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  10. Posted · Edited by idlewildvfd

    One of Tuxedo's (Orange) two new KME engines (E-569 for Sterling Forest Co. 2) is on both KME's website and Facebook page. It will be on display at the fire expo in Harrisburg, PA next weekend.

    New Sterling Forest Fire Company No. 2 (Tuxedo Joint Fire District) Engine 569 (referred to internally as Engine 2) [Orange County, New York], 2014 KME Predator Panther, 1500 GPM pump, 1000 gallon tank, photo courtesy of KME

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    The apparatus news page on Eli's site (10-75.net) suggests a 100' rear mount Ferrara platform for East Fishkill. No such beast is shown on Ferrara's "In Production" page as of yet, however.

    Updates for Orange Co.: Washington Heights' rescue due in August since switching to Ferrara, and Mechanicstown's Seagrave engine (which I am now told will replace 125, rather than 118) is due in late May.

    Still no word on Pine Bush or Sparrowbush's bids.

    Mechanicstown's new engine (unlettered), photos courtesy of Hudson Valley Fire Equipment, LLC

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  13. Posted · Edited by idlewildvfd

    Date: 04/24/2014
    Time: Approximately 1430 hours

    Incident Type: Brush Fire
    Location: 9W & Forge Hill Road

    District: Vails Gate
    Units: Vails Gate, Winona Lake, Orange Lake (TA328 t/s), West Point, Goodwill, New Windsor, Cornwall, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Cronomer Valley (M305 t/s), Salisbury Mills, Washingtonville (TA577 & M578 t/s), Maybrook (TA 211 & M212 t/s), Montgomery (M224 t/s), Coldenham (M206 t/s), Monroe, Tuxedo, Mechanicstown (M123 and quads t/s), Walden (1 engine s/b Good Will & M242 t/s), Woodbury, Plattekill (E46-40 s/b New Windsor) (Ulster County), South Blooming Grove (E587 s/b Vails Gate S1), Chester (E914 s/b Salisbury Mills), Pine Bush (M229 originally assigned to s/b Maybrook, moved up t/s), Kiryas Joel (M597 s/b Salisbury Mills), Bullville (TA254 s/b Maybrook), Goshen (1 engine s/b Salisbury Mills - unable to fill), Warwick (E635 s/b Salisbury Mills), City of Newburgh, Fort Montgomery, Hugenot, Greenville, Florida, Air National Guard, Theills (Rockland County), West Havestraw (Rockland County), Hillcrest (Rockland County), Stony Point (Rockland County), Walker Valley (1 engine s/b Maybrook) (Ulster County), Wallkill (Ulster County), Garrison (Putnam County), Continental Village (Putnam County), Montrose VA (Westchester County), New Windsor EMS, Cornwall EMS, NYS Forest Rangers, OC 36-1, 36-4 & 36-15

    **Incident is quickly escalating and unable to track all of the pieces of apparatus being requested to scene or moved into standby positions.

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  14. Posted


    Times Herald Record


    Nathan Brown



    Published: 2:00 AM - 04/13/14



    TOWN OF WALLKILL — The state comptroller's office rapped the Circleville Fire Company for making payments without following proper procedures, in an audit released Thursday. Auditors went over records from Jan. 1, 2012 to Oct. 22, 2013, randomly testing 40 disbursements, and found more than half either weren't approved at a company meeting, or were approved but didn't have proper supporting documentation. All the payments were for legitimate fire company purposes, for things such as fire company social events and the annual dinner. Fire Company President Kevin Holland said in a response letter that they would improve their record-keeping.


  17. Posted · Edited by idlewildvfd

    CBS 2 News Reports that the Smoke Detectors in the Fire Department were not functioning...

    I think that they should be thankful that the fire broke out while 2 people were there. Had the fire broken out in the middle of the night they would have probably lost all of their apparatus / equipment and their building by the time a neighbor woke up, saw the sky glowing, and reported the fire.

    I watched a couple videos of the incident and swore I heard smoke detectors sounding in one of them.

  21. Posted · Edited by idlewildvfd

    Date: 01/03/2014
    Time: 01:50

    Incident Type: Structure Fire
    Location: 14 Charles Street x Prospect Ave x Sprague Avenue

    District: City of Middletown
    Units: City of Middletown (full department), Circleville FAST (T106), Mechanicstown E118 s/b Middletown Central, Howells E111 s/b Middletown Central, Silver Lake E158 s/b/i/q (initially requested to s/b Middletown Central and was unable to crew, later advised they could crew and re-directed to s/b/i/q, Goshen 1 engine s/b Middletown Central (requested as next department after Silver Lake was unable to crew, cancelled after Silver Lake advised they could now fill request); OC36-6, 36-17 & 36-111 t/s, Slate Hill FAST (R735) t/s (requested to respond in on Prospect and stage at Prospect & Charles)

    Description:     Units having water supply issues and partial collapse in the rear of the building. Middletown command reporting active fire on all 3 floors. Command requesting additional FAST t/s (will be filled by Slate Hill).

  22. Posted · Edited by idlewildvfd

    Date: 01/02/2014
    Time: 15:55
    Incident Type: Structure Fire
    Location: 97 White Tail Run
    District: Chester Fire District
    Units: Chester (full department), Goshen E932 t/s, Washingtonville FAST (R581), TA577 & Car 2 t/s, 36-19 t/s, Warwick EMS rehab t/s, Florida E606 s/b Chester (Sugar Loaf), Monroe E537 s/b Chester (Walton), TA512 & Car 3 t/s; Greenwood Lake E620 s/b Chester (Troutbrook); Orange & Rockland t/s; FI 36-109 t/s

    Description: Call initially reported as refrigerator on fire; Police o/s reporting smoke showing and active fire in wall behind refrigerator; Chester Car 1 requesting 2nd alarm assignment, including tanker task force; Reporting fire in kitchen of 2 story wood frame residence. 10 minute status check: 1 line in operation, opening up and knocking down fire; OC36-19 requesting additional FAST t/s - Goshen is first choice (unable to fill). Monroe will fill additional FAST with E537 and backfill with E535 for s/b at Walton. All tankers to stage at Craigville Road & White Tail Run. 20 minute status check: All visible fire knocked down and now checking for extension.

  23. Posted · Edited by idlewildvfd

    Date: 01/02/2014
    Time: 14:06

    Incident Type: Rollover MVA with reported entrapment
    Location: 1847 State Route 17K i/a/o Winding Hills Golf Course

    District: Montgomery Fire District
    Units: Montomery Cars 1 & 5, E219 & R222, Town of Montgomery Ambulance, Mobile Life Support Services, Town of Montgomery Police, 36-12 t/s, Maybrook E210 s/b Montgomery, Coldenham R208 s/b/i/q

    Description: Police o/s reporting entrapment. Montgomery Car 1 o/s confirming 2 patients pinned - conscious and alert. R222 will be stablizing vehicle and completing a roof removal.

  24. Posted

    I am posting the election results of the 2014 Chief, Line & Civil Officers for the Maybrook Engine Company No. 1, Inc. in Orange County, New York. As a disclaimer, I have received these results through a third party. It is my understanding, unless the bylaws have changed, that the election results for the chief and line officers are not considered final until approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Maybrook Fire District at their first meeting in January 2014.

    Chief Officers

    Chief of Department - Charles D. Woznick (returning to position after one year break)
    1st Assistant Chief - Patrick Romanik (move up from previous 2nd Assistant Chief position)
    2nd Assistant Chief - Teddy Ginquitti (move up from previous Captain position)

    Line Officers

    Captain - Thomas Starro
    1st Lieutenant - Edward Protsko (move up from previous 2nd Lieutenant Sr. position)
    2nd Lieutenant Sr. - John Mazza (move up from previous 2nd Lieutenant Jr. position)
    2nd Lieutenant Jr. - Bryan Wright
    Fire Police Captain - Frank Amodio
    Fire Police Lieutenant - Arthur Pearson (currently holds position)
    Fire Police Sergeant - Kenneth Griffin (currently holds position)

    Civil Officers

    President - Eric Scholz (currently holds position)
    Vice-President - Joshua Tyrell (currently holds position)
    Recording Secretary - June Lefurgy
    Financial Secretary - Joseph DiCioccio (currently holds position)

    Treasurer - Vacant
    Board of Directors (4 year term) - Mark W. Rosen
    Board of Directors (5 year term) - Ronald Decker

  25. Posted

    The Times Herald Record
    Published: 11:56 AM - 11/18/13
    Last updated: 11:57 AM - 11/18/13

    WASHINGTONVILLE — A Washingtonville man was arrested Saturday evening after, police said, he crashed into a fire truck while driving drunk. Village police said the fire truck was responding to a brush fire on Lincolndale Acres in New Windsor, with emergency lights and sirens on. John Cavalari Sr., 68, pulled his vehicle to the right side to let the fire truck pass, then turned left into the fire truck's path and hit its side.

    There were five firefighters on the truck. Nobody was hurt. Cavalari's vehicle was heavily damaged; the fire truck sustained minor damage. Police said Cavalari's blood-alcohol content was .12. He was charged with felony drunken driving due to three prior convictions for alcohol-related offenses, and also issued three traffic tickets. He was released on $500 bail to appear in village court at a later date.

    Nathan Brown