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JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY C O LO N IE, NY - On January 20th at 1:27 P.M., th e Stanford H e ig h ts FD, a lo n g w ith the S ou th S che ne ctady FD, Carm an FD, C o lo n ie V illa g e F ire Co. fo r th e FAST an d C o lo n ie EMS, w as d is p a tc h e d to 1204 K in g s Road at B B L C o n s tru c tio n fo r a s tru c tu re fire. The c a lle r rep orted the y w ere c u ttin g metal w hen a sp a rk ca u g h t the in te rio r p o rtio n of th e b u ild in g on fire.

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Albany Firefighters Rescue Two Children & One Adult from House Fire ALBANY, NY - On February 3rd at 10:52 P.M., City o f Albany’ s communications officers began taking multiple calls for a structure fire at 28 Albany Street with re ported entrapment. The dispatchers immediately transmitted the alarm o f fire, sending Engines 2 and 1, Trucks 2 and 1, Engine 5, Rescue 2, the rescue squad and Battalion 1 to the scene. The caller reported a fire inside the hallway. The police department arrived on scene and notified the dis patcher that they had a working fire with entrapment. Quickly followed behind the police unit were Engine 2 and Truck 2 and the fire officer on scene transmitted a Signal 30 for a working structure fire. Firefighters immediately de ployed a ladder to the second story window and began to make res cues. Firefighters from Engine 2 deployed a hand line to the front o f the structure and notified all units that they were running off the tank water and that they needed a hy drant. As crews were setting up to make an aggressive interior attack, firefighters began removing the trapped victims from the second floor. One adult and two children were quickly removed and brought to an incoming ambulance down at the end o f the street on Broadway. Command requested additional ambulances to the scene as well as a warming bus, as temperatures were hovering around -15°F with a

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wind chill o f -35°F. As firefighters were connecting to the hydrant and feeding the engine, water began to spray from the fittings and started to cover the ground in a sheet o f ice. The pump panel quickly b e came ice covered and the addi tional hand lines that were above the pump panel became covered in ice as well. Firefighters in the hallway o f the structure continued making an aggressive knock down o f the fire while firefighters on the second floor conducted a primary search and discovered that everyone was out o f the building safely. Mohawk Ambulance Service arrived on scene and evaluated the three occupants that were rescued. Firefighters began to deploy rocksalt around the engines and the front o f the scene anywhere where water was running. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the hallway and made sure that it did not spread to any other part o f the home. Fire Investigators arrived on scene and began to conduct their investigation into the fire. No in juries were reported, and firefight ers went back in to service a short time later. - JE F F R E Y B E LS C H W IN D E R

Structure Fire at Tompkins Terrace Apartments in Beacon BEACON, NY - On February 8th at 4:10 P.M. the City o f Bea con FD, Village o f Fishkill FD, Beacon Vol. Ambulance and Ambulnz (City o f B eacon M edic 1) were dispatched for a structure fire at the Tompkins Terrace apart ments. BFD Cars 1 and 2 arrived on scene within three minutes to find a working fire in the rear o f the apartment extending onto the structure. All occupants were safely out o f the apartments. BFD Car 1 transmitted a second-alarm, dispatching Castle Point Fire with an engine and off-duty BFD Ca-

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reer Staff to the scene. The Rombout FD and Glenham FD stood by in the city to provide coverage. BFD's crew advanced the first hand line into the involved apart ment, and the fire was contained within minutes. All searches were negative. Firefighters were sent to the ro o f to ventilate and check for fire extension. Fire damage was confined to the apartment o f origin and in the attic. Firefighters co v ered the furniture in the apartment

below apt. 168 to prevent major water damage. The fire was inves tigated by the City o f Beacon PD, and the D C Fire Investigation D i vision. Dutchess County Cars 17, 51, 52 and 53, along with the City o f B eacon Building Dept, and the B eacon Police assisted on scene. Two occupants were assisted for lodging by the Red Cross. No in juries were reported. The cause o f fire was deter mined to be from the m isuse o f smoking materials. - GARY VANVOORHIS

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Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car in Newburgh NEW BURGH, NY - C ronom er V alley FD re spo n de d to a p ed e s tria n v e rsu s m otor v e h ic le MVA o n State R o ute 32, February 3rd. Town of N ew burgh P o lic e an d EMS w ere a ls o at the scene. F ire fig h te rs checke d the v e h ic le for hazards and stood by w h ile EMS re q ue ste d a M edEvac for th e p edestrian. G ood W ill FD set u p the la n d in g zone at M id V alley M all as Route 32 was s h u t dow n in both d ire c tio n s. Town of N ew burgh EMS tra n sp o rte d th e sub ject to the la n d in g zone w here they were the n tra n sp o rte d to Montefiore-St. Luke's H o sp ita l and p ro n o u n c e d DOA. Town of N ew burgh ID U nit was c a lle d in to take pho to s, an d th e Town of N ew burgh P o lic e are in v e s ti g a tin g the fatal accident.

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Fatal Truck Vs. Tree MVA on Rock Cut Rd. in Newburgh NEW BURG H, NY - O range Lake FD re s p o n d e d to a s e rio u s o n e -ve hicle MVA at 548 R o ck Cut Road, February 11th. Town of N ew burgh P o lic e an d EMS a ls o re s p o n d e d to the scene. On a rriv a l a p ic k u p tru c k was fo u n d to have c ra sh e d in to a tree w ith th re e o c c u p a n ts s e r io u s ly in ju re d , an d EMS re q ue ste d a M edEvac lau nche d. W inona Lake FD set u p a la n d in g zone at th e O ra ng e Lake M otel w here o n e of the passengers, id e n tifie d as 49-year-old B ria n Fow ler from Mod ena, w as a ir lif te d to W estchester M e d ic a l C enter w here he was p ro n o u n c e d dead. T he d riv e r and other p a sse n g e r were extrica ted from the p ic k u p and treated on sce n e before b e in g tra n sp o rte d to Montefiore/St. Luke's H o sp ita l. T he Town of N ew burgh P o lic e Dept, is in v e s tig a tin g th e fatal accident.

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Iowa: Gary DeCook, 66 Rank: Captain Incident Date: August 27,2022 Death Date: August 27,2022 Fire Department: Bames City Fire Department Initial Summary: On Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, Captain Gary DeCook was performing maintenance at the fire station, including fire apparatus and equipment work. After he was finished, he went home and less than 5 min utes after arriving, collapsed in his driveway. His fellow emergency responders arrived at the scene and immediately performed CPR but were unsuccessful. He passed away from an apparent heart attack. Texas: Charles D. Krampota, 60 Rank: Captain Incident Date: Sept. 23,2022 Death Date: Sept. 23,2022 Fire Department: Alvin Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, Sept. 23,2022, Captain Charles D. Krampota responded to a fully involved mobile home fire. After extin guishment of the fire and being cleared from the scene, Captain Krampota returned home. Approximately 3 hours later, he was found deceased from an apparent heart attack. Inves tigation into the incident continues. Idaho: Gerardo Rincon Rank: Crew Boss Incident Date: Sept. 20,2022 Death Date: Sept. 20,2022 Fire Department: Salmon-Challis National Forest Initial Summary: During the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 20,2022, while as signed to the Moose Fire near Salmon, ID, Crew Boss Gerardo Rincon suffered a med ical emergency and passed away. New Jersey: Timothy R Pfleger, 32 Rank: Chief Incident Date: July 16,2022 Death Date: Sept. 30,2022 Fire Department: Keyport Fire Department Initial Summary: On July 16,2022, Chief Timothy R. Pfleger was involved in a motor vehicle crash while returning from fire depart ment mandated training at the Monmouth County Fire Academy. As Chief Pfleger was driving his Keyport Borough assigned vehi cle, it was struck head-on by an oncoming ve hicle. Chief Pfleger sustained traumatic injuries and was transported via ambulance to Jersey Shore University Trauma Center. After being stabilized, he underwent surgery to re construct his right hip. In the days after his surgery, Chief Pfleger was transported to a long-term facility for further rehabilitation. After approximately one month in the long term rehab facility, he was able to be trans

ported home to continue further rehab there. On Sept. 30,2022, Chief Pfleger was trans ported back to the hospital for a medical emergency and passed away. An autopsy de termined that Chief Pfleger’ s cause of death was pulmonary failure due to immobility pro duced by his injuries sustained in the crash. Nebraska: Michael Moody, 59 Rank: Assistant Chief Incident Date: Oct. 2,2022 Death Date: Oct. 2,2022 Fire Department: Purdum Rural Fire District Initial Summary: On Sunday, Oct. 2,2022, while fighting the Bovee wildfire near Halsey, Nebraska, Assistant Chief Michael Moody suffered an apparent heart attack and passed away. Texas: Curtis Brown, 51 Rank: Chief Incident Date: October 4,2022 Death Date: October 4,2022 Fire Department: Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, Oct. 4,2022, Chief Curtis Brown and Firefighter Brendan Torres were returning from a mutual aid traf fic accident when they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with a semi-tractor trailer. Both were pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigation into the incident contin ues. Texas: Brendan Torres, 19 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: October 4,2022 Death Date: October 4,2022 Fire Department: Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, Oct. 4,2022, Chief Curtis Brown and Firefighter Brendan Torres were returning from a mutual aid traf fic accident when they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with a semi-tractor trailer. Both were pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigation into the incident contin ues. South Carolina: Kenneth Roy Sott, 65 Rank: Captain Incident Date: Oct. 17,2022 Death Date: Oct. 17,2022 Fire Department: Summerville Fire & Rescue Initial Summary: On Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, Captain Kenneth Roy Sott returned home after physical fitness training with re cruit firefighters. A short time later, he experi enced a medical emergency and was mshed to the Summerville Medical Center where he passed away from an apparent heart attack.

New Jersey: Kevin G May, 29 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Oct. 16,2022 Death Date: Oct. 24,2022 Fire Department: Westwood Fire Department Initial Summary: On Sunday, Oct. 16,2022, Firefighter Kevin G. May responded as part of a mutual aid assignment to a 5 alarm house fire in Upper Saddle River. The next morning, Monday, Oct. 17,2022, he was experiencing chest pains and had difficulty breathing. He was immediately mshed to the local hospital where a stent procedure was performed. He was released from the hospital on Thursday, Oct. 20,2022. On Monday morning, Oct. 24, 2022, Firefighter May was found unrespon sive. CPR was initiated and 9-1-1 was called. All efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. The cause of his death was an apparent heart attack. New Jersey: Alex Moss, 54 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Oct. 30,2022 Death Date: Oct. 30,2022 Fire Department: Upper Saddle River Fire Department Initial Summary: On Sunday, Oct. 30,2022, Firefighter Alex Moss responded to the fire station for a residential fire alarm call. He re mained at the station and complained to his fellow firefighters that he wasn't feeling well and went home. In the early afternoon, his wife found him deceased in bed from an ap parent heart attack. Maryland: Juan Wilson, 34 Rank: EMT/Firefighter Incident Date: Sept. 19,2022 Death Date: Oct. 30,2022 Fire Department: Baltimore City Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, EMT/Firefighter Juan Wilson re sponded to an emergency medical call at a residence. While performing CPR on the pa tient, EMT/Firefighter Wilson himself suf fered a medical emergency. He was mshed to the hospital where he remained until last week when he was transferred to a rehabilitation fa cility. EMT/Firefighter Wilson had been on life support since the incident. He passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30,2022.

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Four Alarms Struck at Warehouse Fire in Stanford Heights Fire D istrict COFONIE, NY - On January 20th at 1:27 P.M., the Stanford Heights FD, along with the South Schenectady FD, Carman FD, Colonie Village Fire Co. for the FAST and Colonie EMS, was dispatched to 1204 Kings Road at BBF J ump to f iie # Construction for a 021 42 31 0 7 structure fire. The caller reported they WW were cutting metal when a spark caught the interior portion of the building on fire. The first chief that came on the air from the Stanford Heights FD re quested the Midway FD to the scene with their truck company as Truck 10 was out o f service due to the Stan ford Heights FD just finishing han dling a second-alarm fatal fire. The dispatcher notified the chief that they were taking multiple calls on the fire. Town o f Colonie Fire Services Unit 73 arrived on scene and had heavy smoke showing from the building and notified the dispatcher that whoever was taking command should transmit a second-alarm. Res cue 10 quickly arrived on scene and immediately declared to the dis patcher they had a Signal 30 working structure fire and to transmit the sec ond-alarm, as they had a heavy fire condition in a 100'x500' warehouse. As firefighters pulled around the back o f the building, they had fire blowing 30-feet into the air out o f the commercial bays with multiple pieces o f heavy equipment inside the structure and multiple aerosol cans, propane tanks, and gas cans begin ning to explode. The officer on Rescue 10 re quested from the dispatcher to im mediately transmit a tanker box as there was no fire hydrants in the vicinity o f this building, and no ponds on site. As Engine 406 arrived on scene, they contacted command and asked if they needed them to lay into the scene, but unfortunately the distance from the roadway to the front o f the structure was well over 2000-feet away. Engine 406 took up a safe distance between the structure and the front o f the building where they had heavy fire pushing from the garage and multiple propane tanks on fire. As firefighters began con ducting their walk around o f the building, they discovered multiple 250-gallon tanks o f oil and fuel in side the structure and around the out side o f the structure, along with several 500-gallon propane tanks nearby. Knowing the distance from the nearest hydrant was over a mile away, command requested a tanker relay to be established. The secondalarm brought the Verdoy FD, West Albany FD, Fuller Road FD, Niskayuna FDNo.2, Pine Grove FD, Boght Community Fire Co. for a second FAST team and another am bulance to the scene. Additional re sources from the Fatham FD and Shaker Road FD were requested to the scene, and additional tankers from the Altamont FD, Plotterkil FD,

Pine Grove FD, South Schenectady FD, Selkirk FD, East Berne FD, Coeymans FD, Coeymans Hollow FD, New Salem FD, Albany Interna tional Airport FD, and Fort Hunter FD were requested to conduct a tanker relay from multiple hydrants in the area to supply the scene with water. As firefighters were attempting to conduct fire suppression from the rear o f the structure with multiple master streams, they quickly began to run out o f water. A special request for Knolls Atomic Faboratories FD with an engine and manpower was requested to the scene and the North Bethlehem FD to the scene with the rehab unit. As firefighters in the front o f the structure made a push into the doors o f the building heavy fire blew straight through the roof o f the struc ture, sending a massive fire ball into the afternoon sky and thick heavy black smoke plowed through the clouds and the column o f smoke could be seen up to 30 miles away. Firefighters in the front o f the struc ture used multiple K-12 saws and began to cut the garage doors open, which was pushing heavy black smoke from the top o f the doors. As firefighters were making an aggres sive interior attack, command in the rear o f the structure ordered an im mediate evacuation o f the building as a large portion o f the roof had col lapsed. As firefighters made their way out o f the structure, they began to notice heat and stress fractures be ginning to form in the cinderblock walls, and yellow and black smoke began to push from those cracks, showing signs o f a possible wall col lapse coming. As firefighters from the Pine Grove FD set up their portable ponds at the end o f the driveway to the main fire building, tanker after tanker began to show up. With three tmck companies set for master stream op erations, incoming tankers had a hard time keeping up with the high demand for water for the large fire. Fuller Road FD’ s Truck 3 brought their bucket down to the entranceway to the large bay door and uti lized multiple master streams from the bucket, hitting the ceiling o f the building and a large portion o f the contents in that area o f the building. As the truck company ran out o f water, thick heavy black smoke would immediately begin to takeoff again, and the fire would reignite. Firefighters had difficulty keeping up with the heavy fire loads as the build ing was full o f oils, diesel fuel, propane, acetylene, and other prod ucts, as it was one o f the large m e chanic facilities for the constmction company. As crews ran out o f water on scene, firefighters in the rear of the building began to attempt to open up additional bay doors to gain ac cess to areas that had not fully caught fire yet in an attempt to stop the fire from spreading by getting a hand line in place ahead o f the fire. Several large explosions began to occur inside the building and com mand had all units in the rear o f the

JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY building back up. Firefighters in the front o f the building cut open a steel cased door in order to gain access to an area that had a heavy fire condition and waited for their master stream to be charged. As firefighters were bat tling the fire, heavy fire began to push through the 'Alpha' and 'Delta' side o f the building, along with heavy amounts o f brown and black smoke beginning to push from the cracks forming in the building in the con crete block walls. Additional resources began to call into dispatch and offer up man power and tankers for the scene from the Town o f Guilderland, and com mand immediately took their offer. As water problems continued on scene, command had the tmck com pany operations for master streams go down to two tmck companies in order to maintain a significant water supply for the scene. As firefighters continued to battle the fire, they began to make heavy progress in the rear o f the building, but the large area o f the roof that had collapsed made it difficult for firefighters to gain access to the debris underneath. At the three-hour mark into the fire, firefighters began to move appa ratus around in the rear o f the struc ture which allowed for a large excavator to remove a section o f the building that had collapsed and pre sented extreme dangers to firefighters operating. Crews continued to hit hotspots on scene for an extended pe riod o f time. Firefighters from the West Albany FD remained on scene removing lithium-ion batteries that had been damaged from the fire and placed them in cellblock just in case they went into thermal runaway. Throughout the entire operation, firefighters operated on scene without any injuries. The fire went to a fourthalarm and brought in departments that normally are not brought into the town o f Colonie. This was the second fire for the Stanford Heights Fire D e partment on January 20, 2023. Town o f Colonie Fire Services are still working on the investigation o f the fire.

BBF Constmctions President Jonathan H DeForest released a state ment after the fire: “ The BBF Family of Companies would like to thank our community for their concerns for our employees and company in regard to the fire at our warehouse on Kings Road. We are grateful that no one was injured and that the damages that were suffered were limited to items that can be replaced. In that regard, we owe a great deal o f gratitude to the multiple fire departments and first responders whose dedication con tained the situation in a professional and safe manner. Please note, this fire did not occur at BBF's headquarters, rather it occurred at a building which was a 10,000-square-foot storage and repair facility. The loss o f that facility will not impact any o f our ongoing operations. BBF remains committed to our customers and community." The Stanford Heights Fire D e partment released this statement on

their Facebook: “Your Stanford Heights firefighters responded to two significant structure fires in our first due. Firefighters spent over 16 hours yesterday between the two fires. Typ ically, we try to post a summary o f any significant events that occur within the district within 24 hours. Unfortunately, members were called back to Kings Road to extinguish hot spots that were discovered during de bris removal today (01/21/2023). We will get you a summary in the next couple o f days. Words cannot de scribe the level o f thanks we owe to all o f the fire departments, EMS providers, and Police agencies that assisted us yesterday. You all went above and beyond the call o f duty yesterday, we appreciate you so much. Again, thank you all for your assistance and support." - JEFFREY BELSCHW INDER

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Fatal M otorcycle Vs. P icku p Truck MVA in Bloom ing Grove

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Residents Escape Structure F ire on East Second St. in Jamestown JAMESTOWN, NY - At 8:09 A.M. on February 14th, Jam estown F ire Dept, was d isp a tc h e d to 1414 East S econd Street fo r a re ported structure fire. E n g in e 4 went on scene reported sm oke sho w in g . C ar 1 requested an off-shift of 15+1. D eputy F ire C h ie f Matt C oon s a id one p erso n su ffe re d b u rn s an d was transported to UPMC C hautauqua for treatment. No other in ju rie s were reported. Coon s a id o ther tenants m anaged to get out safely, and that it appeared the fire started on the seco nd flo o r and spread to a th ird floor. The cause of the fire was ruled a ccide n ta l, from im p ro p e rly d is c a rd e d s m o k in g m aterial.

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B L O O M IN G GROVE, N Y At 4:47 RM. onFebruary 15th, the Washingtonville Fire Department was dispatched to a report o f a m o torcycle vs. vehicle collision on Hulsetown R oad in the Town o f B loom ing Grove. Subsequent calls to Orange County 911 reported that the operator o f the m o torcycle was under the vehicle, and the vehicle was on fire. Upon arrival, fire department units found a pickup truck fully involved. The m otorcycle was found in the w ooded area just east o f the pickup truck that was on fire. The fire ex tended to nearby brush. Washing tonville F.D. Squad 580, Ladder 579, Tanker 577 and Chester En gine 911 operated at the scene. The driver o f the pickup truck was assessed by B loom ing Grove Volunteer Am bulance C orps per sonnel and refused further medical aid. The motorcyclist died from in juries sustained. The cause o f the collision is under investigation by the B loom ing Grove Police Department and the N ew York State Police.

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WILLIAM MARSHALL R o o se v e lt FD E n g in e Co. #3 m oved in to th e ir new fire h o u s e at 830 V io le t A venue se v e ral years back. S h o rtly after that it w as d e c id e d that they com e u p w ith a d is tin c tiv e statio n patch, and t h is w as the result.

HYDE PARK, NY - On January 17th, the Hyde Park FD w as d is p a tc h e d to a report of a ro llo v e r a c c id e n t w ith a u t ilit y p o le in v o lv e d an d p o s s ib le entrapm ent. On a rriv a l of the firs t u n it, they fo u n d a car overturned on the s h o u ld e r of the road w ith the d riv e r s o le occupant h a n g in g u p s id e dow n by h er seatbelt. The o ccu p an t w as re p o rtin g o n ly m in o r in ju rie s a n d o b v io u s d iffic u lty in b re a th in g b e in g u p s id e down. Hyde P a rk FD u se d a h y d ra u lic e x tric a tio n to o l to pop the d o o r to a cce ss th e patient. NDP EMS p e rs o n n e l w orked to treat th e p atie nt w h ile FD w as o p e n in g the door. Once m e d ic a lly s ta b iliz e d , the patient w as e xtrica ted from the v e h ic le an d m oved to the a m b u la n ce on the stre tc h e r to be treated a n d tra n sp o rte d to lo c a l h o s p ita l fo r care. W itne ss reports state the patient may have fe ll a s le e p a n d veered off the road, s trik in g a u t ilit y p o le be fo re ro llin g over in th e d itc h. The Hyde P a rk FD w as a s s is te d at the sce n e by NDP EMS, Hyde Park P o lic e a n d C en tral H u d so n E le c tric.

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CHELLE CORDERO Most EMS responders feel com fortable responding to one patient at a time, with backup from his/her crew, especially if they have been riding for a while. But then...unexpectedly, all hell breaks loose and suddenly you are faced with multiple patients, multiple responders, multiple agencies, and no plans, and it is scary. (Don’ t try to deny that!). A critical incident is any traumatic event that is outside the usual range o f human experience and can cause stress that can affect the per formance o f even the most menial of tasks. Perhaps the most confusing as pect is WHO IS IN CHARGE? Sure, we know that EMS responsibilities center aroimd patient care, FD in volves fires, entrapments, and rescues.

and police maintain order and traffic flow...and there are probably several other agencies depending on whether it is a business location, a mutual aid scene, whether shelters are needed, and a myriad o f other possibilities. Hie truth is, even if your agency has planned for a mass casualty incident in the past, there is no way plans could have been made to cover every possible contin gency. It is never acceptable, and defi nitely not advised, but often each re sponding service wants to take the lead, they want to “ be the boss”. Hopefully Hie multiple agencies have practiced to gether and will at least recognize the strengths and purpose o f each facet. These same agencies have hopefully worked out a command system where Hie people actually in charge know enough o f each responders’ responsibil ities, skills, and capabilities. In addition. Hie “ leadership team”needs to be able to work together, act united, and, if need be, accommodate any other agen cies that are now also needed. Alot rests on Hie shoulders o f the leadership at any critical incident response, each one must be an example. “ As Hie incident commander your voice sets the tone for emergency scene operations. It’ s imperative that you maintain a calm demeanor, despite the enormity o f the incident, provide a

brief, specific size-up so your members have an idea what they’ re rolling in to, and make clear, specific transmissions,” explains David J Kryger, author o f SU PERVISE FROM CENTER, LEAD BY EXAMPLE, and owner o f THINK LEADERSHIP CONSULTING INC. “ If you yell, soimd excited, ignore re quests or do not issue instructions where needed, you will create a circus atmosphere. Practice calm radio de meanor at every call, then when the big one hits, it will come natural to you.” FEMA offers multiple courses that will help guide someone through a crit ical incident response; their courses cover multiple levels from basic re sponders to Hie Incident Command po sition^). Some o f these courses are online and FREE at FEMA.gov. The online and/or classroom lessons and techniques learned through the National Incident Management System (NIMS) - FEMA and through interagency co operation and drills, can go a long way to ensuring both the recovery o f victims and Hie safety o f responders. Practicing simulated scenarios together will help each participant learn to work with, rely on, and assist all the responders in some o f Hie most difficult tasks. The keywords are always COOP ERATION from the bottom up, and calm, LEVELHEADEDNESS from Hie top down.

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THOMAS MARRA Delm ar fire fig h te rs saved a hom e from a garage fire back in December.

Garage Fire Prevented from Spreading to Home in Delmar DELMAR, NY - Firefighters were called to a confirmed fire in side a garage in Delmar back on December 14th. A 911 call was made for a re port o f a fire inside an attached garage on at 8:15 RM. at 10 Westphal Dr. Fire chiefs arrived to a garage filled with smoke and a small fire inside the garage that had not yet spread to the house. Initial reports stated that the homeowners were running back inside the home, but C h ief Dan Ryan o f the Delmar Fire Depart ment says the two homeowners and their d og were outside the home upon his arrival. According to radio transmissions, there was also a cat that was able to get out on their arrival. C hief Ryan said that when the first arriving ladder truck and en gine arrived, they went to connect to a fire hydrant, only to find out three different fire hydrants would not open. They were eventually able to connect to a working hy-

JUMP TOFILE # 0 2 06 23 1 10 *6 drant. “There was snow on the ground that day, so they could have been frozen, or they may have not been opened in 20 years,”Ryan said. “The town is usually pretty g o o d at doing that every year, so I don ’ t know whether there was a stem issue or if they were frozen.” Crews eventually found a working hydrant quite a distance away, but firefighters were able to extinguish the fire using only the water from the tank o f the fire truck. “They made entry through the front door and into the back o f the garage, got the fire out and got the car out o f the way,”he said. The car inside the garage only suffered minor heat damage to the front bumper. Firefighters were able to back it out o f the garage

once the fire was extinguished and the garage door was opened. The fire was burning on a shelf along with several items to wards the back o f the garage. C hief Ryan said firefighters were able to vent the smoke from the garage and they found no evidence o f smoke or fire damage inside the house at all. The fire was knocked down within minutes, and there were no injuries reported on the scene. Responding to the call was the Delmar Fire Department, Bethle hem FAST, Delmar-Bethlehem EMS, Albany County Paramedics, Bethlehem Police and Bethlehem Police Fire Investigation Team. Ryan said the Bethlehem P o lice Fire Investigation Team re sponded, and the cause o f the fire appears to have been an electrical issue from numerous extension cords connected together.

Three-Car MVA with Injuries on Route 300 in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - W inona Lake and Orange Lake Fire Depart m ents re spo n de d to a three-vehicle MVA w ith in ju rie s on State Route 300, on February 17th. F ire fighte rs disco nnected batteries and spread speedy dry on flu id s on the roadway. Town of Newburgh P o lic e and EMS were also at the scene. EMS transported one subject to Montef iore-St. Luke's H o sp i tal. Route 300 was down to one lane of traffic g o in g south d u rin g the incident. The Town of Newburgh P o lice Dept, is in v e stig ating the cause.

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Watervliet Firefighters Rescue 5 Cats & 1 Dog from 4th Ave. Fire WATERVLIET. NY - The city o f Watervliet's Fire Department, along with mutual aid from the Green Island Fire Department and Watervliet Arsenal Fire Department, was dispatched to 1543 4th Avenue for a reported garage fire on January 24th at 2:47 RM. As the call was being dispatched multiple calls started to pour in as the building surrounding the garage began to catch fire. There was also a possible burn victim reported. As firefighters from the Water vliet Fire department pulled out o f their station, a massive black co l umn o f smoke could be seen in the distance. Firefighters immediately transmitted the Signal 30 for a working structure fire. Before fire fighters arrived on scene a local de livery driver was able to successfully get a cat out o f one o f the homes before being pushed back by the fire. Watervliet firefighters arrived on scene within about one minute o f the dispatch and transmitted the sec ond-alarm. bringing in the city o f Troy’ s Fire Department and City o f Cohoes Fire Department to the scene. Both departments immedi ately began recalling firefighters to staff engines within the city. Fire fighters deployed a two-and-a-half inch hand line to the front o f the garage as heavy fire blew 30-feet into the air out o f the front o f the garage. The next arriving engine de ployed a supply line from one block away to feed the scene with water. Additional hand lines began being deployed from the truck com pany and firefighters started to knock down the fire on the adjacent building surrounding the main fire building. Thick, heavy black smoke poured into the afternoon sky. The column o f smoke was visible from the city o f Albany. With multiple exposure build ings still on fire command transmit ted the third-alarm, bringing the city o f Albany's Fire Department to the scene and backfilling multiple de partments with firefighters from the Town o f Colonie. Firefighters made their way into the 'Bravo' side expo sure building and deployed the hand line to the second floor as they had heavy smoke pushing from the cockloft. Firefighters made their way into the first floor apartment and discovered a dog which was quickly rescued and brought outside to police officers in the front o f the building. As firefighters started to get the heavy fire condition knocked down in the garage, additional firefighters switched their efforts to the sur rounding buildings that had been damaged by the heavy fire condition from the garage fire. Firefighters from the city o f Troy's truck com pany set up one street over and reached over the houses with the bucket in case they had to go to work with master streams. Firefight ers deployed another hand line into the structure as they had a signifi cant fire condition on the second floor o f the home. Firefighters

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checked the 'Charlie' side exposure building that had significant damage to the porch area and upper roof area and discovered that they had stopped the fire from spreading into that structure. Paramedics and EMTs from Mohawk Ambulance found the burn patient and began to assess the individual. Firefighters inside the 'Bravo' exposure building began to pull the ceilings as they had a significant fire condition above them. Firefighters from the truck company began vent ing the roof o f the building as fire was pushing from the side o f the structure. As firefighters on the sec ond floor were conducting a pri mary search they discovered a cat named Willis and brought it out to its grateful owner. The owner noti fied firefighters that there were two more cats in the building. City o f Albany firefighters arrived on scene and began assisting firefighters in side the secondary fire building. Firefighters also made their way into another structure that had sig nificant siding damage from the fire and made sure that there was no ex tension inside o f that structure. Firefighters on the second floor o f the 'Bravo' exposure building continued to make an aggressive push into the attic area and knocked down the fire. Thick white smoke and steam began to pour from the vent holes in the roof. Firefighters continued to work on the second floor for an extended period o f time and brought out the two remaining cats to their owner. Firefighters also learned that there were two addi tional cats on the first floor in the back bedroom area and made their way inside o f that apartment and successfully rescued them. Firefighters continued to exten sively overhaul the building for an extended period o f time. The Water vliet Police Department began con ducting their investigation into the cause o f the fire. Paramedics that evaluated the individual that was in jured in the fire did not transport the individual to the hospital, as he signed a medical release. Police continued their investigation on scene into the cause o f the fire until the late evening hours. Firefighters were asked to check on one o f the cats that was rescued from the fire building and brought over a pet rescue mask kit to begin administering oxygen. The owners o f the cats and dogs were extremely grateful that firefighters were able to successfully rescue their pets. One o f the neighbors nearby stated, "We have the best fire department in the state o f New York and they truly care about the people o f Watervliet." No firefighters were injured during the fire. Crews remained on scene for a few more hours before going back in service.

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JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRAPHY Captain Jason Geary

Two Cohoes F ire Department C aptains R e tire a Week Apart COHOES, NY - With a com bi nation o f close to 50 years o f expe rience and on the jo b time. Captain Otto Madsen and Captain Jason Geary o f the Cohoes Fire Depart ment retired. Captain Otto Madsen was hired by the Cohoes Fire Department in 1994 and remained a firefighter until 2011, when he was promoted to Fieutenant. In 2014, Fieutenant Madsen was promoted to his cap tain rank where he remained in service until January 27, 2023. Captain Madsen served approxi mately 20 years as the Cohoes Fire Department EMS Coordinator. He helped bring in AED (Automated External Defibrillator) to aid our firefighters with cardiac and respi ratory arrests. Madsen also served the union as a member o f the Exec utive Board in countless roles, most recently as treasurer, and also served on many committees. Captain Jason Geary became a firefighter for the Cohoes Fire D e partment in 2001. Shortly after Jason’ s arrival at the department, he was deployed down to the World Trade Center amid the 2001 terror-

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ist attacks where he assisted with recovery efforts. Captain Geary re mained a firefighter for over 14 years before taking his first promo tion to lieutenant in 2014, followed by captain in 2020. Jason has served many roles in the Cohoes Fire Departments Focal 2562, in cluding Vice President, and has also served on many committees includ ing the Health and Safety Commit tee which helped put together Cohoes Fire Department's Cancer Screenings in the spring o f 2022. Both captains experienced some o f the largest fires in the his tory o f the city o f Cohoes, includ ing the massive Remsen Street fire in 2019 that destroyed 28 buildings. Both captains plan to enjoy their re tirements and take time with their families. Sidewinder Photography would like to wish both captains a happy, healthy and long retirement. - J E F F R E Y B ELSC H W IN D ER

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Woman Dies in High F a lls House F ire HIGH FALLS, NY - On January 23rd at 2:41 A.M., the H ig h F a lls F ire Departm ent was c a lle d for a ho u se fire at 267 M ossybrook Rd. F ire fig h te rs a rriv e d to fin d a ho u se fu lly in v o lv e d in flam es. Due to lack of fire hydrants in the area m utual a id assista n c e for tanker tru cks were c a lle d to the scene. A m ale re sid e n t was taken to a h o s p ita l for sm oke in h a la tio n w h ile a fe m ale re s id e n t rem ained m is sin g . The ho u se co m p lete ly c o lla p s e d and dam age to the re s i dence was very extensive, so in v estig ato rs c o u ld not p in p o in t the fire's cause. After a lengthy recovery search, state p o lic e fo un d the fem ale v ictim .

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Albany and Bethlehem Fire Departments Fight Fire in North Bethlehem NORTH BETHLEHEM, NY - City o f Albany and Town o f Bethlehem fire departments worked to extinguish a fire at a home in North Bethlehem on Wednesday afternoon, February 1st. Calls to 911 were received for a report o f a confirmed structure fire in North Bethlehem at 1:00 P.M., with reports o f possible en trapment. C h ief Craig Sleurs o f the Slingerlands Fire Department was en route to the call and saw a colum n o f black smoke and de clared a Signal 30, indicating a working structure fire. Fire departments from the Town o f Bethlehem were dis patched and arrived to the scene with the City o f Albany Fire D e partment already on the scene pulling hose o ff their trucks and starting to make work o f the fire. C hief Sleurs walked up to the scene and saw a male down on the ground, who ended up being an Albany Firefighter/Engine O p erator who injured his knee. There were also crews already in side beginning a search o f the res idence to attempt to locate any individuals that may have been inside. No victims were located, so crews evacuated the structure and began an exterior attack on the fire. “The main issue we had was getting water to the scene because Albany’ s water system is not comparable to the Town o f Beth lehem,”Sleurs said. “They had 30 PSI com ing out o f their hydrant and we had 100 PSI.” Mutual aid departments were dispatched for tankers to get water to the scene while supply hose was set up from the scene all the way down Old Krumkill Road and down Krumkill Road to An dover Road to connect to a hy drant, resulting in approximately 800-1000 ft. o f supply hose. Once the water supply was set up, crews were able to supply water to additional hoselines, as w ell as a ladder truck from A l bany Fire. “You really need to keep water on the fire and we kept shutting down and not knocking the fire down,”Sleurs said. “Once we got the water supply set up we were able to knock the fire down.” Albany Fire arrived at the scene first due to confusion with the exact location o f the call. The fire was located at 15 Hidden H ollow Rd., which is connected to Old Krumkill Road o ff o f Krumkill Road at the border o f the Town o f Bethlehem and the City o f Albany. Hidden H ollow Road is considered the Slinger lands Fire District, however, Sleurs says one o f the 911 calls came from the Ohav Sholom Apartments, which is the City o f Albany jurisdiction. The Town o f Bethlehem dispatch center re ceived a call from an off-duty Building Inspector/Fire Protec tion Specialist from the Town o f

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Colonie, Sleurs said. Once the fire was knocked down. Town o f Bethlehem depart ments helped Albany Fire pack their hose onto their trucks to get them back in service due to the amount o f apparatus they had com m itted at the scene. Albany Fire was released and Bethlehem crews m oved their trucks to the scene and continued wetting the house as an excavator was brought in to help open it up so they could hit hotspots. There were two adults and two children that lived in the home, but were not there at the time o f the fire, Sleurs said. Sleurs said he talked to the homeowner who stated there were three dogs and four cats that were inside the home, all o f which succumbed to their injuries sustained in the fire. Bethlehem Police made a re port o f six dogs, four cats and two ferrets, however, it is unclear the exact number o f animals as Sleurs was given different numbers di rectly from the homeowner. The fire was knocked down in approximately three hours. An A l bany Firefighter was transported to the hospital with a knee injury, however, there were no other in juries reported. Sleurs says the fire is being ruled as accidental, h ow ever, the cause is still under inves tigation by the Bethlehem Police Department Fire Investigation Team. “We worked very well with the Albany Fire Department; they were great to work with,”Sleurs added. “ Paid and volunteer worked together and then w e cleaned up together, so I think it worked great.” This incident was different in the sense that it brought paid fire

fighters working side-by-side with volunteer firefighters in the Town o f Bethlehem. On the scene and on standby included City o f Albany, Slinger lands, Elsmere, Delmar, McKownville. North Bethlehem, N ew Salem, Westmere and Onesquethaw fire departments, along with Delmar-Bethlehem EMS, A l bany County Paramedics, Mohawk Ambulance, Albany P olice and Bethlehem Police. A ll the fire agencies on the scene brought in over 80 total fire fighters during the incident. “C ouldn’ t have asked for a better outcome to a very hectic sit uation,”Sleurs said. -THOM AS MARRA

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BOUNCING BACK FROM FAILURE C haplain’s Corner Pastor Fernando Villicana H a v e y o u ever m ade a m istake? W e lc o m e to the hum an race.

ev er I m ake a m e ss o f som eth in g, it a lm o st a lw a y s d riv es m e to m y knees. T h is is a g o o d th in g b eca u se it ultim ately red irects the fo c u s from m y lim ited r e s o u r ce s and h e lp s m e tap in to G o d ’ s un lim ited resources. W is e p e o p le learn fro m failu re and u se it to th eir advantage. O n e o ld sayin g that I often quote: “W e should g r o w th rou gh w hat w e g o through.” P sa lm

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But failure doesn’ t have to be terminal. O n e o f the b est w a y s to b o u n ce ba ck fro m failure is to r ed efin e it.

G od’ s te x tb o o k is the B ib le and it is o ften in the m id st o f failure that w e o p e n its p a g e s sea rch in g fo r truth, instruction, co m fo rt, support, and en couragem en t.

G od’ s grace is often found in failure G o d is n ot su rp rised w h en y o u fail. H e k n ow s it’ s g o in g to happen. In fact, he e x p ects it. A n d even w hen y o u d o fail, G o d d o e s n ’ t stop lo v in g you. That’ s ca lle d grace. P sa lm

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1. F ailu re is n ot fa ilin g to reach y o u r dream s. F a i l u r e i s n o t h a v in g a dream .

2. F ailu re is n ot settin g a g o a l and m is s in g it. F a i l u r e i s n o t h a v i n g a g o a l.

3. F ailu re is n ot fa llin g dow n. F a i l u r e i s r e f u s i n g t o g e t b a c k up.

I f at first y o u d o n ’ t su cceed, b ig deal! It’ s usu ally the secon d , third, or fou rth tim e y o u a ctu a lly g e t it right. Y ou are n ever a failure until y o u g iv e up. R em em ber, ev e ry b o d y fails.

H e k n o w s the fra iltie s o f y o u r humanity. H e d o e s n ’ t e x p e ct y o u to be p e rfect and m ore im portantly, he d oesn ’ t sto p lo v in g y o u w h en y o u fail. It d o e s n ’ t m atter w h at failure you’ ve g o n e th rou gh or w h ich on e you’ re g o in g th rough right now. B ig o r sm all, it h a sn ’ t ch a n g e d G o d ’ s p u rp o se fo r y o u r life. A llo w G o d to tea ch you, m otivate, and g r o w y o u th rou gh y o u r failure. H e still has a plan fo r y o u r life and a p la ce fo r y o u in this w orld. P sa lm

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Failure has its benefits D id y o u k n o w that o n e o f G od’ s prim ary t o o ls in m akin g y o u the kind o f p e rso n he w ants y o u to be is fa ilu re? G o d u se s fa ilu res in y o u r life to m o ld you , shape you, and d e v e lo p y o u r character. W h en

e r e d m e f r o m a ll m y fe a r s.

L e t’ s all learn to turn setb a ck s into com eb a ck s.

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A bando ned H o te l F ire on W o lf Road in A lb a n y ALBANY, N Y - At 2:59 A.M. on January 21st, the Shaker R oad Fire Department along with West Albany Fire Department, C olon ie Village for the FAST, Latham Fire Department, Verdoy Fire Depart ment, M enands Fire Department, and C olon ie EM S were dispatched to 205 W olf R oad for a reported structure fire. The caller reported flames com in g out o f the hotel. Albany County Sh eriffs units that were in the area n otified the dispatcher that they had a working structure fire at that location. The first arriving ch ief on scene had a w orking fire on the sixth floor o f the hotel with heavy fire and sm oke pushing from a room in the front o f the building. The next ar riving unit scouted out the closest fire hydrant. C om m and n otified the d is patcher that he had a Signal 30 w orking structure fire in a sixstory abandoned hotel, and it was unknown if there were any o c c u pants in the building, and re-

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quested police to respond. Engine 454 arrived on scene and at tem pted to connect to a hydrant nearby, but had a water problem. Engine 454's crew began mak ing their way over to the front o f the building to gain access to the structure. Another firefighter hopped up across the pump panel, had the pump operator charge the deck gun and began to knock dow n the heavy fire condition with their tank water. Truck 9 arrived on scene, set up in the parking lot and co n nected to Engine 454 with their supply line. Additional firefighters connected to the building's stand pipe system while other firefight ers established a water supply across the street from the fire scene. Firefighters made their way to the top floor and connected to the standpipe system.

The C olon ie V illage Fire Co. FAST and Latham Fire Depart ment FAST arrived on scene and m ade their way to the fire floor and the floor b elow to set up just in case they had to go to work. Firefighters on the fire floor continued to knock down all o f the remaining fire. With the quick ac tions o f the first respon din g en gine crew, firefighters quickly brought the fire on the top floor under control. C rew s had exten sive fire dam age throughout the top floo r o f the building and w orked on the top fire floor for an extended period o f time conduct ing extensive overhaul. Firefight ers conducted a full search o f the building and found no one inside. C olon ie Fire Investigators ar rived on scene and began conduct ing their investigation into the fire. N o injuries were reported. - J E F F R E Y B E L S C H W IN D E R

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apparatus. I do not know retired deputy chief David B. Reeves, but to have teamed up with Tom, he must be o f equal caliber. You can see both o f their backgrounds in the book. The book has 13 chapters fea turing photos in all o f them. The first six chapters cover from 1877 to 1985, with separate chapters on the rescue company, the squad company and airport fire protec tion. Up until 1970, the photos are black and white with color taking over afterwards. The front and back covers are also o f color pho tos. The rescue, squad and airport chapters feature apparatus for each from early to present. Subsequent chapters will update the reader to the most modern apparatus. Syra cuse is a progressive department as far as innovations and planning for the present and future and appara tus is a major part o f it. Chapter 12 is about innovations and chap ter 13 is assignments for each company throughout their history. Throughout the book each appara tus written about follow s its his tory as to changes to paint color, type o f design, rebuilding/refurbishing, and just about everything else. Acknowledgements are made to others, both alive and deceased, who contributed to this book. If you are an apparatus enthusiast, you will want this reasonably priced book.

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What looks g o o d on paper many not always be the solution. When I first became Lieutenant, I was so nervous. I repeatedly asked myself, “Am I strong enough to lead this crew ?”; “Is the crew goin g to respect me and my deci sions?". These questions, no mat ter how hard I tried, plagued me throughout my tenure all the way to Captain. The one question that I left out, that is so important and often overlooked is, “Can I be there for my crew in ANY situa tion?". We all have had our share o f O fficers that w e deem “power hungry”; those who have becom e com pletely different people after promotion; there is a way for this to NOT happen. No matter the sit uation, you always need to make y ou rself available to your crew. Remember, this is a family and you need to treat your crew as you w ould your own family at home: See how they are. Ask if they need anything. Train them. Guide them. L ooking after your crew builds rapport and m ost importantly, trust. Officers tend to forget their humble beginnings. They get the title and it turns into more o f de mands versus dialogue, (i.e. - “ Do this. D o that, because I said so... .”). I’ m not saying that you shouldn’ t be stern and decisive; I’ m saying that if you want to in crease productivity, remember the beginning o f YOUR journey. Be an officer when you have to be; be a friend at the right m o ments. I always used to tell my crew at the end o f every meeting, “The only way you get written up is if you put me in the position to do so." You carry the responsibil ity o f making sure that everyone in your crew go es home safely. Always know your crew on both a professional or personal level. Take care o f them and give them the tools to succeed. Be a guiding force and pass on the lessons you have learned along the way. Lead by example, take care o f your team and their performance w ill be exceptional. Remember where you started. Remember what you needed. For more information and in structions, feel free to contact me at smonteforte@lhfd4.com.

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MASTIC, NY - On a recent S unday m orning, M astic Fire Department h e ld a v e h ic le e x trica tio n d r ill at the fire h o u se . Ex-Chief R u dy Sunderm an, Jr. and C o m m iss io n e r M ike M alone tau g ht the departm ent and probationary m em bers how to h a n d le a v e h ic le cra sh re q u irin g ex trica tio n of trapped occupants. Members were g iv e n in stru c tio n s on how to u se the JAWS of Life, as w e ll as o ther to o ls that may be needed for the process. After b e in g g iv e n v e rb a l in s tru c tio n s the m em bers were g iv e n tim e to take a hands-on approa ch and h ad the o p p o rtu n ity to u se the to o ls to perform som e of th e te c h n iq u e s le arn e d on a car. T ra in in g is a v a lu a b le way to ho ne s k ills that are needed on an em ergency scene s u c h as a v e h ic le a ccident, fire or other em ergency s itu a tio n that may arise.

in C opiague COPIAGUE, N Y - At approx imately 8:54 P.M. on Tuesday, February 14th, the C opiague Fire Department respon ded to a re ported b edroom fire at 531 Oak Street. U pon the arrival o f 1st A s sistant C h ief D aniel Broyles, he transmitted the w orking fire. On arrival o f C h ief o f Depart ment Kyle Miller, he stated that he had fire pushing out a 2 side w in d o w ex p osin g to a dwelling. En gine 1-3-7 w as the first responding engine and had a hy drant past the fire building. On their arrival, they hit the hydrant and put lines into operation. On arrival o f Ladder 1-6-4, they were put to w ork as an extra truck. The crew from the L inden hurst's Truck did a search inside o f the exposure 2 house and threw ladders on both houses. Crew s from Engines 1-3-7, 1-3-10, 1-3-9 and 1-11-2 stretched and operated a m inim um o f three hand lines.

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The fire was contained to the main fire building, with m inor exten sion on the exposure house. One civilian was injured and trans ported to a local area hospital. At approxim ately 9:43 P.M., the under control (signal 4) was transmitted. Mutual aid consisted o f the Lindenhurst FD for the ini tial RIT (1-6-4), the North L in denhurst FD for an Engine (1-11-2), the A m ityville FD for the secon d Rapid Intervention Team (1-1-5), and the North A m i ty ville Fire Co. for an ambulance to the scene. Units operated under the com m and o f C h ief o f the C opiagu e Fire Department, K yle M iller (The 1-3-30). The cause o f the fire is under investigation. - M IC H A E L S E R R E L L

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Wind-Driven Shed Fire Extends to Dw elling in Wyandanch WYANDANCH, NY - At ap proximately 7:20 A.M. on January 15th, the Wyandanch Fire C om pany responded to a Signal 23 re ported shed on fire on Russell Street. Upon response o f Chief o f Depart ment Jarvis Brown, Babylon Central Fire Alarm advised that an SCPD sector car was requesting a rush on the fire de partment. Upon his arrival, he had a confirmed shed fire with exposure issues to houses. Soon after, he asked for the call to be upgraded to a Signal 13 and then to a Working Signal 13 due to fire inside the dwelling and in mul tiple sheds. On arrival o f Quint 1-10-4, they put hand lines into operation and put the stick to the roof o f the dwelling. Engine 1-10-7 estab lished a water supply to the quint and helped man hose lines. On ar rival o f Quint 1-4-14, they put their stick to a window on the four side and operated a hand line. Ground ladders were also thrown on an ex posure house on New Avenue. En gine 1-9-6 supplied Quint 1-4-14 and operated a hand line as well. Mutual aid included Deer Park for an engine (Quint 1-4-14), North Babylon for a Ladder (1-86), and West Babylon for an En gine (1-9-6). Crews operated numerous hand lines interior and exterior to battle the wind-driven fire. Units operated under Chief o f Wyandanch Fire Company, Jarvis Brown. There were no reported in juries, and the cause o f the fire is under investigation. - M ICHAEL S E R R E L L

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Quick Knock on Car Fire in Lindenhurst

Crews B a ttle S h irle y House F ire on Super Bowl Sunday SHIRLEY, NY - At approxi mately 6:30 RM. on Super Bowl Sunday, the Brookhaven Fire D e partment and Shirley Ambulance Company were activated for a re ported residential structure lire on Lama Drive, off o f Propose Road. 1st Assistant Chief Giuseppe Loiacono was advised by fire-com that there was a package on lire on the porch and that PD was on scene requesting a rush on lire. On arrival. C hief Loiacono was met with heavy lire showing from the front o f the house and quickly dropped the working fire and started request-

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ing mutual aid to the scene. Ladder 1 (5-3-1) and Engine 9 (5-3-9) were the first trucks on scene and quickly went to work pulling two lines and getting a pri mary search done. All firefighters were requested by command to exit the building due to a partial roof collapse and went into exterior op erations. The fire was brought under control at 7:30 PM. with assistance

from the Mastic Fire Department, Mastic Beach Fire Department, Yaphank Fire Department and Cen ter Moriches Fire Department. Standby crew was provided by the Ridge Fire Department, and Shirley Ambulance provided firefighter rehab. The scene was turned over to the Brookhaven Town Fire Mar shals and Suffolk County Police Department Arson Squad. The cause o f the fire is still unknown at this time.

LINDENHURST, NY - At approxim ately 3:54 P.M. on February 6th, the L in d e n h u rs t F ire Departm ent was a le rte d for a re ported auto fire threa ten in g a structure. Zones 2 and 3 were activa ted, and u po n th e a rriv a l of C h ie f of Departm ent M ichael D eG regorio, he had a w e ll in v o lv e d auto that was not thre a te n in g any structures. On the a rriv a l of E n g in e 16-1, they put a lin e in to o p e ratio n to q u ic k ly knock down the fire, and on a rriv a l of 1-6-3 they h e lp e d w ith water s u p ply. Crews used a p p ro xim ate ly 1,000-gallons to e x tin g u is h the fire , as w e ll as wet dow n the auto. U nits operated under C h ie f of D epartm ent, M ichae l D eG reg orio. T here were no reported in ju rie s .

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BRL PHOTO CONNOR JACOBS F ire fighte rs w orking in exterior operations.

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JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Fire boats b rin g a kayaker to an aw aiting h e lic o p te r for transport to a lo cal h o sp ita l after he was found in the water after overturning the vessel. RRL PHOTO

Kayaker Rescued Heavy Fire Warrants Tower Ladder After Overturning Operations in Farmingdale ft 3P in Narrows Bay M A STIC BEACH, NY - At about 8:45 AM . on January 15th, Suffolk 9-1-1 got called for a water rescue in the Narrows Bay at the end o f Jefferson Dr. in M as tic Beach. A kayaker was reported to be in the water after flipping over. Suffolk emergency dispatch ers quickly sent officers from the 7th Precinct, Marine Bureau and aviation sections. Fire officials also dispatched numerous local FD and EMS resources, including Mastic Beach, Mastic, Center M oriches and Eastport Fire D e partments, Mastic and Mastic

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Beach ambulances. A police rescue swimmer was dropped from the helicopter to make contact with the kayaker. Once boats arrived on scene he was loaded onto the boat and taken to the dock where he was loaded in the police helicopter for transport to Stonybrook Hospital for treatment o f hypothermia and any other injuries.

FARMINGDALE, NY - At ap proximately 5:00 P.M. on February 20th, the East Farmingdale Fire Company was alerted for a com mercial fire at 65 Allen Blvd. On ar rival o f the chiefs, a working fire was transmitted. Engine 1-5-6 arrived and put lines into operation. Upon request o f command, an extra l& l was re quested to the scene, including South Farmingdale for the ladder and North Lindenhurst for the en gine. The incident commander or dered everyone out o f the building

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and crews attacked the fire defen sively. A minimum o f four master streams operated to knock the fire from above, as well as several hand lines. Mutual aid consisted o f South Farmingdale FD for a Ladder (978), Farmingdale FD for an Engine (923), North Lindenhurst FD for an Engine (1-11-1) and an ambulance (1-11-7), North Amityville for an

Engine (1-7-10) and an ambulance (1-7-8), Amity ville FD for a Ladder (1-1-5) and an ambulance (1-1-11), West Babylon FD for the RIT (1-94), Wyandanch Fire Co. for a Lad der to standby (1-10-5), and the Babylon FD for an Engine to standby (1-2-1). Units operated under C hief o f the East Farmingdale Fire C om pany, Scott Lewis (1-5-30). The cause o f the fire is under investiga tion. - M IC H A E L S E R R E L L

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EVAN HOLLA Sm ithtown Heavy Rescue 4-2-9 operating at the scene of a motor v e h ic le accident w ith entrapment.

Three People Transported to H ospital from West Babylon MVA

CONNOR JACOBS Brookhaven F ire Departm ent Ladder 1 in op e ration at a recent house fire.

WEST BABYLON, NY -At ap proximately 8:45 P.M. on February 19th, the North Babylon Fire Co. was alerted for a motor vehicle acci dent with two people reportedly trapped on Sunrise Highway in the eastbound lanes at Livingston Av enue. While units were operating on the scene o f a call, 1-8-31 was ad vised o f the incident via Babylon Central Fire Alarm, and 1-8-31, 32 and 33 were all quickly on the way. Additional information received was that the vehicle was facing the wrong way and into the barrier. On arrival o f 1-8-31, he had a

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*6 d£ car overturned and hanging over the barrier being held up by a tree with confirmed entrapment. Upon his re quest, two extra heavy rescues were requested to the scene, one o f which was coming from West Babylon (19-15), and the other being from Babylon Village (1-2-7). Suffolk County ESU utilized chains to keep the vehicle from moving, while firefighters utilized the struts off o f 1-8-6 to additionally stabilize the vehicle. The updated lo

cation was Eastbound Sunrise High way, just east o f Hubbards Path. A total o f two patients were trapped inside the pickup truck. An additional ambulance was requested to the scene from West Babylon (19-23). At 9:02 P.M., all occupants were extricated from the auto and the under control was transmitted at 9:04 P.M. A total o f three patients were transported to local area hospitals. Units operated under the command o f First Assistant Chief o f the North Babylon Fire Company, Peter Alt. - M IC H A E LS E R R E LL

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Four-Alarm Fire in Staten Island with Firefighters Injured STATEN ISLAND, NY -A fire was reported at 1:40 P.M. on Feb ruary 17th at 84-88 Shotwell Ave., and put 'probably will hold' at 2:46 P.M. A total o f 22 FDNY members were injured, three seriously, when the floor o f the structure collapsed, trapping the members. The FAST truck was put to work to res cue the downed firefighters. - STEVE WHITE

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