MOTTVILLE FIRE COMPANY INC.

COUNTY 38 STATION

ONONDAGA COUNTY - MOTTVILLE, NEW YORK

Professionally Staffed by Volunteers

1840 Benson Road - Mutual Aid to Skaneateles

01/28/2010

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A RECORD MONTH

The Mottville Fire Company closes out 2009 on a record pace. The fire company responded to 37 alarms for the month of December, more than any month in its history. The alarms broke down as follows, 1 investigation, 2 Alarm system activations, 2 personal injury auto accidents, 6 property damage accidents, 17 calls to assist our neighboring fire departments. Total fire fighters responding were 503 while spending 358.5 man hours away from home and averaging 13.6 fire fighters per alarm. The year ending numbers for 2009 were 3161 total fire fighters responding. Members spent 2038.1 man hours away from home while averaging 13.3 fire fighters per alarm for the year. Total 2009  alarms were 237. 

     Some of the accomplishments the fire company has achieved this year. We took delivery of our new Rescue Pumper built by E-One. This truck came equipped with an on board generator, 1000 gals of water , a built in hydraulic rescue tool system ( jaws of life ) capable of operating 3 tools at the same time. We also received a new Ford F-250 squad pick up used for personnel and equipment transport during alarms, drills and training classes. The" help us find you" address sign campaign is still on going and if you have not ordered your sign yet give me a call at 685- 6324 for your sign.

      In the training department, congratulations go out to new members Chris Soprano, Scott Thomas and Nate North for completing NYS class Scene Support Operations which qualifies them as exterior fire fighters. The class covered all the basics in fire fighting over 8 weeks of class. We are looking forward to many joint drills with our neighboring fire departments this coming year.

      The fire company monthly top responder is a familiar one, Dan Sheldon tops the list again this month responding to 34 of the 37 alarms for the month. Dan was again our top yearly responder for 2009 making 214 of the 237 alarms . A big thank you to Dan for his dedicated time for the fire company. Mottville Fire Company is professionally staffed by volunteers.

     
Timothy Baker Chief of Fire MVFC

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4800 RTE. 321 12/29/09

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHIEF BAKER & DAN SHELDON 

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Mutual Aid to Elbridge - Rt. 5 near Millstone Golf Course

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAN SHELDON & MARK STEBBINS 

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Mutual Aid - Skaneateles High School Boiler Fire

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAN  SHELDON   

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Rt. 321 & Stump Road 12/18/09

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAUL SHELDON & MARK STEBBINS 

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The Mottville Fire Company held its annual installation of officers banquet on December 5th 2009 at the Links at Sunset Ridge golf club in Marcellus. A fine meal of prime rib and chicken started the night off. Guest speaker for the evening was Onondaga Co Deputy Fire coordinator Chet Fritz. Mottville Board of Fire Commissioner Larry Jordan was the installing officer. Sworn in as Chief of Fire was Tim Baker, Safety Officer Ted Murdick,  Deputy Chief Geoff Pitman, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Baker, Fire Captain Andrew Hunt, Lieutenant Mike Paddock, Lieutenant Don Estes, Fire Police Captain Matt Keegan.

   Social officers installed were President Mike Baker, Vice President Dan Sheldon, Secretary Heidi Oney. Assistant Secretary Bruce Famoly, Treasurer Ted Murdick, Trustee Charlie Paddock, Board Member Al Klimek and Historian John Sheldon.

   Service awards given out to members, first for 10 years Mike Baker, Mike Pitman. 20 years of service Tim Atwater and 30 years of service Ted Murdick. The top five responders were at #5 Ted Murdick, #4 Mike Baker, #3 Bob Walsh, #2 Matt Keegan and our top responder for 2009 Dan Sheldon. The Chiefs fire fighter of the year was given to Hervey "Bud" Atwater. Our annual Homer Head award for 2009 was given out to Paul Sheldon for some precision lawn tractor operation. Fun was had by all.

Timothy Baker Chief MVFC

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As the days get shorter the Mottville Fire Co. Inc. closed out October. The fire company responded to 12 alarms for the month. The alarms were 2 emergency medical, 3 alarm system activations, 1 motor vehicle accident and 6 calls to assist our neighboring fire departments. Firefighters spent 54.8 man hours away from home while a total of 164 total firefighters responded averaging 13.6 per call. The fire company has responded to 185 alarms for 2009 to date. In the training department members spent 12 hours this month in house training that included live fire at the Belgium Cold Springs fire tower.

MVFC's top responder for October is Matt Keegan who responded to 12 of the 13 alarms. With the cold weather approaching take care on the roads. Watch for black ice in the mornings and look out for the deer all the time. The Mottville Fire Company is professionally staffed by volunteers.

Timothy Baker Chief MVFC

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Mutual Aid to Fennell St.  Skaneateles - Appliance fire 10-2009

photos courtesy of Mark Stebbins

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Live Fire & Bailout Drill Belgium Cold Springs Burn Tower 10/12/09

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Photos courtesy of Mark Stebbins

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MVFC SEPTEMBER CHIEFS REPORT

The Mottville Fire Company moves into the fall season on an average note by responding to 13 alarms in September. They were 3 emergency medical calls, 1 personal injury auto accident, 2 alarm system activations and 7 calls to assist our neighboring fire departments. Members spent 59 man hours away from home on the emergency alarms. We had an average response of 13.1 firefighters per alarm for a total of 173 for 2009. Members spent 11 hours of in house training with another day of live fire training slated for October. Our top responder for the month is shared by Dick Austin, Ken Johnson and Dan Sheldon all responding to 10 of the 13 alarms.

       Reminder that October is fire prevention month. Have a plan for your house. Test your smoke and CO detectors, change batteries , have an escape plan and come up with a place to meet in the event you have to put your plan into action. Talk to you children about the plan, explain to them in the event of fire its ok to leave the house with out mom and dad, they will see you at your predetermined meeting place. If anyone has questions on any of these topics call your local fire department as I am sure they would be happy to give some tips on your plan.

        The fire company would like to say thank you to the 32 teams and the nearly 450 people that attended our annual golf outing and our fall pancake breakfast . It is because of the support you give us these functions are successful. The Mottville Fire Company is professionally staffed by volunteers.

Timothy Baker Chief of Fire MVFC

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Old Man Winter is on his way. Remember this one?

Crow Hill Road 1-24-2009

Photos courtesy of Mark Stebbins

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MVFC AUGUST CHIEFS REPORT  

As we see the day light shorten and the temperature cool we saw the members of the Mottville Fire Company go into overtime. For the month of August firefighters responded to 33 alarms. 8 emergency medical, 3 motor vehicle accidents, 1 utility problem, 8 public service calls, 2 alarm activations, 1 investigation, 1 structure fire and 9 mutual aid calls to assist our neighboring fire departments. Members logged 391.5 man hours away from home for the month while we averaged 15.5 fire fighters per alarm. Total alarms for the year stand at 160. In-between all the alarms members still managed to get in 11 hours of in house training. This months pat on the back goes to our top responder Captain Mike Baker who responded to 31 of the 33 alarms.

      We are just around the corner from the cold weather now so it’s a great time to check your fire place, wood stove and chimney. Make sure to clean all and inspect them for damage. It is also a good time to have your furnace maintenance done prior to using it. Come and see us a the fire station September 13th 7am - noon for our annual fall pancake breakfast. The Mottville Fire Company is professionally staffed by volunteers.

 Timothy Baker Chief MVFC

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MVFC 2009 Summer Picnic

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Rt. 321 & Austin Road

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The Mottville Fire Company rolls into the first month of summer by responding to 16 alarms. The alarms  were 9 emergency medical calls, 1 ruptured gas line and 6 calls to assist our neighboring fire departments. 205 total fire fighters responded while spending 78.5 man hours away from home for the emergency calls. Each alarm averaged 12.8 responders totaling 110 for 2009. The Mottville Fire Co. is partnering with the Marcellus and Skaneateles fire departments in building a live fire training prop. The prop will be made from steel storage containers similar to a truck trailer. They will weld 2 containers together and add entrance and exit doors to the space. The containers will be used for live fire training. The set up will be at the Skaneateles transfer station where it is centrally located for all 3 departments to train with. We look forward to having the prop in use by this fall.

        I would like to congratulate the following Mottville Fire department members for completing the New York State Emergency Vehicle operations class

 ( EVOC). Heidi Oney, Mike Mitchell, Matt Keegan and Ken Johnson. Well done folks. Please mark down September 5th 2009 at 0900 for the Mottville Fire Company 19th annual golf outing. This year it will be held at the Millstone golf club Rte 5 Elbridge. Cost per player is $65.00. Sign up your team today. Contact Mike Baker at 224-2755 or Tim Baker at 685-6324. The Mottville Fire Company is professionally staffed by volunteers.

      
Timothy Baker Chief MVFC

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FREQUENCIES & VIDEO CLIPS ADDED. SEE RIGHT COLUMN.

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The Mottville Fire Company responded to 25 emergency calls in May. Members went to 5 emergency medical calls, 1 utility call for a wire down, 1 alarm activation, 2 public service calls, 1 vehicle fire and 9 calls to assist our neighboring fire departments. Members spent a total of 320.9 man hours away from home with a total of 364 fire fighters responding for the month. We had an outstanding average of 14.5 fire fighters respond per alarm for the month. MVFC has responded to 95 alarms for 2009. Members have spent 12 hours of in house training primarily on our new rescue pumper. Congratulations goes out to John Sheldon for completing the New York State Safety Officers training class.

The Mottville Fire Co. 18th annual golf outing is on September 5th with shot gun start at 0900. Golf will be played at the Millstone golf club Rte 5 Elbridge, with lunch on the course and a dinner to follow. The cost is $65.00 per person with 4 person teams. Call Mike Baker for reservations at 224-2755 . The Mottville Fire Co. is professionally staffed by volunteers.

Timothy Baker Chief MVFC.

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Boat fire Jordan Rd between Britcher and Visions Drive

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Bicycle accident Jordan & Irish Road

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Outdoor Fire County Line & Visions Drive. Caused by powerlines.

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ResQ Jack training

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Mock DWI Drill - Skaneateles High School - Senior class demonstration

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5/30/09 Phil from Waldheim FD test driving Engine 1

Waldheim is located in Saskatchewan Canada 

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MEMORIAL DAY - MOTTVILLE CEMETERY

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NEW ARRIVALS!

RP-1

SQUAD 5

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SOLD!

Waldheim FD Saskatchewan Canada 

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  As the days get longer and the temps go higher the emergency service calls never take a break. The Mottville Fire Co responded to 17 alarms for the month of April. The calls broke down as follows. Three medical alarms, two brush fires, one utility problem, two alarm activations and two public service calls. 202 total fire fighters responded while spending 74.3 man hours away from home. We had a response average of 11.3 firefighters per alarm now totaling 70 for the year. Training hours were 12 for the month. Much of the time was spent on getting familiar with the new equipment we purchased for vehicle extrication and stabilization. The equipment was purchased to go on our new Rescue Pumper that was recently delivered to the fire station. Mounting equipment and training will continue through the month with the new Rescue Pumper going into service by the end of May. Please stop at the fire station any time to see the new truck.

      The Mottville Fire Company welcomes its 2 newest members to the department, James Parr and Chris Soprano became members in April. Dan Sheldon continues his run as top responder for the month making 15 of the alarms. The annual Mottville golf outing date has been set for September 5th at the Millstone golf club in Elbridge so save that date. The Mottville Fire Company is professionally staffed by volunteers.

Timothy Baker Chief MVFC

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Working Detectors...

SAVE LIVES

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APPARATUS

LADDER 4

RP 1

engine 2

SQUAD 3

SQUAD 5

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS

All Emergencies in Onondaga County: 911

State Police (Lafayette): 457-2600

Onondaga County Sheriff (non-emergency): 425-2111

National Grid power outages: 800-867-5222

National Grid gas emergencies: 800-892-2345

Dig Safely New York: 800-962-7962

Verizon Residential Repair: 890-6111

Verizon Business Repair: 890-7111 

Skaneateles Dispatch: 685-3488

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FREQUENCIES

County Dispatch 46.14
County Dispatch 453.850

Mottville High Band 150.795  &  154.100

Low Band Fire Ground CH 2 46.220

Low Band Fire Ground CH 3 46.260

Chiefs  CH 5  46.060

Truck to Station CH 6 46.460

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VIDEO CLIPS

Engine 1 Response 1

 Engine 1 Response 2

 Engine 1 Response 3

 Engine 2 Response 1

 Ladder 4 Response 1

RP 1 Response 1

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