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Canaan, NY - On April 13, 2013, Columbia County 911 dispatched Canaan firefighters and Chatham Rescue at 3:30 p.m. for a reportedone car rollover accident located on Route 22 south of Route 30 (Queechy Lake Drive) in the Town of Canaan.

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Wrights Corners uses Jaws of LifeWrights Corners Volunteer

Fire and Rescue trains hard for thereal thing and today it came intoplay. On April 26, Wrights Cornersresponded to a bicyclist who washit by a car then the car ended upon top of the person.

The elite rescue team quicklydeployed the air bags to removethe victim. They had barely re-turned when the tones went off fora serious accident at Sunset andLeete Road in the Town of Lock-port.

Callers reported a tractortrailer struck a vehicle and thedriver of the car was trapped.Emergency responders found a car

almost completely run over by afull size tractor trailer with the fe-male driver pinned inside.

Wrights Corners had MercyFlight head right to the scene. Res-cue and EMS crews were on scenewithin a few minutes. EMS crewsquickly entered the vehicle to sta-bilize the driver. Rescue crewsused cribbing to secure the carwhile the jaws team got the gearhooked up and running. A readyline was also charged just in case.

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assist Wrights Corners in provid-ing care for the patient. Sgt. KevinLacicero requested the depart-ment’s CIS and AIU.

As Wrights Corners cared forthe victim, Mercy Flight landed afew hundred feet north of the acci-dent. Their medics provided ALSbefore loading the female patient.

One Wright's Corner fire-fighter and rescue member ad-vised, “that this is why they drill sohard, so when we get scene likethis, it all comes together. Today itdid. All members did what theywere trained to do and did it well.”

- STEPHEN WALLACE

The car was no match as the impact of the truck crushed the driver side of the car and dragged thecar down the ditch

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Bristol, NY - On April 20 and 21, firefighters from acrosswestern and central New York took part in a big truck rescuetraining class at the Bristol Volunteer Fire Department in On-tario County. Over forty emergency responders were givenclassroom instruction and hands on training working withtow company operators in dealing with incidents involvinglarge vehicles.

JEFFREY ARNOLD

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Live burn drill for Vails GateOn Sunday, May 5th, the Vails

Gate Fire Department held an allday live burn drill. It was con-ducted on a house slated to be torndown and located next to the Pur-ple Heart Hall of Honor on TempleHill Road.

According to Chief ChrisSweeney,"firefighters conducted

seven different live evolutions.During each evolution, multiplecrews coordinated operations in-volving hose line advancement,search and removal and ventilation.

All evolutions were conducted withan emphasis on safety and followedapplicable standards."

In addition to over thirty VailsGate members, New Windsor EMSstood by during the drill with anambulance and paramedic unit.

- HEATHER PILLSWORTH

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Roxbury versus RoxburyWherever we look, devastation

still lingers from Hurricane Sandy’swrath. Whether it was from the ris-ing and brutal waters, to the fires, itconsumed many. The Roxbury FireDepartment (which is near BreezyPoint) struggled to fight fires thateventually destroyed over 120neighboring homes.

Devastated by their own waterdamage to their firehouse, equip-ment and vehicles from the storm,the Roxbury Volunteer Fire Depart-ment was one of the first outfits torespond to the fire after waiting forthe water in their firehouse to re-cede enough so they could get totheir vehicles and equipment.

This dedication and commit-ment resonated to a little village inupstate New York, with a fire de-partment with the same name, Rox-bury Fire Department, Roxbury,NY. Hoping to help in some way,this fire department joined withneighboring Grand Gorge Fire De-partment and held a chicken barbe-cue on January 19th to raise funds

to help with the recovery efforts oftheir same-name department nearBreezy Point.

On April 20th, members fromboth upstate fire departments trav-eled to visit their downstate neigh-bors to present them with a checkin the amount of $1,000. Thesemembers were Roxbury Fire De-partment Larry DeMaio, RichLalosh, & Marty Finch; GrandGorge Fire Department Tom Mur-ray, Bill Schryver, and DJ Speen-burgh.

The members were provided afirst-hand look at the devastationand destruction from both the fireand the water, which still remains.Members of these communitiescontinue to rebuild and stay strongduring the aftermath of terrible de-struction by Mother Nature.

- KAREN HINKLEY

Roxbury Fire Chief Richard Colleran, Tom Murray, Bill Schryver,Larry DeMaio, Mary Colleran, Rich Lalosh, DJ Speenburgh, MartyFinch.

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In memory of those who gave all1st Responder Newspaper honors and remembers

emergency responders lost in the line of duty

New Jersey: Jeffrey Scheurer, 35 Rank: District Forest Fire Warden/Firefighter Incident Date:Mar 28, 2013 Death Date: Mar 28, 2013 Fire Department: New Jersey Forest Fire Service Fire Dept. Info: NJ Division Fire Warden Jason Von OesenInitial Summary: While conducting a controlled burn in HunterdonCounty with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, FirefighterScheuerer was struck by a motor vehicle driven by a civilian. The ac-cident apparently happened after the wind shifted causing heavysmoke from the controlled burn to reduce visibility on the road whereScheuerer was present. Firefighter Scheuerer did not survive the in-juries he sustained when struck by the vehicle.

Pennsylvania: Michael R. Goodwin, 53 Rank: Captain Incident Date: Apr 6, 2013 Death Date: Apr 6, 2013Fire Department: Philadelphia Fire Departmentt Fire Dept. Info: Fire Commissioner Lloyd AyersInitial Summary: Captain Goodwin passed away while fighting athree alarm blaze after a third-floor roof collapsed beneath him. Cap-tain Goodwin is to be promoted posthumously to the position of Bat-talion Chief. Investigation into the fatal fire continues by authorities.Incident Location: 748 South 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA

New York: John M. Janos, 57 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Apr 6, 2013 Death Date: Apr 6, 2013 Fire Department: City of Binghamton Bureau of Fire Fire Dept. Info: Daniel L. ThomasInitial Summary: After having responded to an automatic fire alarmon the 5th floor of an occupied multiple dwelling earlier in the morn-ing, Firefighter Janos was found deceased in bed at the firehouse. In-cident Location: 23 Henry ST, Binghamton, NY

Missouri: Harold Hollingsworth, 47 Rank: Assistant Chief Incident Date: Apr 7, 2013 Death Date: Apr 7, 2013 Fire Department: Fort Osage Fire Protection District Fire Dept. Info: John E. YocumInitial Summary: Assistant Fire Chief Hollingsworth was en route toa reported structure fire on Atherton Road during an active severeweather event. He was involved in a single vehicle accident duringthis response striking a tree. Assistant Chief Hollingsworth was trans-ported to a local hospital where he received treatment but succumbedto his injuries. Incident Location: 2620 North Old Atherton Road(structure fire)

New Hampshire: James B. Clark, 56Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: Apr 11, 2013 Death Date: Apr 11, 2013 Fire Department: Bedford Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Scott WigginInitial Summary: Several hours after working a very active shift atthe fire department that included a number of emergency calls, Lieu-tenant Clark was found deceased at his residence from a cause still tobe determined.

Illinois: Lawrence A. Stone, 37 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Apr 13, 2013 Death Date: Apr 13, 2013Fire Department: West Union Community Fire Protection District Fire Dept. Info: Bill CrumrinInitial Summary: Firefighter Stone was operating his privatelyowned vehicle en route to a fire call when the vehicle left the roadwayand rolled. Firefighter Stone was ejected from the vehicle and passedaway at the scene of the accident which is still under investigation byauthorities. Incident Location: MVA - One quarter mile East of Dar-win Ferry RD and 2100 St

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JOHN SPAULDING

Rochester, NY - The Rochester Fire Department (Group 4)started their shift on April 22nd with a working fire onKetchum St. Calls to 911 reported a fire in the house with anopen line. The first due units reported light smoke showingand further reported a working fire. The converted duplex re-ceived smoke damage and some extension to the secondfloor according to Battalion One Chief Tom May. The fire wasaccidental and likely started from smoking. No injuries werereported, but one adult and two children were displaced asthe home was uninhabitable.

House fire in RochesterDAVID KAZMIERCZAK

Three dogs removed from raging homeBuffalo firefighters of the 3rd

Battalion 1st Platoon were calledout early Thursday morning, May2nd, to battle a blaze at 774-776E.Eagle St. on Buffalo's EastSide. Firefighters used a ladderpipe, a tower ladder and multipletwo and a half and one and threequarter inch hand lines.

The blaze started in 774 E.Eagle and quickly spread to 776E. Eagle. Three dogs were re-

moved from the inferno. A total offive adults and four children weredisplaced from both structures.

The cause of the fire is underinvestigation. The call whichcame in around 3:15 a.m. was re-ported to have been in the diningroom of 774 E. Eagle St. No in-

juries of the occupants were re-ported, but three dogs were trans-ported to a emergency veterinaryhospital.

Damage was extensive, butnot determined at this time. Divi-sion Chief Donald McFeely re-quested a second alarm, bringingadditional equipment and man-power to the scene.

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Making the move to NationalEducation Standards

The NYS Bureau of EMS re-cently adopted national educationstandards beginning in April 2012and in place with December 2012.This move is not exclusive to NewYork, several states are making thistransition.

According to a recent NationalAssociation of State EMS Officials(NASEMSO) survey, 70% of statesrequired National EMS ProgramAccreditation by December 31,2012; 17% of states will requireNational EMS Program Accredita-tion by 2017. The remaining statesplan to implement National EMSProgram Accreditation sometime inthe undefined future.

In 1996, the NHTSA and theHealth Resources and Services Ad-ministration (HRSA) published the“EMS Agenda for the Future”. Theintent of the agenda was to create acommon vision for the future ofEMS and was designed for use bygovernment and private organiza-tions at the national, state and locallevels to help guide planning, deci-sion making, and policy regardingEMS. Individual states are encour-aged to use the National EMSScope of Practice Model as a foun-dation to establish state EMS prac-titioner levels and to credentialindividual practitioners in a waythat best meets the needs of thestate.

The NYS Bureau of EMS web-site lists the following basicchanges according to the newguidelines: National EmergencyMedical Responder (EMR) will bethe NYS CFR with some modifica-tions-Estimated hours = 48 – 60;

National Emergency Medical Tech-nician will be the NYS EMT withsome modifications-Estimatedhours = 150 – 190; National Ad-vanced Emergency Medical Tech-nician (AEMT) will replace theNYS Intermediate-Estimated hours= 160 – 200; NYS Critical Care(CC) will not change for now; Na-tional Paramedic will be the NYSParamedic-Estimated hours = 1000– 1200. The revised educationalformat is designed to provide acommunity-based health manage-ment that is fully integrated withthe overall health care system.

New York CFR and EMT aretested on the new Educational Stan-dards since the December 20, 2012exam; AEMT and paramedic willbe tested on the new educationalstandards starting with the May 23,2013 exam. For the NYS CME Re-fresher Program all Course SponsorEMT CME programs completingon or after December 20, 2012must conform to the new objec-tives.

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These nationally accreditedEMS education standards willbring our pre-hospital emergencyservices a step closer for EMS togain the credibility that other med-ical professions have achieved bybringing EMS to an educational parwith them. Accreditation is privateand an outgrowth of the higher ed-ucation community; it helps to as-sure quality. The EMS educationsystem is national in scope whileallowing for reasonable state andlocal flexibility and program ac-creditation does NOT replace anystate’s authority to license educa-tional programs.

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At about 2:00 p.m. on April 22nd, the Fredonia Fire Department was dispatched to 3722 Web-ster Road for a structure fire. The fire departments on scene were Fredonia, West Dunkirk, EastDunkirk, Irving, Hanover Center, Westfield, Forestville, Sheridan, Cassadaga, Stockton, Brocton,South Ripley, Mayville and the City of Dunkirk as well as hazmat. As of 6:00 p.m., they where stillputting water on the hot spots.

Structure fire for Fredonia

Cohoes fire leaves one injuredCohoes, NY. A Cohoes woman

suffered burns and smoke inhalationSaturday, May 4th when fire rippedthrough her home. The woman hadto be rescued by firefighters from alower roof of 92 Manor Avenue.

Authorities say the woman wasable to climb out a second floor win-dow onto the roof, but remainedthere until firefighters arrived. Theyused a ladder to pull her to safety.

She was taken to an area hospi-tal and later transferred to Westch-

ester Medical Center, but no otherinjuries were reported. Authoritiessay a first floor resident was able toescape safely.

Crews from Cohoes, Green Is-land, Watervliet and Troy battled thestubborn blaze for over an hour be-fore bringing it under control. Co-hoes Fire Chief Joe Fahd says

limited access to the second floor onone side of the building made fight-ing the blaze difficult.

The home suffered extensivedamage, but crews kept the firefrom spreading to neighboringhomes.

Authorities say it may havestarted in the rear of the structurebut a cause remains under investi-gation.

- MIKE CAREY

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Grand Gorge hosts annual dinnerHinkley Sr.

Each was presented with aGGFD imprinted folding canvaschair.

- KAREN HINKLEY

The annual Grand Gorge FireDepartment dinner was held at theGrand Gorge fire house on April6th. President Dan Ballard wel-comed over 70 guests.

Chief DJ Speenburgh intro-duced the slate ofofficers for 2013:Chief DJ Speen-burgh, 1st AssistantChief Wink Hink-ley, 2nd AssistantChief Josh Ernst,Captains HankGockel Jr. and DaveLebel, Safety Offi-cer Tom Murray,President Dan Bal-lard, Vice President Jim Hull, Sec-retary Dan Pickett, Treasurer JackVanValkenburgh, Parade CaptainTony Rodriguez; and StewardsGene Brainerd, Deb Brainerd andKaren Speenburgh.

Chief DJ Speenburgh an-nounced the following serviceawards: 40 years to Tom Murray;35 years to Karen Hinkley, BillDavis, Linda Gockel and Ed Hink-ley; 30 years to Gary VanAken, 15years to Joe Bussiere. EMS Co-Captain Karen Hinkley, presentedhighlights of the year 2012 in adisplay of photos taken during theyear. GGRS Lieutenant BillSchryver announced that GGRSresponded to over 125 calls. Thesquad was also involved in otherimportant things including E M Srecruitment at local schools, ongo-ing training, drills, NYS confer-ence, EMS memorial service,community dances, parades, as-sisted at Delaware County Fairproviding EMS coverage, hostedseveral Red Cross Blood drives,assists the fire department, standbyat fires, chicken barbecuefundraisers, and providingmutual aid to neighboring dis-tricts.

Bill Schryver introduced ourtwo newest squad members,Roberta VanValkenburgh andNicci Gockel. This year, the squadrecognized the department’s topresponders answering the call 20or more times: Josh Ernest, DottieCarroll, DJ Speenburgh, Patty &Steve Williamson, Dan Ballard,Hank Gockel Jr., Dave Lebel,Tony Rodriquez, Tom Murray,Karen Hinkley, Joe Bussiere, BillSchryver, Tammie Wyckoff, TomMiner, Krista Cross, Mike Crossand our top responder was Wink S.

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Town of Manlius, NY. The Minoa Fire Department assistedby firefighters from Fayetteville, Manlius and North Syra-cuse battled fire in a one and a half story frame privatedwelling on Kirkville Road in the town of Manlius about6:00 p.m. on April 21, 2013.

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Minoa and mutual aid companies battle house fire

Rochester, NY. The Gates Fire District declared a Level 0 haz-mat on Avanti Drive on the afternoon of April 18th. The dis-patch information stated that they needed investigators for a"unknown radiological substance in a lead container". Offi-cials from Gates Fire Department, Monroe County Health De-partment, Monroe County Hazmat team and an EMS physicianwere on scene. No threat was found and officials did not com-ment on the cause or origin of the incident.

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Car up a pole for LockportIt appears that the driver of this

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Lockport fire realized the carwas still in gear, the driver not re-sponding to voice commands andthe wheels moving. The guide wireswere holding all four wheels off theground and preventing it fromrolling over.

Lockport Fire Captain Pat Bradyrealized it was a dangerous situation,placing protective cribbing under thevehicle’s rear tires himself. Lockport

firefighters and paramedics grabbedspecialized ladders and got in posi-tion to reach the disoriented driver.

Niagara County Sheriff's andLockport Police worked together toshut down the busy intersection ofDavidson Road and Lincoln Avenuein Lockport.

As rescue workers got up theladders, the driver awoke and startedmoving. Unfortunately, the guide

wires were starting to peel. Lockport Fire wasted no time

getting the woman on a backboardand out through the rear door.

Officer Wasik from LockportPolice and Niagara County SheriffDeputies assisted in lifting thewoman from the back of the car andaway from the dangerous car.

The female patient was trans-ported to ENH Lockport andNYSEG responded to cut the pole sothe car could be towed.

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Van driver experiences medical emergencyTwo police officers pulled out

a driver of a LibertyCab van who had amedical emergency.He struck the con-crete median of in-bound Route 33near Locust St. Thevan caught fire andthe police officersrisked personal in-jury, pulling thedriver from the vehicle on May

5th.The driver was transported to

a local hospital. 3rd BattalionChief Michael Tuberdyke, hearingof the trapped driver, requested anadditional engine to the scene. Po-lice shut down Route 33 for sometime.

The original response was En-gine Co. 21, Ladder Co. 6, RescueCo. 1 and the 3rd Battalion Chief,all of the 4th Platoon.

- DAVID KAZMIERCZAK

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March of Dimes, Marchfor Babies fundraiser

Grand Gorge and RoxburyFire Department membersstepped up to the plate to helpothers They held a chicken barbe-cue with all the trimmings onMarch 9, 2013. Theproceeds will bene-fit the March ofDimes - March forBabies team "Re-membering Dylan".The chicken wasput on the barbecueafter several hoursof marinating intheir special sauceand was ready for sale around11:30 a.m. It was sold out byabout 1 p.m. Salads, baked beansand desserts were prepared bymembers of the department aswell as members of the UnitedMethodist Church.

The “Remembering Dylan”team is walking on April 28th inthe Albany March for Babies inmemory of the son of GGFDChief DJ Speenburgh and KarenSpeenburgh, who died suddenlyafter birth in 2008. On December11, 2008 their son, Dylan, wasborn two and a half weeks earlyby an emergency c-section. Hisheart had stopped beating. Thedoctors revived him and rushedhim to the NICU.

Needing more specializedcare, he was transported to a Chil-dren's Hospital which was threehours away. On December 12,2008, after being in the world foronly a few short hours, he passedaway.

If anyone wants to join theirteam and walk with them thisyear or make a donation to sup-port their March for Babies team,they can check out their websitea thttp://www.marchforbabies.org/-Speenburgh. This will be the fifthyear the team "RememberingDylan" has participated in theMarch for Babies, raising almost$20,000 to support the March ofDimes mission.

- KAREN HINKLEY

Tom Murray, Wink Hinkley, Mike Dorrance, Rob Dominquez, RichLalosh, Tony Rodriquez, Jack VanValkenburgh, Marty Finch

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New Hamburg, NY - On April 17, 2013, Metro North and Am-trak trains were disrupted after a brush fire broke out nearthe New Hamburg train station, along the Hudson River. NewHamburg Fire Department arrived and quickly worked to getthe fire extinguished. Also assisting at the scene was theirfire rescue boat.

Brush fire delays Metro North

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Victor, NY. On April 14, 2013 and in a bold statement of solidarity with kids with cancer, fourmembers of the Henrietta Fire District volunteered to shave their heads for the first time at arecent St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraising event to raise money and awareness for child-hood cancer research. So far, the team has raised over $4,000 as part of a global effort to con-quer childhood cancers. They are continuing to accept donations till December 31, 2013.

Henrietta finest take it off for St. Baldrick’s Foundation


Fire hits towing business storage building in CohoesCohoes, NY. Firefighters made

quick work of a fire Wednesday,April 17th in Cohoes. The blazebroke out at 74 Main Street, in aformer house used as a storage fa-cility by T&T Towing.

Cohoes Fire Chief Joe Fahdstated that the T&T owner was inhis office in a front building whenhe heard several pops. Upon inves-tigating, he found smoke andflames coming from the back build-ing.

The building contained severalacetylene and oxygen tanks and atleast two exploded. "Fortunately,we were able to get water on itquickly," said Fahd, "so that wewere able to keep the other tanksfrom exploding."

Firefighters evacuated severalnearby homes as a precaution, but

no injuries were reported. Cohoes crews were assisted by

Troy, Green Island and Watervliet.They were able to knock the firedown in about 15 minutes.

"The guys did a super jobknocking it down and keeping itcontained to the one building," saidFahd.

A cause remains under investi-gation.

- MIKE CAREY

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EMT’s standby to treat victimwith active shooter nearby

Massena Rescue was toned outto treat a reported shooting victim atthe Massena Police Department at11:30 a.m on Wednesday, April24th.

A-212 responded to the call andEMTs found one patient who wassuffering from an injury to her arm.Police reported that the patient wasin a vehicle and was shot at severaltimes. The patient was stabilizedand transported to Massena Memo-rial Hospital.

A-212 reported back in serviceat approximately 12:30 and was re-quested to standby during a policeaction related to our call. MassenaRescue toned out for additionalcrews to standby at the station. At1:30 p.m. A-212, A-211 and A-216were standing by ready to be de-

ployed to the police action.At 4:15 p.m., Massena Police

requested an ambulance report tothe scene, staging at the corner ofWoodlawn and Cedar Streets.

EMS units joined the MassenaPolice, Massena Fire Department,St. Lawrence County Sheriff's De-partment, State Police, New YorkState Police Special Operations Re-sponse Team (SORT) and theUnited States Border Patrol.

All Massena rescue units re-ported back into service at 7:30 p.m.

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Rollover accident shuts down Route 22 in CanaanCanaan, NY. On April 13,

2013, Columbia County 911 dis-patched Canaan firefighters andChatham Rescue at 3:30 p.m. fora reported one car rollover acci-dent located on Route 22 south ofRoute 30 (Queechy Lake Drive) inthe Town of Canaan.

Entrapment was reported anda helicopter, LifeNet 72, wasplaced on standby. Chatham Res-cue requested the helicopterlaunched.

Canaan command requestedthe Lebanon Valley Fire Depart-ment to secure the landing zone atthe Berkshire Farm Centers soccerfield. Lebanon Valley also assistedwith traffic control at Route 22and Route 30 and also at Route 22and Route 20.

Chatham Rescue 204 trans-

ported one patient to the landingzone at Berkshire Farm. The pa-tient was then transferred toLifeNet 72. LifeNet 72 trans-ported one to Albany MedicalCenter in Albany. Chatham Res-cue 207 also transported one to Al-bany Medical Center.

Route 22 was closed duringthe incident. The New York StatePolice investigated.

- RICHARD LINDMARK

Chatham Rescue personnel treat one of the victims of the rollover accident on State Route 22 inCanaan.

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On May 8, 2013 at approximately 4:10 p.m., Good-Will wasalerted to a two car MVA on Route 300. Firefighters arrived tofind the accident in front of Key Bank with injuries. The Townof Newburgh Emergency Medical Services transported twopatients to a local hospital.

VINNIE DOMINICK

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Parma, NY - The Hilton Fire Department responded for smokeshowing from a three story former cold storage and canningplant at 208 Collamer Rd. on April 21st. The first arriving chiefrequested Hamlin Fire Department for a RIC and Spencerportto the scene with their quint 2911. North Greece provided afill in company. The structure was charged with smoke andwas lined with cork insulation. The building was placardedwith red squares as required by section 311 of the New YorkState Uniform Building and Fire Code dated March of 2012.The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation by theMonroe County Fire Bureau. Monroe Ambulance and HiltonAmbulance were on scene, but no one was injured.

JOHN SPAULDING

Cold storage warehouse fire

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Town of Newburgh, NY - At 6:25 a.m. on Wednesday, April24th Winona Lake Engine Company and the Town of New-burgh Emergency Medical Services were alerted for arollover motor vehicle accident on Route 84 eastbound nearExit 7A. It appears that the driver fell asleep at the wheel re-sulting in the overturn. He was removed, packaged andtransported to a local hospital for treatment.

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Gates, NY. The Gates Fire Department responded for a stovefire at 37 Maier Circle on the evening of April 21st. The fire ex-tended into the kitchen with minor damage, although the res-idence is uninhabitable and the elderly occupant wasdisplaced.

JOHN SPAULDING

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mittee and the Board of Directors ofthe Orange County Firefighters Mu-seum announced the recipient of the3rd Annual Fire Prevention Educa-tor of the Year Award, Chad Quack-enbush of the Excelsior Hose Co.No. 1 of the Warwick Fire Depart-ment.

He will be presented this awardon June 1st at a gala being held atthe museum from 5 to 7 p.m. Crite-ria for this award include innovativeways of presenting fire preventionand life safety education to the pub-lic. After reviewing several qualitycandidates, Chad Quackenbush wasthe unanimous winner of the award.

Mr. Quackenbush has been

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The June 1st gala includes ap-petizers, beverages and a silent auc-tion and is open to the public.Tickets are $20 and can be obtainedby calling (845) 457-9666 or [email protected].

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Buffalo firefighters of the 3rd Battalion 1st Platoon were called out to battle a fire in a onestory block repair garage at 17 Kentucky St. in Buffalo's Old First Ward on May 8, 2013. Dam-age to the building was $10,000 and $5,000 to the contents. No injuries were reported and thecause of the fire is under investigation.

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Proposed legislation looks to attract firefightersAlbany. A group of Albany-

area assemblymen are proposinglegislation that would help recruitand retain volunteer firefighters.

The Answering the Call Act isa twofold piece of legislation. Thefirst part creates a new schedule fortraining and qualification to allowfor varied and flexible involvementfor those who would volunteer. Itwould be more accommodating torecruits with families or jobs thatrequire a lot of travel.

"Young men and women who,in the past, would have volunteeredas firefighters are committing moreof their spare time to a second andsometimes third job," said Assem-blyman Tony Jordan of Jackson. "

The Answering the Call Act isdesigned to help create a little flex-ibility to accommodate busyschedules."

The second part of the act cre-ates a menu of discounts and bene-fits to help create a betterwork/volunteer/life balance for

current and potential volunteers. "Time and again, when things

are at their worst, our volunteerfirefighters are at their best," saidAssemblyman Dan Stec.

"The least we can do to showsupport for their selfless service toour communities is provide theseheroes with these gestures of ap-preciation."

Among examples of the pro-posed benefits are covering thecost of EZ-Pass, hunting and fish-ing licenses or professional devel-opment programs, or providingdiscounts to state events and pro-grams.

Local fire departmentsthroughout NY have been facingdeclining numbers. According tothe FASNY, departments have seena loss of 15,000 members over thepast 15 years.

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Town of Newburgh, NY. On the morning of May 1, 2013, Middlehope Fire Department and theTown of Newburgh Emergency Medical Services were alerted to a three car motor vehicle col-lision near 5182 Route 9W. Upon arrival, they found a Toyota, a Ford SUV and a Mercedes sedaninvolved in an accident. The drivers of the vehicles were stabilized, packaged and transportedto a local hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. The accident is underinvestigation by Town of Newburgh Police.

Three car MVA in Town of Newburgh

Town of Newburgh, NY - On Tuesday, April 16th, WinonaLake Engine Company held a drill using their jaws of life.Eventually, a hot drill commenced allowing for extin-guishment of the vehicle.

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District was dispatched to multipleautomatic alarms April 15th at ametal processing and recycling fa-cility on Scottsville Road.

During their response, a Mon-roe County Sheriff's deputy was onscene reporting light smoke fromthe D side. This informationprompted the assignment be filledout including mutual aid fromChili. The first arriving lt. con-firmed smoke from the large singlestory block building.

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Rochester, NY. Rochester firefighters battled a mid-morningfire in the area of Jay and Whitney Streets on Rochester'swest side on Friday, May 3. First arriving units found heavysmoke and flames coming from a two and a half story va-cant building shortly after 11 a.m. There were no injuries.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Rochester battles blaze in vacant

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Mulch fire extends to houseAt approximately 9:50 a.m.

on May 3, 2013, Vails Gate FireDepartment was alerted to amulch fire at 12 Old HemlockDrive.

A Town of NewWindsor police of-ficer enroute couldsee smoke fromRiley Road and ar-rived to find mulchat the front of thehouse on fire withextension to thefront of the house.

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"Mostly companies produce showsin their own facilities, which mayhold 300–400 people," says Novick."We'll put together a show for themthat will bring in comedians frommajor comedy clubs, with a headlinerfrom HBO, Comedy Central, or theTonight Show. The feature performerwill be someone who's headlined thecomedy circuit: Catch a Rising Star,the Improv, the Comedy Store. Thehost of the show will be a comedianwho's very high-energy, like a game-show host, to get the audiencewarmed up. A triple headliner show!”

The Somerset Fire Company ofNew Jersey produces two fundraisersa year through ComedyWorks."We've done about ten shows so far,and it's been great," says Mike Rein-

beck, who coordinates the shows forthe 65-member volunteer department."A friend of mine who had used Joeytold me, 'This guy books really goodacts.' So, we did the first show, every-thing was great, and we've been doingshows with Joey ever since."

"I find their people to be veryfunny," agrees Adam Hubney, chiefof the Atlantic Highlands VolunteerFire Department in New Jersey,which books comedians throughComedyWorks for its annual dinner."We have a professional comedy clubin our county, and the quality is justas good."

Comedy Works provides a 30-page‘How-To’ guide that assists organiza-tions through the comedy show pro-duction and warns of mistakes toavoid. "We make sure they followeverything in the guide," saysNovick. "If a company has neverdone this before, it gives you every-thing from you need to know. Wemake sure that things get done right.Clients who follow the guide alwaysdo very well and tend to makemoney.”

For information on ComedyWorks, call 1 (888) 782-4589, go towww.comedyworks.org or [email protected].

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Belly Buster

Wow! Summer must reallybe around the corner. As I men-tioned last month the requests forfat-burning, middle whittling,butt shaping routines pour inaround this time. My last columncontained a fat-burning total bodytoning workout. Guess it spurredsome of you on. What I’m get-ting now is requests for a quickeffective abdominal routine thatcan be done every day. Boy, youare rolling now. Here goes…

The first routine requires aswiss ball and a medicine ball.The second one is equipmentfree. Choose the one that suitsyou or alternate their use for vari-ety. Both routines are intended forclients with healthy backs andfree of any other exercise restric-tions. As always, consult yourphysician before beginning this orany other exercise routine.

Perform 15-20 of each exer-cise. Three sets of each exercisewith a set of standing alternatingknee lifts, front kicks and sidekicks (all kickboxing style) in be-tween each set as listed.

Routine 1Jacknife: Over a swiss ball ,

with shins resting on ball andhands on floor, shoulder widthapart. Keeping hands still andshoulders stable roll ball underyou by bending knees up to chest.Return to start position.

Alternating knee liftsSeated twists, sit, straddling a

bench. Hold a medicine ball (besure to select an appropriateweight). Turn and place ball onbench behind you. Twist to oppo-site side and pick up ball. Turnand place ball on bench behindyou. Complete your 15-20 repsand then repeat in opposite direc-tion.

Alternating front kicksMedicine ball crunch, lie on

back knees bent, feet flat on thefloor, shoulder distance apart.Hold a Medicine Ball beyondyour head. Perform a crunch,bringing medicine ball up andthen toward knees.

Alternating side kicksCool-down with some low

back stretchesRoutine 2Seated knee raise, sitting at

the end of a bench or on the floor,lean back 45 degrees. Hold thatposition. Bend legs as you pullknees to chest. Extend to startingposition.

Alternating knee liftsElbow to knee touch, lying on

back knees bent, feet flat, clasphands behind head, (being carefulto avoid pressing head forward).Cycle your legs (like pedaling abike) while simultaneously liftinghead/shoulders and touching rightelbow to left knee then left elbowto right knee.

Alternating front kicksCrunches, lying on back,

hands clasped behind head orcrossed over chest. Legs extendedupward, knees very slightly bent.Crunch/sit-up.

Alternating side kicksCool-down with some low

back stretchesThese exercises will tone and

shape those abdominal muscles,but remember if they are disguised

by a layer or two of fat, you’ve gotto do some burning in your work-outs and/or trim some of the fatfrom your diet. Last month’s rou-tine is a great way to accomplishthat.

Go For it! Be Smart! StaySafe!

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Bristol, NY. Members of the Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company of Hamburg posedfor a photo at their big truck rescue training on April 21.

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Vails Gate Firefighter John Morales wets down the mulch and front of the house onMay 3, 2013

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Volunteering with fire depart-ments has seen a decided declinefor many years. RecruitNY wasdesigned to bring the community tothe fire house. In doing so, the endgoal is to bring in new volunteers.

It is estimated that at over fivehundred departments across thestate participated in this year'sevent, held the weekend of April27th and 28th. At most depart-ments, residents were able to dongear, ride to the top of laddertrucks, experience the drama of anextrication and ultimately fill outan application.

Although there are many train-ing classes and the requirementsneeded from each department vary,the sense of community and thebenefits outweigh the time volun-teers give to the department.

In addition to the enormousgratitude that firefighters get fromresidents at an incident scene, theygenerally receive training, injurybenefits and often educational andretirement incentives.


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FASNY Director and Whitesboro Fire Department PastChief Brian McQueen, directs an extrication exercise atWhitesboro FD's RecruitNY Open House.

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Schroon Lake Volunteer Fire Department. FirefighterWayne Dewey at the intersection down the road,dressed in the department's class A uniform.

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Livonia Fire Departmentradio tower rescue drill

Buffalo firefighters of the 7th Battalion 3rd Platoon werecalled out to 118 Wakefield Ave. in the city's Central Parkneighborhood on May 7th. Five adults and thirteen childrenwere displaced by the blaze. Firefighters used a couple ofone and three quarter inch hand lines and 45 feet of laddersto bring the blaze in the two and a half story frame dwellingunder control. No injuries were reported and the cause of thefire is under investigation. The fire started in a first floor bed-room. The Red Cross was called to assist the families.

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Town of Newburgh, NY - On Sunday, April 28th, WinonaLake Engine Company, Town of Newburgh Emergency Med-ical Services and Mobile Life Support Services were alertedfor a motorcycle versus vehicle accident. At approximately,3:30 p.m., the motorcyclist apparently pulled out in front ofan SUV on Route 17K when the collision occurred. He wastaken to a local hospital for what appear to be non-lifethreatening injuries.

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May 19, 2013NJ-The police and firemen of

West Milford, NJ have teamed upwith Saint Baldricks to raise muchneeded money for childhood cancerresearch at 12:30 p.m. at the WestMilford Company 4 fire house. Con-tact Officer Kulawiak at 973-728-2800 for details.

May 19, 2013NJ-A family fundraiser for Ada-

lynne “Addie” Gill will take place at3156 Fire Road in Egg Harbor Twp.Contact 609-569-1600 for details.

May 19, 2013ME-The Kittery Fire Association

is hosting their 7th Annual 5K Run &Walk kicking off at 9 a.m. near theKittery Fire Department on GorgesRoad. All proceeds benefit the Kit-tery Fire Association. For additionalinformation, visit ww. kittery5k.com.

May 24, 2013NY-The Ridge Fire Department,

Company 3 is hosting their 1st An-nual Golf Outing on May 24, 2013.For information, contact Steven Grayat 631-831-0984.

June 1, 2013NH-The 1st Annual Dan Jock

Memorial Fireman’s Muster will takeplace at the North Haverhill Fair-grounds in North Haverhill, NH. Foradditional information, visit www.nj-firemansmuster.webs.com.

June 1-2, 2013VT-The North Country Interna-

tional Fire School will hold their an-nual course. Visit www.ncifts.org foradditional information, course de-scriptions and an application.

June 2, 2013NJ-Newark Fire Department's

Historical Association in conjunctionwith the Newark Museum will behosting its 46th Annual Fire Appara-tus Muster. For additional informa-tion, call Rich Mackey at973-600-4961.

June 2, 2013NJ-The North Caldwell Volun-

teer Fire Company is hosting their32nd Annual Pancake Breakfast atthe North Caldwell Firemen's Com-munity Center on Gould Avenue from8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Call 973-228-4060for details.

June 3, 2013NJ-The 2013 Wyckoff Fire De-

partment Golf Outing will take placeat the Otterkill Country Club inCampbell Hall, NY with a 10 a.m.shotgun start. Contact Mike Rose at201-697-1188 for additional infor-mation.

June 8, 2013CT-On Saturday June 8th the

Danbury Westerners baseball teamwill have their Annual Volunteer Fire-fighters Night. Contact bob Broughtat 203-417-7929 for details.

June 8, 2013NJ-The Avenel Fire Company

No. 1 is celebrating its 100th An-niversary with a parade stepping offat noon followed by a picnic in Mer-rill Park. Visit www.avenelfire.orgfor additional information.

June 8, 2013MA-The 36th Annivery Fire Ap-

paratus Parade, Show and FirematicFlea Market sponsored by the Massa-chusetts Antique Fire Apparatus As-sociation, Inc. will take place atEdgewater Park in Wakefield. Visittheir website at www.mass.mafaa.netfor additional information.

June 10, 2013TX-The Rio Vista Volunteer Fire

Department is hosting a new 52 weekraffle. Contact Rick Cumins at 817-556-8580 for additional information.

June 12-15, 2013NY-The NYSAFC 107th Annual

Conference will take place at theTurning Stone Resort in Verona. 2013attendee and exhibitor registrationsare available atwww.nysfirechiefs.com.

June 13, 2013NY-The Oneida County Fire

Chiefs is planning their Annual FireService Clambake and Picnic in con-junction with this year’s New YorkState Association of Fire Chiefs Expoat the Turning Stone Casino from 6p.m. to 10 p.m. Contact the Oneida

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June 16, 2013VT-The Barre Town Fire Depart-

ment's 56th annual Father's DayChicken BBQ will take place at theEast Barre Fire Station serving from12pm-2pm. Contact Dep Chief San-born at 802-371-9193 for details.

June 16, 2013RI-The Rhode Island Antique

Fire Apparatus Society, the Rhode Is-land Chapter of the Society for thePreservation and Appreciation of An-tique Motor Fire Apparatus in Amer-ica (SPAAMFAA) will be holding its9th Annual Antique Fire Apparatusand Equipment Show. Visit www.ri-afas.org for additional information.

June 22, 2013NJ-New Point Comfort Volunteer

Fire Company presents a concert toRestore the Firehouse featuring LarryChance & the Earls. Doors open at 6p.m. Show time at 6:30 p.m. Ticketsare $35 in advance, $40 at door. Visitwww.newpointcomfort.org for addi-tional information.

June 22, 2013NJ-Arbor Hose will host the ded-

ication of their new Engine 643 atJohnson’s Park in Piscataway from 12p.m. to 5 p.m. For additional infor-

mation, visit their website at www.ar-borhosefire.org.

June 22, 2013NJ-Bound Brook Fire Deparment

will conduct the 2013 NJ State Ex-empts Firefighters Convention in con-junction with the Bound Brook FireDept 125years of dedicated servicestate parade. Visit www.bbfd125.orgfor additional information.

June 23, 2013NJ-Tri-Counties Fire Association

22nd Annual Antique Fire ApparatusShow, Fire Truck Parade & FirematicFlea Market will take place at Thomp-son County Park kin Jamesburg from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For additional in-formation, call Mary Ann at 732-942-3438.

July 14, 2013NJ-The Knights of Fire is hosting

their Annual Poker Run with sign inat Redd’s Restaurant & Bar in Carl-stadt from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Visitwww.theknightsoffire.org for addi-tional information.

July 20-24, 2013OH-2013 Ohio Fire Chiefs’ As-

sociation Annual Conference andTrade Show will be held at theSharonville, OH Convention Center,Sharonville, OH. Visit their website atwww.ohiofirechiefs.org.

July 27, 2013NY-The Wallkill Hook, Ladder &

Hose Co will host the 2013 UlsterCounty Volunteer Firemen’s Associa-tion Convention and Parade. ContactSteve Lenz at 845-895-9708 for addi-tional information.

August 2-4, 2013PA-Shenandoah Rescue Hook &

Ladder Co. #1 Block Party. Fire Ap-paratus parade Friday 7:30 pm. An-nual Horseshoe tournament Saturday9 am, and Motorcycle Poker Run Sat-urday with registration 11 am leavingat 1 pm raindate Sunday.

September 20-22, 2013CT-The South Windsor Fire De-

partment is hosting the 2013 Con-necticut Firefightes AssociationAnnual Convention to include a pa-rade, firefighters muster, food and en-tertainment. For details, contact ScottFine at 860-463-0500.

October 12-13, 2013OH-The Ohio Emergency Re-

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The village of Honeoye Falls Fire Departmentplaced inservice this Spartan/4 Guys 1750/1000 with a six personcab as well as class A and B foam.

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The John Paulding Engine Co.1 in Sparkill recentlyplaced in service this 2012 Ford F550/Shakerly minipumper.

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Peekskill Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps. re-cently put this Demers Mystere T-I MXP150 4X4 intoservice that was purchased from Tom Walters of NorthEastern Rescue Vehicles, Inc.


Cortlandt Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps. re-cently put their 2nd Demers Mystere T-I MXP150 4X4from Tom Walters of North Eastern Rescue Vehicles, Inc.


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Motorcycle versus carcrash in Richmond

Richmond, NY - On Sunday afternoon, May 5th, RichmondFire and EMS responded to a motorcycle versus car accidenton County Road 37, just north of County Road 15. Both thecar and motorcycle were traveling southbound on CountyRoad 37 when the motorcycle struck the rear of the car. Themale operator of the motorcycle was transported by Rich-mond EMS to Strong Memorial Hospital for arm and facial in-juries. The cause of the crash was being investigated by theNew York State Police.

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