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Serious Motorcycle vs. Car MVA on 17K in Newburgh Town of Newburgh Police and EMS responded on Friday, June 28th to a serious MVA involving a motorcycle/vehicle on State Route 17K and Burger King. Winona Lake FD re sponded as well. Police found the motorcycle driver on the ground. EMS requested launch of Medevac. Goodwill FD set up a landing zone in Lowe’s parking lot. Route 17K was closed during the incident. The driver was transported to landing zone and airlifted to Westchester Medical Center. Town of Newburgh Detective was called for pictures. Fire fighters assisted with traffic and spread speedy dry on fluids. State Police was also on scene. Town of Newburgh Police are investigating the cause. Winona Lake emergency truck used their light tower to light up the scene.
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Nighttime Accident Prompts Many Hours of Ita ffic Standstill and Sleeping Roadside Motorists PIKE COUNTY, PA - (This re port shared with permission of its author Chief Mike Bello, Milford Fire Department, PA) At about 8 p.m. on July 1, 2024, the Milford Fire Department was dispatched to a tractor trailer fire on Interstate 84 West, in Pennsylvania, mile marker 41.3 - a construction zone. The ac cident caused a traffic standstill for dozens of motorists in both direc tions, from between four to five-anda-half hours in some cases. MFP’s initial responding units encountered the interstate at a stand still at mile marker 43. 33 Command units struggled their way forward and directed their backup Engine (E1) to Tunnel Road. With their pri mary Engine (E2), Tanker, and 26 Ambulance immobilized at mile marker 42.4, firefighters grabbed their gear and proceeded on foot to the scene of the incident, leaving their vehicle operators behind. Once on scene, command found a tractor trailer had struck an impact attenuator entering a narrow section of the zone. The impact ruptured the tractor trailer’s fuel tank, spilling diesel fuel into the roadway. The tractor trailer was fully engulfed in flames, with the split rim tires ex ploding and flaming debris sent over the concrete divider and into the eastbound lane. Responders stretched several hundred feet of supply and attack hoses from Tunnel Road up to the incident scene and began the initial fire suppression. With the interstate now closed in both directions, 39 Engine 1 was directed to travel west in the eastbound lane, and joined the suppression operation on arrival. 25 Tanker was directed to travel east in the westbound lane for water supply and suppression. 23 and 41 Tankers were directed to Tunnel Road to sup ply 33 El. Once suppression was complete.
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supervisory personnel from JD Mor rissey, Inc. utilized a large front-end loader to push the remains of the tractor trailer off the roadway and into the construction area for re moval, without disrupting the flow of traffic. The eastbound lane was re opened at 22:32. With the west bound roadway clear of debris, PennDOT was tasked with applying sand to the roadway to absorb the fuel spill, and to inspect the roadway for any fire related damage. Spill control and inspection was com pleted at 00:31, and the westbound lane was reopened. Shortly after the lanes were re opened, 33 Command units return ing to station in the eastbound lane, noticed the westbound traffic was still at a standstill. It was found that drivers of multiple passenger and commercial vehicles were asleep in their vehicles and unaware that the road had been reopened. 33 Com mand units utilized their lights and sirens to attempt to wake the drivers. This tactic was effective to the area of mile marker 43. Once 33 E2 and Tanker were cleared from the traffic and returning in the eastbound lanes, they encoun tered the same situation beyond mile marker 43 and implemented the same tactic. 33 fire units returned to station and were placed back in serv ice at 01:30. 33 Command reentered the westbound interstate at mile marker 46 and found passenger and com mercial vehicles occupying the left and right lanes as well as the right shoulder of the interstate. 33 Com mand was joined by the Pennsylva nia State Police and made their way to the front of the traffic to find driv
ers asleep in their vehicles, blocking the open roadway. As traffic re sumed flow, 33 Command pro ceeded to the next crossover and returned eastbound, only to find traf fic was still not flowing at mile marker 45. 33 Command reentered the westbound interstate at mile marker 46 and again woke drivers, by utiliz ing lights and sirens and banging on doors and windows of the passenger and commercial vehicles. With 33 Command traveling west from the rear, and PSP traveling east in the westbound lanes from the front, traf fic resumed normal flow at 02:54. The Milford Fire department would like to thank the following agencies assisting with this incident. Westfall (39), Dingman (26), Blooming Grove (25), Greeley (23), Shohola (41), PSP, PennDOT, the Pike County Emergency Dispatch ers, and JD Morrissey Inc. The driver of the tractor trailer escaped with no injuries. One Milford FD firefighter was injured during the ini tial fire suppression operation. MFD Chief Mike Bello ad vised all motorists to use the ut most caution when traveling through any construction zone, and reminds all to never block the right hand shoulder during traffic stop pages. With 10 miles of Interstate 84 in MFD’s primary response area, he said it is critical to leave the right shoulder of any highway clear for emergency vehicles. “We can't provide timely emer gency service if we can't easily get to the incident. Emergency vehicles traveling against the normal flow of traffic, as was needed multiple times during this incident Monday night, is incredibly dangerous to both mo torists and responders,” Bello noted. Be safe, everyone! - SHARON SIEGEL
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Second-Alarm Structure Fire in City Terrace City of Newburgh Fire Department assisted by West Point, Stewart ANGB Fire Department, Cronomer Valley, Cornwall on Hudson, and Castle Point Fire Department, as well as the City of Newburgh PD, responded to a structure fire at City Terrace early on the morning of June 27th. The fire was wellinvolved on their arrival, and despite being labor-intensive, it was contained quickly.
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MVA Extrication with Injuries in Blooming Grove BLOOMING GROVE, NY - At 3:23 p.m. on June 15th, the Washingtonville Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with roll over on Route 208 just south of Barnes Road in the Town of Blooming Grove. While enroute, Orange County 911 advised the 1st Assistant Chief that police personnel at the scene were confirming a person trapped in the vehicle. Upon arrival, fire department personnel stabilized the vehicle and extricated the driver who sustained non life threatening injuries. The patient was treated and transported to Garnett Hospital by the Blooming Grove Volunteer Ambu lance Corp. The cause of the accident is under investigation by the Blooming Grove Police Department.
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Tennessee: Robert "Bobby" Douglas Lewis, Jr., 40 Rank: Firefighter/EMT Incident Date: January 24, 2024 Death Date: January 25, 2024 Fire Department: Vonore Fire Department Initial Summary: On Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, Fire fighter/EMT Robert "Bobby” Douglas Lewis, Jr. re sponded to an EMS call at a residence. The next morning, Jan. 25, 2024, he collapsed at home. He was immediately rushed to the hospital where he passed away from an apparent heart attack. New Jersey: Marques Hudson, 32 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: January 26, 2024 Death Date: January 26, 2024 Fire Department: Plainfield Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, Firefighter Marques Hudson responded to a residential fire. While fighting the fire, he became trapped, and a mayday was called. Firefighter Hudson was immediately rescued, and CPR was performed. He was then transported to the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the accident. Four other fire fighters were also taken to the hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries.
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Alabama: William "Tony" Anthony Baumgartner, 70 Rank: Captain Incident Date: February 5, 2024 Death Date: February 5, 2024 Fire Department: Lawrence Mill Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, Captain William "Tony” Anthony Baumgartner was returning to the station from a residential structure fire when the ap paratus he was driving left the roadway. He was pro nounced deceased at the scene from the injuries he sustained in the accident. New York: Robert "Rory" Boire, 64 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: December 27, 2023 Death Date: January 3, 2024 Fire Department: Cumberland Head Volunteer Fire
Department Initial Summary: On Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, Firefighter Robert "Rory” Boire responded to the scene o f a car accident when he suffered a heart at tack. He was immediately transported to the hospital where he remained for 2 days. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, he passed away from complications experi enced as a result o f the heart attack. California: Chris Nelson, 55 Rank: Firefighter-Paramedic Incident Date: February 8, 2014 Death Date: February 8, 2014 Fire Department: Selma Fire Department Initial Summary: On February 8, 2014, FirefighterParamedic Chris Nelson was injured and paralyzed dur ing an incident while participating in training on duty. On February 8, 2024, Firefighter-Paramedic Nelson passed away from the injuries he sustained in the inci dent. Virginia: Trevor Brown, 45 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: February 16, 2024 Death Date: February 16, 2024 Fire Department: Sterling Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: At approximately 7:38 p.m. on Fri day, February 16, 2024, the Loudoun County Emer gency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting an odor of gas outside of a residence. Upon ar rival, units from Sterling, including Firefighter Trevor Brown, located an underground propane tank with a leak on the side of the residence and requested the Loudoun County's Hazardous Materials Response Team, as well as additional units from Sterling and South Riding. A short time later, units on scene reported a catastrophic explosion concurrent with multiple maydays from fire fighters inside the residence. A Rapid Intervention Task Force and a second alarm were requested, bringing addi tional units from Fairfax County and the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority. Upon receiving the multi ple maydays and calls for help, fire and rescue crews worked to locate and rescue the trapped members from the debris. Ultimately, Firefighter Trevor Brown passed away from the injuries he sustained in the explosion.
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Two-alarm apartm ent b u ild in g fire in Livonia LIVONIA, NY - On Friday, June 21, at 7:18 p.m.. Town of Livonia Fire Departments (Livo nia, Hemlock and Lakeville) along with Livonia EMS and East Avon F.D. (FAST) were dis patched to a lire in the wall at 62 Big Tree Street in the village of Livonia. Livonia Asstant Chief Ben Woodruff arrived on location with nothing show ing. Upon further in vestigation, there was reported smoke showing from a multi-unit apartment building. A working lire was declared and a second-alarm was struck, bringing additional mutual aid from Geneseo and Lima Fire De partments along with Livingston County EMS. Firelighters worked for about an hour to bring the blaze under control. All occupants were ac counted for and were being as sisted by the Red Cross. There were no injuries, how ever one rabbit was lost in the lire. Avon and Caledonia Fire Depart ments provided stand-by coverage during the incident. Livingston County Emergency Management and the Livingston County Sher iff’s Office were investigating the cause.
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Motorcycle MVA THOMAS MARRA
Orange Lake Fire Department responded to a motorcycle down on State Route 52 on the morning of June 28th. State Police blocked eastbound traffic at Rock Cut Road and State Route 52. Town of Newburgh Police and EMS were on scene. The driver was transported to Montefiore-St Lukes Hospital. Firefighters helped with the injured driver and removed the motorcycle from the roadway. Town of Newburgh Police are investigating the cause.
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MVA on T uthill Road, Town of Blooming Grove At 8:57 p.m., the Washingtonville Fire Department was alerted for a motor vehicle collision with injuries on Tuthill Road in the Town of Blooming Grove. Upon arrival, fire department units found that the occupants of the vehicles were not trapped in the vehicles, but they did need assistance getting themselves out of the vehicles. The one vehicle came within a foot of rolling down into a flowing creek at the location. Washingtonville Fire Department personnel checked the sta bility of the vehicles, assisted the occupants in exiting the vehicles and assisted Blooming Grove Volunteer Ambulance personnel who treated and transported the occupants of the vehicles. The cause of the collision is under investigation by the Blooming Grove Police Department.
One person was left dead after a head-on crash with both cars on fire.
Head-On Crash w ith Both Cars on Fire Leaves One Driver Dead in Slingerlands One person was left dead fol lowing a serious motor vehicle ac cident involving three vehicles that occurred on the Town of Bethlehem and City of Albany line. Numerous 911 calls started to come in to both the Town of Beth lehem and City of Albany dispatch centers for a motor vehicle accident with one car rolled over and a car on fire on State Route 85 just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1st. Due to 911 calls coming in to both dispatch centers with the crash being on the town/city line, first re sponders from both the Town of Bethlehem and the City of Albany responded to the scene. Crews arrived to find one car on its roof and on fire, as well as an other car that sustained heavy dam age and was also on fire. “Upon our arrival on scene, Al bany Fire was already there,” said Chief Craig Sleurs of the Slingerlands Fire Department. “Bystanders had removed both victims from the cars that were on fire.” Sle-urs says Fire/EMS crews from Albany were tending to patients as well as put ting the fire out on both cars. The driver of one vehicle was 2 8-year-old Matthew Monthie, from Clifton Park, and was trans ported to Albany Medical Center
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with non life-threatening injuries, according to a press release from the Bethlehem Police Department. The driver of the second vehi cle involved was operated by 53year-old Shawna Marzahl, from Selkirk, who was pronounced de ceased at the scene and was turned over to the Albany County Coro ner’s Office, according to police. The crash was investigated by the Bethlehem Police Department and the Albany County Crash In vestigation Team. “The preliminary investigation into the crash has determined that Matthew Monthie’s vehicle was traveling westbound on Rt 85 when it crossed over the center lane marking, striking an eastbound ve hicle that was being operated by Shawna Marzahl,” according to the press release from Bethlehem Po lice. Police said there was also a third vehicle involved, operated by 20-year-old Thomas Nastars, from Slingerlands. Nastars was not in jured in the crash. “Due to the impact of the crash, the vehicle directly behind Shawna
MarzahFs vehicle sustained dam age after being hit with debris from the initial crash,” police said. “The operator of that vehicle was Thomas Nastars, age 20 of Slingerlands.” Slingerlands Fire cleared the scene early on and turned the scene over to Albany Fire. The call was considered in the Slingerlands Fire District, so crews were dispatched back to the scene later in the evening to assist with road cleanup and cleaning up the fuel and other fluids from the road way. Responding agencies included City of Albany Fire, Slingerlands Fire, North Bethlehem Fire, Westmere Fire, Delmar-Bethlehem EMS, Albany County Paramedics, Mohawk Ambulance, Bethlehem Police, Albany Police, New York State Police, Albany County Coro ner. State Route 85 was closed in both directions from Blessing Road to the Krumkill Road exit in the City of Albany from 7:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Bethlehem Police say the inves tigation remains open as of their lat est update. -THOMAS MARRA
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Chief Anthony V. LaFerrera of the North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company (Suffolk County) was installed as president of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs during the NYSAFC 118th Annual Conference & FIRE 2024 Expo Installation Ceremony, which was held on June 14, 2024, at the M arriott Syracuse Down town in Syracuse, NY. Fie will serve a one-year term leading the statewide not-for-profit organiza tion that represents more than 10,000 career and volunteer fire and emergency medical services personnel of all ranks from across New York state. LaFerrera began his fire serv ice career with the North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company in March of 1979. Assigned to Station #2, LaFerrera moved through the ranks of line officer and served as captain from 1986-1989. Fie was elected 3rd assistant chief in 1990 and chief in 1994 and 1995. La Ferrera is also a past president and still serves as secretary of the fire
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company. Additionally, he is a past president of the Town of Babylon Fire Chiefs Association, Town of Babylon Fire Officials Association, and Fire Chiefs’ Council of Suffolk County. LaFer rera has served on the Suffolk County Fire and Rescue Services Commission since 2003. Fie is also a retired FDNY EMS lieu tenant. LaFerrera has been a mem ber of NYSAFC since 1990 and served on the Communications, Annual Conference, and Volunteer Chiefs Committees before joining the board of directors in 2016. Also, during the ceremony. Chief Richard L. Lyman (White Plains Fire Department) was sworn in as 1st vice president and Chief James E. Flare (Flilton Fire Department) was sworn in as 2nd vice president. Chief Brad W. Davies (Corning Fire Department) and Chief Stefano Napolitano (City of Rochester Fire Depart ment) were sworn in as career di rectors. Deputy Fire Coordinator North Anthony D. Faso (Fredonia
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M eet Port Jervis Fire Departm ent’s 2024 Parade Co-Grand M arshal J e ff Ewing Forty-year firefighter Jeffrey “Je ff’ Wayne Ewing has held just about every position in Floward Wheat Engine Co. No. 4, some multiple times. This includes as Captain, 1st Lt., 2nd Lt., Presi dent, and currently as Treasurer. Ewing says he enjoys giving back to the city, sharing a bond with #4’s members, and that he plans to remain a fireman until he dies. Born in Salem City, Ohio on June 14, 1955, Ewing moved to the area with his family, gradu ated from Delaware Valley Fligh School, and has lived in Port Jervis since 1981. In 1984, at age 29, he joined the Port Jervis Fire Department and Floward Wheat Engine #4. “It was by my house, and Tom Lamb (a fellow firefighter) talked me into it,” Ewing recalled of his company choice. Despite the amount of train ing required to be a volunteer firefighter today, the decline in membership, and resulting lack of overall manpower and volume of time active firefighters spend, Ewing has never regretted time given in volunteer firefighting service. “I’m proud to be a member,” he said.
Ewing was able to remain an active firefighter while working in his longtime job as a tool and die maker for Kolmar Laboratories, which he retired from in 2021. Fie also continues to hold the position of Port Jervis’s Animal Control Of ficer. Ewing credits his family for the support they have always given for the use of his time and efforts for the community. “My family is proud of every thing I do for the town,” he said. Over the years, some of the re sponses Ewing has been part of in clude Neversink Lumber and a structure fire on Jersey Avenue and Owen Street on New Year’s Eve. “Todd Kowinsky and I got pushed out of the building, and Todd got Burnt,” Ewing recalled of the New Year’s Eve fire. Jeff is married to his wife of many years, Cheryl Ewing. The couple’s children, Michael, Michelle, Laura, and Jeffrey, have also been involved in firefighting. Ewing encourages anyone in terested in being a firefighter to do so, but to be aware of the current time requirements for training. Fie also advises them to remember les sons they will learn firsthand, in cluding a lesson he himself learned - not to panic.
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What will he be thinking of on Parade Day 2024 as he is honored as a Parade Co-Grand Marshal with fellow firefighter Randy Aber? “Just the honor of being asked,” he said. - SHARON SIEGEL
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Troy Firefighters Handle Two Fires Back to Back on 100 Degree Day
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8 Wagner Drive Structure Fire Vails Gate Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 8 Wagner Drive in the early morning hours of June 22nd. Command arrived on scene and found heavy fire in the garage area. They requested a second alarm with tankers to the scene. Washingtonville, Campbell Hall, Maybrook, Coldenham, and Salisbury Mills responded to the scene with tankers. New burgh, New Windsor, and West Point Fast Team responded with engines to scene. New Windsor Police and EMS were on scene. Firefighters used hand lines and hand tools to knock the fire down. Outside in the driveway was a vehicle with heavy fire damage. Central Hudson was called for a power cut. New Windsor ID Unit took pictures. Deputy Orange County Fire Co ordinator 36-15 and Fire Investigator 36-108 were at the scene. The fire is under investigation by Orange County Fire Investi gation Unit. Coldenham stood by in Vails Gate Firehouse with a Ladder and Winona Lake with an Engine.
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On Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 2:45 p.m., the City of Troy’s Fire Department was dispatched for a re ported structure fire at 2 Brunswick Road at the Stewart’s shop. Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 6, the Rescue Squad, Truck 2, Truck 1, Medic 4, and the Battalion Chief responded to the scene. The dis patcher notified the chief that they had multiple calls on the reported fire. Engine 2 arrived on scene and took up position in front of the panel with the apparatus and deployed an inch and threequarter hand line along with a dry chemical fire extinguisher. Engine 2’s officer called the signal twenty for a working fire. The battalion chief arrived on scene and notified the dispatcher that the employees had evacuated the store and requested national grid to the scene and for them to expe dite. Troy police arrived on scene and set up a traffic pattern to keep firefighters safe while they operated on scene. Firefighters from the truck company laddered the building and made their way to the roof. Fire fighters notified the crews working on the roof that they may have ex tension as the fire was licking the eaves of the building. As firefighters were working the meter would flare up with a significant amount of black smoke, heavy fire, and molted pieces of the power box that would shoot out words. Firefighter searched for the nearby fire hydrant and were eventually able to locate it as it was well hidden in the shrub bery of the store’s decor. Firefighters near the electrical panel utilized a fire extinguisher when the fire would flare up. Fire fighters from other rigs placed all of their extinguishers near the fire scene as firefighters could not uti lize water until the power was se cured. Command requested the dispatcher to notify national grid to expedite to the scene and explain the situation at hand. Firefighters check the store again for extension and firefighters on the roof made a small hole to make sure there was no extension into the roof. After a short period of time national grid ar rived on scene and secured all of the power at the pole to the building. Firefighters were able to check to make sure all of the power had been secured and began to cool down the area that was affected. Employees from the Stewart shop was able to go back in and grab their belong ings. Firefighters on scene set up at the picnic tables and had a bottle of water and attempted to stay cool as temperatures were hovering around 103°F. As firefighters were picking up on scene, another re ported structure fire came in for 58
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The electrical meter blowing heavy fire and molten metal out. Jefferson Street. The caller reported smoke inside of the building after a power issue. Firefighters raced from one fire to the other. On ar rival, there was nothing showing but inside of the structure had a minor smoke condition. Firefighters searched the structure and secured the power to the building. Com mand requested national grid to the scene. After a short period of time
on scene, command transmitted a signal twenty and held the first due engine. At both fire scenes national grid secured the power to the build ing. It is unknown at this time what caused the power meter at the Stewart’s to catch fire. No injuries were reported at either scene. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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Fire Chief Alerted to Structure Fire in Coeymans A local fire chief was flagged down to discover an active struc ture fire in Coeymans. Around 4:30 p.m. on Thurs day, May 2, Assistant Chief Rob Domanico of the Coeymans Fire Department was alerted by a passerby to a fire at * 54 Church St in Co Jump to fiie# eymans. “When I got 060324120 there the corner of | the house was on IKS fire and was quickly spreading up the house because of the winds,” Domanico said. Coeymans, Ravena and New Baltimore Fire Departments re sponded to the scene with Ravena Rescue, Albany County Para medics and Albany County Sher iff’s Department. “Once units arrived, the fire was quickly put out and only the corner of the building sustained damage,” Domanico said. Fie says the fire was caused by the homeowner burning brush in close proximity to the house when the wind gusts spread the fire to the house. Everyone was out of the house and there were no injuries reported on the scene.
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Heavy Smoke F ills the Morning Skies of Cohoes as Firefighters Battle a Commercial Fire On June 1, 2024, at 7:46 a.m., a person stopped by the Cohoes Fire Department and notified them that the convenience store on Remsen Street and Floward Street was on fire. The officer in charge of the station re quested the box for a possible structure JUMPTOFILE# fire to be transmitted. 060924115 The box alarm brought the City of Watervliet’s Fire De partment, Watervliet Arsenal Fire Depart ment, and Green Island Fire Depart ment to the scene. Firefighters geared up and made their way down to Remsen Street where on arrival the first due piece of apparatus noti fied the dispatcher that they had a heavy smoke condition showing from the structure and transmitted the signal thirty for a working struc ture fire. Command requested a full recall of firefighters from all cities responding to the scene. The dispatcher confirmed the address at 203 Remsen Street. Fire fighters immediately deployed an inch and three-quarter hand line off of the rig and made their way to from of the store and opened the front door and discovered they had a working kitchen fire on the first floor and made their way inside. As firefighters were hitting the hydrant, heavy amounts of smoke was push ing from the second floor of the structure. Command notified the dis patcher that they only had heavy fire in the main fire building for now. Firefighters deployed a secondary hand line up the stairs to the second floor where they had an extremely heavy smoke condition and as fire fighters were doing so a portion of the stairs burned out from under neath them, but they continue to push forward up the stairs into the apartment and as they were making a aggressive push heavy fire blew out the front of the building and the delta side of the structure. Firefight ers under a heavy fire condition con ducted a fast search of the second floor for anyone still inside of the building. As firefighters attempted to knock down the fire, conditions con tinued to worsen as they could not get the fire under control in the firstfloor convenience store and had heavy fire traveling throughout the structure. Firefighters inside the building requested someone to vent the roof to try to get rid of the super heated gases and heavy smoke con dition that was banking down on the second floor. Firefighters on the exterior por tion of the structure secured the util ities and went back to work attempting to make an aggressive in terior attack to bring the incident under control. As they were doing so, another firefighter notified com-
mand that they had heavy fire blow ing through the roof on the parking lot side of the exposure building. Firefighters on the first floor of the structure notified command that they had heavy fire now running the en tire ceiling length of the first floor and were attempting to knock it down. They then deployed an addi tional hand line into the structure and began to go to work on the first floor. Firefighters in the rear the structure were able to get the kitchen fire knocked down, but that fire had rapidly spread into the void spaces above and from the exterior portion of the structure there was heavy smoke pushing from the rear porch area. Firefighters on the second-floor notified command that conditions were getting worse, and they had heavy fire traveling throughout the entire cockloft and heavy fire out the delta side of the building. Command requested an evacuation tone and notified all units on scene that they were going to a defensive operation. Firefighters quickly gathered outside of the structure and grabbed a bottle of water and notified command that they were all accounted for. Command conducted a full walk around of the scene and noti fied the dispatcher that they are going to be going into master Stream operations with the truck companies and they still had heavy fire throughout the structure and heavy smoke pushing from the roof. The thick black column of smoke could be seen for miles in the clear morning sky. Command also noti fied all units on scene that the struc tures around the building were evacuated. Both of the city of Cohoes’s ladder trucks and the Watervliet Ar senal1s ladder truck opened up their master streams on scene along with multiple blitz fires went into full op eration. As tens of thousands of gal lons of water were being sent into the building at one time the heavy fire condition quickly began to darken down. Firefighters only had a heavy smoke condition in the rear of this structure as there was numer ous void spaces from construction that went on inside of the building over the years. For them to gain ac cess to these areas where the heavy fire was still hiding, they would have to gain access to the ceiling and porch area. About one hour into the master stream operations, firefighters made their way back on to the roof of the structure of the adjacent building and began to utilize a few tools to gain access to an area where the heavy fire condition was still re maining. As they were doing so, the second floor of the structure and a large portion of the roof gave away inside of the structure and thousands of gallons of water burst through the front door of the structure carrying
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Firefighters on scene of the Remsen Street Mini Mart fire working to bring the fire under control. out of the building cans of soda, candy, energy drinks, and Natty Lite. Firefighters continued to con duct master stream operations for an extended period of time and com mand made the decision to bring in
a demolition team as the building was unstable and not safe to remain standing. Firefighters remained on scene for over five hours before going back into service. The cause of the fire has not
been publicly released. No injuries were reported, and the building was demolished later in the afternoon. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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I am really concerned about when people say that they are here for you or that people want to hear from you. So many websites have contact infor mation or email information but I wonder if there is anyone at the other end. There are shows that I listen to and at the end they say that they want to hear from you but when you send them a message, you get no response. I don't know about you but when I reach out to someone, I expect to re ceive an acknowledgement that they received the message. I am working on a project and have reached out to people in different industries, including mental health, artists and people in related industries, to learn more and gain some support and advice but barely get a response. Do you really want to hear from peo ple? If not, do not put your contact in formation anywhere out to the public or put a disclaimer "if you reach out to us, good luck, we will respond in any way." People interview you so that you can work with their organization but once they receive your dues, you can never get any response from anyone. I will admit that when nobody re sponds to you when you reach out to them can be very discouraging. I even had someone, who I sent a letter to, tell me that they received the letter and they will not read it or get back to me. Sorry, that person just told him self when they fall on my list of cred ible people. Some people may think that it is like that when we pray, but it is not. We need to listen carefully and look for the signs that God sends us. Be lieve it or not prayer is a two way street. Many times we pray to God and tell him our concerns and ask for His help but we do not notice His re sponse. God may send you encour agement through a card that you receive, something our children may say, a song that we hear, a rainbow in the sky or a call from someone that we have not heard from in a long time. There was time that I was think ing about something and I told God that if He wants me to do it. He needs to send me confirmation. Well, He was listening. He sent me two people within minutes of each other asking about the project that I was thinking of giving up on. You may or may not experience but at times, when I work in the hos pital, I walk into a patient's room and introduce myself and the patient may say that they just asked God to send them a sign, and I walk in. We may have a conversation and part of that conversation, I may bring up some thing that they shared with God in a prayer.
God uses whatever way He wants to talk with us. We need to look for His answer and learn how to judge what is from God. There may be times that you may go to church and the pastor may be talking about the issues that you just discussed with God. You may think that the pastor was sitting in the car as you were driving to church but God works in wonder ways. You may be going through some staff right now and you asked God for help but you do not think that God cares because He did not respond to you, the way that you want. You may expect a plane to be a sky writer with your answer but that ain't how He works. He does not answer everyone on a billboard. God usually talks to us in whispers not yelling. You may want God to take away
your pain but you may not like how or when He removes the pain. We may have a relative that is suffering pain from a disease and ask for the pain to be gone. We expect that the person will be healed in a second but God may call the person to be with Him. When God calls His people home, they are no longer in pain. They are in the presence of our Maker. Yes, God is there. He may answer in our timeline or they way that we ex pect, but trust me He knows what He is doing. Sometimes it hurts but when you look back years later, you will see why it happened then way it did. Remember: In God we trust.
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Tupper Lake H isto ric W heel Inn Lost in Blaze At 2:30 a.m. on June 8th, the sound of breaking glass and sirens pierced the small community’s quiet. Arriving Tupper Lake volun teers found heavy fire coming from the over 116 year old structure. Command Spe cial requested Tupper Tower 164 to the scene, followed by a request for Saranac Lake’s Tower and an engine, and man power from Paul Smith Gabriels VFD. The fire grew in intensity and a decision was made to initiate a county wide request for manpower from all Franklin County Fire De partments. In total, 10 departments from Franklin and Essex County an swered the call. Power was cut to the building and Tower apparatus at tempted to extinguish the flames and protect a residence on the Delta side of the burning building. The fight lasted into the morning until placed under control. Tupper Lake village workers used an excavator to move some debris to hit hot spots. NY State Police diverted traffic around the scene. Tupper Lake EMS treated one firefighter on scene for exhaustion. The Franklin County Cause and Origin were conducting a investigation into the possible cause of the fire. - MARK PICERNO
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M u ltip le People In ju re d Jum ping From B urning Home in A lbany Albany, NY - On June 27, 2024, in the early hours of the morning around 2:48 a.m., multi ple calls began to pour into the City of Albany’s communication center and the dispatchers began to answer the calls for help at 97 Clinton Street. Mul tiple callers re ported the building to be on fire. Engine 5, Truck 1, Engine 1, Engine 7, Rescue 9, the Rescue Squad, Truck 4, Mohawk Ambu lance Service, and the Battalion Chief responded to the scene. As units were responding to the scene the dispatcher notified them that the police department was on scene with heavy smoke showing. Engine 5 arrived on scene with one person down near the sidewalk that had jumped from the building as heavy fire was blowing out of the third-floor portion of the structure. Com mand immediately requested the ambulances to step it up to the scene and as firefighters made their way to the rear of the build ing, they discovered another per son that had jumped from the building that was injured. With heavy fire pushing from the second floor landing and the fire pushing up into the third floor from the stairwell, firefighters im mediately deployed an inch and three-quarter hand line and began to make an aggressive push to the second floor of the structure. Fire fighters that were arriving on scene immediately deployed to the front of the building and quickly made their way behind the crew in the stairwell to go above the fire floor as there was still re ports of people inside of the building. Firefighters in the rear the building notified command they had heavy fire blowing out the rear of the building and heavy fire on the stairs. Command radio no tified them to transmit the secondalarm and requested three ambulances to the scene for the victims from the fire building. The dispatcher requested Rescue 1, Engine 2, Truck 2, and Engine 11 to respond to the scene of the second-alarm structure fire. Firefighters continued to make an aggressive push up the stairwell where they encountered heavy smoke and heavy fire push ing down on them. Firefighters in the rear of the building quickly loaded one of the victims onto a stretcher and transported them to Albany Medical Center. They quickly set up a blitz fire and began to knock down the heavy fire from the exterior portion of the building to provide relief to the firefighters inside of the build ing that were trying to make an aggressive interior attack and con duct a search to make sure every body was out of the building.
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Eight families were displaced after a discarded cigarette sparked a massive fire that tore through two apartment buildings in Bethlehem. As firefighters were working, the engine company on scene ran out of water as crews were setting up the hydrant. Eieavy fire blew through the roof of the structure and throughout the third floor out the front and rear of the building. Command requested the evacua tion tones to be transmitted as they were going to go defensive tem porarily. Command notified the dis patcher that they had two addi tional victims on scene from the fire and they were going to be transported to the hospital. Com mand requested additional ambu lances to the scene. Firefighters on the exterior portion of the structure set up Truck 1 and a master stream in the front of the building and as soon as the hydrants were estab lished firefighters immediately went into defensive operations driving back the heavy fire. For a short period of time fire fighters utilized their master streams darkening down a signifi cant portion of the third floor and
second floor. Command authorized firefighters to re-enter the building and continue to knock down the re maining fire on the second floor of the structure. Command requested an additional rescue company to the scene. Firefighters inside of the structure continued to conduct overhaul and knock down hotspots throughout the second and third floor. Firefighters on the exterior por tion of the structure utilized the truck companies master streams to knock down the fire that was run ning the cockloft area. After fire fighters knocked down the remaining portion of the fire, they continued to overhaul the scene until the early hours of the morn ing. Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. The injuries from the fire were all non-life-threatening and all of the fire victims are expected to recover from their injuries. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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CHELLE CORDERO If you are a member of an Emergency Medical Response crew, at what point is your safety more important than your duty to act? According to many protocols around the country, your safety never overrides your duty to act. Throughout the country, the instances of violent assaults on EMS personnel. In July 2022, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services reported that “EMTs and paramedics have a rate of work place violence that is six times higher than the rate for all work ers in the United States’? InNYS, since 2016, assaults against onduty EMS personnel can be con sidered felonies. So how do you react to an ag gressive patient? How should you respond, provide patient care, and still be able to continue serving others? Years ago, one EMT in structor held a session for each class that was full of role-playing and often so realistic that students remembered their lessons so well that one student called the in structor at home one evening to thank him. The crew entered a scene with an erratic patient, but the true danger was not the pa tient, it was another person on the scene who pulled a weapon. Every scene and every trans port must include situational awareness - if a crew has a mem ber who is not responsible for ad ministering aid to the patient.
then he or she should take a step back and view the scene, watching for anything “out of the ordinary” or dangerous. Always act within your scope of practice. EMTs and Paramedics should be trained in watching for potential dangers. If you are treating a patient, and the patient, or surrounding in dividuals become a threat to your safety, call for law enforcement. While you are waiting, if you MUST retreat, do not fail to ob serve your patient, and assess his/her condition even from a dis tance; if you can administer any aid to the victim SAFELY, con tinue to do so. Use self-defense ONLY if there are no other op tions. Always report verbal/physical assaults, and your actions taken, to the appropriate authori ties. Sometimes a patient’s aggres sive actions are the result of phys ical illness (i.e.: diabetic reactions), mental illness and delusions, drugs, or intoxication, and sometimes even just fear. Try to use non-aggressive language to attempt to diffuse the situation. Never forget that trained EMS personnel ALWAY S have a duty to act. Sometimes all that you can do is observe from a distance your aggressive patient may col lapse, or even stop breathing. By observing, you can move back in when the potential threat is gone even if law enforcement has not yet arrived. Even if it comes to a matter of a lawsuit, you or your lawyer must be able to show that you provided reasonable care to your patient. However, if a lawyer presents that you abandoned the patient and did not attempt any patient care even when you would have been able, and this action caused harm, then you could be charged with negli gence and dereliction of duty. (This is NOT a professional legal interpretation).
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As an instructor, I place a pre mium on training and firmly be lieve that training does not have to be confined to once-a-week drills like the format used by most volunteer departments. Training does not also have to be at the request of or creation by an officer as anyone within your department should be able to request a training opportunity. Training and drills can also be the result of perishable skills that need to be worked to estab lish or re-establish mastery. In many cases, the skills for mini drills are ones we take for granted, ones that we have done over and over but for some rea son need a refresher. Just recently as I was getting out of the apparatus, I got my MMR caught in the seat belt. Let me describe the scene a little more in detail. In many cases, as with many volunteer departments there are open seats during the day. As such on this particular call on the way I reached for the air pack across from me instead of the one behind me (that was arguably mistake number one) and put a mask on the MMR.
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When we arrived at the scene, I pulled the cylinder out of the seat and swung it around my back not noticing the entangle ment of the seatbelt and the MMR. I didn’t notice the entan glement until after the air pack was on my back and making strap adjustments at which time it was dam near impossible to get untangled without taking the pack off and starting over. Since the call was an alarm set off by a
contractor who was on site my two partners easily dispatched the call but I had barely gotten out of the rig. I don’t think I’m going out on a limb here by say ing that this type of problem has happened to all of us at some point but that said I think we can all agree that is unacceptable on my part. After discussing with my col leagues over the next day or so we decided to run a mini drill to once again establish muscle memory with the objective being getting out of the apparatus effi ciently. This is an important step in that mistakes on the fireground cannot simply be dis cussed they must be performed so that excellence can once again be ascertained. It is actions of this caliber that must be second nature and performed smoothly and without thinking. This drill literally took about 20 minutes but the reestablished skill was immeasurable. We then took an apparatus out and in full turnout gear simulated a call from start to finish. We tried this from different seat positions and with an officer providing different circumstances for me to react to. Here are the steps: 1) Alarm sounds - get full turnout gear on and enter the rig. 2) Put on my flashlight, tic and radio. 3) Click a mask into the MMR (on the air pack behind me) 4) Put on my headset. 5) Rig stops and I make sure to check my MMR for entangle ments. 6) Get out of the rig with appro priate tools. Whereas being part of a daytime
crew as a station keeper pro vides me with an advantage of establishing and participating in mini drills there isn’t any reason to deny a firefighter additional training when necessary and re quested. Keep in mind that launching mini drills is a two-way street. If a firefighter thinks they need additional training, then they have to approach an officer or chief to get it done but it is also the responsibility of those two groups to notice and recog nize that additional training is necessary. Some examples of mini drill top ics would include: Donning and Doffing gear Tying knots Folding tarps correctly Entering and exiting an appara tus Tapping a hydrant Deploying ladders Deploying hose lays Of course, there is no reason that a couple of firefighters can’t dis play some ambition, get together on their own and complete a drill like the one described here as it can be accomplished without the apparatus in motion. Lastly, this article describes a situation where a problem came up and a mini drill was designed and im plemented to correct the prob lem but firefighters can also get ahead and shore up their skills by assuming the role of instruc tor (by possibly assisting an Ex plorer Post drill) because teaching a particular skill to the next generation of firefighters also works in reverse and helps the instructor improve as a fire fighter as well. - JOSEPH CEA
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Centereach Parade Centereach, NY - On Sunday, May 26th, the Centereach Fire Department hosted its Annual Memorial Day Parade. The pa rade went from Middle Country Rd. & Horseblock to the de partm ents headquarters on South W ashington Avenue. Members of the Centereach FD were joined w ith their depart ments Juniors Company, the Selden FD, Selden FD Juniors, Suffolk Police and various veterans and school organizations in the march to honor those who lost their lives while serving our great country. Afterwards the department invited the com m unity and participants back to the firehouse.
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Valley Stream FD Host Nassau County Firemens Parade On Saturday, June 22nd, the Valley Stream Fire Department hosted the 2024 Nassau County Firemen’s Parade/Engine Co. 4 100th Anniversary Parade. Valley Stream Fire Department was lead by their 100th Chief of Department, Anthony Capone. Departments from around New York State attended the parade.
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Mastic Beach Ambulance Old 5-39-20 which is currently housed on the grounds of the Brookhaven Town Fire Museum.
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Medford Ambulance Company Holds Open House Medford, NY - On Saturday, May 18th, the Medford Volunteer Ambulance Company held their open house at Sta tion 2 on Sipp Ave. The Volunteers of Medford opened the doors for the com munity to tour the Ambulance build ing as well as set up activities and demonstrations. Some demon strations included a stop the bleeding demonstration. Ad vanced Life support. Blood pres sure readings and more. Children and “Big Kids” got to look at the ambulances and equipment. The department had give aways, raf fles and even a petting zoo on hand to help celebrate EMS week. NYS Assemblyman Joe Destfano stopped by for a visit. Joe is an avid supporter of the Fire and EMS service being a volunteer himself in the Medford Fire De partment. This was a wonderful event for those to attend. -JOHN WALTHERS
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NY State Assemblyman Joe DeStefano with Assistant Chief of Medford Ambulance Ragazzini while visiting the departments open house.
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A Medford Ambulance Member Shows a young man how to use the stretcher.
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Vehicle Crash Leads To Arrest Shirley, NY - At about 8:30 p.m., on May 11th, Suffolk Police 7th Precinct officers along with Mastic Ambulance and Mastic Fire Department were dispatched to a vehicle crash with a re ported car fire on Floyd Rd. near Floyd Rd. North in Shirley. On arrival, fire chiefs confirmed there was no fire and the fire department conducted some clean up. While the fire depart ment conducted clean up, police interviewed drivers and con ducted sobriety tests on at least one. It is unclear at this time if anyone was transported to the hospital, but one person was placed into custody for suspicion of DWI after the sobriety tests. All FD units were back in service in under 30 minutes.
Fire Department members and Juniors at the Brookhaven Town Fire Museum memorial Service.
Brookhaven Town Fire Museum Remembers Those Who Were Lost Ridge, NY - On the morning of May 19th, the Brookhaven Town Volunteer Firefighters M u seum hosted its Annual Memorial Service for those firefighters and ladies auxiliary members who per ished in the previous year prior. The event started with the tra ditional march around the grounds. Once all members of the departments in attendance and dignitaries were in place. Presi dent of the Museum Pat Perry and Vice President John Masem gave their remarks. An opening prayer was also given by Chaplin James
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Vaz of the Brookhaven Fire D e partment. Names were read by members of the Executive Board and Secretary Dan Brooks tolled the bell for each name of a de parted member as its customary in the fire service. Taps was also played, and the flag lowered to half mass. The Dignitaries in attendance included Suffolk Fire Rescue Commissioner Patrick Beckley,
Deputy Commissioner Rudy Sunderman, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine, Legislator Nick Caracappa, and FASNY VP Gene Perry just to name a few. After the service was over, attendees were invited to explore the museum and see its collections as well as stay for light refreshments. The Brookhaven Town Fire Museum and the members of the fire de partments in the Brookhaven Township will never forget those who have perished. - JOHN WALTHERS
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B a y v ille F ire C om pany Tw in E ngine W e td o w n On Saturday, June 1st, the Bayville Fire Company hosted a wet down ceremony for Engine 501 & Engine 503. The wet down took place at Centre Island Beach located at 466 Bayville Ave. in Bayville. Engine 501 and Engine 503 is a 2023 Spartan Metro Star Engine 1500gpm/750gal. Glenwood Fire Company, Locust Valley Fire Department and Atlantic Steamer Fire Company were in attendance.
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Suffolk FRES Commissioner Beckley, Deputy Commissioner Sunderman and local elected leaders join FASNY VP Gene Perry and Brookhaven Fire Museum Trustee DiPinto and Bellport FD member Frank T. after the Brookhaven Fire Museum Memorial Service.
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Stop the bleed station at Mastic Beach Ambulance Open house .
Fatal Crash in Shirley Mastic Beach Ambulance Company Shirley, NY - On May 26th at about 10:15 p.m., the Brookhaven Fire Department and Shirley Am bulance were called to the scene of a crash on William Floyd Parkway near Robinwood Dr. Brookhaven FD Chiefs Vemi, Darrow and Loiacono responded to the scene along with crews from Rescue Trucks 3 & 4 and Engine 8. Shirley Assistant Chief Marc L. and Ambulances 18 & 19 were also dispatched to the scene of the crash. On arrival, fire and EMS personnel found one per son was ejected from the car and laying on the parkway. It was deter mined that that the person was de ceased at the scene. Fire and EMS
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2024 Open House Mastic Beach, NY - On May 19th, the Mastic Beach Ambulance Company hosted an open house at the departments headquarters on Neighborhood Road. The Depart ment placed numerous Apparatus and vehicles on display including ambulances, chiefs cars and first re sponder vehicles. The youth squad had photo boards on display as well as applications and also assisted with handing out popcorn. A local hospi tal sent staff to perform a “stop the bleed” demonstration where com munity members could practice how to help someone who may have been stabbed or shot that is bleeding a lot. The Mastic Beach Fire Depart-
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-» ment came and joined up with mem bers of Mastic Beach Ambulance for a vehicle extrication demonstration. Firefighters showed those in atten dance their tools they use to cut a person out of a car that the doors wont open on and showed them step by step the process of how to do this. A member of the ambulance com pany was placed in the vehicle as a mock patient and once the rear doors were opened. Captain Shawn Flester of Mastic Beach Ambulance entered the vehicle and began working to
stabilize the “ patient.” Once extrication was completed including removal of doors, wind shield and roof, the EMS crew under the direction of Chief of Department Bernard Felder moved in and placed the patient on the backboard and stretcher before loading her into the ambulance for “ transport.” After the demonstration, fami lies were able to stick around to talk to members, look at the rigs, get ice cream and other goodies and more. A great day was had by the members and the community. - JOHN WALTHERS
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Atlantic Steamer Fire Company 1 Ladder 1 (551) is 2024 Pierce En forcer 107’ Rearmount 2000gpm/500gal recently seen in the Nas sau County 5th Battalion Parade.
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Mastic Beach Ambulance Company Youth Squad members at their table at the Mastic Beach Ambu lance 2024 Open House.
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Exchange Ambulance Company of Islip Special Operations Truck on a recent working fire in East Islip.
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M astic Beach Handles E lectrical Fire on Argyle Dr. Mastic Beach, NY - On May 19th, the Mastic Beach Fire De partment was activated around 4:15p.m. for a reported house fire on Argyle Dr. between Grandview Dr. and Pinetree Dr. The Mastic Fire Department was automatically mutual aided for an engine and the Mastic Beach Ambulance Com pany was called to the scene as well. Chief of Department Luis Grego along with Assistant Chiefs Roy A. and Jason Sharp responded to the scene of the fire. On arrival, the Chief of Department advised
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that he had an active fire on the side of the house and an electrical prob lem. Tanker 5-13-2 arrived on scene first due and went to work quickly. They were joined by Lad der 5-13-1 and Engine 5-13-3 . Crews went to work, quickly knocking down the fire on the side of the house by the electric meter and also in the garage. Rescue 513-4 also supplied a boaster line to assist in suppressing the fire as well
as hot stick to determine if the lines were still hot which they were. The Mastic Fire Department was cancelled as Mastic Beach had sufficient resources. Once the fire was out, firefighters remained on scene overhauling and waiting for PSEG the local electric utility to ar rive on scene to secure the power to the home and local area. No injuries were reported. Mastic Beach Ambulance re mained on scene in case they were needed. - JOHN WALTHERS
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Mastic Beach Fire Department crew after vehicle extrication demonstration at Mastic Beach Ambulance Open House.
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Mastic Beach Ambulance new ambulance 5-39-19 on display at the department’s open house.
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PSEG Securing the power at the scene of a house fire in Mastic Beach
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A nnual M erm aid Parade Brooklyn, NY - New York’s Public Safety agencies from the NYPD, FDNY, OEM and Sanitation were on hand to support Coney Island’s 41st Annual Mermaid Parade on Saturday, June 22nd. Despite the hot and humid weather, hundreds of marchers turned out cheered by several thou sand who lined Surf Avenue. The parade, founded in 1983 as a way to pay homage to Coney Island's forgotten Mardi Gras, which lasted from 1903 to 1954.
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