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Do you know when to use an Urgent Care Center? Urgent care centers play an A important role in keeping
ccording to the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA), 7,100 urgent care centers nationwide provide services for acute illnesses and injuries, occupational medicine for businesses and routine immunizations and physicals. About half also provide lab tests, x-rays, fracture and laceration care and IV fluids. With all of these centers, why is it that many people don’t even know they are there to help them? An urgent care center is a viable alternative to a traditional emergency department (ED) for non-life threatening illness and injuries for many reasons, including much shorter wait times and lower costs. They are equipped to treat children and adults with a wide variety of illnesses and injuries quickly and efficiently. The physicians and clinical staff are highly trained and, in many cases, board certified. These centers are open extended hours and on weekends and holidays to better meet the needs of patients. However, they are not an alternative to having a primary care doctor. They are an option when seeing a regular physician is not possible. The UCAOA documents that urgent care began, as far as anyone can tell, in the late 1970s and was created to meet a need in a community. The growth from the ‘70s-’80s was slow and steady as the concept of a "doc in a box" that one could see without appointment gained in popularity. Over the next 20 years the industry continued to expand and to gain respect as a viable place to receive healthcare when one could not get into one's "regular" physician. How do you decide if you can visit an urgent care center? Some medical situations, like having a heart attack, obviously need to be treated at an ED. However, one in every five trips to the ED could have been treated at an urgent care center instead. To help decide, you can ask yourself two questions. The first: “is this injury or illness life threatening?” If yes, call 911 or get to an ED quickly. The sec-
people healthy when a trip to the Emergency Department is not necessary… ond question is “if care is delayed, will this injury or illness get much worse or become life threatening?” If yes, a trip to an urgent care center can prevent it from being a true emergency. Examples of what can be done at an urgent care center are: sutures, splints, nebulizer treatments, ED follow-up, physicals, injections, immunizations as well as treatment of minor illnesses like sore throat, ear infections and the flu. Urgent care centers play an important role in keeping people healthy when a trip to the ED is not necessary and their physician’s office is closed. Middletown Medical has 3 Urgent Care Centers in the region – Middletown, Ellenville and Chester. Most locations are open seven days a week. About Middletown Medical: Founded in 1984, Middletown Medical is an award-winning multispecialty physicians' group dedicated to providing patients with top quality, comprehensive care in a warm and caring environment. Middletown Medical now includes 18 locations throughout Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties – Middletown (5 locations), Barryville, Bloomingburg, Chester, Ellenville, Liberty (2 locations), Montgomery, Monticello (2 locations), Port Jervis (2 locations), Warwick and Wurtsboro – as well as Immediate Medical Urgent Care (Urgent Care walk-in services) at the Middletown, Chester and Ellenville locations. Open seven days a week with no appointment necessary, please visit www.MiddletownMedical.com for more information, or call 845-342-4774.
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Meet an entire family of crime-fighters STORY BY DAN HUST
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The Calvellos have made law enforcement service a family tradition. From the left are mom Kathy, daughter Denise, son Joe, son John Jr. and dad John Sr. Out in front is Rocco, John Jr.’s longtime (now retired) K-9 partner.
There’s Officer Denise Calvello of the Town of Fallsburg Police Department. There’s Deputy Joseph Calvello of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. There’s Officer John Calvello Jr. of the Village of Monticello Police Department. And then there’s their dad, Chief John Calvello Sr. of the Village of Woodridge Police Department. Or maybe you know mom Kathy, who’s full-time at Crystal Run Healthcare but spends two nights a week working with a private security firm. At just a few months in, she’s the newest member of her family to be involved in law enforcement. “They always told me I should have been a cop myself!� Kathy laughs. She remains a proud wife and mother, having helped raise a family that truly “protects and serves.�
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John Sr., in fact, calls Kathy “the backbone of the whole family� – and is just as proud that all three kids entered his line of work. “I wanted them all to be police officers,� he says with a smile that fills the tiny Woodridge police station – which that day he was manning on his own. He recognizes it’s a dangerous job his family routinely undertakes. “So is driving a truck down a highway,� John replies. He was honest with them about the rigors of police work from the start. Indeed, they saw it every time he came back to the family’s Glen Wild home after long hours on the job. “They’d see me in good and bad moods,� he admits. But they also saw him proudly serving the community he’d lived in since age 13. They saw him at their school, teaching about the dangers of drugs and a life of crime. They saw him rise through the ranks of the Fallsburg Police Department, where he ultimately retired in 2008 as chief. They’d heard the stories about his desire to be a New York City cop back in the 1970s, about the NYPD hiring
freeze that forced him to become an electronics technician for Sears Roebuck, about the washing machine he fixed for a Fallsburg police officer named Matthew Issman, and about the fateful talk with Issman that led him to become an unpaid auxiliary officer in 1977. A year later, John was hired on a full-time paid basis by Fallsburg Police Chief Sammy Siegel, and he’s still patrolling the streets. “I love it,� he nods. “It’s the best job ever invented.� Chief in Woodridge since 1999, John is only technically “retired.� “As long as my body holds out,� he vows, “they’ll have to carry me out of here in a box!� That dedication to helping people is certainly contagious – intentionally so. When John Jr. asked to go on a ride with a Fallsburg police officer, for example, John Sr. readily agreed. “Back in high school, we had to do community service,� recalls John Jr., referring to Fallsburg High School’s requirement of every graduate-to-be.
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Even though he’d grown up around law enforcement, that one ride changed his life, motivating him to pursue a criminal justice degree from SUNY Sullivan. In 2004, he joined the Village of Walden PD in Orange County, and three years later he returned to Sullivan County as a K-9 officer with the Monticello PD. For six and a half years, John Jr. and canine partner Rocco were famous fixtures of the county seat. “He still lives with me,” John affirms. “He’s retired now.” John, on the other hand, is still hard at work, now serving as the school resource officer (SRO) at Monticello High School. The very reason that attracted him to police work – helping people – is what he does every day at the school, where he’s constantly developing rapport with students and staff, handling everything from minor disputes to actual crimes. High-schoolers “can come talk to me about any issues and problems
they have,” he relates. His favorite part? “Steering kids down the right path who aren’t going in a good direction.” Still, it’s a challenging job, and he’s grateful to have a brother and sister who know those challenges oh so well. “We talk about stuff we deal with,” he says. “And just talking about it relieves stress.” But like his dad, John Jr. is in this career for life. “I can’t picture myself doing anything else.” John Sr. understands the feeling, though he wasn’t initially sure if that sentiment would be shared by his younger son Joe. “He did two years at [SUNY] Sullivan, then joined the Army as an 82nd Airborne paratrooper,” he recalls. As a member of the Third Brigade, First Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Joe’s tour of duty included Iraq – at the height of its unrest. “That was the worst year of my
life,” John Sr. affirms. But Joe safely returned after four years in the military and decided law enforcement was worth a try, ultimately joining the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, where he’s been the arresting officer on a number of high-profile drug cases of late. “I like the job,” Joe affirms, not at all fazed by the 1,000 square miles he and his fellow deputies patrol. “I like working the whole county.” He enjoys the diversity of people he encounters – and the fact that he can stay on a case from initial arrest deep into the investigatory phase. “I like to work my own cases,” he says. Joe also holds a master’s degree in public administration from Marist, an education that will serve him well in police work and anything else he chooses to do in the years to come. “I never went to college, and I know how important that is,” his dad John relates. “Being educated is very important in this job. It’s not ‘kick ass and take names’ anymore – you’ve got to know the book!” Daughter Denise is a Keystone
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College grad herself (with an associate’s in criminal justice) and now works the night shift at Fallsburg PD. “She’s got my badge number,” John proudly notes. She’s proud to carry on the family legacy, having been inspired to join law enforcement from “just growing up around it my whole life.” She spent five years with the Sheriff’s Office before transferring to Fallsburg, where she’s served for three years. “It’s nice to help people,” Denise says of a myriad of reasons she’s glad to be a police officer. “I get a chance to make a name for myself.” Kathy worried about her five-foottall daughter dealing with much larger foes, but like her father before her, Denise has capably earned the respect and admiration of both her colleagues and her community. Indeed, that rings true of every Calvello. “I wouldn’t trade them for the world,” John says of his crime-fighting family. “There ain’t no father prouder than me!”
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Former Chief celebrates 60 years in the Hortonville Fire Department BY NYSSA A. CALKIN
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he period around 1956 was a time when many communities revolved around their local fire department. It was also the year 18year-old Carl Rosenberger received a call asking him to join the Hortonville Fire Department. "I agreed and David Buddenhagen said 'Well that's good, cause you were already voted in.'" His proximity to the firehouse had made him a valued potential member of the department. The Rosenberger’s home was a stone’s throw from the trucks and one of the three fire phones in the district was located in their home. "Everyone in CONTINUED ON PAGE 12E
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With Sincere Appreciation Thank you to all the volunteer fire companies of Lake Huntington, Callicoon, Hortonville, Narrowsburg, Lava, Jeffersonville, Liberty, Monticello, White Lake, Youngsville, Equinunk PA, Beach Lake PA, Mobile Medic, Town of Cochecton Volunteer Ambulance along with Tusten and Bethel. Also the Sullivan County Sheriff Dept., New York State Police, various local businesses, and the general public that assisted and helped out during our fire. Carl with wife, Kay, have lived across the street from the Hortonville firehouse for many years. When he first became a member, Carl and Kay had one of the three phones for the fire district in their house and taught everyone in the family how to use it. Carl would often be seen running across the lawn to the firehouse before the siren went off.
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the family was trained to use it. My siblings and I had to know how to use it in case our parents weren’t home. The phone would ring, and we would have to signal the receiver at the firehouse." Carl’s daughter Debbie Owen remembers, "and Dad could often be seen running across the yard before it even sounded at the fire house." Though he is known to keep a low profile, Carl has certainly left an impact on those around him. Described by fellow firefighter Daryl Emmett as “a soft-spoken gentleman, [Carl] leads by example and he always leads in the right direction.” It's no wonder the Hortonville FD was eager to have him. Carl’s professional experience with commercial vehicles meant there wasn't a truck in the district he couldn't drive. Before the modern fire truck became mostly computerized, he was the man to call on for maintenence and repairs on the vehicles. "If we needed something fixed, Carl wouldn't hesitate to do it,” recalls Emmett of his own fire chief days. Carl himself spent 13 years as fire chief back before they started limiting the term to three years. He has served as the chairman of the Hortonville Field Day and marches in parades throughout the county to this day. If he had to give any words of wisdom to a young person signing up for the F.D., Carl stresses the importance of the commitment. “It’s a good experience but it’s also hard work. You can’t belong [to the fire department] and only come once in a while.” It’s difficult to imagine when you do commit, what it will be like to celebrate 60 years with an organization. But his love for the community and for helping others has kept Carl Rosenberger in the Hortonville Fire Department for six decades.
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‘This is number 301’ STORY AND PHOTOS BY AUTUMN SCHANIL
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OSCOE – Among the numerous Swamp White Oak trees at the National September 11 Memorial near Ground Zero in Manhattan, your eyes will find one tree that stands out from the others, a Callery pear, otherwise known as the “Survivor Tree.” In spring, the tree is covered in beautiful white blossoms, while in autumn its leaves turn a variety of brilliant colors with the most common being reds, pinks, and even purples. The Survivor Tree was found among the rubble, still standing although incredibly damaged, after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. It was left, thought to be dead, and the search of survivors from the towers continued. During the search, a team came by it again, and saw the beginnings of
The Survivor Tree sapling that the RoscoeRockland Fire Department received this year is number 301. It was recently planted in the ground near the department’s 9/11 Memorial to serve as a symbol of hope and resilience.
new growth. The tree was uprooted, removed from Ground Zero and nursed back to health by the NYC Parks Department, eventually growing back its branches and leaves. Not only did they bring the tree back to life, but they began reproducing it as well. And now, a piece of that same tree stands in our very own Town of Rockland, just in front of the RoscoeRockland Fire Department (RRFD) and Museum, which has a 9/11 Memorial honoring the many who lost their lives that day. The fire department received the sapling marked #301 in early January from Chief Frank McQuade of the Huntington Manor Fire Department located on Long Island. Its history is an inspiring one. The Survivor Tree Seedling Program was launched on September 11, 2013 in partnership with Stamford, Connecticut-based
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Imagine visiting with your grandmother when suddenly her heart stops. Seconds later she loses consciousness. You dial 911. You can’t detect her pulse. Twenty minutes could mean life or death. Fortunately, the dedicated men and women Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) volunteers of Sullivan County are at the ready. Sullivan County is served by 40 fire departments – 1500 members strong. One hundred percent volunteer, except for Monticello Fire Department, which has paid drivers. Fire service consists of active firefighters who respond to calls, and honorary members who play essential support and civic roles, including fundraising. Sixteen volunteer EMS squads, plus one career (or paid) EMS service, Mobile Medic, also serve the county.
Two crucial services. Both in desperate need of new recruits. “Recruiting Fire & EMS members is a critical, countywide need,” says Richard Martinkovic, Sullivan County Public Safety Commissioner, Sullivan County Fire Coordinator and overseer of the EMS Coordination Bureau. Second jobs, childcare coverage in dual-income families, urbanization and aging rural populations contribute to the dwindling number of volunteer firefighters. Nationally, the number of volunteer firefighters has dropped roughly 11 percent since the mid-1980s, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Meanwhile, time and training required to become a certified EMS or firefighter have increased. Sullivan County faces the unique challenge of many residents living in one area and working elsewhere.
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Job changes or the desire to live in a warmer climate prompts some volunteers to move, says Martinkovic, himself a Liberty Fire Department volunteer member. “College takes away a few of our younger recruits who may not return to the area.” EMS suffers from the same issue as fire service: both depend on man (and woman) power. “For a simple one- or two-car accident, one ambulance unit can respond and stabilize a situation,” says Martinkovic. “It’s not even uncommon for one EMS volunteer to arrive in her own car to be first on the scene. EMS volunteer numbers are not as big as fire, yet they are just as important.” A deep volunteer force of 911 responders means quicker response times, and more lives saved. Especially in rural areas, fire and EMS personnel are so strapped for much-needed manpower and more equipment that departments come to rescue other departments. In June through October 2015, Sullivan County 911 Dispatch Center fielded between 990 to 1157 EMS calls each month, and between 374
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and 545 fire calls. Consistently 10 percent of EMS calls and an average of 14 percent of fire calls were classified as “Mutual Aid,” the indicator of how often the home department of jurisdiction called in another department for assistance.
For fire, that means the home fire department was on the scene, and also needed another department to respond. For ambulance, that typically means the home ambulance squad was unable to respond and another squad handled the call for them. The composition of Sullivan County’s volunteer first responders spans age, race and class. Mothers and fathers. Laborers and lawyers. Young and old. Even part-timers. One four-year member of the Hortonville Fire Company describes it this way: “Volunteer firefighting is incredibly rewarding.” The weekend resident of western Sullivan for the past 10 years, who wishes to remain anonymous said “it makes me feel vital.” Working in Manhattan four days each week as a producer in a fastpaced media post-production company, our firefighter still manages to hold one of the best attendance records for both calls and fulfilling civic duties, among Hortonville Volunteer Fire Company members. His city employer doesn’t just allow Continued on page 18E
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telecommute flexibility; they are proud of his extracurricular commitment to help neighbors and save lives. When wildfires near Wurtsboro burned for days, he drove out of the city making his way to the scene as soon as he could. The former competitive football and baseball player has “always loved being part of a team.” For camaraderie and satisfying his desire to be “a good citizen,” the fire service
available, I go,” says Millman who, in 2015, rode 152 EMT or Fire calls, and juggled caring for her three kids, husband and household. In 2003 when Millman first started dating her now husband, she trailed him, a firefighter and line officer with Mountaindale Fire Department, down to the station to “help out.” “Since you’re here, you might as well join,” one member told Millman. Her first reaction? “That’s not for me!” Recognizing the department was short on (wo)manpower, Megan enrolled in the Basic Firefighting training course that summer. As a new mom pregnant with her second child, Millman was encouraged by colleagues to pursue an EMT certification, despite squeamishness to blood and gore. “BLS (Basic Life Support) Squad isn’t the hype you see on TV,” says Millman. In nine years of EMT experience, she’s seen little blood and gore. “We’re trained to treat a wide range of calls on the scene. The injuries are the injuries: cardiac arrest, drug overdoses, falls, brushfires. When you’re on the scene, you’re focused on your patient, and what needs to be done.” Today, Millman is the first female Chief Officer of the Mountaindale Fire Department, and an EMT with can’t be beat. When Dina Engle heard her Upper Delaware neighbors despair how they waited a half hour or more for an ambulance, she knew she could make a difference. Five years ago she joined the Jeffersonville Volunteer First Aid Corps and serves as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B). Raising two boys (now 13 and 18 years old) and working banker’s hours weekdays as a senior executive, Engle overcame initial reserva-
If that was me or someone I loved, I would want someone to help me.” Megan Millman its affiliated Mountaindale Fire Department First Aid Squad. “Back in the day, women weren’t allowed to join the fire service,” said Millman. Mountaindale Fire Department formed in 1923. It wasn’t until 1954 when the adjunct Mountaindale First Aid squad was formed. The First Aid squad was the only pathway women could serve as a first responder, and also qualify for coverage under Sullivan County’s worker’s compensation benefits. While her children were young, Millman contributed more through administrative support, and riding out on EMS calls. “On my third pregnancy, I rode up until 39 weeks – one week away from delivery – before I stopped,” she said. She resumed within four weeks of delivering her third child. “When you hear the tones go off, you think: If that was me or someone I loved, I would want someone to help me.” Whether fire or EMS, Millman goes. tions. “I wanted to be there for my sons especially during their formative teen years,” says Engle, “and I wanted to show them how important it is to volunteer in their community.” Volunteering demands a lot of time. Yet, for Engle, being stopped by community members who spot her wearing her corps jacket in the grocery store, and thank her for helping a friend or family member in a motor vehicle accident, is sufficient reward. Happiness researchers the world
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FIRE & EMS NEW RECRUITS: A RANGE OF ROLES, RIGHT FOR YOU Being a first responder isn’t all Kurt Russell in body armor. If you have -- or suspect you have -- a strong commitment to service, are respectful, determined and in good health, you may have what it takes to join the volunteer Fire or EMS corps. The first step: ring your local fire department -- on their non-emergency phone number. Ask for the Chief and inquire about how to get involved. Involvement is tiered and consists of both responder and civic roles. Commensurate training required. Because the vast majority of fire and EMS services are often combined in one department, most volunteers are crosstrained. With basic training, Basic Firefighters work outside a structure, bring tools and get ladders in position up on buildings. Proper training allows volunteers to be certified as an interior or exterior firefighter, and even participate in specialized areas such as search and rescue, dive team or fire inspector. Fundraising and administration skills are also in high demand. It takes a lot of pancakes and eggs, barbecued chicken with a side of potato salad, to cover just one self-contained breathing apparatus, which can run more than $5,000. One fire engine costs roughly $400,000 more in 2014 than in the mid-1980s. Take the first step toward becoming an EMS or Fire service volunteer: contact your local Fire Department today to learn more.
over, dating back well before Viktor Frankl’s 1959 classic, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” affirm the personal truth of so many 911 responders of Sullivan County. Meaning (defined as being part of something bigger than oneself ) and Giving (doing things for others) are essential ingredients to one’s overall self-satisfaction with life. Take the first step toward becoming an EMS or Fire service volunteer: contact your local fire department today to learn more.
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Contagion, outbreak and infection: How to prepare for the dreaded pandemic BY AUTUMN SCHANIL
SULLIVAN COUNTY — Since early this year, the Zika virus, known to be spread by mosquitoes, has expectant mothers in fear of birth deformities, and is discouraging some from going outside, where they are afraid they’ll be bitten on the arm or leg by the buzzing pests. Before that, the Ebola outbreak in 2015 had many holding their breath in fear when boarding airplanes, eyes darting from one person to another, looking for signs of a cough or sickness, wondering if the virus would spread worldwide. And before that it was swine flu, anthrax, measles, tuberculosis, small pox, yellow fever, and the most devastating plague in recorded history: the Black Death. Although viruses and diseases both mild and deadly have been around since humankind can remember, they still have the potential to raise panic in the minds of the public, which wonders what might be the next pandemic – and what can be done to stop it, or at least prepare for it. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a pandemic is an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population; prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world. Good news for us, the Sullivan County Public Health Services (SCPHS) department, a division of our local County Health Department, has a pandemic 26 Roberts& Street Owned Operated Middletown, NY 10940 By Local Firefighters
health plan in place. According to Public Health Director Nancy McGraw, every year the staff at the SCPHS go through preparations, time training, and drills of various aspects, similar to what would be necessary during a public health emergency. Each staff member’s role in a public health emergency would be similar to their current role at work, creating an “emergency preparedness team” that is quick and effective in response to a pandemic. “Much of their training is incident specific as well, whether it is the flu, anthrax, or the measles, our staff is ready to assume their roles and responsibilities in the best possible way they can,” said McGraw. “That may mean setting up clinics during a public health emergency, registering individuals, distributing medicines and vaccines, organizing, dealing with logistics and timetables, as well as working closely with public leaders, offi-
cers, the county government, and the media to effectively prepare and inform the population.” A pandemic may not always mean a fast, widespread disease though, states professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Thomas Campbell. A pandemic can also mean diseases that have a prolonged incubation period. Essentially meaning a virus you may not know you have been infected with until symptoms begin to show weeks or even months later, allowing you to have already spread the disease to another person. Such examples would be whooping cough or polio, or HIV, which can fully develop into AIDS, explained Campbell. The Centers for Disease Control have found that on average, one new contagion is discovered each year. These contagions can occur suddenly and without warning. At times they result in outbreaks, and other times they don’t. Realistically, it is incredibly difficult to know when a new, or old, pandemic may hit; and even more difficult to know how fast it will spread, especially among people living in heavily populated cities. How you can prepare • Water. In the case of power outages, disasters, or possibly not being able to leave the house for a week or so, it’s smart to have an extra supply of water. The body can survive without food for longer periods of time than it can survive without water.
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Precautions to take in the midst of a pandemic • Try to avoid close contact with people who are sick. • If you yourself are sick, keep your distance from others to prevent spreading your illness. This may mean staying home from work, school, and the store as well. • Cover your nose and mouth with a cloth or tissue when coughing or sneezing. • Wash your hands and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth as the palms and fingers are teeming with germs from touching door knobs, shaking hands, petting animals, grabbing handrails or typing on keyboards. • Keep your home clean. Disinfect and wipe down countertops, door handles and knobs, and telephone receivers. • Keep yourself and your family informed about the pandemic that may be happening in your community or elsewhere. • Most importantly, stay calm and try to make logical and rational decisions.
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CRMC to host Emergency Responders Recognition Event hors d’oeuvres followed by the awards, dinner, music, dancing and raffles. “We ask everyone to join us in recognizing our Sullivan County emergency responders. Every day, they give their very best to positively impact the health of our community, and for that we want to thank them,” says Volunteer Chairman for the Catskill Regional Emergency Responder Celebration Committee, John R. Brown. To help support Catskill Regional’s efforts, and to commend your local heroes, submissions can be made for a personalized greeting or advertisement through the following opportu-
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the event at $50 per ticket and must be purchased in advance. For more information, contact Barbara Horton at 845-794-3300 ext. 2250. “We are looking forward to this year’s Celebration and Awards Dinner and the opportunity it gives us to honor those who are dedicated to protecting the lives and safety of our Sullivan County residents,” said Catskill Regional Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President of Patient Care Services, Rolland Bojo. For more information on the Catskill Regional Medical Center visit www.crmcny.org.
Info was current as of press time. Election of new officers is held in April. The phone numbers are direct lines to the firehouses. In case of emergency, please dial 911.
Beaverkill Valley FD Mike Juron • 439-4199
Hankins-Fremont Center FD Matt Hubert • 887-2028
Lava Volunteer FD Lew Meckle • 252-3375
Narrowsburg Fire Company David Casey • 252-3328
Westbrookville FD Bo Tunno • 754-8848
Bloomingburg Fire Company Charlie Griswold • 733-1000
Highland Lake FD Warren Wagner • 557-8788
Liberty FD Harold Huggler • 295-0236
Neversink FD Ralph Hornbeck • 985-7198
White Lake Fire Company Brendon Cunningham • 583-5170
Callicoon FD Mark Murphy • 887-4233
Hortonville FD Peter Norton • 887-5177
Livingston Manor FD Dan Walcott • 439-4490
North Branch FD Dale Steffens • 482-5134
Callicoon Center FD Gary Brockner • 482-3020
Hurleyville FD Alan Price • 434-4161
Loch Sheldrake FD Mike Ward • 434-2710
Rock Hill FD Kris Gwiozdowski • 794-8961
Claryville Fire Dept. Glenn VanDenberg • 985-7270
Jeffersonville FD Bill Strong • 482-4202
Long Eddy FD Aaron Polomcean • 887-5926
Roscoe/Rockland FD Gary Bury • 607-498-4292
Fallsburg FD Ricky Shaddock • 434-2008
Kauneonga Lake E&H/FD Pete Maltese • 583-4700
Lumberland FD Don Hunt Jr. • 856-2041
Smallwood/Mongaup Valley FD Ozzie Gonzalez • 583-5487
Forestburgh Fire Company No. 1 Todd Petrowsky • 794-7899
Kenoza Lake FD George Slater • 482-5676
Monticello FD Ray Stevens • 794-6330
Summitville Fire Company Graig Blalesley Sr. • 888-5531
Grahamsville FD Ed McCarthy • 985-2260
Lake Huntington Fire Company Jason Kraack • 932-8444
Mountaindale Fire Company Andy Millman • 434-3425
Swan Lake FD Tim Eronimous • 292-6918
White Sulphur Springs FD John Picard Jr. • 292-5468 Woodbourne FD Scott Depuy • 434-6763 Woodridge FD Rusty Brown • 434-6893 Wurtsboro FD Dan Reiley • 888-4611 Youngsville FD Rick Graham • 482-3600 Yulan FD Jeffrey Haas • 557-8483
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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS & A VOLKSWAGEN
Helping others pulses through Bockman’s blood, and 2016 marks 46 years of his dedication to EMS, including serving as a military medic in the USAF from 1970-1974, treating the injured returning home from the Vietnam War, and being a very active Fire and EMS volunteer in Hurleyville and Monticello.
In the late 1980s when Bockman worked as a court reporter for the Sullivan County court system, Sullivan was one of a few counties in New York State that lacked paramedic-level care. At the age of 40, Bockman went back to school for paramedicine. In 1991, he received approval from the governing authority, the Hudson Valley Regional EMS Council, to operate a paramedic response vehicle. That’s right, one paramedic response vehicle.
Mobilemedic stations are strategically located in Ferndale, Hurleyville (pictured here), Loch Sheldrake, Liberty, Monticello and Rock Hill. “We are always looking for ways to better serve the entire county,” says Bockman.
As the only paramedic in Sullivan County, Bockman went on calls in a 1989 Volkswagen. “There goes Albee, responding in his Fahrvergnügen,” teased fellow firefighters and 911 call center staffers. Recognizing the need to expand county ambulance services, he received an ambulance service operator license in 1994. Since then, Bockman’s ambulance service has grown from 1 to 70 “very skilled staff,” the majority of whom are Sullivan County residents. The company’s Education Division provides First Aid, CPR, ACLS, PCLS, EMT and EMT Refresher classes for staff and community members. The fleet of Mobilemedic ambulances and ambulettes for wheelchair and ambulatory non-emergent transports are “stationed strategically” throughout the county. Stations are presently located in Ferndale, Hurleyville, Loch Sheldrake, Liberty, Monticello and Rock Hill. “We are always looking for ways to better serve the entire county,” says Bockman. To learn more about Mobilemedic, visit: http://mobilemedicems.com /home
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Art, handcrafted by Rutherland Elementary students, thank Mobilemedic for visiting their school. “We hope to reduce the nervousness and fear of children should we ever come to their home to help them, their parents or grandparents,” says Bockman. “We put masks on the kids, wrap them in a bandage and show them we’re their friends.”
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(takeout only); Liberty FD #3 pancake breakfast, Woodbourne FD French toast breakfast Wed., April 6 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Tues., April 12 - SCVFA Meeting - Rosoce Sat., April 16 - Loch Sheldrake FD annual dinner; Jeffersonville Presbyterian Church chicken barbecue Sun., April 17 - Claryville FD breakfast; Lava FD chicken barbecue takeout Wed., April 20 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Thurs., April 21 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - Lava Sat., April 23 - Boy Scout Troop 106 chicken barbecue, Jeff Presbyterian Church Sun., April 24 - Hortonville FD chicken barbecue takeout Fri., April 29 - Passover begins; Rock Hill Fire Department Empire State Performance Road Rally Sat., April 30 - Rock Hill Fire Department Empire State Performance Road Rally; North Branch FD roast beef dinner
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Wed., Aug. 3 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Fri., Aug. 5 - Jeffersonville FD Fiddlers; Catholic Daughters Penny Social, Liberty Firehouse, 5:30 p.m.; Kenoza Lake Methodist Church rummage sale
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FD Open House Mon., July 4 - Independence Day; Narrowsburg parade and bbq
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Sun., July 3 - Smallwood FD Annual 5K; Smallwood
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Fri., July 1 - Rummage Sale, Kenoza Lake Methodist Church
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FD pancake breakfast; Rock Hill FD French toast/waffle/pancake breakfast Wed., July 20 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Thurs., July 21 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - Kauneonga Lake Sat., July 23 - Kenoza Lake FD chicken BBQ; Kenoza Lake Methodist Church bake sale Sun., July 24 - Callicoon 5K - 10K Race, River Road Wed., July 27 - S.C. Fire District - Bloomingburg Sat., July 30 - Callicoon Street Fair Sun., July 31 - Youngsville FD pancake breakfast
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Sun., July 17 - Claryville FD breakfast; Jeffersonville
Sat., July 2 - Rummage Sale, Kenoza Lake Methodist
Wed., June 1 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Sat., June 4 - Callicoon Center FD Sportsmen Raffle;
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Sun., April 3 - Jeffersonville FD chicken barbecue
Lake Huntington FD Field Day/chicken BBQ
Sun., July 10 - Woodbourne FD Car Show/Carnival Tues., July 12 - SCVFA Executive Meeting Fri., July 15 - St. Francis Church Bazaar, Youngsville -
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out only); United Reformed Church Drive-Thru Chicken BBQ, 4 p.m. - sold out, Youngsville Firehouse Sun., June 12 - Callicoon FD Pancake Breakfast; Callicoon Tractor Parade Tues., June 14 - Flag Day; SCVFA Annual Elections/Meeting, Smallwood Wed., June 15 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Thurs., June 16 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - White Sulphur Springs Sat., June 18 - Hurleyville/Loch Sheldrake FD Bass Fishing Contest, Morningside Lake Sun., June 19 - Father’s Day; Claryville FD breakfast Mon., June 20 - Summer begins Sat., June 25 - Bill Carlson Golf Tournament, Terry Brae Golf Course
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Forestburgh FD pancake breakfast; Rock Hill Fire Department Empire State Performance Road Rally; Wed., May 4 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Sat., May 7 - Woodbourne FD May dinner; St. Francis Church Penny Social, Youngsville Firehouse; Neversink FD Chief’s Inspection Dinner Sun., May 8 - Mother’s Day; Woodridge FD Mother’s Day pancake breakfast; Claryville FD breakfast; Hortonville FD Mother’s Day pancake breakfast Tues., May 10 - SCVFA Executive Board mtg. Wed., May 18 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Thurs., May 19 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - Lumberland Sat., May 21 - Loch Sheldrake FD gun raffle Wed., May 25 - S.C. Fire District - Wurtsboro; Sun., May 29 - Beaverkill Valley FD chicken barbecue; St. Mary’s Church, Obernburg, pancake breakfast Mon., May 30 - Memorial Day; VFW Long Eddy Cemetery Service 1 p.m., Lunch/Raffle Long Eddy Firehouse.
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Rock Hill FD A.A.C.A. 53rd Annual Antique Car Show
Sat., June 11 - North Branch FD Chicken BBQ (take-
Wed., July 6 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Thurs., July 7 - Woodbourne FD Car Show/Carnival Fri., July 8 - Woodbourne FD Car Show/Carnival Sat., July 9 - Woodbourne FD Car Show/Carnival;
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September Sun., Sept. 4 - Smallwood FD pancake breakfast Mon., Sept. 5 - Labor Day Wed., Sept. 7 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Sat., Sept. 10 - Hortonville Presbyterian Church BBQ - Advance Sale Only; Jeffersonville Presbyterian Church pancake breakfast; Jeff Tractor Parade; Jeff Jamboree; United Reformed Church drive-thru chicken BBQ, Youngsville Firehouse. Sun., Sept. 11 - Yulan FD Blue Mass, St. Anthony’s; Woodbourne FD chicken BBQ; Smallwood FD 9/11 Service, 8 a.m. Tues., Sept. 13 - SCVFA Executive Meeting Sat., Sept. 17 - SCVFA 88th Annual Parade, Rock Hill; Yulan FD Von Steuben Day Festival; Narrowsburg Lutheran Church brautwurst dinner Sun., Sept. 18 - Claryville FD breakfast; Rock Hill FD 18th Annual Golf Outing Wed., Sept. 21 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Thurs., Sept. 22 - Autumn begins Sat., Sept. 24 - Driver Safety Course, Delaware Youth Center Sun., Sept. 25 - SCVFA Annual Past Presidents Brunch - Awards/Installation; North Branch FD pancake breakfast Wed., Sept. 28 - S.C. Fire District - Lake Huntington
October Sat., Oct. 1 - Youngsville St. Francis Church penny social at Youngsville Firehouse
Sat., Oct. 2 - Liberty FD #3 pancake breakfast; Rosh Hashanah
Wed., Oct. 5 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Sat., Oct. 8 - Kenoza Lake FD roast beef dinner Mon., Oct. 10 - Columbus Day Tues., Oct. 11 - SCVFA Meeting Poster Contest, Sum-
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Sat., Oct. 15 - Jeffersonville FD roast beef dinner; Youngsville Firecrackers craft fair, Youngsville Firehouse 10 a.m. Sun., Oct. 16 - Callicoon Center FD chicken barbecue; Claryville FD breakfast Wed., Oct. 19 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Sat., Oct. 29 - Callicoon Halloween Parade 1 p.m.; Youngsville FD 88th Annual Roast Beef Dinner Sun., Oct. 30 - Neversink FD Pancake Breakfast Mon., Oct. 31 - Halloween; Hurleyville FD Halloween Parade, 6 p.m.
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November Wed., Nov. 2 - Woodbourne FD Bingo Sat., Nov. 5 - Woodbourne FD Veteran’s Day Parade Sun., Nov. 6 - Daylight Savings Time ends; Swan Lake
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FD French toast breakfast; Hurleyville FD Pancake breakfast; Liberty FD Ladies Aux. Craft Fair Tues., Nov. 8 - Election Day; SCVFA Executive Meeting, Kenoza Lake Metghodist Church Election Day Soup/Chili/Krispy Kreme Donut Sale Fri., Nov. 11 - Veteran’s Day; VFW 11 a.m. lunch, Long Eddy Cemetery; Sat., Nov. 12 - Forestburgh FD roast beef dinner; Callicoon Center FD turkey raffle Sun., Nov. 13 - Hortonville FD Pancake Breakfast Wed., Nov. 16 - Woodbourne FD Bingo; S.C. Fire District Sat., Nov. 19 - Rock Hill FD Ladies Auxiliary Penny Social Sun., Nov. 20 - Claryville FD breakfast Thurs., Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving Fri., Nov. 25 - Jeffersonville Holiday Parade; Callicoon Holiday Fair, Delaware Youth Center Sat., Nov. 26 - Claryville FD spaghetti supper; Kenoza Lake Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar; Callicoon Holiday Fair, Delaware Youth Center
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December Sat., Dec. 3 - Christmas in Callicoon, 1 - 3 p.m., Delaware Community Center
Wed., Dec. 14 - SCVFA Meeting - Swan Lake Wed., Dec. 21 - Winter begins Sun., Dec. 25 - Christmas Day; Hanukkah Sat., Dec. 31 - New Year’s Eve Thanks for being there!!
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An Epidemic!! Hurricanes!!
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ARE YOU PREPARED? 1. Make a Family Emergency Plan Include: How to Communicate with family members How to shelter in place for at least 3 days or longer. Make a plan for your pets too. PRACTICE THE EMERGENCY PLAN!!
2. Stock Up on Emergency Supplies Bottled water/ Ready-to-eat canned foods Prescription Medication/Medical Supplies Flashlights/ extra batteries/ Infant formula/ diapers Pet food and supplies Make a To Go Kit
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