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ALBANY, NY - On April 14th at 1:49 A.M., dispatchers in the city of Albany's dispatch center had their emergency phones ring off the hooks as callers reported a very large warehouse fire in the area of 15 Learned Street. Engine 2, Rescue 2, Ladder 1, Truck 2, Engine 7, Engine 1, the rescue squad, Engine 5, Mohawk Ambulance Service, and Battalion 1 responded to the scene. ■
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MEMORIAL BOARD I f y o u h a v e p h o to s y o u w o u ld lik e to s e e in o u r M e m o ria l B o a rd fea tu re p lea se u p lo ad th em o n o u r w e b site w w w .ls tR e s p o n d e rN e w s .c o m o r em ail th em to L in d s e y @ ls tR e s p o n d e rN e w s .c o m .
A dedicated public servant in the Town of Bethlehem was honored after passing away from a battle with cancer. Past chief of the Selkirk Fire Department and current assistant chief of the Delmar Fire Department, William Borger, 58, passed away following a battle with cancer on March 25, 2024. Borger served with the Selkirk Fire Department for over 30 years before joining the Delmar Fire Department in 2015. Borger was the president of the Town of Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Officers Association for nine years. He worked for 36 years as an employee with the Town of Bethlehem, recently employed as Chief Plant Operator at the water treatment plant. Following his passing, both the Selkirk and Delmar fire depart ments held a final call ceremony to honor Borger, as well as a pro cession that brought his remains throughout the fire districts for one final ride.
STEPHEN M W AUACE As the hose line was used to hit fire under the gutter, a cat appeared in the second-story side window.
Wilson and South Wilson B attle Working House Fire in the V illage; Cat Rescued WILSON, NY - The call came in around 7:00 P.M. on April 19th for the report of a house fire on Petiti Street in the Village of Wilson. Heavy flames were visible from the rear, and thick smoke was com ing out from all around the house. The first attack team hit the flames at the rear of the building. Another engine hit a hydrant by the main intersection and ran the fiveinch into the front of the house. Another attack team entered the front of the house through heavy smoke. The black smoke ran the gutter line, and could be seen puff ing out from the siding on the front of the house. Ladders were put up in the rear of the house to try to pull down some siding.
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As a firefighter made his way up the ladder, the flames popped out under the gutter, and around the corner, a cat appeared in the second-story window. Ground fire fighters grabbed a ladder, put it up to the window, and rescued the cat which was then rushed to the am bulance. An animal oxygen mask was applied to the cat which they covered in a blanket, and after about five minutes, the cat started looking around and appeared to be doing well, thanks to the loving care of Wilson's EMS crews. As Niagara County Sheriff
deputies stood and watched the fire scene, one experienced deputy in firefighting ran over to do an air pack exchange for one of the inte rior firefighters. The Chief kept an eye on the scene from his first truck in making sure everyone was safe and on the same plan. A ladder was placed up the side of the house, then on the roof, allowing firefighters to cut a hole in the roof and allow the heat and gases to es cape. The flames were finally knocked down and an overhaul was started. The scene is still under investigation by Niagara County Origin and Cause. - STEPHEN WALLACE
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Texas: Matthew Dawson, 34 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: January 11, 2020 Death Date: November 26, 2023 Fire Department: Lubbock Fire Rescue Initial Summary: On Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, Fire fighter Matthew Dawson and the members of the Lub bock Fire Rescue were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on an interstate highway. While they were on the scene of the crash in the northbound lanes, a southbound vehicle lost control, crossed the me dian, and struck Firefighter Dawson. He was immedi ately transported to the hospital where it was determined that he suffered a traumatic brain injury. After 3 years of long-term health challenges, he passed away on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Lieutenant David Eric Hill from Lub bock Fire Rescue and a police officer also passed away on Jan. 11, 2020, from injuries they sustained in the ac cident. Texas: Daniel Potts, 74 Rank: Safety Officer Incident Date: November 24,2023 Death Date: November 24, 2023 Fire Department: Whitney Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, Safety Of ficer Daniel Potts was at the fire station. He was getting in his support vehicle to respond to a residential fire when he was found unconscious. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
Ohio: Ralph Michael Stegbauer, 71 Rank: Chief Incident Date: November 25, 2023 Death Date: November 25, 2023 Fire Department: Concord Green Township Fire Department Initial Summary: On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, Chief Ralph Michael Stegbauer and Captain Jeffery Skaggs were utilizing a mechanical lift to make repairs to the radio tower when the lift tipped over. Both were ejected from the tower basket from several feet in the air. Chief Stegbauer and Captain Skaggs were pro nounced deceased at the scene from the injuries they sustained in the fall. Ohio: Jeffery Skaggs, 62 Rank: Captain Incident Date: November 25, 2023 Death Date: November 25, 2023 Fire Department: Concord Green Township Fire Department Initial Summary: On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, Chief Ralph Michael Stegbauer and Captain Jeffery Skaggs were utilizing a mechanical lift to make repairs to the radio tower when the lift tipped over. Both were ejected from the tower basket from several feet in the air. Chief Stegbauer and Captain Skaggs were pronounced de ceased at the scene from the injuries they sustained in the fall. Tennessee: Richard "Rick” D. Miller, 69 Rank: Firefighter/Driver Incident Date: December 1,2023 Death Date: December 1, 2023 Fire Department: Henderson County Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, Fire fighter/Driver Richard "Rick” D. Miller responded to an alarm activation at a county school. Shortly after arriv ing home, he suffered a medical emergency. He was found unresponsive by his family. CPR was immediately performed, and he was transported to the hospital but could not be revived. He was pronounced deceased a short time later from an apparent heart attack.
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Warehouse Fire Destroys M illio n s of M edical Documents in Albany ALBANY, NY - On April 14th at 1:49 A.M., dispatchers in the city of Albany's dispatch center had their emergency phones ring off the hooks as callers reported a very large warehouse fire in the area of 15 Learned Street. Engine 2, Rescue 2, Ladder 1, Truck 2, Engine 7, Engine 1, the rescue J um p to file# squad. Engine 5, 050524111 Mohawk Ambu lance Service, and Battalion 1 re sponded to the scene. Albany police units in the area immediately notified the dis patcher that they had a Signal 30 and heavy fire from the building. Truck 2 pulled out of the station and notified the dispatcher that they had a heavy column of smoke and fire visible from the station in Arbor Hill. The first arriving appa ratus on scene declared the Signal 30, requested the frequency to be dedicated, and notified the dis patcher that they had a very large warehouse with heavy fire blow ing out the back of the structure. The heavy fire condition was blowing 40-feet over the building into the night sky. The thick col umn of smoke and orange glow was visible from the Green Island bridge in the city of Troy. Firefighters immediately began to set up a supply line oper ation. Firefighters had a large 50foot-wide by 500-foot-long building that was three stories with unknown contents that were heav ily involved. Command notified the dispatcher that they had heavy fire on all floors and heavy smoke pushing from the roof of the struc ture. Command notified the dis patcher and all units on scene that this was going to be a defensive operation, and command notified the dispatcher that they had expo sure issues on the 'Bravo' side of the structure, and crews needed to make entry to the building and get to the roof. Firefighters from the next arriving engine company laid in a supply line from down near the Nine Pin Brewery. Firefighters on the rear side of the building near the railroad tracks notified command that they had a large amount of car parts and tires on fire in the rear the building along with heavy fire. Firefighters uti lized a blitz fire and began to at tempt to drive back the heavy fire condition coming out of the build ing. Command notified the dis patcher to have the railroad shut down their tracks while the fire fighters on scene were operating. In the front of the building, fire fighters had heavy fire pushing out the front door of the structure along with thick brown and black smoke pushing from the thirdfloor boarded up windows, and heavy smoke pushing from in be tween the bricks. Truck 2 and Ladder 1 got into position outside of the collapse
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zone and firefighters began to con nect supply lines to them. In the front of the building, firefighters utilized both deck guns on the two engines in the front of the building and began to put into the building over 1500-gallons-per-minute. Firefighters made their way to the side door of the building, forced entry to the structure and learned that the warehouse was full of old hospital documentation that was heavily involved. As firefighters were watching the heavy fire load inside of the building, they watched from a distance as heavy fire uti lized the staircase in the building in a chimney effect. Firefighters uti lized a hand line from the doorway area and attempted to knock down the heavy fire condition, but could not get into the other portions of the warehouse from where they were. Crews in the rear of the build ing continued to utilize master streams for an extended period of time. Command requested one ad ditional engine and one rescue company to the scene. Firefighters laddered the front of the building and took down a large portion of the plywood that was covering the windows and preventing firefight ers from getting water onto the fire on the third-floor. As soon as the firefighters opened up the thirdfloor area, fire began to blow out the back of the structure and on the 'Bravo' side where firefighters were operating on the roof area. Com mand continued to conduct a full walk-around of the building multi ple times monitoring the situation. As firefighters were working on the
roof of the exposure building and inside of the structure. Command was notified that they had smoke pushing into the structure and pos sible extension. Firefighters went to work opening up that portion of the wall and cooling down the areas that were affected. Firefighters continued to utilize master streams in attempting to knock down the large amount of fire inside of the structure. Unfortu nately, firefighters were unable to do so as there was a significant amount of content inside of the building that they could not get water onto. Firefighters stopped op erations on scene and met with Command in the parking lot to come up with a plan. A plan was developed to allow for the roof of the structure to burn off so that firefighters could access the content inside of the structure easier. While firefighters were re grouping, it did not take long for the heavy fire condition to blow through the roof of the structure. Thick, heavy smoke continued to push from the bricks on the walls of the structure, and while firefighters were in the rear of the building, a portion of the back wall did give way, indicating that the building was not structurally safe anymore. Command requested the city's en gineer to the scene and discussed options to safely resolve the issue of the potential of the collapsing structure. Firefighters continued to utilize master streams until the early hours of the morning. Command devel oped the plan to punch a hole in the
side of the building so the truck companies could gain access to all of the burning content. As soon as firefighters did so, a significant amount of heavy fire took off in the roof area and heavy smoke contin ued to push from the structure. Firefighters remained on scene conducting extensive water opera
tions for up to 15 hours. No injuries were reported on scene. Fire inves tigators remained on scene for an extended period of time conducting their investigation into the fire. Firefighters went back into service much later in the afternoon hours. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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THOMAS MARRA A house was saved following a garage fire in Glenmont during a busy winter storm weekend.
NEWBURGH, NY - Good Will Fire Dept, was dispatched on April 24th at approximately 12:51 P.M. to 4 Willella PI. for a re ported structure fire. Command advised a two-story, woodframe, with fire on the outside and a second-alarm was transmitted. Mutual Aid included the following: City of New burgh FD-FAST, Middle Hope FD-1 Ladder, Winona Lake FD1 Engine/1 Rescue to Standby (unable to crew rescue), Cronomer Valley FD-1 Engine, Orange Lake FD-1 Engine to Standby, Air National Guard FD-1 Rescue to Standby, 36-12. A short time later, Command confirmed that the fire was knocked down and overhaul was in progress.
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House Saved from Garage Fire in Glenmont During Busy Storm Weekend GLENMONT, NY - Selkirk and Elsmere firefighters saved a home from a garage fire in Glen mont on a high call volume week end. Fire crews were called to 37 Milltowne Rd. in Glenmont, in the Milltowne Plaza neighborhood, for reports of a fire in an attached garage around 10:00 A.M. on Sun day, March 24th. Police officers arrived on scene and confirmed a fire in the garage and stated that everyone had safely evacuated the home. “The garage was fully-in volved, the window on the garage was blown out and there were flames coming out of the structure on the 'B1side of the garage,” said Chief Tom Neri of the Selkirk Fire Department. “Everybody was out of the house at the time.” Tie says two individuals live in the home and there were no known
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pets inside. “The Bethlehem Police Depart ment Fire Investigation Team did the investigation on it,” Neri said. “They believe the cause is from the snowblower that was used just prior to the fire.” There was also a hybrid car in side the garage at the time of fire, but was not ruled as the cause. The car was, however, towed by Robert’s Towing as a precaution in the event the lithium-ion battery were to re-ignite inside the garage. Neri said the flames were knocked down in less than 15 min utes. The fire damage was confined to the garage with only smoke dam age inside the home, he said. “The fire code sheetrock in the garage did an amazing job to con
tain the fire for us,” Neri said. “We knocked down the fire and another interior crew was inside checking for extension at the same time.” The residents relocated to a family member's home while fire restoration work can be done at their home. The fire came the same week end as a rain, sleet and snow event moved through the area, giving close to 30 fire calls for Selkirk fire fighters that weekend, Neri said. There were no injuries reported on the scene. Selkirk and Elsmere fire depart ments were on scene, along with crews from the Town of Bethlehem FAST Team, Bethlehem Police, Delmar-Bethlehem EMS, Albany County Sheriff’s Ambulance and Albany County Paramedics. -THOMAS MARRA
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STEPHEN M W AUACE The engine compartment was fully engulfed upon arrival.
Wrights Corners Battle Engine Compartment Blaze On April 18th, Wrights Cor ner's Volunteers Rapid Response Engine, under the direction of 1st Assistant Chief Ryan Dickinson, rolled to the report of flames showing from the engine compart ment of a full-size car. The vehicle was on the side of the road on Route 104 East by Murphy Road with heavy flames and smoke showing. The attack crew that was also manned by past Chief Timothy William, Jr. attacked the fire headon. Second Assistant Chief Wal lace Linderman and Pump
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Route 104 East shut down as the fire was contained. 1st Assistant Chief Ryan Dickinson attacked some hot spots before the fire was called under control. Second As sistant Chief Wallace Linderman and Fire Police stayed on scene to keep the scene safe as Niagara County Orgin and Cause exam ined the scene. There were no in juries reported, and the Niagara County Sheriff Department han dled the report. - STEPHEN WALLACE
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One-Car R ollover w ith S erious In ju rie s in W alden WALDEN, NY - Walden FD responded to a serious MVA involv ing a rollover on April 26th. The vehicle was down an embank ment on its roof at Lake Osiris Road in the area of Tassielli Drive. Town of Montgomery PD, Montgomery EMS and New York State Police were at the scene. Firefighters requested Coldenham FD to the scene. The driver was trapped inside the vehicle. Firefighters secured the vehicle to the side of Coldenham's engine and had two ropes stretched to it. Or ange Lake FD requested to set up a Landing Zone at K&H Cor rugated parking lot. Firefighters, EMS and Police extricated the driver from the vehicle and carried the subject up the hill to EMS. They were transported to the Landing Zone where Air Two transported them to Westchester Medical Center. The Town of Montgomery PD is investigating the cause. Deputy Orange County Fire Coordinator 36-12 was also at the scene.
VINNIE DOMINICK NEWBURGH, NY - Winona Lake FD, Orange Lake FD and Town of Newburgh EMS, final practice for graduation of EMT class.
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Rollover with Serious Injuries on NYS Thruway JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/ SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY Troy Lt. Jordan Baldwin
NEWBURGH, NY - Winona Lake FD and Orange Lake FD re sponded to a serious rollover on the NY S Thruway northbound at mile marker 61.9, April 22nd. Units arrived and found that everyone was out of the vehicles. Town of Newburgh EMS re quested a Medevac placed on standby, which they then re quested launched. LifeNet Air Two had a three-minute arrival
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FD was placed on standby while both fire departments were at the scene. Deputy Orange County Fire Coordinator 36-12 was also at the scene. Thruway Authority assisted with traffic control. New York State Police-Troop T is investigat ing the cause. Firefighters assisted with the injured party and checked the vehicles for hazards. - BOB MCCORMICK
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Let's see how many people can relate. I remember when people in stores would help you. They would take the time and walk you to the aisle, if you could not find something in the store, or someone would be willing to help, even if it was not in their job de scription. Has anyone helped to put packages in a car for someone? I see customer sendee as lacking so many times. Many times when I encounter people in stores, they are doing something on the smartphone or they are plugged into something with ear buds. You cannot tell that the per son is not hallucinating because it looks like they are either talking to themselves or outright ignoring you. Sometimes we forget that what ever we do is about customer sendee. I remember a few years ago I was asked to put up yellow tape in front of a driveway. The owner was elderly and came to the door and asked what happened. As I was explaining to the owner that a tree came down in the street blocking the road and taking down electrical lines, I was yelled at by the chief. He told me that my job was to just put up the tape and not to talk to anyone. Interesting, the chief never thought about customer sendee of telling the homeowner what hap pened and about how long it might take. Years before that incident, part of the training and practice was concen trating on salvage and overhaul. We used to cover people's property or carefully move it within the house or
carry it carefully outside, to reduce damage and we did not break any win dows that were not necessary. When we worked with people, we treated them the way that we wanted to be treated. We treated each citizen like family members because we always saw the people that we sensed. It was even to the point that the first fire company that I was part of was known as friendly fire company # 4. So today, I see people bark out or ders at customers. I see tip jars on so many counters. I do not know if people realize, I as a customer do not have to be yelled at. If you yell at me, I have the option of taking my money and spend ing it in another store that shows me re spect and value my relationship. If you pour me a cup of coffee, I do not have to tip you for doing your job. We are always in a sendee posture. We need to think about that the entire year through. We may need to do fundraising or need to justify purchas ing equipment for our organization. Things go so much easier when they see how much we go out of our way or treat others with complete respect, even when they are out of our earshot. Gee, there is something in a book that I read that says to treat others as you want to be treated. If someone is not nice, you may tell the store owner. Think about how people express their dissatisfaction with your sendee. .Are you really treating your customer the best that you can? We may never really know or un derstand who our true customer is. We as individuals do our own customer sendee by the way that we treat others. I'll let you chew on that one for a while.
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Wendelville Fire and Rescue Respond to Tractor-Trailer Vs. Dump Truck The call came out around 10:00 A.M. on April 18th report ing serious injuries at Campbell Boulevard and Lockport Road for a tractor-trailer vs. dump truck. The impact spun the huge dump truck on its side, with the driver side almost on the ground and the passenger side wheels in the air. The truck came within a few feet of taking down the major power poles on the cor ner. Niagara County Sheriffs, New York State Police and DEC all responded to the report of the accident. The impact had the driver trapped inside, and the tractor-trailer was keeping the driver side from smashing into the ground. There was also a large amount of diesel fuel that was flowing down the road as the tanks were ripped open. The Wendelville Chief hit the mutual aid alert and Getzville Heavy Rescue was called in from Erie County. The call also went out for a Niagara County large wrecker to use a point of strap securing on the dump. A number of EMS Paramedics responded to the scene. Various surrounding fire companies sent their Fire Police units to close down a number of roads. The Emergency Service Coordinator also responded. One of the first on the scene was vet eran Niagara County Sheriff's Deputy and Paramedic David Gantz, who risked entering the crush zone to get a quick evalua tion of the driver of the dump truck. Firefighters and rescue mem bers placed a number of securing devices on the airborne side. A firefighter climbed up on the pas senger side, which was in the air, to talk to the driver inside. Before the large wrecker was able to get its boom up and a strap was placed to secure the dump, a number of various personnel en tered into the crush zone to exam ine or look at the situation. Niagara County HazMat team was toned out to the scene, and all three units rolled up during the rescue. The members quickly got down material and dikes to try to stop the flow of fuel into the drains. Once the strap was in place about 33 minutes later, the driver was taken out through the driver's side and rushed to Erie County Medical Center, the re gion Trauma Center. The road was shut down for a long period of time to investigate the accident, and clean the spill. The driver of the tractor-trailer was issued five universal traffic tickets.
___ STEPHEN M WALLACE The boom of the heavy wrecker and a large strap were used to secure the dump from slipping down.
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W orking S tructure Fire Damages Home on Spring St. in Jamestown JAMESTOWN, NY - On May 3rd, the Jamestown Fire Depart ment was called to 813 Spring Street for a reported structure fire. Car 1 went on scene and re ported a working fire. According to the incident report, Jamestown FD fire fighters arrived on the scene at 5:05 A.M. to find heavy fire on the back side of the structure from the ground to the attic of a twoa n d -a -h a lf-s to ry house. Fire extended into the base ment and then to the firstfloor. Flouses on both sides of the 813 Spring were evacuated. (Two) two-and-a-half-inch lines were used to keep the fire from spread ing to neighboring homes, while Fadder 1 used an elevated stream to knock down the fire in the attic. Firefighters entered the home to search for anyone inside and put out the fire. The bulk of the fire was knocked in about 20 min utes per command. Firefighters and an off-shift ladder company remained on scene into the afternoon. An offshift of 12+1 was called in. The cause of the fire is under investi gation. - JOHN SMITH JOHN SMITH
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Building Explosion Under Investigation in West Albany Fire D is tric t COFONIE, NY - On April 4th at 3:18 A.M., calls poured into the Colonie Emergency Communica tion Center reporting a building explosion at 113 Everett Road, the Pad Thai Noodle. The callers re ported that the building had ex ploded and that they could see fire coming from the building. The West Albany FD, Shaker Road FD, Fuller Road FD, Menands FD, Colonie Village Fire Co. for the FAST and Colonie EMS were dispatched to the scene. Before the pagers could even go off, several members of the West Albany FD heard the explosion be fore the call was being dispatched, and those members knew they had a serious call on their hands. The first arriving chief on scene had a single-story commer cial building with a catastrophic explosion, with heavy fire pushing from the back of the building, the side of the building, and the front windows of the structure. Com mand transmitted the Signal 30 and notified all incoming units that it was going to be a defensive op eration. Engine 454 and Truck 9 arrived on scene, and firefighters went to work deploying multiple hand lines to knock down the heavy fire condition. As heavy fire pushed out the front of the struc ture, firefighters quickly began to make headway in driving back the heavy fire condition. Command re quested national grid to the scene to secure the gas and electric to the building.
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3P Members of the Colonie Police Department evacuated occupants of a nearby building. Command conducted a walk-around of the structure and had catastrophic fail ure in the rear of the building and on the 'Bravo' side of the structure, along with a large portion of the roof blown upwards. Town of Colonie fire services and Colonie fire Car 1 arrived on scene and began to conduct an investigation into the incident. As firefighters continued to utilize multiple hand lines and knock down the remaining fire on the 'Charlie' side of the structure, firefighters on the 'Delta' side sprayed water into the kitchen area where they had heavy smoke push ing from the building. The road way in front of the scene not only was covered in apparatus for the incident, but a significant amount of bricks and pieces of glass could be found up to 100-feet from the scene. Firefighters on the exterior portion of the structure continued to monitor the scene and the con dition of the remaining portion of the building that was standing. Na tional grid arrived on scene and disconnected the power and gas to the building. Firefighters in Truck 9 notified command that they had fire in the center of the building and the roof of the structure was completely
compromised and structurally un safe for firefighters to get onto. Firefighters continued to utilize hand lines from multiple sides of the structure in hitting all of the re maining fire. Command requested the dispatcher to notify all units operating on the fire ground to use caution while operating inside of the collapse zone. As fire investigators walked around the scene, the inside of the structure was completely compro mised and a large portion of the beams inside of the structure had shifted, along with one of the large steel beams on the side of the structure that had been displaced from the other portion of the struc ture. As the incident was being brought under control, command requested the town with an exca vator due to how unsafe the struc ture was. Command started to release additional departments that were on scene and return them to service. Investigators remained on scene until the late hours of the af ternoon conducting a thorough in vestigation into the cause of the explosion. Eater in the afternoon, the Town of Colonie tore down the restaurant. No injuries were re ported from the explosion or to any firefighters working on scene. The house next door sustained minor damage from the explosion, and the roadway was cleaned up later in the day and reopened. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY
JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY The front of 113 Everett Road after the explosion.
JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/ SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY Firefighters from the Town of Colonie looking for hot spots.
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2 People Transported from Structure Fire in City of Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - New burgh FD responded to 22-24 City Terrace on the morning of May 4th. Units arrived and found smoke and fire in a resi dence and a seconda l a r m was transmitted, sending West Point FD, Air National Guard FD and Cronomer Valley FD to the scene. Newburgh FD had their ladder to the roof area while firefighters used handlines on the roof and inside the residence to knock the fire down. At the 20-minute status check, crews were still working on knocking the fire down. Central Hudson was called to the scene for a power cut. Two occupants were trans ported to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital by Empress EMS. At the 40-minute status check, the bulk of the fire was knocked down. Origin/Cause Fire Investigator NFD was called to the scene. Deputy Orange County Coordina tor 36-13 was also at the scene. The fire is under investigation. - BOB MCCORMICK
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MASTIC BEACH, NY - Recently, the Mastic Beach Fire Department responded to a call for a reported vehicle fire on Whittier Dr. The caller stated that the fire was threatening the structure. On arrival, Mastic Beach FD Chiefs advised they had an active car fire in the driveway. -
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Working Car Fire Threatens Home in Mastic Beach MASTIC BEACH, NY - Recently, the Mastic Beach Fire Depart ment responded to a call for a reported vehicle fire on Whit tier Dr. The caller stated that the fire was threatening the structure. On arrival, Mastic Beach FD Chiefs advised they had an active car fire in the driveway. The first due engine company stretched the line and made an aggressive attack on the fire. No injuries were reported, and all units were back in service in under one hour.
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M a ttitu c k FD Opens its Door to th e Com m unity MATTITUCK, NY - On Sunday, April 21st, the Mattituck Fire Department hosted an open house at Mattituck Fire Depart ment Headquarters, located at 1000 Pike Street. Members of the Ladies Auxiliary, Explorer Program and Firefighters were on hand to answer any questions. Fire and EMS equipment was on display for the community to see. A live demonstra tion was orchestrated by the members of Mattituck Fire De partment of a vehicle extrication.
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M astic Fire Department 99th Annual In sta lla tio n Dinner RIVERHEAD, NY - On the evening of April 20th, the Mastic Fire District held the Mastic Fire Department’s 99th annual installa tion of officers at the Atlantis Ban quets & Events Center in Riverhead. The in stallation dinner is held yearly to recog nize the incoming and outgoing chiefs JUM P TO FILE# and officers, as well 042924123 as honor the members for their achievements over the year and their overall time in the department. Awards are given out for top responses, top overnight re sponses and milestones for years of service to the department and to the community. The event was attended by members of the Mastic Fire De partment, neighboring departments, Suffolk Fire Rescue Commissioner Patrick Beckley, Brookhaven Su pervisor Panico and Suffolk Fegislator Mazarella. The night's program began with the installation of the chiefs into of fice for the 2024 year. The Chief of the Department for this term is Steven Januszkiewicz and the As sistant Chief is Rudy M. Sunderman. The Chiefs were sworn in by Commissioner Rudolph Sunderman, Jr. The department lieutenants were sworn in next. 1st Ft. for 2024 is Tarren Kearns; 2nd F t’s, are Ian Arthur, Mike Malone and Ryan Pe ters. The admin officers were sworn in by Chief Januszkiewicz and the Fire Police Officers were sworn in by Commissioners Rudolph Sunderman, Sr. and Rudolph Sunderman, Jr. The fire police officers are Fire Police Captain Willian Ponzi, 1st Ft. Fred Stalker, 2nd Ft. Craig Diaz. After the installations con cluded, outgoing Chief Gene Martucci presented awards to the top responders, and also along with current Chief Januszkiewicz there were presentations of special appre ciation awards that were given to the outgoing 1st Ft. Jason Fasek and Outgoing Chief Gene Martucci. A 50 Years of Service award was presented to Donald Ruben, who could not be in attendance for the evening. Also, an astounding 70 Years of Service award was pre sented to Ex-Chief Peter Rosato. Ex-Chief Rosato was surrounded by his family when presented the award, which includes his son who is a department member, and his grandson, a former member of Mastic FD and now a Elorry County firefighter in South Carolina. Awards were presented to the chiefs and officers of the Shirley and Mas tic Ambulance companies who work in various capacities with the department on calls, including car accidents, structure fires and other calls. Additional presentations were
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Mastic FD presents Ex-Chief Peter Rosato an award for an asfounding 70 Years of Service.
Presentation of the Special Award to outgoing 1st Lieutenant Jason Lasek.
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Mastic FD swears in Chief of Department Steven Januskiewicz and Assistant Chief Rudy M. Sunderman. Both were joined by their children.
Presentation of Award to outgoing Mastic FD Chief Gene Martucci.
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Swearing in of the Mastic FD Lieutenants. (L to R): 2nd Lt.'s Ryan Peters, Ian Arthur, 1st Lt. Tarren Kearns & 2nd Lt. Mike Malone.
Mastic Ambulance presents a special award of appreciation to the Mastic FD for their assistance on calls.
made to the Fadies Auxiliary Presi dent Sue Moylan, as well as the fam ily of Department Chaplin Edwin Brooks. Chaplin Brooks served the department for many years in differ ent roles and sadly passed away be fore the event. The awards portion ended with a presentation by Mastic
Ambulance Company to the Mastic Fire Department. A great evening of celebration was had by all who attended. - JOHN WALTHERS
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Sound Beach Restaurant Opened in Memory of Joey DiBernado
EUGENE WEBER JR . This patch belongs to the Woodmere Fire Department, located in Nassau County, NY.
SOUND BEACH, NY - On Saturday, April 20th at 11:30 A.M., the Firehouse Restaurant & Bar hosted its grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony. The restaurant is named in memory of FDNY Lt. Joseph P. DiBernado. Lt. DiBernado was assigned to Rescue Co. 3 in the Bronx and served with the FDNY from 1995 until Black Sunday in 2005. Lt. DiBernado was also a volunteer fire fighter with the Setauket Fire Department. The restaurant is owned by Joe and Barbra DiBer nado, the parents of Lt. DiBernado. Members of the DiBernado Family, Sound Beach Fire Department, Miller Place Fire Department, Terryville Fire Department, Setauket Fire Department, community members, and local government officials attended the ceremony. The Firehouse Restaurant & Bar is located at 30 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, NY.
IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our In Service feature, please upload them on our website www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
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JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Mastic Beach FD High Water Rescue recently given to them By Brookhaven Town Public Safety.
JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Mastic Beach FD Fire Boat 5-13-26 in service for Summer 2024.
FRANK ROBINSON Hewlett Fire Department once ran this 1995 Spartan/RD Murray 1500/600. The unit is now in service in Parryville, PA Fire Company.
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LONG ISLA Brookhaven Fire Department Installs 2024 Chiefs and Officers ROCKY POINT, NY - On the evening of Saturday, April 6th, the Brookhaven Fire Department held its 101st installation dinner at Majestic Gardens in Rocky Point. The annual installation din ner was held to honor the incoming and outgoing chiefs and officers, and members of the de partment, and it also gives a venue to present special awards to depart ment members for years of service, and/or other outstanding accom plishments throughout the year prior. Chief of Department Anthony Verni was installed to his second term as Chief of Department with his two kids by his side. The in stallation was done by his father. Commissioner Michael Verni. Giuseppe Loiacono was installed as the 1st Assistant Chief; round ing out the Chiefs office, Hudson Darrow was installed as the 2nd Assistant Chief. In the officer's room, John Hodge, Jr. was installed as cap tain by his father, John Hodge, Sr., who is a 44-year member of the department. Brian LaMonica, Jr. and Chris Martin were in stalled as the department's lieu tenants for headquarters and station one. Awards were handed out for several items, including Proba tionary Firefighter of the Year, Firefighter of the Year, Station awards and number of responses (top responders). In addition, the department was joined by repre sentatives from FASNY, Patrick Perry, son of VP Eugene Perry, and Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighters association Vice President Dan Brooks, who gave Ex-Chief and Ex-Commissioner Eugene Petrcevich proclamations for his 50-Years of Service to the Brookhaven Fire Department and community. This was in addition to his department recognition of this monumental occasion of a half-century of service. Congratulations to all the chiefs, officers and award win ners!
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Brookhaven Chief of Department Anthony Verni is installed by father & Commissioner Mike Verni to his 2nd term as Chief of Department. The chief was joined by his children.
VP Dan Brooks of Suffolk Volunteer Firefighters Association and Patrick Perry representing FASNY present proclamations to Ex-Chief & Ex-Commissioner Eugene Petrcevich for 50 years of Service.
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Brookhaven FD Captain John Hodge, Jr. is installed by his father, John Hodge, Sr.
Firefighter Alex Roman is awarded at Brookhaven Fire Department 2024 Installation Dinner.
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Brookhaven FD Chief's Office present a plaque to Ex-Chief & ExCommissioner Eugene Petrcevich for 50 Years of Service.
Firefighters Jimmy Cassidy and Mike Hannan receive Station Awards from Lt.'s LaMonica and Martin.
- JOHN WALTHERS
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JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Firefighters on scene of a reported house fire.
Mastic Beach Responds to Reported Structure Fire SHIRLEY, NY - On the after noon of April 20th at about 12:12 P.M., the Mastic Beach Fire De partment was activated for a report of a structure fire in the vicinity of 52 Parkwood Dr. in Shirley. Per the mutual aid plan, the Mastic Fire de partment was also dispatched for an engine to respond. Mastic Beach sent all three chiefs to the scene. The first due unit besides the chiefs was Tanker 5-13-2. On arrival, the crew from unit 2 along with the chiefs made entry to the rear yard as they had smoke visible from the rear. Engine 5-13-3 arrived on scene a short time
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RRAOLEY FOWLER/FIRE GUY PHOTOGRAPHY Holbrook Fire Department Jupiter 27 Truck members pose for a group shot at their Recruit NY open house at Station 2.
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RRADLEY FOWLER/FIRE GUY PHOTOGRAPHY Holbrook Fire Department Eagle Engine Company 2 operates this 1993 Ford Super Duty Brush Truck.
JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Dept, of Veterans Affairs recently put into service this High Water Rescue.
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BROOKLYN, NY - On May 1st, a massive five-alarm fire erupted in Bushwick, at the intersection of Bushwick Avenue and Cooper Street, causing significant damage to multiple buildings and sending plumes of smoke into the air. The fire, which orig inated in a commercial building, quickly spread to nearby struc tures, prompting a swift response from the FDNY. Residents were advised to avoid smoke and close windows due to traffic delays and the strong smell of smoke reported from as far as 1.5-miles away. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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NATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS: PART ll-T E S T TAKING TIPS In the Fire Service there are many reasons to take written tests including national certifi cation exams, entrance exams for career positions, and of course promotions. Although the following information was first developed for high school students it has been modified here for adult learning and the fire service specifically. Be cause the fire service is adult education as an instructor make sure you emphasize that to the firefighters in your class i.e. that you are not treating them as adolescents with these tips but merely reminding them of what they already know as adults. If you are preparing for a na tional certification exam don’t shy away from electronic apps but one note is to make sure you use a screen big enough to accommodate because scroll ing back and forth to see all the answers can make exam prep much more tedious. Also, these apps tend to have subjective questions but remember that questions on national certifica tion exams will likely be more general - they have to be in order to be as fair as possible to as many firefighters as possi ble. Is it really fair to ask a New York firefighter a question about an SOP in Wisconsin? Of course not. 1. VOCABULARY, VOCABU LARY, VOCABULARY: You can not possibly answer a question unless you know the meaning of all the words in a sentence. Refer to question #2 on NFPA standards. 2. FIND KEYWORDS: When looking back in your notes or workbook find and use the key words in the question (write them on a separate piece of paper) and then look specifi cally for those words in any de scriptions. 3. ALWAYS USE INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU ON THE TEST (Including other questions): Often test questions provide in formation in one question that helps you answer another ques tion. Fire service exams are no
torious for asking the same in formation in multiple questions. These questions are generally factual and so can be used to interpret other questions on the test. 4. USE THE PROCESS OF ELIM INATION IN MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Eliminate the choices that you know for sure aren’t or can’t possibly be true. Usually all you are left with is one or two choices which even if you guess is better than four choices. 5. USE COMMON SENSE AND KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING: Think about your answers. Refer to question #1 below. Obviously, this question is asking about a form of com munication - a way that fire fighters talk to one another. So, PASS devices as an example would obviously not be the an swer. PASS devices are auto matic alarms on your SCBA and do not involve human commu nication - it doesn’t make any sense at all to put that as an an swer. 6. BREAK DOWN WORDS TO FIND THEIR MEANINGS: Refer to question #3. It contains the word thermal. The word ther mal (or variations of) refers to temperature - as in thermome ter. Any answer that does not refer to temperature can be eliminated. Also look for pre fixes such as photo - which means light (as in photograph) so any answer not referring to light can be eliminated. So even if you didn’t know the answer you would be able to figure it out. 7. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE MULTIPLE CHOICE OR TRUE/FALSE 8. READ AND FOLLOW THE DI RECTIONS CAREFULLY: If the directions for the true and false questions say to write out the entire word true and/or the en tire word false. That means don’t just put the letter down because it is going to get marked wrong!! The question may also ask you to provide an example so make sure you an
swer all parts of each question. 9. NAME AND DESCRIBE: This phrase means to write the an swer and why it’s the right an swer
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10. EXPLAIN OR DESCRIBE: This direction means to answer the question by telling a story or providing an example. Make sure you answer these types of questions with enough detail as suming the reader or person grading the paper knows noth ing about what you are talking about. 11. WHICH PART FIRST: Start out with the section of ques tions that is worth the most points (usually that will be the short answer). This way if you run out of time you may still have enough points to pass. 12. ALWAYS TAKE A STAB AT THE BONUS QUESTIONS: Stan dardized tests will not have bonus questions but in house exams might. Many times, the questions here are examples from class or from a chapter in any class book or manual. 13. GRAPHS ARE YOUR FRIEND: The answer is in the graph itself. You don’t need to add any knowledge. 14. DON’T ADD INFORMATION: If the question states that all ap paratus are red then for the pur poses of that question all apparatus are red and it doesn’t matter if in real life they are any other color. 15. BEST, MOST and OTHER EX TREMES: These questions tend to be subjective and can be very frustrating because it is almost as if you have to jump into the test makers head and know what they are thinking but there are some of these where be cause the question refers to an extreme the middle answers can be eliminated. Refer to ques tions #4 and #5. 16. SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS SUCK: These questions legiti mately have more than one an swer. Just remember to read all of your choices and don’t con fuse the state curriculum for your local SOPs. See question #6 17. LOOK AROUND THE ROOM FOR ANY ANSWERS: Often-
EUGENE WEBER JR . This patch belongs to FDNY Engine 53, located in New York County, NY. times there are posters or infor mation on the walls that can jog your memory. Maybe you’ll get lucky and have a question on a fire alarm and have a pull station next to your desk with the an swer written on it. Sample Questions 1) Knowing the limitations of radio communication is part of general knowledge of: a) PASS Devices b) Public Alert Systems c) External Communications d) Internal Communications 2) The minimum requirements for receiving, processing and dispatching emergency respon ders are found in: a) NFPA 1500 b) NFPA 297 c) NFPA 1221 d) NFPA 2002 3) Which of the Following BEST describes the location of gasses that are in thermal layers? a) Cool gasses tend to be re placed by warm gasses b) Hot and cool gasses tend to mix in both layers equally c) Cooler gasses tend to be in the upper layer, hot gasses tend to be in the lower layer d) Hot gasses tend to be in the upper layer, cooler gasses tend to be in the lower layer
4) Which of the following BEST describes the impact of higher oxygen concentration on com bustion? a) Materials burn less forcefully b) Non-Flaming combustion will stop c) Fires may be more difficult to extinguish d) Materials that do not burn at normally still do not burn 5) Which of the following is MOST accurate about forcing gates? a) Gate should be pried or cut to avoid damage b) Most gates require a key pad code for entry c) An apparatus bumper can be used to force a gate open d) Most gates cannot be forced and another means of entry must be used 6) Which of the following is the BEST indicator for a backdraft? a) Optimally dense smoke b) Little or no visible flame c) Turbulent smoke discharge d) Fire confined to a void space *Please note I inserted the term BEST to make this question subjective. The original ques tion had the term SMOKE in stead of BEST. - JOSEPH CEA
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