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Lake Carmel Fire Department 2014
Chief William Walters
1st Asst Chief Jack Keher
2nd Asst Chief Dave Churchill
Captain PJ Ryan
Captain TJ Donohue
Captain John Vigliotti
Lt's
Brent McDonnell
Donny Louwndes
Mike Bishop
Jess Ryan
Mike Squaillante
Mike Madsen
Luis Rodriguez

Captain Morris was my Captain at Ladder 28 and at Rescue 1. It was an honor and a privilege to have worked for him. As a "proby" in L28, I made a mistake at a fire and thought for sure he was going to rip me apart for it. Instead he said "do you know what you did wrong, did you learn from it, and will you never make the mistake again?". That is the essence of leadership. Last night at his "Last Tour Party", I reminded him of a conversation we had back in L-28 after he had turned down Battalion Chief for the final time and I asked him why and his response back then was "I still have 10 miles of hallways to crawl down and doors to force". Last night I asked if he had made the 10 miles of hallways and he said he came close but the clock ran out. I congratulate the Captain on his retirement and thank him for letting me serve in his companies. As a friend said to me the other day: "the man had a lot of influence on my fire department career".

I created the Lake Carmel Fasteam and it took a few years to get it where i wanted it to be. The team was active and trained together once a month with our entire department so that even the members that didnt want to respond with the team also got the training. The training not only benifited the departments that requested us but made our department better overall. As the IC at our calls I saw our members coming off our appartus better prepared. After I was Chief the team hung on for a few years but slowly the members lost interest and the current Chief at the time couldn't be bothered to take an interest in the team and dissolved it. I dont want to get into our departments politics but I dont see the members coming off the appartus the way that they use to.
One issue that did occur that Carmel needs to watch out for is that we werent being requested enough and in a timely fashion. In Putnam Co just one department had us on automatic mutual aid and that was after the fire was confirmed(someone actually on scene) so that would be a good 5-8 minutes after the fire was dispatched. By the time we got dispatched and drove over there we had to park the rig out of the way and hike with all our gear to the scene. usually walking up to a fire that has been knocked down and the first crew already taking a blow at rehab. There needs to be a better system of dispatching the Fasteam and in a more timely fashion.

I created the Lake Carmel Fasteam and it took a few years to get it where i wanted it to be. The team was active and trained together once a month with our entire department so that even the members that didnt want to respond with the team also got the training. The training not only benifited the departments that requested us but made our department better overall. As the IC at our calls I saw our members coming off our appartus better prepared. After I was Chief the team hung on for a few years but slowly the members lost interest and the current Chief at the time couldn't be bothered to take an interest in the team and dissolved it. I dont want to get into our departments politics but I dont see the members coming off the appartus the way that they use to.
One issue that did occur that Carmel needs to watch out for is that we werent being requested enough and in a timely fashion. In Putnam Co just one department had us on automatic mutual aid and that was after the fire was confirmed(someone actually on scene) so that would be a good 5-8 minutes after the fire was dispatched. By the time we got dispatched and drove over there we had to park the rig out of the way and hike with all our gear to the scene. usually walking up to a fire that has been knocked down and the first crew already taking a blow at rehab. There needs to be a better system of dispatching the Fasteam and in a more timely fashion.

I created the Lake Carmel Fasteam and it took a few years to get it where i wanted it to be. The team was active and trained together once a month with our entire department so that even the members that didnt want to respond with the team also got the training. The training not only benifited the departments that requested us but made our department better overall. As the IC at our calls I saw our members coming off our appartus better prepared. After I was Chief the team hung on for a few years but slowly the members lost interest and the current Chief at the time couldn't be bothered to take an interest in the team and dissolved it. I dont want to get into our departments politics but I dont see the members coming off the appartus the way that they use to.
One issue that did occur that Carmel needs to watch out for is that we werent being requested enough and in a timely fashion. In Putnam Co just one department had us on automatic mutual aid and that was after the fire was confirmed(someone actually on scene) so that would be a good 5-8 minutes after the fire was dispatched. By the time we got dispatched and drove over there we had to park the rig out of the way and hike with all our gear to the scene. usually walking up to a fire that has been knocked down and the first crew already taking a blow at rehab. There needs to be a better system of dispatching the Fasteam and in a more timely fashion.

I created the Lake Carmel Fasteam and it took a few years to get it where i wanted it to be. The team was active and trained together once a month with our entire department so that even the members that didnt want to respond with the team also got the training. The training not only benifited the departments that requested us but made our department better overall. As the IC at our calls I saw our members coming off our appartus better prepared. After I was Chief the team hung on for a few years but slowly the members lost interest and the current Chief at the time couldn't be bothered to take an interest in the team and dissolved it. I dont want to get into our departments politics but I dont see the members coming off the appartus the way that they use to.
One issue that did occur that Carmel needs to watch out for is that we werent being requested enough and in a timely fashion. In Putnam Co just one department had us on automatic mutual aid and that was after the fire was confirmed(someone actually on scene) so that would be a good 5-8 minutes after the fire was dispatched. By the time we got dispatched and drove over there we had to park the rig out of the way and hike with all our gear to the scene. usually walking up to a fire that has been knocked down and the first crew already taking a blow at rehab. There needs to be a better system of dispatching the Fasteam and in a more timely fashion.

The Putnam County Legislatures voted to appoint Adam Stiebling as Commissioner of Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Service and he will be sworn in Jan.1st

Dover is in Patterson and has covered a vehicle fire on I84 for them East Fishkill is in Lake Carmel and Bedford Hills just relocated to Brewster HQ

Dover is in Patterson and has covered a vehicle fire on I84 for them East Fishkill is in Lake Carmel and Bedford Hills just relocated to Brewster HQ

Germantown Engine- is in Putnam Lake

Date:3/4/11
Time:20:11
Location:47 Brayton Rd
Frequency: 46.38,LC highband
Units Operating: 1711,1712,1723,1744,1741,1771,1641,1123,1125,1222,1241,Putnam C&O, CC5,2225
Weather Conditions: low 40's little wind
Description Of Incident: a working fire in a private dwelling
Reporters: Chief1710
Writer:
A kitchen fire that extended into the attic, this house was built by a FDNY FF in the 50's on his days off and then moved his family uphere. Has had several owners since then.
Fire knocked down 2122 hrs
started releasing units at 2159

No we never used it that way however we did place victims on backboards and load them in the rear of the rescue while waiting for transport ambulances during multi victim car accidents.

No we never used it that way however we did place victims on backboards and load them in the rear of the rescue while waiting for transport ambulances during multi victim car accidents.

Yes this will be replacing our 1989 Road Rescue walk in which is for sale...
The new rescue: Winch in a hide away front bumper,PTO generator,refridge,pump,300 gallon water tank,two speedlays,10 scba bottle storage,cribbing and extrication chain storage,transverse ems compart.,stokes and backboard storage, ladder compartment,preconnected hydralic reels and on board elec hydralic pump,5 drawer tool box,3 full size tool boards, two electrical reels either side,4 dunage compartments top side,speedy dri hopper and some other misc. things.

Soon to be delivered Hackney rescue on a Spartan Metro Star chassis. Cummings motor with a Pump and 300 gallons of water, Light Tower and bunch of other stuff I can post later.

We have an area of old cottage type homes that have been added to and added to. So for the most part they are poorly constructed homes with chimney's that also fall into question. Because of this it seems that over time we have taken an agressive approach to chimney fires. It is not uncommon for them to spread into the attic or the walls.
Our first due engine arrives and we split the crew two FF's to the roof with Chains and Two FF's and the Officer to the Fireplace or woodstove. The interior crew has a metal bucket, Nomex Tarp and water can. The Officer has the TIC.
Second Due Engine splits there crew 2 FF to assist the roof team and 2 to strech a line where directed to. As per riding assignments the 2nd due officer reports with the roof team.
This works well for us and have been doing if for years and like it. By splintting the crews up we can get the fire quickly reconed and put out and the chains down to eliminate the threat of extention. It can cause more damage to the chimney to drop the chains quickly and before the fire is out but it gets the fire out of the chimney and down to the firebox. We block off the entrance to the fireplace with whatever we have to keep the fire in there and have never had an issue of it flying out the bottom onto the FF at the bottom. If we arrive and the fire is blowing out the top of the chimney a line is streched to extinguish it. We have never use AFFF or the powder in a bag, Not sure why ,just never have
Our third due (Rescue) goes to staging at the rear of the first due engine and awaits further orders.
Upon arrival of any first due unit ,if they feel that this is more than a chimney fire the alarm is upgraded and our mutual aid preplan takes over
We do not have a ladder, One is dispatched mutual aid for working fire only(don't get me started on that policy)