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2435 Hamburg Street
Schenectady, NY
(518) 355-6425
 

Carman Graduates Three

Friday, December 23, 2011 

On January 17th the Carman Fire Department had 3 Probationary Firefighters graduate from New York State Fire Fighter 1 Class. These 3 students attended a condensed fast passed class which met upwards of 3 times a week. The Members and Officers of the Carman Fire Department congratulate the following Fire Fighters on their accomplishment:

Firefighter Jeff Morgan

Firefighter John McCoy

Firefighter Danielle Jachlewski

     
Entire FF1 Class

Entire FF1 Class

FF Danielle Jachlewski with her Grandfather Chief of Emeritus Ray Jachlewski

FF Danielle Jachlewski with her
      Grandfather Chief of Emeritus Ray
      Jachlewski



 

5th Annual CFD Santa Run

Sunday, December 18, 2011 

Today 14 Carman volunteers ushered Santa Clause around the Carman Fire District.  Utility 136 and Engine 133 were decorated with lights and Santa had a custom made perch on top of the Engine.

The precession made its way all around the Carman District playing Christmas Music and handing out Candy Canes to the kids.

     



 

Carman Elect 2012 Officers

Friday, December 2, 2011 

At the company meeting last night the fire department elected the following members to office for 2012:




Administrative Office:

President:                           Harry Merriman

Vice President:                  John Fitzpatrick

Recording Secretary:       Laurie Chakonas

Finical Secretary:               Mike Jenks

Treasurer:                           Paul Anzalone

 

Operational Officers:

 

Chief:                                   Scott Sloan

1st Assistant Chief:           Dennis Vunk

2nd Assistant Chief:          John Nuzback

Captain:                               Dan Dutcher

1st Lieutenant:                    Mihir Patel

2nd Lieutenant:                  Duane Vanderwerker

3rd Lieutenant:                   Jeff Riccio

4th Lieutenant:                   Jim Finn

Day Lieutenant:                 Open

   


 

Truck 132 Lights up the Schenectady Holiday Parade

Saturday, November 19, 2011 

On Saturday Night, members of the Carman Fire Department decorated Truck 132 to take part in the 43rd Annual Schenectady Holiday Parade. The crew came up with some intuitive ideas on how to decorate the Truck however due to high winds some of the decorations blew off on the trip down to SCCC (the starting point). What repairs could have been done were done, however Truck 132 still had that “best in class” image.

Thanks to all who helped out.

     
Truck 132 all lite up

Truck 132 all lite up

the Carman Mud Duck found his Smurf

the Carman Mud Duck found his Smurf



 

Carman Assist Schoharie County

Sunday, October 16, 2011  Today a crew from the Carman Fire Department went down to Schoharie
County to assist the Schoharie Fire Department in cleaning up their
station from the devastation Hurricane Irene brought. Reports have it
that approximately 8 feet of muddy water were in the fire house at one
time and most of their fundraising equipment, records, and
gear/equipment were completely destroyed.

The crew took Utility 136 down with a generator and a few other tools.
They are assisting by tearing down dry wall, removing insulation,
power washing walls, picking up debris, and removing mud.




     



 

Truck Goes to Fort Hunter

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 

On Wednesday night a crew from the Carman Fire Department took part in a Mutual Aid Drill with the Fort Hunter Fire Department in Guilderland. Members staffed Truck 132, along with Chief 137, to take part in a burn drill at the Guilderland Training Tower in Albany County. Two scenarios were played out; The first one was that Truck 132 arrived first to a house fire in Fort Hunter and assumed engine company operations, The second was that Truck 132 arrived as the first due truck company (most likely scenario) and performed truck company operations (laddering, ventilation, and search and rescue task). All in all the scenarios played out very well, with some small issues which were noted and will be worked on in the future.

A special thanks for Fort Hunter for their invitation and hospitality during the event.

     
Truck 132 arriving Senario 1

Truck 132 arriving Senario 1

Senario 2 Fort Hunter Attack Team

Senario 2 Fort Hunter Attack Team



 

One Trapped on Curry Rd

Friday, September 23, 2011 

At 1420, Carman Fire Department was dispatched for a Motor Vehicle Accident with Entrapment on Curry Road in front of Liedkie Storage.  Rotterdam PD and EMS arrived to find a 2 car collision with the driver of the minivan trapped.   Chief 138, Chief 139, and Rescue 134 (4 volunteers) arrived moments later and the Rescue Crew was instructed to take the driver’s door to gain access to the passenger compartment. The crew from the Rescue split and performed stabilization while the other crew members prepped the tools needed to perform the duties assigned to the Rescue.  Once the vehicle was stabilized the crew removed the driver’s door within minutes and assisted REMS in removing the patient. During the incident CFD Fire Police assisted Rotterdam PD in shutting down Curry Road east and west of the accident scene. Units were on scene for roughly 30 minutes and cleared once the patient was packaged and removed from the vehicle.

     



 

Fatal Vehicle Accident on Chrisler Ave

Sunday, September 11, 2011  Early Sunday morning, at 5:00, the Carman Fire Department was dispatched to Vehicle Accident with Entrapment on Chrisler Avenue in front of the NY DOT Maintenance Facility. Rotterdam PD and EMS arrived to find a vehicle which had skidded off the road and hit a tree on the driver side. The driver was pinned inside, however succumbed to his injuries at the time of impact. Rescue 134 (with 6 volunteers), Chief 137 and Chief 139 arrived moments later and were instructed to standby so that Rotterdam PD could conduct their investigation prior to extricating the victim. While the crew from 134 was laying out their tool assortment, Engine 133 (with 3 volunteers) arrived to provide fire suppression should have any thing happened. After about an hour PD gave the green light to remove the victim, the Rescue crew went to work stabilizing the vehicle then extricating the victim.  Due to the diligent pre plan strategy put together in the down time, the extrication of the victim took less than 15 minuets. The victim was handed over the Corner and Fire units were released around 7:00.

During the accident investigation portion of the call, Engine 133 also took in an Alarm Drop at Holly Manor once cleared returned to the accident scene.



Photos by John Walcesky




     
Upon Arrival

Upon Arrival

Rescue 134 crew going to work

Rescue 134 crew going to work



 

Carman Donates Funds to Local FD

Friday, September 2, 2011 

The Rotterdam Junction area sustained very heavy damage from Hurricane Irene; many homes are condemned or completely destroyed. The Rotterdam Junction Fire Department also sustained damage, however is acting as the center of operations, for the relief effort, as well. They have been feeding and housing people in need since the time the storm slammed into the area. The members of Carman Fire Department voted last night unanimously to donate money to aid in the relief effort to the Rotterdam Junction Fire Department. In addition, challenge the other local Fire Departments to also meet or beat that donation.

Fire Police Tom Zarecki hand delivered the check this morning to the Rotterdam Junction Fire Department, words could not express how grateful they were to receive the donation.

     



 

Hurricane Irene Visits Rotterdam

Hamburg Street

Hamburg Street

Sunday, August 28, 2011 

As Hurricane Irene bared down on the Capital Region, the Carman Volunteers were kept busy all day running a multitude of calls from Wires Down, to Alarm Drops, to Mutual Aid Calls. The calls started around 4am Sunday, when the outer edge of Irene was over the area, and lasted well into Monday.  A total of 15 volunteer staffed the Carman Firehouse for roughly 14 hours to aid in the response. Engine 135 (mini pumper) and Utility 136 were outfitted with additional chain saws, generators, and pumps to the anticipated high call volume.

In addition to calls within the districts of trees and wires down, the Carman Volunteers also were dispatched to Rotterdam Junction to assist in removing victims from their homes as the Mohawk River overflowed its banks. Carman Volunteers assisted the water rescue teams for roughly 5 hours on Monday while the river crested.

On Tuesday, Carman Volunteers were requested by Schenectady County Fire Coordinator to assist in pumping out basements in the Stockade District of the City of Schenectady due to major flooding in that area. Volunteers from Carman and Rotterdam District #2 spent several hours down in that area pumping out basements as best as possible.

When all totaled many hours went into keeping the residents of Rotterdam District #3 safe from the winds and rains that Irene brought, in addition to providing assistance to our neighboring Fire Departments.  

 

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