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HOT OVERTURN IN BAYSHORE

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Bayshore, N.Y. - Early afternoon on Saturday, March 26, 2016 the driver of this auto was shaken up after the SUV with a small hot asphalt trailer flipped over on the eastbound Sunrise highway in Bayshore.

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APPARATUS IN ACTION

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STEVE JANUSZKIEWICZ

Resident rescued from burning home in Mastic At 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30th, the department was alerted for a residential structure fire at 1467 Montauk Hwy in Mastic. Upon arrival of Chief Rudy Sunderman Jr and Ex-Chief Steve Zaglool, they found a two story boarded up residential home fully involved with fire.

During the initial size-up, Chief Sunderman could hear a person yelling from within the structure. Assisted by a civilian and the first arriving SCPD officers, they successfully removed the wood from a window and Chief Sunderman was able to remove the person from the house.

The person was found to have

JUMP TO FILE #033116106 significant burns to the hands and face. He was immediately treated on scene by the providers from the Mastic Ambulance Company. The patient was transported to Fireman's Field for transport by SCPD helicopter to the Stony Brook University Trauma/Burn center.

First due Engine 5-12-3 arrived simultaneously and aggressively attacked the fire, stretching three hand lines.

Approximately 30 members responded with three engines, a heavy rescue truck, and multiple

fire police units. The department was assisted on scene by the Mastic Beach, Brookhaven, and Center Moriches Fire Departments. The East Moriches Fire Department handled the helicopter landing and stoodby at MFD headquarters. Suffolk County Deputy Fire Coordinator 5-0-3 assisted at the scene as well.

EMS coverage was provided on scene by the Mastic Ambulance Company.

The fire is being investigated by the Brookhaven Town Fire Marshal's office and the SCPD Arson Squad.

- STEVE JANUSZKIEWICZ

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Setauket Fire Department’s tower ladder at a recent highway MVA

Southampton in action at a recent working fire

7-3-10 at a brush fire. Southampton

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Mastic FD and Mastic EMS handle two car MVA

On the afternoon of April 3, 2016 Mastic EMS and the Mastic Fire Department were toned out for an MVA. Crews arrived on the scene to find that they had two vehicles involved in the crash.

Mastic’s engine arrived on the scene and firefighters went right to work to clean up the street so it could be reopened. Injuries at the scene are unknown and the cause of the accident is under investigation.

CHRIS BRENNER

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St. Patrick’s Day fire prevention

Southampton, NY. The Southampton Fire Department held a fire prevention class for the Children's School on St Patrick's Day. The kids listened to a lecture by Captain Manny Escobar and then went to squirt some water. The kids had a great day.

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MVA vs pole in Southampton On Wednesday, March 23rd at 4:22 p.m., the Southampton Fire Department was toned out for a motor vehicle accident near the intersection of CR 39 and Inlet Rd in Southampton.

A minivan struck a pole, severing it at the base and came to rest against another pole. The driver was transported to Southampton Hospital by Southampton Volunteer Ambulance with minor injuries. Chief Mike Kampf was in charge of the scene. Traffic was shifted to one lane by the Southampton Town Police.

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Morning house fire in Elmont

On April 7 at approximately 11:50 a.m., the Elmont Fire Department responded to a report of smoke coming from a house at 30 Warwick Road. Assistant Chief Ronald Conti was first on the scene and advised all units of a working fire on the second floor of the one and a half story dwelling. Engine 2 and Truck 2 were first units on the scene. The fire was brought under control in approximately 25 minutes. One Elmont firefighter received a minor injury. Nassau County Fire Marshals were requested to respond to determine the cause and origin of the fire.

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The Bayville Fire Department took delivery of a 1954 Ford Floodlight Truck. Here it is shown at a parade in 1966.

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Porsche and tractor trailer collide On March 23rd at 6:03 a.m., the Southampton Fire Department was called out to a motor vehicle accident on CR 39 west of Tuckahoe Road.

A Porsche was trapped under the rear tires of a tractor trailer.

The driver of the Porsche was trapped.

Crews used cribbing to stabilize JUMP TO FILE# the tractor trailer so 032416115 they could effectuate the rescue.

The injured was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital by the Southampton volunteer ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

The road was shut down for two hours until the vehicles could be moved. North Sea, Hampton Bays, and Bridgehampton Fire Departments were called in for mutual aid fire police units.

The traffic was heavy in the morning commute so they needed to redirect all the traffic.

Crews were on scene for two hours. 1st Assistant Chief Chris Brenner was in charge of the scene for the fire department.

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Fully involved boat fire in Shirley Shirley, NY. On March 31, 2016, the Mastic Beach Fire Department was toned out for a boat fire. Units arrived on the scene to find that they had a fully involved boat in the driveway. Firefighters made a fast knock down on the fire. The town fire marshal was requested to the scene. It took two units and about a dozen firefighters to battle the blaze.

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Tree wins in Selden

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Selden, NY. On March 15, 2016, an SUV traveling southbound on Boyle Road left the roadway and slammed into a tree. The Selden Fire Department and Terryville firefighters were both activated for the borderline call. The Terryville ambulance transported the injured driver to a local hospital and both departments secured the truck.

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Two vehicle MVA with injuries

Shirley, NY. On the evening of March 19, 2016, Mastic EMS and SCPD responded to an MVA with injuries. EMS personnel transported the patient to a local hospital. The cause of the MVA is under investigation.

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The Hewlett Fire Department ran a 1954 Ford Floodlight truck. It is shown here in a parade in 1956.

DON MARRA

Blaze in Sayville claims a life In the morning hours of Sunday, March 6, 2016, the Sayville Fire Department was alerted to a report of a residential structure fire at 164 Revere Drive, located in the Sunrise Village Retirement Community.

Chief of Department Chris Chester was the first on scene and immediately transmitted the Signal 13/35 for a working fire in a one and a half story wood frame dwelling with extension to the attached dwelling Side 4.

Awaking neighbors notified the fire department of the possibility of the resident within. Fire was throughout and in the attic space as the dispatcher notified command of the presence of a lightweight wood truss construction in the roof assem-

JUMP TO FILE #032116105 bly for the address.

First arriving Engine 3-11-1 laid in and stretched the primary attack line. A significant fire condition was encountered as the hose line team made their push through the front door hallway, when a collapse of the truss roof took place from above.

Due to the large volume of fire upon arrival, a supply line had already been stretched to Tower Ladder 3-11-9, which was positioned in the front. A decision was made to change tactics. Hose lines were backed out and the tower ladder’s master stream was operated briefly

to knockdown fire, which was now showing through the roof of both the fire building and the attached exposure.

Teams re-entered with the line and searches were again underway.

The lone female occupant was found during the search of the rear bedroom, where unfortunately she had succumbed to her injuries.

Mutual aid was provided by the West Sayville FD, Bohemia FD, Holbrook FD, Bayport FD, Blue Point FD and the Sayville Community Ambulance Company.

The fire is currently under investigation by the Town of Islip and the Suffolk County Fire Marshal.

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The North Babylon Fire Department ran with this 1954 Ford Floodlight truck. It is shown here in a parade in 1955.

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Entrapment in Southampton At 3:07 p.m. on March 13th, the Southampton Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a motor vehicle accident with entrapment on CR 39 in front of the Southampton Cemetery.

The first unit arrived to find a pickup truck rolled over and a Save a Tree truck with heavy front end damage. Heavy rescue crews extricated a male driver from the Save a Tree truck. There was another occupant in that truck, who was transported to Southampton Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The pickup truck had two occupants, both of whom self-extricated and were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries by Southampton Volunteer,

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Southampton Fire Police along with North Sea and Bridgehampton Fire Police were on scene diverting traffic for over three hours in the cold, wind-driven rain.

Crews had to wash the road down due to the large amount of oil that spilled. Chief Michael Kampf was in charge of the scene for the Southampton Fire Department. The department would like to thank the mutual aid departments that assisted.

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7-3-11 Southampton Agawam hose at a working fire

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Hot overturn in Bayshore

Bayshore N.Y. Early afternoon on Saturday March 26,2016 the driver of this auto was shaken up after the SUV with a small hot asphalt trailer flipped over on the eastbound Sunrise hwy in Bayshore bringing traffic to a halt for over 45 mins until Bayshore fd and Scpd es unit cleared the roadway the roadway could be clear.

Yaphank tower ladder at a recent chimney fire

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Bellport Fire/Rescue operating at a recent overturn

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Injured driver thankful of Mastic crews

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North Lindenhurst second due pumper supplying water to the first due units at the scene

At approximately 6:37 p.m. on Saturday, March 12th, the Mastic Fire Department was alerted for a motor vehicle accident with a reported car fire in front of 1401 Montauk Hwy, Mastic.

Chief Rudy Sunderman Jr. arrived and was confronted with a fully involved vehicle fire. With all occupants confirmed out of the vehicle, first due Engine 5-12-1 arrived and quickly extinguished the fire. Second due units 5-12-2 and 5-12-3 checked and secured the other two vehicles involved in the accident.

JUMP TO FILE #031416103 After extinguishment of the fire, the crew of 5-12-1 was approached by an SCPD officer and told that the driver of the vehicle that had been on fire was having difficulty breathing and possibly injured.

Firefighter/Paramedic Steve Januszkiewicz immediately treated the driver and requested EMS to the scene. The Mastic Ambulance Company responded

to the scene and transported the driver to Brookhaven Memorial for evaluation.

The department responded with three engines and two fire police units with a total of about 16 members. After the incident, the driver of the vehicle contacted the fire department and was very thankful for the service and for the quick help the volunteers provided.

- STEVE JANUSZKIEWICZ

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Huntington Manor Fire Department run this 2005 American La France 100' tower ladder.

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Fatal crash in Shoreham

Mastic Beach Fire Department operates a 1988 Pierce Dash 4x4 Scuba Rescue unit.

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In the early evening hours of March 6, 2016, the operator of this SUV was traveling northwest on Route 25A in Shoreham when the SUV left the four lane highway, driving through a utility pole, and striking a tree. The utility pole landed on the roof of the vehicle. Rocky Point Fire Department removed the subject in traumatic arrest and transported the male to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

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Bayport Engine 3 with the Bayport Fire Department is black over red

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Setauket Fire Department runs a 2009 KME 2000/300/100' tower ladder.

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The Merrick Fire Department's 1961 Ward LaFrance/Quad 1000 gpm pumper was the only Ward LaFrance quad delivered to New York State

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STILL IN SERVICE

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20+ year old pierce pumper Southampton 7-3-12

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Motorcycle down

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One car MVA

Shirley, NY. The Mastic Fire Department was toned out for an single car MVA. The engine arrived on the scene to find that the car rear ended another, but the other car left the scene.

Firefighters cut the battery and put some speedy dry down on fluids in the roadway.

Coram, NY. Just after 8 p.m. on March 11, 2016, a minivan and a motorcycle collided, sending the rider in to the street. Coram Fire Department responded, treated, and transported the rider for multiple injuries. They also secured the roadway from fliuds. Rte 112 was closed northbound for 30 minutes.

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7-3-10 Southampton brush truck

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Bayport Engine 1 with the Bayport Fire Department is white over red

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Let’s Buy an Ambulance EMS ISSUE

CHELLE CORDERO

It’s a sad fact but all once-shiny and brand-new ambulances eventually need to be replaced; both highvolume and rural agencies put miles of use on an existing rig, weather conditions and exposure add more than a few blemishes to the body, and continually changing protocols keep adding new equipment which often requires more storage space in the ambulance.

So, it’s settled, eventually you are going to have to shop around for a new ambulance. Where do you start?

As the former VP and Rig Committee Chairperson at a local volunteer corps, I’ll share the methods we used.

We began with a smaller, controlled committee which included riding members and budget administrators and we held an informal general membership meeting to gather recommendations from our riding members.

Once armed with a list of requested priorities and knowledge of our budgetary limits, committee members were tasked with finding dealers who serviced our area and we let them know our parameters.

The dealers got back to us and let us know HOW they could help us in our quest. A few dealers responded with attempts to change our priorities and those were pretty much ruled out immediately.

We also eliminated dealers who had known issues about reliability with timing (consistent delays in manufacture) and difficulty in maintenance (if there was local dependable service).

The committee also looked into the overall reputation based on our own and other corps’ experiences.

Once we had a manageable list of dealers (approximately three) we made individual appointments for each to bring a rig to our location to inspect, make a presentation, and answer questions.

Committee members were required to attend these presentations, we also invited interested members as well; after each presentation we met (without the dealer rep) to briefly discuss our impressions.

Armed with our checklist and notes, we asked the dealer/manufacturer any remaining (or new) questions, compared what was available to our refined list of priorities, and chose (on paper) which dealer was the most accommodating for our needs.

Our next and final step was to present our recommendation to our Board of Directors; after any discussion and approval was granted, we entered into a contract with the dealer of choice.

My corps’ top three priorities for a new rig were (1) affordability (2) safety and construction of the unit (3) overall size (to fit our bay and other local access routes).

I asked two other agencies what their most recent top three priorities were: Corps A (1) Gas vs. diesel (2) serviceability and location (3) ability and ease for remount

Corps B (1) Price (2) size for equipment (they carry hazmat gear in addition to the norm) (3) reputation of company and Maintenance/ reliability.

Other things to consider may be how the vehicle will be used (consider terrain and weather/road conditions), fuel efficiency and economy of use, structural integrity, inside-box work area (should be big enough to treat a patient and not so big that the members inside cannot be secured during the ride), how available are replacement parts, and what is the anticipated life of the ambulance.

While my experience in a volunteer corps may have relied more on riding members’ opinions than a commercial provider might include, it is important to have people involved in the decision who are familiar with the actual working needs and not just theoretical ones.

The cost of the vehicle may be limiting and even though it is important to keep it within the budget, it should never sacrifice the safety of the emergency team or patient.

Finally, even most used ambulances have value, don’t forget to ask the vendor how much you can get for a trade-in during your negotiations.

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Doug Kronenberg presents Fire Police of the Year Award to Gary Ruggiero

JEFF BRESSLER

Smithtown FD honored at Huntington Township Fire Police Association Installation The 45th Installation Dinner of the Huntington Township Fire Police Association was held on Saturday, March 12 at the Smithtown Fire Department. A full room of fire police members and guests were present to see the installation of officers and award presentations.

The sssociation is comprised of 16 fire police units from departments in both the Towns of Smithtown and Huntington.

Smithtown Fire Department members received two special honors.

The major honor of the evening, the Fire Police of the Year

JUMP TO FILE #041216101 Award, was presented to Ex Fire Police Captain, Ex Company 7 Captain, past Association President and current member of the Executive Board Gary Ruggiero.

The Fire Police Squad of the Year Award was presented to the Smithtown Fire Department.

Installed for his second terms as President of the Association was Smithtown FD member Doug Kronenberg.

Also installed as Past Presidents on the Executive Board were

Smithton FD members Rich Kondenar, Gary Ruggiero and Giovani “Cheech” Chiarelli.

All active members of the Smithtown Fire Police are duly sworn New York State Peace Officers when working at a scene. Fire Police squads provide their respective departments with traffic control at motor vehicle accidents, crowd and vehicle control and evidence preservation at alarm scenes, mutual aid for other neighboring departments, as well as working special details for large scale events and firematic funerals.

- JEFF BRESSLER

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7-3-14 Southampton engine in action recently

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