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JANUARY, 2016

EARLY MORNING STRUCTURE FIRE IN SMITHTOWN

JEFF BRESSLER

The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a Signal 13 (structural fire) on November 25th at 3:32 a.m. with the location of 16 Trent Lane. Upon arrival, chiefs on scene upgraded the alarm to a fully involved working residential structural fire.

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GREAT NECK VIGILANT FC JEFF BRESSLER

Quick response to car fire

On Sunday afternoon, November 29th, the dedicated volunteer members of the Vigilant Fire Company responded to a reported car fire in the Village of Great Neck Estates. Thankfully, with a quick response and by relying on their consistent training, the members extinguished the fire quickly and without injuries.

JEFF BRESSLER

Early morning structure fire in Smithtown The Smithtown Fire Department was toned out for a Signal 13 (structural fire) on November 25th at 3:32 a.m. with the location of 16 Trent Lane.

Upon arrival, chiefs on scene upgraded the alarm to a fully involved working residential structural fire.

The homeowners were able to safely leave the house at the start of the fire. With the home fully evacuated, the department began an exterior attack on the structure.

The fire was brought under control with use of the tower lad-

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Overhaul of any dangerous structural debris around the fire building concluded the operation.

A home to the right of the fire building sustained structural damage on the side exposed to the fire.

Melted siding and a cracked window resulted.

The homeowners were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for observation.

On scene were Chiefs Murphy (4-2-30), Landrigan (4-2-31), Fitzpatrick (4-2-32) and Diecidue (42-33); Engines 4-2-15, 4-2-3, and 4-2-4; Ladder 4-2-7; Rescue 4-29; Ambulances 4-2-61 and 4-2-62; and Fire Police 4-2-10.

Mutual aid on scene was provided by Kings Park, Nesconset and Hauppauge Fire Departments.

Main house coverage was provided by the St. James Fire Department.

- JEFF BRESSLER

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Touch a Truck

Lake Grove, NY. A Touch A Truck fundraising event was held in Lake Grove. Suffolk County had their ESU Truck as well as other materials for the children to see.

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New Year…

What Else is New? FIREFIGHTER FITNESS Lori Ann Hodgkinson

Happy New Year to All. The ideal time to try something new has arrived.

We have been stating all along, “Change is Good”.

Sooooooo, what will be your something new? If you haven’t been exercising, the New Year is a great time to start - and make that your something New. If you have been exercising, it is time to change it up a bit.

Here are just some of the many ways you can switch things up to make your workouts more interesting, more effective and therefore more long lasting.

Location, Location, Location.

Where are you training - at the Gym? Why not change it up a bit with some in home workouts?

For those of you in colder climates, you may be more inclined to train if you don’t have to venture to the gym for all of your workouts.

There are so many options that require little or no equipment and/or space. Even doing a portion of your workouts at home can be a great way to change things up.

Conversely, if you are primarily training at home, the New Year is a great time to switch it up with an occasional gym session and/or class.

What’s your pleasure?

As always, changing your cardio venue is another way to vary your workouts.

Have you been logging all your miles in on the treadmill?

Well, hop on the bike, stair climber, or elliptical.

Whatever you have been doing, try something new. You equipment junkies - try a zero equipment cardio session with kickboxing, aerobic dance, walking/jogging etc.

Of course if you are already on that track, throw in equipment based sessions when you can.

You can go it alone or for still another change – join a cardio class, or find a partner.

Resistance – Free or Machines? Trade your free weights for machines or vice versa.

If that is not an option, at the very least, change the exercises you do for each muscle group.

You can always go back to your old standbys in the future.

Taking a break from them will make them “newbies” again after a brief hiatus.

Eventually, your something old will be something new! Absence makes the heart grow fonder!

I think you will be surprised at the difference even the tiniest of changes can make.

The clothes that you wear, the equipment you use, the place that you train, or who you train with are all great places to start.

Change how often you train, vary your intensity or fluctuate the duration of your workouts.

Trade circuits for straight sets or vice versa. Change one; change a few or change ‘em all.

Whatever you choose, remember to receive clearance from your physician.

The start of the New Year is the perfect time to revisit her/him as well.

Stay Safe - Happy New Year – Happy New You!

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Signal 9, motor vehicle accident for Lawrence-Cedarhurst On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at approximately 8:40 p.m., the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department was alerted to a report of a motor vehicle accident with car fire at Route 878 between Central Ave. and Broadway. Upon arrival, Chief of Department John McHugh confirmed a car fire on the median. Crews from Engine 323 stretched a line and quickly put the fire out with assistance from Ladder 325. The occupants inside the vehicle were out of the vehicle prior to fire department arrival and were treated by EMS crews.

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Wounded Warrior 10K On November 7, 2015, West Babylon hosted their Wounded Warrior 10K Run in tribute to the veterans and our armed forces. Shown is West Babylon Fire Department's 2000 Pierce/LTI tower ladder raising the flag.

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Gas leak in South Farmingdale On September 18, 2015, the South Farmingdale Fire Department was called in for a gas leak in 102 Sullivan Street in South Farmingdale. Mutual aid was requested for East Farmingdale for a ladder truck.

Heavy smoke pushing from basement

At 7:12 a.m. on November 24, 2015, the Southampton Fire Department was called out to an automatic fire alarm on Westway Drive in Shinnecock Hills. Duty Captain Pat Collins and Alfred Callahan arrived on scene to find heavy smoke pushing from the basement. They had it re-toned as a structure fire. Crews arrived on scene and entered the basement to find a dryer on fire. It was quickly extinguished. Crews checked for extension and found that it did not spread.

PSE&G was requested to the scene to cut power to the residence. Southampton Volunteer Ambulance responded to the scene for firefighter assessment. 1st Assistant Chief Chris Brenner was in charge of the scene.

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Who Has Your Back?

EMS ISSUES

CHELLE CORDERO

News about the Kentucky paramedic whose survivors have been denied an LODD death benefit has left many concerned and enraged.

It appears that Kentucky has no death benefit provision for EMS personnel in stand-alone EMS. Coverage varies state-tostate.

There is sometimes ambiguous language that should be read and clarified BEFORE any agency loses a member.

Any state that has provisions for Line-of-duty-death or Line-ofduty-injury benefits has seemingly endless forms and applications that need to be filed in a timely fashion; even then the period between submitting, getting approval, and actually receiving any compensation often takes time.

One EMT, who asked NOT to be identified, said that any cases that (he) has seen have all been “long-fought battles”.

In most cases of firefighter death or injury, for both volunteers and paid personnel, benefits are provided and often extended to EMS responders when they are part of the fire-based agencies.

However there are several cases where EMS agencies and ambulance squads are “standalone” and this is the gray area when it comes to this protection.

Benefits help protect the families of first responders; in the case of permanent disability or death. Families lose any potential earnings the first responder was bringing into the home (even if they were volunteers).

EMS personnel (including EMTs, CFRs, paramedics and all ambulance personnel) are vital components to our communities well being and their families should not be left in need if they are unable to provide for them.

The Public Safety Officers Benefit Act (PSOB) was created in 1976. This national plan originally only covered firefighters and law enforcement officers.

Many amendments later, by 2006 ,the PSOB included the words ‘‘member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew’’ (an officially recognized or designated public

employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew.).

Individual EMS employers may have made insurance plans and benefits available for staff members.

In New York State, “volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers are provided benefits for death or injuries suffered in the line of duty under the Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law and Volunteer Ambulance Workers’ Benefit Law”; for more information about volunteers go to http://on.ny.gov/1HuwuM7.

In all cases, there is specific criteria (definitions, causes, etc.) that must be met and appropriate forms to be filled out and submitted to the appropriate agencies.

In 2011, a study was cited in the Prehospital Emergency Care journal, which emphasized how dangerous a professional EMS truly is.

Between 2003 and 2007 more than 65 reported EMS fatalities, a major contributor involved ambulance collisions and roadside incidents (EMS personnel struck by vehicles on a roadway). Ambulance personnel are among the first responders, who work in hazardous situations even when “civilians” are cautioned NOT to be out on the roads.

There were also a large number of non-fatal injuries including sprains from lifting and falls, and exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids.

The possibility of an EMS agency having to deal with a lineof-duty-death (LODD) or serious disability to a member is something that should be prepared for before it is actually needed.

Investigate and have clear answers as to what benefits would apply to staff, whether paid or volunteer at federal, state, local and agency levels.

Write to local legislators to help institute clear guidelines and provisions so that all members are covered and families have some protection if the worst were to happen.

And, a designated officer and committee within every agency should be trained to handle even the worst case scenario; a handy guide to dealing with this stressful situation can be found online at http://bit.ly/1TiUR0d. (The Line of Duty Death Handbook for EMS

by Tawnya Silloway, Community Relations Coordinator at American Medical Response).

HAROLD L JACOBS

Brookhaven handles working fire in a commercial building Bellport, NY. The Brookhaven Fire Department was toned out for a fire at 1139 Station Road. Chief Thomas Connors arrived on the scene and found heavy smoke coming from the building. A van was also found on fire within the building.

Chief Thomas radioed back to Fire Com to retone for a working fire and requested an engine from Bellport Fire Department and a

JUMP TO FILE #111815115 RIT team from the Hagerman Fire Department.

The first due engine on the scene dropped a supply line and firefighters went to work on making a quick knock down on the fire.

With the help from Bellport

and Hagerman, firefighters stopped the fire from spreading to other buildings.

South County EMS was on the scene on standby for injuries and firefighter rehab.

The Brookhaven Town fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire.

- HAROLD JACOBS

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All of us at Safety & Environmental Solutions would like to say “Thank You” to all of our clients for your continued business this past year.

We wish you all a very Happy Holiday and a Healthy and Safe 2016!!!

ELMONT FD

Driver pinned in Elmont

Shortly after midnight, the Elmont Fire Department responded to Dutch Broadway and Val Park Avenue for a motor vehicle accident with the driver pinned. Rescue and both ladder companies operated as well as ESU to free the victim who later died from their injuries.

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MEMORIES If your department has photos you would like to see in our “Memories” feature please upload them on our website www.1RBN.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com

LAWRENCE-CEDARHURST FD

Car, garbage truck fire

On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8:51 a.m., the LawrenceCedarhurst Fire Department was alerted to a report of a garbage truck fire at the intersection of Route 878 and Broadway. The City of Long Beach Sanitation truck driver had dumped the load, which was on fire prior to fire department arrival. Engines 323 and 326 responded to extinguish the rubbish. The scene was under the command of Chief of Department McHugh.

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Westbury Fire Department's 1958 B model taken on the day it was delivered to the Westbury Fire Department

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LAKELAND CHRISTMAS PARADE If you have photos you would like to see in our features, please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com

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Mastic handles two car MVA in Shirley

Shirley, NY. On the evening of November 18, 2015, Mastic Fire Department and Mastic EMS were toned out for an MVA at Montauk Highway and Ormond Place. Crews arrived on scene to find that they had a two car MVA with fluid spilled. Firefighters used speedy dry on the Injuries at the scene are unknown. The cause of the accident is under investigation by local officials.

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Second floor fire for Brentwood On August 21st at just past 11am the Brentwood Fire Department made quick work of this structure fire at 43 Llyod dr. The fire was on the second floor. It was made suspicious being it was a unoccupied dwelling. No injures were reported. The Brentwood Legion Ambulance stood by at the scene. Suffolk County P.D. arson and Town of Islip Fire Marshalls office is investigating.

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Lakeland fire originates in laundry room Early on the morning of December 2, Lakeland was dispatched for a structure fire at 3118 E Carlton Circle. The fire started in laundry room, although the cause is still under investigation. No injuries were reported. Units that responded were Tower 15, BC1, E51, E11, E12, R32, Car 7, and PCFR EMS. CHRIS BRENNER

Southampton fire department LT Tim Hurley at a recent juniors drill. Tim is one of the Juniors advisors.

HAROLD JACOBS

Santa has arrived in Mastic RUSSELL CURLEY

Past president of the Town of Babylon Fireman's Association are Carl Formes, Anthony Sullo, Anthony Soares, Peter Cocci and John Welter

Mastic, NY. On Sunday, December 6, 2015, residents lined up along the parade route to see Santa come into town. The following fire department and EMS agencies marched in the parade: Mastic Beach Fire Department, Brookhaven Fire Department, Mastic Fire Department, Mastic EMS, Mastic Beach EMS, Shirley EMS and the Suffolk County Police Department.

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Fire prevention hosted

by Farmingdale On October 21, 2015, the Farmingdale Fire Department hosted it's daytime fire prevention for kindergarteners. They learned the trick of training on extinguishing fires.

On Saturday, November 14th, 2015, the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department was alerted to a report of a house fire at 260 Union St. in the North Lawrence Fire District.

Deputy Chief Beilinson was first on scene and transmitted the working fire for a fire on the second floor of a two-story, 40x20, twofamily, peaked roof private dwelling.

Engine 323 and Ladder 325 responded simultaneously and located the main seat of the fire in the bathroom on the second floor.

The crew from Engine 323 knocked down the fire while the crew from Ladder 325 searched and vented the structure.

Mutual aid was provided by the Inwood Fire Department, Hewlett

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One civilian aided was transported to Nassau University Medical Center for evaluation.

The Nassau County Fire Marshals were requested to the scene for an investigation and the Town of Hempstead Buildings Department was requested due to some structural issues.

The scene was under the command of Deputy Chief Campbell and was placed under control within the hour.

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On October 26, 1950, the Farmingdale Village Fire Department was called for a working fire on Main and Prospect Streets at 2:45 a.m., which was across the street from the fire house. The location was the Farmingdale Movie Theater. Many neighboring fire departments spent many hours containing this fire. That night, the movie theater was closed. Before 1950 was over, people were listening to music like "Sixty Minute Man" by the Dominos, "Bewitched" by Doris Day, and "Music, Music, Music" by Theresa Brewer. Our country was still in it's first year of fighting the Korean War. Mr. Levitt was still building Levitt homes in Levittown, Long Island. In Sports, the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1950 World Series. The Cleveland Browns defeated the LA Rams of the NFL Championship. Rocky Marciano was still the Heavyweight Champion. After 65 years, the Farmingdale Theatre no longer exists.

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