2007 ALARM HEADLINES

182 Responses
2,383 Man Hours
12.5 Firefighters per incident

FAST Response to Quaker Springs
December 2nd - At 20:26 Quaker Springs fire command requested a FAST assignment and an additional engine company to a working structure fire at 100 Point Breeze Way on Saratoga Lake.  Car 57, ER-573 (FAST) and ETA-571 (Engine) responded to the mutual aid request.  FAST staging was established on the A-B corner and safety 360's were conducted throughout the evening.  The engine crew from ETA-571 staged at the scene.  An elderly man succumbed to the smoke and heat inside the structure after attempting to rescue his pets.  His wife was injured and transported to Saratoga Hospital.  All SHC units were back in full service at 00:38.

MVA with Extrication
December 1st - At 06:40 Schuyler Hose was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with entrapment on State Rt. 29 west of the village in the Town of Saratoga.  Car 57, Chief Myers arrived at 06:44 and found a one vehicle roll over with the driver still in the vehicle.  The driver was not seriously injured, however he was trapped in the vehicle due to its position upside down in a ditch.  ER-572's crew arrived and popped the driver's door with the Amkus spreader unit and Gen. Schuyler EMS assisted the driver with self extrication.  SHC was back in full service at 08:20.

MVA with Fire
November 30th - At 23:22 Schuyler Hose was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on King Rd. in the Town of Northumberland.  While enroute fire control advised that the vehicle was on fire and that the driver was out of the vehicle.  Car 57, Chief Myers arrived at 23:30 and found an SUV rolled over in front of 832 King Rd. fully involved.  Upon arrival ER-572, stretched an 1 3/4" attack line and knocked down the fire.  The patient was being tended to by a medic from Gen. Schuyler EMS.  ER-573's crew arrived and stretched a back up line off of ER-572.  It was determined through and area search and witness interviews that the driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle.  SHC was back in full service at 01:08.

Vehicle Fire in Northumberland
April 28th - Schuyler Hose responded to a vehicle fire behind a residence on Rugg Rd. in the Town of Northumberland.  Car 57, Chief Myers, arrived and reported a well involved truck on fire with no exposures and a small grass fire.  Upon arrival of ER-573 the engine crew stretched an attack line and extinguished the fire.  Additional hose had to be added to the line due to the distance (about 100 yds) behind the residence.  The operator of the Jeep was stuck in a marsh and the hot catalytic converter caught the high grass on fire and then the vehicle caught on fire.

Mutual Aid Structure Fire in Greenwich
January 21st - At 20:51 SHC was dispatched for a mutual aid FAST assignment to a working structure fire on Rabbit Rd. in the Town of Greenwich.  Car 57 and ER-573 responded to the request.  Upon arrival of Chief Myers, Greenwich firefighters had attack lines stretched into the building and were knocking down the attic fire.  ER-573 set up FAST staging on the A-B corner of the fire building.  The fire was quickly extinguished and SHC stood by for the start of an extensive overhaul.  The fire had originated in the chimney and spread to the attic.  Truck work was required to snuff out any hidden fire in the walls, 2in2out was established and the SHC FAST crew assisted with overhaul tasks.

Mutual Aid Structure Fire in Greenwich
January 17th - At 03:03 SHC was dispatched for a mutual aid FAST assignment to a working structure fire on Washington St. in the Village of Greenwich.  Car 57 and ER-573 responded to the request.  While en-route to the fire Greenwich Fire Command also requested our tower ladder and an additional engine to the scene.  T-577 and ETA-571 responded to the additional request.  573's FAST set up upon arrival and stayed busy throughout the morning as multiple companies worked on the original fire structure and adjoining structure.  T-577 set up on Side C and conducted both ventilation and master stream operations throughout the incident.  ETA-571 extended a supply line established by a Greenwich engine an additional 400' to a hydrant on John St. and supplied a secondary source of water to the scene.  Victory Mills and Gansevoort FD's both relocated an engine to the SHC station for coverage.  During the incident SHC with assistance from our cover companies responded to three additional alarms in the SHC district.  All SHC units remained on scene until 11:40.  SHC returned to full service at 14:00 with the exception of T-577, which remained out of service for repairs.  No SHC injuries were reported.  SHC had responded to fourty-three alarms in a three day span.

January Ice Storm
January 15th & 16th - An ice storm hit the region starting on Monday morning.  At 10:30 SHC was dispatched to assist Victory Mills with an incident on Schuyler Heights Dr., this would be the start of a series of alarm responses that would put SHC to the test.  In the span of twelve hours the company responded to twenty-four responses.  Several roads and streets had to be shut down including a block of Broad St. due to trees and wires being down.  At 23:00 all firefighters were released from duty, with the exception of a few members sleeping in quarters.  Tuesday's runs started at 03:20 and cleared up around 19:00 with a total of fourteen responses.  Over the two day period the company responded to a total of 38 alarms which included; several trees/power lines down, a furnace fire, pump outs and elderly residential welfare checks.  The village and surrounding area were also out of power for approximately two-three days.  During this two day stretch SHC handled all of the alarms without mutual aid assistance.

Hay Bale Fire Goes to 2nd Alarm
January 11th - At 11:48 SHC was dispatched to a grass fire at the King's Ransom Farm on King Rd. in the Town of Northumberland.  Car 57, Chief Myers, arrived on scene at 11:53 and found several large bales of hay on fire with the fire extending to a plastic tarp and tires covering a silage pit.  F-575 was first due and upon arrival stretched a forestry line to knock down the fire spreading to the cover and tires.  TA-574 supplied water and ER-573 established attack lines to knock down the burning hay bales.  Additional water would be needed and Chief Myers requested a 2nd alarm assignment for Box 30 which included; Gansevoort & Quaker Springs for one tanker, Victory Mills to establish a tanker fill site at Winney's Pond and Greenwich to cover SHC station.  During the operations a pay loader owned by the farm was being used (by farm personnel) to spread out the burning hay.  The loader's engine sucked in some burning hay and stalled out, resulting in an engine fire that was quickly extinguished.  SHC returned to full service at 16:00 with no reported injuries.