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Page 1: 1st Responder News Ohio Winter Edition

The Ohio Edition

PUBLISHING SINCE 1993 HOME SUBSCRIPTION - $15/YEAR WWW.1RBN.COM WINTER, 2012

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On December 18, 2011 around 5:00 a.m., the Columbus Ohio Division of Fire, took calls reporting a fire at 2794 Grosse Point. Upon ar-rival, crews had heavy smoke and fire along with reports of people being trapped.

- See full story on page 12

JIM WHITE

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2011 Tuscarawas County EMA/Hazmat exerciseZoarville, OH - On October

15, over sixty first responders fromTuscarawas County met at theZoar fire station to kick off the2011 Tuscarawas County hazmattraining exercise. The training ex-ercise was designed by membersof the Tuscarawas County HazmatTeam, Tuscarawas County EMA,Ohio EMA, W&LE RR and Min-eral City VFD to test the inter-op-erability of fire departments andthe hazmat team. All participantsmet at 8:00 a.m. at the Zoar firestation for registration and briefingof the day’s events. The OhioEMA, Carroll County EMA andStark County EMA directors and ahazmat officer from the W&LERailroad served as evaluators forthe exercise.

At 8:30 a.m., Patty Leven-good, Tuscarawas County EMADirector, kicked off the exercisewith a briefing and issued the or-ders that would be given if a realemergency occurred during thetraining exercise. Then promptly at9:06 a.m., dispatchers from theTuscarawas County 911 centerpaged out firefighters from theMineral City Volunteer Fire De-partment to respond to the railroadcrossing at 2637 Tusky ValleyRoad for a possible hazmat inci-dent involving a train from theWheeling and Lake Erie Railroad.The train stopped after beingalerted by a passing motorist, whothen called the 911 dispatch center,reporting that one of train cars wasleaking an unknown substance.The W&LE yard dispatcher noti-fied the train, which picked thisparticular location due to its easyaccess from the road.

Mineral City E-1501 withChief Sam Moore and a crew offive along with a TuscarawasCounty Sheriff’s cruiser arrived onscene at 9:12 a.m., assessing thesituation. Chief Moore used a spot-ting scope to identify the tank plac-ard which identified the load as1039 and after reviewing thetrain’s manifest and follow up withW&LE dispatcher, it confirmedthat the tank car contained Ethyl-paben, a highly flammable andtoxic material. Chief Moore askedfor elements of the TuscarawasCounty hazmat team and crewsfrom the Zoar VFD, Fairfield TwpVFD, Bolivar FD, Mineral/SandyEMS and Smith Ambulance to re-spond. Soon after, the hazmat offi-cer from the railroad arrived onscene to assist with the operation.

As the severity of the leak wasrealized, the Tuscarawas CountyEMA set up their incident com-mand center in the Zoar fire sta-tion. This location was chosen dueits proximity upwind from the in-cident and because it also houses alarge kitchen capable of facilitating250 people per hour. SheriffDeputies and firefighters gaveevacuation orders to residents innearby Zoarville, who were lessthan a mile down wind from the in-cident. The American Red Crosswas on hand to assist.

If it happened during the week,the incident would include up to1000 students and staff from Tus-carawas Valley High School.

Team Three Wash down after stopping the leak.DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

Additional hazmat team assetsand members arrived from MineralCity, Dover, New Philadelphia andStrasburg.

Warm and hot zones were set uparound the tank car. Dover firefight-ers inflated a decontamination shel-ter, while hazmat technicians fromMineral City and New Philadelphiaset up the decontamination washdown station. Four hazmat techni-cians donned Level A chemical suitsto recon the scene and to place an

initial containment tub underneaththe car to collect the leaking Ethyl-paben.

Over the next hour, three teamsmade entry into the hot zone and lo-cated the source of the leak. Theyworked to stop the flow of the drip-ping liquid from a loose flange onthe bottom discharge. Zoar fire-fighters wearing full turnout gear,and oxygen, assisted by takingequipment into the staging area justoutside the hotzone.

At the conclusion of the trainingexercise, the Tuscarawas CountyEMA provided lunch. A critique ofthe operation was also held and

evaluators from the Ohio EMA,Stark County EMA and CarrollCounty EMA graded the incident,which by all accounts went verywell. All units that participated re-turned to service by 2:00 p.m. Ad-ditional organizations assistingincluded the Tuscarawas ValleySchool District, the MuskingumLakes Chapter of the American RedCross, W&LE Railroad, SandyTownship trustees, Ohio EPA andthe mobile canteen from NewPhiladelphia Citadel of the Salva-tion Army.

- DAVID SCHLOSSER

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This Horton ambulance was one of eight emergency squads purchased with a grant in 1972 to pro-vide emergency medical services to the residents of Ross County. This squad was in service with theJefferson Twp. Vol. Fire Department in Richmond Dale. This squad is the last surviving of the eightHorton Ambulances purchased, and was the longest in service, taking it's last EMS call in 1995. It wassold at the Ross County auction in 2010 for $650.00.

DAN GILMORE

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Live burn in Bethlehem TownshipBolivar, OH. On October 3,

firefighters from Bolivar, Bethle-hem Twp, Mineral City, NorthLawrence, Strasburgand Zoar had the op-portunity to train in adonated two storyfarm house on Hud-son Avenue in Beth-lehem Township,just North of Boli-var.

The exercise,sponsored by theBolivar Fire Depart-ment, was directed by Chief ShawnLynch. The live burn allowed thechance to practice skills in a realis-tic setting. The training exercisewas also held in the evening andduring cold rainy conditions, whichadded a realistic touch.

The attack crews were inten-tionally mixed to simulate realisticconditions and to foster team build-ing with mutual aid crews. Rookiefirefighters were also paired withveteran instructors, who providedinsight and guidance as fires werelit in various rooms and allowed toburn.

The final fire was allowed toburn and consume the structure,which will be cleared away for fu-ture development. In all, over fortyplus firefighters took part in thetraining exercise which ran from 6to 11p.m.

- DAVID SCHLOSSER Crews hit the fire in a second floor bedroom as flames spread tothe eaves.

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

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Firefighters focus on the Delta exposureBARRETT DORNER

Toledo crews fights flames and windA central Toledo home caught

fire for the second time in just a fewdays. Brisk winds and heavy flamescaused even more concern the sec-ond time around.

"One and a half story, woodframe," the first-due engine's officerreported. "Fire from top to bottom."

Immediately, crews focused onthe occupied and downwind Bravoexposure.

The neighbor, who lives in thathome, had stepped outside for a cig-arette when she heard two bottles

breaking. Then, people ran from thehouse next door, she said. Momentslater, she noticed the flames.

She looked on in a bathrobe asfirefighters hosed her home down,worrying out loud about the poten-tial for water damage.

Northwest winds around 15miles per hour sent embers acrossthe neighborhood.

The former occupants, whomoved about a week ago, had beenthreatened with a note to "leavetown or die," the neighbor said.

The same house caught fireover the New Year's weekend, bothdispatch and the neighbor said. Thistime, flames brought the structuredown quickly.

There were no reports of in-juries and no official word on acause.

- BARRETT DORNER

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MedFlight #2 of Marysville, Ohio has taken its delivery of a newEurocopter EC130 B4.

DAN MEYERSBURG

MedFlight #6 of McConnelsville, Ohio has taken its delivery of anew Eurocopter EC130 B4.

DAN MEYERSBURG

Coshocton, OH. MedFlight lifts of from Coshocton County MemorialHospital.

JIM MCKEEVER

Coshocton, OH. MedFlight 8, based in New Philadelphia, Ohio, flewin their new aircraft to Coshocton County Memorial Hospital.

JIM MCKEEVER

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

emergency responders lost in the line of duty

North Carolina : Kinston, George W. Fisher III. 57 Rank: CaptainIncident Date:09/22/2011      Death Date: 09/22/2011    Initial Summary: While getting a vehicle serviced, Captain Fisher collapsedfrom a cause still to be determined and was transported to the hospital wherehe passed away a short time later. Captain Fisher responded to two fire depart-ment calls within the preceding twenty-four hours.

Pennsylvania : Bausman, Keith Gregory Rankin.38 Rank: Lieutenant  Incident Date: 09/25/2011  Death Date: 09/25/2011 Initial Summary: Lieutenant Rankin suffered a medical emergency and col-lapsed while coordinating a live burn training exercise at Lancaster County FireSchool. Several of the 25 county firefighters on hand for the exercise performedCPR and other life-saving measures, but Rankin never regained conscious-ness. Incident Location: Lancaster County Fire School, Village Road and Lam-peter Road (USNG: 18S UK 9415 2740).

Guam : Hagatna, Vince Cruz. 41 Rank: Firefighter II Incident Date: 09/28/2011  Death Date: 09/29/2011  Initial Summary: Firefighter Cruz passed away while onduty from a cause stillto be determined. Cruz, posthumously promoted to Fire Lieutenant, was re-ported by authorities to have responded to a number of emergency calls the firedepartment answered the previous night.

New Jersey : Cape May, Andrew "Andy" K. Boyt. 45 Rank:Lieutenant  Incident Date:10/03/2011    Death Date: 10/03/2011    Initial Summary: A few hours after working a twenty-four hour shift, LieutenantBoyt's personal vehicle was observed parked on the side of a local road. Boytwas inside of the vehicle, slumped over the steering wheel. Police, EMS andmedics responded, found Boyt unresponsive and started CPR. He was immedi-ately transported to Cape Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced deadshortly thereafter. Lieutenant Boyt had responded to fire calls within 24 hoursprior to his passing. The cause of his death is still under investigation.

Virginia : Fairfax Horace "Chris" C. Pendergrass . 49 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date:10/22/2011      Death Date: 10/22/2011    Initial Summary: Firefighter Pendergrass was discovered deceased in bed byfellow firefighters at shift change, having passed away during the night in hissleep from a cause still to be determined. Incident Location: Station #41, 9610Hampton Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039-2813 (USNG: 18S UH 0192 8813)

Pennsylvania : Rothsville, Edward Steffy. 71 Rank: Fire Police Officer  Incident Date: 11/10/2011  Death Date: 11/10/2011 Initial Summary: Fire Police Officer Steffy responded to a vehicle accident.While directing traffic at the scene, he began to feel ill and sat in the seat of histruck. A few moments later, he went into cardiac arrest and passed away at thescene of the vehicle accident.

New Jersey : Roselle, Jon Young. 50 Rank: Fire Captain  Incident Date: 11/16/2011  Death Date: 11/16/2011 Initial Summary: Captain Young was responding to a fire in his POV when hecrashed. First responders performed CPR. He was then transported to the hos-pital where, a short time later, he passed away. The cause of death was an ap-parent heart attack while he was driving.

Ohio : Lewisville, Gregory S. Baker. 52 Rank: Fire Captain Incident Date: 11/20/2011  Death Date: 11/20/2011  Initial Summary: Fire Chief Baker responded to a structure fire and while work-ing at a tanker fill site became ill. According to initial reports, Chief Baker wastreated by fellow responders who placed him on a heart monitor and called for amedical helicopter. Chief Baker was flown to a Wheeling West Virginia hospitalwhere he passed away several hours later from an apparent heart attack. Inci-dent Location: Skin Creek Road, about seven miles northwest of Woodsfield(Approx. USNG: 17S ME 826 079).

North Carolina : Hot Springs, Johnny Lynn Norton. 56 Rank:Firefighter  Incident Date:11/21/2011    Death Date: 11/24/2011    Initial Summary: Firefighter Norton and other members of his fire departmentwere called out for a missing person search and rescue operation. The nextday, after the hiker had been successfully found, Norton was at his residencewhen he was stricken by an apparent heart attack. He was treated and trans-ported to Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC, where he passed away onthe 24th of November. Incident Location: Appalachian Trail in the Hot Springsarea. (USNG: 17S LV 37) .

Louisiana : Walker, Scott Osenenko. 45 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date:12/03/2011      Death Date: 12/03/2011    Initial Summary: Firefighter Osenenko was engaged in operations at the sceneof a residential structure fire, assisting in the firefight and rescue of the occu-pants, when he suffered a medical emergency. Osenenko was treated at thescene by fellow responders and transported to the Ochsner Medical Center inBaton Rouge where he passed away from his injuries. According to local au-thorities, none of the residents of the home suffered significant injuries. The fireis under investigation, with an electric space heater reported as a possiblecause. Incident Location: 9673 Florida Boulevard, Walker, LA (USNG: 15R YP0011 7414)

West Virginia : South Charleston, Joey King. 61 Rank: Firefighter  Incident Date: 12/04/2011  Death Date: 12/04/2011 Initial Summary: Firefighter King fell from a bridge and passed away from in-juries sustained while at the scene of a reported fire involving railroad ties. Fire-fighters were trying to use the bridge running over the railroad line as a lookoutpoint to spot the fire, but visibility conditions, due to a combination of smoke andfog, were reportedly near zero when the accident occurred. Incident Location:Steven Wayne Smith Memorial Bridge, US HWY 119 (USNG: 17S MC 31003588).

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Youngstown, OH. At 7p.m., Youngstown Fire took a call for apossible structure fire at 3144 Pine Hollow Drive on theSoutheast side of the city. The first due engine reported fireand smoke showing from a three story triplex. Crews search-ing the first floor found a male victim unresponsive. The vic-tim was removed and transported to a local hospital. Twoadditional engines and one additional EMS unit were re-quested along with fire control and arson. The second andthird floor apartments were unoccupied at the time of the fire.The cause is unknown at this time.

JIM WHITE

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Youngstown’s bravestbattle triplex

The Columbus Division of Fire alarm office received the re-port of a fire at 3236 N. High St around 10:10 p.m. on October31. The first in companies reported heavy smoke and fireshowing in the second story of the structure. Crews declareda working fire and quickly went to a defensive mode, knock-ing down the fire and making entry to complete the job. Thefirst floor suffered significant water and heat damage whilethe second floor appeared to be gutted.

Heavy smoke and fire

A Dresden firefighter prepares his gear for entryJIM MCKEEVER

Fire and heavy smoke damage AdamsMills home

Adams Mills, OH - On Satur-day, September 10, 2011, at about12:15 a.m., an Adams Mills resi-dent called 911 to report the base-ment of his home on fire. The 911dispatchers paged the FCV Volun-teer Fire Department, ConesvilleFD, as well as the Dresden, to theVirginia Township Road 296 home.

First units on the scene re-ported heavy smoke coming fromthe home. After a quick investiga-tion, the incident command re-ported that they had a working fire.An entry team was formed. Theymoved quickly into the home andinto the basement. The basementwas very hot and the heavy smokewas a large issue. The firefightersworked their way to the flames and

knocked them down with a handline. As the entry team workedtheir way back out of the home, an-other team was ready to take theirplace.

Smoke was still presentthroughout the house, so positivepressure fans were put into place toaid in the smoke removal. Also, anelectric smoke ejector was set up inthe basement to help push thesmoke up and out.

After ejecting all of the smokeout of the home, the firefighterswere able to perform some over-haul and check for extension. The

cause of the fire remains under in-vestigation.

The firefighter crews from bothfire departments worked well to-gether and their quick actionssaved the home from being a totalloss. Also contributing to the sav-ing of the home and possibly a life,was that fact that the homeownerhad working smoke detectors in thehome. The detectors woke up thehomeowner and allowed him to re-port the fire sooner.

Also assisting on scene was amedic crew from the CoshoctonCounty EMS. The homeowner waschecked out for possible smoke in-halation.

- JIM MCKEEVER

ALL IN THE FAMILYIf you have a photo for All in the Family please upload it to our website, www.1stResponderNews.com or email it to [email protected].

Lieutenant (father) Jack King, Jr. and Firefighter (uncle) Jason King pose for a family picture with fu-ture firefighter Jackson King for Jackson's first birthday. Both men are active firefighters for theGreen Springs Rural Volunteer Fire Department in Green Springs, Ohio.

JACK KING, JR

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National memorial service honorsOhio’s fallen firefighters

Emmitsburg, MD. The 30th An-nual National Fallen FirefightersMemorial Service honored two NewJersey firefighters who died in theline of duty in 2010.

They are among the 72 firefight-ers, who died in 2010 and 17 fire-fighters, who died in previous yearswho were remembered at the officialnational service held at the NationalFire Academy in Emmitsburg,Maryland.

Lieutenant Joseph M. McCaf-ferty, age 59, of the Lancaster FireDepartment died on January 16,2010, after he collapsed while incommand of a residential structurefire on January 2, 2010.

Firefighter Gregory A. Northup,age 55, of the Gallipolis Fire Depart-ment died after becoming ill whilestanding by at special work detail onSeptember 3, 2008.

Firefighter Leo A. Powell, age74, of the Morgan Township Volun-teer Fire Department died after suf-fering a heart attack within 24 hoursof responding to a brush fire on April3, 2010.

Firefighter Ryan Neil Seitz, age26, of the McArthur Fire Departmentdied after being struck by debrisfrom a ruptured pressurized tank at abrush fire on September 24, 2010.

Firefighter/Driver Sammy R.Smith, age 64, of the Village ofAntwerp Fire Department died in anapparatus accident while transport-ing patients to the hospital on July20, 2007.

Lieutenant Edward D. Teare, age53, of the Independence Fire Depart-ment died after suffering a heart at-tack within 24 hours of a firedepartment training exercise onMarch 31, 2010.

Firefighter Daniel C. Wilson,age 58, of the Jerusalem TownshipFire Department died on October 23,2010, after suffering a heart attackwithin 24 hours of responding to anEMS call on October 20, 2010.TheNational Fallen Firefighters Founda-tion (NFFF) and the Department ofHomeland Security sponsored theofficial national tribute on October16, 2011.

As first responders to all naturaland manmade emergencies, fireservice personnel are in constantdanger. During 2010, 72 firefightersdied in the line of duty, making fire-fighting one of the nation’s mostdangerous occupations.

More than 6,000 people, includ-ing members of Congress, adminis-tration officials and other dignitaries,members of the fire service, and fam-ilies and friends of the fallen fire-fighters attended the event. Familiesreceived flags flown over the U. S.Capitol and the National Memorial.

Members of the fire service,honor guard units and pipe and drumunits from across the U.S. partici-pated in this national tribute.

Many fire departments acrossthe country also conducted simulta-neous services, lowered flags to half-staff, sounded sirens and observed amoment of silent tribute.

For the first time in MemorialWeekend history, departments andlocal places of worship were invitedto participate in Bells Across Amer-ica for Fallen Firefighters, a nationalmoment of remembrance, to honorthose who died in the line of duty.For more information on BellsAcross America for Fallen Firefight-ers visit: www.BellsAcrossAmer-ica.com.

For a complete list of fallen fire-fighters honored visit Weekend.Fire-Hero.org.

About the National Fallen Fire-fighters Foundation (NFFF). TheUnited States Congress created theNational Fallen Firefighters Founda-tion to lead a nationwide effort to re-member America's fallen firefighters.

Since 1992, the nonprofit foun-dation has developed and expandedprograms to honor fallen fire heroesand assist their families and cowork-ers.

- National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

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EMERGENCY AIRCRAFTIf you have a photo for Emergency Aircraft please upload it to our website, www.1stResponderNews.com

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MedFlight #1 of Columbus, Ohio has taken its delivery of a newEurocopter EC130 B4.

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Ellsworth firefighters teach fire safetyEllsworth, OH. The Ellsworth

Fire Department held its annualfire prevention week safety day atthe Ellsworth elementary schoolon October 14.

Members of the departmentexplained the use of firefightinggear to the children and also gavethem a tour of the department'sladder truck and ambulance. Thechildren were then led through asmoke training trailer and taughtwhat to do if they are ever in a

fire. After finishing the smoke

trailer, the demonstrations con-cluded with giving each child abag with fire prevention informa-tion to take home and share withtheir families.

"Teaching kids about firesafety is so important" said Lt. Joe

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The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm office received the re-port of a fire at 1493 N 5th St around 10:20 p.m. on Septem-ber 16. The first in units reported smoke showing from thebasement as additional units began the primary searchshortly after a working fire was declared. During the primarysearch on the second floor, fire extension had spread to thethird floor. Crews fought to bring it undercontrol and an in-vestigation continued.

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Basement fire spreadsthroughout home

Coshocton, OH. Jackson Township and Walhonding ValleyFire District received dispatch calls on September 16, 2011at 6:20 a.m. to a barn fire on Jackson Township Road 55. Thefirst units on scene found a pole barn structure with metalsiding fully involved in fire. The firefighters quickly got towork pulling hand lines and removing the siding to allow ac-cess to the fire. With the siding removed and the fire extin-guished, the only things left was a few poles and the burntcontents of the barn. The structure and the contents were atotal loss. The cause of the fire was undetermined. Fire crewswere on scene for about two hours.

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Christmas Eve fire in Columbusclaims three lives

The Columbus Division ofFire alarm office received the re-port of a fire at 90 Wisconsin Ave.around 11:45 p.m. on Christmaseve.

The first in companies de-clared a working fire with heavysmoke and fire showing from thefirst floor B side ofthe fire structureand were advisedby neighbors thevacant structurecould be occupied.

The victimswere all located onthe first floor in oneroom all together. Itwas initially un-known what, if any, kind of heat-ing was used. The room was innearly freezing temperatures astheir emotional neighbors gath-ered near the A side of the struc-ture awaiting word on their status.Neighors could not confirm if thevictims were renters or not.

As firefighters conductedtheir search, they initially locatedtwo deceased victims. Then about15 minutes later, a third victimwas found. Officials have con-firmed the natural gas service hadbeen turned off earlier in the daydue to a gas leak. Investigatorshave confirmed the origin of thefire to be a space heater placedtoo close to a mattress.

The three victims, a four yearold boy, his 22 year old motherand a 33 year old male were lateridentified as the deceased. Inves-tigators believe the 33 year oldmale may have become over-whelmed by the growing heat andsmoke while attempting to re-move the burning mattress fromthe first floor fire structure in aneffort to save his family. Neigh-bors believed the family was pay-ing rent at the address and it hassince been confirmed.

The electric company hasconfirmed there was no knowncustomer at the structure prior tothe deadly blaze. An electricalline was servicing the structure.Columbus Code Enforcement of-ficials had ordered the propertyowner Sam Vazirani to vacate thestructure in September 2009 afterfinding electrical and plumbingwork performed without properpermits.

Additional hazards at thestructure include the absence of agas meter and electrical hazards.

A records seach has turned up23 additional properties owned bySam Vazirani in Franklin County.

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Firefighters escape flashoverThe Columbus Division of

Fire Alarm office received the re-port of a fire at 133 WhitethorneAve. around 8:20p.m. on October 26.The first in units re-ported flames ex-tending 20 feet outof the first floor liv-ing room windowand declared aworking fire.

Four firefightersconducted a primarysearch on the sec-ond floor as a flashover occurred.Two firefighters dove down theback stairs as the other two doveout the window. Two firefighterswere treated at Ohio State Univer-sity Medical Center for burns ontheir heads, necks and hands, aswell as possible injuries from thejump. An investigation into thecause of this fire continues.

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Physical Training, get with the program

As physical fitness programsare becoming more and morepopular throughout the fire serv-ice, I am approached more andmore often with requests of howto get started. “give me the ba-sics”, they often say.

“In a nutshell, how can I getthis thing off the ground?” Ofcourse, there is no short andsweet answer, but here are somesimple guidelines to follow thatcan help you get started.

Since physical training is anintegral part of your over-alltraining program, a qualified ad-ministrator should be appointedto oversee all aspects of it. Theprogram administrator is key toestablishing and maintaining allaspects of the program and canget the program started by deter-mining what personnel is needed,selecting the appropriate goalsand location of the program andby establishing a strong set ofSOP’s (standard operating proce-dures). The fire service is wellversed in SOP’s. They are a vitalcomponent in nearly every aspect,and physical fitness training is noexception.

Here are some basic proce-dures to include:

Medical clearance by a physi-cian is surely the first step in anysafe and effective physical fitnessprogram. Once a physician hascleared an individual for exercise,they should also provide somegeneral information with regard tointensity i.e. mild, mild to moder-ate, or no restriction.

Following medical clearance itis important to follow up with afitness assessment performed by afitness professional. Informationregarding an individual’s medicalhistory as well as some basicmeasurements will not only help toprovide an appropriate level atwhich to begin a fitness program,it will also provide baseline datauseful to measure progress as theprogram continues. Girth meas-urements, body fat analysis andflexibility are among some of themore common tests as well as atask or test for cardiovascular en-durance.

Using the intensity recommen-dations of the physician, as well asthe information gathered from thefitness assessment, a fitness pro-fessional should design an individ-ualized training program for eachparticipant. Such a programshould be in writing (with illustra-tions when possible) and shouldcontain specific exercises as wellas information regarding fre-quency (how often), intensity(how difficult), and duration(length of session, number of rep-etitions etc).

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Fatal two alarm fire in ColumbusOn December 18, 2011 around

5:00 a.m., the Columbus Ohio Di-vision of Fire, took calls reporting afire at 2794 Grosse Point. Upon ar-rival, crews had heavy smoke andfire along with reports of peopletrapped. A second alarm was trans-mitted. Damage was extensive tothe building.

A five year old and seven yearold were found on the first floor, butcould not be revived. Box 15 pro-

vided rehab for the crews, as theColumbus Fire Auxiliary assistedfull time crews with overhaul andlooking for hot spots.

Crews were on the scene forover six hours.

- JIM WHITE

JIM WHITE

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Line of duty death reportedThe United States Fire Admin-

istration sent a notice of a line ofduty firefighterfatality in No-vember.

Fire ChiefGregory S.B a k e r ,Lewisville Vol-unteer Fire De-p a r t m e n ,responded to a structure fire andwhile working at a tanker fill site

became ill. According to reports, Chief

Baker was treated by fellow re-sponders who placed him on aheart monitor and called for amedical helicopter.

Chief Baker was flown to aWheeling West Virginia hospitalwhere he passed away severalhours later from an apparent heartattack.

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SAMUEL GETZ JR.

Six alarm fire activates six departmentsto fight million dollar blaze

On Saturday morning, Septem-ber 17, 2011, the Newton Falls FireDistrict received an alarm at 4:20a.m. for a structure fire at 38 WestBroad Street in Newton Falls. TheNewton Falls Police Department ar-rived just after the alarm and advisedit was a fully involved structure firecoming from the apartments locatedin the rear of the building.

The first arriving engine com-pany responded to the rear of the 100year old, two story brick structure tofind the three apartments on the sec-ond floor totally involved.

Firefighters immediately initi-ated an attack on the fire to gain ac-cess to the interior of the structure.

A call from command at 4:27a.m. initiated the MABAS that wentto six alarms for additional man-power, engines and two aerial plat-forms from neighboring departmentsto assist in putting out the blaze.

At 5:44 a.m. with the aerial plat-forms in place, the decision wasmade to stop the interior attack onthe C side due to extension of the fireinto the roof and the dangers associ-ated with the collapse of the floors inthe apartments.

It took approximately five hours,

45 firefighters and command offi-cers, nine pieces of fire apparatusand 175, 000 gallons of water tobring the fire under control.

Three apartments and two busi-nesses were a total loss and a thirdbusiness received heavy smoke andwater damage. Initial findings fromthe FIU state the blaze could havebeen started from a cooking stoveleft unattended. Although, the actualcause is still under investigation.

Initial estimates of the loss to thestructure and contents could exceedone million dollars.

- SAMUEL GETZ JR.

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Maintenance of Personal ProtectiveEquipment (Bunker Gear)

There have been many ad-vances in Personal ProtectiveEquipment over the past few years,and there are more on the horizonrelative tom a t e r i a l sproviding im-proved pro-tection fromheat, flame,chemical andb i o l o g i c a lc o n t a m i -nants.

In reallife however,we have towear what we have presently beenissued and wear it according to themanufacturer’s recommendations.

This also includes heeding thewarnings that come with the vari-ous garments in order to stay safeand out of harm’s way.

This also requires adherence toNFPA 1851: Standard on Selec-tion, Care, and Maintenance ofProtective Ensembles for Struc-tural Fire Fighting and ProximityFire Fighting. This standard in-cludes DRD, hoods, helmets,gloves and footwear.

Maintenance of your PPE isimportant as the garments pick upnumerous toxic contaminantswhenever we operate within theparameters of performing our du-ties, whether it is fire, EMS, or haz-mat, there is always the potentialfor our gear to become contami-nated.

The only sure way to rid thegarments of these contaminants isby washing.

NFPA 1851 requires a mini-mum cleaning of at least once ayear in accordance with the gar-ment manufacturer’s recommenda-tions.

If your gear is soiled, youshould have it cleaned as soon aspossible, either in house or sent toan independent professional clean-ing service that cleans firefightinggear.

A few important excerpts fromNFPA 1851 are listed below.

The complete standard is 50pages and a copy of the standardcan be obtained from the NFPA.

Administration 1.2 Purpose.1.2.1 The purpose of this standardshall be to establish a program forstructural firefighting protectiveensembles and ensemble elementsto reduce the safety risks and po-tential health risks associated withpoorly maintained, contaminated,or damaged structural fire fightingprotective ensembles and ensembleelements.

3.3 Definitions. 3.3.13.1Cleaning, Advanced. The thoroughcleaning of ensembles or elementsby washing with cleaning agents.

Advanced cleaning usually re-quires elements to be temporarily

taken out of service. Examples in-clude hand washing, machine wash-ing, and contract cleaning.

3.3.13.2 Contract Cleaning.Cleaning conducted by a facilityoutside the organization that spe-cializes in cleaning protective cloth-ing.

3.3.13.3 Cleaning, Routine. Thelight cleaning of ensembles or ele-ments performed by the end userwithout taking the elements out ofservice.

Examples include brushing offdry debris, rinsing off debris with awater hose, and spot cleaning.

3.3.13.4 Cleaning, Specialized.Cleaning to remove hazardous ma-terials or body fluids. This level ofcleaning involved specific proce-dures and specialized cleaningagents and processes.

4.3 Records 4.3.1 The organiza-tion shall compile and maintainrecords on their structural fire fight-ing protective ensembles or ensem-ble elements.

4.3.3 At least the followingrecords shall be kept for each en-semble element: Person to whom el-ement is issued Date and conditionwhen issue Manufacturer and modelname or design Manufacturer s IDnumber, lot number, or serial num-ber Month and year of manufactureDate(s) of and findings of advancedinspection(s) by organizationDate(s) of advanced cleaning or de-contamination by organization Rea-son for advanced cleaning ordecontamination by organizationDate(s) of repair(s), who performedrepair(s), and brief description ofany repair(s) Date of retirementDate and method of disposal

6.1.3 - The organization shalldetermine appropriate actions to betaken if an element is found to be inneed of cleaning, decontamination,or repair.

6.2.1 - Each individual membershall conduct a routine inspection oftheir personal ensemble or ensem-ble elements after each use.

The Organization shall establishwhat constitutes use to at least in-clude each time the element(s) is ex-posed, or suspected of having beenexposed, to damage or to contami-nation.

Maintaining your PPE andwearing it according to the manu-facturer’s guidelines will provideyou with the best form of protectionfrom the many dangers that con-front you on a regular basis as a fire-fighter.

Even when wearing PPE youmust always remain alert and cau-tious to your surroundings, relyingon your training and experience.

If something doesn't’t look orfeel right and you can’t favorablyalter the situation, you should getout.

Till next time, Stay Safe andGod Bless!

Chief Henry Camp-

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House fire near ConesvilleConesville, OH. Shortly be-

fore 4:00 p.m., on September 7,2011, a call came into 911 report-ing a house on fire, and that every-one was out of the home. The 911dispatcher quickly toned outConesville, directing them toFranklin Township Road 438B.

Conesville Engine 203 ob-served a good amount of smokecoming from the rear lower por-tion of the home. Firefighterswere able to remove the skirtingby the back door and expose theflames to the firefighters hand lineand thus knocked the flamesdown.

As mutual aid arrived, themany hands were put quickly towork on removing the remainderof the skirting on the other two

sides of the rear of the home. Withthe skirting removed, the fire-fighters could get into the crawlspace and remove the chipboardthat was nailed to the bottom ofthe floor joists that were burntfrom the fire.

The fire still remains under in-vestigation.

Mutual aid fire companieswere Coshocton, Three Rivers andJackson Township. Also assistingon scene were the CoshoctonCounty EMS and the CoshoctonCounty R.E.A.C.T.

- JIM MCKEEVER

Smoke visible from under the rear of the home by the back door.

JIM MCKEEVER

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Fairfield Township receives WTC steelFairfield Township, OH. After

waiting almost two years, the Fair-field Township Fire Department re-ceived a piece of the World TradeCenter steel. Thesteel was receivedfrom the NewYork/New JerseyPort Authority.

On Monday,August 22, 2011,four Fairfield Town-ship firefighters in-cluding Fire ChiefDavid Downie, Cap-tain John King,Lieutenant Shane Owens andChaplin Toby Howell departed forthe 650 mile trip to New York.

On Tuesday, August 23, 2011,firefighters toured Ground Zero andthe surrounding area. Firefighterscarried four American flags withthem to Ground Zero and also vis-ited with the crew of Ladder 10, lo-cated across the street from GroundZero on Liberty Street. Station 10lost six members in the attack ofSeptember 11, 2001.

On Wednesday, August 24,2011, the firefighters reported toJFK Airport Hanger 17 to processthe paperwork and wait for theloading of their piece of Americanhistory. Upon securing the steel,firefighters began the 300 mile tripto Skanksville, Pennsylvania, thecrash site of United Flight 93.

Upon arriving in Skanksville inlate afternoon, firefighters spentabout an hour and a half viewingthe crash scene and the temporaryFlight 93 memorial before headingback on the road. Firefighters left asigned Fairfield Township Fire De-partment t-shirt on the memorialfence.

On Thursday, August 25, 2011,firefighters completed the last 120miles of their incredible journey.Over 60 motorcycles from the OhioPatriot Guard along with fire de-partment apparatus escorted thesteel back to Station 111 and a largepublic crowd including students ofFairfield North Elementary School.

The WTC Steel as it approaches Station 211 escorted by the OhioPatriot Guard

DAVID DOWNIE

JUMP TO FILE #090211125

After a brief ceremony, ChiefDavid Downie presented one of theAmerican flags carried to GroundZero to Aimee Centrullo of theNapier Truck Driving School. Be-cause the department could not usepublic tax money for this project,Napier Truck Driving School spon-sored the trip, which included fuel,road tolls and lodging.

Fairfield Township is extremelyproud to have escorted a portion ofthe World Trade Center back to Fair-field Township.

It is our desire to use this steelas our message that “We will NeverForget” the tragedy and loss of lifeon September 11, 2001.

- DAVID DOWNIE

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1st Responder News and theHeroes Mortgage Programteamed up last year to offer amortgage program that providesthe firefighter, rescue and EMScommunity with discounted feesand low interest rates.

Scores of fire, rescue andEMS members contacted the pro-gram for more information andadvice with many taking advan-tage of the program.

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Safety officer program

Twenty years ago, it was notuncommon to see headlines in ourlocal daily newspaper like, “TwelveFirefighters Hospitalized inOvernight Fires.” It was obviousthat we needed to improve safety atour incidents.

In the 1990’s we instituted asafety officer program and askedevery department to assign person-nel to the safety officer position.

We then provided training atthe Rockland County Fire TrainingCenter. The Rockland County As-sociation of Fire Districts pur-chased standardized blue vests,designating the Safety Officers onemergency scenes.

We immediately started to seeresults as our safety officers startedto monitor firefighters at emergen-cies. Some of the more common ac-tions were stopping firefightersfrom climbing ground ladders that

were not set up properly and lettingcommand know when firefighterswent off air in structure fires.

The number of transportsdropped dramatically, and smokeinhalation cases became almost un-heard of.

At major fires, it became com-mon to see several safety officersassigned to the varioussectors/functions.

Eventually, the safety officersformed their own organization. TheRockland County Safety Officers’Association has refined the pro-gram and provides highly trainedspecialists to protect our firefight-ers.

Below is a link to the RocklandCounty Fire Training Center No-vember, 2011 Newsletter, producedby Deputy Fire Coordinator andTraining Supervisor Peter Byrne.http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/Fir-e/FTCNews.pdf

If you gauge an effort by howmany firefighter injuries and livesare saved, our safety officer pro-gram is a tremendous success!

Congratulations and thanks toall of our dedicated safety officersand our chiefs for their support!

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The author is the second gener-ation. He served in three states,New York, Maryland and Pennsyl-vania. Currently he is a fire protec-tion engineer.

These stories, which take up 20chapters take place in the volunteerranks, although for a time, while at-tending the University of Maryland,he rode with career firefighters in a“live-in” program.

The stories begin with the au-thor being young and tagging alongwith his father, who was a volunteerfire chief in New York State. I mustsay he is a man of my own heart be-cause it was at the ago of 10 that Ihad decided I wanted to be a fire-man. It came from reading a meritbadge book on the Firemanshipmerit badge and successful testingto achieve it.

The author had the advantageof being able to respond with his fa-ther. My father was not a firefighteralthough my uncle was, but we both

lived in cities with career firefightersand riding with my uncle to fires wasnot possible. Anyway, I identify withthe author and throughout his 20chapters, he writes with a profes-sional technique that even thoughthey were volunteers, you wouldthink that he was reminiscing on firesand emergency calls in big citieswith career departments (although asmentioned earlier he did ride withcareer firefighters in Maryland.)

The imagery of his writing putsyou there with him especially if youare in emergency services. Whilemany of the incidents are fires, manyothers are vehicle accidents includ-ing where life is lost.

Having been a battalion chiefand knowing what has to be assessedon the fireground, he leaves no ques-tion in my mind that he’s “on themoney” when it comes to incidentcommand.

Of course, not every call goeswell. Mistakes are made and thingshappen when we have no controlover them. But the author writes inan honest way and points thesethings out when stuff goes bad, mak-ing this book realistic, not portrayingthe players as heroes that alwayswin!

It has been said that volunteersdo not always enter burning build-ings, some say because they are notbeing paid to do it, but in this bookthey do and the details of their oper-ating under adverse conditionsleaves little to the imagination!

- continued at

www.1rbn.com

On The Book Shelf by John Malecky

ON THEBOOKSHELF

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Two injured in highspeed crash

Fairfield Township, OH. Twopeople were injured when the carthey were traveling in lost controland smashed into a light pole.

The accident occurred onWednesday, August 17, 2011 ataround 1:48 p.m. in the eastboundlane of Ohio State Route 129 justeast of Bypass 4.

The Honda sedan was report-edly traveling at a high rate ofspeed when the driver lost control,causing the vehicle to spin out ofcontrol slamming into a metal light

pole.The driver of the vehicle was

transported by Liberty TownshipParamedics to Atrium Hospital.

The passenger was treated byFairfield Township paramedics andflown to University Hospital byAirCare Helicopter.

- DAVID DOWNIE

DAVID DOWNIE

Fire vehicles on display at the Ellsworth Fire Department 60th Anniversary celebration.

CHRISTOPHER J. BROCIOUS

Ellsworth Fire Department celebrates60 years of service

Ellsworth, OH - The EllsworthFire Department celebrated its 60thAnniversary this past summer.

The event, sponsored by theEllsworth Fire Corps, included adisplay of various fire equipment,educational activities, and a pro-gram recognizing current and pastmembers of the department.

Local elected officials, includ-ing Ohio Representative RonaldGerberry (D-59), Ohio State Sena-tor Joe Schiavoni (D-33) and Ma-

honing County CommissionerCarol Rimedio-Righetti were onhand to present commendations inhonor of the department's long his-tory of service to the community.

Fire Chief Robert Sternburgalso honored past fire chiefs, firefighters and their families duringthe ceremony.

In addition to the new and an-tique fire equipment vehicles, in-cluding Ellsworth's first fire truck,visitors were also given the oppor-tunity to get a close up view of aSTAT MedEvac medical helicopter.

The helicopter landed duringthe celebration and remained ondisplay for several hours. A com-munity bonfire rounded out theevening.

- CHRISTOPHER BROCIOUS

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Ohio Representative Ronald Gerberry (D-59) congratulates Ellsworth Fire Chief Robert Sternburg.

CHRISTOPHER J. BROCIOUS

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PATCH OF THE MONTHIf you have a photo for Patch of the Month please upload it to our website, www.1stResponderNews.com

or email it to [email protected].

Ellsworth Fire Department uniform patch.

CHRISTOPHER J. BROCIOUS

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The Harlem Twp Division of Fire in Galena, Ohio re-placed E-452 with a 2010 Sutphen Ambassador 70',1500-470 30 gallons of foam.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Praire Twp. VFD, (Holmesville, Ohio) recently placedthis 2011 Kenworth/Pierce 1250/1650 rescue-tanker intoservice as Tanker/Rescue 302

DAVID SCHLOSSER

The Dover Fire Department recently placed this 2010Spartan 1500/750/30a/20B CAFS Rescue Pumper intoservice as E-203.

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

The South Central Fire District of Fredericksburg, Ohiorecently placed this 2010 Chevy/Braun ALS ambulanceinto service as Squad 115.

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

The Columbus Division of Fire Hazmat Station #4 tookdelivery of a new 2011 Team Decon NoMAD Global Com-munication Solutions Trailer.

WWW.FIREHOUSESOFOHIO.SMUGMUG.COM

The Columbus Division of Fire E-18 took delivery of anew 2011 Sutphen 1500-750 custom shield series en-gine, replacing its 2002 Boise-HME 1500-750..

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Dover Fire Department recently placed this 2010Ford/Braun ALS Paramedic Unit into service as Medic210.

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

The Columbus Division of Fire E-32 took delivery of anew 2011 Sutphen SPH 100, 1500 custom shield seriesengine.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Prairie Twp Fire Dept took delivery of a new 2011Pierce Impel 1500-750 Husky CAFS A 30 gal engine-res-cue.

DAN MEYERSBURG

COSHOCTON, Ohio – The Three Rivers Fire District, lo-cated in Coshocton, Ohio, recently upgraded their cur-rent Utility 4 truck.

JIM MCKEEVER

The Mineral City VFD recently placed this FL-M2/South-ern Fire 750/3000 Tanker-Pumper into service as T-1404.

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

The Worthington Division of Fire took deliver of a new2011 Sutphen 100' 1500-400 tower.

DAN MEYERSBURG

Vehicle News

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The Columbus Division of Fire Hazmat Station #4 tookdelivery of a new 2011 Sutphen SPH 100, 1500 customshield series engine.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Columbus Division of Fire Ladder 2 took delivery ofa new 2011 Sutphen SPH 100, 1500-300 tower.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The South Central Fire District of Fredericksburg, Ohiorecently placed this 2010 Chevy/Braun ALS Medic unitinto service as Squad 115.

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

The Strasburg VFD recently placed this 1998 PierceQuantum 2250/750/b foam rescue pumper into serviceas R-1203

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

The East Holmes Fire District recently placed this 2011Spartan/Rosenbauer/ Metz 1500/300 100' Ladder-Towerinto service as T-8.

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

The Worthington Ohio Division of Fire replaced their1994 Sutphen Tower with a 2011 Sutphen Tower.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Kidron VFD recently placed this 2011 Interna-tional/US Tanker 750/2500 Tanker-Pumper into serviceas T-74.

DAVID J. SCHLOSSER

The Columbus Division of Fire Ladder 26 took deliveryof a new 2011 Sutphen SPH 100, 1500-300 tower.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Franklin Twp Fire Department replaced their 1995Pierce Dash 1500-1000 with a Pierce Arrow XT 1500-750with a 25 gallon Husky CAFS.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The BST&G Fire District of Sunbury remounted the boxfrom their 1992 IH Salsbury Heavy Rescue on a 20090Spartan chassis.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Columbus Division of Fire Ladder 32 took deliveryof a new 2011 Sutphen SPH 100, 1500-300 tower.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Defense Supply Construction Center in WhitehallOhio placed a 2010 Engine Rescue Pierce Arrow XT1500/750 with a Husky Foam System in service.

DAN MEYERSBURG

Vehicle News

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The Columbus Division of Fire E-19

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Columbus Division of Fire E-34 took delivery of a new 2011Sutphen 1500-750 custom shield series engine, replacing its 2002Boise-HME 1500-750.

DAN MEYERSBURG

Vehicle News

The Columbus Division of Fire E-7 took delivery of a new 2011 Sut-phen 1500-750 custom Shield series engine, replacing its 2004 E-One Hurricane 1500-750.

DAN MEYERSBURG

The Columbus Division of Fire E-14 took delivery of a new 2011Sutphen 1500-750 Custom Shield series engine, replacing its 2004Pierce Arrow XT 1500-750.

DAN MEYERSBURG

Firefighters build custom tableFairfield Township, OH. Fire-

fighters are a tough group of pro-fessionals and require tough tools todo the job. From apparatus to handtools, our tools are expected to lastthe test of time.

Firehouse furniture is no differ-ent. And the focal point of firehousefurniture is the kitchen table. Be-sides meals, the table is used as adistribution of daily information,training and solving the departmentand world problems.

As any firefighter will tell you,most residential style furniture doesnot hold up to the rigors and heavyuse of the firehouse. Since mostfirefighters are resourceful and

skilled in construction and design,they usually find a better way.

Fairfield Township FirefightersJason Agoston, Bryon Bauman andJacob Oakes decided to replace theflimsy kitchen table at Station 212with a specially designed and con-structed wood table that reflects thetradition of the fire service.

The table is constructed of2x4’s, plywood and oak flooring. Ittable measures eight feet long andfour feet wide, weighing approxi-mately 200 pounds. Two Darling

fire hydrants removed from serviceare used as table legs.

Inlayed into the top of the tableare several decals that include thenew department patch, engine andMedic 212 apparatus assigned tothe station, House on the Hill a ref-erence to their geographical loca-tion and 343, in honor of the FDNYmembers who perished in the at-tacks of September 11, 2001.

The cost of the materials wasaround $1,000, and was donated byfirefighters Agoston, Bauman andOakes.

- DAVID DOWNIE

FTFD

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DAN MEYERSBURG

The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm office received the report of a fire at 2447 Winona Drivearound 4:30 p.m. on December 26, 2011. Arriving units immediately declared a working fire. Thehomeowner had left the apartment with an unattended fire in the fire place next to their realChristmas tree. She quickly returned less than five minutes later to the structure charged withfire and smoke. It was unknown if the Christmas tree was well hydrated.

Unattended fireplace sparks fire

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For Sale, Excellent Condition 1991 Pierce Lance 105’ Plat-

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