On Tuesday afternoon, November 3rd, 2015, the volunteers were called out for a car down the embankment from the CVS store in the Orangetown Shopping Center. While responding Assistant Chief Pete Byrne was notified by 44 Control that the car may be down a second embankment by the Church at 10 Oak Street. Arriving on
Read moreOFD and RC Hazardous Material Team Respond to RPC
On Tuesday afternoon, September 29th, the volunteers were sent to RPC – old Children’s Hospital – for an automatic alarm. Assistant Engineer Aaron Duffy led the initial team in the building where they came upon a room with a slight haze and a broken thermostat. Securing the area the crew backed out and requested the
Read moreNYS Live Fire Foam Operations
This past week several members of the Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Department took the NYS Live Fire Foam Operations Course at the Rockland County Fire Training Center. The course was three evenings – Classroom the first evening and then hands on training the next two. After the initial size up the volunteers needed to calculate how
Read moreFlooding Condition
The Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Department received a call for help from one of our neighbors for a flooding condition. Upon arrival on the scene Assistant Chief Byrne encountered about three and a half feet of water in the basement. The volunteers secured the water, electric and gas and used three portable pumps to remove the
Read moreVolunteers called to Cortwood Village
On Saturday evening, July 25th, a little after 11 PM, the volunteers were called to Cortwood Village for an automatic alarm. When Chief Neil Lynady signed in 44 Control told him that they were receiving phone calls on a confirmed structure fire. Chief Lynady, who arrived on scene within two minutes, declared a working fire
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