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  6. Posted · Edited by FF31-126

    ALL INFO IS LINKED FROM columbiapage.com

    Date:1/21/10

    Time:approx. 0400

    Location: Meadowgreens Resturant at 1242 Route 9H in Ghent

    Frequency: unknown

    Units Operating: West Ghent Stottville, Stockport, Ghent, Claverack and Valatie with their ladder truck. Stuyvesant stoodby in Stockports quarters. Stuyvesant Falls and Greenport stoodby in their own quarters. Greenport Rescue

    Weather Conditions: clear

    Description Of Incident: Structure Fire

    Reporters/Writer: columbiapage.com

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    It's not offically "station 2" but there is a 2 bay steel building on the cascade road property (across from the Fresh Town plaza where the Maple Brook greenhouse used to be) that the fire company purchased last year. Right now 31-15 and 31-16 are housed there. With the addition of 31-11 and it being 31' 11" long, it alone takes up the bay that housed 15 and 16 before. We have members that live in that area that respond directly there to get those engines off the floor. The plan is to some day build a new fire house up there. ???not sure when???

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    Sat. May 30 - New Hackensack (DCVFA Convention) 4pm Line-up @ 3pm

    Sat. June 27 - Exempt Firemen's Association 4pm Line-up @ 3pm

    Fri. July 3 - Amenia 7pm Line-up @ 6pm

    Sat. July 11 - Millbrook 6pm Line-up @ 3:30pm

    Fri. July 17 - Dover (JHK) 7pm Line-up @ 6pm

    Wed. July 22 - Brewster 7pm Line-up @ 6pm

    Fri. July 31 - Patterson 7pm Line-up @ 6pm

    Fri. Aug 7 - Pawling 7pm Line-up @ 6pm

  23. Posted · Edited by FF31-126

    The way I learnd to communicate with my cousin was by learning the alphabet first.

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    We would just spell out the words and as I advanced he taught me the actual signs. I am no where near a pro, but 99% of the time he can understand what I am trying to say and I can understand him. It realy comes down to using it on a regular basis. Most departments that I know of have some type of SOP's when it comes to sign aswell... such as directional signs for ground guiding vehicles, and in situations where noise is an issue, such as roof ventalation, and interior attack. It all comes down to training so that you can get your point across when you realy need to and to keep everyone safe.

  24. Posted · Edited by FF31-126

    from firehouse.com:

    "You'll hear my colleagues tell you that they often rely too much on their hearing and that the ability deaf firefighters have to trust their other senses gives me advantages hearing firefighters don't have," McDevitt said.

    Totaly true. We have a deaf firefighter in Amenia, (my cousin) who always seams to know more about whats going on than most people, on and off the fire scene. I wish more people would realize this, and most do once they work and train with him.

  25. Posted

    Aaron thanks for sharing, great stuff, the turnouts, the smoking of cigarettes, pipes and everything else, classic classic stuff.

    My dad was one of the reported Firefighters trapped that day, man did he have some stories. They were inside and they could hear the building starting to fail, the creaks and cracking and they bailed and just in time.

    All I remember from that day was I had a baseball game at the elementary school and all the smoke and sounds were unreal.

    For those that know the area the area we call the four corners of Amenia, this fire is the current location of the Four Brothers Rest.

    One other thing, mind if I copy these to our website?

    Don't mind at all.