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Lodi, NJ Fire Department Ex-Chief Needs Your Help 48-year-old Lodi Fire Depart ment member and ex-Chief, A n thony M. M aiolo, is a 24-year volunteer fireman for the B or ough of Lodi in Bergen County, NJ. He is a diabetic/amputee suffering from end stage renal kidney fail ure, and is in need o f a kidney trans plant. Anthony is currently registered at three hospitals for the transplant; St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, Mt. Sinai in N ew York, and Hackensack U niversity H ospital in H acken sack. Anthony has proudly served his community for the past 24 years in many different roles, from Lieutenant, to Captain, to Assistant Chief, and then Chief of the Departm ent in 2011. He is currently the departm ent secre tary and his com pany’s secretary, and also sits on the Bergen County Fire Academy Advisory Board, all while still actively re sponding to calls. A nthony’s tw in children have both followed in his footsteps be coming volunteers. His son, A n thony Joseph, is rejoining the Lodi Fire Departm ent to fight fires with his dad, and his daugh ter, Selena, rides EMS w ith the Moonachie First Aid Squad. Anthony ju st wants the chance to be able to continue doing what he does as a volunteer firefighter and as a father. He wants to be around for his family, who was recently blessed with the birth o f his nephew, Joseph Domenic. Anthony really enjoys the time he gets to spend with Joseph. Please help Anthony by con sidering a kidney donation. If in terested, you can contact H ackensack University M edical C enter’s transplant department at 551-996-2608, or St. Barnabas at 973-332-5000. L et’s help someone who has spent his life helping others.

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Driver Transported from Head-On Crash in M ilto n M ILTON, N Y - D uring the late afternoon o f July 21st, Saratoga County's 911 center re ceived calls reporting a head-on crash on M iddleline R oad that caused one o f the vehicles to roll over. M ilton Eagles (aka R ock City Falls) was activated at about 5:52 RM . A request was later received to have Ballston Spa FD respond to assist w ith the extrication. An engine from Galway FD happened to be on the w ay to the Saratoga County F air for a P R detail, so their crew offered assistance, as they w ere ju s t a short distance aw ay and w ould have traveled over M iddleline R oad anyway. On arrival, a heavily dam aged vehicle was found in the center of the roadway. A ll four occupants had exited the vehicle on their own. The second vehicle had rolled over, landing upside down against a large tree several feet

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MVA with Rollover and Entrapment on Fostertown Rd. in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Cronomer Valley FD responded to a re ported MVA with rollover and entrapment at 579 Fostertown Road on July 16th. Town of Newburgh Police and EMS also responded. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to take the driver's side door off, at which time EMS removed the driver and transported them to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital. Cronomer Valley had Plattekill FD respond with an engine while Middle Hope FD stood by in Cronomer Valley's fire house. Town of Newburgh Police are investigating the cause.

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New York: William Joseph Steinberg, 37 Rank: Assistant Chief Incident Date: January 15,2022 Death Date: January 15,2022 Fire Department: Forestburgh Fire Company #1 Initial Summary: On Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, the Forestburgh Fire Company #1 was called in by the Monticello Fire Department under mutual aid to a structure fire at 65 Rockridge Drive in the town of Thompson. While at the scene, Assistant Chief William “Billy" Joseph Steinberg collapsed. He was immediately treated and rushed to the Garnet Health Medical Center Catskill, where he passed away from an apparent heart attack. Colorado: Marc Olson, 59 Rank: Pilot Incident Date: November 16,2021 Death Date: November 16,2021 Fire Department: CO Fire Aviation Initial Summary: On Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, Pilot Marc Olson was the sole occupant of a Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) that had been ordered by Laminer County to help fight the Kruger Rock Fire. During the mis sion, the plane crashed, killing Pilot Olson. The cause of the crash remains under investi gation.

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Tennessee: Julian Greaves Wilson, Jr., 59 Rank: Captain Incident Date: December 24,2021 Death Date: January 23,2022 Fire Department: Fayette County Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, Dec. 24,2021, Captain Julian “Skill" Greaves Wilson, Jr. re sponded to an EMS call with a patient with a known case of COVID-19. He subsequently contracted the vims and passed away on Sun day, Jan. 23,2022. Maryland: Paul Butrim, 37 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: January 24,2022 Death Date: January 24,2022 Fire Department: Baltimore City Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, Jan. 24,2022,

the Baltimore City Fire Department re sponded to a fire inside a three story vacant rowhouse in the 200 block of South Strieker Street. Lieutenant Paul Butrim, Acting Lieu tenant Kelsey Sadler, Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo, and EMT/Firefighter John McMaster were working to put out the flames inside the structure when a partial collapse oc curred. The firefighters became trapped. A mayday was called and the firefighters were removed from the debris. Lieutenant Butrim passed away at the scene. Acting Lieutenant Sadler and Firefighter/Paramedic Lacayo passed away shortly after arrival at the hospi tal. EMT/Firefighter McMaster has been listed in critical condition. Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler who was Acting Lieu tenant that day was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant. Investigation into the incident continues. Maryland: Kelsey Sadler, 33 Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic Incident Date: January 24,2022 Death Date: January 24,2022 Fire Department: Baltimore City Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, Jan. 24,2022, the Baltimore City Fire Department re sponded to a fire inside a three story vacant rowhouse in the 200 block of South Strieker Street. Lieutenant Paul Butrim, Acting Lieu tenant Kelsey Sadler, Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo, and EMT/Firefighter John McMaster were working to put out the flames inside the structure when a partial collapse oc curred. The firefighters became trapped. A mayday was called and the firefighters were removed from the debris. Lieutenant Butrim passed away at the scene. Acting Lieutenant Sadler and Firefighter/Paramedic Lacayo passed away shortly after arrival at the hospi tal. EMT/Firefighter McMaster has been listed in critical condition. Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler who was Acting Lieu tenant that day was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant. Investigation into the incident continues. Maryland: Kenneth Lacayo, 30 Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic Incident Date: January 24,2022 Death Date: January 24,2022 Fire Department: Baltimore City Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, Jan. 24,2022, the Baltimore City Fire Department re sponded to a fire inside a three story vacant rowhouse in the 200 block of South Strieker Street. Lieutenant Paul Butrim, Acting Lieu tenant Kelsey Sadler, Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo, and EMT/Firefighter John McMaster were working to put out the flames inside the structure when a partial collapse oc curred. The firefighters became trapped. A

mayday was called and the firefighters were removed from the debris. Lieutenant Butrim passed away at the scene. Acting Lieutenant Sadler and Firefighter/Paramedic Lacayo passed away shortly after arrival at the hospi tal. EMT/Firefighter McMaster has been listed in critical condition. Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler who was Acting Lieu tenant that day was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant. Investigation into the incident continues. California: Vidal “Max” Fortuna, 47 Rank: Captain Incident Date: January 31,2022 Death Date: January 31,2022 Fire Department: Stockton Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, Jan. 31,2022, the Stockton Fire Department responded to a report of a dumpster fire in the area of Aurora and Washington street. While at the scene, Captain Vidal “Max" Fortuna was shot. CPR was immediately performed and he was then transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The suspected assailant is in custody and investigation into this inci dent continues. Oregon: Austin Smith, 30 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: February 3,2022 Death Date: February 3,2022 Fire Department: St. Paul Fire District Initial Summary: On Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, St. Paul Fire District firefighters re sponded to a 3 alarm bam fire on Champoeg Creek Lane NE. While firefighters worked to put out the fire, an explosion occurred, criti cally injuring Firefighter Austin Smith. He was immediately flown to the Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland, OR, where he passed away a short time later. Investigation into the incident continues. North Carolina: James V. Radford, 63 Rank: Chief Incident Date: February 5,2022 Death Date: February 5,2022 Fire Department: Polly Watson Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Saturday, Feb. 5,2022, Chief James V. Radford was responding to the firehouse for a call in Wilson County. When he arrived, he suffered an apparent heart at tack and crashed into a parked car in the fire station's parking lot. Firefighters rendered aid to Chief Radford who was then transported to the Wayne UNC Hospital where he passed away a short time later. Chief Radford was also a member of the Fremont Volunteer Fire Department.

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Gone are the days when most considered it safe and okay for a mom to hold her young child in the rig; even if the mom is seat belted in, the child is not. Even though many crews allowed mom to hold and calm a crying, scared child, it has been a no-no for quite a while. A 2012 study by the National Elighway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that “up to 1,000 ambulance crashes involve pediatric patients each year.” No one in the ambulance - parents, caregivers, medics, or other passengers should be unrestrained during transport. Many ambulance agencies have already invested in child restraint systems/seats — know the manufac turer’s recommendations for size and weight of the child. While child safety seats made for PUBLIC use offer strict age and size limits, most restraints used in ambulances do not offer that guidance. If your ambu lance does not carry a child restraint seat, use one that parents have IF it can be installed safely and securely. Some companies offer inflatable, padded restraints that will help make the transport of small infants easier and safer. Other restraints are made for older children from toddlers to smaller teens that feature 4 or 5point harnesses and attach to the am

bulance cot. If your agency carries this equipment, make sure that you and your crew are familiar with its features and know how to use it prop erly. If you are completely without a child restraint system on hand, then be sure to place the child in a position to prevent forward thrust or ejection in an accident; use straps (and padding if necessary, especially in the voids) to secure the child’s torso to the cot; and always protect the head, neck, and spine of all children being transported. Ensure that you always have free access to the child’s wind pipe and areas of injury. In addition, make sure that ALL equipment is firmly secured in place (a good idea during any transport) to prevent sec ondary injuries while en route to the hospital. Everyone, including parents and healthcare providers, should also be wearing restraints for their safety as well as the pediatric patient. Especially in cases of severe in juries, any transport of a child should be triaged to determine both the best facility and the best manner of trans port. High speeds, which are not nec essarily due to a child’s injuries or illness, will only increase the risk of an accident en route. Always drive cautiously and observe all traffic laws. Transport additional children, who are NOT patients in another ve hicle (such as parents) if possible; if you must transport other non-patient children in the rig, be sure that the children are properly restrained in their seats. Make sure that you con sistently monitor the pediatric pa tient’s condition, children are not always able to communicate their complaints or illness. Remember that if you do need mom or dad to help keep the child calm, ensure that they are properly seat belted close enough to the child and in their line of sight.

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Three F ire fig h te rs Injured a t C ity o f Newburgh S tructure Fire NEWBURGH, NY - City of Newburgh firefighters were dispatched to 517 South Street just before 7:00 P.M. on July 30th for a reported structure fire. On arrival crews found heavy fire in the base ment that extended up to the attic. A second-alarm was sounded, bringing multiple mutual aid department to the scene. Three firefighters were reportedly injured on scene and transported to St. Luke's/Montefiore Hospital. The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.

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M u ltip le Rescues Made a t Three-Alarm Apartm ent Complex Fire WEST CRESENT, NY - On July 4th at 1:04 P.M., while multiple depart ments were at the Town of Clifton Parks Fourth of July celebration pa rade, the West Crescent FD along with mutual aid from Elalfmoon-Waterford FD, Visher Ferry FD and Clifton Park EMS, was dispatched to 207 Mohawk Terrace for a reported structure fire. The Saratoga County Emergency Communication Center began receiv ing multiple calls reporting that the building was on fire and that people were trapped. Saratoga County Car One, who lived in a nearby building, immediately transmitted the secondalarm as he had heavy smoke pushing from the front of the building and mul tiple people trapped on the balconies. Saratoga County Car One made his way around the back of the building where he discovered a section that was fully involved, as well as heavy fire blowing through the roof and spread ing. Boght Car 12 called en route to the scene and notified the county dis patcher that he had a column a smoke showing from his location in Colonie. A sheriffs deputy arrived on scene and began rescuing one individual from the back of the building that was trapped on his porch, using a ladder he commandeered. Boght Car 12, EngineRescue 322 and Car 32 arrived on scene and began rescuing the rest of the individuals trapped on their porch. Thick, heavy black and brown smoke was pushing from the third-floor por tion of the building and the roof. With only a few first responders on scene and all other apparatus tied up at the parade in heavy pedestrian traffic, command transmitted the third-alarm. Firefighters that were not involved with the rescues made entry to the building and began forcing doors to check apartments, as the heavy fire condition in the rear of the building was rapidly spreading and they knew they didn’t have much time as the building did not have sprinklers. An additional engine company ar rived on scene behind the first due en-

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*4 gine and connected to a nearby hy drant, establishing a water supply. Fire fighters inside the building made their way from the second floor to the third floor where they encountered thick heavy black smoke and extreme heat that pushed them to the floor. As crews pushed to check the apartments nearby, the extreme heat and fire condition on the fire floor caused one of the fire fighter's tools to melt in his hands. The heavy heat caused firefighters to push to the floor and crawl back to the stair well. As exhausted firefighters made their way out of the building, Boght Car 12 grabbed his radio and requested the Village of Colonie Fire Co. to the scene with their FAST team, as well as the Latham FD with their truck com pany and FAST team members. Crews from additional engine and rescue companies arrived on scene and began deploying hand lines to the rear of the structure to start an aggressive exterior attack while other firefighters connected to nearby fire hydrants along the main roadway. Jonesville FD, Round Lake FD, Mechanicville FD, West Crescent FD, Boght FD, Latham FD, Clifton Park FD, Northside FD, Waterford FD, ETillcrest FD, Visher Ferry FD, Eialfmoon-Waterford FD and Clifton Park EMS were dispatched to the scene on the third-alarm. As firefighters in the front of the building continued to make multiple rescues from balconies, other firefight ers made entry to the building with a hand line and attempted to make a push on to the third floor, but were quickly pushed back down the stairs by the heavy fire condition. During another attempt to make a push onto the third floor, the roof caved in. Crews in the rear of the structure began utilizing foam, but the foam quickly burned off due to the high tem peratures of the fire conditions. Fire fighters on the truck companies below

turned on their master streams and began to knock down some of the heavy fire conditions. Additional fire fighters arrived on scene and made their way inside the structure to con tinue conducting a primary search when they found an individual in the basement apartment who was not aware of the fire. Crews pounded the back of the building with multiple hand lines, knocking down a significant por tion of the fire, while firefighters inside the building continued to clear all oc cupants. Multiple individuals suffered from smoke inhalation and needed to be evaluated by EMS on scene. Firefight ers climbed the ladder to the third floor in the rear o f the building to break out windows, as fire was traveling along the roofline and the common cockloft area. Once all occupants were ac counted for, command switched to a full defensive operation. With the heavy fire load burning through the second floor, a significant portion of the center of the building had collapsed into the first floor of the structure. After an extended period of time of master stream operations, com mand switched to an interior operation to begin hitting hotspots inside the building. About three hours into the fire, crews began to get it under con trol. Command requested Saratoga County Fire Investigators to the scene along with the NYS Office of Fire Pre vention and Control for their K-9 units. After about five hours into the fire, crews had it completely under control and began conducting extensive over haul of the scene. Firefighters remained on scene until the late hours of the evening. Multiple injuries were re ported. No firefighters were trans ported to the hospital. Several cats were also reunited with their owners. The fire is currently being investigated by Saratoga County Fire Investigators.

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PLEASANT VALLEY, NY (July 22,2022) - In August of 2021, twin brothers, Brendan and Ronan, had no idea that they would soon be considered heroes by their family, friends, and local emergency re sponders. On what seemed to be a usual summer day at home with their mom, Leann, Brendan and Ronan were about to have quite an unusual day. The two boys, only 7-years-old at the time, found their mother on the floor, unable to get up. The boys knew they should call 911, but were unsure of how to get to the correct screen on her cell phone. They found their dad Kevin’s number in the list of recent calls and called him instead. Kevin then phoned the neighbor, Carlos, who rushed right over. The quick-thinking twins used a baseball bat to reach the lock on the door and let Carlos in the house. Once 911 was dialed. Mobile Life Support Services along with Pleasant Valley Fire Department, was dispatched to the residence for difficulty breathing and vomiting. When Mobile Life paramedic, Raina LeBron, arrived on scene, she found Leann lying on the floor. She thoroughly assessed the patient and was able to quickly discern that she was suffering from a very serious medical condition and was in need of immediate intervention. Raina expedited transport to the closest ap propriate hospital and provided im peccable pre-hospital care for Leann while en route. “The fact that these two amaz ing kids were able to remain calm, navigate through some obstacles put in front of them, and do exactly what needed to be done in such an

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emergent and stressful situation is re ally incredible,” said LeBron. “I have no doubt that their bravery and quick action is what saved their mom’s life.” After proper treatment and two weeks in the hospital, Leann was able to return home to her family, includ ing her two little heroes. She has not only survived, but has made a com plete recovery. Months later, after some much needed rest and recuper ation, we were able to reconnect with Leann and her family, and present the boys with Life Saver Awards. While it was a team effort that included Kevin, Carlos, Pleasant Valley FD, Mobile Life Support, and the hospi tal, it was the extraordinary courage and quick thinking of her two young sons that set everything in motion and saved Leann’s life that day. Mobile Life Support Services en courages you to review emergency safety and appropriate actions. If you have or spend time with young chil dren, teaching them that they need to dial 911 in case of emergency may not be enough. Please teach them what is and what isn’t an emergency and how to use whatever phone or devices you have available to call for help. Be sure to practice scenarios such as medical emergencies, stranger danger, and run fire drills that include a meeting spot in a safe location. Remind them to stay on the line with 911 after they’ve dialed and some key info the dispatcher will need.

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Four Newburgh Firefighters Transported from Third-Alarm on Overlook Place

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NEWBURGH, NY - The City of Newburgh FD responded to a fire in the rear of 96 Overlook Place around 3:15 P.M. onAugust 1st. On arrival units found heavy fire en gulfing the entire rear of the struc ture that had also spread to the attached building at 94 Overlook Place. A second-alarm was immedi ately sounded, bringing in West Point with an Engine, Stewart Air National Guard with an Engine, Cornwall on Hudson with a Ladder, Castle Point with an Engine, Good Will with an Engine and a Rescue,

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Winona Lake with an Engine, and Orange Lake with an Engine. Rombout was requested to stand by at the Public Safety Building with a ladder. Mobile Life ALS, CNPD, Deputy Orange County Fire Coor dinator 36-13, Fire Coordinator 361, 36-3 and 36-15 were also at the scene. Firefighters used hand lines and ground ladders to access the build ing and extinguish the heavy fire. A

third-alarm was sounded 90 minutes into operations, at which time fresh crews were brought in for overhaul and to check for hot spots. Four City of Newburgh Firefighters were transported to Montefiore/St.Luke's Hospital for evaluation. Central Hudson was called in for a power cut, and the American Red Cross was notified to help sev eral displaced occupants. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but is thought to be unintentional at this time. - BOB MCCORMICK

in L a th a m LATHAM, NY - On July 25th at 11:02 A M ., the Latham Fire Department, M aplewood Fire D e partment, and Boght Community Fire Co. were dispatched to Alter nate Route 7 westbound for a re ported rollover MVA with entrapment. The first arriving chief from Maplewood arrived on scene to update incoming units that there was extrication needed, with two people trapped inside the vehicle. As units were investigating they learned that one o f the vehi cles went across the m edian into oncoming traffic and rolled their vehicle up onto a guardrail. E n gine 322, Rescue 4, and Rescue 1 arrived on scene and immediately

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began extrication of the entrapped occupants. Due to the extent of entrapment, it took firefighters approxim ately 25 m inutes to safely extricate the victims from the vehicle. A ll patients were transported by Colonie EMS to a local hospi tal. Firefighters rem ained on scene for an extended period of time to assure that there were no fluid leaks from the vehicles. The lanes o f traffic that were closed opened back up a short time later. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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Highway Truck Destroyed by Fire in New Scotland NEW SCOTLAND, NY - One truck was destroyed and others were damaged after a fire at a highway garage in New Scotland. Fire crews responded to a fullyinvolved dump truck at the Albany County Highway Garage on Friday, July 1st. Fire departments were dis patched to the area of the Albany County 911 Dispatch Center at 449 New Salem Road at 9:30 RM. for a possible structure fire. It was quickly determined to be a dump truck that was fully-involved on the property of the highway garage, lo cated behind the dispatch center. Once fire crews gained access to the truck, they discovered that the truck that was on fire was in close prox imity to some other trucks as well. “Luckily, we were able to move the two trucks out of the way,” said Chief Steve Ayers of the New Salem

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Fire Department. “They did have some damage to them.” Three handlines were pulled and crews got to work extinguishing the fire while another crew worked to cool the other trucks that had come in close proximity to the heat. Both trucks sustained some damage from the intense heat, but were moved before they could catch fire. “On one of them the tire melted and some other damage,” Chief Ayers said. “The other one the fender and the windshield blistered, but they were savable and they Tl be able to repair them.” The cause of the fire is under in vestigation, however, it is reported that the vehicle had been worked on recently.

“It had been in for mainte nance,” Chief Ayers said. “They didn’t say exactly which day it had been in, but it had been in for main tenance.” The fire was knocked down within one hour. “It was very hot,” Chief Ayers said. “It was really hard to keep the hydraulics cooled down and they were super hot.” New Salem, Voorheesville and Onesquethaw Fire Departments re sponded to the scene with Albany County Sheriff’s Ambulance, A l bany County Paramedics and the Albany County Sheriff’s Depart ment. There were no injuries reported on the scene. Crews returned to service after two hours. - THOMAS MARRA

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AVON, NY - On Wednesday, July 27th at 11:08 A.M., the Vil lage of Avon Fire Department and Livingston County EMS responded to a vehicle fire in the garage at 480 Wadsworth Avenue. Fire units arrived on location and reported a work ing fire in a single-story dwelling with exposure issues. The blaze spread to a camper parked in the driveway and also damaged the siding of a nearby residence. Mutual aid was requested from East Avon, Caledonia, Geneseo, Lima, Livo nia (FAST) and Livonia EMS (Rehab). One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. The blaze was brought under control in about 45 minutes. Also assisting at the scene were Avon Police, Livingston County Emergency Management, Livingston County Sheriff's Office and National Grid. FRANK RORINSON Haverstraw Fire Department operates this 2010 KME 100' Tiller.

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Longest Serving Female Telecommunications Specialist in the City of Albany Retires ALBANY, NY - W hen you pick up your phone in an em er gency situation and call 911 in the City of Albany, you connect to one of the telecom m unication specialists who immediately begin getting your information to relay to the Fire Department, EMS, and/or the Police D epart ment. One of those telecommunica tion specialists is retiring after 33.5 years of serving the citizens of the City o f Albany, as well as the firefighters, EMS personnel, and Police Officers. Telecommu nication Specialist Laura Deming is the longest serving female dis patcher in the history o f the City o f Albany. She has answered every type o f call that has come in to the 911 dispatch center over her 33.5 years o f service, including helping callers perform CPR, as sisting with numerous childbirths, and also saving a couple over 20 years ago that was being held hostage in their apartment. She has also handled some of the city's biggest fires, including the Cen tral Avenue fire that destroyed

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RUBY, NY - On July 28th at approximately 12:15 P.M., the Ruby Fire Dept, was dispatched for a structure fire on Brookside Court. Upon arrival, Ruby firefighters found a working garage fire with extension to the home. A second-alarm brought in Mount Marion, Sawkill, Ulster Hose Co. #5 and the city of Kingston FAST team to the scene. Damage to the home itself was not exten sive. The Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross aided four people after the fire. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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multiple homes, and the w are house fire on Broadway. When asked what she’s going to miss the most about coming to w ork every day, w ithout hesita tion Deming said, “coming to w ork with the best group of com munications officers a person can ask for. This job is stressful, yet one o f the m ost rewarding and fulfilling jobs you can have. We answer the calls of the community in their times o f need and get help there as quickly as possible.” Deming plans to go on a small relaxing vacation, take care of her mother, and spend lots o f time w ith her grandkids during her re tirement. Telecommunication Specialist Laura Deming's last day on the ra dios of the City o f Albany was A ugust 16th. We w ish Laura a happy, healthy, and long retire ment! - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

STAN DE LONG A crew from Vischer Ferry Fire Department attended the Saratoga County Fair as part of a public relations and recruitment program. The members proudly showed fair goers their newly delivered Heavy Engine Rescue Truck, highlighting its details and capabilities. (L to R): James L., Don A., Patrick C., Matt J., Brittany K. and Peter K.

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H istorical House Burns Down in the Town of Berne BERNE, NY - A historical home in Berne was destroyed fol lowing a lengthy structure fire on Sunday, June 5th. Crews were called to 2233 Elelderberg Trail around 5:30 RM. for a report of a garage on fire next to a house. Callers were stating there were people running to the back o f the house, and that they didn’t know if it was occupied. There were then reports of multi ple explosions coming from the garage. Responding crews notified dispatch that they could see smoke while en route. Berne FD Chief Alex Miglucci said that on arrival he found a garage fully-engulfed with flames that was beginning to spread to the front o f the house. Miglucci said there also may have been some chemicals inside the garage, but he says they are unsure of what, if any, at this time. A fter having a difficult time getting water due to the creek beds being dry, the first arriving engine began to put water on the garage. Mutual aid departments were dis patched to bring tankers to the scene to begin a tanker shuttle to supply water to the engines w ork ing to extinguish the fire. “Due to the creek beds being dry, we had to find water first,” Miglucci said. “T hat’s always a tough thing in a rural area.” Tie said that the three-story house, which was 3,000-squarefeet with an attic, is still standing, but sustained very heavy damage in the fire. The size and types of materials the home was made out of made fire suppression difficult. There was a metal roof on the home, as well as old wood and other materials that made firefight ing efforts difficult, concealing some fire throughout.

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“Due to the type o f wood and material the house is made out of, it was a tough fight to put out the hotspots,” Miglucci said. There was nobody inside the home at the time first responders arrived. “When the call went out there was information o f a homeowner running to the back,” Miglucci said. “I don't think he w ent back inside, though, it looked like he tried to put the fire out with a gar den hose.” Miglucci believes that only one or two people lived in side the home. Tie also believes that there was a dog inside the home that reportedly made it out. Miglucci stated that there may have been some minor burns to the homeowner during the blaze. One firefighter who reportedly inhaled smoke was treated and released for smoke inhalation and heat exhaus tion. Crews were initially on scene for over six hours. There was one location that crews could not fully extinguish due to State Fire focussing on one spot while conducting an investi gation, so crews were called back by investigators at approximately 4:30 A.M. to finish extinguishing the fire. While firefighters were on the roof breaking windows for venti lation, an American flag was dis covered hanging in a window. Firefighters removed the flag and set it in a location away from the burning building. A New York State Flistorical M arker is located in front o f the home titled “Dwelling” . The home was built by W illiam Shultes

THOMAS MARRA around 1800, according to the his torical marker. On scene and on standby were Berne, East Berne, Knox, Onesquethaw. New Salem, Galupville, Westerlo, West Albany, North Bethlehem, Altamont, Rensselaerville, Fluntersland and Delmar Fire Departments, as well as Elelderberg Ambulance, Guilderland Paramedics and Albany County Sheriffs. The cause o f the fire is still under investigation by State Fire. -THOMAS MARRA

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on NYS T hruw ay NEWBURGH, NY - Cronomer Valley FD responded to a vehi cle rollover with possible entrapment on the NYS Thruway in the area of the 67-mile marker southbound, July 26th. Cronomer Valley Command requested the Plattekill FD to the scene. Car One arrived and confirmed that everyone was out of the vehicle. Firefighters checked and secured the vehicle for hazards. Town of Newburgh EMS and NYS Police were also at the scene. All occupants of the vehicle refused med ical attention. Southbound traffic was shut down to one lane during the incident. NYS Police are investigating the cause.

Brush Fire Q uickly Contained a t Cole H ill State Forest BERNE, NY - A brush fire broke out on Monday, June 20th, in the same area as one year ago in Beme. Fire crews responded to the area of the shooting range near the Cole Hill State Forest on Cole Hill Road in Beme around 7:15 RM. A caller from a nearby house stated that they saw smoke that was growing, com ing from the woods. “I saw two plumes of smoke coming off Route 443 onto Cole Hill,” said Beme Fire District Chief Jason Smith. “W hen we pulled in.

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that whole hill was just smoke.” The area is a shooting range and is known for fires. “Roughly every year we have a fire in this same spot,” Smith said. He says people usually go up there and shoot, but the exact cause o f this fire is under investigation. He says only approximately a couple hundred square yards burned and

was kept under an acre, unlike the fire there last year which burned a larger area. Beme, East Beme and Westerlo Fire Departments responded to the scene with Helderberg EMS, Albany County Paramedics, Albany County Sheriffs and NYS Forest Rangers. One firefighter was treated and transported to the hospital for heat exhaustion and breathing troubles, but has been released and is doing well. -THOMAS MARRA

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THOMAS MARRA The Slingerlands FD hosted a tanker operations drill at the Bethlehem Fire Training Center on June 23rd with fire departments around the area. While the Town of Bethlehem has numerous fire hydrants, there are areas within the Slingerlands Fire District with limited hydrants or the increased chance of a water main break. Most recently, a water main break destroyed some of the front apron to the Slinger lands Firehouse. For the drill, an engine was set up with portable ponds for the tankers to dump their water. The tankers would fill the portable pond and the engine takes the water and supplies it to other apparatus, in this case, a ladder truck and a Blitzfire. The tankers would then fill back up at a hydrant and continue the cycle to supply the engine with water to feed the other lines in operation. Participating in the drill were the Slingerlands, Elsmere, Selkirk, North Bethlehem and New Salem Fire Departments.

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Injured H iker Rescued a t Five Rivers E nvironm ental Center NEW SCOTLAND, NY - A presence of emergency services may have been noticed at the Five Rivers Environmental Center on Sunday, June 5th. Fire and EMS crews were called to the area on Game Farm Road in New Scot land just after noon for a rescue of an in jured hiker on a trail. Dispatch stated that an elderly fe male, who was alone, had fallen a half mile in on a trail. Addi tional fire depart ments were requested for their off-road vehicle to help get to the patient. Crews uti lized the UTVs and also walked the trails searching for the individual. After a long search, rescuers fi nally heard yelling approximately one mile in. Crews loaded the pa tient on the UT V and transported her out to an awaiting ambulance for transport. Onesquethaw, Slingerlands and Delmar Fire Departments re sponded, along with Onesquethaw EMS, Albany County Paramedics, Albany County Sheriffs and ENCON Police." - THOMAS MARRA

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Berne and East Berne Fire Departments conducted a water supply drill on Monday, June 27th at Camp Woodstock in their fire district. Residents were notified and invited to watch the drill. Crews rolled up to the scene as if there was a fire and began deploying hose lines off their engine and setting up a portable pond from one of their tankers. They filled the portable pond and began to supply water to the engines, which was supplying water to four handlines. Tankers filled up at the lake on the prop erty and continued shuttling water. This drill also gave some newer members the opportunity to have time on the nozzle of the hose lines to gain practice. JEFFREY RELSCHWIHDER/SIDEWIHDER PHOTOGRAPHY

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WATERVLIET, NY - During the early morning hours of July 31st, a group of off-duty Colonie firefighters were at a local bar cel ebrating a friend that came home when a massive explosion behind the establishment caught their at tention. When the group of fire fighters ran out of the bar, they saw a massive glow and hot embers fly ing through the air behind the bar. Without hesitation, the fire fighters ran toward where the ex plosion had occurred and as they rounded the comer, they saw a structure heavily involved with fire blowing 70-feet into the air. The firefighters ran towards the house and discovered a well in volved shed fire that was burning about 10-feet from the home. After noticing that the siding on the home was starting to melt, the group quickly sprang into action and began banging on the door of the home to alert the homeowner. When that didn’t work, they forced entry to the home with a swift kick to the door and were immediately met with one of the occupants. One of the firefighters told the occupant that they needed to evacuate the house while another firefighter made entry and helped get all other occupants out, followed by a third firefighter who made entry and quickly swept the home to make sure that there was nobody remain ing. The fourth firefighter and for mer dispatcher called the Albany County Emergency Communica tion Center and notified them that they had a working stmcture fire with heavy impingement on a home. Within seconds, the Albany County Emergency Communica tion Center dispatched the City of Watervliet FD, along with Green Island FD and the Watervliet Arse nal FD to the intersection of 1st Av-

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Vjy* m jo I & enue and 7th Street. The first arriv ing unit notified the dispatcher that they had a well involved shed fire with extension into the trees and began deploying a one-and-threequarter inch hand line while addi tional firefighters arrived and began assisting in suppression efforts and overhaul. Within minutes the fire department had the entire incident under control. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The shed was a total loss and the home suffered heat damage. Sidewinder Photography spoke with the group of off duty firefight ers from the Town of Colonie after the incident and learned about their heroic actions. They are identified as Lieutenant Z. Palaszynski of the Shaker Road Loudonville Fire De partment and U. S Army Specialist 206th Military Police Company, Lieutenant W. Juliano o f the Latham Fire Department and Colonie EMS, and Firefighter J. Moscatello, Jr. of the Latham Fire Department and former Albany County Dispatcher. The fourth fire fighter asked to not have his name posted. One the residents from the home stated, “I just want to thank those off duty firefighters for their dedication and saving my family. My father never heard the explo sion and without them this could have ended differently. I don't know who you are, but I'm envi ably grateful for your selfless act. I'm hoping they find the arsonist who committed this terrible act.” - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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A God of Empty Promises Chaplain’s Corner Pastor Fernando Villicana

I recently cam e across this story, it was told by “D ear A bby” in a response to som eone’s ques tion. A young m an from a w ealthy fam ily w as about to graduate from high school. It was the cus tom in that affluent neighborhood for the parents to give the gradu ate an automobile. "Bill" and his father had spent m onths looking at cars, and the w eek before grad uation, they found the perfect car. On the eve o f his graduation, his father handed him a gift w rapped Bible. B ill was so angry that he threw the Bible dow n and storm ed out o f the house. H e and his father never saw each other again. It was the news o f his father’s death that brought Bill hom e again. A s he sat one night going through his fath e r’s possessions that he w as to inherit, he came across the Bible his father had given him. He brushed away the dust and opened it to find a ca sh ie r’s check, dated the day o f his grad uation - in the exact am ount o f the

car they had chosen together. As I thought about this story, I couldn’t help but w onder how m any people in this w orld have done the same thing to God. L iter ally tossed aside a w onderful prom ise, because they d id n ’t u n derstand it, or they didn’t believe that it w as possible. In our w orld, we are taught that; “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” So many o f us have been taken in by “em pty prom ises,” that w e are leery of anything or anyone that tells us we can have som ething for nothing. THE W O RLD SIMPLY D O ESN ’T W ORK THAT WAY! But, y ou know w hat - G od does - God never m ade a prom ise that was too good to be true. The truth o f the m atter is, the w orld is full o f em pty prom ises. We w atch TV, and the ad v ertise m ents tell us that we can be happy, sexy, rich, or fam ous, if we only purchase a certain product. It doesn’t take long before w e have been fooled enough to know that the w o rld ’s prom ises are full of em ptiness. But, G od is different. Instead o f prom ises full o f em pti ness, on Easter, he gave us em pti ness that is full o f promise.

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Trailer Home Fire Q uickly Spreads in North A m ityville N O RTH A M ITY V ILL E , N Y The N orth A m ityville Fire Co. re sponded to a w orking fire on Paw nee C ourt during the evening hours o f June 20th. W hile N orth A m ityville units w ere handling tw o other calls, 1-7-32 n o ticed a large colum n o f sm oke in the area and B abylon C entral F ire A larm then advised the ch ief o f m ultiple calls reporting a fire on Cherokee Court. E ngine 1-7-1 and H eavy R escue 1-7-5 w ere quickly on the road. U pon arrival they had heavy fire in a trailer that w as extending to a second trailer. M ultiple hand lines w ere put into operation to put a knock on the blaze. M any m utual aid departm ents responded, includ ing E ast F arm ing dale for an E n gine (1-5-7), South F arm ingdale (978) for the FAST, and V illage of F arm ingdale T ruck (926). Copi-

Jdmp to file #080422105 JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS ague w as requested for a standby Truck (1-3-4), and N orth L in d en hurst was requested for a standby E ngine (1-11-2). The standby units w ere eventu ally bum ped to the scene, and then A m ityville w as requested for one E ngine (1-1-4) to standby and L in denhurst for the T ruck (1-6-4) to standby at N orth A m ityville’s quar ters. Truck 1-3-4 w as activated as the FAST once they w ere bum ped up, putting 978 to work. A n under control was transm it ted from the CoD at 9:30 P.M. U nits w ere under the com m and of N orth A m ityville C h ief o f D epart m ent Thom as N elson. - MICHAEL SERRELL

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Center Moriches Co. 1 members at a retirement walkout for their Captain, Bill Renzetti, who retired from Suffolk Fire Rescue.

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Fatal MVA on the Fourth of July in Lindenhurst LINDENHURST, NY - On the night of July 4th, the Lindenhurst FD responded to an MVA with reported entrapment and an unconscious patient at Straight Path and EB Sunrise High way. Upon arrival of sector car 114, it was advised that they had a confirmed entrapment and an unresponsive patient in side the car. On arrival, Heavy Rescue 1-6-5 immediately put tools into operation to extricate the victim, who was trans ported while CPR was in progress to a local area hospital where they were pronounced deceased. Two other patients were transported with non-life-threatening injuries. Mutual aid ambulances were requested from North Lindenhurst, Copiague and North Amityville. The cause of the incident is under investigation. Units operated under the command of Chief of Department Michael DeGregorio.

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And th e B eat Goes On VIDEO REVIEW Video reviews by John Malecky

And the Beat Goes On By Billy Goldfeder Available from: FSP Books & Videos 433 Main Street Hudson, M A 01749-'1331 1-800-522-8528 E-mail: support@ fire-policeems.com www. fire-police-ems. com Price: $20.00 (DVD) This is a Fire Engineering video from 2007. It is about 40 minutes long. The presenter is a deputy chief from the LovelandSymmes Fire Departm ent in southwest Ohio. He has been a chief officer since 1982 and has served on several IAFC And NFPA committees. The song “And the Beat Goes On” by Cher is the theme o f his presentation and it is sung at low volume throughout it. His m ain focus are the problems faced by the fire service in many respects. His aim is for improve ments, from better leadership, to training, to equipment and m an power to name a few. Since this presentation there have been some improvements through the years, but there is much still to be real ized! He mentions and shows many fatal fires from both large cities and small towns illustrating the fact that firefighting is a job

that is never forgiving. He does not fault leadership in all cases, but stresses that officers and chiefs must continuously strive to be up to date and cognizant of the need to be professional. He stresses the need to avoid “NTS.” I will invite you to see the video to discover w hat that means! He cautions against being a “buddy” to your crew, by disregarding es sential training for instance is an example. I remember in the movie “Patton” where the general of fered to attack 100-miles away to relieve troops defending Bastogne. One o f the British generals made a com ment about his men doing it because he is popular and he told him that he was not popu lar. His men would do it because they were good soldiers! It is a presentation that w ill keep us thinking that there is always room for improvement and that is what should be pursued! C hief G oldfeder is donating all the royalties from this DVD to the N ational Fallen Firefighters A ssociation (www.FireHero.org) and the DC Raymond Downey Scholarship Charity Fund (www. ChiefRay Downey.org). NOTICE TO READERS: This is the last Video Review column. Due to a number o f reasons, DVDs are no longer available. These include a change in media, companies going out of business that provided some o f them, and the internet. The alternate months that provided video reviews will be taken up by book reviews from the "On the Book S helf1column.

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JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Firefighters work on remaining hotspots at a commercial fire in Bellport, 8/12/22.

Commercial W orking Fire a t Boat Builder in B ellport BELLPORT, NY - On Friday, August 12th at about 10:27 P.M., the Bellport FD was activated by Suf folk Fire Rescue dispatchers for a reported commercial structure fire at Steiger Craft on Bellport Ave., off Head of the Neck Road. On arrival, Bellport Chief David DiDio (5-130) found a building in the rear of the property well involved. Chief DiDio radioed back to dispatch to transmit the Signal 13-35 for the working fire.

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Mutual aid was activated from neighboring Hagerman FD. First ar riving firefighters from Bellport and Hagerman quickly went to work stretching lines up to the property, including a long supply line that was needed to feed the engines. The building that was on fire appeared to have a boat inside of it along with

other materials. Firefighters from Bellport, Hagerman and Brookhaven Fire De partments operated on scene for about two hours total. South Coun try Ambulance Company was also on scene to assist as needed. No in juries were reported. The scene was turned over to the Brookhaven Fire Marshal's Office and Suffolk Police Arson Squad for an investigation. - JOHN WALTHERS

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JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS The Owen Brothers, Justin and Sean of the North Patchogue FD, at a recent open house.

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JOHNWALTHERS- SUFFOLKFIREPHOTOS Mastic FD Explorers Capt. Connor Jacobs salutes Chief of Department Rudy Sunderman after receiv ing his certificate from ITTFS Class 50. Advisor Walter Wood was also present.

Mastic FD Explorers Travel to CT for ITTFS Class 50 WINDSOR LOCKS, CT - The Connecticut State Fire Academy plays host each year to a number of programs geared toward not just adults in the fire service, but also the youth of the fire service. Each summer, the CT Fire Academy hosts Introduction to Fire Service (ITTFS), and Advanced Skills and Concepts (ASAC) pro grams. The ITTFS program is a res idential 6-day summer session held at the academy located in Windsor Locks. The program provides a vast curriculum of the fire service, which includes classroom education, phys ical training and hands-on skills training related to the fire service. This year, ITTFS Class 50 was held from August 1st to August 6th and consisted of approximately 25 Cadets, a majority of which were Junior Firefighters/Explorers from the state of Connecticut. This year's class also consisted of two cadets from Mastic FD Explorer Post 512 located on Long Island; Capt. Con nor Jacobs, age 17, andLt. JackMc-

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3^ Namara, age 15, traveled to Con necticut where they honed their skills as part of ITTFS Class 50. On August 6th, a graduation ceremony was held for the cadets at the CT Fire Academy that began with a brief memorial service at the fallen firefighter memorial located on the grounds of the academy. The cadets then marched across the road way to the field where the formal graduation ceremony was held. Brief remarks were made welcom ing the guests and then program co ordinator Kenneth McKenna and CFD Director of Training PJ Nor wood spoke about the program. The class Public Information Officer, Jonathan Sartori, who was elected by his peers, gave a rundown of the events from the week and recog nized the cadets from NY as well as CT. Each cadet was able to have representatives from their depart

ment present to assist with certifi cate presentations. Mastic FD Chief of Department Rudy Sunderman and Explorer Advisor Walter Wood made the trip to help in the recogni tion of their cadets. After receiving their certificates, the cadets demonstrated their skills with a high-rise fire scenario at the training tower. Mastic Explorer Lt. Jack McNamara was given the role of Incident Commander (District 4 Chief) while Explorer Capt. Connor Jacobs and the other cadets were as signed to an engine or truck and given various roles in the operation, from making entry, to stretching lines, to rescuing victims, as well as other tasks. The demonstration showed the parents, friends, elected officials and media/photographers a small portion of what the kids learned. They were then invited to stay for lunch provided by the acad emy before heading home.

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Fire Rips Through East Farmingdale Recycling Center EAST FARMINGDALE, NY During the late evening hours of June 26th, the East Farmingdale Fire Co. responded to reports of a recycling center on fire at 114 South Alder Street. Upon arrival of the Chief of Department, he had a large column of smoke and requested to upgrade the alarm to a working general alarm, as well as have multiple tower ladders and engines respond to the scene. Engine 1-5-1 arrived and laid in to supply Ladder 1-5-15 their wa terway to start getting a knock on the large blaze in the 200'x500' building. Tower ladders from North Lindenhurst, West Babylon and

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ai Lindenhurst were requested and quickly put into operation via en gines supplying them. Engines from North Lindenhurst, West Babylon and Wyandanch helped supply the tower ladders. A FAST was then requested from the Village of Farmingdale FD. Units operated on scene for over two hours. Units were under the command of Chief o f Depart ment Duane Welliver. - MICHAELSERRELL

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JOHNWALTHERS- SUFFOLKFIREPHOTOS A tower ladder and multiple hand lines are stretched to show what would be done at a high rise fire.

On July 16th, Suffolk County Fire Rescue and EMS hosted a Train Vs. Car MCI demonstration at their open house. The drill consisted of multiple victims in the train car, which EMS had a triage area set up for, and a victim trapped in the vehicle who was extricated by firefighters. The Brookhaven and Mastic Fire Departments, along with South Country Ambulance Co., Community Ambulance of Sayville, Flanders Hampton Vol. Ambulance and the MTA Fire Mar shal were in attendance.

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Brookhaven FD Chief Firefighters Respond to Boat and Truck Ablaze in West Babylon Rescues Dog from <4 3^ Shirley House Fire SHIRLEY, NY - On Saturday, August 13th at about 10:16 A.M., the Brookhaven FD was activated for a reported residential structure fire on Auborn Ave., between Dawn Dr. and Beatrice Dr. Brookhaven A ssistant Chief Giuseppe Loiacono (5-3-32) ad vised Fire-Com that he was re sponding and the Fire-Com dispatcher advised that they had received two calls stating that the porch of the house was on fire, and that there was a dog believed to be trapped inside. C hief Loiacono arrived on scene w ithin minutes of the initial call and found the front of the house engulfed in flames, with the roof over the front porch already collapsed. A fter a w orking fire was transm itted. C hief Loiacono put on his turnout gear and looked for a way to get into the home w hich he was able to find in the rear just as crews from Engines 53-8 and 5-3-9 began arriving on scene. W hile crews were in the process of stretching lines and se curing a w ater supply, the chief began conducting a search and lo cated the dog which was brought outside to aw aiting first respon ders. A bird also appeared to be

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removed from the home. Crews from Brookhaven were soon joined by crews from mutual aid departments, including M as tic, Yaphank and Center Moriches, and operated under the command o f Chief of Department Dan DiPinto as well as Assistant Chief Anthony Verni, who was the Operations Chief for the alarm. The fire was quickly knocked down and placed under control around 11:00 A.M. Companies re mained on scene for awhile longer hitting hotspots and overhauling. PSEG also came into the scene to cut the power and secure the power line running from pole to house. Shirley Ambulance stood by at the scene and also conducted firefighter rehab functions. No injuries were reported, and the scene was turned over to the Brookhaven Town Fire M arshal’s office. The Suffolk Police D epart m ent A rson Squad was also on scene.

WEST BABYLON, NY - On the afternoon of June 28th, the West Babylon FD was alerted for a smoke investigation in the vicinity of Our Lady of Grace Church. Truck 1-9-4 arrived and encountered a medium sized boat engulfed in flames as well as a semi tmck cab, with minor ex tension to the building on Thorbum Avenue. Moments later, the officer on the

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Truck (Ft. McGraw 1-9-64) asked for a resound for a working fire. En gine 3 arrived and put a line in op eration while 1-9-8 laid in to Engine 3 for a water supply, which was then fed to Truck 4. Engine crews on scene operated

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JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS Mastic FD and Mastic EMS personnel load a patient into the awaiting medevac.

MASTIC BEACH, NY - On July 10th around 12:04 A M ., Suf folk County Police 7th Precinct of ficers along with members of Mastic Beach FD and Mastic Beach Ambulance Co. were activated for a two-vehicle MVA with rollover at Barclay Rd. and Clearview Dr. Mastic Beach EMS Lt. Amanda D. (5-39-62) was the first to arrive on scene and confirmed to med-com that they had a two-vehicle crash with one rolled over, and also re quested that mutual aid be activated for an ambulance from a neighbor ing department, which brought Shirley Ambulance to the scene.

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*6 3 $ Mastic Beach FD Rescue 4 ar rived on scene, and under the direc tion of Assistant Chief Jeff McGown, the crew secured both vehicles and cleaned up debris and fluids. The flipped over vehicle was up-righted while EMS personnel evaluated the drivers of both vehi cles, who did not appear to have se rious injuries. - JOHN WALTHERS

Bicyclist Medevaced to Hospital After Crash in Mastic MASTIC, NY - On July 22nd at about 7:13 P.M., Mastic FD and Mastic Ambulance were dispatched along with Suffolk Police 7th Precinct cars to a reported MVA at Southaven Ave. and Roberts Street. On arrival they found a vehicle ver sus bicycle and quickly went to work treating one of the patients who had serious injuries. A Mede vac was requested and dispatched to a landing zone at the Applebees on Montauk Highway in Shirley.

The Mastic FD redirected En gine 5-12-2, Mini pumper 5-12-5 and Fire Police 5-12-80 to secure the landing zone. Suffolk Police also sent multiple patrol cars to assist in securing the landing zone. Once sta bilized, Mastic Ambulance trans ported the patient to the landing zone where the flight medic as

sessed the patient’s injuries to make sure that he was stable enough for transport. The patient was then transported to Stony Brook Univer sity Hospital by SCPD Helicopter 4. EMS operations were under the command of Mastic Ambulance Chief Mike Montauban, and Mastic FD was under the command of Chief Rudy Sunderman. - JOHN WALTHERS

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Lifeguard Attacked by Shark During Training at Smith Point Beach

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MASTIC BEACH, NY - On Sunday, July 3rd, a lifeguard was doing a training exercise when he was bitten in the chest and hand by a shark at Smith Point Beach. The Smith Point Beach First Aid Squad bandaged him up before he was transported to Southside Hospital for further treat ment. Smith Point Beach was closed for swimming along with other beaches in the surrounding area. Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Service Drone Team was requested to the scene for an aerial view to look for the shark while Suffolk County PD Marine Mike and Smith Point Ocean Rescue team's jet ski patrolled the water. The lifeguard, identified as Zack Gallo, has been a lifeguard with the Smith Point Ocean Rescue Team for 10 years. He is expected to make a full recovery.

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As the United States Coast Guard celebrated its 232nd birthday, the USCG "Eagle" entered the Port of New York and New Jersey with an escort of USCG, FDNY and New Jersey fire department and police vessels, on August 4th. On board "Eagle" was the 27th Commandant of the USCG, Admiral Linda L. Fagan. Admiral Fagan assumed the duties on June 1st. The "Eagle" was built in 1936 by the Blohm-Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Origi nally, it was operated by Nazi Germany to train cadets for the German Navy. The ship was taken by the United States as a war prize after World War II.

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F ire fig h te r C ritic a lly Injured a t A ll Hands F ire in S taten Island STATEN ISLAND, NY - An FDNY firefighter was critically injured while fighting an all hands fire at 77 Gary Court in Staten Island, August 12th. Firefighters were dispatched around 8:30 P.M. to the three-story townhouse where fire was showing on the third floor. The injured firefighter was taken to Staten Island University North Hospital.

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