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JOHN SM ITH

S tructure Fire in B u ffalo Under In ve stig a tio n

BUFFALO, NY - On June 2nd, the Buffalo Fire Department was dispatched to 70 Gold Street for a reported structure fire. Engine 28 went on scene and reported smoke showing. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

BOB M CCOR M ICK

Two-Car MVA w ith In ju rie s in Newburgh

NEWBURGH, NY - Winona Lake FD responded to a two-vehicle MVA with injuries at State Route 300 and Meadow Ave., June 1st. Town of Newburgh Police and EMS were also at the scene. Firefighters checked both vehicles for hazards and spread speedy dry on fluids on the roadway. Town of Newburgh EMS transported two subjects to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital. State Route 300 had one northbound lane closed during the incident. Town of Newburgh Police are investigating the cause.

SHARON E. SIEGEL

Port Jervis FD 1st Assistant Chief Anthony Fuller advises Orange and Rockland Utilities responders of the gas emergency situation PJFD had secured on Sunday, May 15th.

Port Jervis Fire Department Secures Gas Leak Situation

PORT JERVIS, N Y - Port Jervis Fire Department closed a small section o f the city ’s west end after responding to a gas leak in a hom e on that residential block, Sunday, May 15th. The house is situated alongside the little league ball field, and across from Excelsior Engine Co. 5 and the PJFD Fire P olice.

While the department periodically responds to reported smells o f gas or minor gas incidents, using block outs, the incidents typically

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do not cause much o f an issue. In this case, precaution was im m ediately taken upon investigating the situation and cause.

PJFD 1st Assistant C h ief Anthony Fuller said the gas leak was found to be com in g from a major gas line break at the home. A pipe had broken at the union o f a new boiler which had been installed in the house.

Responders were able to terminate the gas at the meter and ventilate the house. They then stood by on scene to wait for Orange and Rockland to arrive and take the next step in repairing the break.

The area was temporarily blocked o ff from Grand View Avenue across the railroad bridge to Ferry Street.

-SHARON SIEGEL

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Former Goshen Engine 932 was purchased by Leicester, Massachusetts via Brindlee Mountain. It is running as Engine 1 out of their central house.

S a ra to g a C o u n ty S h e r if f ’s D e p u ty D is c o v e rs H o use F ir e W h ile R e s p o n d in g t o O th e r C a ll

WEST CRESCENT, NY - On May 11th at approximately 10:58 P.M., a Saratoga County Sheriffs Deputy was responding to another call when he stumbled upon a working house fire at 47 Fire Elouse Road. The West Crescent and Clifton Park Fire Departments, along with Boght Com m unity Fire Co. for the FAST team and Clifton Park EM S were d ispatched to the scene.

The sheriffs deputy notified the dispatcher that he had a well involved structure fire with heavy fire in the front o f the house, and after searching he was was able to confirm that nobody was inside. The first arriving fire chief im m ediately declared a working structure fire and requested the Vischer Ferry and Flalfmoon-Waterford Fire Departments to the scene with manpower. As heavy fire blew up the front o f the residence. Command went around to the rear side o f the structure and d iscov ered two 250-gallon propane tanks with fire impingement on them.

The sheriffs deputy went down the road and scouted out the nearest fire hydrant for the first arriving engine, marking it with a road flare. The crew o f the first arriving engine dropped the large diameter hose at the fire hydrant by the country drive-in and pulled down the road and took the front o f the house as additional firefighters deployed a one-and-three- quarter inch hand line and began knocking down the heavy fire condition in an attached garage. Thick, heavy brown and black smoke chugged from the eaves o f the m obile home as firefighters worked.

As mutual aid companies began arriving on scene, firefighters made their way inside the m obile home and started to pull the ceilings in the fire room. After the Boght Fire Co. FAST team switched roles on scene. C om mand requested the Colonie V illage Fire Co. to respond in with their FAST team. Firefighters inside the structure had heavy fire running the r o o f area o f the m o bile home and began cutting a vertical ventilation hole while firefighters in the rear the structure disconnected the propane tanks and cooled them down with a hand line. Firefighters on the outside o f the mobile home pulled the skirting away from the bottom o f the trailer and knocked down fire that was running underneath the trailer.

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A ventilation fan was set up in the front o f the building to clear som e o f the hot toxic gases and heavy smoke condition. After pulling the ceilings inside the m obile home, heavy fire was exposed and quickly knocked down. Firefighters then switched over from water to foam and began foaming the entire interior portion o f the trailer that had the heavy fire con dition. An additional hand line was used on the exterior portion o f the structure to make sure that there were no remaining hotspots. Extensive overhaul was then con ducted inside the trailer.

Saratoga Fire Investigators arrived on scene and began to con duct their investigation into the fire. The trailer was a total loss, and no injuries were reported. Firefighters remained on scene until the early hours o f the morning.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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