Monthly Calls
Last year vs. this year
  2006 2007 2008
Jan 24 25 28
Feb 32 31 45
Mar 30 30 40
Apr 33 52 40
May 40 44 39
Jun 42 42 39
Jul 46 27  
Aug 29 28  
Sep 48 30  
Oct 35 34  
Nov 36 48  
Dec 35 29  
Total 430 420 231

 

 

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PJFD Museum
Announcements and Fundraisers
Items For Sale
PJFD History
Port Jervis City Information

P.J. City Map

with firehouse locations

by John Wortmann

 

Fire Corps info

can be found above

in Fire Corps section

 

Search www.1RBN.com

then type in Sharon Siegel

Several new stories on line

and in print.

 

  DUTY  PUMPER

July

Engine 2

 

 

 

Visit our Museum

Meeting Nights

Neversink Eng #1 - First Thu 
 Delaware Eng #2 - First Wed 
 Fowler Rescue #3 - First Tue 
 Howard Wheat Eng #4 - Last Wed 
 Excelsior Eng #5 - Third Wed 
 Tri-States Hose #6 - First Thu
  Maghogomock H&L -First Tue    
  P.J. Fire Police - Last Tue    

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  PJ Fire Committee  - 2nd Wed 

PJ Common Council - 2nd & 4th Mon

 

 

PJFD  Forms for Downloading

PJFD MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Training Record

Cleaning Supplies Request

 Application for Firehouse Use

Application for EIN (SS-4)

IT-245 Credit for FireFighers & EMS

 

 

REGISTER TO VOTE

You can get Voter Registration forms for any state emailed to you

from MOVE On.org

Just Click here!

 

 PJNY City Codes

search = Port Jervis

 

 The New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention
and  Building Code

Proposed

FEMA  Floodmap

PJ CITY Calendar

NOAA's

 All Hazard Monitor

Local Severe Weather Map

 

Interesting Videos

Barn Fire in Huguenot

Fireworks in April 2, 2008

 

Firehouse on Fire

What FD does it remind you of?

 

Fire Marshal Bill

It is a riot!

 

SMOKE DETECTORS,

Are you protected like you Think?"

Important to see!

 Put out a Kitchen Oil Fire

 Quick way to do it!

 

 "The Patriotic Painter

 It is heart warming!

 

Fire Safety Tips

NFPA Fact Sheets

with permission of Jennifer Lancione

Office of  Homeland Security

 

NYS NIMS 2008

Implementation Strategy

 

FEMA EMI Courses

Orange County

Training Class Schedule

Fire Safety Checklists

 

Carbon Monoxide Facts

 

VIDEOS

Brief and train your

fellow firefighters & officers

 

Vehicle Fires PowerPoint

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Excellent information

 on vehicle fires. 

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Knot Tying Information

Great site for knot tying

 

 

FIRE SAFETY FOR KIDS

Safety.gov Site

 

 

Activities for the Kids

 

 

 

 

Click logo for USA.gov

 

 

 

 

 

Looking for a safe place to save all your passwords?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poll 1

Pension

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20 Hammond Street

 PO Box 1002

 Port Jervis, NY  12771    

  Phone (845) 858-4099  
Fax ((845) 856-4817
Email: pjfire@citlink.net

                    

    

Joseph Kowal Sr., Chief

1st Asst:  Jim Fuller -  2nd Asst:  Jeff Rhoades - DC-1:  Mike Cicalese

Treasurer:   Rocco Giovennello  -  Secretary:  Dick Drew  

      

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 of nearly 400 dedicated volunteer members.

There are 5 fire stations located strategically within the confines of the city.

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

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

one 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 in 2000 celebrated it 150th parade.


 

         


.  .  .  .      NEWS      .  .  .  .


 
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION FROM FASNY
concerning a veto of 
Assembly Bill A7699A
"Our information is that a veto is likely in the very near future, and to that end we just sent out a broadcast to our membership urging them to contact Governor Paterson’s office and voice their support."   FASNY Member Outreach Coordinator
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Assembly Bill A7699A

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With the number of volunteer firefighters in New York declining, state lawmakers approved legislation to make them eligible for low-cost municipal health insurance.

"It's a good recruitment and retention bill," said Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito, an Oneida County Democrat who sponsored the measure. It passed the Assembly 140-0 last month and the Senate by voice vote this week.

It was the top priority of volunteer firefighting and emergency services, Destito said. According to state and association data, their ranks statewide have thinned by about 20,000 since the mid 1980s to fewer than 100,000.


"It's a tool that has no fiscal impact on state or local taxpayers, but it allows volunteer fire services to buy into certain municipal health care plans," Destito said. "It's not funded in any way by the state or local government."

The measure, under review by Gov. David Paterson, would take effect in 180 days.

Details will have to be worked out in regulations by the state Office of Fire Prevention and Control, said Destito, who chairs the Assembly Governmental Operations Committee.

Meanwhile, lawmakers approved a measure to extend through 2011 an Insurance Law amendment that sets the maximum premium rate for individual proprietors at 115 percent of the rate established for group health insurance coverage through associations.

Sponsors said many small businesses would be forced to drop health insurance coverage if premium hikes were beyond what they can absorb.

 


  You SHOULD contact the Governor’s Office at (518) 474-8390 or go to the web site   www.ny.gov/governor/contact/index.html   to send him an email.

 

 

A link is in the left margin and in the LINKS section for . . .
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and  Building Codes

A link is in the left margin and in the LINKS section for . . .

Orange County Training Class Schedule



 Addionally you can call or email
 Chief's
Kowal, Rhoades, or Cicalese.

PJFD SOG's

are now on line

Click here to view or print them


PJFD Membership Application

is now on line

Click here to view or print it


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Effective 1 June 2008

the following changes are in effect: Division Deputy Coordinator-Tony Trapini

(36-2) will be responsible for

Battalions 1, 2 & 3
Division Deputy Coordinator
-James Rohner

(36-3) will be responsible for

Battalions 6, 7 & 8
Division Deputy Coordinator
- Chuck Mancuso

 (36-4) will be responsible for

Battalions 4, 5 & 9

 

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FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

Prevent Home Fires!

October 5 - 11, 2008

 

Your home should be a safe haven. But do you regularly check for home fire hazards? If not, there is the potential for danger. Fire departments responded to nearly 400,000 home fires in 2006. That’s why the theme of Fire Prevention Week 2008 is  “It’s Fire Prevention Week: Prevent Home Fires!”

 

From October 5-11, 2008, fire safety advocates will spread the word to their communities that, with a little extra caution, preventing the leading causes of home fires – cooking, heating, electrical and smoking-materials – is within their power.

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2008 Hurricane Season Resource
June 1 to November 30
A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more. Hurricane winds blow in a large spiral around a relative calm center known as the "eye." The "eye" is generally 20 to 30 miles wide, and the storm may extend outward 400 miles. As a hurricane approaches, the skies will begin to darken and winds will grow in strength. As a hurricane nears land, it can bring torrential rains, high winds, and storm surges. A single hurricane can last for more than 2 weeks over open waters and can run a path across the entire length of the eastern seaboard. August and September are peak months during the hurricane season that lasts from June 1 through November 30.
   BEFORE HURRICANES START
• Identify the media sources you will need to obtain information • Include The Emergency Email & Wireless Network at http://www.emergencyemail.org/ • Here you can obtain data via email and text messaging sent to your cell phone or digital pager • Share this information with family and friends send them a link to download this poster. • Plan an evacuation route. • Contact the local emergency management office or American Red Cross chapter, and ask for the community hurricane preparedness plan. This plan should include information on the safest evacuation routes and nearby shelters. • Learn safe routes inland. • Be ready to drive 20 to 50 miles inland to locate a safe place. • Have disaster supplies on hand. • Flashlight and extra batteries • Portable, battery-operated radio and extra batteries • First aid kit and manual • Emergency food and water • Non-electric can opener • Essential medicines • Cash and credit cards • Sturdy shoes • Make arrangements for pets. • Pets may not be allowed into emergency shelters • Contact your local humane society for information on local animal shelters. • Make sure that all family members know how to respond after a hurricane. • Teach family members how and when to turn off gas, electricity, and water. • Teach children how and when to call 9-1-1, police, or fire department and which radio station to tune to for emergency information. • Protect your windows. • Permanent shutters are the best protection. A lower-cost approach is to put up plywood panels. Use 1/2 inch plywood - marine plywood is best - cut to fit each window. Remember to mark which board fits which window.
• Pre-drill holes every 18 inches for screws. Do this long before the storm.

                


      

. . .  from the Chief:

The Chief's would like you

to familiarize yourself with the

Greenville - Huguenot - Sparrowbush

 MAMAS Plans

 

which appear on the

MAMAS & Pre-plans page.

 

It appears that we will be much more involved in Greenville, significantly less in Huguenot and about the same in Sparrowbush.

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   From the County.....

NYS NIMS 2008

Implementation Strategy

 

WET  DOWNS and other Events

   

Otisville Fire Department

Help us welcome our 

new T-140

July 19, 2008    1pm - 4pm

50 psi fog only. NO silly string or confetti.

For info call 386-2494

Goshen Fire Department

ARRIVAL OF
ENGINE 932

 SAT.  JULY 26, 2008  - 5pm to 9pm
 Dikeman Firehouse on Dikeman Drive
Goshen, NY


30 psi fog only. NO silly string of any typei

Sparrowbush Fire Department

7th Annual Softball Tournament

August 9 and 10, 2008 

Rain or Shine

 Firemans Field - beside the firehouse

Entry Fee: $150.00 - respond by July 7, 2008

For more information call:
856-5047

Dave: 856-4620      Carl: 856-4994 

Tom: 858-8987       Jason: 856-4469  

Vail Gate Fire Department

WETDOWN ENGINE 481, M-486 AND THE NEW ZODIAC BOAT  SAT.  AUGUST 9, 2008  - 1pm to 6pm  STATION 1, RTE 94 IN VAILS GATE
FUN, FOOD AND DRINK FOR ALL TEE-SHIRT/SWEATSHIRT & MUG SALES FOG STREAMS OF NO MORE THAN 50 PSI

Walton Engine & Hose Co. 1

81 Main Street

Chester, NY  10918

August 16, 2008

Engine 915

2008 KME / International 4X4

 DEDICATION CEREMONY – 1900 hrs

WET DOWN – 2000 hrs to 2300 hrs

 

CAR SHOW 

Sept 28, 2008   10am - 4pm

                      Howard Wheat Engine Company #4
  Red Knights Motorcycle Club Chapter 16
   and Howard Wheat Engine 4 Auxiliary

 

   

 
 

 The PJFD SOG's

Standard Operating Guidelines

are now approved and will be will be

distributed soon to each firefighter.


Be sure to sign and read them

when they are distributed.

 

 

We are now getting County training class information in emails directly from the County

They will be posted on the

Training and Safety

page as received.

 

Hopefully we will be getting them

from the local Training Officer's too!

 

 


 

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