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Number of calls

our volunteers responded to

	2012
Jan	32
Feb	24
Mar	40
Apr	33
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total	129

Pevious number of calls

	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Jan	39	45	43	28	25	24
Feb	38	39	32	45	31	32
Mar	50	61	37	40	30	30
Apr	38	43	40	40	52	33
May	37	49	49	39	44	40
Jun	37	24	51	39	42	42
Jul	59	43	53	41	27	46
Aug	169	50	50	30	28	29
Sep	110	55	36	41	30	48
Oct	29	39	40	30	34	35
Nov	36	36	26	29	48	36
Dec	39	44	44	37	29	35
Total	680	528	501	439	420	430

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 Neversink Eng #1 -  First Thu

 27 Orange Street        858-4011

 Delaware Eng #2  -  First Wed

 22 Hammond Street     858-4022

 Fowler Rescue #3 -  First Tue

 24 Hammond Street     858-4033

 Howard Wheat Eng #4  -  Last Wed

 31 Owen Street         858-4044

 Excelsior Eng #5  -  Third Wed

 143 W. Main Street      858-4055

 Tri-States Hose #6  -  First Thu

 257 E. Main Street      858-4066

 Maghogomock H&L  -  First Tue

 25 Orange Street      858-4077
Fire Police  -  Last Tue

 141 W. Main Street     858-4088

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Port Jervis Fire Department

20 Hammond Street

PO Box 1002

Port Jervis, NY 12771

Business phone
(845) 858-4099
Email: pjfire@citlink.net
Webmaster: pjny2@citlink.net

Chief: Jeffrey Rhoades

1st Asst: Frank Fuller III - 2nd Asst: Dominic Cicalese

Treasurer: Rocco Giovanniello - Secretary: Richard Drew

Deputy Chief 1: Joseph Kowal - Deputy Chief 2: Michael Cicalese - Deputy Chief 3: James Rohner

Chaplain: Fr. George Hafemann

PJFD Photographer: Sharon Siegel - PJFD Webmaster: Stan Siegel

OUR MISSION STATEMENT::

The Port Jervis Fire Department is dedicated to safeguarding the lives, property,

and environment of our community through exceptional services in education,

preparedness, prevention and prompt response to emergency incidents.

The Port Jervis Fire Department consists off nearly 400 dedicated volunteer members.

There are 5 fire stations located strategically within the the city limits.

The Port Jervis Fire Department's vehicle apparatus consists off four pumpers,

a Squrt articulating boom, a 105' aerial ladder truck, a Rescue & Salvage truck,

a Fire Police vehicle, two river rescue boats, and three Chief's vehicles.

We have a High Angle Rescue team, FAST team, and other specialized teams.

One of the highlights of the fire department is its annual Fireman's Day Parade,

which we are told is the oldest continuous fireman's parade in the US.

In 2012 we will celebrate our 162nd parade.

2012	Captain	1st Lieutenant	2nd Lieutnant
Hook and Ladder	Victor Claisse, Jr.	Daniel Lewis	Richard Finan
Engine 1	James Kinzel, Jr	Matthew Moore	Preston Kinzel
Engine 2	Gary Predmore	Robert Padgett, Jr	Robert Furman
Rescue 3	Anthony Roberts	Robert Padgett, Sr	Randy Aber
Engine 4	Ken Carr	Mike Jorgensen	Kevin Mc Keon
Engine 5	Micheal Aumick	James Fuller	Tony Fuller
Engine 6	Ed Pavlich, Jr.	George Padgett	Daryl Piatt
Fire Police	Stan Siegel	Victor Valentin	Mike Cicalese
Dive Squad	Dive Master Tim Simmons	Asst. Dive Master Anthony Roberts	Safety Officer Jeff Ewing

PJFD Parade dates:
2012 July 7th
2013 July 13th

EVERYONE GOES HOME

Everybody Goes Home video

PreFire Inspection

PreFire Planning

Fire & Emergency Management Committee
meets on the 3rd Monday of each month
at 7:00PM at the Municipal Building

SAFETY VESTS

There are Safety Vests on all PJFD Apparatus.

They must be used whenever any PJFD firefighter is in a roadway.

Port Jervis Fire Department Membership

Maghogomock Hook & Ladder #1

David Claisse

Captain

Victor Claisse Justin Worden

First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Stephen Braun

Derek Brunelle

David Case

David Claisse

Victor J. Claisse, Jr.

Victor J. Claisse, Sr.

Richard Coffill

Tyler J. Conway

Kevin Cunningham

Chris Donahue

Chris Devries

Stanley Drapala

Arthur A. Elston, Sr.

Richard Finan

Richard Greer

Rocco Giovanniello

Eugene Hughes

Robert Hicks, Jr.

Joshua Jacobs

Chad Kidney

Christopher W. Kidney

Wayne F. Kidney

John Kowal

Joseph Kowal, Jr.

Joseph Kowal, Sr.

Daniel Lewis

Gary Lopriore

Peter Maillet

Scott J. Morris

Robert Pierson

Craig Perry

Donald Reiff

James Ruark

Raymond H. Ryder

Steven R. Turner

Ronald Van Auken

Victor Valentin

Chris VanHouten

Frances Westfall

John Westfall

Wayne Wood

Anthony Woolsey

Justin Worden

Robert Worden

Robert Worden, Jr.

William J. Worden

Neversink Engine #1

James H. Kinzel, Jr.

Captain

Richard Senkiew-James Rohner III

First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Robert Barber

George Belcher, Jr.

George Belcher, Sr.

Jeffrey Bodensieck

William D. Brewster

Robert D. Cassidy

Michael J. Cicalese

Joseph N. Cox

Joseph Curtis

Diane DeGroat

Terrence J. Cox

Lee Dean

Daved DeLaCruz

George R. Haas

Donald Hannigan

Fred R. Harding

Bruno Walter Hartmann II

David R. Henry

Ralph R. Hessberger

Dennis Horner, Jr.

Dennis Horner, Sr.

Jerry Lee Horner

Miranda L. Horner

James H. Kinzel, Jr.

Tyler Kinzel

Preston Kinzel

Peter N. Kowal

Steven Kolvenbach

Robert A. Launt

Robert G. Mason

Senie M. Mason

Lyn Mason

Helen Mason

Francis May

Wayne McBride

William McCann

Thomas McKeon

David Mills

Robert J. Mills

David D. Moore, Jr.

David D. Moore, Sr.

Matthew Moore

Gary W. Morgan

Christopher M. Morok

Lawrence Murray

Tim Navitsky

James H. Ranich

James Reilly

Jeffrey S. Rhoades

Lloyd Rhoades

Stephen Rhoades

Scott Robinson

Gregory Robinson

James W. Rohner, Jr.

James W. Rohner III

Brent Spoonhower

Amy Shannon

John P. Shannon, Jr.

John P. Shannon, Sr.

John Shimer

David C. Smith

Lester Smith

Richard Senkiew

Burton W. Struble

Patrick Speaker

Richard Speaker

Anthony Trivino

Russell Von Sauers

Delaware Engine #2

Dominic Cicalese

Captain

Robert Padgett, Jr-Gary Predmore

First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

George Bush

Harry Babcock II

Michael J. Canfield, Jr.

Dominic Cicalese

Rosario Cala

Francis Clune

Kenneth Cutler

Joshua Davies

Nicholas DiMarsico

Christopher Esposito

James Farr

John K. Farr

Joseph J. Farr

Frank H. Felter

Leslie Fox

Robert Furman

Richard Galloway

Brendan Hess

Josh Hicks

Robert W. Hicks

Eric Hipsman

Ryan Innella

Daniel Kurtz

Jerry Lomangino

James Lamsden

Barry T. Long

Dan Loeb

Victory E. Mascary, Jr.

Joseph Michulski

Joseph Mills

Timothy Mills

Joseph Maldonado, Jr.

William Morgan

Alan J. Mosher

Jeffrey Mosher

Kevin McConnell

Charles D. McBride, Jr.

Robert Murray, Jr.

Michael Ogrodnick

Gerald Oney, Jr.

Richard Odendahl

Robert Padgett

Fred Penny

Rocco Petito

Daniel Pflanz, Sr.

Gary Predmore

Robby Predmore

Sidney Quick, Jr.

Edward Reck

David J. Rivera, Jr.

Steve Sacco

Patricia Sardina

Stephen Sardina

David C. Simmons

Douglas W. Smith

Bryce Sotelo

Wayne Stevenson

Michael J. Sobolewski

Ralph D. Tidd, Jr.

Michael Trotta

Pat Trotta, Jr.

Daniel Vankleeck

Michael K. Winters

John Zachry, Jr.

Fowler Rescue & Salvage #3

Anthony Roberts

Captain

Michael Hill Robert Waligroski

First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Tammy Aber
Randy Aber

Roseann Aber

Richard Amato

Michael Amato

Stanley Buczek

Clare Clune

Daniel Clune

Donald Clune

Henry Conklin

Jennifer Conklin

Jerry D. Enright

Thomas Enright

Ronald Eyth

Alexander Grech

Russell Grech, Jr.

Kenneth Guinn

Michael Hill

Michael Latini, Jr.

Michael Nason

Robert Padgett, Sr.

Russell Potter

Frederick Prohira

Michael E. Reilly

Anthony Roberts

Henry R. Roberts

Jeffrey Rohrer

Robert Rombousek

Gerald Sacco, Jr.

John Sigreto

Peter J. Sigreto

Mark Thornton

Robert C. Tripp

Joseph Trotta

Alfred Tufano

Robert Waligroski

Melvin Watson

Anthony Ziffino, Jr.

Christopher Zgrodek

Howard Wheat Engine #4

Kenneth Carr

Captain

Michael Jorgensen Kevin Mc Keon

First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Gerald Acton

Charles F. Baumgardner, Sr.

Kenneth Carr

Lester R. Conklin, Jr.

Ross Decker

Roy Decker

Henry H. Dunn III

Jeffrey W. Ewing, Jr.

Jeffrey W. Ewing, Sr.

Raymond Finch

Earl J. Garrity

Thomas Galanakis

James Gill

John Gushue

Harold V. Howlett

Michael R. Jorgensen

Catherine A. Kaufman

Lester King

George M. Kurtz

Barry Longwell, Sr.

Joshua J. Long

Kevin J. McKeon

Chris Outer

Joseph J. Rennish

Stanley B. Siegel

Arthur F. Smith

William VanHorn

William H. Young, Jr.

Excelsior Engine #5

Michael Aumick

Captain

Denis Livingston Russell Scott

First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Vincent Atkinson

John L. Allen, Jr.

John L. Allen, Sr.

Michael Aumick

Scott Armstrong

Keith K. Brown

Jonathan Castelli

Richard F. Drew

Robert Dunn

John DeVore

Jeffrey Elder

Anthony Fuller

Edward C. Fuller

Frank W. Fuller, Jr.

Frank W. Fuller, Sr.

Frank W. Fuller, III

George Fuller

James B. Fuller

Matthew Fuller

Thomas Gallondorn

Rev. George Hafemann

Michael Hockenberry

Daniel J. Hill

Ronald Kalin

Vincent Kalin

Matt Latini

Denis Livingston

Ryan Livingston

Raymond Markle, Jr.

Phillip Mieszkuc

Michael E. Mitchell

Michael Myers

James McElroy

Richard O’Connell, Jr.

Joseph Pagano

John Pantis

Stephen Pantis

William M. Prespare

Dana J. Presto, Jr.

Dana J. Presto, Sr.

Thomas Reilly

Brandon T. Raab

Thomas Rhoades

Jack Sardina

Joseph Scott

Russell Scott

Timothy Simmons

Dennis W. Simmons

Danny Slover, Jr.

Michael Swingle

Robert Schulman

William Talmadge

Robert E. Thompson

Jason Vicchiariello

Thomas Vicchiariello

Jeffrey Wehinger

William Werner

William J. Wolfe

Leigh Wood

Tri-State Hose Company #6

Jeffrey Martin

Captain

Edward Pavlich, Jr. George Padgett

First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Arthur Aumick, Jr.

Dean A. Aumick

Dennis J. Aumick

Charles Barton

Harry Barton

Charles Bell

Frank D. Bell

Richard Card

Charles Chant

Allen Cherry

Craig Cherry

Jacob Cherry

Brandon S. Cole

Kelly B. Decker

David DeGroat

Harold DeGroat, Jr.

Michael Doss

Gustav Dubies

Frank Ellison, Jr.

Joseph Klimiewics

William Marion

Jeffrey Martin

Wally Martin, Sr.

Michael Masanotti

James McGaw, Jr.

James Millspaugh, Jr.

Camrin Northrop (JM)

Anthony A. Olenick

Brian Olenick

John A. Olenick, Sr.

Richard R. Oppelt

Jose A. Ortiz

Edward Pavlich, Sr.

Edward Pavlich, Jr.

George Padgett

Daryl Piatt

Richard K. Roberts

Mark Spradling

Athur Stempert, Jr.

James Stempert

Robert Stempert

Port Jervis Fire Police Squad

Stanley Siegel

Captain

Victor Valentin Michael Cicalese

First Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant

Vincent Atkinson

Michael Cicalese

Brandon Cole

Richard F. Drew

Chris Esposito

Richard Finan

James Kinzel, Jr.

Barry Longwell

Jeffrey Martin

Kevin McKeon

Matt Moore

George Padgett

Robert Padgett

Edward Pavlich, Jr.

Edward Pavlich, Sr.

Gary Predmore

Jack Shannon

Stanley Siegel

Douglas Smith

Victor Valentin

Port Jervis Fire Department Past Chiefs

Jacob Brandt: 1858

Charles W. Douglas: 1859-1860

Thomas Holt: 1861

James Tayton: 1862

Stephen Roberts: 1863

Alex H. Simpson: 1864

Luther Beckwith: 1865

Thomas Holt: 1866-1867

L.S. Rosencrance: 1868-1869

Leopold Furth: 1870-1873

W.E. McCormick: 1875

Thomas Holt: 1875

Charles Terbell: 1876-1879

James McDoughall: 1878-1879

H.G. Lee: 1880-1883

Thomas Birmingham: 1883-1885

Charles Terbell: 1886

Between 1887-1899

Harry Nichols

C.I. Terwilliger

P.J. Donahue

Jacob Rauber

Claude Gaillard, Jr.

John J. Cary

Joseph Harding

Anthony Lump: 1900-1902

Joseph Harding: 1908-1911

Howard Wheat: 1912-1937

Fred C. Harding: 1938-1940

Robert Miller: 1941

Lester Buchanan: 1942-1953

Franklyn J. Gordon: 1954-1957

Roscoe B. Case: 1958-1959

F. Raymond Harding: 1960-1965

Douglas Moore: 1966-1967

J. Richard Hosking: 1968-1971

Donald DeVore: 1972-1975

Charles Baumgardner: 1976-1979

Robert Dunn: 1980-1983

Michael Innella: 1984-1987

James W. Rohner: 1988-1993

Russell Potter: 1994-1997

Joseph Kowal, Sr.: 1998-1999

John Launt: 2000-2001

Michael J. Cicalese: 2002-2004

Donald E. DeVore, Jr.: 2004-2005

Joseph Kowal, Sr.: 2006-2009

James B. Fuller: 2010-2011

Jeffrey S. Rhoades: 2011-

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Delaware River at Port Jervis Delaware River at Montague Neversink River at Godeffroy

Delaware River at Barryville Mongaup River at Mongaup Neversink River at Bridgeville

Delaware River at Callicoon Delaware River at Fishs Eddy Neversink River at Claryville

NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction

National Weather Service Local Map

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The monthly Siren Test will take place 1st Friday of each month at 1:00pm.

Calendar

This calendar his only as accurate as the information that is provided

April 2012

10 Week Club drawing - 1's

2 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

5 - Gas Raffle - 6's

126 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

16 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

11 - Meatball Sandwich Take Out - 4's

24 - Fire Police Meeting - 7pm

25 - Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

May 2012

7 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

24 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

5 - Parade in Ossing, NY - 5's

12 - Car Wash @ PJ Middle School - 6's

19 - Car Wash (Rain Date) @ PJ Middle School - 6's

21 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

29 - Fire Police Meeting - 7pm

308- Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

June 2012

1 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

224 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

9 - Wetdown in Wallington, NJ - 4's

15 - Golf Tournament @ The Lynx - 6's

18 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

27 - Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

MarchJuly 2012

2 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

2 - 7 - Fireman's Parade week activities

7 - 162nd Fireman's Inspection Day Parade

26 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

16 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

11 - Parade in Middletown, NY - 5's

25 - Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

August 2012

6 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

123 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

- Fall Foliage Festival - 1's, 5's

18 - Car Wash @ PJ Middle School - 6's

25 - Car Wash (Rain Date) @ PJ Middle School - 6's

20 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

29 - Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

September 2012

3 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

6 - Gas Raffle - 6's

27 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

17 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

25 - Fire Police Meeting - 7pm

26 - Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

October 2012

1 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

35 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

8 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

- Parade in Middletown, NY - 5's, 6's

30 - Fire Police Meeting - 7pm

31 - Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

November 2012

5 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

6 - Sussex County, NJ parade - 1's, 6's

22 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

3 - Spaghetti Take Out - 1's

19 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

17 - Parade in Montgomery, NY - H/L

27 - Fire Police Meeting - 7pm

228 - Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

December 2012

3 - Board of Officer's Meeting - 7 pm

227 - SIREN TEST 1st Friday of each month - 1 pm

17 - Fire & Emergency Management Committee Meeting - 7pm

18 - Fire Police Meeting - 7pm

19 - Hose 4 Meeting - 7pm

If you see any need for corrections, or you would like something listed,

please contact Stan Siegel

pjny2@clink.net

Port Jervis government email addresses

Bob Ritchie rritchie@hvc.rr.com

Carl Hendrick cvhendrick@yahoo.com

Frank Bell fdbell42@yahoo.com

George Belcher georgeb@citlink.net

Gerald Oney Jr geraldoneyjr@gmail.com

Kelly Decker deckerfamily@hvc.rr.com

Russ Potter pjnymayor@citlink.net

Mike Mc Carthy mikenmaryann@hotmail.com

Robbie Waligroski robwaligroski@frontier.com

Stan Siegel pjny2@citlink.net

Robin Waizenegger pjnytreas@citlink.net

Wayne Kidney pjbldg@citlink.net

Yvonne Duryea pjnyassessor@citlink.net

Vince Lopez vmlopez@frontiernet.net

robYn pjnyclerk2@citlink.net

Anna Tison pjnymayor2@citlink.net

William Worden wwordenpjpd@citlink.net

There is a link to the Official City Calendar on the left margin

Council Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Mondays - Committee Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Mondays

Take online courses from FEMA Emergency Management Institute
Click on left for EMI Learning Center

CITY-WIDE EMERGENCIES

In the event of an city-wide emergency such as a flooding event, hurricane, train wreck, etc.

where residents of the area may have to be evacuated or warned about certain dangers,

please tune into Access 23 Television for live reports from the

Mayor's Office and the Emergency Services.

Important Phone Numbers

Police Department Fire Department Mayor's Office City Clerk

856-5101 858-4099 858-4017 858-4014

Non emergency Non emergency

Emergency Mgt Fire Inspector Public Works DPW Info

858-4030 858-4020 858-4000 858-6900

Fire Police Fire Museum Water Dept Recreation

858-4088 856-4100 858-4009 858-4045

Assessor Training Facility Juvenile Aid Housing Authority

858- 4094 858-4100 858-4073 856-8621

Building Department Civil Service CDA Senior Dining

858-4080 858-4052 858-4024 858-4054

Chamber of Commerce Bon Secours Hospital Post Office DMV

856-1912 858-7000 856-1912 858-1480

Fire - Police - Ambulance

and other emergencies

9-1-1

High-Visibility Vest Rule Finalized

Good News for the Fire Service Community

The final version of Rule 634.3 states “All workers wthin the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway who are exposed either to traffic (vehicles using the highway for purposes of travel) or to construction equipment within the work area shall wear high-visibility safety apparel. Firefighters or other emergency responders working within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway and engaged in emergency operations that directly expose them to flame, fire, heat, and/or hazardous materials may wear retro reflective turn-out gear that is specified and regulated by other organizations, such as the National Fire Protection Association. Firefighters or other emergency responders working within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway and engaged in any other types of operations shall wear high-visibility safety apparel.”

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CITY OF PORT JERVIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

2012 GARBAGE SCHEDULE (subject to change)
Garbage and Commingled Recycling pick up is as follows:
1st Ward- Monday
2nd Ward- Tuesday
3rd Ward- Wednesday
4th Ward- Thursday
Cardboard and Paper pick up is as follows:
1st Ward- 1st Friday of the month
2nd Ward- 2nd Friday of the month
3rd Ward- 3rd Friday of the month
4th Ward- 4th Friday of the month

Holiday Schedule - 2011
Monday September 5th – no pick up
Pick up 1 day later in all wards, 2nd ward cardboard and paper on Friday September 9
Monday October 10th – no pick up
Pick up 1 day later in all wards, 2nd ward cardboard and paper on Friday October 14
Friday November 11th – no paper pick up
2nd ward cardboard and paper on Monday November 14
Week of November 21st – 4th ward garbage on Wednesday November 23,
4th ward cardboard and paper on Monday November 28
Week of December 19th – normal garbage pick up-
4th ward cardboard and paper on Friday December 23
Week of December 26th – pick up 1 day later in all wards

** GARBAGE RECEPTACLES MUST NOT EXCEED 35 GALLONS **
** NUMBER OF GARBAGE CANS PER PROPERTY IS LIMITED TO 4 **
ALL BAGS MUST BE IN A CONTAINER. LOOSE BAGS WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.
For additional information call 858-4000

The Littlest Firefighter

In Phoenix, Arizona, a 26-year-old mother stared down at her son who was dying of terminal leukemia. Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination. Like any parent, she wanted her son to grow up and fulfill all his dreams. Now that was no longer possible. The leukemia would see to that.

But she still wanted her son's dreams to come true. She took her son's hand and asked, "Billy, did you ever think about what you wanted to be once you grew up? Did you ever dream and wish what you would do with your life?"

Mommy, "I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew up." Mom smiled back and said, "Let's see if we can make your wish come true."

Later that day she went to her local fire department in Phoenix, Arizona, where she met Fireman Bob, who had a heart as big as Phoenix. She explained her son's final wish and asked if it might be possible to give her six-year-old son a ride around the block on a fire engine.

Fireman Bob said, "Look, we can do better than that. If you'll have your son ready at seven o'clock Wednesday morning, we'll make him an honorary fireman for the whole day. He can come down to the fire station, eat with us, go out on all the fire calls, the whole nine yards! And if you'll give us his sizes, we'll get a real fire uniform for him, with a real fire hat-not a toy one-with the emblem of the Phoenix Fire Department on it, a yellow slicker like we wear and rubber boots. They're all manufactured right here in Phoenix, so we can get them fast."

Three days later Fireman Bob picked up Billy, dressed him in his fire uniform and escorted him from his hospital bed to the waiting hook and ladder truck. Billy got to sit on the back of the truck and help steer it back to the fire station. He was in heaven. There were three fire calls in Phoenix that day and Billy got to go out on all three calls. He rode in the different fire engines, the paramedic's van, and even the fire chief's car.

He was also videotaped for the local news program. Having his dream come true, with all the love and attention that was lavished upon him, so deeply touched Billy that he lived three months longer than any doctor thought possible.

One night all of his vital signs began to drop dramatically and the head nurse, who believed in the hospice concept that no one should die alone, began to call the family members to the hospital. Then she remembered the day Billy had spent as a fireman, so she called the Fire Chief and asked if it would be possible to send a fireman in uniform to the hospital to be with Billy as he made his transition. The chief replied, "We can do better than that. We'll be there in five minutes. Will you please do me a favor? When you hear the sirens screaming and see the lights flashing, will you announce over the PA system that there is not a fire? It's just the fire department coming to see one of its finest members one more time. And will you open the window to his room?"

About five minutes later a hook and ladder truck arrived at the hospital and extended its ladder up to Billy's third floor open window. 16 firefighters climbed up the ladder into Billy's room. With his mother's permission, they hugged him and held him and told him how much they loved him.

With his dying breath, Billy looked up at the fire chief and said, "Chief, am I really a fireman now?" "Billy, you are, and the Head Chief, Jesus,

is holding your hand," the chief said. With those words, Billy smiled and said, "I know, He's been holding my hand all day, and the angels

have been singing."

He closed his eyes one last time.

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