At 1:23 PM on Thursday May 7th Blauvelt and Orangeburg were called to Route 303 and Bradley Parkway for an extrication call. When Blauvelt’s Chief signed in 44 Control notified him it was a dump truck w/a small pickup truck – one person trapped. When the Chief arrived on the scene, he advised there was
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At around 3:45 PM on a beautiful Sunday afternoon the volunteers are called to the Palisades Interstate Parkway for a vehicle fire. First to arrive on the scene 2nd Assistant Chief Ken Gordon advise the incoming units of a working car fire about 500 feet north of 6W in the southbound lanes. The crew on
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On Monday evening, April 27th, the volunteer firefighters received masks from the Masked Warriors Project Rockland County. These wonderful neighbors spend their time making this vital part of our response nowadays. We are humbled and extremely grateful they thought of us – the volunteer firefighters in Orangeburg. Thanks again and please stay safe. (more…)
Read moreOn Sunday, April 19th, our volunteers responded to a vehicle fire on Orangeburg Road by the intersection with Blaisdell/Chief William Harris Way. Arriving first on the scene our 2nd Assistant Chief Kenny Gordon advised there was a fire in the engine compartment. The crew on the 11-2000 did a quick knock down of the fire
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Two members of the Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Department have taken “Military Leave” to pursue their careers in the United Sates Air Force. Brian Kearney and Anthony Ricci both joined the Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Department in 2013. While serving their local community as volunteer firefighters they graduated Tappan Zee High School and then graduated from Manhattan College. As 2nd...
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