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Four-Alarm Blaze Engulfs Rochester Church on Christmas Night ROCHESTER, NY - A fouralarm fire on Christmas night brought 75 percent of Rochester's on-duty firefighters to the scene as flames engulfed a church.

Fire crews were called to the Sev­ enth-day Adventist Church on Jeffer­ son Avenue just be­ fore 6:00 P.M., and found heavy smoke showing from the large church. Fire­ fighters called a second-alarm shortly after they arrived and transitioned to a defensive attack when parts of the ceiling began falling in when firefighters were trying to make an interior attack.

The fire eventually took pos­ session of the entire roof. This was a defensive attack only be­ cause the roof eventually col­ lapsed inside. Third and fourth alarms brought three-quarters of the city firefighters to the scene, plus firefighters from the Gates and Ridge Road fire districts.

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Body Recovered from Hudson River NEWBURGH, NY - State and Town Police responded on De­ cember 29, 2021 to the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge for a male that reportedly jumped off the north span. City of Newburgh and Middlehope Fire Departments were notified. The City of Newburgh FD launched their boat at the foot of Washington Street, assisted by the Beacon PD who directed the boat to the area where the victim was last seen. The body was re­ covered and taken to the Beacon side of the river.

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Fatal Train Vs. Car Crash in Kingston KINGSTON, NY - On December 1, 2021 at 4:00 P.M., the Kingston Fire Department and Mobile Life Support re­ sponded to the Smith Ave. railroad crossing for a train versus car accident. Upon arrival emergency personnel found two people entrapped in a 1996 Jeep Cherokee. Firefighters quickly extricated both victims. A male passenger was taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie where he was pronounced dead less than one hour later. The female driver received minor injuries. Kingston Police and CSX per­ sonnel investigated the accident.

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Rensselaer Firefighters Rescue One Person from House Fire RENSSELAER, NY - On De­ cember 5, 2021 at 1:40 P.M., the City of Rensselaer Fire Depart­ ment was dispatched to 1204 3rd Street for multiple calls reporting a fully involved structure fire with entrapment inside the building.

As firefighters were being dis­ patched to the scene heavy fire and black smoke could be seen from multiple blocks away. Two massive explosions occurred on the 'Bravo' side of the house, send­ ing a plume of thick black smoke into the afternoon sky.

City of Rensselaer's Car 2 ar­ rived on scene to a well involved structure fire with heavy fire push­ ing 20-feet into the air and imme­ diately declared a Signal 30. A second-alarm was requested shortly after, bringing the Defreestville FD as the FAST, Clin­ ton Heights FD, and the East Greenbush FD to the scene with manpower. The Wynantskill FD provided a cover assignment for the city of Rensselaer.

The scene commander was able to confirm that they had en­ trapment in the building. The first arriving engine on scene immedi­ ately grabbed the nearest hydrant and firefighters deployed a hand line to the front door of the struc­ ture. As the search crew of fire­ fighters made their way to the front door of the house thick black

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and brown smoke pushed from the windows and a significant amount of heat pushed down at firefighters from the front door of the house.

The search crew began to immedi­ ately search the building for the trapped individual inside of the home.

As the search crew continued to search the house with smoke banked down and heavy fire in the rear of the home, the hand line crews made their way deeper in­ side the structure and began to make an aggressive knock down of the heavy fire condition. The FAST team arrived on scene and began to set up in front of the building. As crews were setting up, the interior crew that was con­ ducting the primary search called out on the radio and notified com­ mand that they had found the vic­ tim and they were coming out. The search crew made the push with the victim to the front door of the house where crew members from the FAST team and additional ar­ riving firefighters assisted with getting the victim out and over to an awaiting ambulance.

The crew from Mohawk Am­ bulance immediately took off to Albany Memorial Hospital, as it

was the closest hospital for stabi­ lization of the patient. Firefighters from the arriving crews grabbed additional hand lines and made their way inside the house to assist with knocking down any remain­ ing fire. Firefighters made their way to the rear of the building, put a ladder against the structure and began to flow water into the attic area.

Firefighters inside the struc­ ture were able to bring the fire under control in about 20 minutes and then began to conduct exten­ sive overhaul of the badly dam­ aged home. Command requested fire investigators to the scene of the incident.

Crews remained on scene for an extensive period of time con­ ducting overhaul of the severely damaged home. The victim that was discovered in the house was transferred from Albany Memorial Hospital to Albany Medical Cen­ ter, where he was later transferred to the Westchester burn center. He was listed in stable condition at the time of this story.

Fire investigators are currently working to determine the cause of the fire. No other injuries were re­ ported.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Ulster ULSTER, NY - At 6:40 P.M. on December 21, 2021, Ulster Hose Co. #5 along with Mobile Life Support ambulance re­ sponded to Route 28 for a car versus pedestrian accident.

Upon arrival emergency personnel found a severely injured person on the side of the highway, who was pronounced deceased at the scene. Ulster County Sheriffs and New York State Police are investigating the incident.

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Clyde Firefighters Respond to Fully Involved Camper TYRE, NY - On Monday, December 27, 2021 at 10:43 A.M., Clyde firefighters responded to the report of a camper on fire in the eastbound lane of the New York State Thruway, at mile marker 316.4 in the town of Tyre (Seneca County).

Fire units arrived on location to find the RV fully involved in flames. There were no injuries reported. New York State Police believe a mechanical malfunction sparked the blaze.

THOMAS MARRA Firefighters contain a wood stove fire that extended in a home in Coeymans Hollow, 12/12/21.

Wood Stove Fire Extends to Home in Coeymans Hollow COEYMANS HOLLOW, NY - Lirefighters contained a fire from a wood stove at a home in Coey­ mans Hollow on Sunday, Decem­ ber 12, 2021.

The Coeymans Hollow Lire Department was dispatched just before 4:45 P.M. after a report of a fire at a residence at 2 Keir Road in Coeymans Hollow. The resi­ dents had reported that there was a fire downstairs around their wood stove, and they were evacu­ ating the house.

Coeymans Police and Albany County Sheriffs arrived first on the scene and reported conditions to the fire chiefs, who were en route to the call.

"The homeowner and the first arriving Coeymans Police officer were ripping insulation out and trying to wet down the basement and the outside of the house with a garden hose,” said Chief Bill Kapusta of the Coeymans Hollow Lire Department.

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“LTpon arrival we found heavy smoke inside the house and fire in the rear of the house,” said Chief Kapusta.

Two lines were stretched from the first arriving engine from Co­ eymans Hollow, sending a hose­ line to the rear of the building and one to the interior of the home.

Chief Kapusta said there was fire in the basement on the first floor of the home and in the wall be­ tween the chimney and the kitchen stove.

“We were able to pull the stove out, open the wall up and put the fire out,” he added.

The kitchen sustained some fire damage as well as smoke damage throughout the home, Ka­ pusta said. He says electrical wires were burnt through, so they shut the power off at the breaker while awaiting National Grid to shut the power off to the home.

Kapusta says the very large wood stove was located in the basement and was full at the time the fire broke out.

“The fire travelled up from the basement and into the wall of the kitchen,” Kapusta said.

New Baltimore Lire was re­ quested for their Lirefighter Assist and Search Team (PAST), Ravena Lire for an engine to the scene, Selkirk for a tanker and an engine to the scene, Coeymans for a tanker to standby and Elsmere to cover all calls in Selkirk.

Also on the scene was Ravena Rescue and Albany County Para­ medics.

Kapusta says all homeowners made it outside safely. There were pet snakes and lizards that were taken outside by the homeowners.

Lirefighters helped the homeown­ ers remove Christmas presents from the home to keep them away from the smoke damage.

There were no injuries re­ ported at the scene.

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Sacred Trust Chaplain's Corner Didymus McHugh

Many times we do not notice, or truly appreciate, the sacred trust that is given to us. Each person that we encounter gives us a level of trust, be it as an individual or or­ ganization.

If we start with the members of our families or our friends, each person trusts us to a certain level.

Children may trust the mother more, on certain topics, than the fa­ ther and other times may trust dad more than mom and we know that grandparents gets a special trust. I have seen where there may be a parent, who either does not take the child seriously or may abuse the child, that makes it hard for the child to trust the parent or anyone.

People may not realize that a child, in the formative years, learns how to trust in their family nucleus. A person may not trust anyone that they come in contact with all de­ pending on their first encounters with people.

Emergency services gets a dif­ ferent level of trust, many times it is just by seeing the vehicle and/or uniform. Children are taught in case of fires, they are supposed to go to the firefighter, even though the equipment that they wear may seem scary. Children were taught that if they were lost or someone was after them, they were to look for a police officer. In all cases, when someone dials 911, there is an expressed or implied level of trust that is given.

Children are also taught to trust the faith leaders, the rabbis, imams, priests, pastors, ministers, etc.

These individuals are the ones that people are supposed to feel safe discussing challenges that they go through in life. People come to them with family and work chal­ lenges, as well as spiritual ques­ tions and struggles.

When people are employed they are supposed to trust their em­ ployer, or when you join an organi­ zation, you are supposed to be able to trust leadership. When people face a fire or disaster, they are sup­ posed to be able to trust the organ­ ization that responds.

But what happens when that trust is broken? I have been on na­ tional disasters, where a shelter is set up for hundreds and thousands of people. People showed up out of nowhere and a group of people said that they were authorized to receive tithes, the offerings that one would make in church. This is what I would deem as unethical and in ex­ tremely bad taste, since the people just lost all that they had in a disas­ ter.

Other organizations show up; they are expected to provide help

but do not provide any. There are or­ ganizations that follow the victims of a disaster and the victim is trying to get assistance but the organization pulls them in for a long religious service and will not let the victim leave until they agree to convert to that religion. This is interesting be­ cause they see a person in need and they refuse to assist with the needs.

If a person is hungry, it is time to feed the person. If a person is cold, then help them get warm. If they have not slept, give them a bed and let them sleep. Matthew 25:40 states that what you have done to the least of these is what you have done for Christ.

When someone has a complaint about how they are treated or the or­ ganizations practices, the person goes to the organization and leader­ ship to receive a resolution to the problems. There are too many organ­ izations that overlook the complaint or remove the individual, making the complaint, from the organization, so they lose the trust of the person who is already victimized.

I have had people come to me and share something with me be­ cause they trusted me over other people that were caring for the per­ son. My job is to not give up the trust. The conversations are confi­ dential with me and only if the peo­ ple tell me to share the information with others, will I discuss it.

There are people in almost every walk of life, in almost every organi­ zation that have taken advantage of people and abused the trust of some­ one, when they are in a vulnerable state. Some have been physically or mentally abused. It is not the fault of the person that was abused but those who have broken the trust.

Maybe we should take a better look at those who do not trust peo­ ple. It may take a long time to re­ build trust in anyone but we should not toss anyone on a scrap heap. We need to be willing to work slowly with people and take the progress where it comes, as it comes.

When we talk to people about working with anyone, we teach them not to make promises, if there is any chance you will not keep the prom­ ise. If you have the slightest thought that you may not be able to keep the promise for one reason or another, including getting too busy, it is best not to make any promise.

It takes a long time to gain someone's trust but only a moment to lose it for a lifetime.

Are you worthy of someone's trust? Anyone's trust?

Take a moment and think how you felt when someone betrayed you and please do whatever you can to make sure that someone does not get that feeling when dealing with you.

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City of Newburgh FD Captain Retires After 22 Years of Service NEWBURGH, NY - Monday, December 6, 2021 was a very ex­ citing and happy day at City of Newburgh Fire De­ partment Headquar­ ters, located at 22 Grand Street. After working for the Fire Department for 22 years and achieving the rank of Captain, Joseph E. FoCicero ended his career and officially re­ tired.

Current members along with retired members, friends and fam­ ily, lined up outside the firehouse to salute the captain as he walked down the path between them while Orange County Firemens Bagpipe played. At the end he turned and gave his final salute.

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Delmar Family Escapes Early-Morning Fire Two Days After Christmas DELMAR, NY - A Delmar family is lucky to be alive after waking up to a fire in their home and escaping just minutes before the entire staircase burned away Monday morning, December 27th.

The family's home was de­ stroyed by the fire just two days after Christmas.

Bethlehem Police Officer An­ drew Hynes was just ending his 8hour overnight shift when he was flagged down just before 6:45 A.M., after a passerby noticed a structure fire from Delaware Av­ enue. Officer Hynes located the fire at 485 Dawson Rd. in Delmar and notified dispatch to send fire crews to the scene of a fully-in­ volved house fire.

Upon arrival there was fire coming through the front windows of the home, with the back of the home fully-involved in fire on both the first and second floors.

“When I had arrived the back of the house was fully-involved and it had already worked its way to the front,” said Assistant Chief Dan Ryan of the Delmar Fire De­ partment.

A ladder truck from Delmar Fire pulled into the driveway and crews got right to work on the fire.

There was electrical arcing from the power source that connected to the chicken coop located in the back of the house, located directly next to the deck.

There were four people living in the home at the time of the fire, who police say were all able to exit the home without injury. A GoFundMe was set up for the family who is staying in a hotel at this time. The family was asleep when they woke up and were alerted to the fire, according to a post made by the homeowner on the fundraiser page.

“It was chaotic, but we ran downstairs, grabbed our pet turtle from the tank and were able to es­ cape out our front door, just sec­ onds ahead of the flames as they were moving from the back of the house towards the front,” the homeowner said. “Two or three minutes later, we were standing in our driveway wearing only what

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we wore to bed, holding an aquatic turtle, shivering and watching with shock and disbelief as the entire structure became en­ gulfed.”

The fire spread so quickly that the stairs to the second floor were completely burned after the fam­ ily escaped. Crews made entry on the first floor and Chief Ryan says one firefighter put their foot through a hole where the base­ ment stairs were. Crews were then pulled from the structure and went to exterior operations only.

There were also reportedly four cats inside the house that did not make it out.

Delmar, Elsmere, Slingerlands, Selkirk, North Bethlehem and Onesquethaw Fire Depart­ ments assisted with on-scene and standby operations, along with Delmar-Bethlehem EMS, Albany County Paramedics and Bethle­ hem Police.

There were no injuries re­ ported on the scene.

The home was a total loss ex­ cept for the garage, which Chief Ryan says they were able to sal­ vage some items for the family.

“There were a bunch of tools and things like that in the garage that were all saved,” he said.

“There was also a hand-made wooden canoe and other things in there.”

The fire was knocked down fairly quickly and fire crews were packed up by 11:00 A.M., accord­ ing to Chief Ryan.

The Bethlehem Police Depart­ ment’s Fire Investigation Team was on the scene investigating the fire, but it does not appear suspi­ cious, according to police. A cause of fire is still not being provided, however. Chief Ryan says the fire appears to have started in the back of the house, which is where the chicken coop was located.

THOMAS MARRA

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Read more stories from around New York on our website www.1rbn.com THOMAS MARRA

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Two Injured in Henrietta House Fire HENRIETTA, NY - On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 5:10 A.M., Henrietta firefighters and CHS Ambulance responded to the report of a bedroom on fire at 144 Glen Iris Drive. The blaze was brought under control in about 20 minutes. Two residents were treated for minor injuries. Officials from the Monroe County Fire Bureau were investigating the cause.

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Firefighters Make Quick Work of Colonie Trailer Fire COLONIE, NY - Firefighters were called to the Ballard Mo­ bile Home Park on Loudon Road in Colonie on December 29, 2021, for reports of a trailer fire. The caller stated that there was a fire underneath the trailer, which was confirmed by a Boght assistant chief who was first on the scene.

When the first engine arrived, crews stretched a handline and were able to quickly knock down the fire. Damage was limited to the underside of the trailer and crews were able to keep it from spreading to the inside of the trailer. No in­ juries were reported. Boght was assisted at the scene by Latham and Verdoy.

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Second-Alarm Transmitted for Well Involved Barn Fire in Pittstown PITTSTOWN, NY - On De­ cember 26, 2021 at 10:09 A.M., the Pittstown FD along with the Pittstown Ambulance, Johnsonville FD, Raymertown FD and the Mountain View FD for the FAST team, were dispatched for a re­ ported barn fire with close proxim­ ity to a home at 517 Groveside Road in the Town of Pittstown.

Pittstown Car 3 called en route to the scene and the dispatcher no­ tified him that there was no one home at the residence. As the chief came down the road, thick heavy black smoke pushed into the late morning sky. Car 3 arrived on scene, took command and immedi­ ately transmitted the Signal 30 and a second-alarm for more man­ power and additional tankers to the scene as there are no fire hydrants in this area. On the second-alarm departments from Melrose, Hoosic Valley, West Hoosick, Hoosick, Buskirk, Center Brunswick, and Brunswick No. 1 were dispatched

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tk to the scene for tankers and man­ power. As command conducted a walk-around of the scene, the chief only had an exposure issue on the front side of the barn.

Engine 251 arrived on scene and took the driveway along with a tanker from Raymertown that quickly set up a drop tank in the driveway and began to establish a water supply operation on scene for tankers. Firefighters deployed two hand lines to the front of the build­ ing and began to knock down the heavy fire condition inside the barn. As firefighters were working a portion of the roof collapsed in­ side the barn. As additional re­ sources began to arrive on scene firefighters quickly began to pull apart the portions of the barn that had collapsed to expose the re­ maining fire underneath the roof.

Firefighters worked in unison to quickly knock down the fire before it could spread to any other portion of the property.

Within 25 minutes of arrival, the fire was completely placed under control. Firefighters utilized a tanker operation on scene to keep the essential amount of water nec­ essary for fire ground operations going. With enough manpower on scene firefighters began to backfill stations that were being utilized for fire ground operations.

Rensselaer County fire investi­ gators were requested to the scene to determine the cause of the fire.

No injuries were reported and there was no damage to the home due to the quick actions of the responding firefighters. Around 40 firefighters assisted on scene. The barn, which stored equipment, was a total loss, however no animals were inside at the time of the fire.

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Lecturers will include Chief Thomas Richardson, Deputy Assis­ tant Chief John Norman, Battalion Chief John Salka, Captain Michael Dugan, and Captain Mark Gregory of the FDNY, Saratoga County EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy, and many more! EMS CEU seminars will also be available for certified EMS providers.

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Chain Reaction Crash with Serious Injuries in Bohemia BOHEMIA, N Y -A t 11:50 A.M. on December 29, 2021, a chain reaction crash on eastbound Vets Hwy. sent one car onto its side. The Bohemia FD was dispatched for a heavily en­ trapped subject. Firefighters removed the subject and trans­ ferred them over to Community Ambulance personnel who then rushed the subject to a nearby trauma center with lifethreatening injuries. SCPD 5th squad detectives and crime scene investigators were called to the scene and conducted an investigation for several hours.

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Seven Injured in M u ltiCar Crash in Rnnkonkoma RONKONKOMA, NY - Seven people were injured in a multi-car crash just before 8:30 P.M. on December 28, 2021.

Ronkonkoma FD's chief called for multiple ambulances to treat and transport the injured. Ronkonkoma was assisted by Centereach and Lakeland ambulances. Nobody appeared to be se­ riously injured.

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Heavy Fire on Arrival in Bellport BELLPORT, NY - A fire was reported as smoke coming from a home on Association Dr. in Bellport on December 16, 2021.

Firefighters were advised that someone broke the windows which helped feed the fire, and now flames were ripping out of the front windows and back door of the home. Firefighters went to work with the help of the Hagerman and Brookhaven Fire Departments. The fire was declared under control about 25 minutes into the alarm. No injuries were reported.

JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Mastic Beach Ambulance members Alex Schurek & Nicole Young in front of Ambulance 5-39-15 shortly after returning back to HQ after helping rescue a man from a burning car in Riverhead.

Mastic Beach EMS Helps Save Man in Fiery Riverhead Crash RIVERHEAD, NY' - On Satur­ day, December 4, 2021, Mastic Beach Ambulance 5-39-15 was re­ turning from Peconic Bay Medical Center shortly after 1:00 EM. when the ambulance was flagged down just past the Riverhead Jail to assist at a MVA with a car fire. Without hesitation. Mastic Beach EMTs Alex Schurek and Nicole Young sprang into action to assist the driver that was still trapped in the vehicle. They notified Medcom of the situation and went to work.

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I » Alex was able to grab the fire ex­ tinguisher and put the fire out, and then they went to work making entry through the back window since the driver's side door was unable to be opened. Alex was able to get into the vehicle and assess the patient and provide care until local fire and EMS providers from Handers and River­ head arrived and took over.

After being extricated by the fire department, the patient was trans­ ported by Handers Ambulance to an awaiting Suffolk Police Medevac which then transported them to Stony Brook University Hospital.

The extent of the injuries was not re­ leased by officials. The Southampton Town Police was the lead agency on the accident investigation. NY'S Troopers were also on scene.

- JOHN WALTHERS

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Firefighters Rescue One from Well Involved House Fire in Massapequa MASSAPEQUA, NY - At 4:34 P.M. on December 28, 2021, the Massapequa Fire Department responded to a Signal 10 house on fire at 291 East Lake Avenue with occupants reportedly within. They received numerous calls on this fire. Upon ar­ rival of Engine 635 they were met with a heavy load of fire coming from the 1 side of the house. The crew from 632 was able to gain entry to the basement where they knew they had a victim. The crew from 632 rescued the victim from the fire and transported them to a local hospital. A firefighter was also transported to a local hospital. Chief of the Department Dave Batt had command. 6303 transmitted the Signal 10.

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Wife Torches Home After Domestic Dispute in M t. Sinai MT. SINAI, NY - Following an early afternoon domestic dis­ pute between husband and wife on December 11, 2021, the wife set fire to the home. Mt. Sinai along with several other departments responded to the fully engulfed house. SCPD police transported the female to a CPEP unit at University Hospital for evaluation. The fire was brought under control within about 40 minutes. No injuries were reported.

JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Multiple patients were taken to a local hospital following a crash on William Floyd Parkway at Montauk Hwy., 11/30/21.

Crash in Shirley Sends Multiple People to Hospital SHIRLEY, NY - On Novem­ ber 30, 2021, shortly after 6:00 P.M.,a MVA occurred at Montauk Hwy. and William Floyd Parkway.

Brookhaven FD Assistant Chief Foiacono (5-3-32) was passing by and advised Fire-Com of the inci­ dent and stopped to assist with blocking traffic and rendering aid.

The Mastic FD was activated, as was Shirley Ambulance.

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m 3P Gene Martucci advised that he had a two-vehicle crash with no one trapped, but heavy damage and clean up needed. Engines 5-12-1 and 5-12-4 responded in to the scene and firefighters went to work cleaning up an extensive fluid spill and other debris. The

vehicles were then secured.

While the FD was operating EMS personnel from Shirley Am­ bulance and Mastic Beach Ambu­ lance tended to the occupants of the vehicles. At least three people were transported to a local hospi­ tal. The lanes on both roads were closed for about one hour while emergency personnel operated.

- JOHN WALTHERS

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Homeowner Burned in Blue Point House Fire BLUE POINT, NY - Blue Point firefighters responded to a re­ ported house fire at 6 Roberts St. on December 10, 2021. Ar­ riving firefighters were met with smoke and flames showing from a small home. Chiefs activated a working fire and re­ quested N. Patchogue, Patchogue, and Bayport to the scene.

The chief also had Patchogue ambulance respond for a fe­ male homeowner with burns to the hands. Firefighters from Bayport went to the roof and vented while Blue Point mem­ bers made an aggressive interior attack, limiting the damage to the home.

SABELLA/DN SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY 2021 Terryville 3rd Assistant Chief Ray Kolb at the scene of a working fire.

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Fully Involved Van in Coram Takes a Life JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Chief Joe Marino, Chief Fire Marshal Robert Doucet & FDNY Chief Thomas Richardson were gracious enough to take a quick picture for us after the seminar.

Islip Town Fire Museum Holds “ Getting on the Job” Seminar CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - The Islip Town Lire Museum and Ed­ ucation Center recently held their first ever “Getting on the Job” Ca­ reer Seminar/Job Lair. The event was attended by approximately 60 volunteer Lirefighters and Junior Lirefighters, and EMS workers from across Long Island.

These young men and women came out on a Saturday to help better themselves as not just mem­ bers of the fire and emergency services, but also better their edu­ cation and life overall. As many know, the cost of living on Long Island is very high; couple that with trying to settle down and have a family, it can seem rather stressful for these young men and women and sometimes can be a driving factor for people leaving the volunteer fire and ambulance companies they serve to either take on a second or third job, or

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many times move off Long Island in general.

Nearly 20 exhibitors were on hand to help these folks find their next stepping stone or career.

They ranged from colleges, law enforcement, fire service agencies and even trade unions. Three guest speakers were also on hand for the seminar portion to talk about their careers and how to get into their field.

Joseph Marino is the Chief of Department for Aircraft Rescue Lirefighting with the Port Author­ ity of NY & NJ. He discussed the requirements to join the Port Au­ thority and become a firefighter there.

Islip Town Chief Lire Marshal Robert Doucet was on hand to

give an account of how to have a career with his department, and even gave some personal accounts from his own experiences.

Chief Thomas Richardson (Ret) FDNY was also on hand to talk about the very competitive FDNY and how to go over the testing requirements. He also dis­ cussed the option of joining the FDNY EMS and then going through the promotional exam to move to fire as well.

All three speakers were very knowledgeable in their field and provided lots of great info. The museum is in the process of con­ sidering and planning their next career/job fair seminar for next year, along with other different seminars. If you are an interested Lire or EMS provider, you can fol­ low them on social media.

- JOHN WALTHERS

CORAM, NY - Coram firefighters were activated for a car fire with propane leak at Cty. Rd. 83 and Pine Rd. during the early evening hours of December 18, 2021. One occupant was helped by a passing firefighter, who was unable to get to the second occupant as the van became fully engulfed as Coram firefighters arrived on scene. The second occupant (a female) was found dead just before the back doors inside the van.

Firefighters used hand lines and a deck gun to extinguish the blaze. A propane tank was removed from the van, but it was unknown if it was involved in the fire.

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Working Car Fire in Mastic Beach MASTIC BEACH, NY - On November 24, 2021, at about 11:45 P.M., the Mastic Beach FD was activated for a reported struc­ ture fire on Whittier Dr. Assistant Chief Jeff McGown was first to respond and Fire-Corn advised of additional details that the caller was stating their vehicle was on fire and the fire was threatening the structure. On arrival Chief McGown found a working vehicle fire and requested the first due engine crew from 5-13-3 to stretch a line. The vehicle appeared to be fur­ ther away from the house then originally indicated. The engine crew went to work, quickly putting water on the fire. Mastic Beach Ambulance was also on scene standing by. No injuries were reported. The scene was brought under control in under 30 minutes and all units were placed back in to service.

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Seven Injured in TwoCar Crash in M edford MEDFORD, NY - On November 30, 2021, firefighters were ac­ tivated along with Medford Ambulance Co. for a reported heavy rescue on the corner of Horseblock Rd. and the N. Service Rd. of the L.I.E. Seven people, including one in seri­ ous condition, were transported by ambulances from Med­ ford and Farmingville. SCPD 6th squad detectives and crime scene investigators closed the area for a few hours during their investigation.

JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Mastic EMS and Suffolk Police on scene where a pedestrian was critically injured after being struck according to police.

Pedestrian Critically Injured in Mastic Hit & Run MASTIC, NY - On Saturday, November 20, 2021 just before 5:00 RM.,the Suffolk County 9-1-1 com­ munication center received a call for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Mastic Rd., near Herkimer Street.

Suffolk Police 7th precinct offi­ cers were dispatched to the scene and on arrival confirmed a male on the ground and requested rescue on a rush. Mastic Ambulance was called to the scene, and Mastic FD was ac­ tivated for a chief to the scene as well as an engine crew for a helicopter

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The pedestrian, a male in his 50’s, reportedly suffered serious head trauma and other injuries and was taken by Mastic Ambulance to Stony Brook Hospital with a police escort.

The vehicle that struck him report­ edly fled the scene southbound on Mastic Road. Police believe the ve­

hicle is a dark 4 door Dodge Ram pickup and are asking anyone with info to call the 7th squad detectives at 631-825-8752.

All FD units were back in serv­ ice a short time after the alarm was received. The scene was turned over to Suffolk Police for investigation and the road was closed for an ex­ tended period of time.

- JOHN WALTHERS

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Selden FD Member Alerts Dept, to Working Fire SELDEN, NY - An alert member of the Selden FD called in a working house fire at 128 S. Bicycle Path Rd. just before 9:00 P.M. on December 3, 2021. Selden firefighters arrived to find heavy fire coming from the front room of the home with ex­ tension to the attic, and outside debris. Chief WIL Cotty acti­ vated a mutual aid plan involving Farmingville, Coram and Holtsville to the scene. Selden firefighters pulled two lines, one to the front door for an aggressive interior attack, and one for the outside debris and leaves. The fire was under con­ trol about 30 minutes later. No injuries were reported.

JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS On Sunday, December 19th, West Sayville FD held a Santa run, and Santa thought he could try to ride the back step. Luckily, Santa was able to be talked down and neither him or his elves were injured during this photo op.

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Two-Car Crash with Overturn in Staten Island STATEN ISLAND, NY - On December 16, 2021, Staten Island FDNY units responded to a two-car collision with one car overturned at the intersection of Arden Ave. and Drumgoole Road West.

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A BRIGHT FUTURE: Gloria Hope, one of the first Safe Haven ba­ bies, in Florida, began college this year. “If it weren’t for A Safe Haven for Newborns I would not be here today,” said Gloria.

A Safe Haven for Newborns Marks Milestones with a Holiday Miracle Miami, FL: January 6, 2022: The Christmas holiday often brings surprises and creates spe­ cial moments. While the Covid19 outbreak may have put a damper on much of the holiday spirit, the 2021 Holiday season helped mark a milestone for A Safe Haven for Newborns.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the season was a moment of joy when the 350th Safe Haven baby was surrendered through the Safe Haven process.

“I can’t think of a better holi­ day gift than to know that the 350th innocent life has been saved,” said Nick Silverio, founder of a Safe Haven for New­ borns. “It truly is a Christmas mir­ acle.”

No sooner was the announce­ ment made about the 350th baby when A Safe Haven for Newborns was contacted to assist with the 351st.

Since 2000 A Safe Haven for Newborns has been highly suc­ cessful in not only rescuing poten­ tially abandoned babies but providing a myriad of services de­ signed to keep babies from suffer­ ing the horrors of abandonment, as well as providing support for expectant mothers who have doubts about keeping their babies.

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Under the Safe Haven statute, a baby seven days or younger, who is unharmed, can be brought to a fire station, hospital, or am­ bulance crew, without fear of legal action. A Safe Haven fosters this relationship by offering spe­ cialized, online training regarding what needs to occur when an in­ fant is surrendered.

They have provided more than 20,000 hours of continuing educa­ tion credits regarding how to properly manage a surrendered in­ fant.

“Uncle Nick,” as he is known, also cited that during the pan­ demic in 2020 and 2021, 18 ba­ bies were saved with no reported abandonments.

As if putting a ribbon on this holiday gift Silverio proudly noted that one of A Safe Haven’s first surrendered infants, Gloria Hope, entered college this year.

“We always said, if we saved just one life it would be worth it,” stated Silverio. “This is being worth it 350 times over.”

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Santa Run Held in Richmond Town RICHMOND TOWN, NY - On December 18, 2021 the members of Richmond Engine Company rode through Richmond Town in Staten Island with Santa and Frosty the Snowman on top of their engine. They gave the neighborhood children candy canes to help celebrate the holiday season.

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New Paltz Responds to Carport Fire NEW PALTZ, NY - New Paltz Fire was dispatched to a struc­ ture fire on Plutarch Road, December 19, 2021. On arrival, a carport attached to a garage was found to be on fire. Mutual Aid was received from Highland Hose, Modena, and Esopus.

The fire was contained in approximately 15 minutes. There were no injuries.

Effective March 30, 2021, medical marijuana was legalized in the State of New York "in cer­ tain circumstances". The issue though has already been con­ tested in the public safety sector — in fact, in May 2021 a certified medical marijuana user and long­ time NYS FF-EMT was fired when he tested positive for mari­ juana.

The Americans with Disabil­ ities Act (ADA) requires employ­ ers to make reasonable accommodations for qualified workers with disabilities. The act does not protect illegal drug use, though it does afford some pro­ tections for recovering addicts.

Marijuana is an illegal drug under federal law, with no exceptions for medicinal use, so its use is not protected under the ADA guide­ lines. The FDA has approved sev­ eral drugs that contain individual cannabinoids for specific ill­ nesses such as childhood epilepsy, patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy, and some AIDS patients. Botanical use of marijuana, such as in smoking, is difficult to regulate as the levels of chemicals may differ between plants.

New York has asked employ­ ers to provide common-sense rules allowing the use of legiti­ mate medical marijuana by em­ ployees; however, employers are permitted to make exceptions and deny use by employees in certain safety-sensitive or federally reg­ ulated positions at their discre­ tion. Even the states that have laws requiring employers to allow an employee to use medical marijuana (outside of the work­ place) insist that the employee doesn’t report to work under the influence or otherwise create a direct threat to others. (Direct threat determinations must be based on an individualized as­

sessment of the individual's pres­ ent ability to safely perform the es­ sential functions of the job) Cannabis use, in its various forms, can relieve pain, reduce anxiety, help regulate blood sugar, and lower cholesterol. However, studies have found some of the risks associated with marijuana or cannabis use may include altered sense of time and sensations, hal­ lucinations, delusions, a fast heart­ beat, and elevated blood pressure.

According to Emilia Paluszek, a human biology and psychology specialist at the University of Al­ bany, marijuana use can also cause decreased reactivity to dopamine which affects moods, motivation, and attention. Coordination and re­ sponse time, short term memory, and the ability to learn may be im­ paired. Medical marijuana can only be prescribed in NYS by a certified doctor registered with the NYS Medical Marijuana Program.

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California: Matthew “Bear” Michael Rominger, 48 Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic Incident Date: April 4, 2021 Death Date: May 16, 2021 Fire Department: Mountain Warfare Fire Department Initial Summary: Firefighter/Paramedic Matthew “Bear” Michael Rominger contracted COVID-19 while on a medical call from a patient with a known case of the vims. He passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Arizona: Jeff Piechura, 62 Rank: Air Tactical Group Supervisor Incident Date: July 10, 2021 Death Date: July 10, 2021 Fire Department: U.S. Forest Service/Coronado National Forest Initial Summary: On Saturday, July 10, 2021, Air Tac­ tical Group Supervisor Jeff Piechura and Air Attack Pilot Matthew Robert Miller were aboard a Beechcraft King Air C-90 conducting visual reconnaissance and aviation command and control over the Cedar Basin Fire near Wikieup, Arizona when the aircraft crashed. Both indi­ viduals perished in the accident.

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Arizona: Matthew Robert Miller, 48 Rank: Air Attack Pilot Incident Date: July 10, 2021 Death Date: July 10, 2021 Fire Department: Falcon Executive Aviation, Inc. Initial Summary: On Saturday, July 10, 2021, Air Tac­ tical Group Supervisor Jeff Piechura and Air Attack Pilot Matthew Robert Miller were aboard a Beechcraft King Air C-90 conducting visual reconnaissance and aviation command and control over the Cedar Basin Fire near Wikieup, Arizona when the aircraft crashed. Both indi­ viduals perished in the accident.

New Mexico: Janet Tracy, 59 Rank: Firefighter

Incident Date: July 20, 2021 Death Date: July 20, 2021 Fire Department: Caballo Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Fire­ fighter Janet Tracy was at the scene of a single vehi­ cle non-injury crash on 1-25 south of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. While providing aid and support to the scene, another firefighter who was repositioning a Caballo fire truck, struck her. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Firefighter Tracy also served as the Secretary for the department.

Pennsylvania: Thomas Royds, 48 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: July 24, 2021 Death Date: July 24, 2021 Fire Department: Lower Merion Fire Department/Belmont Hills Fire Company Initial Summary: On Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 3:04 a.m., the Belmont Hills Fire Company and Gladwyne Fire Company were dispatched to a vehicle accident with injuries on Interstate 76. At approximately 3:23 a.m., while preparing to leave the scene of the initial in­ cident, another vehicle struck Firefighter Thomas Royds, two other firefighters from Belmont Hills Fire Company, and one Pennsylvania State Trooper. Multiple EMS units were immediately requested to assist the injured first re­ sponders. Firefighter Royds went into cardiac arrest at the scene and was transported by ground ambulance to Paoli Hospital where he passed away. The two other firefighters were flown to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where they are currently critical but stable. The Pennsylvania State Trooper was also transported by ground to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to receive treatment. The driver of the vehicle that struck the first responders was taken into custody at the scene after re­ portedly drinking and driving. The investigation of the incident is ongoing.

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Crews Face Hoarding Conditions at Fatal House Fire in Mechanicville MECHANICVILLE, NY' - On January 1st, the Mechanicville Lire Department, along with the Round Lake Lire Department for their LAST team, were dispatched to Lour Viall Avenue for a reported structure fire. The caller reported that a house was on fire with some­ one possibly trapped inside.

The first arriving chief on scene had nothing showing on Viall Av­ enue and began to search for the re­ ported structure fire. The chief notified the dispatcher to call back the caller to get a better address, as the first address given for the fire lo­ cation was a warehouse. After the dispatcher told the chief that there was an issue getting the correct ad­ dress from the caller. Car 39-5 made his way down the street to Round Lake Avenue where he dis­ covered a working structure fire with neighbors trying to force entry to the home. The chief immediately transmitted the second-alarm, bringing Hillcrest LD, Arvin Heart FD, Melrose LD, Halfmoon-Water­ ford LD, Waterford LD, Stillwater

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With heavy smoke pushing from the first floor windows of the house, the fire chief and police officers at­ tempted to make entry to the struc­ ture. Lire broke through one of the windows of the home and began to vent. Lirefighters from the first arriv­ ing engine immediately made their way to the front porch, quickly placed their masks on and made entry to the structure to search for the reported trapped victim.

As firefighters made their way through the front room they discov­ ered heavy hoarding conditions along with thick black smoke bank­ ing down to the floor with zero visi­ bility inside the structure. While firefighters conducted a primary search for the victim, additional fire­ fighters from the truck company ar­ rived on scene and began to assist with ventilation and fire suppression.

The hand line crew made their way inside the structure and began to knock down the heavy fire condition in the living room. The search crew radioed out to command that they found the victim and they were mak­ ing their way out of the structure.

Lirefighters grabbed the victim from inside one of the bedrooms and made their way towards the front door.

Hoarding conditions inside the home made it difficult for the interior crew to pull the victim to the front door.

Command notified all incoming units to stage on Viall Avenue and send their manpower to the front of the building. Command requested EMS to the front of the building for the victim, who was in full cardiac arrest. Lirefighters and paramedics immediately began to conduct CPR on the victim. Lirefighters loaded the victim onto a stretcher and took them to an awaiting ambulance where he was transported to the hospital.

Command requested another ambu­ lance to the scene for one of the neighbors who sustained an injury while trying to get into the house.

Lirefighters made their way to the second floor, conducted a pri­ mary search and made sure that everyone was out of the structure.

Lirefighters on the first floor were able to knock down all visible fire within seven minutes of arrival and then began to conduct overhaul.

Command requested the Saratoga County fire investigation unit to the scene. With over 65 firefighters on scene, command began to release companies after the fire was knocked down and overhaul was complete.

The fire victim that was trans­ ported to the hospital unfortunately succumbed to his injuries. No fire­ fighters on scene were injured. Lire Investigators are currently working to determine the cause of the fire.

The other individual that was trans­ ported to the hospital had only minor injuries.

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Historic Kaaterskill Inn Destroyed by Massive Fire PALENVILLE, NY - A large fire destroyed an Airbnb with several hotel rooms at a popular wedding location in Catskill on Sunday, November 28, 202E

Fire crews were called for a report of a fire on the second floor of a struc­ ture at the Kaaterskill Inn located at 424 High Falls Rd. Ext. just before 12:30 PM. The call initially went out as a fire on the sec­ ond floor and then quickly spread, en­ gulfing the entire building in fire.

The building is an Airbnb consisting of nine different rooms, according to As­ sistant Chief Mike Overbaugh of the Kiskatom Fire Department. Ele says the room where the fire began was al­ ready fully-involved upon the arrival of the first chief, minutes after the call went out.

“It started to spread to the rooms adjacent to it,” he said. “By the time we got after it, it had already spread through the whole upstairs and part of the downstairs.”

The building was an old riding stable that had been converted to the Airbnb, according to Chief Over­ baugh. With the conversion of the structure, he says there were many ad­ ditions of walls as well as false walls that were hiding fire and making it dif­ ficult for firefighters to find all the fire to extinguish it.

“The biggest thing was the con­ struction of the building,” Overbaugh said. “False walls and hall ways-that was the hardest part.”

He says the roof began to collapse at one point during firefighting opera­ tions, causing him to order crews to at­ tack the fire from the exterior only.

Kiskatom and Palenville Fire Depart­ ments were on the scene with Catskill Ambulance, as well as Catskill and Haines Falls Fire Departments on standby. Crews utilized a large pond on the property to draft water for firefighting operations.

Only one room had occupants in­ side at the time of the fire, Overbaugh said. He says there was a man with his two daughters in a room on the bottom floor and he is believed to be who called in the fire and went from room to room knocking to try and evacuate any possible occupants still inside.

There was reportedly one person that wasn’t accounted for, but Over­ baugh said all occupants have since been accounted for, despite the diffi­ culty of tracking down people due to the fact of it being an Airbnb rental.

It took approximately two or three hours to get the fire knocked down and placed under control. The cause of the fire is reported to be accidental and believed to have started on the wooden deck on the second floor.

“We believe it was caused by one of the people staying here who put fireplace logs out on the deck before they left,” Overbaugh said.

There were no reported injuries to any firefighters or civilians on the scene.

- THOMAS MARRA

THOMAS MARRA A massive fire destroyed a popular wedding venue in the Catskills on Sunday, November 28, 2021.

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Seven Firefighters & Two Civilians Recognized for Their Heroic Actions in the City of Rensselaer Rensselaer, NY - On Decem­ ber 5, 2021, a devastating fire oc­ curred in the city of Rensselaer at 1204 3rd Street with multiple re­ ports of a victim trapped inside the home. Asst. Chief Brooking quickly arrived on scene and had a house with heavy fire blowing into the afternoon sky and requested the second alarm bringing addi­ tional resources from the surround­ ing communities. While these resources were responding Asst.

Chief Brooking directed firefight­ ers to quickly establish a water supply and additional firefighters to make entry to the home. Being shorthanded two civilians stepped up to the plate, one of them being a past fire chief of the city of Rens­ selaer and assisted with establish­ ing the water supply on scene allowing for firefighters to make entry to the building with a hand line to knockdown the heavy fire condition.

Before the firefighters on scene could establish the hand line to conduct suppression efforts, multi­ ple firefighters entered the heavily involved building to search for the trapped victim with no hand line in place. During the search the victim was found and firefighters imme­ diately remove the victim to mul­ tiple waiting firefighters outside of the structure, while the victim was being rescued. Firefighters were knocking down the heavy fire con­ dition behind them. The victim was transported to Albany Memo­ rial Hospital, then transported to Albany Medical Center, then trans­ ported to the Westchester bum cen­ ter where the victim with later succumb from his injuries a week later.

The Mayor and Rensselaer City Council recognized the members of the Rensselaer Fire Department and the two civilians for their heroic actions that day.

Captain Steven Butler, Captain David Mooney, Firefighter Mar­ tin Moore, Firefighter Randy Cherubino, Firefighter Ryan Hannigan. Firefighter John (Jess) Schumaker III for removing the victim and conducting suppres­ sion efforts. Lieutenant Robert Fink for initiating life-saving pro­ tocols and Captain Steven Butler utilizing the Lucas Cardiac De­ vice on the victim during trans­ port to the hospital. The two

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