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JEFFREYBELSCHWINDER/ SIDEWINDERPHOTOGRAPHY WILTON, NY - On November 5th at 1:45 P.M., the Wilton and Saratoga Springs Fire Departments, along with Wilton Emergency Medical Services was dispatched to 29 Greylock Drive. The dispatcher reported they had multiple calls reporting a fire on the second-floor, and the house was being evacuated. The first chief called in route to the scene and immediately transmitted the second-alarm.

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VINNIE DOMINICK

BOB MCCORMICK

NEWBURGH, NY - Good Will FD entered Sacred Heart Church to say goodbye to Life Member Frank S Galli who entered into eter­ nal peace on November 14, 2023.

Winona Lake Brings Santa to Newburgh Mall NEWBURGH, NY - On December 2nd, Winona Lake Engine Company drove Santa Claus to the Newburgh Mall. Mrs. Claus was outside waiting for him with all the kids.

Frank was born on September 15,1952 in Newburgh and married Angela Crisci Galli on June 7, 1980. Frank was a graduate on Newburgh Free Academy and attended Orange County Commu­ nity College. He was retired from being managing partner of Bridgestone/Firestone.

Frank was active in the fire department in many different aspects.

He was a life member and served as Past Lieutenant and treas­ urer, as well as life member of the Orange County Volunteers Fire­ mans Association. He was past member of the Newburgh School Board, Town of Newburgh Zoning Board, and a member of the Newburgh Yacht Club where he served as past fleet captain.

Frank lived everyday like it was his last, and always went out of his way to help others with a big smile on his face. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, four daughters, Jamie Livoti Mennerich, Francesca Croosley, Christina Prego, and Alisha Galli-Occhipinti.

Fire department members lined up outside of the church and pre­ sented a salute as his remains were carried. There was a service held back at the Good Will Fire Department when Last Call was sounded.

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Port Jervis Mayor Kelly Decker leads the West End Memorial Tree Lighting in honor of late firefighter/city parade organizer Rick Drew.

Port Jervis Fireman Remembered in Holiday Tree Lighting PORT JERVIS, NY - The an­ nual lighting of a memorial Christ­ mas tree brought dozens out to West End Memorial Park the first week of December. Despite the chilly temperature of the evening and falling rain, the atmosphere was friendly and warm as the hol­ iday spirit was shared in the m e­ morial city park.

Hosted by the Drew Family and Port Jervis Fire Department’s Excelsior Engine Co. #5, the m e­ morial tree lighting takes place on the first tree ever planted in the

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an £ » park. That first tree was named in honor of Richard “Ricky” Drew, a longtime firefighter and lifelong organizer of parades in the area, in­ cluding the annual Tri-State Cham­ ber of Commerce Rick Drew Holiday Parade. Drew died sud­ denly on Sept. 10, 2011, and is re­ membered as a person who loved parades, loved the season of Christmas, and loved his commu­

nity.

Mayor Kelly Decker, who is also a volunteer fireman, remem­ bered Drew as one who would have enjoyed being at the annual tree lighting each year. He led those gathered in a countdown for the tree lighting, which the Drew Family carried out.

Following the tree lighting, re­ freshments were served across the street at Excelsior Engine Co. #5, Drew’s fire company.

- SHARON SIEGEL

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CHELLE CORDERO Our New York State Emergency Medical Services, while considered a necessity (and they certainly proved themselves during the pan­ demic!), is not YET considered an ESSENTIAL SERVICE. Hopefully, that designation will soon be chang­ ing. NYS Senate Bill S2719, which would classify emergency medical services as essential services for the purposes of state aid, has passed both houses and, as of this writing, is currently waiting for Governor Hochul’s signature.

However, Governor Hochul did recently sign NYS Direct Pay Bill S1466/A250A which authorizes in­ surance payments to nonparticipat­ ing or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law.

This bill will help to ensure that am­ bulance agencies will be reimbursed for more of their operating costs.

The Governor also signed the FY 2024 Enacted Budget; the Enacted Budget provides an additional $22 billion multi-year investment to support the State’s health care sys­ tem.

We saw the END of COVID, but we didn’t - this past fall we’ve seen a spike in COVID cases and recommendations to update our vaccines aimed to guard against the latest variants. Since 2020, though, EMS in NYS (and country-wide) has lost several providers... to ill­ ness, deaths, and disabilities, and others due to pure burnout from the vast number of non-stop COVIDrelated calls.

Even before COVID, many New York EMS agencies, both vol­ unteer and paid, were reporting the loss of qualified personnel as being the major reason for delays and

missed calls. While our EMS re­ sponders are all highly trained and vitally necessary for our well-being, the average low pay has adversely affected paid services and made full crews and prompt response only a dismal hope. The salary inequity has deterred many from making EMS their first career choice.

EMS Agenda 2050’s vision of a socially equitable EMS system states, “In a socially equitable sys­ tem, access to care, quality of care, and outcomes are not determined by age, race, socioeconomic status, gen­ der, ethnicity, geography, or other social determinants...” The Federal Interagency Committee on Emer­ gency Medical Services (FICEMS) also encourages creating a more di­ verse EMS workforce to reflect the communities in which they serve and enabling more educational op­ portunities as well as comparable pay.

The National Emergency Med­ ical Services Advisory Council has added its recommendations to miti­ gate negative impacts to EMS well­ being by recognizing EMS practitioners as essential healthcare workers and helping to alleviate some of the stress and exposure of our EMS workforce during public health emergencies and everyday re­ sponse. Although there was a stream of guidance provided to “healthcare workers in a healthcare setting” it did not include EMS responders.

“In a crisis, the community sends its best as first responders.

Among them are EMTs trained to save lives. The education of an EMT starts on day one in the classroom and never ends.” ~ Bureau of NYS EMS. Contact your Regional EMS Council to find out about upcoming classes in your area.

On January 27, 2024, FASNY Emergency Medical Services Com­ mittee presents an EMS Conference in Selden, New York (https://fasny.com/training/annualems-conference). The New York State Emergency Management Asso­ ciation (NYSEMA) will be holding its 2024 NYSEMA Conference Feb­ ruary 13-15, 2024, in Syracuse, NY (https://nysema.org/). Watch our First Responder Events Calendar for more events throughout the year.

BOB MCCORMICK

S tructure Fire on Estate Blvd. in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Orange Lake and Winona Lake Fire De­ partments responded to a reported structure fire at 15 Es­ tate Blvd. on December 3rd. Command arrived and found the back of the residence engulfed in flames. Firefighters used hand lines and ground ladders to extinguish the fire, and then checked for extensions. The Town of Newburgh Fire Inspector was requested to the scene to investigate the cause. Cronomer Valley and Good Will fire departments stood by in quarters for OLFD and WLFD. Orange County Deputy Fire Coordinator 36-12 and Town of Newburgh Po­ lice were at the scene.

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California: Timothy "Tim" Rodriguez, 44 Rank: Captain Incident Date: August 6, 2023 Death Date: August 6,2023 Fire Department: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Initial Summary: On Sunday, August 6, 2023, two fire­ fighting helicopters, a Sikorsky S-64E and a Bell 407, collided in Cabazon, California, while battling the Broadway Wildland Fire, a vegetation fire sparked by a nearby structure fire. While the Sikorsky S-64E helicop­ ter was able to land safely, the Bell 407 crashed. All three occupants of this helicopter, Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Timothy "Tim” Rodriguez, and Con­ tract Pilot Tony Sousa were killed. The National Trans­ portation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

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California: Tony Sousa, 55 Rank: Contract Pilot Incident Date: August 6, 2023 Death Date: August 6,2023 Fire Department: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Initial Summary: On Sunday, August 6, 2023, two fire­ fighting helicopters, a Sikorsky S-64E and a Bell 407, collided in Cabazon, California, while battling the Broadway Wildland Fire, a vegetation fire sparked by a nearby structure fire. While the Sikorsky S-64E helicop­ ter was able to land safely, the Bell 407 crashed. All three occupants of this helicopter, Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Timothy "Tim” Rodriguez, and Con­ tract Pilot Tony Sousa were killed. The National Trans­ portation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

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Oregon: Benjamin Charles Sapper, 21 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: August 4, 2023 Death Date: August 4,2023 Fire Department: U.S. Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Initial Summary: On Friday, August 4, 2023, a Forest

Service vehicle carrying 3 firefighters went off the road while en route to the Powers Ranger District with a des­ tination of the Gold Beach Ranger District, both on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. Tragi­ cally, Firefighter Benjamin Charles Sapper suffered fatal injuries in the accident and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 2 other firefighters were taken to the hos­ pital and released later in the evening.

New Jersey: Edward "Eddie" J. Steines, 64 Rank: Chief Incident Date: August 15, 2023 Death Date: August 16, 2023 Fire Department: West Milford Fire Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, at 2:32 p.m., Chief Edward "Eddie” J. Steines responded to a train fire in Hardyston Township. All units cleared the scene at 4:58 p.m. and Chief Edward Steines returned home. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at approxi­ mately 6:00 a.m., Chief Edward Steines collapsed at his home from an apparent heart attack. He was trans­ ported to Chilton Medical Center where he was pro­ nounced deceased at approximately 7:30 a.m.

Pennsylvania: Shawn Giles, 53 Rank: Fire Police Officer Incident Date: August 20, 2023 Death Date: August 20,2023 Fire Department: Fuller Hose Company No. 1 Initial Summary: On Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, Fire Po­ lice Officer Shawn Giles was assisting the Pennsylvania State Police, who were investigating a two-vehicle crash, by directing traffic in the eastbound lanes of Route 20 in North East, Pennsylvania. During the assist, a vehicle drove into the crash scene and struck Fire Po­ lice Officer Giles. The impact sent him airborne approxi­ mately 15 to 20 feet before he hit the pavement. Fire Police Officer Giles was transported to UPMC Hamot Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 1:43 p.m. The driver of the vehicle that hit Fire Police Officer Giles is reportedly facing multiple felony charges.

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Four Transported from MVA on Route 17K in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - On November 19th, Good Will FD re­ sponded to Route 17K and Unity Place for a head-on colli­ sion. Four people were transported by Town of Newburgh EMS. Town of Newburgh Police and NYS Police were also on scene.

JOHN C MILLER

Town of Athens Fire Service sponsors multi-agency drill.

Town of Athens Fire Service Sponsors M ulti-Agency D rill Fire department units from Athens, West Athens, Catskill, Coxsackie, Modena Fire (Ulster Co.) and City of Hudson participated in a multi-agency hands-on drill on Sunday, November 12th.

Firefighters assembled at the West Athens Lime Street Fire Dis­ trict training facility. Each attendee went through three evolutions of hands-on training with ground lad­ ders, advance search and mask con­ fidence, and advanced vehicle

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A 3^ extricate.

Instructors for the Advanced Auto Extrication segment were Dan Shultz from Dover FD and a state fire instructor in Dutchess Co., and Dan Hickey, from Hudson FD and a state fire instructor in Columbia County.

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instructors were James McDermott of the Athens FD, FDNY battalion 39 Chief and Suffolk County fire instructor, and John J. Farrell from West Athens FD. Search and mask confidence was instructed by Buddy Schermerhorn of the Hudson Fire Depart­ ment and Columbia County Fire Coordinator, along with Jim Robin­ son Assistant Chief of Athens FD. -JOHN MILLER

BOB MCCORMICK

Head-On MVA w ith Injuries on L ittle Britain Rd. in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Good Will FD was dispatched to a headon MVA on Little Britain Road in the area of 413 on Novem­ ber 18th. Firefighters arrived and found everyone out of their vehicles. Town of Newburgh Police and EMS were at the scene. Four subjects were transported to MontefioreSt. Luke's Hospital. The road was completely shut down while firefighters spread speedy dry on fluids on the road­ way and awaited tow trucks. The Town of Newburgh Police Dept, is investigating the cause.

JOHN C MILLER

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A Fresh Start in 2024 Chaplain’s Corner Pastor Fernando Villicana

I love the new year holiday.

Like the other holidays it causes us to focus on the theme of the holiday.

In this case - it’s a brand new year.

If you had 2023 to live over again, would you do anything differently?

Why would any of us like to re-do something we did this year? Maybe because we all make mistakes and things don’t always go our way.

Sometimes you give life your best shot and you still come up short.

Sometimes you do your very best in raising your children and they still make those bad decisions. Some­ times you work really hard on mak­ ing a strong marriage and it just doesn't make any progress; it's going nowhere. We all make mis­ takes. We all experience setbacks.

You're going to have problems.

You're going to make decisions that make things a little worse. But the good news is: As we begin this New Year - 2024 - We can all get a fresh start. We call them new years resolutions. A chance to shore up our weaknesses and make new

healthy commitments. A better fu­ ture.

The Bible says that God is very interested in your future.

Isaiah 43:18,19 “The Lord says, 'Forget, about what has happened before. Do not think about the past.

Instead, look at the new things I ’m going to do.

Forget about what's happened before, don’t dwell on the past. It's over. The book's closed on it. Truth be told, God is far more interested in your future than He is in your past.

God says: “ ... look at the new things I'm going to do.” Some of you think God is fixated on your past. We think that all He wants to do is re­ mind you of the things you've done wrong in life. Not so! God is anxious to forgive you of past sins. He isn't interested in your past. He's inter­ ested in your future. That's where you're going to spend the rest of your life. He says, “forget about what’s happened before.. " Don't let any­ thing that went wrong in 2023 mess up your 2024. Instead, look at the “new thing” God’s going to do.

Happy NEW Year Pastor Fernando Villicana Fire Service Chaplain

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Tw o-C ar M VA w ith R o llo v e r in N ew burgh NEWBURGH, NY - Middle Hope and Cronomver Valley Fire Departments responded to a two-vehicle MVA with rollover at State Route 9W/Fostertown Road on December 1st. Town of Newburgh Police and EMS were at the scene. One driver was transported to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital by Mobile Life ALS, and a second driver was transported by Town of Newburgh EMS. Firefighters spread speedy dry on the road­ way and made both vehicles safe. Fire Police assisted State and Town Police with traffic on State Route 9W. The Town of Newburgh Police Dept, is investigating the cause.

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A lbany F ire fig h te rs B a ttle Two-Alarm Basem ent F ire w ith E le c trifie d S iding ALBANY, NY - On Novem­ ber 18th at 8:28 A.M., the City of Albany’s emergency communica­ tions center transmitted the alarm of fire for 271 Myrtle Avenue. The caller reported they had smoke in the basement. Rescue 9, Engines 7, 5 and 1, along with Trucks 1 and 4, the rescue squad, Mohawk Ambulance Service and battalion one responded to the scene. At the same time, another structure fire was being dispatched for 175 Sheridan Avenue on the secondfloor for a burning smell in the home. Engine 9 arrived on scene on Myrtle Avenue and had heavy smoke showing from the basement windows and transmitted the Sig­ nal 30 for a working structure fire.

Firefighters laid in from the hydrant to the scene and began de­ ploying a hand line to the front door. Firefighters made their way down to the basement to search for the seat of the fire and reported a significant amount of heat in the basement. At the other reported structure fire at 175 Sheridan Av­ enue, the incident commander on scene declared a Signal 10 and no­ tified all other units that they could go back in service and re­ quested fire investigators and code enforcement to the scene. Fire­ fighters in the basement requested the hand line to be charged and command began to conduct their walk-around of the property.

Command requested an additional engine company to the scene to act as a FAST Team. Firefighters in­ side the structure notified com­ mand that the primary on the second-floor and first-floor were negative.

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30 Firefighters inside the base­ ment requested an additional hand line. Firefighters pulled the hand line to the rear of the building and requested it to be charged. Truck 3’s crew began to vent the win­ dows around the basement to allow for the superheated gases and toxic smoke to escape, and allow for firefighters to be able to search for the seat of the fire eas­ ier. As firefighters were venting the windows, interior crews noti­ fied command that they had a sig­ nificant smoke condition throughout the structure and a heavy smoke condition in the basement, but could not find the fire. Firefighters made their way to the attic area and discovered they had no visible fire in the attic area, but a significant smoke con­ dition.

Command made the request for the dispatcher to strike the sec­ ond-alarm, as crews were not making much progress and condi­ tions were getting worse. The dis­ patcher requested Engine 11, Rescue 2 and Truck 2 to the scene, and had all units evacuate the structure. Command also re­ quested national grid to the scene to pull the meter to the home. As firefighters were working, they noticed electrical arcing from the windows and siding. Command made their way over to the electri­ cal meter and discovered a squirrel that was electrocuted and had electrically charged the entire home. The aluminum siding on the

home was arcing between the win­ dows and it was extremely visible.

Command notified the dispatcher to put out a notification tone to all firefighters on scene that the alu­ minum siding was electrically charged and to stay away from the home.

National grid was already re­ quested to the scene as soon as the Signal 30 was dispatched, and na­ tional grid's crews arrived on scene within a few minutes of the second request. The national grid service rep pulled the meter to the home and capped it. After com­ mand confirmed that there was no power to the home, firefighters re­ entered the structure and made their way down to the basement, and with the power killed to the whole home, firefighters were able to quickly find the seat of the fire and knock it down with a hand line. Firefighters notified com­ mand that they had the fire under control.

Fire investigators arrived on scene and began to conduct their investigation into the fire. Fire­ fighters inside the structure began to conduct extensive overhaul and command notified the dispatcher that the incident was under con­ trol. Fire investigators were able to rule that the fire was caused by a squirrel that got into the electri­ cal panel area and damaged a wire, electrically charging the en­ tire house. Firefighters remained on scene until the late morning hours. No injuries were reported.

The home suffered severe damage from the fire.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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Troy Firefighters Respond to Multiple Calls for Garage Fire on 5th Avenue TROY, NY - On November 11th at 7:38 A.M., the city of Troy's Fire Depart­ ment was dis­ patched for a working structure fire in the area of 5th Avenue and 120th Street. Multi­ ple callers reported a garage well-in­ volved in the rear of a home. Engines 1, 4 and 2, Trucks 1 and 2, the rescue squad. Medic 4, and the battalion chief all called en route to the scene. As Engine 1 pulled out of the station onto 5th Avenue, they had a significant column of smoke visible in the distance. As fire­ fighters took the turn onto 120th Street and pulled down the alleyway, they had a well-involved garage fire with heavy fire show­ ing and heavy smoke pushing from the second-floor. Engine 1 transmitted the Signal 30 for a working structure fire.

Engine l ’s crew deployed a one-and-three-quarter-inch hand line to the side of the door. Engine l ’s officer conducted a quick walk-around of the structure and was able to confirm that there were no exposure issues and noti­ fied the dispatcher that they had heavy fire now pushing from the roof of the structure. Engine 4’s crew connected the LDH to the hydrant and established a water supply to the scene. Firefighters forced entry to the garage and quickly began to knock down the heavy fire condition inside the building. Firefighters deployed another hand line to the front of the building and began utilizing that hand line to bring the fire under control. Firefighters utilized hand tools and pulled apart the outer metal wall of the garage.

Firefighters also dismantled the front garage door to gain access to all of the remaining fire. Within a few minutes, firefighters had the fire knocked down and had exten­ sive overhaul on the building.

Command had firefighters pull the siding off the garage to gain access to some of the hidden areas where fire was still actively burning where the owner of the garage had a large amount of con­ struction material present. Fire­ fighters conducted extensive overhaul for over an hour. The fire was brought completely under control in less than 15 minutes.

Fire investigators arrived on scene to investigate the cause of the fire.

No injuries were reported, and firefighters went back into service later that morning.

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- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER Troy Firefighters pulling apart the siding on the garage.

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Handling Disruptions In the fire service the vast m ajority of training is handson, psychom otor drills al­ though in m ost cases there is also a cognitive com po ­ nent that usually accom pa­ nies those drills. Possibly a d iscussion as a prelim inary background or reflective piece afterward but both are usually done in the c las s ­ room.

In spite of and one could argue “ because o f” being a firefig h ter is an inherently dangerous job there are plenty of w iseguys and gals to lighten the mood and any tension. T h a t’s not necessar­ ily a bad thing. Fortunately, we are dealing with adult ed­ ucation and so the flip side of the coin is that most fire ­ fighters also understand the seriousness and q u as i-m ili­ tary nature of the profession.

Th erefore they put in their due d iligence in order to learn new techniques or p ractice old ones w ith o u t being disruptive.

The best w ay to handle d is­ ruptions is to prevent them from happening in the first place. This m eans that you have to have a thorough w orking know ledge of the topic so that you earn re­ spect, present yo u rself pro­ fessionally and appropriately dressed, d o n ’t curse w hile speaking, and of course avoid any disparaging re­ m arks. As a result, upwards of 90% of d isruptions will never take place. Still, there can be some challenges.

C lassroom Rules and PreClass A nnouncem ents: Em ­ phasizing and continuing the prevention aspect many dis­ ruptions can also be taken care of right out of the gate by designating a few rules.

For example, point out where the bathroom s are located and indicate to just slip out q u ietly if you need to use them or get a drink of w ater or a snack. Everyone now knows in accordance w ith M aslow ’s hierarchy that their physiological needs are being taken into c o n sid era­ tion. Same thing with fre ­

quent breaks. As mentioned this is adult education and being respectful at the onset will pay dividends as the drill continues in the form of few er unscripted d isru p ­ tions.

The num ber one disruption these days has to be hands down the cell phone. Here again is w here a policy an­ nouncem ent prior to saves a lot of headaches and p re­ vents having to go down a disciplinary road. Something to the effect of “We are all adults, we all have fam ilies and it may be necessary to take or m ake a phone call. I just ask that you turn the ringer down and take any call outside the c las sro o m ”. Set a tone of respect and the fire­ fighters in your class will give that respect back to you.

The last pre-class announce­ ment is to lim it the sto ry­ telling. In every firefig h ter training class w hether career or volunteer there are always stories to be told and there is ALWAYS that one person w ho w ants the spo tlig h t on them by telling war stories.

As the instructor that wants to lim it the storytelling make sure you send a clear m es­ sage that those stories “w hile certainly entertaining will only take us aw ay from our fo c u s ”. Further indicate that you may call on som e­ one to provide som e back­ ground in the form of a story if it dem onstrates an SOP that a particular departm ent has. “However, the best way is to see me during the break and I will be happy to hear any story you may have and then if relevant will be re­ layed to the c las s ”.

W ise Guy/Gal: Like the story­ teller these folks ALWAYS w an t the instructor to know who they are. As mentioned, a joke or two to ease any ten­ sion isn ’t a bad thing but w hen the jo kester goes be­ yond an ice breaker w hat they are really doing is chal­ lenging your authority in the classroom . It is very tem p t­ ing to call them out in front

of the class but this u lti­ m ately has the desired effect of underm ining your auth o r­ ity as the instructor. Instead, talk to that student during a break and ask that they tone down the jokes/stories. Warn them that you will contact their Chief if the issue contin­ ues. Having taken these steps it is OK to ask a disrup­ tive stu d en t to leave citing safety issues for those that wish to pay attention.

Above all DO NOT engage in any banter/jokes that dispar­ ages other firefighters. Espe­ c ially when those jokes are sexist or racist etc. R em em ­ ber “If you grin y o u ’re in ” which means if you as the in­ structor laugh at a sexist joke then you are a party to that joke and can and should be held responsible for not stop­ ping it forthwith.

Talkers: As a secondary sci­ ence teacher and fire instruc­ tor I c an ’t even begin to tell you how disru ptive it is to have a student constantly talking w hile you are teach ­ ing. Again, it is tem pting to call that student out in front of the class but resist that urge. It is acceptable to try and raise your voice slightly but som etim es the talker will double down and raise their voice as well. In that case do just the opposite and lower your voice so that everyone must strain to hear you. This has the effect of isolating the talkers who are now disrupt­ ing the entire class and not just the instructor.

T here are two other s tra te ­ gies that w ork very well at lim iting disruptions. The first is to circulate throughout the room and not just stand in one location. W hereas d is ­ ruptive firefig h ters w an t to announce their presence they are less likely to do so when the instructor is stan d ­ ing next to them . The last strategy is to get them in ­ volved. T h at can be easier said than done. How do you go about that? Ask the talk ­ ers a relevant question or try to engage in a conversation that is subject specific and beneficial to the class. When they can ’t answ er because they w eren ’t paying attention to the instructor they will

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You could even ask them for a story because at that point you are controlling that ex­ change. If they can ’t or don’t w an t to contribute, em p ha­ size that any com m ents going forward should be spe­ cific and lim ited to the s u b ­ ject at hand and always positive in nature.

The fire service is no d iffe r­ ent in term s of instruction and the need to lim it disrup­ tions. Fortunately, fire fig h t­ ers for the m ost part realize that reliance on their training is the only thing that will get

them out of a sticky situation whether or not it's to save an­ other firefig h ter or possibly them selves. Firefighters also realize that the inherent ten­ sion that goes w ith the job som etim es needs to be bro­ ken in order for learning to occur. It’s your job as an in­ structor to lim it those disrup­ tions and channel those disruptions so that you get the benefit w ithout the nega­ tive by-product. This is done by setting som e rules and setting the tone so that in the long run the focus is the training.

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Lakeville House Fire LAKEVILLE, NY - On Monday, November 20th at 8:42 P.M., Town of Livonia Fire Departments (Lakeville, Livonia and Hemlock), along with East Avon FAST and Livonia EMS, re­ sponded to a report from a neighbor of an air conditioner on fire at 3599 Pebble Beach Road in Lakeville. Units arrived on location with an air conditioner on fire with extension to a dwelling. The blaze was declared under control at 9:17 A.M. There were no injuries. Geneseo Fire Department provided a fill-in at the Lakeville fire station.

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Working Fire with Partial Collapse in City of Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Newburgh FD responded to a structure fire at 8 Van Ness Street on November 24th. Units arrived and found a two-and-a-half-story wood-frame with heavy fire and partial collapse. A second-alarm was requested and ex­ terior operations began. West Point and Air National Guard Fire Departments responded with manpower and one en­ gine each to the scene. Origin and Cause was called to the scene. The building was confirmed to be abandoned, and the fire is under investigation.

ALBANY, NY - On Novem­ ber 19th at 5:26 P.M., the commu­ nications officers at the City of Albany’s dispatch center took a call for a reported structure fire at 419 Elk Street in the city of Al­ bany. The passerby reported smoke and flames coming from the house. Engines 7, 1 and 2, Trucks 2 and 3, Rescue 1, the res­ cue squad, Mohawk Ambulance Service, and the battalion chief re­ sponded to the scene. Engine 1 ar­ rived on scene and transmitted the Signal 30 for a working structure fire with heavy smoke showing from the rear of the home. Engine l's driver connected to the hydrant nearby and firefighters deployed a one-and-three-quarter-inch hand line to the front door of the struc­ ture.

Firefighters requested the truck company to expedite to the scene, as they were having trouble gaining entry to the structure.

Firefighters forced entry to the structure and made their way to the second-floor to conduct a pri­ mary search, and crews notified all incoming units that they had a heavy smoke condition throughout the second-floor. Firefighters im­ mediately tossed a ladder to the front windows of the structure and began to vent. As firefighters made their way down into the basement, crews took out base­ ment windows and passed another hand line down to the crews. Unit 107 called over the radio with an

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m si urgent message that they were having a hydrant issue and needed to find another hydrant quickly.

Firefighters from the next incom­ ing engine company laid into the scene from another hydrant.

Firefighters inside of building requested the hand line pressure to be raised. Firefighters notified command that they were having difficulties locating the fire inside the basement, as they had hoard­ ing conditions throughout. Com­ mand requested another engine company to the scene to deploy as their FAST, as they needed addi­ tional crews inside the building.

As firefighters began to vent the windows, the fire started to show itself and firefighters quickly knocked it down. Firefighters in the rear of the building notified command that the firefighters in­ side of the basement needed to use extreme caution, as there was only one way into the basement and one way out. Firefighters were having difficulty gaining access to the other doorway to the basement and crews were running into real trouble in doing so. Firefighters in the rear of the building highly rec­ ommended crews inside of the basement remain close to the front stairs.

Firefighters inside the base­ ment reported to command that

they had the fire knocked down, but command notified all units that they still had a significant smoke condition on all floors.

Firefighters on the first-floor con­ ducting their primary search noti­ fied command that the primary search was negative, but they had fire pushing up onto the first-floor.

Interior crews reported to com­ mand that they had fire traveling the walls and requested two fire­ fighters to assist with pulling apart walls inside of the first-floor. Fire­ fighters inside of the first-floor began to pull apart the areas where they had fire traveling the walls and quickly began to knock down the fire condition. Firefighters se­ cured the utilities to the best of their ability on scene. Firefighters notified command that a second­ ary search was completed, and everyone was still accounted for.

Command was able to place the fire under control in about 30 minutes. Firefighters on scene conducted extensive overhaul to the building. Fire investigators ar­ rived on scene and began to con­ duct an investigation into what caused the fire. No injuries were reported. The red cross was con­ tacted for the occupants of the structure. Firefighters went back into service later that evening. The fire is still under investigation at this time, and no cause has been released.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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Firefighters in Wilton Arrive to a Well-Involved House Fire WILTON, NY - On November 5th at 1:45 P.M., the Wilton and Saratoga Springs Fire Departments, along with Wilton Emergency Medical Services was dispatched to 29 Greylock Drive. The dispatcher reported they had multiple calls re­ porting a lire on the second-floor, and the house was being evacuated.

The first chief called in route to the scene and immediately transmitted the second-alarm. As the first arriv­ ing chief pulled up on scene, he no­ tified the dispatcher that he had heavy fire showing from the sec­ ond-floor windows and heavy smoke pushing from the eaves in the roof with 25-precent involve­ ment. Command requested mutual aid from the Greenfield Center and Gansevoort Fire Departments to the scene.

The first arriving engine on scene immediately deployed a oneand-three-quarter-inch hand line to the front of the structure, and an ad­ ditional hand line to the rear. As firefighters were deploying the hand line to the front of the struc­ ture, heavy fire blew through the roof of the building. The next arriv­ ing engine company grabbed the nearby fire hydrant near the neigh­ bor's house and connected to the first due engine company. The first due truck company immediately took the driveway and set up their ladder. With heavy fire throughout the second-floor of the structure spreading to the first-floor, firefight­ ers went into defensive operations, deploying a blitz fire and utilizing a deck gun from the first engine company.

As additional units were arriv­ ing, another engine company de­ ployed their large diameter hose down the roadway, creating a sec­ ond water supply for the scene.

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3 With heavy fire still blowing through the roof of the structure, command had the truck company go to work in knocking down the heavy fire condition with their mas­ ter streams. Command was able to determine that everybody was out of the structure and accounted for.

Command requested national grid to the scene to secure the power to the home, and Saratoga County Fire investigators to deter­ mine the cause of the fire. Firefight­ ers on scene, due to the heavy fire load, remained in master stream op­ erations for a short period of time.

After the heavy fire was knocked down, crews made their way inside the house and began to hit the re­ maining hot spots. Firefighters used caution and made their way to the second-floor of the house where they still had fire popping up in the original area of the fire.

Firefighters on the exterior por­ tion of the structure utilized a pike pole and made a hole in the side of the severely damaged home, and crews utilized a hand line and knocked down the flareup. Fire­ fighters on the second-floor contin­ ued to conduct extensive overhaul.

Firefighters on the roof of the garage vented the building to re­ lease the superheated gases and smoke. Firefighters remained on scene for an extended period of time until the late afternoon hours.

No injuries were reported. The fire is under investigation at this time

by Saratoga County Fire investiga­ tors.

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HUGUENOT, NY - Huguenot Fire Co. recently assisted Santa and his elves in being delivered to a special community party. Pictured are Assistant Chief Jeff Elder and members Trish Elder, Chrissy Gibbs, Mark Lewis, Jack Glick, and Justin Gibbs.

TROY, NY - On November 12th at 7:47 P.M., the City of Troy’s Fire Department was dispatched for a re­ ported structure fire at 1611 Tibbits Avenue. The caller reported an elec­ trical issue inside of the building.

Engines 2,6 and 4, the rescue squad.

Trucks 1 and 2, and the battalion chief responded to the scene. As En­ gine 2 was pulling onto Tibbitts Av­ enue, the officer on Engine 2 reported they had a smoke condition in the street from the apartment building and to transmit the Signal 30 for a working structure fire and they were going to be evacuating the building. Engine 2 immediately con­ nected to the nearby fire hydrant, es­ tablishing a water supply, and the truck company laid in from the fire hydrant on Burdett Avenue.

The battalion chief arrived on scene and notified the dispatcher that they had a two-story, wood-frame, multi-occupancy structure with a significant smoke condition from the front of the structure and the roof.

Crews were deploying a one-andthree-quarter-inch hand line through the front door while crews inside the structure began to order individuals

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3i that were still inside of the home out of the building. With conditions changing rapidly and heavy smoke pushing from the roof, command transmitted the second-alarm, bring­ ing the city of Watervliefs Fire De­ partment and the Watervliet Arsenals Fire Department to the scene. Truck 2’s crew went to the roof and began to vent to make sure that there was no fire traveling throughout the cockloft. Firefighters on the secondfloor began to vent the structure and pull the ceilings, as they had fire traveling above their heads.

Firefighters immediately began to cut holes in the walls to attempt to stop the fire spread, as they had fire traveling throughout the walls also.

As firefighters discovered where the fire was traveling up the walls, they quickly utilized a hand line and knocked down the fire condition in­ side the building. Additional re­ sources from the mutual aid companies began to arrive on scene and made their way inside to assist

the crews working on the first and second floors. Within 25 minutes, firefighters had the fire under con­ trol. Command requested National Grid and Code Enforcement to the scene. Command also requested the police department to the scene for traffic control. Firefighters on the roof discovered additional hidden fire that had made its way to the roof area and began to pull apart multiple locations to gain access to the fire.

Firefighters continued to con­ duct overhaul and to hit hotspots for an extended period of time. Code en­ forcement arrived on scene and deemed the property non-inhabitable, and RPI was contacted for the students inside of the apartment building that lost their housing due to the fire. Command notified the water department for the fire hydrant in front of the building, and fire in­ vestigators arrived on scene to con­ duct their investigation into what caused the fire. No injuries were re­ ported. Firefighters went back into service about an hour-and-a-half later.

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Vehicle Vs. Pole on Gardnertown Rd. in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Cronomer Valley FD responded to a vehicle into a pole at 62 Gardnertown Road on November 25th. Com­ mand arrived and called 911 to advise that the MVA was in Good Will FD's district. Good Will FD responded to scene, and the driver was taken to Montefiore/St. Luke's Hospital by Town of Newburgh EMS. Gardnertown Road was closed from Taft Ave. to Creek Run Road. Firefighters checked the vehicle for hazards and stood by for a tow truck. Cronomer Valley FD re­ turned to quarters while Good Will FD remained at the scene.

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HAVE YOU LAUGHED TODAY? HOLISTIC HEALTH

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Laughing can stimulate our heart, lungs, muscles and circula­ tion. Notice how you feel after you have had a good laugh—you might notice that your muscles are less tense, and your body is more relaxed.

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Laughing also helps in stimu­ lating the brain with serotonin and releasing endorphins, which are our feel-good chemicals. En­ dorphins promote a beautiful feel­ ing of well-being and decreases stress hormones and anxiety.

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Schuyler Heights firefighters knocking down the heavy fire in the trailer.

T ra ile r F ire D am ages B u ild in g in S c h u y le r H e ig h ts SCHUYLER HEIGHTS, NY On November 23rd at 1:11 A.M., the Schuyler Heights, Menands, Watervliet Arsenal, Shaker Road, West Albany, and Verdoy Fire De­ partments, along with Colonie Emergency Medical Services, re­ sponded to the area of 609 Broad­ way for multiple calls for a reported structure fire. At the same time as the dispatching was going out, a person pulled into the Menands Police Department and notified them that there was a working fire down the street.

Command also notified the re­ sponding fire chief from the Schuyler Heights Fire Department that the dispatcher notified them that they were taking multiple calls from the highway on 787. As multiple units were responding to the scene, a significant column of smoke was visible from the city of Troy, along with a heavy glow in the air and numerous bright white flashes lighting up the column of smoke.

The chief arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire with power lines down. Upon further inspection, they had a trailer fully involved with multiple vehicles heavily involved, and a downed high voltage power line next to the dumpster. Command requested national grid to expedite to the

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Firefighters immediately began to deploy multiple hand lines from the arriving pieces of apparatus and started to knock down some of the heavy fire to the best of their ability. Menands Fire Department Truck 6 arrived on scene and took up a position in front of the main gate in front of Dawson1s Towing Company.

Due to the high voltage power line situation, firefighters could not apply water directly to the burning vehicles or the trailer; they could only provide exposure protection until national grid ar­ rived on scene. Firefighters began to set up the two truck companies for master stream operations. Na­ tional grid quickly arrived on scene and began to search for the correct power pole to kill the power to the area. Firefighters continued to utilize hand lines to protect exposures. Firefighters

opened up the gate and made their way into the car yard at the towing company, and set up a hand line and waited for the notification that the power was killed to the area.

As soon as command was notified that the power has been shut off to the area, firefighters immediately opened up their hand lines on the burning vehicles and the trailer.

Firefighters from Truck 6 opened up their master streams and knocked down a significant por­ tion of the heavy fire condition.

Firefighters on the rear side of the trailer began to knock down all of the remaining fire. Within a few minutes, firefighters had the entire incident under control. Police on scene took one individual down to the station for questioning in rela­ tion to the fire. Fire investigators arrived and began to conduct their investigation into the fire. Numer­ ous vehicles were destroyed by the fire, along with one trailer that was loaded with car parts. One building suffered external damage to the siding. Firefighters con­ ducted extensive overhaul of the fire scene for an extended period of time. Fire investigators have not released the cause of the fire.

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MASTIC, NY -A t 10:00 P.M. on November 25th, while operating at a commercial fire on Pineway Ave. off Mastic Rd., the Mastic Fire Dept, was activated for a house fire on Southaven Ave., off Mastic Rd. Brookhaven Fire Department members, who were responding back to quarters after being turned around from Mastic's first fire, arrived on scene first and found a home well-involved in flames.

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Brookhaven Fire Dept.

Holds Christmas Tree Lighting BRROKHAVEN, NY - On Sunday, December 3rd, the Brookhaven Fire Department hosted its annual Christmas Tree Lighting. The ceremony was held at 7:00 P.M. at Brookhaven Fire Department headquarters, located at 2486 Montauk Highway. Christmas car­ ols were sung by the Bellport High School Chorus, and Santa Claus was escorted in by Brookhaven Fire Department. Pictures with Santa were taken after his arrival, and food and refresh­ ments were served courtesy of Brookhaven Fire Department.

Police Involved MVA in M astic Beach MASTIC BEACH, NY - On November 7th at about 7:45 P.M., Mastic Beach Ambulance and Mastic Beach Fire Department were activated for a report of a vehicle crash at the intersec­ tion of Neighborhood Rd. and Elder Dr. On arrival, respond­ ing personnel found a car crash involving a police vehicle.

Members quickly went to work evaluating the patients on scene and securing the vehicles. Multiple persons, including one police officer, were taken to local hospitals for evalua­ tion and treatment. The road was closed for an extended pe­ riod of tim e as the scene was turned over to police for an accident investigation. No further information on the injuries was released.

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Port Jefferson Fire Department recently placed a brand new Pierce Enforcer 4x4 engine into service. This engine replaced a 1996 Seagrave.

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Port Jefferson FD new Engine 2 (5A1-2), a Pierce Enforcer 4x4.

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Port Jefferson Fire Dept. ex-Engine 2, a (5A1-2) Seagrave.

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M astic Fire Department Gets Second Working Fire W ithin 30 Minutes MASTIC, NY - At 10:00 PM. on November 25th, while operat­ ing at a commercial fire on Pineway Ave. off Mastic Rd., the Mastic Fire Dept, was activated for a house fire on Southaven Ave., off Mastic Rd. Brookhaven Fire Department members, who were responding back to quarters after being turned around from Mastic's first fire, arrived on scene first and found a home well-involved in flames, and advised that they had a work­ ing fire. The Yaphank Fire De­ partment, who was standing by for Mastic, arrived on scene a short time later.

As Mastic Fire began to re­ lease their mutual aid and their own units from the first-alarm, those crews were redirected to the second call as well to assist. Upon arrival. Mastic Chief Gene Martucci (5-12-30) became the inci­ dent commander. Crews went to work stretching multiple hand­ lines and a supply line to quickly attack the fire.

While fire crews were work­ ing on that, the Mastic Ambu­ lance was requested to meet the homeowner outside, as they were requesting EMS due to suffering bums. The homeowner was pack­ aged and transported by ambu­ lance to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of what ap­ peared to be 2nd degree burns, as well as some other burn injuries.

Firefighters from Brookhaven, Center Moriches, Mastic, Mastic Beach and Yaphank operated on scene of the fire for an extended period. Mas­ tic Ambulance was on scene, as well as Shirley Ambulance for rehab and to treat any injuries.

East Moriches Fire Department stood by to handle any additional alarms Mastic got.

The Brookhaven Town Fire Marshals were on scene to investigate the cause of the fire. Units began to be released around one-and-ahalf-hours into the alarm. No fur­ ther injuries were reported.

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Fire and EMS personnel operate at a working house fire on Southaven Ave. in Mastic.

-JOHN WALTHERS

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EMS conducts firefighter rehab.

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First Responders from Numerous Departments Battle Boat Fire in Mastic Beach MASTIC BEACH, NY - On November 7th at about 4:15 PM., the Mastic Beach FD and Suffolk Police were alerted to a report of a boat fire at the Mastic Beach Marina 1. The Marine incident response task force was quickly dispatched to the scene. On arrival, the first due chief/officer found a boat well-involved in flames.

The first due en­ gine crews quickly stretched lines while responding mutual aid fire boats and Suffolk Police Marine Mike pulled in and immedi­ ately deployed the boat deck guns/fire lines to assist in making an aggressive attack on the fire. One person was evaluated by EMS and taken to a local hospital. The nature of the injuries was not disclosed.

Firefighters operated on scene for about 45 minutes to an hour or so, ensuring that all fire was out prior to taking up. No other injuries were reported. The Mastic Beach FD was assisted by Mastic, Center Moriches, East Moriches and Eastport FDs, and the Mastic and Mastic Beach ambulance on scene. The scene was turned over to the local fire marshal for further investiga­ tion.

JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS

Firefighters arrived on scene to find this boat well-involved by flames at Mastic Beach Marina 1.

- JOHN WALTHERS

JOHN WALTHERS- SUFFOLK FIRE PHOTOS

Overturned Auto in Mastic Beach

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Mastic Beach firefighters battle a boat fire.

MASTIC BEACH, NY - On November 24th just after 10:00 P.M., the Mastic Beach FD and Mastic Beach Ambulance were ac­ tivated for a report of a vehicle crash on Neighborhood Road, near McKinley Drive. On arrival, responders from the agen­ cies found a vehicle overturned on its side and firefighters went to work securing the vehicle. Mastic Beach Ambulance took care of treating the driver and took them to a local hos­ pital for further evaluation. The road was closed in the area until the vehicle could be up-righted and removed.

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2023 Lt. Joseph DiBernardo Foundation Seminar YAPHANK, NY - During the weekend of November 3rd to the 4th, the Lt. Joseph DiBernardo Foundation held their annual Joey D Seminar hand-on training at the Suffolk County Fire Academy in Yaphank. The foun­ dation, which is in memory of fallen FDNY'' Lt. Joseph DiBernardo, raises money and provides grants and training to fire departments with safety in mind.

The foundation's fundraising seminar brings firefighters not just from across Long Island, but from across the US and even from as far as Canada, and trains on various topics ranging from structure fires of both residential and commercial types, roof operations, forcible entry to bail out, and even firefighter down and more.

This year's training brought over 300 firefighters out to the Suf­ folk Fire Academy for the hands-on training. Instructors from the fire academy, as well as the foundation and even outside vendors taught all the topics in a professional manner and provided lots of feedback to the students throughout the evolutions and after each evolution was com­ pleted. It was a great event for all that attended.

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Firefighters conduct live fire training at the Joey D Seminar.

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Instructors from Suffolk Fire Academy take time after the residential fire evolution to take a pic with the students.

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North Babylon Fire Company operates a 1995 International/Southern Coach 500/500 4x4 Brush Truck.

Firefighters make entry to investigate a fire in a commercial garage in Mastic.

Mastic Fire Department Handles Fire in a Commercial Garage MASTIC, NY - On November 25th at about 9:00 P.M., the Mastic Fire Department was activated for a report of smoke in the area near the William Floyd High School.

Lieutenant Tarren Kearns (5-12-70) was the first to respond to the call for assistance. Once in the area, he advised he had smoke in the area and was attempting to locate the source. After investigating for a pe­ riod of time, the source of the smoke was located on Pineway Av­ enue, off Mastic Rd., in a commer­ cial garage behind La Placita 2 Meat Market. Heavy smoke was coming from the commercial

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Chief of Department Martucci arrived on scene and requested that Fire-Corn reactivate the alarm and start mutual aid for an engine to the scene from Mastic Beach Fire De­ partment. A short time later, he re­ quested the working fire be transmitted to bring in additional mutual aid from Brookhaven and

Center Moriches to the scene.

Firefighters made entry and found active fire in the building and the two lines that were stretched were put into operation to quickly put out the fire with the assistance of the Mastic Beach Fire Depart­ ment. The Brookhaven Fire Depart­ ment was cancelled, as was the engine from Center Moriches. Mas­ tic Ambulance was on scene and no injuries were reported. As units were released, they responded to a second structure fire immediately after.

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FDNY EMT FREDERICK D. WHITESIDE

FDNY Announces Line of Duty Death of EMT Frederick D. Whiteside On November 19th, Mayor Eric Adams and Fire Commis­ sioner Laura Kavanagh an­ nounced the line of duty death of Emergency Medical Technician Frederick D. Whiteside. Whiteside, a 22-year FDNY veteran, ex­ perienced a cardiac arrest while working at a New York City 911 Dispatch Center in the Bronx.

“This is a heartbreaking loss for New York’s Bravest, and for our entire city,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “EMT Whiteside spent his career helping those in need, saving lives of New Yorkers. We join the entire Fire Department and every New Yorker in mourning his loss, and pray for EMT Whiteside, his fam­ ily, and his friends.”

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worker,” said Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. “We are sad­ dened by his sudden passing and join his family and friends in mourning his loss.”

EMT Whiteside was ap­ pointed to the FDNY on April 19, 2002. Tie spent his career in the Bronx and in Brooklyn, working in EMS Division 2 and EMS Di­ vision 3. Tie had been working in EMS Dispatch since 2019, where he was currently assigned.

EMT Whiteside, 43, was a Brooklyn resident. Tie is survived by his daughter, mother, and brother.

- MAYOR ERIC ADAMS AND FIRE COMMISSIONER LAURA KAVANAGH

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BROOKLYN, NY - On Thanksgiving afternoon, a second-alarm BOX 1610:1579 was dispatched for Sterling Place. Firefighters were called out shortly after 12:30 P.M. for a fire in an occupied multiple-dwelling. An all-hands was quickly transmitted, followed by a second-alarm. Several civilians sustained minor injuries. FDNY Fire Marshals are investigating the cause of the fire.

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2nd Alarm on K nickerbocker Ave. in Brooklyn DAVID RURNS/@FD4D

BROOKLYN, NY - On November 24th, a second-alarm was dispatched for Box 0747 at 353 Knickerbocker Ave. for a fire in a three-story attached mixed occupancy. A great response by the FDNY avoided any serious injuries or extension into the exposures.

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FDNY Responds to NYCHA Unity Towers BROOKLYN, NY - At approximately 7:30 P.M. on November 14th, East New York Companies responded to a report of a structure fire at 390 Georgia Avenue. First due units immedi­ ately transmitted the 10-75 and then an all-hands. Battalion 44 transmitted a second-alarm for the fourth-floor fire. There were initial reports of five injuries, with two being transported to a local hospital. The American Red Cross and New York City Emergency Management were also on scene assisting displaced residents.

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Three Alarms Struck at Auto Body Shop in Queens QUEENS, NY - Wednesday, November 15th, was a busy day for the FDNY with several all-hands fires, a later afternoon second-alarm in the Rockaways, and to end the night, a third-alarm for Queens, Box 3412: 62-15 34th Ave. for a fire in A one-story 30'X60' commercial auto body shop.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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