Happy Holidays

If you are heading into Manhattan to see the Christmas Tree a Rockefeller Center, Saks windows or St. Patricks Cathedral, or just taking the kids in for a day in the City, consider making a stop at the Fire Zone, New York City's state-of-the-art fire-safety learning center.

Fire Zone is New York City's state-of-the-art fire-safety learning center kids can feel a hot doors, and watch simulations of the top five NYC fire scenarios, space heater fire, pan fire on the kitchen stove, smoking in bed, kids playing with matches, and overloaded electrical outlets. The climax of the show is for the children to exit the demonstration area when the smoke detector sounds, crawling down a smoke filled corridor (simulated with dry ice vapor) to a waiting Firefighter.
Video Trailer 1 Video Trailer 2 Open Mon-Sat 9-7pm Sun 11am-5pm. Simulations on the half hour. Located at 34 West 51 Street, at the Rockefeller Center, adjacent to Radio City Music Hall.

Also recommended

New York City Fire Department Museum houses one of the nation's most important collections of fire related art and artifacts from the late 18th century to the present. The Museum also house a permanent September 11th exhibit and memorial.

'Kelly Murphy kicks ass!' Chief John Korzelius, Sleepy Hollow Fire Department

Annual Tarrytown Fire Department Ex-Chiefs Association Senior Dinner

The Annual Ex-Chiefs Association Senior dinner was held at Main Street Firehouse on Wednesday, October 10. This year’s dinner was a salad followed by chicken and pasta, ice-cream for desert, with tea, coffee, soda or beer. Guests then played bingo $300 in cash prizes. Many thanks to the following for kindly donating their time for this event, Martin Anniccherico, Sal Zambelletti, Joseph Camilliere, Robert Errico, John Ragusa, Joe McCarthy, Scott Toth, Sonny Battista, William Jamieson, Ray Artus, Robert Demasi, Scott Weaver, Peter Saracelli, James Brown Sr., Jospeh Arduino, Sean Scogna, Armondo Scogna, Louis Tucci, Domenic Morabito, Kelly Murphy, Frank Giampiccolo Jr., Fred Gross, Pat Derivan and Frank Morabito. Apologies to anyone who helped but was not mentioned as their name did not appear on the signup sheet!

The Chiefs, Officers and Members of the Tarrytown [Volunteer] Fire Department would like to extend their thanks to all of those that took part in extinguishing the Hackley School fire on Saturday, August 4.

• All six of Tarrytown's Fire Companies that form the Tarrytown Fire Department responded, and were greatly assisted by fellow firefighters from Archville, Ardsley, Armonk, Briarcliff, Continental Village, Croton, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Fairview, West Harrison, Hastings, Hawthorne, Irvington, Lake Mohegan, Mount Kisco, Nyack, Pocantico Hills, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow, Thornwood, Valhalla and Yorktown.
• Major Drew Fixell and a number of Trustees who visited the scene.
• The Police Departments of Tarrytown and Greenburgh.
• The Tarrytown Volunteer Ambulance Corps (TVAC).
• The Tarrytown Ladies Disaster Group who operated relief station.
• The Tarrytown Department of Public Works who provided on site diesel refueling.
  Westchester Department of Emergency Services who sent fire coordinators, a County bus, with it air-conditioning on maximum to act as a cooling station and a foam unit to ensure the fire did not reignite.
• The Westchester Marriott Hotel donated hundreds of towels. At the scene these were soaked in ice water and used to keep the firefighters cool.
• The following business who kindly donated thousands of drinks and hundreds of sandwiches, the Tarrytown Deli, E&E Gourmet Deli, Rob Scogna’s Deli in Irvington, and Diamond Dairy. Please consider frequenting these establishments to show your support for them.
  

If anyone has been missed from this list then please accept our sincerest apologies.

With witches, goblins, and super-heroes descending on Tarrytown here are few safety tips from your Volunteer Fire Department.

• Carry and use flashlights. See and be seen.
  
• Carry a fully charged cell phone. In an emergency dial 911.
  
• Only fire-retardant materials should be used for costumes. Costumes should not be so long that they are a tripping hazard. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries on Halloween. Add reflective tape to costumes, treat bags and sacks, bikes, push chair, baby joggers and brooms, too!
  
• Review with your children the principle of "Stop-Drop-Roll", should their clothes catch on fire. Practice this drill at home on a regular basis.
  
• Masks can obstruct a child's vision. Use facial make-up instead. When buying special Halloween makeup, check for packages containing ingredients that are labeled "Made with U.S. Approved Color Additives," "Laboratory Tested," Meets Federal Standards for Cosmetics," or "Non-Toxic." Follow manufacturer's instruction for application. If masks are worn, they should have nose and mouth openings and large eye holes.
  
• Hosts expecting trick-or-treaters should remove anything that could be an obstacle from lawns, steps and porches. Candlelit jack-o'-lanterns should be kept away from landings and doorsteps where costumes could brush against the flame. Indoor jack-o'-lanterns should be kept away from curtains, decorations, and other furnishings that could be ignited.
  
• Only go to homes where the residents are known and have outside lights on as a sign of welcome. Children should not enter homes or apartments unless they are accompanied by an adult.
  
• Adults accompanying children should wear light-colored or reflective-type clothing so you are more visible.
  
• Have a grown-up inspect your treats before eating. And don't eat candy if the package is already opened. Small, hard pieces of candy are a choking hazard for young children. Remember the rule is ‘When in doubt, throw it out’.
  
• Play the Halloween Safety Game
  

Thanks to the Principles, Teachers and Assistants that extended a welcome to the Tarrytown Fire Department. Institutions visited as part of this year program were John Paulding School, Tappan Hill School, Transfiguration School, New Beginnings Nursery School, Children’s Garden Nursery School, Tarrytown Nursery School, and Nursery School at the Jewish Community Center, Elizabeth Mascia Day Care Center, and the Day Care at the Neighborhood House. A total of three schools, four nursery schools and two day care centers, with and average of ten Firefighters per event. Students were shown smoke detectors, listened to the shrill alarms tone, and responded with what they would do in the event of an alarm in their home. Some students even demonstrated Stop, Drop and Roll to their classmates.

Our hope is that our discussions and demonstrations improved the awareness of all those who attended and that additional smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms were purchased and batteries replaced on exiting alarms. Remember have a plan and practice it.

If you would like to include your institution in next years program please contact 2nd Assistant Chief Mike Coffey, Jr. Please note that although many pictures were taken at the various locations, they cannot be put on the web for public display until the required permission slips have been signed by their parents and returned to the school.

This year’s topic: "Private Dwelling Fires" Presented by Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy, FDNY

Friday February 29, 2008 - Happy Anniversary ConqueroR

Congratulations to ConqueroR Hook & Ladder Company No.1 on one hundred and forty eight years of proud service. Only two years to their sesquicentennial .

Department Training Update April 2007 to March 2008

Congratulations to the following members who have recently completed training courses.

Firefighter 1
Ryan Nyarady, Alicia Goldstein, David Goldstein, Bill Maher, Shaun ‘Tex’ Holmes, Frank Giampiccolo Jr., Rensilin Pathrose, Andy Hofgartner, Tommy Keane, Dave Cappello, Kevin Grubbs, Bryan Duggan, Brandon Dugan, Joe Erstling and Dmitri Dunlov for passing Firefighter I.

The 84 hour course introduces firefighting concepts, practices and techniques necessary for success within the fire service. Based on the Firefighter Level I objectives from FPA Standards 1001, this course develops knowledge, skills and abilities based on performance criteria for the following topics: Fire department organization, firefighter safety, fire behavior, personal protective equipment, self contained breathing apparatus, fire extinguishers, building searches, forcible entry, ground ladders, ventilation, hose practices fire streams, and loss control. The course consists of performance criteria in incident command, building construction, ropes/knots, rescue procedures, forcible entry applications, ventilation practices, fire extinguisher applications, suppression of structural fire, tactics, vehicle suppression, water supply, loss control, fire cause determination, fire department communications, fire suppression systems, hazardous materials, weapons of mass destruction, confined space safety and fire prevention practices.


Firefighter Survival
1st Assistant Chief Mike Coffey Jr., Ray Tuohy, Craig Allan, Charlie Boyce, Ryan Nyardy, Chris McNally, Rensilin Pathrose, Andy Hofgartner, Tommy Keane, Kevin Grubbs, Brandon Dugan, Joe Erstling and Dmitri Dunlov. Firefighter Survival

Firefighter 2
Andy Hoftgartner, Tommy Keane, Rensalin Pathrose and Robert Hoyt.

FAST
1st Assistant Chief Mike Coffey Jr., Ryan Nyarady, Kevin Grubbs, and Tommy Keane.

Rescue Tech Basic
Terence Murphy.

Fire Behavior and Arson Awareness
Alicia Goldstein, David Goldstein, and Robert Hoyt Jr.

Recognizing Clandestine Drug Lab Operations
1st Assistant Chief Mike Coffey Jr., Craig Allan.

Truck Company Operations
Ryan Nyarady.

Introduction To Fire Officer
Craig Allan.

Ice Rescue
Andrew Wilgermein, Tommy Keane, Bill Maher and Craig Allan.




Fire Behavior
1st Assistant Chief Mike Coffey Jr., Craig Allan, Ryan Nyarady, and Kevin Grubbs .

Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings
1st Assistant Chief Mike Coffey Jr., Craig Allan, Wayne Jeffers Sr., Wayne Jeffers Jr., Ray Tuohy, Andrew Wilgermein and Jamie Wagman.

AVET
1st Assistant Chief Mike Coffey Jr., David Goldstein, Skeet Scogna, Robert Hoyt Jr., Jay Brennan, Alicia Goldstein and Tommy Keane.

Saturday November 10, 2007 - Tarrytown Fire Department Annual Inspection

If you cannot view the slide show above download the latest verison of or view the album directly 2007 Annual Inspection

Link to the Inspection Program

Saturday November 24, 2007 - Fire at 119 Cobb Lane

The Chiefs, Officers and Members of the Tarrytown [Volunteer] Fire Department would like to express our sincere gratitude to our fellow Firefighters, who responded to the call for mutual aid for the 119 Cobb Lane fire. Perhaps the most fitting and complementary comment heard at the scene regarding the mutual aid was “they arrived ready to work, and were put to work”. Firefighter responding to the scene included Tarrytown FD, E76, TL78, L37 E80 E77 E79, Sleepy Hollow FD, E85, Irvington FD 2202, FAST, R49, E178, Pocantico Hills FD T12, Westchester Department of Emergency Services Battalion 14, Westchester Cause and Origin Zone 3, Ardsley FAST (E165), Ossining E99 & L42. Our fellow Firefighters on standby included Pocantico Tanker E237 & TL 21 at Tarrytown HQ, Ossining Engine at Sleepy Hollow and Hastings E44 at Irvington. As always a special thanks to Tarrytown Ambulance Corps [TVAC] , Irvington EMS and the Disaster Response team. Greenburgh Civil Defense U446, mobile cascade systems was kept busy refilling air bottles.

If you cannot view the slide show above download the latest verison of or view the album directly 119 Cobb Lane .

Link to story on LoHud.com

After Hydrants Fail, Tarrytown Takes Steps