On Saturday afternoon the volunteers were sent to South Greenbush Road for an extrication call. A one car accident with the driver trapped. The vehicle impacted a utility pole causing the pole to split in half. 11-1 Chief Neil Lynady 11-2 Asst Chief Chris Jackson 11-3 Asst Chief Pete Byrne 11-EQ 11-2000 Orangetown Police South
Read moreOn Sunday about twenty volunteer firefighters from the Orangeburg Fire Department were trained to become part of the New York State Foam Task Force. The NYS Office of Fire Prevention & Control has deployed eighteen foam trailers throughout the state to be used in the event of a major incident requiring the use of foam.
Read moreOn 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 moreOn 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
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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
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