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Remembering 10 years later
Warners, Memphis work on merger
Baldwinsville Volunteer Fire Company secures steel beam for 9/11 Memorial Park Hillview holds annual PBJ day Sadie Misner counts peanut butter and jelly jars donated during recent church event. ...See page 3
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By Erin Wisneski
editor@baldwinsvillemessenger.com
By Erin Wisneski editor@baldwinsvillemessenger.com
This September marks the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on the United States. To honor the memory of those lost in the attacks, the Baldwinsville Volunteer Fire Company (BVFC) has secured a 20-foot steel beam from the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. This beam will be the centerpiece of a 9/11 memorial site planned for the corner of Route 48 and O’Brien Road in Van Buren, next to the Baldwinsville/Lakeside Fire Station No. 2. ABOVE: Pictured is a sketch of the Baldwinsville 9/11 memorial, which will According to BVFC Lt. Jeffrey Holbrook, who is be located at Fire Station No. 2, corner of Route 48 and O’Brien Road. also chairman of the 9/11 Memorial Committee, the BELOW: Dave Moore, chief fabricator at NuCor Steel Co. guides a steel beam planned memorial will provide the Baldwinsville retrieved from the North Tower of the World Trade Center, which will be the community and members of the local emergency centerpiece for a 9/11 memorial in Baldwinsville. services a place to reflect “on that day in American history, as well as a place to gather every 9/11 for a ceremony to remember all of those lost.” In September of 2009, Holbrook wrote a letter to Port Authority of New York/New Jersey requesting a portion of the steel remnants from the North Tower to be used in a memorial. On Oct. 12, 2010, the request was granted and members of the BVFC, as well as members of the Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department, retrieved the beam on March 10. While the project was Holbrook’s brainchild, many hands have been involved to bring the memorial to fruition. BVFC member Seamus Horgan, an employee of NuCor Steel in Auburn, brought the PHOTO COURTESY OF GARY WILLIAMS, BVFC See Memorial, page 8
In an effort to provide better, more efficient services, two fire departments are talking consolidation. Both the Warners and Memphis fire departments, which provide protection to residents in portions of the towns of Van Buren and Camillus, are nearing the end of a two-year discussion, which proposes merging the two departments. “We will be operating with the same structure as before, but will allow the departments to consolidate our resources, which include training, equipment and personnel,” said Warners Fire Department Chief Mike Knowlton, who spoke on behalf of all the officers and members of the Memphis and Warners fire departments. “Warners and Memphis work together already and, by doing this consolidation, we will bring to the area a more unified group to serve the needs of the residents of the fire district.” The proposed consolidation will affect residents located in the present Memphis Fire District in the town of Camillus, specifically Canal Road, Bennetts Corners Road, Bitters Road and Gillie Brook Road. “Consolidation is necessary,” Knowlton said. “As most know, the fire service is getting smaller and, by doing this consolidation, we See Merge, page 8
BVFC hosts firefighter recruitment day By Tom Perkins Come out to the Baldwinsville Fire Station No. 1 at 7911 Crego Road and see what it’s all about. The Baldwinsville Volunteer Fire Company (BVFC), Inc. will open its doors to area residents so
they can learn about what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter in their community, as part of a statewide program called Recruit NY. Over the last several years, it has been tough for many fire departments throughout New York State to recruit and retain volunteers for
a variety of reasons. Like most fire departments, the BVFC needs to bolster its emergency responder numbers, so it can continue to provide the optimum level of protection for its residents. Now, more than ever, they need more of their neighbors joining their fire
department. The BVFC is comprised of about 65 active members protecting approximately 28 square miles including the entire village of Baldwinsville and a major part of the towns of Van Buren and Lysander. See Recruitment, page 8
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