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JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER/SIDEWINDER PHOTOGRPAHY VALLEY FALLS, NY - On July 17th at 3:35 A.M., the Hoosic Valley Fire Department along with mutual aid from Johnsonville Fire Department, Speigletown Fire Department, Schaghticoke Fire Department, Buskirk Fire Department, Pittstown Fire Department, Melrose Fire Department, Raymertown Fire Department, Hoosick Valley Ambulance and Pittstown Ambulance, was dispatched to the area of 1 Emily Street for a reported structure fire.

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New Paltz Fire Dept, marched in the Ulster County Parade on July 29th, and received trophies for Best Appearing Ladder Truck, 1st Place for under 15 members, and 3rd Place for their fife and drum band, the Adamsville Ancients. Intermittent rain showers did not douse their spirits!

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On July 15th at 7:00 A.M., the Bethlehem Police Department Community Center notified police units that the fire department was responding to 201 River Rd. for a confirmed working structure fire. The dispatcher notified responding units that everyone was accounted for and out of the house, ex­ cept for two cats.

While the fire de­ partment was being dispatched, the homeowner raced inside and got his dog out of the home safely.

The Selkirk, Elsmere, Delmar and North Bethlehem Fire Depart­ ments, and the Town of Bethlehem FAST, responded to the scene. Car 29-03 arrived on scene and noti­ fied the dispatcher that he had a Signal 30 working structure fire with heavy smoke showing from the second-floor. Command noti­ fied the first arriving truck com­ pany to take the driveway and deploy a hand line to the front door.

Firefighters quickly made their way to the front of the structure and had heavy fire pushing from the upstairs bedroom out of the 'Alpha' side. Firefighters conducted a transitional attack on the fire.

Command had Engine 41 take the front of the house where there was a hydrant in the front. Additional crew members on board of the en­ gine company made their way up to the members of the truck com­ pany and then made their way up­ stairs where they encountered a significant fire condition with heavy smoke and fire on the sec­ ond-floor in the affected bedroom.

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Firefighters began to conduct an aggressive interior attack to knock down the heavy fire condition while additional firefighters arrived on scene and assisted with getting the homeowners' bearded dragon out.

Firefighters from the tmck company made their way up into the bucket and onto the roof and began to vent the structure. As firefighters were working inside the building knock­ ing down remaining hot spots, addi­ tional firefighters conducted extensive overhaul on the secondfloor. Firefighters conducted a sec­

ondary search of the home and were able to confirm that everyone was out of the structure. Unfortunately, during that search, firefighters dis­ covered the family's cat that did not survive.

Firefighters remained on scene for an extended period of time and had River Road shut down to all traffic as they had large diameter hose across the roadway. No in­ juries were reported and the fire is currently under investigation.

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Jean was born in Boston MA, lived in Westwood, MA, New York City, New Brunswick, and eventually settled in Manasquan. Jean’s career spanned many years, beginning at Time Inc., NYC, from where she retired after 30 years, and continued as the CEO of P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. in Manasquan until her death.

Jean and her late husband Bud were generous and passionate supporters of her Alma Mater, Endicott College, MA and Rutgers NJ University Athletics, particularly the women’s crew team. She was Past President of the Endicott Alumni Association, Alumni of the Year awardee and on the Board of Trustees for Endicott Col­ lege.

The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority played a large part in her life from her early days in NYC, Princeton, and locally here in Brick. An early Westwood High School highlight was her time as a majorette on the twirling squad and a member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls.

Jean had an easy smile and made many lifelong friends that re­ main with her today. She took genuine interest in the lives of all she loved. She enjoyed travelling and gardening as well as jour­ naling and list making.

Mrs. Smock was predeceased by her parents, Paul and Evelyn Shanning, and her husband Martin V. Smock (Bud). She is sur­ vived by her sister, Elizabeth Milley and her husband Stephen, daughters Deborah Thomson and husband Barry, Candi Smock, Jennifer Smock and Marta Quinn, niece Jennifer Gregor and hus­ band Bill, nephew Ron and wife Anna, grandson William F. Quinn, granddaughter Corey Quinn, great grandson William F Quinn IV, grandnephews Chad, Drew and Ross, grandnieces Tatum and Olivia and family friend Ginger Harmer.

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Structure Fire for Falconer FALCONER, NY - On August 13th, the Falconer Fire Depart­ ment was dispatched to 221 East Pearl for a reported struc­ ture fire. Car 404 went on scene and reported a working structure fire and requested the second-alarm which brought in companies from Kennedy, Kiantone, Gerry Rescue 7 and the Chautauqua County FAST. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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South Dakota: Fred Fedeler, 67 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: April 22, 2023 Death Date: April 22,2023 Fire Department: Chester Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Saturday, April 22, 2023, Fire­ fighter Fred Fedeler was at the scene of an agricultural facility fire when he suffered a medical emergency. He was immediately treated at the scene and then rushed to the Madison Regional Health System. He passed away a short time later from an apparent heart attack.

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Texas: Richard Michael Hempel, 53 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: May 8, 2023 Death Date: May 9, 2023 Fire Department: Groesbeck Volunteer Fire-Rescue Initial Summary: On Monday, May 8, 2023, Lieutenant Richard Michael Hempel responded to an EMS call at a residence. On Tuesday morning, May 9, 2023, he began to feel ill and became unresponsive. 9-1-1 was immedi­ ately dispatched and he was transported to the Lime­ stone Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased from an apparent heart attack. Lieutenant Hempel was also a paramedic for the Limestone Med­ ical Center.

South Carolina: James Michael Muller, 25 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: May 26, 2023 Death Date: May 26, 2023 Fire Department: Irmo Fire District Initial Summary: On Friday, May 26, 2023, as part of an automatic aid response with the Columbia-Richland Fire Department, Irmo Fire District firefighters re­ sponded to an apartment building fire. While fighting the fire, a structural collapse occurred, and firefighters called maydays. Five firefighters from the ColumbiaRichland Fire Department and another firefighter from the Irmo Fire District were rescued and taken to the hos­ pital. A short time later, Firefighter Muller was rescued.

Emergency responders at the scene immediately began CPR on Muller and continued the life-saving efforts as they transported him to the hospital. Shortly after arrival,

however, Firefighter Muller was pronounced deceased from the injuries he sustained in the collapse.

Indiana: Kyle Thomas Osgood, 29 Rank: Assistant Chief Incident Date: May 25, 2023 Death Date: May 25, 2023 Fire Department: Farmland Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Thursday, May 25, 2023, Assis­ tant Chief Kyle Thomas Osgood and Firefighter Zachary Lee were responding to a chicken coop fire in a tanker. The vehicle approached an S-curve, lost control, left the roadway, and crashed. Assistant Chief Osgood was pronounced deceased at the scene. Fire­ fighter Lee was immediately airlifted to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.

New Jersey: Brian Joseph Letrent, 34 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: June 20, 2023 Death Date: June 21,2023 Fire Department: Bayville Volunteer Fire Company #1 Initial Summary: On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., Firefighter Brian Joseph Letrent participated in a fire-department mandated full-scale drill/exercise. On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, while returning home from his job, he suffered a cardiac emergency and was imme­ diately transported to the Bayshore Medical Center where he passed away a short time later.

New York: Stuart Guy Hunt, 37 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: June 15, 2023 Death Date: June 15,2023 Fire Department: Ancram Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Thursday, June 15, 2023, while performing traffic control duties at the scene of a motor vehicle accident, Firefighter Stuart Guy Hunt suffered a medical emergency. Personnel immediately began life saving efforts and was then transported to the hospital, where he passed away a short time later. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.

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IF IT’S WET AND STICKY...

EMS ISSUE

CHELLE CORDERO No doubt that you have heard that phrase multiple times in your career... even if you are just starting out. If It’s Wet and Sticky and Not Yours, Don’t Touch It! Multiple times in the last sev­ eral years, the use of PPE, Personal Protective Equipment, has been touted as an absolute must for all medical clinicians from first re­ sponders up to doctors and sur­ geons. During the fairly recent, and still ongoing with continuing vari­ ants, COVID crisis, the list of PPE includes the minimum of gloves, N95 masks, and protective eyewear (goggles).

As first responders, ambulance crews don’t always have the com­ plete story to their call; often they’re the ones to attempt a diag­ nosis. By the time the patient reaches the hospital, the patient’s (possible/suspected) condition has been called ahead and the hospital team is geared up and ready to treat.

So what happens if the EMS crew has approached the patient and be­ gins treatment without the proper PPE? Everyone on that crew may become a carrier of whatever germs or viruses the patient has - they can carry the infection to their own crew, to the next patient, and even to their own families.

In recent times, COVID seems to be at the forefront of possible

dangers, and with each new variant (the latest one being Vibrio Vulnifi­ cus), it will possibly remain there for a long time. However, there are several other infectious and/or com­ municable diseases that EMS has encountered through the years: in­ fluenza, the common cold, croup, and direct contact diseases such as Conjunctivitis, Creutzfeldt-Jacob, Ebola, Fifth disease. Impetigo, Head lice. Polio, and Roseola.

Even if a crew is responding to a trauma call, such as an MVA, and not a medical call, there is no true way to know what will be encoun­ tered. Double gloving at a bloody scene is recommended; when appli­ cable the outer blood-stained glove can be removed without exposure to the EMT’s skin, and ideally, another clean layer of gloves can be added.

Eye protection, goggles instead of simple eyeglasses, is wise to prevent any body fluids from contaminating the eyes. Face shields, worn with goggles, can protect the responder from any splashes. Tyvek or other full-body overall, or a splash-resis­ tant apron may help to keep the re­ sponder's uniform clean and free of contaminants. All responders should be wearing hard and closed shoes.

Another wise precaution to take would be to double-sheet the gurney to minimize staining and fluids.

And of course between calls, thoroughly clean your rig. Your am­ bulance is your patient treatment center. It is a mobile unit that travels quickly along the roads. Unsecured and soiled tools can roll along coun­ ters. Bloody spots can find places to hide. Needles can become projec­ tiles on a curve. The area is cramped for a crew to work together.

You are not being a wimp to take precautions. Remember, you are not just protecting yourself, you are protecting future patients as well as your own loved ones by minimiz­ ing possible exposures.

BOB MCCOBMICK

MedEvac Launched F o llo w in g Head-On MVA in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Orange Lake and Winona Lake Fire Departments responded with Town of Newburgh Police and EMS to a head-on MVA on State Route 17K/Dealer Drive, August 14th.

EMS requested a MedEvac launched for one subject, with the landing zone set up inside Auto Auction. Firefighters spread speedy dry and secured the vehicles. Town of Newburgh EMS transported the subject to the landing zone where the Medevac airlifted them to Westchester Medical Center. Once additional ambulances arrived on scene, four other subjects were trans­ ported to Montefore/St. Luke's Hospital by Town of Newburgh EMS and Mobile Life ALS. State Route 17K was closed between Fletcher Drive and Governors Drive during the incident. The Town of Newburgh Police Dept, is investigating the cause.

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Farmington Volunteer Fire Association Celebrates 75 Years FARMINGTON, NY - On Friday, August 4th, the Farmington Volunteer Fire Association in Ontario County celebrated 75 years of service during their annual parade and carnival in the hamlet of Pumpkin Hook.

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Two Transported from Serious MVA in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Good Will FD responded to a serious MVA on State Route 17K and D'Alfonso Road on August 2nd.

Town of Newburgh Police, Town of Newburgh EMS and New Windsor EMS were at the scene. Good Will firefighters used the Jaws of Life to take the passenger's side door off and to extricate the driver from the vehicle. Both subjects were transported to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital. The Town of Newburgh Police Dept, is investigating the cause.

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Three-Apartment House Fire in Adams Goes to Third-Alarm ADAMS, NY - At 11:40 P.M. on June 28th, Adams Fire Depart­ ment was dispatched with auto­ matic mutual aid from Adams Center and Lorraine Fire to 15 North Main Street in the Village of Adams for a structure that was lo­ cated across the street from the fire station.

Chief 1-0-3, Robert J. Simpson, upon turning the comer, confirmed a working fire in a two-story resi­ dence with heavy fire showing from the second-floor rear and immedi­ ately requested a second-alarm, bringing Belleville, MannsvilleManor Fire and South Jefferson Rescue Squad to the scene. A patrol from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s

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Crews advanced (two) oneand-three-quarter-inch hand lines from Engine 1-4-1 and discovered three separate apartments with ex­ cessive items inside, making locat­ ing the fire difficult. Command quickly upgraded the incident to a third-alarm, bringing Smithville and Rodman Fire to the scene. A third one-and-three-quarter-inch line was stretched to cover the side D ' exposure with a fourth one-andthree-quarter-inch line from Engine

1-4-2 on Institute Street advanced to the rear of the structure.

The Jefferson County Office of Fire and Emergency Management Cause and Origin Team responded to determine the cause. Adams Chiefs 1-0-1, 1-0-2 and 1-0-3, En­ gines 1-4-1 and 1-4-2, Rescue 1-61, Squad 1-7-2 and Truck 1-8-1, responded with units from Adams Center, Lorraine, Belleville Mannsville-Manor, Smithville and Rodman Fire, South Jefferson Res­ cue Squad, the Jefferson County Office of Fire and Emergency Man­ agement, the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office and National Grid.

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Past Commissioner & President of AFDSNY, Kenneth B. Preston, Passes The firefighter family of Mon­ roe County and across the State of New York lost a powerful individ­ ual with state legislation when Im­ mediate Past President Kenneth B. Preston, 78, passed on June 7, 2023.

A rapidly spreading cancer took my brother's life in just 13 weeks, breaking the hearts of state association colleagues and his North Greece Fire District and Department brothers and sisters where he was in his 61st year of active service. Past president and director of the Department and a 32-year District board member as a fire commissioner, are just a few of the positions held in his fire service legacy. In later years, when Ken could no longer per­ form as an interior firefighter, he served as NGFD Fire Police Squad Captain and member of VFPASNY. Fie had just completed his 6years of leadership as VP and President of the Association of Fire Districts for the State of New York. Flow ironic that much of his successful effort in that position was the passing of the Firefighter

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Cancer Bill. Ken prided himself in constantly traveling around the state, networking at meetings, seminars and holding in-person conferences.

A Mass of Christian Burial took place on June 14th at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church with celebrants Father William Coffas and Father William Michatek. The casket was escorted from church

by North Greece FD personnel as pallbearers and bagpipers led by District Chief Sam DeRosa. A huge rainy day procession of fam­ ily, apparatus, firefighters, volun­ teer and career, led by command officers on a final drive past Fleadquarters Station and Station 1 where Ken served for more than six decades as on-duty crews stood saluting our front with lighted apparatus. Burial was at Parma Union Cemetery followed by a reception at NGFD Fireman's Field Pavilion.

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State Fire Chiefs Association Presents Chief of the Year Awards The New York State Associa­ tion of Fire Chiefs (NYSAFC) is pleased to announce the 2023 re­ cipients of its New York State Fire Chief of the Year Awards, Chief Michael J. Monds of the Syracuse Fire Department (Career Fire Chief of the Year) and Chief William R. Fries Sr. of the Flammondsport Fire Department (Vol­ unteer Fire Chief of the Year).

The awards were presented on June 15, 2023, during the Gen­ eral Session of the association’s 117th Annual Conference & FIRE 2023 Expo in Syracuse, N. Y. NYSAFC’s Fire Chief of the Year Award honorees are associa­ tion members who have been se­ lected for demonstrating exemplary leadership, innovation, professional development, in­ tegrity, service to the public, and contributions to the fire service.

Michael J. Monds is a 23-year veteran of the Syracuse Fire De­ partment (Onondaga County). As a firefighter, Monds was first as­ signed to Engine 9, for approxi­ mately four years, then was assigned to Engine 6 until he was promoted. After promotion to lieutenant in 2011, Monds was as­ signed to Engine 18, Engine 6, Training Division, and Truck 5 before being appointed chief of department. Fie has led the depart­ ment since January 2018.

Throughout his career, Monds has demonstrated a true concern for his firefighters, his city, and the fire service in general. Fie was nominated for this award by the Career Fire Chiefs of New York State, which noted his community engagement and outstanding ef­ fort in the recruitment of members to sustain staffing needs, includ­ ing the launch of a Junior Fire Cadet Mentoring Program. Monds also facilitated a transition to 24hour duty shifts and filled the gap in EMS services to the city by staffing SFD ambulances with paramedics. Under his leadership, the department developed a drone program and strengthened its focus on public fire safety educa­ tion, particularly for children and seniors. Fie was honored with awards for life-saving actions in 2009 and 2016. Monds has been an ardent supporter of the NYSAFC Annual Conference & Expo, including the Flands-On Training program, which the city of Syracuse has hosted since 2019."

“Under Chief Monds’ leader­ ship, the Syracuse Fire Depart­ ment has been repeatedly recognized for its outstanding service to the community. The de­ partment was awarded the N a­ tional Fallen Firefighters Foundation ‘Seal of Excellence Award,’ one of only 22 depart­ ments in the nation ever to receive the award. The department also earned the largest Federal Emer­ gency Management Agency grant in its history, more than $3 million for firefighter staffing,” said Syra-

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it 3 I cuse Mayor Ben Walsh. “Now, Chief Monds himself is being honored with the 2023 Career Fire Chief of the Year Award. It re­ flects what I have always known: we have the best fire department and the best fire chief in the na­ tion. I thank Chief Monds for how much he gives to the SFD and this city every single day.” William R. Fries Sr. has been a member of the Flammondsport Fire Department (Steuben County) since 1979. Volunteerism is a family affair, as many members of the Fries family actively serve with the F1FD. Fries served as assistant chief from 1981-1985 and was elected chief in 1986. Fie has also served as a Steuben County deputy fire coor­ dinator since 2012, has been a member of the Steuben County Fire Advisory Board for 20 years, and is a longtime member and cur­ rent treasurer of the Steuben County Fire Chiefs Association.

Recently, Fries received the an­ nual Recognition Award for the Flammondsport Fire Department presented by the Steuben County Chamber of Commerce.

Under Fries’ leadership, the department has committed to training its members to the highest extent possible to ensure fire­ fighter and community safety. The F1FD is one of a few volunteer fire departments in New York state to achieve an ISO rating of 3.

Fries has served as the Flam­ mondsport Central School trans­ portation superintendent for over 20 years, and is a very active member of district committees that focus on student safety, fire/life safety, and fire prevention education. Fie is also an active participant in career day activities at the school, which has resulted in a significant number of students joining the department as junior firefighters. Avery active member of the community. Fries is known as an ambassador for fire safety and volunteerism in the region.

Fire service colleagues who nominated Fries noted his great passion for the fire service and steadfast commitment to the train­ ing and professional development of his members, as well as fire­ fighters throughout the region. Fie is known for dedicating time to seek out new ideas for training and department drills, and opens the doors to other area firefighters.

Fries was also commended for his extraordinary commitment to in­ teragency cooperation, working closely with neighboring depart­ ments, as well as county and state agencies. The F1FD and Fries are strong supporters of NYSAFC training, hosting hands-on and classroom-based programs to pro­ vide additional training opportuni­ ties for local fire service personnel.

“In my many years in the fire

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(L to R): NYSAFC President 2022-2023 James Comstock, Career Fire Chief of the Year Michael Monds, NYSAFC CEO Bruce Heberer.

service as a county fire coordina­ tor, instructor, and facilitator of training programs, I have worked with a lot of fire chiefs. Chief William Fries of the Flammond­ sport Fire Department has im­ pressed me with his leadership, knowledge of fire department op­ erations, community involvement, and his commitment to his fire­

fighters and their families. Fie is the perfect chief officer to receive this honor and I ’m proud to be a member of his department,” said Yates County Fire Coordinator (Ret.) Glen Miller.

The New York State Associa­ tion of Fire Chiefs is a not-forprofit organization based in New York’s Capital District with more

than 10,000 members. NYSAFC has served career and volunteer fire chiefs, officers, and emer­ gency services personnel through­ out New York state since 1904.

Learn more about NYSAFC at www.nysfirechiefs.com.

- NYSAFC

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MEMORIAL BOARI1 If vour deosirtment has ohotos vou would like to see in our “Memorial Board” feature olease upload them on our website www.lRBN.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com

Steven D. Scott of Wall kill, NY, Beloved Husband, Father, Grandpa, Uncle, & Brother, died unexpectedly at home on June 28, 2023. He was 59 years old. Steven was born on October 30, 1963 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He married the love of his life, Cynthia, on May 9, 1992. They spent a beautiful 31 years together. He honorably served his country in the United States Coast Guard from 19801984.

Steven has proudly served as a volunteer fireman for over 30 years in both Orange & Rockland Counties. He was an active member of the Cronomer Valley FD, having served as a Fire Policeman since 2020. In addition, he was also a volunteer fireman in the Orangeburg FD. Steve was an active member of the Orange County Fire Police Association, Putnam & Westchester Fire Police Association, and the NYS Fire Police Association.

Scouting was a passion of Steve's for over 21 years. He was a great mentor to many Scouts, following them to the rank of Eagle Scout.

He also served as Scout Master for many of those years.

Steven will be remembered for being a very kind, loving, and gentle soul. His family meant the world to him and he loved them all deeply.

He was an avid camper who enjoyed family weekends camping in Lake George throughout the summer with his beloved dog, Shena, who was always by his side. He was known for giving the best ad­ vice to friends and family. He will be missed terribly by all who knew him.

Steven is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Cynthia A. Scott, his children Tyler J. Scott (Alexandra), Lauren N. Scott and Cassidy L. Scott (Christopher), his beloved grandchildren, Greyson C. CiotoScott and Olivia J. Scotto-Soto and constant companion, his dog, Shena. He is also survived by his siblings, Michael Scott (Kathy), of Whiteville, TN, his twin sister, Susan Bevering (Robert) Hixson, TN, and his sister Lorri Johnson Jarreau (Joey) of Livonia, LA. There are many beloved nieces and nephews that will all miss Steve.

His niece, Melissa Massari (Andres) who he always considered his daughter, Gary Barnett (Yazmin), Randall Hyatt (Sammi), Ashley Wene (James), Anthony Hyatt (Patricia), Brandon Scott (Angelle), Cody Scott (Paige), Michael Scott Jr., Kevin Scott, Kelly Scott, Amanda Hewitt (Austin) and Kyle Hewitt, Jr. Steve cherished the time he spent with his great-nieces Carrie Massari-Carey (Joseph), Nina Massari, and Leah Barnett and great-nephew Nelson Massari as well as his great-great niece Charlotte A. Carey.

Nicholas and Carolyn Valerio (Steve's in-laws) always treated him as one of the sons they never had and they will miss him terribly.

He was preceded in death by his father Curtis E. Scott, his brother Curtis Scott, his sister Candi L. Vega, and his nephew Peter J. Bar­ nett, Jr.

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Transitional Attack: Scared or Smart Firefighting?

Just the title alone should elicit strong opinions on either end. At a recent fire academy class, we were observing a live fire demonstration. I remarked to the instructor next to me that I tend to favor a transitional attack. Please keep in mind (and I want to make this VERY clear) that this comment was made with the mindset that it can be confirmed that there are no potential victims in the fire room and/or structure to be burned by any steam created by the water stream.

I know I’m not going out on a limb by saying what we all agree on and that is if someone is inside, we have no choice but to go in, and in that case, prioritize search and rescue. Risk a lot to save a lot. Al­ though I have heard on more than one occasion of a Chief making the call to not go into a fully in­ volved structure maintaining the position that no one could survive the conditions.

The other instructor turned to me and said “that’s just scared firefighting”. To his credit this particular individual was not only a career firefighter but also ran with a volunteer company and had a lot more experience than myself and was now looking to become an instructor. That said I sensed the machismo and sarcastically said to him “What are you going to do, save a couch”?

I certainly understood his point that in order to put the fire out you have to go in, find it and put the wet stuff on the red stuff. In a recent fire where two duplex apartment buildings burned completely, I saw two different attacks simultaneously. The first building had pets where firefighters including my son went in and rescued a cat. The other building also had no residents or pets, had burned through the roof making ventilation unnecessary and several companies set up hose lines of various sizes including a blitzfire (which is where I was) to pour water in from the outside before firefighters went in to finish the job. That was smart firefighting.

Don’t kid yourself, however, transitional attacks where extinguishment is first attempted from the outside and only when sufficiently knocked down do firefighters go in to finish the job has been around for decades. The fire service may not have called it a transitional attack and the techniques may have slightly changed but the bottom line is it’s not new. Some departments use the ceiling or interior wall to bounce a water stream off of but the one I observed at the academy the instructors had our class bouncing the stream off the window frame and into the fire room.

Now take a look at this from an instructor’s perspective. How, with what will likely be strong opinions about which type of attack is best (and you can substitute any topic in the fire service) should an in­ structor go about demonstrating what may not be a popular strategy. The answer is don’t bother get­ ting into the politics of it. Depending on your location there will be multiple opportunities to set up live fire training and although a given company is going to concentrate on what they will face most often there is always room for additional techniques. An instructor’s approach should be to empha­ size that it's just another tool for the toolbox; to add to your experiences because on the fireground you never know what you’re going to encounter and the more techniques you have awareness of the more prepared you will be to get the job done.

Why is this important? Because education whether it’s the fire service or even at the secondary level is cyclic. Fire attack strategies that are popular now won’t be in ten years but might be again in twenty years depending on the needs of your district. There is one universal truth about being an effective fire instructor though and that is calling out your firefighters, as did this other instructor, is never a good idea and a “sure fire way” (pun intended) to lose the respect of those firefighters. This is espe­ cially true when you don’t know the blackhats in your class, their SOPs or the situations they typically face in their district.

At the end of the day, as an instructor the best thing to teach is that regardless of the strategy used for fire suppression - there are many valid ones and there really isn’t a wrong one, the worst decision is indecision (as opposed to a particular strategy).

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Chief R. Scott Ewing, NYSAFC President 2023-2024.

2023-2024 NYSAFC O fficers Installed Chief R. Scott Ewing of Platts­ burgh District #3 Fire Department in Clinton County was installed as president of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs during the NYSAFC 117th Annual Con­ ference & FIRE 2023 Expo Instal­ lation Ceremony, which was held on June 17, 2023, in Syracuse, N. Y. Fie will serve a one-year term leading the statewide not-for-profit organization that represents more than 10,000 career and volunteer fire and emergency medical serv­ ices personnel of all ranks from across New York state.

President Ewing served as chief of the District #3 Fire Depart­ ment from 2015-2020. Fie is now serving as deputy fire chief. Ewing has been a member of the depart­ ment since 1985 and previously held the positions of department secretary, vice president, president, and assistant chief during his 38 years of service. Fie has served as a deputy fire coordinator for Clinton County since 1994 and is assigned to the Fire Investigation Unit as a fire investigator. Ewing is a certi­ fied hazardous materials technician and serves on the Clinton County Haz-Mat Team. In 2002, he was ap­ pointed to the Clinton County Training Tower Committee and as­ sisted in the development, plans, funding, and construction of the new facility, which is utilized by departments throughout Clinton County and Canada. Ewing also was appointed to the Clinton County Fire Advisory Board in 2016 and is still serving as an active

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member. Fie is a member and past president of the Clinton County Firefighters Association, where he served as fire prevention chairman for several years. Ewing also is a certified emergency medical tech­ nician and has been a member of the Morrisonville-Schuyler Falls Ambulance Service since 1995. Fie served as the EMS chief for five years and was president of the board of directors for 12 years.

Ewing is also a New York state fire instructor. Fie joined NYSAFC in 1986 and is a life member. Prior to being elected to the board of direc­ tors in 2014, Ewing was appointed to the Public Education Committee in 1996 and was named chairman in 2002.

Also, during the ceremony.

Chief Anthony V. FaFerrera (North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company) was sworn in as 1st vice president and Chief Richard F. Fyman (White Plains Fire Department) was sworn in as 2nd vice president.

Both will serve one-year terms.

Chief George P. June (Catskill Ambulance Service) was sworn in as EMS director. Chief Anthony J. Tripp (Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department) and Chief Michael J. Volpe (Busti Fire Department) were sworn in as volunteer direc­ tors. They will serve three-year terms.

- NYSAFC

House Fire in Village of Valley Falls Sends Homeowner to Hospital with Severe Burns VAFFEY FAFFS, NY - On July 17th at 3:35 A.M., the Floosie Valley Fire Department along with mutual aid from Johnsonville Fire Department, SpeigletownFire De­ partment, Schaghticoke Fire De­ partment, Buskirk Fire Department, Pittstown Fire De­ partment, Melrose Fire Depart­ ment, Raymertown Fire Department, Hoosick Valley Am­ bulance and Pittstown Ambulance, was dispatched to the area of 1 Emily Street for a reported struc­ ture fire. The caller reported that the neighbor's porch was on fire.

As multiple chiefs called en route to the scene, Melrose Car 3 notified the dispatcher that they had a heavy glow and smoke in the sky over the village of Valley Falls. The chief acknowledged the transmission and Floosie Valley Car 1 arrived on scene along with the Rensselaer County Bureau of Public Safety Director to a wellinvolved house fire with heavy fire on the first and second floors.

Command immediately requested the second-alarm to be transmitted along with the Signal 30 and noti­ fied the dispatcher that he had a burn victim on scene that needed to be transported to the hospital immediately.

Within a few minutes, the first piece of apparatus arrived on scene and began to knock down the heavy fire condition in the front of the structure. Command notified the dispatcher that they were going to need additional re­ sources on scene, as they were

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aP going to need to set up a tanker relay. Firefighters on scene made entry to the structure and con­ ducted a quick primary search to make sure that everybody was out.

Firefighters on scene set up a drop tank in the middle of the roadway and had incoming fire apparatus drop their water on scene in order to keep a steady water supply. Ad­ ditional resources quickly began to arrive and firefighters started to ladder the building and deploy ad­ ditional hand lines.

As firefighters were working, the heavy fire on the second-floor made its way into the roof area.

Firefighters deployed ground lad­ ders in the rear of the structure to a window nearby that had heavy fire in a second-floor bedroom.

While firefighters were working in the front of the structure, addi­ tional firefighters began to hit the heavy fire condition in the win­ dow from the back deck area.

Firefighters bounced the water off the ceiling and knocked down some of the heavy fire condition on the second-floor.

Additional resources from the engine companies arriving on scene quickly raced over to assist.

Firefighters grabbed the hand line, made their way up into the win­ dow and into the second-floor area and began to make an aggressive interior attack. Additional re­ sources in the front of the building

began to bring the heavy fire con­ dition under control. Firefighters made their way up to the secondfloor windows of the structure on the 'Delta' side of the building, but could not enter the structure as there was severe structural col­ lapse. Firefighters utilized the hand line in the front of the build­ ing, also hitting the remaining hot spots. Fleavy steam pushed from the home as firefighters continued to make sure they did not have any remaining fire.

Within 30 minutes, with over 40 firefighters on scene, the inci­ dent was brought under control.

Firefighters continued to hit re­ maining hot spots for an extended period of time. Fire Investigators arrived on scene and began to con­ duct their investigation into the fire. The homeowner that suffered burns to his hands was transported to Albany Medical Center. No firefighters were injured while battling the fire. The home was a total loss.

One resident in the village that wanted to remain anonymous talked to Sidewinder Photography and stated that they were ab­ solutely astonished by the signifi­ cant showing of firefighters from other communities that did not hesitate to get out of bed to help out their small village. The resi­ dent stated that they were very grateful for the help to their com­ munity.

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Motorcycle Accident with MedEvac in Newburgh

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Port Jervis FD Special Operations Team Mike Aumick.

NEWBURGH, NY - Cronomer Valley FD responded to a mo­ torcycle down at Ramblewood and Shadowbrook Lane on July 14th. Town of Newburgh Police and EMS were at the scene. EMS requested the launch of a MedEvac. Cronomer Valley Command set up the landing zone at Owen Road Trinity United Methodist Church's parking lot. EMS trans­ ported the subject to the landing zone where firefighters as­ sisted with loading them into the MedEvac. The MedEvac then lifted en route for Westchester Medical Center. Town of Newburgh Police took photos at the scene and are inves­ tigating the cause.

Bridge Inspectors Rescued from Top of M id-Delaware Bridge PORT JERVIS, NY - A crew of bridge workers inspecting the MidDelaware Bridge between Matamoras, Pennsylvania and Port Jervis, New York required a rescue this summer when the bucket of their lift truck became stuck between the top beams of the bridge.

Fire, police, and EMS from both sides of the Delaware River, along with a Port Jervis Department of Public Works crew, assisted in bring­ ing the worker safely down from the top of the 50-60-foot-tall metal bridge.

The bridge inspection crew had been hired by Pennsylvania’s De­ partment of Transportation for a scheduled bridge examination. The sole occupant of the bucket at the time it became stuck said he had been working near the top of the

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bridge when the hydraulic lift bucket became wedged. The 20-year em­ ployee said that in all of his years as a bridge inspector, this was the first time he had run into trouble. He was grateful for the help of responders.

The rescue required several strategic attempts. The first was made by Port Jervis Fire Depart­ ment, with their aerial ladder and Special Operations Team. Due to the intricate cross maze of beams, their ladder was unable to extend to a safe position for the rescue. Next, Port Jervis’ Department of Public Works bucket truck was used for an at­ tempt. Michael Aumick, a member of PJFD’s High Angle Rescue Team,

was lifted in the DPW bucket, but it was determined that this could also not make a safe transfer connection.

The mission was accomplished on the third attempt, with help from a nearby Orange and Rockland Utili­ ties crew.

By using the utility’s larger bucket truck, lift, and safety gear provided by rescue responders, the bridge inspector was able to transfer from his unmovable bucket to O&R’s. He was then lowered to the deck as ropes were operated for ad­ ditional safety by the rescue team.

While it required teamwork and strategy, the rescue took only about an hour overall for these crews to complete. No injuries were sus­ tained.

- SHARON SIEGEL

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Fire Caused by Lightning Strike Destroys Mechanicville Auto Shop MECHANICVILLE, NY - On July 9th at 3:22 PM., the Mechan­ icville Fire Department was dis­ patched to the CVS parking lot for live power lines down on a large propane tank at Haney’s Auto Shop. The dis­ patcher notified the chiefs en route to the scene that they were taking multiple calls on the incident.

As the chiefs were arriving on scene, the propane tank had caught fire at Haney’s Auto Shop due to the high-voltage power lines that burned a hole in the side of the tank, and heavy fire was impinging on the building from the propane tank. Command immediately requested the dis­ patcher to upgrade this to a work­ ing structure fire and requested the power company to expedite to the scene.

The first arriving engine on scene quickly set up across the street in the Dunkin’ Donuts park­ ing lot and with torrential rains pouring down on scene and heavy lightning, command made the de­ cision to have firefighters stage in the parking lot across the street as it was extremely dangerous for firefighters to begin to fight the fire with high-voltage power lines down on top of the propane tank and the building.

As firefighters were respond­ ing to the scene, the nearby bridge began to become heavily flooded.

The engine that came in through that area connected to the nearby hydrant and laid in. Firefighters walked through knee-high water and connected to the nearby hy­ drant establishing a water supply.

Firefighters began to deploy multi­ ple hand lines to the front of the building and set up as they were waiting for the power company to arrive on scene to shut down the powerline. As firefighters were waiting, the high-voltage power line was arcing and bouncing around on the ground and hit a nearby guardrail, sparking the fence to catch fire.

Firefighters began to walk around the building and notified command that they had heavy smoke pushing from the structure and that there was a heavy fire con­ dition inside of the building. Com­ mand requested the second-alarm, bringing the Round Lake FD, Hill Crest FD, Melrose FD, Arvin Hart FD, Halfmoon-Waterford FD and Waterford FD to the scene. Com­ mand had firefighters pull a twoand-a-half-inch line and set up a blitz fire and began to cool the propane tanks down. As the mist from the master stream hit the propane tank, the water hit the downed power line and caused a massive white flash, finally send­ ing enough surge through the power line to kill the power. As heavy fire began to push through the back and front of the building.

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firefighters utilized a hand line from an adjacent parking lot and began to knock down the heavy fire condi­ tion.

With torrential rains still pour­ ing down on scene, the roadway quickly began to turn into a river.

The water that was already piling up where the apparatus set up near the hydrant was up over the back bumper of the fire engine. Com­ mand had firefighters utilize a hand line from a safe distance away and began to knock down some of the heavy fire. The power company ar­ rived on scene and quickly pulled up in front of the building and went to work disconnecting the power. As soon as the power was discon­ nected, firefighters immediately began to make their way up to the building and made an aggressive at­ tack on the heavy fire condition in­ side of the structure, quickly bringing the incident under control.

As heavy rain and lightning contin­ ued to come down around them, multiple calls continued to come in for downed power lines, flooded roadways, and other storm related incidents.

Firefighters remained on scene for an extended period of time hit­ ting hot spots inside of the building and conducting extensive overhaul.

The garage was severely damaged by the fire. The determination of the cause of the fire was from a light­ ning strike. No injuries were re­ ported.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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Garage Fire on Clove Road in Union Vale

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Bicycle Accident Involving Child in Cornwall-On-Hudson CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON, NY - On August 5th, Cornwall-OnHudson FD was dispatched to set up a landing zone for a MedEvac at the request of New Windsor and Cornwall EMS personnel who were on scene of a bicycle accident involving a child on Wood Ave. Village of Cornwall PD was also at the scene. EMS transported the child to the landing zone in the back of Cornwall Elementary School. The child was then air­ lifted to Westchester County Medical Center. The child had lost control of the bicycle on Wood Ave.

UNION VALE, NY - On Tues­ day, July 11th at approximately 5:28 P.M., the Union Vale Fire De­ partment was dispatched to an Au­ tomatic Fire Alarm on Clove Road.

Engine 67-12 responded and was on scene within five minutes of dispatch.

Upon arrival. En­ gine 67-12 reported an active fire in a de­ tached garage. A full 1st alarm assign­ ment was dispatched, bringing in LaGrange FD, Beekman FD and East Fishkill FD with their FAST. Thanks to a quick response, coupled with a working alarm sys­ tem, the fire was able to be placed under control shortly after crews arrived. Also assisting on scene was the New York State Police and Dutchess County Fire Investiga­ tion Team.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Hay Bale Fire in Avon AVON, NY - On Monday, August 14th at 8:54 A.M., firefighters from East Avon and Lima responded to hay smoldering near a barn at 2699 Pole Bridge Road in Avon. Fire units arrived on scene and confirmed a smoldering fire involving dozens of round bales with exposure issues. Additional equipment was requested to the scene from Avon and Livonia fire de­ partments. A piercing nozzle along a compressed air foam system were used to extinguish the bales as they were moved away from the barn. There were no injuries reported.

Caledonia F.D. was called in to cover the town of Avon during the incident.

A memorial service was held at Port Jervis' Fireman's Memorial on lower Pike Street on the eve of PJFD's annual Inspection Day Parade.

Port Jervis FD M em orial Service and Graveside Prayers fo r Past Chiefs PORT JERVIS, NY - Port Jervis FD gathered for its annual prayer service on Friday, July 7th. Fire­ fighters who have served the TriStates community, and elsewhere, were remembered with prayer at this service, as well as at visits to the graves of past PJFD chiefs this week. PJFD Chaplain Rev. Anthony Giacona, along with chiefs, officers, and firefighters of the department remembered with gratitude the serv­ ice of firefighters before them, in­ cluding several who died over the past year, and asked for God’s bless­ ings and safety for those now serv­ ing.

The following is a list of PJFD Chiefs who have served Port Jervis Fire Department over the past 165years as a department, from 1858 through 2023.

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Vehicle Into House on Route 17K in Newburgh NEWBURGH, NY - Good Will FD responded to a vehicle that left the roadway and crashed into a residence at 25 State Route 17K on July 15th. Town of Newburgh Police and EMS responded to the scene. The driver got out of the vehicle and was transported to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital by Town of Newburgh EMS. Firefighters spread speedy dry on fluids and secured the vehicle. Town of Newburgh Building Inspec­ tor was requested to the scene. Good Will stood by until a tow truck arrived. The Town of Newburgh Police Dept, is in­ vestigating the cause.

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crance: 1868-1869 -Leopold Fuerth: 1870-1873 -W.E. McCormick: 1875 -Thomas Holt: 1875 -Charles Terbell: 1876-1879 -James McDougall: 1878-1879 -H.G. (Horace Greeley) Lee: 1880-1883 -Thomas Edward Birmingham: 1883-1885 -Charles Terbell: 1886 -Between 1887-1899 -Harry Nichols: 1887 -C.I. Terwilliger: 1888 -P.J. Donahue: 1889-1890 -Jacob Hauber: 1891 -Claude Gaillard, Jr.: 1892 -John J. Carey: 1893 -C.C. Boyd: 1894 -A.D. Horn: 1895-1898 -Joseph Harding: 1899 (cur­ rently being researched to confirm) -Anthony Lumpp: 1900-1902 -1903 ? (currently being re­ searched to confirm) -Peter C. Rutan: 1904-1907 -Joseph Harding: 1908-1911 -Howard Wheat: 1912-1937 (1910?)

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Town of Colonie Firefighter Collapses While Battling Second-Alarm on Sand Creek Road COLONIE, NY - On July 15th at 10:13 A.M., the West Albany FD, Fuller Road FD, Shaker Road FD, Menands FD, Colonie EMS, and the Colonie Village Fire Co. for the FAST, was dis­ patched to 95 Sand Creek Rd. for a re­ ported structure fire.

The caller reported smoke coming from the roof and basement of the house.

Car 17 from Colonie Village that was down the street for a family event arrived on scene within 30 sec­ onds of the dispatch and notified the dispatcher that he had a two-story wood-frame structure with heavy smoke showing from the eaves. West Albany Car 66 notified the dis­ patcher to transmit the Signal 30 for a working structure fire.

The West Albany FD's full fleet of apparatus and firefighters arrived on scene within minutes of the dis­ patch along with Tmck 9. Firefight­ ers quickly deployed multiple hand lines to the rear of the structure where they had Bilco doors that went into the side of the home. Firefight­ ers quickly made their way inside and conducted a primary search and had a heavy smoke condition throughout the structure. Command requested a secondary FAST team from the Stanford Heights FD to the scene along with the Latham FD, Verdoy FD, and Midway FD to the scene.

As firefighters made their way to the basement, they had a heavy smoke condition along with a signifi­ cant amount of heat pushing down on them. Firefighters made their way further into the basement and quickly began to knock down the heavy fire condition in the middle of the base­ ment. As firefighters were doing so, thick heavy brown smoke began to pour from the second-floor windows along with the vent from the roof of the structure.

Firefighters inside the structure notified command that they had hoarding conditions inside of the basement. Command notified the crews inside to use caution and not to push too deep into the building if the conditions were unfavorable.

Command noticed the change of the smoke from the building and real­ ized that the fire had traveled up the walls into the attic area and secondfloor. Firefighters quickly began to ladder the building and make their way to the second-floor.

Firefighters on the outside of the structure on the Delta' side took out the windows which then allowed for the firefighters on the second-floor to attempt to locate the heavy fire con­ dition above. As firefighters were pulling the ceilings on the secondfloor conditions rapidly began to change. Firefighters on the first-floor

reported they had heavy fire travel­ ing the ceilings and command re­ quested the evacuation tones to be given over the radio as firefighters working inside the building had heavy fire throughout and all of the fire apparatus on scene began to blast their airhoms to notify the firefight­ ers in the building to evacuate the structure.

Command requested the dis­ patcher to transmit the second-alarm.

As this was going on additional fire­ fighters from the West Albany FD were running up the street in full turnout gear and air packs from their firehouse to the scene which was only a few houses down from the fire. The Menands FD with their truck company pulled up and backed into the driveway of the neighbor's house and quickly set up and fired up their saws. Within 30 seconds the truck company was set up and crews were making their way to the roof to vent the building. At the same time the Shaker Road FD's Truck 9 had made their way to the front roof area and began to vent the structure.

As crews were venting the build­ ing heavy brown smoke began to push from the attic area of the struc­ ture and out the back of the building.

Firefighters from multiple depart­ ments quickly grabbed a two-and-ahalf-inch hand line and made their way to the front door of the structure.

Firefighters, not willing to give up on attempting to bring this incident under control, quickly stretched the hand line to the second-floor and re­ quested the line to be charged. At the same time some of the firefighters that had been working inside of the structure that were exhausted began to go to rehab.

Firefighters on the second-floor began to make an aggressive interior attack on the second-floor with the heavy fire in the attic area. As fire­ fighters were working on the secondfloor additional firefighters in the rear of the structure deployed a hand line up to the second-floor via a lad­ der. Firefighters continued to make an aggressive interior attack, quickly knocking down the heavy fire condi­ tion that had been traveling the walls.

The North Bethlehem FD was re­ quested to the scene for their rehab unit to assist with exhausted fire­ fighters on scene. Firefighters on the second-floor notified command that they had the fire knocked down and they were going to be conducting ex­ tensive overhaul.

Command notified the dis­ patcher that they were having crews re-enter the first-floor and begin to hit the fire in the ceiling area. With temperatures in the low 90's, fire­ fighters were absolutely exhausted on scene and were drenched in sweat. Firefighters in the rear of the building continued to make progress on overhauling the second-floor.

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lapsed inside of the building and over the radio command was notified and without hesitation over a dozen fire­ fighters mshed the front of the build­ ing to pull the firefighter from the building. Firefighters quickly carried the downed firefighter out the front door of the building where EMS met the crews and quickly went to work, loading him onto a stretcher into an ambulance to Albany Medical Cen­ ter.

While EMS worked to stabilize the firefighter that had collapsed, crews inside of the structure had ad­ ditional worries as there were fire­ works in the basement. Colonie EMS along with the Colonie PD escorted the injured firefighter to Albany Med­ ical Center where they were evalu­ ated for their injuries. Firefighters continued to conduct overhaul throughout the building for an ex­ tended period of time. E)ue to the ex­ tensive operations on scene, command and the Town of Colonies Emergency Services had all of the re­ maining fire departments in the Town of Colonie activated and moved to cover different stations along with man their own station as the fire scene had extensive operations still ongoing. Fire Investigators arrived on scene and began to conduct their in­ vestigation into the fire. No additional injuries occurred on scene. The fire­ fighter that collapsed during opera­ tions was listed in stable condition at Albany Medical Center and was later released. Firefighters remained on scene until the late afternoon hours.

Colonie fire investigators has not re­ leased the cause of the fire.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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Aftermath, A Firefighter’s Life ON THE BOOK SHELF

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By Bryan Ratushniak Available from: FSP Books & Videos 433 Main Street, Suite 2A Hudson, MA 01749 1-800-522-8528 E-mail: support(S?fire-policeems.com www.fire-police-ems.com Price: $24.95 This book is soft cover, measur­ ing 5 Vi inches by 8 Vi inches, with 250 pages. Through the years of writ­ ing this column I have reviewed many memoirs written by those who have made it through their careers and lived to retire. Almost all of them were in the fire service. With that being said, it never ceases to amaze me how each memoir is a story in it­ self. This book is no different, in fact it is a life of horror in more ways than one. It is about a retired captain from Hie Toronto, Ontario Fire Depart­ ment. I had been to Toronto twice.

The last time was when this author was 14 years of age. What I observed and learned about the city is nothing compared to the way it is today. Being a large city, it suffers from the prob­ lems of all Hie other cities with fires, emergency situations and medical calls that leave nothing to the imagi­ nation. The buildup of responding to these tragedies takes its toll on many a firefighter’s sanity. The author is no different. He takes us through 54 chap­ ters, some of which bring us through his childhood and how he became in­ terested in becoming a firefighter. It takes us through his family life and how the job affected it. It takes us to Hie point that he had thoughts about who he was and if life was worth it all.

It’s a book that should be read so that we may empathize with emergency workers and what they face and must endure to perform their jobs. One tiling I read and knew about is using coffee to eliminate the smell of death or anything undesirable for that matter.

I suggested it to a friend one time who fell asleep while boiling nipples from a baby bottle and woke up to a smoky apartment. The baby was fine, but the apartment smell and smoke needed to be dealt with. The method worked well! You will come across the use of coffee in the book. I am happy the au­ thor is enjoying his retirement! I en­ courage everyone to read it.

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F irefighters Rescue Dog from Raging House Fire in H illc re s t HILLCREST, NY - On July 19th at 5:21 P.M., The Hillcrest Fire Department along with mutual aid from the HalfmoonWaterford Fire Dep a r t m e n t .

Mechanicville Fire Department, Round Lake Fire Depart­ ment, Clifton Park Fire Department, Arvin Hart Fire De­ partment, Jonesville Fire Department and Clifton Park Emergency Medical Services, was dispatched to 49 Tabor Road for multiple calls for a reported structure lire with heavy lire coming from the house.

The Hillcrest Fire Depart­ ment’s chief came on the air and notified the dispatcher that he had a heavy column of smoke showing as he was en route to the scene and re­ quested the dispatcher to transmit the second-alarm, bringing addi­ tional resources to the scene. The first arriving chief on scene had a one-and-a-half story wood-frame structure with heavy fire showing in 1/3 of the structure with a victim from the fire down in the front yard.

Command was able to confirm one of the dogs was out of the structure and another dog was still inside.

The first arriving engine on scene immediately took the driveway and dropped their large diameter hose at the end of the driveway for the next arriving engine to feed the scene.

Command had Clifton Park Emer­ gency Medical Services immedi­ ately begin to work on the patient from the house fire.

Firefighters deployed multiple hand lines to the front of the struc­ ture and to the garage area and quickly began to knock down the heavy fire condition while attempt­ ing to stop the heavy fire from

spreading to the rest of the house.

Additional resources from the Arvin Hart Fire Department quickly arrived on scene and crews made their way inside and began to search for anyone remaining in the structure. During the search fire­ fighters were able to find "Penny" the golden retriever that was down inside of the house, and brought the dog outside and immediately began to work on her. Firefighters admin­ istered life-saving measures to the dog and were able to revive her.

Firefighters deployed a handline in­ side of the front door of the struc­ ture and began to make an aggressive interior attack, driving a fire back out of the home and fire­ fighters began to hit the fire in the attic area.

Firefighters on the next arriving engine immediately connected to the hydrant across the roadway and began to feed the scene with water.

Command requested Tabor Road to be shut down. Command notified all units operating on the fire ground that he had ammunition going off inside the house and units inside of the house to use caution.

Firefighters from the incoming truck company deployed their large diameter hose down the roadway to secure another hydrant in case it was needed. Clifton Park EMS quickly packaged the patient and transported the individual to Al­ bany Medical Center. Firefighters operating on the fire ground noti­ fied command that all of the heavy fire condition was knocked down and crews were beginning to hit hotspots. Firefighters working in­ side of the structure were told that there was another pet inside, a bearded dragon. Firefighters with­ out hesitation began to search the residence and discovered the bearded dragon in its cage and

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brought it outside to the homeowner.

Firefighters continued to con­ duct aggressive overhaul for an ex­ tended period of time. Firefighters on scene switched out with crews inside of the building as tempera­ tures were significantly warm that day. Firefighters were able to bring

the entire incident under control in less than 25 minutes. The homeowner that was transported to the hospital was later listed in critical condition. Penny the golden re­ triever that was rescued from the house was revived and is doing well. The other dog and the bearded dragon were not injured. Fire Inves­

tigators from the Saratoga County fire investigation team arrived on scene and began to conduct their in­ vestigation into the fire. The home was severely damaged by the fire.

Fire Investigators have not released the cause of the fire at this time.

- JEFFREY BELSCHWINDER

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COPIAGUE, NY - At approximately 2:25 P.M. on July 1st, the Copiague Fire Department was alerted for an auto fire at the 597 Montauk Highway off of Venetian Promenade. While Amityville ambulance 1-1-12 was transporting a patient, they ad­ vised Babylon Central Fire Alarm that smoke was showing.

Babylon Central advised the first responding Chief, Daniel Brolyes, that the auto fire was threatening a structure. With Suffolk County Police on the scene, they requested a rush on the fire department. Upon the arrival of Engine 1-3-10, they stretched their bumper line, as well as their rear booster line, to start a fire attack on the auto fire. Rescue 1-3-3 opened the auto and then forced entry into the one-story commercial to check for any extension. With none found, crews opened up the soffit on the exterior and wet it down. Upon request of the Chief of Dept., PSEG and Natural Grid were requested to serv­ ice the damages. There were no reported injuries. Units op­ erated under the command of Chief of Copiague Fire Department, Kyle Miller (1-3-30).

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Firefighters Battle House Fire on Rugby Dr. W. in Shirley SHIRLEY, NY - On Friday, Au­ gust 4th at about 8:30 P.M., the Mastic Beach Fire Department was activated for a report of a structure fire on Rugby Dr. W., between Pine Tree Dr. and Hie William Floyd Parkway. 1st Assistant Chief Luis Grego (513-31) was the first to respond to the scene.

Details from Firecom were that there was smoke and flames vis­ ible from a single­ story residence.

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Assistant Chief Grego confirmed there was active fire and requested a reacti­ vation on a working fire and for mu­ tual aid departments to the scene.

Once the first engine arrived on scene, lines were quickly stretched and water was put on the fire.

Members of Mastic Beach FD were assisted on scene by the Mastic, Brookhaven and Center Moriches Fire Departments. The Mastic Beach am­ bulance was also on scene to assist with firefighter rehab and other sup­ port as needed. No injuries were re­ ported. Once imder control, the scene was tim ed over to the Brookhaven Town Fire Marshal for investigation.

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Firefighters from multiple departments operated at this house fire in Shirley under the direction of the Mastic Beach Fire Department.

Standby Crews Handle Commercial Fire in Bay Shore BAY SHORE, NY - At approxi­ mately 5:20 A.M. on August 8th, standby companies for the Brent­ wood FD were alerted for a general alarm at 1573 Brentwood Road, cross of Connecticut Avenue.

Upon Hie arrival of Engine 5-18-5, they had smoke showing from the one-story mechanic shop. Soon after, a working fire was transmitted. Crews from Fanning ville Engine 5-18-5 and Jamesport Engine 6-1-2 stretched two lines into opera­ tion to knock the fire located in the back room. Islip Tower Ladder 3-411 perfonned searches that were negative, perfonned ventilation and helped perfonn overhaul.

Mutual aid consisted of the Bay Shore FD for an Engine (3-1-3), and the Central Islip FD for the RIT. Units operated under the command of Islip Chief of Department, Alden Schroeder.

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Saltaire Volunteer Fire Company 2023 Celebration Parade SALTAIRE, NY - On Saturday, July 22nd, the Saltaire Volun­ teer Fire Company hosted the 2023 Celebration Parade in Saltaire. The Fair Harbor Fire Department and Bay Shore Fire Department Band was also in attendance.

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COPIAGUE, NY - At approx­ imately 5:35 A.M. on July 13th,the Copiague Fire Department was alerted for smoke showing from a house on Howard Avenue, off of Audley Court and Abbington Court.

The first responding chief was 3rd Asst. Chief Orlando (1-3-33); Babylon Central Fire Alarm ad­ vised him that they were taking multiple calls on the fire. Upon his arrival, he had smoke showing and then proceeded to transmit the working fire.

Once Eagle Engine 1-3-10 ar­ rived on the scene, they stretched the initial attack line for the fire in

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With the Lindenhurst TRUCK being the first due truck company, they performed searches and opened up alongside Copiague Rescue 1-3-3.

With an urgent message of the first-floor on the three side being compromised, all crews were or­ dered out of the dwelling. Once all crews were out of the dwelling, they regrouped and went back in­ side, avoiding the compromised portion to complete overhaul and

wetdown. Multiple hand lines were put into operation off of En­ gine 1-3-10 to knock the fire.

Mutual aid consisted of the Lindenhurst FD for a Truck (TL16-4), the Amity ville FD for an En­ gine (El-1-3), North Lindenhurst FD for the Rapid Intervention Team (TL1-11-4), and an ambu­ lance. Units operated under Chief of Copiague Fire Department, Kyle Miller (1-3-30). There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

- MICHAEL SERRELL

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On Saturday, July 22nd, the Kimset Fire Department conducted a hose handling drill. The drill went over hose operations, deck gun operations, and securing a water supply.

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Car Overturns in Lindenhurst

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LINDENHURST, N Y -A t approximately 4:40 P.M. on July 17th, the Lindenhurst FD was alerted for a motor vehicle accident with a reported overturn at West Hoffman Avenue and South 8th Street. Upon the arrival of the chiefs, they had a two-car motor vehicle accident with a confirmed overturn, and no en­ trapment. Upon the arrival of Fire Police 1-6-8 and Rescue 16-5, they secured the vehicles. R1-6-5 utilized chains and the winch to upright the Honda SUV. The Copiague FD was re­ quested for one ambulance to the scene. At least one patient was transported to a local area hospital. Units operated under the command of Lindenhurst Chief of Department, David Collins.

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NORTH AMITYVILLE, NY - At approximately 3:00 A.M. on Au­ gust 9th, the North Amityville Fire Company was alerted for an auto fire at 130 Lincoln Street. Upon the arrival of 1-7-32, he had two landscaping trucks with full loads of tree logs well-involved. Engine 1-7-10 picked up the hydrant located in front of the building and laid in. Mutual aid from the Copiague FD was requested for one engine to the scene. Upon Engine 1-3-7’s arrival, they positioned off of lies Place to help knock down the fire. Crews put at least three lines into operation.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. Units operated under the command of the 2nd Assistant Chief of North Ami­ tyville Fire Company, Devon Rhoden (1-7-32).

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Patchogue FD Independence Day Parade PATCHOGUE, NY - On Tuesday, July 4th, the Patchogue Village held their annual Independence Day parade down Main Street. Firefighters from Patchogue FD and North Patchogue FD marched down Main Street and brought out various equipment and apparatus to show off to the community. The Patchogue Ambulance Company also marched and brought out their gator and ambulances to participate in the parade.

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LONG ISLA M a stic Beach F ire fig h te rs B a ttle Involved Auto a t Lucky Deli MASTIC BEACH, NY - On Saturday, August 12th at about 8:30 AM ., the Mastic Beach FD was ac­ tivated for a report of a car fire at the Lucky Deli on Mastic Beach Rd., at the intersection of Cypress Dr. and Pine Rd. Mastic Beach Chief Jeff McGown (5-13-30) arrived on scene first due and advised Fire-Com that he had a work­ ing car fire and needed a reactiva­ tion for additional crews. First due En­ gine 5-13-9 was the first into the scene and arrived a short time after Chief McGown. Two lines were quickly stretched off the rig and put into operation. Upon arrival, the crew from Tanker 2 5-13-2 went to work assisting the crew of Engine 9 in putting water on the fire. The fire was able to be quickly knocked down without any extension to the building.

Fire Police and Suffolk County Police 7th Precinct officers blocked the roads and diverted traffic while firefighters operated on scene. All units were back in service in about 40 minutes, and the scene was turned over to Suffolk Police who waited on scene for the tow truck.

- JOHN WALTHERS

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Mastic Beach firefighters arrive on scene of a vehicle fire at Lucky Deli on Mastic Beach Rd.

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W est Babylon Auto Fire WEST BABYLON, NY - At approximately 3:40 P.M. on August 8th, the West Babylon FD was alerted for smoke in the vicinity of the old K-MART, 1000 Montauk Highway. Upon the arrival of numerous sector cars, they advised a fully involved auto fire threatening the building to the rear of the building. Upon the arrival of Engine 1-9-8, they had a fully involved auto and put (one) one-and-three-quarter-inch line into operation.

Once Tower Ladder 1-9-4 arrived, they assisted with overhaul and Engine 1-9-6 assisted with wet down. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and there were no reported in­ juries. Units operated under 2nd Asst. Chief of the West Babylon FD, William Allen (1-9-32).

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Suffolk Legislature Public Safety Committe Chairman Dominick Throne, Shirley Ambulance EMT Karen Lambert, and ex-Chief Rob Lambert at Shirley Ambulance's recent open house.

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GROWING THROUGH DARK VALLEYS -a freak accident.

Chaplain’s Corner Pastor Fernando Villicana

Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk through the valley o f the shadow o f death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."

Did you know that in Israel there is a real Valley of the Shadow of Death. It's a steep, deep and nar­ row canyon. The sun only hits the bottom of it when it's directly over­ head at high noon. The rest of the time the bottom of the canyon is dark. David probably led his sheep through the valley of the shadow of death as he was growing up. Maybe that’s why he wrote about it and re­ lated it to life.

As you look in the Bible, the term "valley" also refers to all kinds of rough times in life.

-Joshua talks about the “ Valley o f Calamity. ” -Psalm 84 talks about the “ Val­ ley o f Weeping. ” -Hosea talks about the “Valley o f Trouble. ” How do I handle the dark val­ leys of life? There are five facts about valleys that you need to re­ member whenever you go through a tough time: WHAT TO REMEMBER IN DARK VALLEYS: 1.

VALLEYS ARE IN­ EVITABLE They are going to happen so you might as well count on them. I didn’t say “look forward to them,” I said “count on them.” Jesus was very realistic about it.

John 16:33 (NIV) "In the world you will have trouble."

2. VALLEYS ARE UNPRE­ DICTABLE You can't plan them, time them or schedule them. Valleys are al­ ways unexpected. Have you ever had a flat tire at a good time? They just happen. Have you noticed how easily a good day can become a bad day?

-A phone call, a text, -a routine doctor's check-up, -unexpected news from your boss

Jeremiah 4:20 (LB) "Disaster follows disaster... In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter falls in a moment."

3. VALLEYS ARE IMPAR­ TIAL -No one is immune to them.

-No one is insulated from pain and sorrow.

-No one gets to skate through life problem-free.

Matthew 5:45 "It rains on the just and the unjust too."

Remember this is not heaven.

Things are not perfect here and there are problems and difficulties. But wait, I have some GOOD NEWS for you: 4. VALLEYS ARE TEMPO­ RARY They have an end to them. They don't last. They are not a permanent location. David says, "Even though I walk through the valley..." The val­ ley is not something you stay in your entire life. It's something you go through - a circumstance, a situation that has a season to it. When you're in a valley you often think it's a dead end, but it's not. It's like a tunnel there is a beginning and end.

I Peter 1:6 (LB) "There is a won­ derful jo y ahead, even though the going is rough for a while down here."

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THE SUPREME SACRIFICE-DIED IN LINE OF DUTY AUGUST 2 , 1978

J a m e s E . C u tilln I l u r o l d F . Ila » liiiR » L ieutenant. 3Jrd Battalion Fireman Im Grade, 42nd Battalion Died oil A u c u .t 2. IWX 3s 3 im iI i of Died i n An ju»t 2, 1978 a* a m a l l of in j u r i o >u«uii)cd in the p c rfo fn u ix c in ju rio tuv.Aincd in tlx fcrfornuncc of d u ty while o rc ralin c a t Box 4*4. of duly while •.reraiiiiB - t Box 4.4.

3 J0 J. Brooklyn. A ppointed <«i April (>. 3300, Br.<'<1yn. Appointed on October I'M ! and a l i g n e d to Engine Co. 25$. 6. 1962 and auigned n> Engine Ca 24.1.

He's talking about Heaven.

There are no problems in heaven, no valleys, no dark days. If you know the Lord Jesus Christ, that's where you're going.

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VALLEYS ARE PUR­ POSEFUL I Peter 1:6-7 (PH)"At the pres­ ent you may be temporarily harassed by all kinds o f trials, this no accident - it happens to prove your faith..."

BOTTOM LINE: God wants to build your faith in the valleys of life.

We love to enjoy the mountain tops, but you don't build faith on the mountain tops. You build faith in the valleys of life. Every problem has a purpose. God can teach you charac­ ter. He wants to change you, mature you.

Blessings,

Pastor Fernando Villicana Fire Department Chaplain

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Firem an 1st Grade, (o d d e r Co. 153 D io! on AuguM 2 .1 9 7 8 as a result «if D ied on A ugust 2. 1978 a t a result of Died on A ugust 2. I97S as a irs iili .if injuries •iistained in live perform ance injuries -u-iaw cd in the perform ance injuries sustained in llic perform ance «f duty while njiem im g at Box 4-1- of d u ty while operaiing a t Box 4-4- o f duty while oferaliPK at Box 4.4.

3300, Brooklyn. A d m itte d on Sjcptcm- 3300. ItnxW yn. A ppointed on Decem­ 3J00. BrisAl.vn. Aptaiiutcd August 14. tier 14. 196s and assigned to Engine ber 17. 157/ and assigned to (.adder 19r.5 and assigned to Ladder Co. 153.

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Co. 156.

Ja m e s P . M cM anus F irem an 1st Grade. Ladder Cv. 153 Diet I on A ugust 2 .1 9 7 8 a s a result of in ju ries sustained in the per form atter of duty while operating a t Box IJJiW. Brooklyn. Appointed on Kelru a ry St. 1961 and assigned to Ladder Co. 153.

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Waldbaums 45th Anniversary Memorial Mass BROOKLYN, NY - August 2nd marked 45 years since the tragic collapse at the Waldbaums Fire in Brooklyn. LT. James Cutillo of the 33rd Battalion, and Firefighters Harold Hastings of 42 Bat­ talion; James McManus, Ladder 153; George Rice, Ladder 153; Charles Bouton Ladder 156; and William O’Connor, L156, lost their lives when the roof collapsed. The fire reached a fourthalarm with many special calls to the scene. The 45th Annual Walbaums Fire Memorial Mass was held at St. Brendan’s Church, Avenue O and East 12th Street, Brooklyn.

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PATCH OF THE MONTH I f y o u h a v e p h o t o s y o u w o u l d lik e t o s e e in o u r “ P a t c h o f t h e M o n t h ’ f e a t u r e p l e a s e u p l o a d t h e m o n o u r w e b s i t e , w w w . l s t R e s p o n d e r N e w s .c o m o r e m a i l t h e m t o L i n d s e y @ l s t R e s p o n d e r N e w s .c o m .

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FDNY Battles Third-Alarm in Queens QUEENS, NY - Firefighters from Battalion 50 didn’t have to travel far for what went on to a third-alarm at a vacant car dealership at 153rd and Hillside Avenue, located directly across from quarters, on August 16th. Box 4374 was transmitted on a verbal from Battalion 50 and quickly went to a second and then third alarm.

EUGENE WEBER JR. This patch belongs to FDNY Engine 44 (Est. 1881), located in NYC, New York.

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FDNY Bravest Wins 2023 Fun City Bowl & NPSFL Championship UNIONDALE, NY - On the evening of June 3rd, the FDNY Bravest and NYPD Football team faced off in the Fun City Bowl. The game was held under the lights at Mitchell Field in Uniondale, and also served as the NPSFL (National Public Safety Football League) Championship game for 2023. Hon­ orary Captain Colin Moon, who is the son of Fallen Firefighter of FDNY Rescue 2, Billy Moon, took the coin toss. The game was a back-and-forth battle between both teams. In the end, however, the FDNY Bravest Football Team won the hardfought battle by a score of 17-10 late in the 4th quarter, be­ coming the 2023 NPSFL Champions.

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