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Schuylkill County, PA - At 7:03 a.m. on November 2, Schuylkill County 911 received a radio message from Shenandoah Marshal 742 reporting a kitchen fire at 210 West Lloyd Street in Shenandoah.

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Empty house for Box 4403 Lower Windsor, PA. At 11:16 a.m., the engine company was alerted for a structure fire on the 300 Block of Newcomer Road in Lower Windsor. All Company 41 apparatus responded. Engine Company 44 (Craley) arrived on the scene to find a working basement fire. Engine 41 arrived and took a second line in, knocking the fire on Division 1. Crews assisted with opening up and overhaul. 41 remained on scene until released by command at 2:30 p.m.

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Crews work to free a motorcyclist after crashing into the back of a tractor trailer cab in Reading.

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Darci Newcomer of Shippensburg Area EMS, stands next to Engine 43 on a transfer assignment to Co. 15 wearing a white helmet, maybe switching to the fire side.

Reading, PA. Early into A platoon's nightshift on September 18th, the Berks County Communications center dispatched a rescue assignment to the 100 block of North 11th Street.

Multiple calls were received reporting a severe motorcycle accident. Chief Lessar (C7) arrived seconds later, reporting a Class 1 patient underneath the rear of a tractor trailer cab.

The patient was quickly stabilized and removed from under the

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truck in seven minutes. A second medic unit was requested to assist.

The patient was taken to Reading Hospital Trauma Center.

Units on the assignment included Engine 1, Tower 1, Rescue 1, Medic 3 & Medic 2. Car 7 was in command.

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J. KRIESHER FRANK ROBINSON

Multiple alarms for house in rural Union Twp. Schuylkill County, PA. At 10:35 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, Schuylkill County 911 dispatched a first alarm assignment to 357 Aristes Road in Union Township for a reported house on fire. The initial alarm included Ringtown Valley, ShepptonOneida, Nuremberg Fire, Columbia, West En), and Aristes Fire along with Shenandoah and Ringtown EMS. First responding units were advised the caller stated his basement was on fire. Medic 6401 confirmed a working fire with smoke showing from all floors of the two and a half story single family dwelling. EMS quickly upgraded their report for fire showing from the building.

Tanker 30-35 and Engine 30-10 began to stretch lines to attack the fire. The tanker set up a portable pond on the street since the area is without hydrants. Chief 30 assumed com-

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mand of the incident and requested a second alarm dispatched.

The second alarm was struck which brought units from Shenandoah (Hookies and Polish American), Shenandoah Heights, Mahanoy City (Good American), Ryan Township, Hometown and Wilburton.

Engine 30-15 stretched additional lines. Squrt 745 took the rear of the building. Their crew laddered the building and began vertical ventilation.

While crews were attempting to make entry, very poor conditions were found inside leading to command pulling all crews out of the building. The attack was switched to defensive and heavy lines were

pulled to the corners.

Nuremberg Ladder 581 was directed to prepare for aerial operations.

Fire had begin to show from the roof area and crews were ordered down from the roof. A third alarm for tankers was requested into the scene bringing in tankers from Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties.

With the master streams from Ladder 581 and 30-10 the bulk of the roof fire was knocked down while firefighters continued to pour water through the windows from the outside.

The fire was placed completely under control around 1:30 a.m.

The Red Cross was dispatched.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Goodwill Fire Department in York Twp. operates a 2003 Seagrave 95'Aerialscope. The unit once saw service in Elizabethtown,PA.

FRANK ROBINSON

Oyster Bay Atlantic Steamers Fire Company once ran this 1989 EOne Hush 1500/500. The rig is now in service in Joliett, PA.

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Newberry Twp. operates this 1998 Pierce engine-rescue (1500/750/50/Amkus). This piece formally served in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.

PAUL GARRETT

The Independent Hose Company No. 1 in Jersey Shore recently received a letter from FEMA confirming that they will be receiving a grant in the amount of $285,000. They are looking at approximately $400,000 to replace the 1974 model. The models under consideration by the department will have seating for three members instead of two. It will hold 3,000 gallons of water. There will be connections for more attack lines, and more intakes. “We are looking to purchase a tanker that will meet current NFPA standards. Our existing tanker has served the community well and is ready to be retired,” said firefighter Adam Kilpatrick. “Along with the $285,000 grant, we have been putting money aside for the past ten years that will help us purchase the new tanker,” said President Kilpatrick.

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The Annville-Cleona Fire District operates this 1999 Seagrave/Saulsbury rescue that formally served Berwyn Heights, MD.

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In memory of those who gave all 1st Responder Newspaper honors and remembers emergency responders lost in the line of duty Kentucky: Anthony “Tony” Lynn Grider, 41 Rank: Captain Incident Date: August 21, 2014 Death Date: September 20, 2014 Fire Department: Campbellsville Fire-Rescue Department Initial Summary: Captain Grider succumbed to injuries sustained 30 days earlier when he received a high-voltage electric shock during an "ALS ice water challenge" at Campbellsville University. Grider and a second firefighter, who has since been released from the hospital and is recovering from his injuries, were both injured in the bucket of an aerial ladder truck when, according to reports, energy from a nearby power line arced to the bucket.

New York: Allen Westby, 67 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: September 22, 2014 Death Date: September 23, 2014 Fire Department: East Islip Fire Department Initial Summary: Firefighter Westby responded to alarm on the evening of September 22nd and was found deceased at his residence the following morning. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined.

Arkansas: J.B. Hutton, Jr., 73 Rank: Assistant Fire Chief Incident Date: October 1, 2014 Death Date: October 1, 2014 Fire Department: Dermott Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: While working an outdoor fire call along Highway 165 South near the Pine Tree Boat Landing on Lake Wallace, Assistant Fire Chief Hutton fell ill and passed away from a nature and cause of injury still to be reported.

California: Geoffrey “Craig” Hunt, 62 Rank: Pilot Incident Date: October 7, 2014 Death Date: October 7, 2014 Fire Department: CAL FIRE Initial Summary: The pilot of a CAL FIRE S-2T air tanker, Geoffrey “Craig” Hunt, was killed when his aircraft crashed while operating on the Dog Rock Fire near the Arch Rock entrance of Yosemite National Park. There were no other occupants in the aircraft and no injuries were reported among fire crews on the ground near where the aircraft came down.

Investigation into the fatal incident continues by state and federal authorities.

Connecticut: Kevin Bell, 48 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: October 7, 2014 Death Date: October 7, 2014 Fire Department: Hartford Fire Department Initial Summary: Firefighter Bell died from injuries sustained while operating at a residential structure fire. Several other firefighters were injured in the incident, transported to the hospital and are expected to recover from their injuries.

Investigation into the fatal fire continues by local and state authorities.

Montana: Eddie Johnson, Jr. , 45 Rank: Fire Chief Incident Date: October 20, 2014 Death Date: October 20, 2014 Fire Department: Alton Fire Department Initial Summary: While responding to a residential structure fire, Fire Chief Johnson died from injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle accident after he lost control of the police vehicle he was operating. Chief Johnson, the only occupant, was reportedly ejected from the vehicle in the crash.

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Kitchen fire ignites row in Shenandoah Schuylkill County, PA. At 7:03 a.m. on November 2, Schuylkill County 911 received a radio message from Shenandoah Marshal 742 reporting a kitchen fire at 210 West Lloyd Street in Shenandoah.

The Shenandoah Fire Department was dispatched with Mahanoy City West End Rescue 993 and Shenandoah EMS. Marshal 745 confirmed a working fire in the middle of a row and assumed command. Engine 742 and Squrt 745 began to stretch lines.

At this point, smoke was seen exiting multiple addresses at the roofline. A second alarm was requested, bringing units from Englewood, Frackville, Mahanoy City (Citizens), Ringtown Valley and Shenandoah Heights. Additional EMS units were dispatched from Frackville, Ringtown and rehab from Ryan Township.

While lines were stretched into multiple addresses, the Squrt flew the boom to the roof and crews ascended for vertical ventilation.

Ladder 745 flew to the roof for additional access. Engine 751 stretched a line to the rear. Tanker 759 supplied the Squrt.

Engine 454 was directed to the rear of the row. Engine 369 secured a water supply and then fed Engine 454. Lines were stretched off both rigs to the rear of the buildings.

Crews continued to battle the fire while the roof crew opened up to stop the spread of fire. High winds kept the smoke swirling throughout the fireground. After battling the blaze for over an hour, the fire was marked under control

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Reading operates this 2009 KME 100' TDA, designated as Ladder 3.

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Firefighters work to ventilate the building

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Firefighters continued to overhaul the building from inside, on the roof and from the exterior until all hotspots were doused. The final

units were clear of the scene just before 10:00 a.m.

The Red Cross was dispatched to the scene to assist the displaced residents. The Pennsylvania State Police were requested to assist with investigating the cause of the fire.

- JC KRIESHER

KEN SNYDER

The West Manchester Fire Department uses this 1992 Spartan/EOne 1500/1000 as E 5-1

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Hempfield Fire Department’s Engine 691 is a 2003 American LaFrance Eagle, 2000 gpm rescue/pumper

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Tensioned highline rescue drills Wrightsville, PA. The rescue/engine went to Sam Lewis State Park to do some drills along with Craley Engine 44-2. Crews rigged up a tensioned highline. The purpose of a highline is to get rescuers and victims from one point to another via ropes and haul systems.

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Malvern Fire Company operates a 2009 GMC/KME 1000/250/20 Foam.

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Eastern Salisbury Fire Company maintain a 1952 International/Maxim 750/500.

KEN SNYDER

Fire strikes Nazareth restaurant Nazareth, PA. The Vigilant Hose Co. No. 1 was dispatched to a late morning structure fire on October 29th. This three story building at 550 S. Main St. consisted of Pizza Joe's Italian Restaurant on the first floor, with apartments on the second and third floors.

Eventually, heavy black smoke and fire were visible from the upper floors. Early reports be-

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lieve the fire started around the duct work between the exhaust fan and the pizza oven.

Most of the major damage occurred on the upper floors, which displaced two families consisting of five adults and two children.

Two firefighters were knocked

down a flight of steps when the fire flashed on them, one of them receiving a wrist burn.

Assisting Nazareth were companies from the Upper Nazareth FD, Lower Nazareth FD, Bethlehem Twp. VFC., Bushkill Twp. F Co, Plainfield Twp. VFC, Tatamy VFC, and EMS from Nazareth and Bushkill Twp. - KEN SNYDER

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Mural honors two fallen Philly firefighters Philadelphia, PA. On July 10, 2014, the public was invited to attend a formal dedication of a mural depicting Lt. Robert Neary, 59 and firefighter Daniel Sweeny, 25 who were killed fighting a five alarm warehouse fire back on April 9, JUMP TO FILE # 110614117 2012.

The fire had occured in a former hosiery factory at Front and York Sts. in the East Kensington section of the city.

The mural is located three blocks from York St. on a wall located at 2025 E. Arizona St. The mural features the smiling faces of the firefighters surrounded by fire artifacts.

The mural was designed by Jesse Gardner and David McShane a Mural Arts worker, along with another artist, Kein Nguyen.

Their excellent artwork truly reflects back on these fallen firefighters of Ladder 10.

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KEN SNYDER

Engine 563 of the Community Fire Company of New Ringgold maintains this 1973 Seagrave 750/750.

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FRANK ROBINSON

Dallastown Fire Company still operate a 1984 Mack/KME 1000/3000.

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Jersey Shore man injured after hitting utility pole An early morning single vehicle accident sent one Jersey Shore man to the hospital after his pickup truck hit a utility pole. According to a Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department report, William McClelland was driving south on North Main Street at approximately 4:41 a.m. on November 8th, when he fell asleep and went off the west side of the roadway, up an embank-

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ment in front of Stout's Pro Auto Center and struck a utility pole.

The impact sheered the pole in half causing McClelland's 2008, red Dodge Ram truck to roll onto the driver’s side and ending up in the northbound lane of Main Street.

The driver was confined in the truck and had to be removed by Jersey Shore EMS when they arrived.

McClelland was transported to Jersey Shore Hospital, but there is no word on his condition at this time. Both Independent Hose and Citizens Hose responded to the early morning wreck.

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KEN SNYDER

The Chippewa Township Fire Department of Beaver County uses this 2003 KME 2250/1000/60 as E-22.

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PAUL GARRETT

Heroes pull driver from burning car Flames were shooting out of the engine compartment of a vehicle that had just crashed into a set of bleachers at Oak Grove Park in Avis Borough late Thursday night, November 6th.

Quick action by resident James Frye and his daughter Rebeka and off duty Pine Creek Township Police Officer Brian Kitko, made the difference between life and death for the driver of the 1999 dark colored Mercedes SUV. Dennis M. Callahan, 68, a minister from Lock Haven was trapped inside his burning car after he suffered an apparent medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle. Frye’s daughter came into the house and told her father that there was a fire down by the ball field.

When Frye got to the scene about two blocks from his home, no one was around and the car’s front end was engulfed in flames. “I pounded on the vehicle windows and I heard the guy hollering and screaming incoherently,“ said Frye.

At that point Frye’s daughter Rebeka helped to get the passenger side door open while her dad

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climbed in to pull the victim out of the burning car.

“I don’t know how that guy even had enough air to moan. The smoke was so thick I had to pull my shirt up over my face,” said Frye.

Frye was tugging at the victim, but his seat belt was still hooked.

Officer Kitko arrived on scene at that point and helped angle the driver so the seat belt could be undone. Frye then pulled the driver out of the vehicle just as the flames began to enter the front seat of the SUV. “The fire was about four to five feet over top of the hood and starting into the passenger area by his feet,” explained Frye.

When firefighters arrived, Avis Volunteer Fire Department Deputy Chief Ken Leitch, assisted Frye and Kitko in dragging the victim up a small embankment to a safe distance away from the fire.

“After we got him away from the car. there were small explosions as the car became more engulfed in

flames,” said Kitko.

Kitko had just finished his shift at 10:00 p.m. when a report of a suspicious vehicle was seen parked near the fence at the ball field in the 300 block of Prospect Ave in the borough.

Kitko, a Lock Haven resident called the center and told them he would drive by the area on his way home. Then he heard them say there was smoke coming from the vehicle.

“By the time I arrived, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. I saw Frye trying to pull the driver from the car and helped him. I have to say he did an amazing job getting to him in time. He probably saved his life,” said Kitko.

According to Deputy Chief Leitch, the victim was taken by ambulance to the hospital, but did not sustain any burns to his body or his clothing.

As for Frye saving the mans life, he doesn’t consider himself a hero. “I would hope somebody would have done the same thing for me,” he said.

KEN SNYDER

SA-2 of the Philadelphia Second Alarmers is a 2004 Freightliner canteen truck.

DALE FEEHRER

Newberry Twp. of York County operates this 2004 HME/New Lexington tanker (1250/2500).

- PAUL GARRETT

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DALE FEEHRER

Progress of Susquehanna Township operates this 2012 Pierce (1500/500).

1st Responder News correspondent Stephen Barrett on scene at a mutual aid dwelling fire in Shenandoah, PA November 2.

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Ronks of Lancaster County, PA operates this 2008 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/1000).

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Apartment building fire displaces five in East Greenville East Greenville, PA. On Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 1:34 a.m., East Greenville Fire Co. along with neighboring fire companies were dispatched to an apartment building fire at 234 Washington St. Upon arrival, Chief Jason Wilson, reported a fully involved building fire to Montgomery County radio and upgraded it to a second alarm. On the second alarm were fire companies with manpower to assist in fighting the fire.

Handlines with foam were used along with a blitz nozzle to knock down the flames. There were no injuries reported.

Five people were displaced due to the fire. The Red Cross was

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called in to assist the displaced those residents.

The fire was brought under control within an hour. Extensive overhaul was to follow.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the fire marshal.

Assisting East Greenville Fire Co. were Pennsburg, Red Hill, Green Lane, Hereford (Berks County), Seisholtzville (Berks County), Milford (Bucks County), Upper Perk EMS, and North Penn Goodwill.

- TERRY RITZ

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IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our “In Service” feature please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

DALE FEEHRER

Reading operates this 2002 KME engine, (1500/500) designated as Engine 5 out of it's Southwest station.

DALE FEEHRER

Annville operates this 1996 Seagrave engine (2000/750/30AF).

After 34 years of service, firefighter retires Congratulations to Administrative Officer Brian Smith on 34 years of service to the City of Reading.

Brian was hired on March 17, 1980 and was assigned as a Jumper Firefighter on the D platoon after completing JUMP TO FILE# 103014121 training.

In November of 1981, Firefighter Smith took assignment to Engine 12 continuing on the D platoon. Smith moved to EMS on May 2, 1984 when he took an assignment as the "helper" on Ambulance 696 A platoon. About a year later in July of 1985, he bid over to the driver's position of the same unit.

Smith eventually moved over to the C platoon on Ambulance 696, working with former Local 1803 President Jon Gowombeck, on October 18th, 1987.

As an interesting side note, both worked when the unit returned from its last run as the fire department ambulance before the city disbanded the unit in favor of privatization.

After the elimination of EMS, Smith was again detailed as a jumper firefighter.

In April of 1989, Brian took assignment with Rescue 1. After driving the rescue for a few years, Smith moved to Ladder 1 as the firefighter when the city restored the second firefighter position in November of 1991.

Firefighter Smith remained on the C platoon for 24 years of his career before accepting the post of department administrative officer in

JASON BATZ

Reading Firefighter Brian Smith is retiring after 34 years of service to the city last serving as the Administrative Officer.

2011 after the retirement of Bonnie Civitarese. Brian also served as the Local 1803 MDA coordinator for several years, and is very active in charity work.

"Smitty" is more famously known for creating a small website back in 2002 known as Readingpafire.com. The site began small featuring photos and stories to tell our story. The site continued to grow as he poured more of his time and efforts into making it something great.

The years went by quickly with

Brian hosting his own server and website and dealing with all of the nuances that go along with maintaining a web presence. As the site continued to grow with people constantly handing over their photos and personal accounts of events in the city and department, Brian needed help.

After a few years of discussion, Brian eventually handed over parts of the site until bowing out completely in 2011.

- JASON BATZ

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The Mt. Penn Fire Department operates this 1992 Seagrave 100' tractor drawn aerial.

KEN SNYDER

Philly re-opens two firehouses LUKE PATTERSON

The Birdsboro Union Fire Department operates this 2005 Pierce 75' Aerialscope.

The Philadelphia Fire Department recently re-opened two of its firehouses. Engine 66 in Roxborough was closed back on December 17th 2013, due to fumes leaking into the building. Firefighters reported feeling sick from petroleum and fuel gases that were present. Eight months later, that problem was resolved and the station has been operating as of August 15th. Battalion 4, Snorkel 2, Medic 44B in Old City is also back in service. This station was closed back on September 28th 2013, when the medic ambulance caught fire and severely damaged the station.

The newly renovated firehouse has been operating since August 29th.

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IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our In Service feature, please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

KEN SNYDER

The Alert H & L No. 2 of Honesdale runs this 1994 Sutphen 1500/400/75' as Ladder 2 PAUL GARRETT

Independent Hose Company firefighter Matt Kieffer knocks down some flaming debris during the fire.

Wind whips brush fire in Porter Twp

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Amity Fire Company operates a 2003 Pierce Dash 1250/1500.

Motorists driving on Route 220 between the Thomas and Little Pine Creek exits near Jersey Shore could see smoke billowing skyward from the woods behind John Stevenson's home early Sunday afternoon, November 2nd.

Firefighters were called to the residence at 248 Bypass Dr. in Porter Twp, at around 1:46 p.m.

According to Willy Stevenson 15, John's grandson, he was the first to alert his grandfather of the fire.

"I was going out for a run and I looked out the window and there

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were flames and smoke coming up," said Willy. The elder Stevenson then called 911.

"It wasn't very big at that time, but when the wind started blowing then it started going," explained Stevenson.

With dry leaves and a stiff breeze the fire spread into the woods behind Stevenson's home.

By the time the firefighters had the

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Make a Motion To Move As a member of the fire service, chances are you have attended your share of meetings. I myself have attended a number of them and other than the verbal “motions,” there is usually very little movement going on. It’s just the nature of the beast.

Unfortunately, most meetings include a lot of sitting and often a lot of eating. Now, eating is not necessarily a negative – but often times the menu consists of very few healthy options, if any.

We are all smart enough to know that lots of sitting and lots of poor food choices can send us onto a path of unhealthy living. So at your next meeting, why not make a motion to move? Here are a few simple suggestions, but I bet you can come up with many more that suit the needs and personalities of your membership.

You can precede the meeting with a group fitness session. It can be as simple as a 15 minute walk or weight training session. If the meet-

ing is a small group, it’s even possible to conduct the meeting on the move. Two to four individuals can successfully walk and talk and accomplish a great deal.

Another suggestion is to simply recommend that your department establish and implement a physical fitness program. If you already have a program, your next meeting is a great place to get feedback from officers and members on ways to improve or vary your existing program.

Additionally; it’s possible to actually add a bit of movement to the meeting itself. You can begin (and even end) each meeting with five minutes of simple movements and stretches to combat all that sitting and possibly even stir some interest in Health and Fitness. You can ask a local fitness professional to come in and lead the movements to get you started. It’s quick, it’s simple and it’s beneficial.

Another way to combat all that sitting is to have meeting materials

fire contained, it had burned about an acre of brush and leaves. Police and firefighters on the scene could find no apparent cause for the blaze.

There was no one in the woods at the time, there were no neighbors burning trash, and Stevenson was in his home when it started. Both fire companies from Jersey Shore responded to the brush fire along with manpower from Avis and Antes Fort.

- PAUL GARRETT

placed at different stations around the room and have members gather them on their own instead of having someone hand them out. Most people have no problem getting up and standing in the buffet line and moving along as they load their plate.

Why not institute the same concept for your meeting materials? Of course, you must always make provisions for those who may not be capable, but for the most part the majority of your membership can certainly be on the move.

The same goes for chair set up.

Yes, it’s wonderful to walk into a meeting hall and only have to make your way to a chair that has already been set up for you. Perhaps, each member could be responsible for their own chair set-up and clean-up.

Hey, it’s a thought. Be sure to observe all safety precautions.

Lastly, eliminate or minimize those poor food choices from your meeting menu. At the very least make an effort to add a few healthy and tasty options so members have the ability to make better personal choices when it comes to food.

There are many ways to make a motion to Move! So make that motion! Surely I second it! All those in Favor?... Keep Moving & Stay Safe!

Always remember to have medical clearance from your physician before beginning any exercise program.

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Witmer responds to accident with entrapment

Ammonia leak at local dessert factory

Witmer Fire Company responded to an MVA with entrapment on Willow and Greenfield Roads on October 28th. A young women was t-boned at the intersection, colliding with a pick up truck. The victim was removed from her vehicle and transported via Lancaster EMS to LGH for non-life threatening injuries. Manheim Township and Lafayette Fire Departments also responded.

Reading, PA. With D platoon firefighters nearing shift change, the Berks County Communications Center dispatched a hazardous materials assignment to the Sweet Streets Dessert factory for an ammonia release. Engine 9 arrived with plant personnel reporting an ammonia pipe had broken, and was repaired by the in-house response team. The pipe had discharged liquid ammonia on the floor in a remote area near the center of building. Companies stood by awaiting the arrival of a contractor, and began making arrangements to vent the large building. The operation was completed over an hour later. No injuries were reported. Chief Landis (C9) was in command.

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Patches needed for leukemia patient JEFF GOLDBERG

Yardley-Makefield Fire Company Fire Firefighter Arnie Roma securing hazards.

Dump truck versus Audi in Bucks County Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, PA. Firefighters from the Yardley-Makefield Fire Company were dispatched by Bucks County Fire Radio to Rescue Box 0-95 for a Dump truck versus an Audi in the Southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in the area of Big Oak Road overpass dispatched at approximately 11:23 a.m.

Yardley-Makefield Fire Company Engine 80 arrived on location and its officer reported no extrication needed since both drivers were

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER DIDYMUS MCHUGH

The holidays are coming and so is the change of the New Year and this gets me thinking. We can give thanks for the officers that we have had and look forward to the officers that are going to be sworn in.

We can look back at the past and think of our brothers, who are no longer with us.

At this time of year, people may not be able to completely understand us even more. We may be having a holiday meal or have guests over at our house or about to do something, like opening presents. Then an alarm comes in and everything changes.

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self-extricated.

The assignment was held to Engine 80 and Rescue 0 was returned to station.

Yardley-Makefield Fire Company Firefighters went in service securing hazards at the accident scene.

Yardley-Makefield Fire Company Fire Police conducted traffic

Most people may want us to sit and finish our meal or watch the children open the presents, but we get up and leave. We have some people who ask us why we have to leave in the middle of our celebration. Our answer to us is simple, "if you had a house fire, would you want the fire department to show up?"

We may be paid or volunteer, but our services are needed all the time. When emergency services joined, everyone answered the calling to help our fellow man. Since we cannot plan emergencies, we have to be ready to go at a moment’s notice.

I remember two holiday celebrations that were interrupted. The first was when I first joined and my father and I ran out of the house as the family was just getting up. The second was a call that came in and my daughter was just opening her presents. My daughter may have cried for leaving in the middle of the event, but she understood that it was part of helping other people.

Emergency services help people

control operations at the scene.

Additional mutual aid fire police agencies were dispatched to the scene to assist with traffic control operations until the scene was cleared.

The Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad was also on location.

The Pennsylvania State Police and Lower Makefield Township Police Department were on location.

- JEFFREY GOLDBERG

when the person is having a bad day.

We do not fit it into our schedule. We inconveince ourselves so that we can be good servants.

At this time of year, especially at this time of year, I would like to say something for all the public servants.

"Thank you for your time, dedication and training. Thank you to your family for giving of their time that they do without you. You provide a service to each person without consideration of who they are.

How many people and organizations can learn by observing you?"

I would also ask that you also set aside some time for yourself. In emergency services as well as many occupations that provide care, we may take ourselves for granted.

We need some down time to recharge our batteries and bring ourselves down to our level of normal baseline, whatever it may look like for you.

Have an enjoyable holiday season and talk with you next year.

Sean Cadden, the 10 year old son of Town of Newburgh Police Sergeant Pat Cadden, recently suffered a relapse of Leukemia.

Originally diagnosed in November of 2010, and after completing three and a half years of treatment, Sean was in complete remission.

In August of 2014 he was diagnosed once again with Leukemia.

Sean has started treatment, which will now include a bone marrow transplant.

Sean is scheduled to be admitted to the hospital on November 1.

Sean will be there for about ten weeks-an awful long time for a little boy and for his family.

Sean would like to decorate his room with patches from police departments, SWAT teams, fire departments and other emergency service

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agencies.

Let's really decorate Sean's hospital room for him!

Lets show him just how much we care and that “we are all family!”

Several employees of 1st Responder Newspaper personally know the Cadden family. He is an absolutely amazing kid and has immense strength. He’s an inspiration and we hope we can do everything we can to help him out.

Patches can be sent to Town of Newburgh Police Department, 300 Gardnertown Road, Newburgh, NY 12550, Attention: Sgt Pat Cadden.

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Hannah Shafer was trying on the gear and helmet of chief Lester Wolcott of Jackson Twp Vol. Fire co in Reeders Pa at the annual open house. Lester is my husband and we are Hannah's god parents.

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Barn fire in West Donegal Township Get your personal copy of

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At 5:30 p.m. on October 25th, crews were alerted for a barn fire at 1197 Landis Road, West Donegal Township, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

First crews confirmed a working fire with a column from half a mile out. Once on scene, Chief 70 advised of a 40 x 100 foot barn filled with hay fully engulfed.

Crews set up for defensive operations and used master streams to put out the bulk of the fire.

Chief 70 added additional tankers

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to set up a water supply with no hydrants in the area.

Chief 70 declared the fire under control in under an hour, but crews remained on scene until 2:15 a.m. after making sure all hot spots were out.

- TIM COOVER

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When I was a teenager, a senior fireman who I greatly looked up to explained to me the life cycle of being a fireman. He started off by saying that when you first join you see nothing else, everything is all about the firehouse. No matter how old you are, that’s how it seems.

You get to the point that if you miss a small call you get mad, so mad that you wished you were home instead of being somewhere else. These are called your “Buff Years”, one of the best times of my service career.

During the first years from when you join the firehouse, you may have a girlfriend/boyfriend, and you are getting more involved with them while building a relationship. At this point, the firehouse doesn’t seem as special as it did. You still love it, but your time there starts to slowly decrease.

In some cases, it is because of your other half’s jealousy of the time you spend at the firehouse and not with them. It has always been hard to explain how you can give so much time and effort into something that you do not get paid for and countless hours away from your loved ones.

There is a balance and each situation is different.

Compromises need to be made, especially if you want to build a future together and also be a volunteer firefighter. The best advice I have given to peers going through this stage is: the firehouse will always be here, relationships won’t.

Once you get through this tough stage, the outcome will set the tone for the future.

The next stage is the career phase.

I learned many things the hard way during this period. Everyone has a career in mind when they are growing up. Your choice should be something that you are passionate about. It may or may not be a paid firefighter, but in my case it was.

Once I was hired, I looked at things from a different perspective. I felt I was helping my community and making a difference in a way unlike I was before. I started slowing down with the volunteer firehouse and focused on my job.

I truly felt that I could not give a 100% to both, so I was not an active volunteer during the initial time of the career phase.

The next phase for me was the children phase. My kids were not easy infants to care for so it was hard for me to leave for the firehouse or go on

Letters to the Editor fire calls.

I didn’t think it was fair to my wife or my kids to be gone.

My motivation for why I chose to focus on my family is rare and it was set forth many years prior to my marriage. Your attitude towards this ideal may be the same or different.

I have to say that bad timing is the story of my life. I can recall numerous times that I had plans and a fire call disrupted the entire night or day.

It may not only disrupt daily activities, but it will also affect others. A good example of this is getting a fire or serious call before picking up the kids from school. It’s added stress, but it is also the chaos that balances our lives out.

For the firefighters’ families: Although we leave to respond to a call or attend a training, we are providing a service to the community. We are also fulfilling our need for chaos and adrenaline. Let’s face it, some members’ full-time jobs may not be their passion.

The fire service is a great outlet for that.

During the week of Hurricane Irene, fire districts were running nonstop with rescues, floods, and during the final days, house fires.

It was a rough week of no sleep and dealing with some upset family members. My family was very lucky during that storm. There was no flooding or downed trees, but we did lose power.

Being away for so long caused a lot of tension in my house. One day, I took my wife to the basement and said, “We have no water flooding. Our family is safe. There are people in our community who need help. They are not as fortunate as us right now. I am not only providing service by responding to their homes, but also the comfort that their fellow neighbor has their back on the worst day of their lives.”

That last statement above sums it up. When that pager goes off, no matter what type of call comes through, we are aiding our community in a time of need and assisting to help with what could possibly be someone’s worst experience ever.

It’s what we are passionate about.

It is what drives us.

It is what we are called to do.

- STEPHEN KELLY

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Incident command’s impact on firefighter safety STAYING SAFE Chief Henry Campbell

Last month, I wrote about what type of officer training is required of fire officers in both volunteer and career departments and the impact it can have on firefighter safety.

At just about the same time, much controversy arose about the investigation reports relating to the death of Firefighter Stanley Wilson of the Dallas Fire Department. Firefighter Wilson died as a result of injuries sustained from a collapsing wall while operating at a fire in a condominium complex. The reports contained information that pointed to incident command, inadequate size-up, tactics and communications problems, and all leading to onscene confusion and inconsistent reports.

There were two reports, one from the Texas Fire Marshal’s Office and the second from the Dallas Fire Rescue Department. Both reports had similar recommendations on what needs to be done to correct the problems that were evident at the condominium fire on May 20, 2013.

The Dallas Fire Rescue Department’s report contained the following recommendations: 1. DFR (Dallas Fire-Rescue) should ensure incident commanders establish a stationary command post, maintain the role of directing fireground operations, and do not become involved in firefighting efforts.

2. DFR should ensure that its incident commanders conduct an initial size-up and risk assessment of the incident scene before beginning interior firefighting operations.

3. DFR should ensure critical benchmarks are communicated to the incident commander. If needed information is not forthcoming, incident commanders should prompt division commanders from their stationary positions at the command post.

4. DFR should evaluate its procedures for communicating and implementing operational modes at emergencies and ensure compliance. Changes in modes must be coordinated between the incident command, the command staff, and the firefighters.

5. DFR should train on and understand the use and operation of elevated master streams and its effects on structural degradation.

6. DFR should provide ongoing

training covering structural collapse hazards to all firefighters.

7. DFR should ensure the predesignated incident safety officer assumes that role upon arrival on the fireground and that this role is maintained throughout the incident until the emergency is brought under control.

Additionally, the RIT members should not be issued orders that would compromise their mission and this should be reinforced through training.

8. DFR should evaluate and train on its procedures for conducting effective primary searches of structures and refine them if deemed appropriate.

9. DFR should commit to regular and consistent training of regularly assigned command technicians and their back-ups to enhance performance of command post functions fulfilled by these individuals.

The Texas State Fire Marshal’s report contained the following findings: 1. Continuous risk assessments were not completed. A thorough analysis was not completed prior to the interior search of the first floor of the fire building.

2. Fireground communications were not clear nor understood.

3. Adequate supervision of personnel did not take place.

4. There were simultaneous offensive and defensive operations.

5. The IC was directly supervising up to 18 people.

6. The command and the plan to conduct a primary was not altered although a search was completed earlier.

The Texas Fire Marshal’s report also contained pointers as to what fireground operations that were conducted that proved to be beneficial to the firefighting operations overall.

As I write this article, there continues to be fingerpointing among members of the DFR and the fire service as it relates to the command actions and decisions made at this fire. Many critics feel the death of Firefighter Stanley Wilson was preventable. What do you think? Read the following reports and draw your own conclusion.

The Texas Fire Marshal’s report can be accessed on line at: http://cdn3.1starriving.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/09/TXDal-las-Stanley-Wilson-report-StateFM-.pdf The Dallas Fire-Rescue report can be accessed on line at: http://cdn.1starriving.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/09/TXDall-as-Stanley-Wilson-report.pdf Till next time, stay safe and God bless!

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Laugh your way to the bank with a stand-up comedy fund-raiser Who needs to laugh more than the Fire Companies ---the first responders who deal with dangerous circumstances each and every day?

There’s an innovative concept for fund-raising developed by Joey Novick, who is a stand-up comedian and the Fire Commissioner in his hometown: Stand-up comedy shows.

Fire companies can get much-needed laughs and profit financially as well.

Novick's company, ComedyWorks, provides all-star headline comedians from HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime, Last Comic Standing, and the Tonight Show.

Novick’s been producing comedy shows since 1977, and has experience producing shows with such comedians as Jerry Seinfeld, Rosie O’Donnell, Larry The Cable Guy, and Tim Allen.

"The comedians were very funny, and very professional," wrote Mark Bruhmuller, Fire Chief of the Churchtown Fire Company of New York. “Joey Novick did an excellent job. Everybody loves to laugh, and it's a great deal of fun."

ComedyWorks produces more than 300 shows a year, almost 150 of those for emergency service organizations. The money these shows can

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raise varies, depending on things like the number of tickets sold, how they're priced, the amount spent on promotion and whether food and drink are available.

"Mostly companies produce shows in their own facilities, which may hold 300–400 people," says Novick.

"We'll put together a show for them that will bring in comedians from major comedy clubs, with a headliner from HBO, Comedy Central, or the Tonight Show. The feature performer will be someone who's headlined the comedy circuit: Catch a Rising Star, the Improv, the Comedy Store. The host of the show will be a comedian who's very high-energy, like a gameshow host, to get the audience warmed up. A triple headliner show!”

The Somerset Fire Company of New Jersey produces two fundraisers a year through ComedyWorks.

"We've done about ten shows so far, and it's been great," says Mike Rein-

beck, who coordinates the shows for the 65-member volunteer department.

"A friend of mine who had used Joey told me, 'This guy books really good acts.' So, we did the first show, everything was great, and we've been doing shows with Joey ever since."

"I find their people to be very funny," agrees Adam Hubney, chief of the Atlantic Highlands Volunteer Fire Department in New Jersey, which books comedians through ComedyWorks for its annual dinner.

"We have a professional comedy club in our county, and the quality is just as good."

Comedy Works provides a 30-page ‘How-To’ guide that assists organizations through the comedy show production and warns of mistakes to avoid. "We make sure they follow everything in the guide," says Novick. "If a company has never done this before, it gives you everything from you need to know. We make sure that things get done right.

Clients who follow the guide always do very well and tend to make money.”

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IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our In Service feature please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

DALE FEEHRER ARTIE OSNIAK

Fire at Trader Horn in Franklin Twp Station 13 Prospect, Station 14 Unionville, Station 24 Portersville, Station 3 Butler Twp Fire District, Station 12 Connoquenessing VFD's and Butler Ambulance Service were dispatched at 10:00 a.m. on October 18th for fire in the walls of the Trader Horn Hardware store at 990 New Castle Rd in Franklin Twp, Butler County.

Fire Crews arrived on scene and found fire in the Alpha/Delta corner of the structure. They were

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advised by store personnel that prior to this, there was a power surge and they discovered fire in the wall.

Crews had to await the arrival of the power company then an interior fire attack was started.

Trader Horn Command Chief 13 requested additional units out of the City of Butler Station 1 for

Hershey operates this 2007 Pierce tower equipped with a 95' Aerialscope. In 2007 Pierce fully rebuilt this piece, which was a 1994 Duplex/Saulsbury/Baker.

their ladder truck, Station 33 Slippery Rock for a tanker, Station 8 Lick Hill for their tankers, Station 6 Mercer Road, a tanker out of Princeton in Lawrence County and an engine from Station 9 East Butler to set up a fill sit for the tankers.

Crews worked for over an hour. Command stated to release companies. All units sooncleared the scene and returned to service.

KEN SNYDER

- ARTIE OSNIAK

Tower Ladder 19 of the York Township FD is a 2003 Seagrave 95'.

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Contagion EMS ISSUES CHelle CoRdeRo

It’s big news – Ebola, Enterovirus, Influenza, Meningitis, Small Pox, SARS, HIV, Chicken Pox, and even the common cold.

How do you treat and transport the sick individual and still protect yourself?

And before you sigh and say you’ll take your chances, think about all the people you can carry those germs to – your co-workers, other patients, the folks you bump into at a crowded shopping mall, your spouse, and even your children.

Personal safety is a vital part of emergency response or you could become a part of the problem yourself.

We should all be using personal protective gear on every call – treat all cases as worst case scenario, the potential is always there.

Gloves, face masks, and eye shields are the most basic of protective things the first responder should be reaching for.

If it’s wet and sticky, don’t touch it – it’s a good motto to live by, however fluids and airborne microorganisms can contaminate a seemingly clean scene and lurk in the hidden gaps of seat cushions, gurney rails, stethoscopes and all surfaces in the ambulance; even when you “thoroughly” clean your rig between calls.

Wear gloves every time you are in the patient compartment; change the gloves between patients and duties, bag all contaminated items in red bags, and avoid carrying contaminants between scenes.

There are also gowns, Tyvek suits, booties and interior-rigdraping when you suspect the potential for contagion; explain to patients, if they are frightened by your gear, that you deal with ill pa-

tients all day long and this is your way of protecting yourself and all of your patients.

Learn to recognize warning signs of contagious diseases.

The CDC recently issued guidelines and interim recommendations for recognizing potential Ebola victims: address scene safety; if dispatch advises that the patient is suspected of having Ebola, EMS personnel should put on the appropriate PPE (gloves, fluid resistant gown, eye protection, shoe covers, face-mask and N95 respirators) before entering the scene; isolate the patient as much as possible; approach patients with caution, illness can cause erratic behavior; consider the symptoms and risk factors of Ebola - fever of greater than 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and additional symptoms such as severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or unexplained hemorrhage.

Ask the patient about risk factors within the past three weeks before the onset of symptoms, including contact with blood or body fluids of a patient known to have or suspected to have Ebola, travel from a country where an Ebola outbreak is occurring, or direct handling of bats or nonhuman primates from disease-endemic areas.

Whether you are responding to a sick patient, a bio-terrorism incident (viruses, bacteria or toxins), a haz-mat incident or any scene with the presence of body fluids, precautions must be taken.

EMS administrators are realizing the need for proper PPE for all responding personnel overrides the desire to keep operating costs at a minimum and training is updated almost daily.

Stay current with CDC guidelines/alerts and local regional EMS protocols.

Remember the analogy of the airplane pre-flight safety instructions regarding oxygen masks – put yours on first before helping those around you, if you aren't breathing yourself, you will be no help to those who might need you.

Stay safe out there.

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DALE FEEHRER

RICKY BROWN

Rescue 1 of Reading (2007 KME) operating at a vehicle accident with entrapment.

RIT II for Wrightsville volunteers At 8:00 a.m. after running an AFA in the township, crews headed down to the drill house for the day to begin RIT II. Members went over large area search, basic airbag operations, stokes basket evolutions, and wall breaches. All of the things learned in these RIT classes may come into play if a firefighter should become disoriented, trapped, or injured. All of these drills are based off of real life events that have happened in the past.

TIMOTHY COOVER

East Petersburg Fire Department Engine 231 is a2009 Pierce Contender PU, 1500 GPM pump,1000 gallons of water

KEN SNYDER

Allentown Engine 6 on scene at a working vacant dwelling ďŹ re at 420 Allen St. on October 30th.

FRANK ROBINSON

Car strikes pole in front of chief’s house Lafayette Fire Company responded to an MVA in front of Chief Hershey's house on Route 462 in Bridgeport on November 8th. The driver of the vehicle struck the pole and left several residents without electric for a few hours. The driver was transported to LGH by Lancaster EMS.

JASON BATZ

Reading Fire Department Engine 9 is towed away after developing mechanical problems.

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MVA with confinement in Mount Joy Township On November 11, 2014 at 2:34 p.m., crews from Rheems Fire Department were alerted for a two car accident in the area of 1990 West Main Street in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County. First arriving police reported entrapment. Fire crews arrived and marked confinement. At 2:51 p.m., crews marked extrication complete and assisted EMS with patient care.

Rheems was assisted by Mount Joy and East Petersburg Fire Departments.

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Reading Fire Chief William Stoudt poses with newly promoted officers Tom Kemery, Scot Landis and Mike Glore.

JASON BATZ

Reading Firefighter Justin Aucker stands by during an ammonia leak at a dessert factory in Reading.

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A crew from Highspire Engine 55 were waiting on guests to arrive at a local fire prevention week open house.

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Firefighters look on after being ordered to evacuate a house fire outside Ringtown

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Mahanoy City firefighter Shawn Finneran exits the building during a fire in Shenandoah

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Fairview Twp., has taken delivery of one of their two 2014 Pierce Arrow XT engines. They feature a 2,000 gallon per minute pump, with a 750 gallon tank.

Please take notice that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Uniondale Fire District will accept sealed Bids until 2:00 PM, November 7, 2014, for the sale of one (1) 1997 Ford F350 Pickup Truck. 47,000 miles. At 3:00 PM bid(s) will be opened and publicly read aloud. Vehicle is to be sold in “as is condition”.

The minimum accepted bid for the vehicle is $500.00. Sealed bids may be delivered in person to the District Monday through Friday 9-4pm at 501 Uniondale Avenue, Uniondale, NY 11553.

Sealed bids must be marked “Bid for 1997 Ford F350 Pickup Truck.” For more info contact the District Secretary at (516) 481-8411 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:00pm Monday through Friday ONLY.

Please take notice that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Uniondale Fire District will accept sealed Bids until 2:00 PM, November 7, 2014, for the sale of one (1) 1994 Chevy P30 Grumman Van. 11,600 miles. At 3:00 PM bid(s) will be opened and publicly read aloud. Vehicle is to be sold in “as is condition”. The minimum accepted bid for the vehicle is $1,500.

Sealed bids may be delivered in person to the District Monday through Friday 9-4pm at 501 Uniondale Avenue, Uniondale, NY 11553. Sealed bids must be marked “Bid for 1994 P30 Grumman Van.” For more info contact the District Secretary at (516) 481-8411 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:00pm Monday through Friday ONLY.

FRANK ROBINSON

Londonderry Fire Company No. 1 now operates a 2014 KME 1500/2500 tanker

DALE FEEHRER

Gordonville Fire & EMS took delivery of three new pieces.

Squad 43 is a 2014 Ford F-550 which will pull their new Bravo trailer. The trailer will be used as a triage area and store the new Kubota ATV. This new service will provide care at large scale incidents, as well as rehab.

FRANK ROBINSON

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Sale is subject to a mandatory referendum. Accepting sealed bids until 4:00 p.m. on October 20, 2014. The minimum accepted bid for the vehicle is Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00). For more specific information, contact the District Secretary, Joyce L. Nolan at (516) 481-8411 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday ONLY.

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The Last True Hero

ON THE BOOK SHELF

by John Malecky

The Last True Hero By Phil Burns Available from: FSP Books & Videos 188 Central Street, #4 Hudson, MA 01749-1330 1-800-5228528 E-Mail: support@fire-police-ems.com www.fire-police-ems.com Price: $24.95 This is a hard cover book measuring nominally 6” x 9” and has 213 pages.

Well, he has done it again…another masterpiece!

The author, a retired division chief from the Fire Department of the City of New York, has written

two other books, namely Laughter, Tears & Muffled Drums and Bringing Everybody Home, which were previously reviewed and are excellent publications.

This book is no less interesting and easy to read.

There are 44 titled chapters, which are each stories from his memoirs.

He joined the fire department in 1963 and stayed 40 years, yet he was at some memorable fires while working his previous job at the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company.

He was still able to competently cover the two major incidents.

With few exceptions the chapters are short, some very short, but they all will leave a lasting thought with the reader.

Some of the fires are from so long ago that they did not have gas masks, portable radios and only had two and a half inch hose for fire streams.

Most of the chapters center on one or more members of the fire department and his memory of them as most are now deceased.

As for me, I did recognize many of the names partly from the book “Fallen Heros”, from living close to New York City and reading the newspapers or watching the news programs through the years.

So I was familiar with a number of those, who lost their lives even before 9-11-01.

This book put a personality to names and photos of fallen heros from many fires.

Some videos did the same when they featured fires and emergencies that had many members who would lose their lives in 9-11-01.

The author pulls no punches when he writes about things that went right as well as those that went wrong and he is willing to express his opinion about orders, procedures and personalities which he agreed and disagreed with.

These chapters cover stories from the perspective of all of the ranks he attained, not just from a division chief’s outlook.

It is an easy book to thumb through because of the interest it attracts.

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