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WEST SAND LAKE, NY - On January 21st at 5:34 P.M., the West Sand Lake FD, Averill Park FD, Best Luther FD, and Sand Lake Ambulance were dispatched to 27 Garner Road for a reported structure fire. The caller reported fire coming from the neighbor's house. As units were responding, the fire quickly spread to the rest of the house and a massive smoke column and glow in the brisk clear sky could be seen from a mile away. -
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Troy F ire fig h te rs Com plete Ice W ater Rescue on the Hudson River TROY, NY - On January 23rd at 3:15 P.M., the city of Troy's Po lice Department was dispatched to Dinosaur BBQ to check on an in dividual that was sitting beyond the safety rail on the Troy seawall. Police units quickly re sponded to the scene and ap proached the individual with caution, as he was over the railing near the edge. Police units noti fied the sergeant of the situation and then began to talk to the indi vidual in an attempt to bring him off the edge and back over the railing. While this was going on, the sergeant requested the fire de partment to be placed on standby as a precautionary measure for a possible water rescue, and told any units responding to the scene to not use any lights or sirens. The Rescue Squad, along with Truck 2, Medic 4, the City of Troy's boat, and the Battalion Chief began to assemble. Firefighters arrived on scene and made their way to the boat launch, but quickly discovered that the water
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was completely frozen over and there would be no way to get the boat in. The officers on scene, who are trained in dealing with emotionally distressed individuals, were at tempting to get the man to come back over the fence when he sud denly made the decision to jump into the water. The man was com pletely submerged under the water before coming back up. Police units kept visual and verbal com munication with the individual and immediately notified the fire de partment that they now had an ice water rescue. After the city of Troy's FD and Battalion Chief arrived on scene, firefighters tossed the man a life safety device attached to a rescue rope, and used a pike pole to give the individual something to hold onto until a rescuer could get into the water and secure him. Fire fighters in the rear of the rescue squad coming from the boat launch hurried to get their ice water rescue suits on. After arriving on scene they raced down to where the chief was, grabbed an ice water rescue harness, and immediately began to connect to a rope system. Troy Firefighter Rich Bellamy hopped the railing and made his way down the seawall ladder. After making it half way down he could not go any further, so he hung from the ladder, swung his body out wards towards the river, and made the jump. Firefighter Bellamy was completely submerged under the freezing cold water before popping back up and making his way to the distressed individual. Firefighter Bellamy placed the
ice water rescue harness around the individual while other firefighters started to get into position to hoist the man up. With only a few fire fighters on scene, several police of ficers quickly sprang into action and joined the hoisting team. Troy‘s honorary fire captain, George Boon, moved the stretcher out of the way so that firefighters and police officers could pull the rope straight back. With everyone in place, the "go" signal was given and the fire fighters and police officers quickly hoisted the individual out of the water and up over the railing into the arms of the fire chief and a fire fighter. One of the fire chiefs re mained in contact with Firefighter Bellamy, who was still in the water, while the rescued individual was put on an awaiting stretcher and brought over to a warm medic rig. Firefighters lowered the rescue device back down and after Fire fighter Bellamy hooked himself up to it, the firefighters and police of ficers once again pulled the rope and the rescuer was quickly brought out of the water and put safely on the shore. The chief checked on Firefighter Bellamy since he had been submerged in the frigid water after his jump while an ambulance took off to Samaritan Hospital with the distressed indi vidual, who was in stable condi tion. The men and women of the City of Troy Fire and Police De partments, who are dedicated to protecting the residents and visi tors of the City of Troy, worked to gether flawlessly to rescue this individual.
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Troy Crews Battle Second-Alarm Apartment Complex Fire TROY, NY - On January 7th at 7:15 P.M., the Rensselaer County Emergency Communication Cen ter received multiple calls for a re ported apartment complex on fire at 5 Ahern Avenue. Engines 2, 4 and 6, along with Trucks 1 and 2, the rescue squad. Medic 4, and the battalion chief responded to the scene. Several police units quickly arrived on scene and notified the dispatcher that they had a con firmed heavily involved working structure fire and to notify the fire department. As Engine 2 was coming up Tibbits Avenue, thick heavy black smoke pushed into the night sky with a heavy amount of embers blowing around. Engine 2 backed into the driveway of the apartment complex and firefighters immedi ately began to deploy multiple hand lines. As crews approached the scene from the front of the building, heavy black smoke started to push from the roof vents of the structure and fire began to roar over the top of the building. Firefighters made their way to the rear and found the back portion of the building heavily involved. They stretched multiple hand lines towards the rear of the building, but after coming up short due to the distance, they went back to grab high-rise packs to connect them to the deployed hand lines. The battalion chief arrived on scene and declared the secondalarm, summoning the Watervliet Arsenal and city of Albany Fire Departments to the scene, but due to the city of Albany FD dealing with their own fatal fire at the same time, they were unfortu nately unable to respond. Other firefighters from the additional units began to arrive on scene and immediately made entry to the apartment building to conduct a primary search to make sure everyone was out of the structure. As Troy firefighters vigorously connected multiple high-rise packs together to reach the back and second floor of the building, they began to call for water as the heavy fire condition traveled fur ther into the roofline. The pump operator of Engine 2 had several firefighters strip all of the hand lines from their rig and they began to pull them to the other side of the apartment com plex. Firefighters from the truck company arrived and began to pull the large diameter hose off the en gine to pull it back up the street to the nearest fire hydrant. Crews began to knock down the heavy fire condition in the rear of the building. The Watervliet Arsenal's truck company arrived on scene and took the rear parking lot of the apartment complex located next door. Crews cut a hole in a chainlink fence and made entry to the scene. The operator of the Watervliet Arsenal's truck company put the ladder up in the air through the tree line and turned on their scene
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3P lights to provide lighting to the crews working in the rear, and aer ial support if necessary. As fire fighters began to knock down the heavy fire condition in the rear, crews made their way inside the structure where they discovered heavy fire on the third-floor of the apartment complex. Due to very cold temperatures, any droplets of water that landed on the firefight ers quickly froze. As firefighters on the thirdfloor began knocking down the heavy fire condition inside the structure, firefighters from the truck company and engine com pany made their way to the roof and created multiple vent holes to allow the heavily trapped fire, super-heated gasses and smoke to escape. Crews on the second-floor took out several windows to im prove visibility for firefighters working inside, and the Troy PD asked the dispatcher to contact the Red Cross for displaced individu als that lived in the apartment complex. Firefighters made their way into the first-floor rear portion of the structure and found fire travel ing the walls. They pulled apart the walls and crews began to knock down the fire condition. As firefighters searched for the base ment entrance, crews opened up the Bilko doors and discovered that the basement entrances were false doors that covered the win dows in the basement. Firefighters in the rear of the building made their way up the partially burnedout stairs with a hand line and began to knock down all of the re maining fire. As firefighters were working, multiple Troy police units on scene were requested to respond to the Big Apple Pizza on 14th Street, across from the Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, for a male that had reportedly been stabbed in the chest. With all the City of Troy's fire apparatus on scene of the fire, and all the City of Troy's ambulances either tied up at the fire scene or on other calls, they were not able to respond to the stabbing incident, so Mohawk Ambulance Service was requested to the scene instead. Engine 1 and the Battalion Chief arrived and found that the victim did not have any stab wounds, but was suffer ing from a medical emergency. The victim was transported to Samaritan Elospital. Thankfully Engine 2 was in service at the time of this fire, or it could have been a lot worse. En gine 2, which cross-staffs the medic rig, is frequently out of service and has had multiple fires in its first due district that it has not been in service for. Firefighters on scene were able to bring the fire under control in about 40 minutes. Crews con
ducted a secondary search of the building and confirmed that no one was inside. Extensive over haul of the fire building was then conducted. Exhausted firefighters remained on scene for a few more hours before being released. The City of Troy's Department of Public Works brought in their salt truck to assist firefighters, as water froze to the ground almost instantly as it flowed from the hand lines. Fire Investigators were brought into the scene, and no in juries were reported. Multiple people were left homeless after the fire, which was later determined to be caused by a space heater. The building was a complete loss. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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Albany F irefighters Rescue Blind Dog from Apartm ent Building Fire ALBANY, NY - On the morn ing of January 7th at 2:07 A.M., the city of Albany's Fire Depart ment was dispatched for a re ported structure fire at 355 State Street. Engines 1, 2 and 7, along with Rescue 1, the rescue squad. Truck 4 and Battalion 1’s chief re sponded to the scene. The police department arrived on scene first and notified the dis patcher that they had fire showing and were attempting to evacuate the building. Rescue 1 arrived and immediately declared the Signal 30 for a working fire, with fire and heavy smoke showing from the fourth-floor windows. Firefighters got reports of a person still on the fire floor. Engine l's firefighter hopped from the engine, wrapped the hy drant on Willis Street, and gave the signal to the driver to begin laying into the scene. The next due truck company came down Lark Street and took the front of the building. The next arriving en gine company made the connec tion on the hydrant on Lark Street and stretched a supply line to the arriving ladder company. Engine l's officer who was command on scene had a fourstory brownstone building with fire showing from the fourth-floor balcony and smoke pushing from the windows. The officer advised that the building was being evac uated. The battalion chief, trusting his firefighter's years of experi ence, notified the on-scene officer that if they had a significant fire load inside of the building to transmit the second-alarm if needed. Crews grabbed a two-and-ahalf inch hand line and multiple high-rise packs, and after making their way to the fire floor, notified command that they had a heavy smoke condition throughout the fourth-floor and fire in apartment 4E. Truck 3's crew began to make a primary search of the fourthfloor and all of the apartments. Command was notified that they had a victim with smoke inhala tion who was able to escape the building on Lark Street. Com mand requested Mohawk Ambu lance and an advanced life support engine to the scene. Firefighters made their way to the seat of the fire as smoke banked down on them. After pop ping the door to the fire apart ment, crews had thick black smoke pushing into the hallway and heavy fire throughout the apartment. Firefighters from the truck company made entry with a hand line through the fourth-floor window from the bucket to assist
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the crews. Engine 5 and Rescue 9 were requested to the scene for their FAST team, and Engine 10 was requested as another ad vanced life support unit. Command confirmed that everyone was out of the building, but then notified firefighters that there was a blind dog still in one of the apartments. Firefighters were able to quickly locate him and brought him outside where members of the Mohawk Ambu lance Service immediately sprang into action, placing a pet rescue breather on the dog to give it oxy gen. Two NYS troopers, three Al bany police officers and one firefighter also began to work on the dog. Crews on the fire floor began to make an aggressive push into the fire apartment to drive the heavy fire condition back, and were able to knock it down quickly using a two-and-a-half inch hand line. Mohawk Ambulance Service was able to stabilize the victim from the fire and transported them to Albany Medical Center in sta ble condition. The additional truck company on scene secured all of the utilities to the building, and Command requested animal con trol to the scene for "Buster", the blind dog rescued from the fire floor. Thanks to the dedicated members of Mohawk Ambulance, Albany PD, NYS police and Al bany FD continuing to work on the dog, it eventually started to come around and became more re sponsive. Animal control arrived on scene and took the dog to Latham emergency veterinary clinic for further treatment. Firefighters conducted over haul on the fourth-floor of the building for an extended period of time. Command had all of the power shut off to the building due to water runoff from the fourthfloor. No firefighters were injured while battling the fire. Fire Investigators from the city of Albany's investigation unit arrived on scene and began to conduct their investigation into the incident. The building sus tained heavy water damage, along with heavy smoke damage on the fire floor and in the attic area. The American Red Cross was con tacted for multiple people that were displaced due to the fire. The fire is currently under investiga tion.
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Multiple Departments Battle House Fire and Frigid Cold Temperatures in West Sand Lake WEST SAND LAKE, NY On January 21st at 5:34 P.M., the West Sand Lake FD, Averill Park FD, Best Luther FD, and Sand Lake Ambulance were dispatched to 27 Garner Road for a reported structure fire. The caller reported fire coming from the neighbor's house. As units were responding, the fire quickly spread to the rest of the house and a massive smoke column and glow in the brisk clear sky could be seen from a mile away. The first arriving chief on scene immediately declared a Signal 30 for a working structure fire and struck the second-alarm, as he had a well involved house fire with extension into the garage. Command made sure that everyone was out of the house and began to conduct his scene assessment. Rensselaer County Emergency Communication Cen ter dispatchers began to make the notifications to the county coor dinators, code enforcement, na tional grid, and the county fire investigators. The second-alarm assignment was also dispatched which consisted of Eagle Mills, Poestenkill, Hoags Corners, Wynantskill, Taborton, and the Mountain View FD for the FAST team. Best Luther FD Tanker 3 ar rived on scene and made their way up the icy driveway. Fire fighters quickly deployed multi ple hand lines across the front of the house, including a two-and-ahalf inch hand line to the front of the house. Rescue 43 made their way to the middle of the drive way and laid a five-inch supply line to Tanker 3. Tanker 43-9 set up at the quarter way mark of the driveway while Averill Park FD
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Disasters and Distress EMS ISSUE CHELLE CORDERO
Any 1st responder who has helped to carry a body from a wrecked car or a fire scene, anyone who has had to face a grieving fam ily after their loved one is pro nounced, and anyone who has put so much effort into doing CPR with no success, knows the feeling of loss even when the victim had no re lationship to him/her. Many of us have had night mares as we keep remembering the sights, sounds and smells of death and tears. Despite the superhero face we try to impress others with, we are, in the end, mere mortals — that's a sad fact we try not to face. Sometimes we need to remove the crusader capes and find a way to cope with our own needs. "In an effort to broaden (their) reach to disaster survivors and emergency responders, the Disaster Distress Helpline has developed on line peer support communities though Facebook Groups..." DDH offers trained peer support who will help to moderate group discussions. While peer support is not the same as professional counseling, some times it helps members realize that they are not "broken" because they feel the stress, and often they are able to share healthy coping skills by talking with others who have "been there, done that". "All DDH Online Peer Support Communities are monitored 24/7 by a designated DDH crisis center where crisis counselors are avail able to talk to members who may be in emotional distress." One such moderated group on Facebook is the private group 'HEALTHCARE WORKERS IMPACTED by
COVID-19' at https://bit.ly/3noL7sN. Only members can see who's in the group and what they post, so mem bership is totally confidential. There are a few more support groups on Facebook, search Support plus your role (EMT, Paramedic, Firefighter) and/or need to find a list ing of closed (private) groups; each is sponsored by various organizations, and each has its own rules for mem bership. The mental health of first respon ders is always being challenged. First responders are often the first ones at a scene and not always prepared for the things they see. They are respon sible for making quick decisions that are, literally, life or death options. Sometimes, through no fault of their own, things go downhill and a griefstricken family member, an unrelated passer-by or news reporter, or even the responder himself, lays blame on the decisions made. Nearly a third of all first responders develop problems such as fatigue, depression, or PTSD, that is compared to less than 20-percent of the general population. Unfor tunately, sometimes over-stressed and despondent "heroes" resort to substance abuse to try to help cope. The New York Law Enforcement Assistance Program (NYLEAP) of fers no-charge services to all law en forcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services person nel, correction officers, and dispatch ers. The mission of NYLEAP is to reduce divorce, substance abuse, PTSD, stress disorder, anxiety, de pression, and suicide. NYLEAP also offers Post Critical Incident Stress Debriefings in their geographical areas as needed as well as train other first response members in peer sup port to break the stigma often felt about needing help. Contact NYLEAP at (518) 593-7579 or call Confidential services locator for first responders at (615) 373-8000.
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C him ney F ire Q u ickly E xtinguished in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Orange Lake and Coldenham fire depart ments responded to a chimney fire at 39 Kings Hill Road on January 5th. Orange Lake firefighters pulled hand lines and ground ladders to check the chimney from the roof, where fire was found inside a wood stove and quickly extin guished. Orange Lake Car 2 requested Fire Investigators to the scene. Good-Will FD stood by while Orange Lake was operating at the scene. Firefighters checked the residence for extensions before clearing. Deputy Fire Coordinator 3612 was also at the scene.
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Slippery Roads Cause M ultiple Accidents in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Slippery road conditions causing multiple accidents kept area fire and EMS departments busy on Janu ary 5th. Town of Newburgh Police handled two separate acci dents on Route 52. The first accident was at Old South Plank Road and South Plank Road, where one subject was trans ported to Montef iore-St. Luke's Hospital by Town of Newburgh EMS. The second accident was just west of Old South Plank Road where a vehicle rolled over into the wooded area. One subject was evaluated at the scene. A third accident occurred on Interstate 84 eastbound, just east of the entrance ramp of Route 300, where a vehicle rolled over into a ditch. The South Plank Road accidents were handled by Good-Will FD, while the 1-84 accident was handled by Winona Lake FD.
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Columbia County Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm House Fire in Chatham CHATHAM, NY - On January 25th at 3:55 P.M., the Chatham FD along with the Ghent FD, East Chatham FD, Austerlitz FD, Valatie FD, Niverville FD for the FAST team, and Chatham Ambu lance were dispatched to 3 Prospect Street for a reported basement fire. The first arriving chief on scene had smoke showing from the structure and declared the working fire dispatch. After con ducting a size up of the scene. Command declared the secondalarm which brought additional re sources to the scene from Tri-Village FD and Kinderhook FD, as well as the City of Hudson for their truck company. Firefight ers laid in a supply line from Locus and Spring Street to the scene. Extreme caution had to be used on scene, as the driveway was very steep and icy. Firefight ers deployed a one-and-threequarter inch hand line to the front
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of the structure along with a lad der, as the building did not have a staircase leading to the first floor. Firefighters attempted to make a quick knock down as they made entry to the structure, but due to the balloon frame construction of the building and the heavy fire load inside, the fire was rapidly spreading up the walls into the attic area. Command put the FAST team to work after they arrived on scene and requested the Greenport FD to also respond with their FAST team. Command had additional ar riving firefighters stage in the front yard. Crews made their way to the roof of the building and began to conduct vertical ventila tion, as they had heavy smoke pushing from the roof. After con ducting vertical ventilation, heavy fire blew through the vent hole.
With heavy smoke pushing from the front of the structure. Command had all units inside the building switched to defensive op erations. Firefighters set up a hand line on the front porch, broke out one of the windows, and deployed water through the window into the first floor. After they were able to get the fire under control, fire fighters made entry to the building and began to hit all remaining hot spots on the first and second floors. The village of Chatham's De partment of Public Works brought a large amount of salt to the scene as the roads where water was flowing down from the fire scene began to quickly freeze up. Fire fighters remained on scene for an extensive period of time conduct ing overhaul. No injuries were re ported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation at this time. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
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BROOKHAVEN, NY - At ap proximately 2:22 RM. on Monday afternoon, January 26th, the Brookhaven FD and South County Ambulance were dispatched to a reported single-car motor vehicle accident with entrapment on Montauk Highway in the vicinity of the Brookhaven dog park. Brookhaven Chief of Depart ment Dan DiPinto (30) was first on scene and found a single-car MVA with a tree down on fire on top of the car with negative entrapment. Chief DiPinto automatically ra dioed fire-com and asked for a res cue truck from Bellport Fire Department to respond to the scene. Engine 9 (5-3-9) was the first engine to arrive on scene and quickly stretched a hand line and
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MASTIC BEACH, NY - On Monday, January 17th, the Suffolk County Emergency Dispatch Cen ter received calls just before noon for a reported structure fire on Woodcut Dr., between Wavecrest Dr. and Pineway Ave. The Mastic FD and Mastic Ambulance Com pany were both dispatched to re spond to the scene. The Suffolk Fire Rescue dispatcher advised that they were getting multiple calls for a reported garage fire. On arrival. Chief of Depart ment Rudy Sunderman advised that he had a two-car detached garage involved with exposure is sues. Engine 5-12-1 arrived on scene as the first due engine and the crew quickly stretched multi-
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Two Cars Collide While Trying to Avoid Crash in Farmingville FARMINGVILLE, NY - On December 23, 2021, two cars crashed at the on-ramp to Nicholls Rd. as they both were try ing to enter at the same time. The collision caused one car to roll onto its side. Two other cars also collided while trying to avoid the original accident. A total of five people were trans ported to the hospital with minor injuries.
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East Moriches FD Chief Deedy was one of the units that responded to help Mastic FD at a working detached garage fire, 1/17/22.
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Shirley EMS Rehab Lt. Frank Sarno and Mastic Beach Ambulance Youth Squad member Connor Jacobs set up the rehab area at a recent house fire.
SAYVILLE, NY - On Mon day, December 20, 2021, Commu nity Ambulance Company was activated for an adult male in Car diac Arrest in Bayport, NY. That male was given a second chance at life thanks to our members. The adult male was at home with his wife when he suddenly collapsed. The man’s wife wit nessed the event and called 9-1-1. FRES identified the patient to be in cardiac arrest and provided the wife with CPR instructions over the phone. Community Ambulance Para medic Adam DiGregorio arrived and provided advanced life sup port, including multiple manual defibrillations for refractory ven tricular fibrillation, endotracheal intubation, and IV/IO medication administration. An ambulance crew arrived with Bayport Fire Department and assisted with ad ditional basic life support skills in cluding blood glucometry, mechanical CPR, and post-intuba tion airway management. Suffolk County Police Offi cers assisted with providing man ual ventilations via BVM,
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Robert Webster, Life Member Dennis Kelly, Firefighter Brandon DeMulder, Firefighter Ryan Tomassone, PO Paul Castilli, PO Robert Femia, PO Zachary Lane, and FRES EMD Gregory Miglino. The Community Ambulance Company of Sayville has been providing emergency medical services to the residents of Bayport, Bohemia, Oakdale, Sayville and West Sayville for over 70 years. Community Ambulance Company answered over 5,200 calls for assistance in 2021. Our members constantly train for alarms like this, as you never know when you may be able to save another’s life. If you are in terested in learning how to per form CPR, use an AED, other lifesaving skills, or you are inter ested in joining our team, please contact us at (631) 567-2586. No medical experience is necessary, and all training is provided. You can also find more information and apply for membership by vis iting our website at www.communityamb.org. - LIZ WHITE
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M ultiple Crews Dispatched to Commercial Fire a t Brookhaven Landfill BROOKHAVEN, NY - At 12:37 A M on January 3rd, the Erookhaven Fire Department was called for a commercial fire at Brookhaven Landfill on Horse block Road. Ch arriral. As sistant C h if Loiacono (5-3-32) reported that a hrg; shed a t fire waste transfer station was found to haw actiw fire inside. The pre plan was actiwted along w ith a special requs a for one tanker andone ladd r to fire scene. Ftrefijjjrters arrived on scene, put a deck gun and two hand lires into operation, and were able to qrickly contain the fire. Heavy equipment tin t was on site was usedto separate debris so that fire fighters could make sure no pock ets of fire were k f t Mitual aid was actiwtedfrom B elfort, Hangrrman, Mrstic arid Yiphank to the scene while Mastic Beach was requested to standby. South Country Ambulance was also on sc ene. No injuries were re ported and all firefighters were back in serv ie a t approximately 2:00 A M .
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Mastic Beach FD Saves Distressed Deer Trapped on Ice MASTIC BEACH, NY - At approximately 4:27 P.M. on Janu ary 23rd, the Mastic Beach Fire Department was called to Smith Pt Park for an animal rescue. On arrival, Suffolk Park Rangers and SCPD Marine Bureau officers found a deer in distress on the ice on the bay side. It appeared that the ice had cracked and the deer was hanging on to part of it to
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Members of Mastic Beach Ambulance Co. in front of Ambulance 5-39-15 at the Mastic-Shirley Christmas Parade.
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Three women in the Mastic FD, twin sisters Jenni and Mayra Cabrera, and Bella Ortiz, are pictured together after a recent fire.
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A Purposed Heart Chaplain’s Corner Pastor Fernando Villicana
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion o f the king s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank... (Daniel 1:8a) Singleness of purpose...this is not a foreign concept to the first responder. The very duties of these occupations cry out for a concerted singleness of our pur pose to fulfill the mission. It is es sential. This essentiality also applies to our spiritual lives. Only when we pursue God with single ness of heart do we find the peace that surpasses all understanding. If we seek with less than the whole heart, the result will be less than joy. Today we’re hearing an awful lot about culture. And it is for good reason - there is without a doubt, huge changes in the way people think as it relates to a long list of things. -politics -economics -race/racism -laws/freedoms -gender -family (by many) is being re defined. Daniel remained faithful and steadfast in the Lord no matter how much pressure was put upon him by his changing culture. He took a stand that could have led to his execution or, at the very least, enslavement or imprisonment. Daniel made a decision not to de file himself with food and wine
from the king’s table. This was no trivial matter to Daniel. According to God’s Word, the food was unclean. Furthermore, God’s Word warned against par taking of strong drink (Prov. 20:1). This is why believing Jews usually added 3 to 6 parts of water to one part of wine. Finally, the king’s food and wine had most likely been sacrificed to false gods be fore it was served. When Daniel and his three friends had to choose between obeying God’s Word and bending to the culture, they chose to obey God’s Word. They were stedfast on their convictions. They were determined to be faithful to the Lord and the word of God. A whole nation was taken into cap tivity. But one man decided not to bend or compromise under that captivity. Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke o f bondage. Indecision about God is de scribed in our English Bibles as "double-mindedness" - and dou ble-mindedness is a costly habit. With so much contentment at stake, why do we waver? Why don't we choose God more whole heartedly? Even though we say we desire fellowship with God, per haps we're simply not willing to let go of the alternative. We sup pose that there must be a way to have the best of both worlds. "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you . . . purify your hearts, you double-minded" (James 4:8). What we need is the courage to pursue God with singleness of purpose. Pastor Fernando Villicana Fire Department Chaplain
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Firefighters from multiple departments operated at a working residential structure fire in Center Moriches, 1/12/22.
Large Home in Center Moriches Goes Up in Flames CENTER MORICHES, NY On Wednesday, January 12th, just before 9:30 P.M., the Suffolk County Emergency Dispatch Cen ter began receiving calls for a res idential structure fire on Railroad Ave., between Wading River Rd. and Sunrise Hwy. Service Rd. The Center Moriches Fire De partment was quickly dispatched to the scene. Assistant Chief Phil Masterson (5-4-31) was first to ar rive on scene and advised that he had a working fire. Chief of De partment William Schilling (5-430) arrived shortly after and assumed command of the scene. It was reported that there was
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the blaze under control in 45 min utes, but faced extensive overhaul and remained on scene working in frigid temperatures for an addi tional hour. Ambulances from Center Moriches FD and East Moriches were on scene to standby and also assist with sup port functions as needed. No in juries were reported. The road was closed for ap proximately two hours while crews worked. The scene was later turned over to the Brookhaven Town Fire Marshal’s Office for in vestigation. - JOHN WALTHERS
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Space Heater Deemed Cause of Fatal Apartment Building Fire in the Bronx that Claimed 17 Lives BRONX, NYC - At least 17 people were killed, including eight children, in a deadly apart ment building fire in the Bronx on Sunday, January 9th. Approximately 200 members of the FDNY battled the five-alarm blaze at 333 East 181st Street that began shortly before 11:00 A.M.' Fire Marshals have determined that a malfunc tioning space heater in the bed room of one of the lower level apartments was the cause of the fatal fire. When the residents of the fire unit left, their apartment door was left open which allowed the smoke and fire to quickly spread throughout the 19-story building. Possible issues with the fire alarms and self-closing doors de signed to contain fire and smoke are now being investigated. The Red Cross was called in and has provided housing to 22 displaced families.
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Working Garage Fire in Livonia Quickly Contained LIVONIA, NY - On Saturday, January 15th at 9:34 A.M., Town of Livonia fire departments (Livonia, Hemlock and Lakeville), along with East Avon (FAST), and Livonia EMS were dispatched to 5775 Decker Road for a garage fire. Units arrived on location and declared a working fire in an at tached garage. Command requested additional tankers from Lima and Conesus, as well as additional manpower from Geneseo to the scene. The blaze was brought under control in about 45 minutes. There were no injuries reported. Offi cials from Livingston County Emergency Management were investigating the cause.
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Texas: Daniel “Danny” Ire ton, 60 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: August 4, 2021 Death Date: August 4, 2021 Fire Department: Martin County
Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, while Firefighter Daniel “Danny” Ireton and another firefighter were responding to a motor vehicle collision, the fire appara tus Firefighter Ireton was driving struck an other vehicle. Firefighter Ireton was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other firefighter was taken to the hospital and re mains in stable condition. Mississippi: Larry Dean Adams, 65 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: August 6, 2021 Death Date: August 8, 2021 Fire Department: Yazoo County District 3
Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, August 6, 2021, Lieutenant Larry Dean Adams suf fered a medical emergency while operating the pump panel at a vehicle fire, causing him to fall unconscious, striking his head on the side board. He was treated on scene by fel low firefighters and was then flown to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS, where he passed away on Sun day, August 8, 2021, from a brain bleed caused from striking his head. Maryland: Joshua D. Laird, 46 Rank: Captain Incident Date: August 11, 2021 Death Date: August 11,2021 Fire Department: Frederick County Division o f Fire and Rescue Services Initial Summary: On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, Captain Joshua D. Laird responded to a residential fire. While working to extin guish the fire, he fell through the first floor into the basement. Rescue efforts were initi ated and fellow emergency responders lo cated and removed him from the structure. He was found to be in cardiac arrest and was immediately rushed to Med Star Washington Hospital Center, via Maryland State Police Aviation, but was unable to be revived from the injuries he sustained. Connecticut: Colin McFadden, 26 Rank: Firefighter/EMT Incident Date: August 10, 2021 Death Date: August 12, 2021 Fire Department: Burlington Volunteer Fire
Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, Firefighter/EMT Colin McFadden suf
fered a medical emergency while operating at the scene of a large residential structure fire in New Hartford. He was immediately taken to the John Dempsey Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. During treatment, it was discovered that he had leukemia, a previously undiagnosed condi tion, which caused his sudden illness. Fire fighter/EMT McFadden passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021.
Georgia: Tommy Allen Hopson, 53 Rank: Deputy Chief Incident Date: August 2, 2021 Death Date: August 15,2021 Fire Department: Carroll County Fire Rescue Initial Summary: Deputy Chief Tommy
Allen Hopson contracted COVID-19 while on-duty at the fire department. He passed away from the virus on Sunday, August 15,
2021. North Carolina: Derek Poole, 33 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: April 15,2007 Death Date: August 9,2021 Fire Department: Catawba Volunteer Fire
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North Carolina: Willie Bunch, 57 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: July 21, 2021 Death Date: August 16,2021 Fire Department: Oak City Fire and Rescue
Initial Summary: On April 15,2007, Fire fighter Derek Poole was returning to the fire station in his privately owmed vehicle, from the scene of an arson fire set in the woods, when he missed a stop sign at the road’s in tersection and crashed into another vehicle.
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North Carolina: William Stalls, 68 Rank: Firefighter/EMT Incident Date: July 22, 2021 Death Date: August 15,2021 Fire Department: Oak City Fire and Rescue
Initial Summary: While on-duty at the fire department, Lieutenant Willie Bunch con tracted COVID-19. He passed away from the virus on Monday, August 16, 2021.
Department Georgia: Timothy Watson, 48 Rank: Firefighter/EMT Incident Date: June 13,2021 Death Date: August 1 5 , 2021 Fire Department: Barrow County Emergency Services Initial Summary: Firefighter/EMT Timothy Watson responded to a possible cardiac ar rest where numerous individuals, including the patient, had COVID-19. Firefighter/EMT Watson subsequently contracted the virus and passed away on Sunday, August 15,
2021. Texas: Dylan Rodiek, 34 Rank: Firefighter/EMT Incident Date: August 16, 2021 Death Date: August 16, 2021 Fire Department: Jollyville Fire
Department Initial Summary: On Monday, August 16, 2021, the Jollyville Fire Department re ceived a call out for a medical response. Firefighter/EMT Dylan Rodiek did not re spond to the call. After returning to the fire station, fellow firefighters found Fire fighter/EMT Rodiek deceased on the floor of his bunk room, from a possible cardiac re lated event.
Initial Summary: While on-duty at the fire department, Firefighter/EMT William Stalls contracted COVID-19. He passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021 from the virus. Kansas: Joshua Schwindt, 42 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: August 15, 2021 Death Date: August 15,2021 Fire Department: Morton County Fire
Department Initial Summary: On Sunday, August 15, 2021, Firefighter Joshua Schwindt re sponded to a vehicle rollover accident. While searching for victims, he came in contact with downed power lines and was electro cuted. Emergency responders at the scene immediately performed CPR. Firefighter Schwindt was rushed to the Morton County Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later. Firefighter Schwindt was also a member of the Roll a Volunteer Fire Department in Roll a, Kansas.
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W rig h ts C orners In s ta lla tio n A tte n d e d and H onored by S ta te P o litic ia n s LOCKPORT, NY - Wrights Comers Fire Company held its In stallation of Officers at their hall on January 8th after being shut down last year due to COVID. This year’s program began with a special presentation and proclama tion from honored guest. New York State Senator Robert Ortt, and New York State Assemblyman Michael Norris. On March 10, 2021, Tina and Jim Tomasine were going shop ping at a local market just a minute north of the fire hall. Tina heard a thump and found Jim on the ground. Thinking it was a diabetic problem and knowing the fire hall was just a minute away, Tina got Jim in the car and called 911. They proceeded to Wrights Corners main hall as the call was dis patched as a diabetic problem. As EMT/Firefighter Mark Flare was stocking the ambulance, he ran outside to meet the Tomasines and found Jim in full cardiac arrest. Mark called dispatch to upgrade the call and then started CPR and got the defibrillator. Chief Jonathan McKnight and Fire fighter Christopher Brueckner ar rived and assisted in providing CPR and getting the ambulance pulled over to the scene. There was no ALS available at this time. This highly trained basic crew pro vided CPR as they headed to East ern Niagara Flospital, and got Jim’s pulse back before their ar rival. Senator Robert Ortt read this whole scenario from the proclama tion he had sponsored from the NYS State Senate, as he felt it was important to show the quality, training and life-saving efforts of the first responders. During his speech and presen tation, Assemblyman Michael Norris talked about the life-saving efforts and need for volunteers throughout the state. Assemblyman Norris is well known as an advocate for all first responders and is always the first one to step forward to support the volunteers. Fie, along with Senator Ortt who makes sure the Senate is aware of the importance and efforts of vol unteers, made sure they recog nized these three individuals and the life they saved. Jim Tomasine stood with the people who saved his life at the front of the hall as they were presented with awards of proclamation. (As a side note, this reminded me of what my paramedic instruc tor told my class before we gradu ated, way back when it was DOT before DOT! that trained para medics. My instructor said to al ways remember that without quality BLS, there will be no need for ALS. Basics saves lives. These Basics proved this and received a much-deserved honor for their ef forts.) The night continued with cocktails and dinner before the swearing-in of officers for the 2022 service year: President Kyle LaRuffa, VP
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Michael J. Norwood, Treasurer Gregory Birke, Recording Secre tary Penny Lyman, Corresponding Secretary Bonita Reid, Plead Trustee Kristopher Flunter, 2nd year Trustee Ralph Pollow, 3rd Year Trustee Robert Brueckner, Chaplin Jack Bridwell, Stewart Shyenna Flilderbrandt, Sergeant at Arms Richard Jufer. Chief Jonathan J. (Comman der) McKnight, 1st Assistant Ryan Dickinson, 2nd Assistant Jeffrey Seefeldt, 3rd Assistant Kevin Flunter, Master Mechanic Jeffrey Lee, Fire Police Captain Christo pher Brueckner, Parade Marshall Michael J. Norwood. Ladies Auxiliary: President Sherrie Campbell, Vice President Tanya Steinhardt, Treasurer Cindy Florner, Recording Secretary Sara McKnight, Corresponding Secre tary Kathy Nizialek, 3rd Year Di rector Sharon Drew, 2nd year Director Susan Stegner, 1st year Director Susan Nizialek. The ladies auxiliary also pre sented special years of service awards to two ladies that have been beyond kind to myself for decades, and have always put the Wrights Corners Fire Company first in their priorities; Sharon Drew for 35 years of service and Sherrie Campbell for 30 years of service. On the FireMatic side of the house. Chief Jonathan McKnight presented the 55 years of service award to his uncle, Charles Smith, along with the 35 years of service award to Kevin Guay, 30 years to Tracy Jufer, 25 years to Les Mit ten, 20 years to Sandie Ben, Ralph Pollow and Dan Flandrich, 15 years to Kevin Flunter and Richard Jufer, and 10 years to Michael J. Norwood. The department welcomed new members Sean Fisher, Adam Gillespie, Katie Langdon, and Wallace Linderman. The exempts sworn-in were: President Randy Roeseler, VP John Schmitt, Treasurer Stephen Schmitt, Secretary Susan Stegner, Trustee 1 year Robert Smith III, Trustee 2-year Robert Smith Jr., Trustee 3-year Dan Szumla, Ser geant at Arms John Lobczowski Sr., Sr. Chaplin Wayne Jagow, Flistorian Daniel Szuml, and Stewart Kevin Flunter. Those that have passed away were also honored. Senior Chaplin Wayne Jagow explained why it was so important to start the evening with honoring those that have answered the last call, be cause they helped bring Wrights Corners to where it is today. A quality dinner was provided by FTill Top Restaurant and the event ended with a night of danc ing and talking. - STEPHEN WALLACE
STEPHEN M WALLACE NYS Senator Robert Ort, EMT Mark Hare, CPR survivor Jim Tomasine, FF Christopher Brueckner, Chief Jonathan McKnight and NYS Assemblyman Michael Norris.
STEPHEN M WALLACE 2022 Officers: Chief Jonathan McKnight, 1st Ryan Dickenson, 2nd Jeffrey Seefeldt, 3rd Kevin Hunter, Chaplin Jack Bridwell, Fire Police captain Christopher Brueckner, and Parade marshal Michael J. Norwood.
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Albany Firefighters Make Aggressive Stop at Third Street Fire ALBANY, NY - At 8:15 P.M. on the bitter cold evening of Jan uary 16th, the city of Albany's FD was dispatched for a reported structure fire at 72 3rd Street. The caller reported a fire in the walls on the second floor. Rescue 2, along with Engines 2, 1, 5 and 7, Ladders 2 and 1, the rescue squad, and the battalion chief responded to the scene. On arrival the rescue squad had a two-story balloon frame structure with fire pushing from the second-story window on the 'Delta' side and impinging upon the neighboring building. The commanding officer called the Signal 30 and requested the fre quency to be dedicated to the fire grounds. Engine 1 grabbed the hy drant in the middle of the block and assisted with establishing a water supply for Engine 7. Firefighters deployed multiple hand lines into the front door of the structure and made their way to the second floor while the arriv ing ladder company positioned their tiller up onto the sidewalk. Firefighters grabbed a ladder from the rear compartment and made their way to the front of the build ing where they laddered the front and side windows. Firefighters discovered a heavy smoke condition through out the apartment on the second floor, and heavy fire pushing from one of the bedrooms. They quickly conducted a primary search of the building and con firmed that everyone was out. As firefighters started to make an ag gressive push into the fire room, the pump operator notified inte rior crews that he had a mechani cal malfunction and they were down to a quarter tank of water. Command immediately requested a master mechanic to the scene, and several fire investigators called while en route. Firefighters deployed another
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hand line into the adjacent build ing where fire had broken out a second floor window and began to spread. Crews quickly drove the fire out of the building and began to spray water into the adjacent apartment where firefighters were working. Firefighters from the truck company made their way to the roof and began to vent the build ing while firefighters on the sec ond floor took out windows on the 'Bravo' side to vent the building horizontally. Interior crews re quested additional firefighters to the second floor with New York hooks to pull the ceilings. As firefighters worked, a sig nificant amount of ice began to build up in the front of the build ing on the stairs and sidewalk. Command requested an additional engine to the scene to assist with overhauling the building as the sub-zero temperatures were caus ing water to instantly freeze to firefighters' turnout gear, making it very heavy and fatiguing to the firefighters. Due to the extremely cold conditions, the Capital Dis trict Transportation Authority brought a large warming bus to the scene to help firefighters stay warm. Within 20 minutes the fire was deemed under control in both structures. Firefighters conducted extensive overhaul on the second floor of the building and roof area. The Red Cross was contacted for individuals from the fire building. Fire investigation units arrived on scene and began to conduct an in vestigation into what caused the fire. The building sustained heavy fire and water damage. No injuries were reported on scene. - JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER
Tupper Lake F ire fig h te r Saves Own Home fro m F ire SANTA CLARA, NY - A mem ber of the Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department fought a fire at his own home Thursday morning, Jan uary 13th, saving the structure. Mrs. Briaddy, the homeowner's wife, was getting her son off to school when the boy noticed smoke coming from the eves of the house. She immediately called 911 and then her husband, John, who was 15 minutes away. John started back home, but there was one stop he had to make. Just a half mile from his home was the Tupper Lake Fire De-
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