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
environmentof 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 Squrtarticulating 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
whichin
2000 celebrated it 150th parade.
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NEWS
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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
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.
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.
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.
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
WETDOWNENGINE 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
