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Did You Know?

Carbon Monoxide Detectors are required by State Law in all occupancies that have a source of carbon monoxide. Sources include any solid fuel, liquid fuel or gas fuel heating or cooking appliances.
Carbon Monoxide Detectors have an expiration date, usually 5 to 7 years with information included in the manufacturer’s instructions. Once they reach their expiration date they will beep every 20 to 35 seconds and cannot be reset and must be replaced.

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Annual Election Stillwater Fire District

Congratulations to Anthony Ponzillo for being elected to his 5^th five year term as Commissioner on the Board of Fire Commissioners.

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Personal Preparedness

Activities Include:

Having a generator especially where it is medically necessary or you have a sump pump
Displaying large numbers to indicate your address
Having a go bag ready in case you have to evacuate your home and having an updated plan on what you are going to do with your family and pets should you need to leave your home
Being prepared for winter power outages, safely using temporary heating appliances, preventing water from freezing and have a plan to go to friends or relatives with power

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	Upcoming Events

Dec. 13	Commissioner's Election

Jan. 18	FDNY Operations Presentation

Jan. 21	Installation Banquet, Panza's

Feb. 15	OSHA Refresher Training

Feb. 18	OSHA Refresher Training

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Notice of Monthly Meeting

Fire District Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30PM at the Campbell Road Station. Any changes must be posted in a legal ad and will be noted on this website. Public Welcome.

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January Training Focus

All volunteer organizations are suffering from a lack of staffing and nowhere is that more evident than in the fire service. While there is a social aspect to joining a fire department the tasks and requirements are much more demanding. In addition to the usual camaraderie there is a deadly serious side to the fire service not present in any other organization. Volunteer fire fighters are at risk during operational activities, and there is a corresponding requirement for discipline and training. Fire fighting is not for everyone and people join for a variety of reasons. It is our goal to inform potential members up front that there are rigid expectations. If volunteer service goes away the impact will be immediate and drastic. While fire protection is on an average 1% of your local tax bill, should we need to turn to paid staff, tax levies will rise dramatically. We are trying to maintain a volunteer service, but our members are aging out and that will become more acute in the coming years. We invite you to join but here are the expectations up front:

For your safety and for the safety of your team mates there is expected mandatory training provided through the State Office of Fire Prevention and Control and other sources.
There is an expectation that you will be willing work in a structured environment, there are rules, regulations and standard operating guidelines to be followed.
There is an expectation that you will be willing and able to follow orders.
There is an expectation that you will be able to keep an open mind and willing to ease your way into a tradition oriented organization.
There is an expectation that you will be flexible, show up for company training and participate as much as possible in the organization.
There is an expectation that you will make positive contributions to the organization.
There is an expectation that you will respect your equipment, apparatus, stations and the surrounding neighbors.
The cost of properly outfitting an active volunteer exceeds $7,000, you need to invest some time, before we fully invest in you.
There is an expectation that if you don’t know you need to ask and finally
There is an expectation that if it’s not for you, you will be wise enough to admit it and perhaps contribute to the welfare of your community in some other way. Its OK!

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Regularly Scheduled Events:

Training -- Wednesday Nights beginning at 6:00 P.M. and Saturdays beginning at 7:30 A.M.

Company Meetings -- 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 P.M.

Commissioner's Meeting -- 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 P.M.

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Mission Statement:

Recruiting, cultivating, and retaining the highest quality diverse membership that remains committed to our mission and values.
Consistently delivering the best possible services to mitigate emergencies within our financial means and training in the safest manner possible.
Focusing on the safety of our members and the community before, during and after emergencies.
Partnering with local community, city, county, state, and federal officials and organizations in support of our vision.
Developing future leaders in the fire protection and emergency management community worldwide.
Encouraging innovative, forward-thinking strategies to reach our vision.

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Download a sign-up sheet and become a member! (click the link below to access)

Application & MV Disclosure

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Attention District Residents: To make sure your county 911 information is correct, call Saratoga County Emergency Services at 884-4769 daily between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M.

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News

News Items

Board of Fire Commissioner's for 2012

Anthony Ponzillo, Chairman; Mike Handerhan, Apparatus Committee; Nick Maciariello, Facilities Committee; Tom Rinaldi, Apparatus Committee; Bill Doughty, Facilities Committee; Dave Waters, Treasurer; Barb Comitale, Secretary

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Line Officers for 2012

Chief -- Bob Wood

Deputy -- Jamie Herrick

Assistant -- Zach Zendran

Captains -- Rick Hopeck

-- Darren Lesson

-- Dave Dunn

Lieut. -- Tom Rinaldi Jr.

-- Brian Sabourin

-- Jeff Nyland

Fire Police Capt.-- Bob Okosky

Fire Police Lt -- Jim Woodruff

Administrative Officers for 2012

President -- John Conlen Jr.

Vice President -- Nick Maciariello

Treasurer -- Bob Carson

Recording Sec. -- Rachel Walts

Business Sec. -- Shelby Goudreu

Sergeant at Arms -- Bill Ritter

Trustees -- Dave Duquette, Chris Stewart, Jeff Nyland, Ed Sabourin, and Louis Kousalonis

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Words to Reflect On

Nobody motivates today’s workers. If it doesn’t come from within, it doesn’t come.

Herman Cain

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Personnel

A few personnel have not completed the medical screening, at this time those members are not permitted to respond to calls or participate in training until they present proof of screening.

We wish to thank Darren Lesson, Rick Hopeck, Louis Kusalonis, and Ken Medina for their hard work preparing the air boat for a new type of epoxy coating. The new material is being donated by Wearlon Corporation in Fort Edward, NY. Wearlon produces non-stick, Teflon-like, water based industrial coatings for a wide range of applications.

Wearlon Corp. -- web site

Grants

There is no grant activity at this time.

Facility News

The fire district is still exploring options for the meeting room floor at station 1. Any option must be capable of resisting the moisture from the concrete subfloor.

Apparatus News

The apparatus committee continues to work on refining the specifications for the new heavy rescue to replace the current 1990 rescue truck. The committee will review the specifications once more prior to making a recommendation to the Board to move forward in the bidding process.

U-11-2, had extensive work to the front suspension as well as replacement of the on board charging system. This is the first major work performed on the eleven year old unit. Due to the increased demand from the new portable radios the charging unit had to be upgraded.

Training

In-house training continues twice a week, Wednesday nights and Saturday morning. There will be an OSHA refresher class with part 1 on February 15th and part 2 on February 22nd. OSHA refresher training is required for all active fire fighters.

A Scene Support Operations course will be held at the Arvin Hart main station beginning in January. The Scene Support course is mandatory for all new fire fighters who are not interior qualified.

On January 18th there will be an FDNY interior operations refresher course.

The following are training resources:

http://www.fireengineering.com

www.dos.state.ny.us/fire/training.htm http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp www.nfaonline.dhs.gov/browse

The Emergency Response Guidebook Training Video “ERG2008”

www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg

Hazardous Material Resource:

https://erplan.net/eplan/login.htm

Children's Annual Christmas Party

The annual party was a great success due to the work of Lisa Laurenzo and Rachel Walts and all of their elves. Well over 100 children and their families attended and enjoyed the presence of the Jolly Man from the North Pole. We also thank the community for their generous donations to the fund drive which make such events possible.

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