO 1749 1-800-522-8528 Email: support@fire-policeems.com www.lire-police-ems.com Price: $14.95 This is a soft cover book meas uring 8 Vi inches by 11 inches, with 135 pages. It is copyrighted for 2013, but I do not believe it was re viewed before in this column. Nev ertheless, the author by this time has been photographing for 50+ years (same as myself), and you can tell that he loves it. He is well known for books, calendars and videos, some of which have been used in training. The book is entirely photos, except for a dedication to a fallen firelighter from Boston who died suddenly. He was a dedicated and highly deco rated firefighter taken too soon. May he rest in peace. All photos have been taken by the author. There is no text other than the captions/cut lines below the photos. The table of con tents include FDNY, Boston Fire, Classics, Apparatus Across Amer ica, Tillers, Second Career Appara-
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Another Massive M ultiple-A larm Warehouse Fire in Albany ALBANY, NY - On July 12th around 10:43 P.M., the severely understaffed dispatchers at the City of Albany’s dispatch center began to take multiple calls for a working structure fire in the area of 883 Broadway. Engine two, en gine one, truck one, truck two, en gine five, the rescue squad, rescue nine, Mohawk Ambulance Serv ice, and the battalion chief were dispatched to the scene. The Al bany Police Department's zone of ficers arrived on scene and notified the dispatcher that the in cident was on Learned Street again, and they had heavy fire on arrival. As they were coming down the roadway. Engine Two notified the dispatcher that they had heavy fire showing from Learned Street. Engine two ar rived on scene and began to stretch multiple hand lines to the front of the building. Truck two and ladder three set up in the front of the building while ladder one set up in the parking lot of the fire building. Knowing this was going to be a defensive operation, as they had a heavy fire load in a two-story heavy timber commercial warehouse-style structure, firefighters worked to establish a water supply from a nearby hydrant on Broad way, but the hydrant was out of service. Command transmitted the second-alarm to bring the City of Troy, and Watervliet Arsenal Fire Department into the City of Al bany, and Engine Seven, Engine Ten, Truck Four, and Engine Nine responded to assist at the scene. Firefighters on scene deployed a blitz fire to the front of the build-
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ing, and multiple truck companies quickly set up on the scene as they had heavy fire blowing through the roof of the building. Firefight ers utilized a rotary saw and began to cut the garage doors open so firefighters could use the blitz fire and a hand line to attempt to knock down the fire inside the commercial structure. Firefighters also cut a hole in the fence and de ployed a two-and-a-half-inch hand line into the construction yard of the property. Firefighters looked for a way to gain access to the building. As firefighters continued to work on the scene, thick heavy black turbulent smoke began to push from the second-floor of the structure in the rear portion of the building. As firefighters continued to work, the smoke became more violent and more turbulent, indi cating they had a heavy fire con dition inside of the building and a significant fuel load. Firefighters continued to utilize master streams into the windows of the building to attempt to disrupt the thermal layering occurring. Fire fighters continued to work the heavy fire that blew through the center of the warehouse in the rear portion of the building, sending a fireball and hot embers into the night sky. Truck one, on the 'bravo' side of the structure, con tinued to utilize their master streams in knocking down a sig nificant portion of the fire, and as they were doing so, a large portion
of the roof gave way and sent an other fireball into the sky. Firefighters around the build ing continued to utilize master streams for an extended period of time. Command set up in the front side of the structure and set up a collapse zone where they kept fire fighters away from. The city engi neer arrived on the scene and began to assess the structural dam age and notified command that the building would have to be torn down due to it being unsafe. Fire fighters continued to utilize master streams until the early hours of the morning. Fire investigators arrived on the scene and began to conduct their investigation into the cause of the fire. This area of the city of Albany has had multiple signifi cant fires and incidences in the last few months. No injuries were re ported on the scene. Firefighters went back into service later the next day. The fire is currently under investigation. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY
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Lithium Dattery Sparks Vehicle Fire in M astic MASTIC, NY - On the evening of July 13th at about 7:20 P.M., the Mastic Fire Department was activated for a report of a vehicle fire on Stackyard Dr., off Riverside Dr. Chief of De partment Steve Januszkiewicz (5-12-30) and Assistant Chief Rudy Sunderman (5-12-31) responded to the scene shortly after activation. On arrival, the chiefs found active fire in a vehicle in the driveway. The first due engine was 5-12-1. On arrival, a crew went to work quickly to knock down the fire with a booster line.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Working Structure Fire in Old Westbury OLD WESTBURY, NY - On July 21st, Roslyn Fire Companies were activated for a residential structure fire at 12 Saddle Ridge Rd. A column of smoke could be seen from the dis tance, and on arrival of the chief, he found heavy fire throughout the structure and imme diately transmitted the second-alarm. Crews responded in and found no occu pants inside the res idence. The fire was extinguished and the scene was placed under control two hours later. There were no reported in juries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. - PARKER AUSTIN
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M astic Beach Dryer Fire MASTIC BEACH, NY - On Sunday, June 23rd at about 2:40 P.M., the Mastic Beach Fire Department was called to a home on Johns Neck Rd. for a report of a house fire. The Mastic Fire Department was also alerted for an auto mutual aid engine, and Mastic Beach Ambulance was called to stand by at the scene as well. On arrival, Chief Luis Grego had smoke show ing and determined the cause was from a dryer on fire. Tanker 5-13-2 and and engine 5-13-3 responded to the scene. Chief Grego advised dispatchers at Suffolk Fire-com that they could release mutual aid with his thanks. Firefighters from Mastic Beach removed the dryer from the home and used a can to en sure the fire was extinguished fully. While doing this, other fire fighters brought fans into the home to vent the smoke. No injuries were reported, but Mastic Beach Ambulance respon der 5-39-80 and Ambulance 5-39-20 were on scene for the du ration of the incident. All units were released from the scene in under 40 minutes.
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Mastic Beach Ambulance leaves Smith Point to transport the patient to the hospital after drowning.
Man Drowns at Smith Point Park Outer Beach SMITH POINT PARK, NY On August 11th at about noon, a Suffolk County Park Ranger who was patrolling Smith Point was on the outer beach between cut 1 and cut 2 when he was notified that a person was in distress in the water. Fire Rescue officials were also no tified and activated the Mastic Beach FD, along with the local Ma rine Incident Response Team (MIRT), which in addition to Mas tic Beach FD also consists of Mas tic Fire Department, Eastport FD, Center Moriches FD, and East Moriches FD. Also activated were the Mastic and Mastic Beach Am bulance Companies. The Mastic FD Marine Incident Response Boat 5-12-26 was already out conducting overwatch for the Suffolk County USAR team that was conducting a drill on the forge river when the call went out. With
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aP a full crew and an EMT on board, they broke off from the drill imme diately once the call went out for persons in the water on the ocean side at Smith Point. Mastic Beach FD, under com mand of Chief Luis Grego and As sistant Chief Jason Sharp, also sent members to the dock to meet the boat. The remaining members of the MIRT team also began to quickly muster crews and resources for response. Suffolk Police Marine Rescue Boat Marine Mike was also dispatched. While units were re sponding from Police and Fire De partments, the Park Ranger and a good Samaritan had attempted to send out a life ring, but the man was unresponsive. Suffolk County
Ocean Rescue lifeguards responded to the location, which is outside of the protected zone of jet skis and lo cated the unresponsive 70-year-old male. He was taken to shore where CPR was initiated. Smith Point EMTs were on scene and assisted with care, which was turned over to members of the Mastic Beach Am bulance. Park Rangers met with Suffolk Police at the outer beach entrance where police requested that the road to the outer beach be closed at the booth. Mastic Beach Ambulance transported the male to Long Island Community Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police from the 7th precinct requested a crime scene unit to respond. The incident is currently under investigation. - JOHN WALTHERS
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RRADLEY FOWLER/FIRE GUY PHOTOGRAPHY The Wading River Fire Department still operates this 1986 Pierce Dash Tanker. A new Spartan Tanker is on order. JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Shirley Community EMS' new Ambulance 5-38-17.
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Winter Bros Garbage Transfer Fire WEST BABYLON, NY - On August 10th, the Yaphank Fire Department was activated for an au tomatic fire alarm at Winter Bros garbage transfer plant on Old Dock Road. On arrival of 5-3030, he had smoke and fire showing. Crews responded in and extinguished all fire, and went back in to service five hours later.
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M a stic M em orial Day S ervices MASTIC, NY - On the morn ing of May 27th, the Mastic Fire Department hosted its annual me morial day ceremony at the Mastic Fire Department memorial located at Montauk Highway, near Herkimer St. The department was joined by several surrounding de partments, including Brookhaven, Center Moriches, Manorville and Yaphank. Shirley and Mastic Am bulance joined, as well as veterans and school organizations and local elected leaders. During the services. Taps were played and music was sung by William Floyd students. Elected leaders gave brief words about
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memorial day and the importances of it. Wreaths were laid at the site of the memorial by members of the various departments in atten dance. After the services concluded, members marched and paraded back to the Mastic firehouse for another brief department service for those fire department members who perished, and then the depart ment was dismissed. - JOHN WALTHERS
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Hicksville FD Hosts Traditional Wetdown for Three Twin Engines HICKSVILLE, NY - On Saturday, June 29th, the Hicksville Fire Department hosted a wet down ceremony for Engine 933, En gine 934, and Engine 937. The wet down took place at Hicksville Fire Department Station 3. All Engines are twin 2023 Sutphen Monarch Engine 200gpm/500gal. The former rigs were all 2004 Sutphen Engines which served Hicksville Fire Department for 19 years. The Bethpage Fire Department, Atlantic Steamer Fire Company 1, Syosset Fire Department, Plainview Fire Department, Melville Fire Department, East Meadow Fire Department were in attendance.
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JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Firefighters from several departments operate at a house fire in Middle Island.
Middle Island House Goes Up in Flames MIDDLE ISLAND, NY - On June 9th at about 2:57 PM., the Middle Island FD was activated for a report of a house fire on Yaphank Middle Island Rd. On arrival of 1st Assistant Chief William Nevins (515-31), there was smoke coming from the eves and a fire in the attic. Assistant Chief Nevins transmitted the Signal 13-35 working fire as signment. Activating this brought in additional manpower from his de partment, and also triggered the mu-
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tual aid plan. On arrival, at least two lines were stretched between Engines 515-6 and 5-15-11. Mutual aid was brought in from Yaphank, Ridge, Brookhaven lab and Coram Fire de partments. Firefighters went to work to quickly knock down the fire and bring it under control. Once the
main body of fire was knocked down and under control, firefighters went to work conducting overhaul and ensuring that no hot spots ex isted in the wall by using the Ther mal Imaging Camera. They also went to work venting the house of any remaining smoke. The scene was placed under control just before 4:00 P.M. No injuries were reported, and the fire marshal was notified. -JOHN WALTHERS
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Fire Tears Through Block of Queens Village Homes; 14 Injured QUEENS, NY - A massive fire ripped through Queens Saturday afternoon, August 3rd, injuring 14 people, including 11 firefighters, and damaging multiple buildings, leaving dozens of residents dis placed, officials sad. The blaze began just after 4:00 P.M., at a two-story resi dence at 88-21 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens Village, be fore quickly soaring to five alarms and spreading to seven buildings, ac cording to FDNY officials. Over 200 firefighters, EMTs and paramedics responded to the fire, which was brought under con trol in about two hours, officials said. -DAVID BURNS
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FDNY in Remembrance of the 46th Anniversary of the Waldbaum’s Fire BROOKLYN, NY - The fire occurred on August, 2, 1978 at a Waldbaum’s supermarket on Av enue Y and Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn. Nearly 20 Firefighters were on the roof of the supermarket when the central portion gave way, plunging 12 mem bers into the flames. Six of them were rescued, but another six mem bers died in the tragedy. Lt. James E. Cutillo of Battal ion 33, Firefighter Charles S. Bouton of Ladder 156, Firefighter Flarold F. Flastings of Battalion 42, Firefighter James P. Mc Manus of Ladder 153, Firefighter William O ’Connor of Ladder 156, and Firefighter George S. Rice of Ladder 153, made the Supreme Sacrifice that day. In addition to the FDNY members who sacrificed their lives that day, 34 Firefighters, one Emergency Medical Technician and one Emergency Services po lice officer were injured in the fire. - DAVID BURNS
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