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The Warwick Fire Department has
a proud tradition of community service that dates back to
1869. Over the years we
have grown to better meet the needs of the community, in
which we live and work.
Our Department provides
quality, cost effective Fire Protection, Fire Prevention
Education and
Emergency Assistance to the residents, visitors and
properties in the Warwick Fire District.
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Our volunteer firefighters
respond to calls for assistance and emergency incidents
without prejudice, conducting ourselves in a professional
manner while remaining well trained and equipped to manage
and control any situation that may occur. |
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Help Us Help Our Brother
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Benefit Party for Our
Chief Gregg Snigur |
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“Winter is the time for
chimney safety.
Learn more about chimney inspections and
chimney and fireplace sweepings.”
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Kidde Recalls Dual Sensor
Smoke Alarms
Can Fail to Warn of a Fire
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Department News |
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Total 2010 Calls- 34 Calls
Monthly Total Calls: Jan
2010 - 34 calls
Automatic Alarm -9
Wires down/Transformer fire- 6
Mutual Aid- 5
Motor Vehicle
Accidents – 4
Carbon Monoxide –
3
Rubbish Fire/
Outside Burn- 2
Electrical Fire- 2
Gas Odor Investigation – 1
Chimney Fire- 1
Brush Fire- 1
Major Incidents
None
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Public Meetings/ Events
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District
Meeting 8pm at Station 1off Forester Ave. Third Tuesday
of every month.
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Raymond Hose Co. #2- Turkey dinner
fundraiser February 18th 5pm-8pm. This
fundraiser is to benefit the family of Tom Hand. Tom was
a 23 year member of the Warwick Fire Department and Past
Captain of Eng Co. #3 who passed away last month. For
tickets call 986-4644. 5yrs old and under are free. 6-12
yrs $8.00, Adults $15.00 and 65 and over $10.00.
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Excelsior Hose Co. #1- Annual St. Patty's
Dinner March 17th 5pm-7pm. For ticket prices
and info please call station #1 at 986-4688.
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The
Warwick Fire Department invites you to a Benefit Party
to Help Us Help Our Brother Chief Gregg Snigur who has
been battling cancer for over a year and needs our
support. The WFD is hosting a benefit party to assist
Gregg with medical expenses not covered by insurance.
Please join us as we honor his dedicated service on
Saturday March 13, 2010 starting at 7:00
pm at Warwick Fire Station One (Church Street off
Forester Ave.) For further information or to purchase
tickets please visit
http://www.warwickfire.com/gregg/ or call
845-987-7157
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Fire Prevention
Recently, a new national study
reveals that for most Americans, home fires rank highest on
the list of top disaster concerns, along with terrorist
attacks and natural disasters.
The "2006 Fire Safety Census,"
released by Liberty Mutual and the International Association
of Fire Fighters (IAFF), reports that of those polled the
biggest concerned were in the following order; fire in the
home, terrorist attacks, tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes
and finally floods. The telephone survey interviewed more
than 1,000 Americans 25 years old and older during August
2006. The results are profiled online at
www.befiresmart.com, Liberty Mutual's new interactive
fire safety and prevention website.
Despite this high anxiety around
home fires, the survey further reveals that many Americans
are dangerously negligent when it comes to taking fire
precautions and are largely uninformed about what to do if a
fire occurs - steps that can dramatically impact their
chances of surviving a fire.
Based on the
survey results, Liberty Mutual and the IAFF have developed
fire safety recommendations for families to stay safe and be
prepared. Top tips are:
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Test
smoke alarms once a month.
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Change
smoke alarm batteries once a year - at an
easy-to-remember time, such as when clocks are changed.
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Replace
a smoke alarm that's more than 10 years old.
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Buy a
fire extinguisher, mount it, and learn how to use it.
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Never
leave burning candles unattended or near combustible
materials.
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If a
fire alarm sounds, or smoke is visible, evacuate first
and then call the fire department.
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Close
doors behind you when leaving the room and building to
slow the spread of fire and smoke.
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Plan an
escape route that shows two ways out of each room.
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Identify
a meeting place near the home.
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Practice
an escape plan - during the day and night - at least
twice a year.
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Talk to
children frequently about preventing fires and escaping
fires.
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Do not
leave a stove or oven on unattended.
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Keep
portable heaters at least three feet away from all
combustible materials and never leave them on
unattended.
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Never
disable a smoke alarm.
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Do not
overload power strips.
If you would like to become a
member of Warwick Fire Department -click
here- or stop by any our local firehouses for an
application.
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Warwick Firefighters Fine
Tune their Ice Rescue Skills |
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Members of the Warwick Fire Department recently held a drill
at Cascade Lake to fine tune their Ice Rescue skills. The
day started with
a one hour indoor classroom
session followed by approximately three hours of practical
training utilizing various ice rescue techniques. The
training received sharpened the skills of the Fire
Department members so that they may be better prepared for
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Town of Warwick Conducts Mass
Casualty Incident Drill Photos
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Emergency services personnel conducted a town wide Mass
Casualty Incident (MCI) drill on Saturday October 10th.
MCI drills are conducted
annually throughout the town for the purpose of honing
critical skills and testing the interoperability of the
various agencies.
The Warwick Fire Department hosted the drill and was joined
by fire and ambulance crews from Pine Island, Florida and
Greenwood Lake. The Town of Warwick Police Department, St.
Anthony Hospital and the Departments of Public Works
from both the Town and the Village of Warwick also
participated. Local students volunteered as victims.
The drill was divided into
two phases. The first involved a simulated spill of an
unknown chemical substance with several people injured.
Warwick Fire, EMS and Police
responded to this incident, stabilizing the scene,
transporting the patients and assisting the hospital with
de-contamination procedures.
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that
scenario was unfolding, mutual aid assistance from the
town’s other emergency agencies were summoned to standby for
Warwick Fire and EMS. When they had arrived at their standby
locations, they were dispatched to the second phase of the
drill, a simulated explosion and fire with multiple victims
at the Sanfordville Elementary School.
The mutual aid fire companies responded, controlled the fire
and removed the victims from the building.
EMS crews then triaged and treated the wounded before
transporting them to the hospital.
The drill tested the ability of our emergency services to
cope with two major emergencies occurring simultaneously.
During the critique, which followed, the participants judged
the drill an overall success.
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Incident News |
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::: Incident: 2 Car MVA with
Entrappment
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October 3, 2009 - Warwick Firefighters responded to a
two car MVA with two persons entrapped.
The accident
took place on Kings Highway at Lake Station Rd when a car
traveling north struck a car entering Kings Highway from
Lake Station Rd.
Warwick
Community Ambulance transported two patients to St.
Anthony's Community Hospital with injuries.
Town of Warwick
and Chester PD secured the scene and investigated.
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The Warwick Fire
Department Fire Prevention Team would like to remind all
homeowners using fireplaces or woodstoves that chimney fires
are extremely dangerous as they can easily spread to the
structure of building. Chimneys should be inspected and
cleaned by a certified chimney sweep on a regular basis.
For further information,
please visit the Chimney Safety Institute of America on the
internet at
www.csia.org.
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Latest
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Fire Prevention
& Safety Public Service Announcements & Resources |
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fire is to prevent one. Through knowledge, training and
valuable resources we seek to educate the community and save
lives. -click here- for more.
Click here for the "No Drinking
& Driving video" |
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