To protect the lives and property of the citizens of the Village of Tarrytown, the Tarrytown Fire Protection Districts, the Town of Greenburgh, and our mutual aid response areas with the highest quality and consistently professional fire protection, rescue services, emergency management, and other public safety programs.
Message from Chief Patrick Derivan
I would like to thank all those involved for making this years Tarrytown Fire Department Annual Parade a success. The residents of Tarrytown, and Volunteer Firefighters families, friends and visitors that lined the parade route and provided applause and cheers, the Parade Committee Co Chairs James Brown and Joe McCarthy, the Parade Committee, the Tarrytown Fire Department Ex Chiefs Association for acting as Parade Marshals, the Tarrytown Police Department, the Village Officials, Mayor Drew Fixell, Trustees Bobby Hoyt, Thomas Basher, Thomas Butler and Doug Zollo, on the review stand, Jim Kovacs for his announcements from the review stand, the Assistant Chiefs, Officers and Members of the Tarrytown Fire Department, and the Chiefs, Officers and Members of all the guest Fire Departments that attended, and all the bands that played. I would also like to thank the kind donors of the 28 Trophies and Westchester County Parade Judges Association for their meticulous calculations ensuring the trophies were presented fairly. The results are also available on the Westchester County Parade Judges Association web site www.wcpja.com
Best Overall - Montrose, 2nd Best Overall – Ossining, Best Overall Out of County – Nyack, Chiefs Choice - Sleepy Hollow, Best Regulation Uniform – Ardsley, Best Non-regulation Uniform - Irvington, Best Dress Uniform – Montrose, 2nd Best Regulation Uniform - Briarcliff Manor, Best Fire Department Color Guard – Ossining, 2nd Best Fire Department Color Guard – Montrose, Most Men in Line – Ossining, Farthest Distance - Somerville NJ (70 Miles), Best Overall Apparatus – Nyack, Best Pumper 1-10 Years – Ossining, 2nd Best Pumper 1-10 Years - Ardsley , Best Pumper 11 Yrs. and older –Montrose, 2nd Best Pumper 11 Yrs. and older Briarcliff Manor, Best Aerial – Ardsley, 2nd Best Aerial - Irvington, Best Tower Ladder - Spring Valley, Best Rescue – Irvington, 2nd Best Rescue - Great Neck, Best Chiefs Vehicle Ossining, Best Antique - Sleepy Hollow, Best Musical Unit - Westchester Brassmen, 2nd Best Musical Unit - Tappan Zee Bridgemen, Best Musical Color Guard - C.W. Dickerson.
Unfortunately the weather broke during the award ceremony. Respect to Montrose FD who stood their ground in full uniform during the down pour.
Lastly I would like to thank all those who kindly supplied photographs and video of the Parade. Please see the video and slide show below.
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Saturday September 20, 2008 - WCVFA 102nd Annual Parade Photographs courtesy of Clarice Pollack and Craig Allan
A 9/11 Ceremony will be held by the Sleepy Hollow Fire Department and Tarrytown Fire Department at Patriots' Park at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 14th. All welcome.
Photographs courtesy of Kevin Lustyik
Photographs courtesy of Tom Evans and Greg Porteus from Launch No. 5
Video courtesy of Charlie Boyce
Photographs courtesy of Cathy Chulla, Clarice Pollack, Kevin Lustyik, Charlie Boyce, Debbie Allan and Craig Allan
Photographs courtesy of Heather Scogna
www.SleepyHollowFD.org
Congratulations to the Officers and Members of Riverside Hose Co. No.4
Photographs courtesy of Heather Scogna, Craig Allan and Bill Johnson (FDPhotounit) on SmugMug
Click the HVVFA Convention logo to go to their site
Photographs courtesy of Heather Scogna
Wednesday April 23, 2008 - Beekman Ave, Sleepy Hollow Fire
Photographs courtesy of JT Camp, OFD and Craig Allan
Additional photographs from
EMTBravo member Oilflame on photobucket
Michael B. Messar - OnTheJobNY
Thomas J. Bendick - NycFire.net
Photographs courtesy Craig Allan and Frank Farina of Frank Farina Photography & Co.
Korean Church to hold services Sunday despite fire damage Fire destroys church annex; services still set for tomorrow
Church Badly Damaged By Fire In Sleepy Hollow
Saturday, February 23, 2008 - Lt. Andy Fredericks,
FDNY, Memorial Seminar Congratulations to Elmsford Fire Department for once again hosting a fantastic Lt. Andy Fredericks Memorial Seminar. Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy, FDNY, presented this year’s topic "Private Dwelling Fires" to more than three hundred and fifty firefighters from across the Lower Hudson Valley and other States.
A construction worker from Yonkers was injured when a catch basin collapsed onto him near the Tarrytown Metro-North Railroad
Photographs courtesy of Andrew Wilgermein, Washington Engine Co.
Department Training Update
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, Dmitri Dunlov, Greg Egan, Manny Busto, Jose Sampaio and Andrew Wilgermein 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, Dmitri Dunlov, Greg Egan, Manny Busto and Jose Sampaio.
Firefighter 2
Andy Hoftgartner, Tommy Keane, Rensalin Pathrose and Robert Hoyt.
FAST
1st Assistant Chief Mike Coffey Jr., Ryan Nyarady, Kevin Grubbs, Tommy Keane and Terence Murphy.
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.
A similar video to the one below was shown at Elmsford Fire Department's Lt. Andy Fredericks, FDNY, Memorial Seminar Firefighter Close Calls presented by Chief Billy Goldfeder on
If you cannot see the video above click on the You Tube logo to follow the link
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Thanks to AXA Insurance for this excellent Public Safety Video.
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