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FIREFIGHTERS WORK TO CONTAIN BARN FIRE

ZACHARY MARICLE

New Berlin, NY - On September 15th just before 4:00 P.M., the New Berlin Fire Department was called to Balcom Hill Road for a reported working, fully-involved barn fire. Upon arrival, first crews found the barn fully involved and causing danger to nearby structures.

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Garage Burns to the Ground and Extends to House Lockport, NY - Calls started hitting the Niagara County Dispatch center around 11:50 A.M. on September 15th reporting a working garage fire, which was extending to an attached house. South Lockport Volunteers were toned out right away and the JUMP TO FILE# responding chiefs 091516106 could see the smoke from miles away.

Niagara County Sheriff's road patrol deputies were onscene within minutes and made sure that no one was inside of the house.

The City of Lockport FD was called in for a manned engine to assist in fighting the massive, sky-high flames shooting up from the house. Rapids was also called in for engines and manpower, along with an attack team and engine from Wrights Corners, including their elite FAST TEAM to help protect the firefighters onscene. South Lockport fire chiefs relized the fire was spreading quickly and already had too much of a jump on them to be able to safely attack it from the inside. A defensive alert was sent out for all firefighters.

The City of Lockport firefighters used hand lines to attack the house structure since the garage had already burned down to its base within minutes. One firefighter turned his hose to hit the fire inside of the van, but when the water made contact with magnesium, white hot embers began shooting into the air.

South Lockport's Aerial pulled onto the front yard and elevated its bucket to hit the roof with a main stream. The fire went through the house so fast that the roof almost instantly collapsed.

Engines from various fire companies hit a number of hydrants to provide a continuous source of water, with good pressaure filling the big five-inch feed hoses to all engines. At times, the flames were hundreds-of-feet high in the air and seemed to be turning the main streams to steam before they could cool the blaze.

Fire Chiefs from South Lockport had a concern for the acres of extremely dry pine trees that surrounded the rear of the house. A number of firefighters equipped with hundreds-of-feet of hand lines, spread out to form a line and stop any possible spread to the trees and grass.

Firefighters were on-scene for hours and the Niagara County Sheriff CIS unit was called in, along with orgin and cause, to try and determine how the devastating fire started and spread so fast.

All structures were a complete loss.

A City of Lockport firefighter got a surprise when his hose hit burning magnesium, sending white hot embers into the air.

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From the ground and air, firefighters did what they could to try and stop the burning destruction.

STEPHEN M WALLACE

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Working Fire on South Pearl Street in City of Albany Albany, NY - On September 25th, the city of Albany FD responded to an alarm of fire at 473 South Pearl Street while firefighters were already operating at another fire, located at 942 Broadway, on the other end of the city. Upon arrival, Rescue-9 reported a smoke condition coming from the building and transmitted a Signal-30 for fire found on the second-floor, with extension to the first-floor of the building. Firefighters mounted an aggressive interior attack to knock down the fire, stopping it from spreading to the rest of the home. The city of Albany's Fire Department had the fire under control within 15 minutes and were able to save the historic home, with only minimal damage done to the structure.

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Popular Bar in Albany Damaged by Fire Albany, NY - The city of Albany Fire Department responded to 942 Broadway, at the Barrel Saloon & Texas BBQ, for an alarm of fire on September 25th. The fire was reported to be on the side of the building. The first arriving unit transmitted the Signal-30 for a working fire. Firefighters pulled a single hand-line and were able to quickly knock down the fire, with no damage to the building or extension to the inside of the structure. No injuries to firefighters or employees were reported. The business only sustained damage to the smoker area of the business, where the fire was found. The business remained open and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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New Jersey: Paul Price, Sr., 63 Rank: Safety Officer Incident Date: August 10, 2016 Death Date: August 11, 2016 Fire Department: Audubon Fire Department Initial Summary: The Audubon Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with a utility pole and wires down. Safety Officer Price was one of the personnel who answered the alarm by responding to the fire station. One apparatus responded prior to Price arriving at the station. The responding apparatus and personnel mitigated the incident. Safety Officer Price remained at the fire station while the call was ongoing. Upon the return of the apparatus to the fire station, Price assisted the personnel with placing the apparatus back into service. He then left the station and later that evening attended a town Emergency Management meeting. Safety Officer Price returned home later that night and was discovered the following morning by a family member already deceased due to a likely cardiac event. EMS responded for the pronouncement, as no life-saving measures were warranted. Safety Officer Price was a former Assistant Fire Chief with Audubon Fire Department and a retired Deputy Fire Chief with the Camden City Fire Department.

Montana: Justin Beebe, 26 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: August 13, 2016 Death Date: August 13, 2016 Fire Department:United States Forest Service – Lolo National Forest Initial Summary: Firefighter Justin Beebe, a Lolo Interagency Hotshot crew member, succumbed to injuries after being struck by a dead tree during firefighting efforts on the Strawberry Fire at Great Basin National Park in Nevada.

Louisiana: Spencer J. Chauvin, 36 Rank: District Fire Chief Incident Date: August 28, 2016 Death Date: August 28, 2016 Fire Department: St. John the Baptist Parish Office of Fire Services Initial Summary: While working at the scene of a single vehicle accident on Westbound Interstate 10, District Fire Chief Spencer J. Chauvin was struck and killed by a charter bus that crashed into the accident scene. A passenger in a vehicle at the scene was also killed and many others were injured including two firefighters who received non-life threatening injuries in the incident.

Missouri: Todd L. Hartlein, 49 Rank: Assistant Fire Chief Incident Date: August 23, 2016 Death Date: August 24, 2016 Fire Department: Matthews Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: Assistant Fire Chief Todd Hartlein suffered a fatal medical emergency shortly after responding to a vehicle crash.

New York: Michael J. Fahy, 44 Rank: Battalion Chief Incident Date: September 27, 2016 Death Date: September 27, 2016 Fire Department: Fire Department City of New York Initial Summary: Battalion Chief Michael J. Fahy was struck and killed by debris when a 2-story private residence under investigation for an illicit drug manufacturing operation exploded. Firefighters had first responded to a report of a gas smell at the location and found the drug lab, notifying police, but the house exploded before the situation could be fully assessed and mitigated. The fatal incident remains under investigation by authorities.

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Car Versus Mail Van in New Paltz New Paltz, NY - New Paltz Fire Dept. was dispatched on September 13th to a car versus mail van. The mail van was making a left turn when the car crossed a double yellow line, hitting the mail van broadside. The mail van driver sustained minor injuries.

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Pregnant Woman Extricated from Rollover MVA Pearl River, NY - Pearl River emergency services were dispatched to the intersection of Central Avenue and John Street for a rollover MVA with entrapment at 4:04 P.M., on September 15th.

Upon arrival, a pregnant female was found in the driver's seat, belted in a suspended position.

Firefighters stabilized the vehicle while EMS rapidly extricated the female from the inverted position. The female was transported to a local area hospital for medical evaluation. On-scene units included Pearl River EMS, Pearl River FD, Medic-21 and Orangetown PD.

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Firefighters knocking down the fire on the outside of the garage.

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Fully Involved Structure Fire with Roof Collapse in East Schodack East Schodack, NY - The East Schodack Fire Department was toned for a reported garage fire at 242 Beaver Rd. on September 28th.

When East Schodack Car-1 arrived on-scene, he had a fully involved house fire and requested South Schodack, Schodack Valley and UMP TO FILE# Nassau Fire Depart- J092816122 ment to the scene.

The first arriving unit pulled multiple hand lines and mounted an aggressive attack to try to bring the fire under control quickly, but the fire was already well advanced due to the lightweight, trust construction of the home. The chief then requested additional units from the surrounding areas to respond with tankers and manpower to the scene.

As firefighters used ground ladders to gain entry to the secondfloor of the structure, the attached garage's roof gave way and collapsed into the structure. No firefighters were injured during the collapse. After making sure that the interior was safe, firefighters made entry and used multiple hand lines to quickly knock down the remaining heavy fire along the roofline.

Everyone made it out of the home safely, including the family's pets. No firefighters were injured and the fire is currently under investigation by the town of Schodack's fire investigation team.

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Rollover with Entrapment in Town of Newburgh Newburgh, NY - On September 20th around 3:00 P.M., the Cronomer Valley FD was dispatched to Fostertown Road and Canterbury Drive for a one-vehicle rollover, with one person trapped inside. Firefighters extracted the driver from the vehicle. The Town of Newburgh EMS put a Medevac on stand-by while they checked the person's condition. The Medevac was canceled shortly after. The subject was transported to St. Lukes/Cornwall Hospital by EMS. Town of Newburgh Police and New York State Police were also at the scene.

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Poughkeepsie, NY - City of Poughkeepsie FD Engine-1 responded to a medical call at the historic Bardavon Theater on Market Street, on September 29th at approximately 11:15 A.M.

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Best Firefighting Foursome in Orange County Announced for 2016 Montgomery, NY - A total of 68 golfers competed for the title “Best Firefighter Foursome in Orange County," during the 5th Annual Orange County UMP TO FILE# Firefighters Mu- J092816120 seum Golf Tournament, held at Winding Hills Golf Course on Sunday, September 18th.

Fort Montgomery Fire Department won back the title and they will house the unique trophy for the year.

Winona Lake Fire Department won the tournament last year and prior to that, Fort Montgomery won in 2014, 2013 and 2012. The outing is a fundraiser for the museum and education center, located at 141 Clinton Street in the Village of Montgomery. Funds

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that are raised are contributed to the museum’s endowment fund with the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan County, with the hopes of making the museum self-sustaining in the future.

The proceeds for the outing this year totaled approximately $18,000. “Each year, the outing gets bigger and bigger, which is wonderful for the museum and it is also a nice way to honor the firefighting volunteers that keep our families and friends safe each and every day," said Dennis Salvucci, member of the Educational Advisory and Golf Outing Committees.

The museum is always looking for ways to increase their fundraising efforts, as well as to recruit new volunteers. If interested, please call 845-457-9666.

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101st Orange County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Parade Monroe, NY - On Saturday, September 24th, the streets in the village of Monroe were filled with some 2,000 marchers and about 40 pieces of firefighting and rescue

equipment, as the Orange County Volunteer Firemen’s Association staged its 101st annual parade.

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Members of Vails Gate Fire Department.

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Monroe Fire Department members.

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Vehicle News

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Hyde Park, NY - The Staatsburg Fire District has taken delivery of a new Chief's vehicle. The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe was designed by District Commissioner Todd Bender, District Chief Shawn Bell and John Heidrich of Commander Equipment Supply.

If your department has a new vehicle you would like featured in “Vehicle News,” send a nicely posed, well lit photo with text to news@1strespondernews.com

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Two-Vehicle MVA on Broadway Injures One Newburgh, NY - The Newburgh FD was dispatched for a two-vehicle MVA at 510 Broadway on September 19th. The City of Newburgh Police and Mobile Life were also on-scene. One subject was transported to St. Lukes/Cornwall Hospital for unknown injuries. Newburgh firefighters disconnected the car's battery and the city of Newburgh PD were investigating the cause.

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Firefighters Work to Contain Barn Fire in New Berlin Rush, NY - Rush F.D. Pumper-583 operating at a house fire on October 1st.

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New Berlin, NY - On September 15th just before 4:00 P.M., the New Berlin Fire Department was called to Balcom Hill Road for a reported working, fully-involved barn fire. Upon arrival, first crews found the barn fully involved and causing danger to nearby structures.

Command quickly asked for mutual aid and all available nearby tankers to the scene. Due to not having a nearby water source, a water supply was set up approximately one-mile from the scene and shuttled to the crews on-scene. The final tanker count was nine, from nine

JUMP TO FILE #091516105 different departments on-scene.

Crews stretched five-inch lines and smaller to the barn and performed defensive operations in an attempt to prevent extension to nearby buildings. Firefighters dealt with strong, gusty winds that blew hot ashes and embers onto nearby hay bales, causing some to ignite, but they were quickly extinguished.

Thanks to quick reactions, no cattle were lost. Total losses were con-

tained to the barn, a stock pile of hay and the contents on the silo.

According the to Chenango County Fire Coordinator's Office, the cause of the fire was determined to be either electrical in nature or from spontaneous combustion in the hay. The investigation is ongoing.

On-scene was New Berlin Fire, Norwich, North Norwich, Sherburne, South New Berlin, Edmeston, West Edmeston, Garrattsville, Pittsfield, Mount Upton and CMT Ambulance.

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for New Defreestville Fire Station Defreestville, NY - The Defreestville Fire Department recently celebrated their brand new, 6.9-million-dollar, state-of-the-art firehouse with a ribbon cutting in the town of North Greenbush.

The Defreestville Fire JUMP TO FILE # Department is part 092516103 of North Greenbush Fire District No.1, which is made up of two departments, including Defreestville and Wynantskill.

The fire district handles about 1,400 calls-per-year. The Defreestville Fire Department built its original station in 1945 and a building committee was created in 1996 to start the process of making the new building possible. The building committee worked for over 20 years to make this new station a reality. Much of that time was spent looking at firehouses from all over New York State.

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute donated land to the town of North Greenbush, which was then turned over to the fire district and became the new home for the Defreestville Fire Department.

Before the station was built, the Defreestville Fire Department merged with North Greenbush Fire District No.1 and saved the taxpayers of the Defreestville Fire protection district over 40% on their taxes.

The new station was designed by the building committee, which consisted of commissioners from North Greenbush Fire District No.1, along with members of both the Defreestville Fire Department and the Wynantskill Fire department. The committee took a hard look at what they both needed and wanted within the new station,

which includes state-of-the-art amenities, allowing volunteer firefighters the ease of conducting training, community events and other day-to-day operations in a more safe manor. Their previous station was shown to be outdated and had a lot of safety concerns present.

The new fire station will allow county training classes to be conducted inside the building, as well as hands-on training, which could not be done at the old station.

Firefighters will also be able to safely work on their apparatus while inside of the engine bays, as they were not able to in the old station. In the old station, firefighters would have to pull the apparatus out of the bays and onto the apron, which put the apparatus halfway on to one of the busiest roads in the town of North Greenbush, causing a traffic hazard for drivers and also putting firefighters at risk of getting struck by a vehicle.

The Defreestville Fire Department and North Greenbush Fire District No.1 could not have completed their vision without the help of the North Greenbush taxpayers. When it came time to place a vote for building the new station, the local taxpayers came out to vote. In an overwhelming response, 76% of the town voted "yes" for the new fire station, which is now a symbol of pride for the town of North Greenbush.

The Defreestville Fire Department and North Greenbush Fire District No.1 thanked everyone for their support and will continue to serve the town of North Greenbush and anywhere else they may be called!

JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

Members of North Greenbush Fire District and Defreestville Fire Department cutting the ribbon for the new station.

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Rensselaer County Fire Coordinator Ivan Wager and his wife.

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East Greenbush Firefighter Kennedy with Ember.

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Chief Brian McCrea of the Defreestville Fire Department greeting and welcoming everyone to the new station.

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Colonie Firefighters using a two-and-a-half inch line to knock down the heavy fire from the outside of the building after the floor collapsed.

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Fatal Structure Fire in War Memorial for Local Fallen Soldier Colonie Village Destroyed by Unlicensed Driver in Troy Colonie, NY - On September 25th, the Colonie Village Fire Company, along with Fuller Road, Midway, Stanford Heights and Shaker Road Fire Departments responded for a structure fire at 9 Sebring Avenue. The first arriving chief had heavy smoke and fire on arrival and called for a Signal-30.

Upon arrival, firefighters pulled multiple hand lines into the structure and attempted to make an aggressive attack; however, one of the hand lines was damaged after power lines fell, causing the interior crew to back out of the structure.

Firefighters repositioned the hand lines and made entry back into the structure, but conditions had already quickly changed, causing Command to issue the All-Out. As firefighters made their way out of the structure, the rapidly advancing fire conditions caused the first-floor to collapse, preventing

JUMP TO FILE #092516100 firefighters from being able to regain entry into the structure.

Command had crews take up a defensive measure with multiple hand lines and a blitz. The heavy fire load in the structure compromised support of the second-floor, causing it to collapse into the firstfloor. Firefighters remained in a defensive operation and switched to aerial operations using Fuller Road's Truck-3 to hit hot spots in the collapsed structure.

The fire was brought under control in about one hour. One woman's body was recovered later in the evening by fire crews. No firefighters were injured and the fire is currently under investigation.

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Troy, NY - The city of Troy's fire and police department responded to the area of Hill Street and Spring Avenue for a report of a traffic accident with wires down. On arrival, firefighters and police discovered a vehicle, which was being driven by an unlicensed operator, had struck and destroyed a War Memorial monument.

The vehicle drove over the lawn on Canal and across Spring Avenue, striking a sign, telephone pole, guide wire and guard rail before coming to a stop by hitting the monument.

While police were conducting their

JUMP TO FILE #092616112 investigation, the firefighters from Engine-6 recovered the American flag that was displayed with the monument and carefully folded it to prevent any further damage.

The tow company who responded was able to prevent any further damage to the monument by driving the vehicle out and away from it. While on-scene, the driver of the vehicle stated that she had lost control of the vehicle after her brakes

failed; however, the tow company was successfully able to use the brakes when moving her car away from the monument. The driver of the vehicle was arrested on-scene.

The memorial was the pride of Springs Street and is a major loss for the community. The memorial was always properly cared for and wellmaintained. The family of the fallen soldier who the memorial was made for was contacted and also arrived on-scene shortly after.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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TODD BENDER

Poughkeepsie, NY - Even the clouds part for the City of Poughkeepsie FD! On October 3rd, Engine-2 responded to a Mutual Aid call to assist Fairview FD for a report of a boat in distress on the Hudson River.

We’ve become complacent about Scene Safety – often our calls require little more than gloves and eyewear for personal protection, road flares for outdoor accidents, and scene awareness.

Most times we respond as a team of two or more per patient and transport once we’ve treated for immediate life threatening injuries and packaged for the trip to the hospital. We work within the Golden Hour, but we are able to take a reasonably comfortable amount of time gain access, treat A-B-Cs as needed, extricate, move, package for transport, assess enroute, transfer care to hospital.

In an active shooter situation, nothing is normal including the way we usually operate; in a mass act of terrorism, such as a bombing, chemical attack, arson or something equally horrific, so much of our response training seems ineffective and even dangerous. Even training we’ve had for mass casualty incidents like motor vehicle accidents, building collapses, and severe weather

doesn’t quite cover it (although many of those principles are incorporated for effective response).

NIMS/ICS training gives us a lot of basics and those EMS personnel who have been trained in recent years have heard the terms “Active Shooter” and “Terrorist Attack”; still if there has been no practice it falls flat.

Ideally with a complete ICS (Incident Command System) in place there is communication between the agencies (law enforcement, EMS and fire), coordinated efforts, cooperation and support.

On what many of us would label a “normal call”, our first priority after making patient contact is to treat life threatening injuries, assess and continue treatment as we transport. If EMS is dispatched to an active shooter incident, it’s hurry-up and wait in a secure setting while the tactical response eliminates or contains the threat; even then there might be an unknown secondary threat. Once EMS is given access to patients there is an urgency: triage, treat for life threatening injuries only, move on, and remain alert for unexpected threats. All walking wounded should be directed to a treatment area where they will move themselves. In many scenarios, law enforcement, still armed, will help with moving non-ambulatory patients to an area where

other medical responders will continue treatment and patients needing transport will be moved to waiting ambulances or other transportation; moving and transport are forms of treatment.

Every first response agency needs to establish protocols and, with the cooperation of other agencies, and inter-agency plan of response in active shooter and other terrorism events. EMTs and Paramedics need to remain up to date with the National Incident Management System’s ICS courses. Teaching and making a plan is not enough, the plan needs to be practiced, evaluated by instructors and participants, and then practiced again, and again.

Local buildings and settings need to be studied as potential sites for attacks so that responders can move without question. These drills need to be practiced regularly (interagency) so that in the event of it actually being needed tactical and medical will not only know their own roles but will also be familiar with the way they will interact.

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House Fire in Rush Kills Three Pets

TODD BENDER

Poughkeepsie, NY - At approximately 11:15 A.M. on October 5th, city of Poughkeepsie's Engine-1, along with Mobile Life, were dispatched to 1 Civic Center Plaza for a medical call. Engine-1 arrived on-scene with the ever-present Old Glory flying proudly.

Rush, NY - During the afternoon hours of Saturday, October 1st, firefighters from Rush, Scottsville, Honeoye Falls, East Avon and Avon responded to a house fire at 600 Rush-West Rush Rd., located in Monroe County. Smoke detectors alerted the occupants of the house, who were able to escape unharmed. Unfortunately, two cats and a dog perished in the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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FACES OF NEW YORK’S EMERGENCY SERVICES

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Westons Mills, NY - In August, the Weston Mills FD participated in the Southwestern Firemen's Convention parade, located in Cattaraugus. The Kinney Hose Company of Westons Mills is pictured here with their new Rosenbauer Commander MP3 Unit. The department placed 1st in 24-and-over category, as well as 1st in Cadence and 2nd in Color-Guard.

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Defreestville, NY - Former Defreestville Fire Chief Swart and his son Kyle at a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new fire station in September.

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Monroe, NY - On Saturday, September 24th, Winona Lake Engine Co. marched in the 101st Orange County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Parade.

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Monroe, NY - Vails Gate FD Officers marching in the 101st Orange County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Parade, held on September 24th.

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Defreestville, NY - Defreestville Firefighter Croll with his daughters at a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new fire station in September.

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Lockport, NY - On September 15th, firefighters turned their hoses toward the main house of a structure fire, which had already burned down an attached garage.

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Lockport, NY - Elite members of the W.C.F.C. FAST TEAM Fire Rescue Captain and Assistant Chief talk over strategy during a structure fire on September 16th.

Colonie, NY - The Colonie Village Fire Company, along with Fuller Road, Midway, Stanford Heights and Shaker Road Fire Departments battled a structure fire on September 25th.

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Firefighters from multiple departments using a two-and-a-half inch line to try to control the heavy fire in the rear of a building on October 3rd.

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Town of Bethlehem firefighters pay respect to Assistant Chief John J. Zboray.

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Elsmere Fire Department Mourns Loss of Assistant Chief John J. Zboray Bethlehem, NY - The Town of Bethlehem emergency services suffered a true loss on September 10, 2016 after the sudden passing of Assistant Chief John J. Zboray of the Elsmere Fire Department. Assistant Chief John J. Zboray joined the department on February 22, 1973. In June of 1974, he became vice president of the department until 1975, and then again in April of 1987 until 1990.

Assistant Chief John J. Zboray became a lieutenant in April of 1975 until April of 1981. He then went back to being lieutenant from 1984 to 1986, and again from 1986

JUMP TO FILE #092616113 to 2008. From January of 2009 to December of 2012, John was promoted to Captain of the department. In January of 2013, he was promoted to second assistant chief and remained in that position until December of 2015, when he moved up to first assistant chief.

Assistant Chief John J. Zboray was well known for his love of the community and the fire service.

John was described as a great friend, family man and a person

who truly cared about his community and his firehouse. John had a true love for the fire service and the department's 1917 Model-T. Friends who attended the funeral described how John built the garage in back of the firehouse and how he was always willing to lend a hand with any construction project that anyone needed help with.

John will be truly missed in the community. Our deepest condolences go out to both his family and the Elsmere Fire Department.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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Poughkeepsie, NY - On October 3rd at approximately 5:10 P.M., Poughkeepsie FD Engines 1 and 2, along with Marine-1, were toned out for report of an overturned vessel in the Hudson River, just North of the Mid-Hudson bridge. Apparatus staged at Shadows on the Hudson and three firefighters deployed Marine-1, joined by Sea-Tow, to search for the boat. No boat was found and the call was cleared. The City of Poughkeepsie FD was mutual aid to Fairview FD.

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Senator Charles Schumer Saluted for US Flag Donation Albany, NY - President Michael J. Mastrianni, Jr., on behalf of the Officers, Directors and members of the New JUMP TO FILE# York State Volun- 100516115 teer Ambulance & Rescue Association ( N Y S VA & R A ) wishes to publicly express his appreciation and thank Senator Charles Schumer and his staff for expeditiously coming to the aid of the Association at its recent PULSE CHECK Educational Conference in Albany, NY. In preparations for the Memorial and Awards Ceremonies, it was discovered that the large American flag, which measures 25-by-15 feet and serves as the backdrop for the dais, had been irreparably damaged in storage over the past year.

Flags of that size are not easy to come by at short notice and lacking other sources, Teri Hamilton, NYSVA&RA Secretary and Conference Chairperson, reached out to Senator Schumer’s office,

where Press Secretary Jason A. Kaplan fielded the call. Within two hours, Teri received a call back, informing her that Senator Schumer had approved funds to cover the cost of a new flag. Gettysburg Flag Works in nearby East Greenbush was contacted and they had the required size in stock. Steve Mann, Deputy State Director for Senator Schumer, came to the conference to officially present the flag to the Association.

At the conclusion of ceremonies, the flag was taken down and folded by Youth Squad members in a very moving operation, overseen by Sargent Richard Perry, US Army Reserve.

The New York State Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Association is a statewide not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) membership organization, active since 1939. Their mission is to promote and assist the interests of the state’s community volunteer and nonprofit EMS/First Responder/First Aid sector.

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Four fires are second alarms and four are box alarms. There is no narration aside from what the viewer may hear from fireground radio transmissions, however by going to the FSP website the viewer can see a list of the fires which is accompanied by some additional information. To watch the video itself, the viewer will only see the location of the fire, the date and if it is a second alarm. Unless one knows the streets the Cleveland, the location is of little or no help! This is however very exciting video of firefighting. Five of the fires involve vacant houses but one of the five communicates to a commercial

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Just about all of the fires occur at night so it is not always easy for the viewer to size up the buildings.

The last fire, a second alarm involves a large two story building with a string of stores attached or adjacent which go for a block. In all cases fires are fought with handlines and streams from aerial ladders and/or platforms. The CFD performs valiantly in handling these incidents.

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When Disaster Strikes Chaplain's Corner

Pastor Fernando Villicana

It is one thing to witness disaster on TV or hear about it from somewhere in another part of the world, but this is where first responders live. As well trained as we are, as often as we respond to such a wide variety of emergencies, even for us in the fire service, there is a whole different dimension to disaster when it strikes so close to home or hits your life.

So often in the midst of a crisis we want answers, yet even answers can’t change what has happened … so we need something MORE than just answers. Has anyone left us a blueprint in how to face a tragedy?

How do we deal with tragedy as godly people who believe in a good God? There is a man named Job that faced a terrible personal tragedy, a man who lost his children in a terrible accident, a man who also had few answers, so what sustained him?

The example of Job shows us a path through tragedy, while it doesn’t give us all the answers, it does point us to the one who can sustain us. Job 1:22 (NLT) In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God. When we can’t find solutions to our questions, we can find a Savior for our catastrophe.

What could possibly give a sense of security in the face of death and disaster? For someone with no belief in God there is nothing but sorrow and loss! For someone like Job however that had a trust and belief in God there were other possibilities -faith, eternal security and an ongoing relationship with God. How do you handle a terrible disaster? Getting through a disaster begins long before one ever hits. The best way to handle unforeseen crisis is be strong before one ever comes. A sponge when squeezed can only give off whatever it had absorbed just before it was squeezed. If Christ lives in you now it will be His presence that is released in you when life and circumstances squeezes you.

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Upon arrival at a fire or emergency scene where downed or arcing wires or any other form of an electrical problem is involved, a good action would be to request the local power company to respond to the scene. Having the power company respond to all working structure fires is a good practice, should you need them, they will either be on scene or in route, a definite advantage. If the electrical hazard poses a threat to personnel or operations, a defensive posture is to be maintained until the hazard has been eliminated. If aerial devices, ladders, or hose streams are to be used in the vicinity of overhead wires or transformers, adequate placement distances should be maintained to prevent coming into contact with the wires or electrical devices. As soon as possible, utility service should be turned off at the gas meter or propane tank and the electrical panel servicing the involved area or structure. A department member trained and knowledgeable in performing such a task usually can accomplish this and it will also prove valuable in the cause and origin determination. Just screwing out fuses and dropping them on the floor, or

turning circuit breakers off just won’t do. Turn the mains off by pulling or removing the main fuses and leaving all the circuit breakers or circuit fuses in their present positions as found. In some instances where it is unable to reach the electric panel, the utility company will have to disconnect service at the pole or underground service point, and may eventually do it at major fires. Remember that during overhaul and opening of ceiling walls and floors you may encounter electrical wires, outlets, and fixtures; therefore the power should be off before starting overhaul procedures.

When responding to motor vehicle crashes where electricity and downed wires are involved caution is required. No approach to the vehicle or its occupants should be made until any electrical hazard has been removed. To attempt extrication of trapped victim(s) is foolhardy and should never be attempted no matter who the victim may be. In the event of a pole and wires down, obtain the pole number from another pole other than the one involved in the accident, don’t go walking under the involved pole.

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Four-Alarm Fire Ravages Hotel in Latham Latham, NY - The Latham Fire Department responded for a reported structure fire at Cocca Travel Lodge, located at 831 JUMP TO FILE #100316100

Loudon Rd. on October 3rd. On arrival, the chief immediately called for a Signal-30, with heavy smoke showing from the station. The chief had heavy fire blowing out of both the back and front of the building, with multiple guests trapped inside the building.

First arriving Latham Engine416 went to the back of the building and made multiple rescues of guests trapped on the roof after escaping from their fiery rooms.

Firefighters pulled two hand lines to the top of the stairs to try to make a quick knock down but were not able to, as the fire was already well advanced in the attic of the building and roof area.

Firefighters made entry onto the second-floor of the building and attempted to pull ceilings, but ran into a major problem. As firefighters attempted to pull the ceilings in order to gain access to the raging fire in the attic, they encountered multiple structural changes that were made to the building over the years, completely hampering their ability to gain access easily.

Interior operations called for vent saws and K-12's to start cutting apart the thick, multiple-lay-

ered, plywood ceilings. Command requested a third-alarm with additional ladder companies to the scene after the fire spread throughout the center of the hotel as well as to a small section of rooms.

Engine-419 laid five-inch hose across Route-9, shutting down the road. Firefighters went searching room-to-room to make sure that everyone was out of the building.

Trucks 4, 6, 9 and 11 all set up around the building and used master streams to knock down the heavy fire along the roof area.

Every time the truck companies would knock down the fire, it would begin puffing heavy, turbulent smoke out of the roof area and quickly reignite within minutes.

Firefighters mounted an aggressive interior attack, gaining access to some of the fire in the roof area. Just when firefighters were making progress, the other side of the roof ignited into heavy flames, forcing Command to call an AllOut for interior crews. As soon as the crews were out of the building, all four truck companies opened up with master streams, drowning the fire in the attic area. Shortly after, firefighters were able to continue interior operations before conducting heavy overhaul until the late hours of the morning. Over 200 firefighters from two counties were on-scene for this fire. No firefighters were injured and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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