Sparrowbush Engine Company

Duty Chief/Officer handles all Communications to the County, Responds to all incidents after normal hours (10p to 6a), Responds on all Mutual Aid Calls, Contact Officer for all Public Service and Non-Emergency Calls

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Sat. Jan 7th 2012
SECo Places Chief's Vehicle In Service

This Morning SECo placed into service its newest addition to the department. A 2002 Chevy Suburban, purchased from the Maybro...

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Thu. Jan 5th 2012
2011 Year End Run Totals

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Thu. Jan 5th 2012
SECo Welcomes New Members

On October 4th 2011 SECo Members accepted the application of Stanely Osiecki for active membership to the company. He has bee...

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Sparrowbush Engine Company
79 Main St
Sparrowbush, NY 12780

Non-Emergency:
845-856-5047

Emergency:
911

Fax:
845-856-5472

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	Best Practices
	SECo Best Practice 001 EMS [ 26 KB ] Best Practice on EMS Incidents
	SECo Best Practice 002 CO Alarms [ 25 KB ] Best Practice on CO Alarms
	SECo Best Practice 003 POV Response [ 24 KB ] Best Practice on Response to alarms in POV
	SECo Best Practice 004 SCBA [ 27 KB ] Best Practice on SCBA usage
	SECo Best Practice 005 Accountability [ 24 KB ] Best Practice on use of Accountability at scenes
	SECo Best Practice 006 Radio Communications [ 40 KB ] Best Practice on Radio Communications on Emergency Scenes and Drills
	SECo Best Practice 007 Fire Police [ 24 KB ] Best Practice on Fire Polce Response to inicdents
	SECo Best Practice 008 Full PPE [ 25 KB ] Best Practice on the Full Personel Protective Envelope: When it should be used
	SECo Best Practice 009 Brush Fires [ 24 KB ] Best Practice on the response to brush fires
	SECo Best Practice 010 2 In 2 Out Rule [ 24 KB ] Best Practice on the advisement of the 2 in 2 out rule at an IDLH incident.
	SECo Best Practice 011 Sealt Belts [ 23 KB ] Best Practice on the usage of Seat Belts on when riding on District apparatus and repsonding to alarms.
	SECo Best Practice 012 Landing Zones [ 27 KB ] Best Practice on the response to and setting up a landing zone for Med-Evac's
	SECo Best Practice 013 Railroad Right Away Operations [ 26 KB ] Best Practice on repsonse to incidents on Railroad Right Aways and Bridges
	SECo Best Practice 014 Driver Qualifications [ 28 KB ] Best Practice on the qualification procedure for drivers of District apparatus
	SECo Best Practice 015 Interior Fire Fighter Qualifications [ 25 KB ] Best Practice on the qualifications of becoming an interior fireifghter
	SECo Best Practice 016 Live Burn Training [ 24 KB ] Best Practice on live burn training and aquired structures.
	SECo Best Practice 017 Vehicle Fires [ 25 KB ] Best Pratice on response to vehicle fires
	SECo Best Practice 018 MVA's [ 26 KB ] Best Practice on repsonse to Motor Vehicle Accidents.
	SECo Best Practice 019 Standby's [ 26 KB ] Best Pratice on the response to Standby's either in house or at another department's quarters
	SECo Best Practice 021 Water Rescues [ 27 KB ] Best Practice on response to and operations at water rescues or other water related emergencies
	SECo Best Practice 022 Legal Terms [ 25 KB ] Best Practice on differant legal terms used within the fire service and emergency vehicle operations
	SECo Best Practice 023 Apparatus Inspections [ 24 KB ] Best Practice on the need for appartaus inspections monthly and after runs.
	SECo Best Practice 024 Apparatus MVA's [ 24 KB ] Bets Pratcie on procedures after an apparatus is involved in a motor vehicle accident
	SECo Best Practice 025 Intersection Control [ 26 KB ] Best Practice on the control of intersections and lanes when operating an emergency vehicle
	SECo Best Practice 026 Passing [ 25 KB ] Best Pratice on passing slower traffic with an emergency vehicle
	SECo Best Practice 027 Backing Apparatus [ 27 KB ] Best Practice on backing apparatus up
	SECo Best Practice 028 Lane Changing [ 24 KB ] Best Practice on changiing lanes with an emergency vehicle
	SECo Best Practice 029 Emergency Response [ 27 KB ] Best practice on responding to alarms with an emergency vehicle in emergency response mode or non-emergency response mode
	SECo Best Practice 030 Parking of Apparatus [ 25 KB ] Best Practice on parking apparatus at the station or emergency scenes.
	SECo Best Practice 031 District Electronics [ 25 KB ] Best practice on the usage of District electronics including computers and cameras.
	SECo Best Practice 032 Thermal Imaging Camera [ 26 KB ] Best practice on the usage of the thermal imaging camera
	SECo Best Practice 033 Discrimination/Harrassment Policy [ 46 KB ] Best practice on a District policy regarding discrimination and/or harassment of others, and employee rigths.
	SECo Best Practice 034 Trees and Wires Down [ 27 KB ] Best Practice on response to report of trees and/or wires down.
	SECo Best Practice 035 NIMS [ 34 KB ] Best practice on the Districts involment in the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
	SECo Best Practice 036 Passing [ 28 KB ] Best practice on operation of the Air-Boat
	SECo Best Practice 037 LENS Program [ 29 KB ] Best practice on the Districts involvement in the NYS DMV License Event Notification System (LENS) Program.
	SECo Best Practice 038 REHAB [ 31 KB ] Best practice on use of Rehab on emergency scenes and drills
	SECo Best Practice 039 Brush Fires [ 27 KB ] Best Practice on response to Mutual aid calls specifically to the scene of an emergency in another jurisdiction
	SECo Best Practice 040 Employee Assistance Program [ 25 KB ] Best practice on the Districts involment in the Orange County sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
	SECo Best Practice 041 EMS [ 53 KB ] Best Practice on an infection control plan for employees operating at incidents.
	SECo Best Practice 042 General Hygene [ 25 KB ] Best practice on employess general hygene including facial hair, hair and body piercings.
	SECo Best Practice 043 Natural and LP Gas Leaks [ 28 KB ] Best practice on response to leaks of natural gas or liquid propane (LP)
	SECo Best Practice 044 Haz Mat Tactical Plan [ 36 KB ] Best practice on the response to and operations at a hazardous material incident.
	SECo Best Practice 045 Flammable Liquid Incidnets [ 32 KB ] Best practice on the response and opertions of a flammable liquid incident.
	SECo Best Practice 046 Confined Space [ 33 KB ] Best practice on response to and operations at a confined space incident
	SECo Best Practice 047 Police Emergencies [ 26 KB ] Best practice on response to and operations at an emergency scene that requires police to respond to secure a scene. (Assaults, Sexual Assaults, Domestics, Sucides, EDP's)
	SECo Best Practice 048 Officer Responsibilities [ 30 KB ] Best Practice on the responsibilites given to individual officers by the Chief for the year.
	SECo Best Practice 049 Incident Command Structure [ 32 KB ] Best practice on the structure of Incident Command at emergency scenes.
	SECo Best Practice 050 Ladies Auxiliary [ 26 KB ] Best practice on the response of the departments auxiliary to incidents and events.
	SECo Best Practice 051 EMS [ 275 KB ] Best practice on the use of mass decontamination at a potential hazardous incident involving a mass amount of people at one time.
	SECo Best Practice 052 Alcohol Beverage Consumption [ 27 KB ] Best practice on the District zero tolerance policy on consumption of alcoholic beverages and response to alarms.
	SECo Best Practice 053 Hose Testing [ 26 KB ] Best Practice on the need for hose testing following NFPA 1961 and 1962
	SECo Best Practice 054 Ladder testing [ 27 KB ] Best Practice on the need for ladder testing following NFPA 1932
	SECo Best Practice 055 Pump testing [ 26 KB ] Best Practice on the need for pump testing following NFPA 1911
	SECo Best Practice 056 SCBA Testing [ 27 KB ] Best Practice on the need for SCBA testing following NFPA 1981
	SECo Best Practice 057 Firefighter Rescue Teams [ 31 KB ] Best practice on the use of firefighter rescue teams on emergency scenes or drills and differant terms related to rescue teams.
	SECo Best Practice 058 Rescue of trapped or Lost Firefighters [ 38 KB ] Best Practice on the response to a report of trapped or lost firefighter on and emergency scene or drill.
	SECo Best Practice 059 Arson Background Check [ 32 KB ] Best practice on the following of the NYS law regarding arson background checks for all new applicants to the fire department.
	SECo Best Practice 060 Sprinklered Properties [ 28 KB ] Best practice on repsonse to alarms at buildings that have sprinklers or other water activated devices for fire extinguishment.
	SECo BP 020 Technical Rescue Team [ 28 KB ] Best Practice on response/operations to technical rescue calls. (High/Low angle, Collapse Etc.)

	Box Alarms
	Box 4110 Map [ 309 KB ] Box 4150 mapped out on this map in white shaded areas
	Box 4111 Map (Maple Tree Mobile Home Park) [ 333 KB ] Also shows locations of Box 4150 (shaded in pink)
	Box 4120 Map [ 412 KB ]
	Box 4130 Map [ 338 KB ]
	Box 4140 Map [ 320 KB ]
	Box 4141 Map (Greenwood Mobile Home Park [ 389 KB ]
	MAMA'S PLANS BOXES 4110-4150 [ 138 KB ] Multiple Alarm Mutual Aid System: Assits the incident commander on what companies gets dispatched under the mutual system. Incident commander doesn't have to ask dispatch for individual companies, just has to ask the dispatcher to dispatch the Second or Subsequent alarm.

	Safety/Health Announcements
	Sugar Based Explosives [ 217 KB ]

Homeland Security

National Terror Alert

Homeland Security Live Alert

Yearly LODD Totals

2012- 7

2011- 87

2010- 87

2009- 93

Recent Calls

Mon. Dec 26th 2011
Early Morning Structure Fire Wilson Rd (Box 41-20)

At 0218 this morning SECo was dispatched for a possible structure fire at 157 Wilson Rd. Units arrived on scene to find a lig...

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Sat. Dec 17th 2011
Structure Fire 12/17/11 W Peenpack Trl (Box 41-30)

At 1800hrs Orange County 911 alerted the Sparrowbush FD of a possible structure fire at 7 W Peenpack Trl. The caller reported...

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Tue. Sep 13th 2011
Structure Fire 9/13/11 1327 St Rte 42 (Box41-40)

At 0506 hrs SECo was alerted for a reported structure fire at the former 1900 Rio School house that was converted to a r...

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Upcoming Events

Wed. Feb 8th 2012 7:00pm
OCVFPA Meeting Florida FD

Wed. Mar 14th 2012 7:00pm
OCVFPA Meeting Mechanicstown FD

Tue. Mar 27th 2012 8:00pm
OCVFA Meeting Cornwall FD (Highland Eng)

Every 2nd Tue. 7:00pm
Ladies Auxillary Meeting

Every 2nd Wed. 7:00pm
Commissioners Meeting

Every 1st Tue. 7:00pm
Monthly Meeting

Every 3rd Tue. 7:00pm
Monthly Drill

Every 4th Tue. 7:00pm
Monthly Station Safety Check/Work Detail

Every 3rd Sat. 10:00am
New Members Drill

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2012 Call Volume

	Fire	EMS
January	6	10
February	1	4
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total	7	14

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Birthdays for February

10th Danielle Glynn
11th John Tunney
13th Jeremy Swingle
13th Thomas Snyder
23rd Jake Knibbs
26th Russel Palmer

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