Ziti Dinner

Friday, August 27, 2010  On Saturday September 11th, the Carman Fire Department will be hosting an ALL YOU CAN EAT Ziti Dinner. Time - 4pm to 8pm Location - Carman Firehouse Cost - Adults 7 Dollars            Children 5 Dollars

Busy Day for Carman

Wednesday, July 7, 2010  On Wednesday July 7th, the Carman Fire Department started the day early; at 8:19 the Carman was dispatched to 235 McClellan St in the City of Schenectady to assist on a working house fire. Due to Rescue 134 being out of service, Utility 136 responded to the call. SFD was working a house fire with a possible fatality, the crew of 136 set up a rehab area. Temperatures on Wednesday hit the high 90’s in the capital region, and chances of firefighter heat exhaustion were high. Carman cleared the scene within 3 hours.
At 13:10 Carman was dispatched for mutual aid to a car on fire at the Stewarts on Altamont Ave in District 2 first due area. Engine 133 responded minuets after the call, upon arrival the fire was extinguished by District 2 however the crew from Engine 133 assisted in overhaul.
At 15:20 Carman was dispatched for mutual aid to Albany County to the Guilderland Service Plaza on the NYS Thruway for a Fire Alarm. Truck 132 responded soon there after, once the source of the fire alarm was determined to be false, units cleared within 30 minuets.
While Truck 132 was returning to the station from the mutual aid call, Carman was dispatched for a EMS assist at 928 Kings Rd for a person with their hand stuck. Truck 132 responded and arrived to find EMS on scene with a victim’s hand stuck in a bike chain.  The crew from the Truck utilized bolt cutters to free the victim’s hand and returned to service within minuets of arriving on scene.
To end the day out, at 19:57 Carman was dispatched to the intersection of Peter Rd and Angelina Rd for transformer leaking oil, Engine 135 responded to the call. Crews arrived to find a transformer leaking oil, and notified National Grid to the scene to make the necessary repairs. Power was down in the area for few hours while National Grid crews worked on repairing the leak.

Tree Fire on 3rd Ave

Saturday, July 3, 2010  On Friday July 2nd, the Carman Fire Department was dispatched to 2515 3rd Ave for a Tree on fire.  Assistant Chief Vunk along with Assistant Chief Sloan arrived to find a tree smoldering. Engine 135 responded with 4 volunteers and arrived soon after that. A booster line was pulled to extinguish the fire, and units returned in service within 30 min.  
 
Units on scene – Car 137, Car 138, Car 139, Engine 135, and CFD Fire Police.

Mutual Aid to the South Side

Friday, May 21, 2010  On Friday May 21st, the Carman Fire Department was dispatched to 2699 Broadway for mutual aid dumpster fire. Engine 131 responded within minuets of the call, while en route the call was upgraded to a building fire. Upon arrival Engine 131’s crew was sent into the A side of the structure to protect the exposure in the front. The fire had gone from the dumpster to the attic of the storage warehouse in the rear of the property. Once the fire had spread over the entire attic, crews went into an exterior attack, by this time Rescue 134 was also dispatched to the scene for rehab support. Crews ended up containing the fire to the rear warehouse, and successfully stopping the spread into the front commercial exposure. Crews remained on scene for roughly 5 hours.  

Carman Little League Parade

Saturday, May 15, 2010  On May 15th, members took part in the Annual Carman Little League Parade. Members staffed the color guard along with Truck 132 for the event. The route took members from the Bradt School down Hamburg Street to the Carman Little League Field.