pnbsppdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 10ptOn Friday April 22supndsup the Carman Fire Department was dispatched to 1942 Clement Road for a House Fire. Chief 139 and Chief 138 responded with minutes of the call Rotterdam PD advised them en-route that a Rotterdam Paramedic had radioed in saying there was black smoke pushing from the house. Chief Sloan 139 arrived and confirmed a working house fire. At the same time Engine 131 responded with 5 volunteers and Engine 121 Rotterdam District 2 Engine 131 arrived and laid in from the hydrant across the street and stretched a 1 line. As the crew from Engine 131 was progressing into the house Engine 121 arrived and pulled a backup line and Truck 132 arrived and started opening up and venting. The crew of Engine 131 eventually located the seat of the fire and determined it was a fuel fire near the furnace extinguishers were brought in to eventually put the fire out. Rescue 134 and Rescue 168 South Schenectady arrived to provide additional support. The fire was under control within 20 minutes. No one was home at the time of the fire.divdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 10ptAt the same time Fort Hunter Engine 38 was covering Carman Fire House and took in a brush fire call on 890 which turned out to be false.divdiv stylemargin 0in 0in 10ptDue to large amounts of fuel oil present in and around the house DEC and Rotterdam Building Inspector were called in to investigate if additional precautions were needed.divpspan styleline-height 115 font-size 11ptUnits cleared roughly 2 hours later and the scene was turned over to Schenectady County Fire Coordinator and DEC. spanp

pspan stylefont-size 9pt font-family ArialOn Tuesday afternoon at 1249 the Carman Fire Department was dispatched to st1street wstonst1address wston1400 Altamont Avest1addressst1street Wal-Mart for a victim pinned underneath a car. Chief Nuzback arrived within a minuet to find one patient pinned underneath the car which possibly ran over the victim as well. Rescue 134 arrived and split crews one crew began gathering tools to lift the vehicle the other stabilized the vehicle st1place wstonEMSst1place deemed that a rapid extrication was needed due to the unknown injuries to the patient. The Rescue crew pushed the car back as medics removed the victim and quickly loaded him into the back of the ambulance Crews operated on scene for 20 min and returned in service. opopspanp

pspan stylefont-size 9pt font-family ArialOn Friday morning at 548 the Carman Fire Department was dispatched to 890 eastbound for a rollover with possible entrapment. Within 2 minuets of the call chiefs 138 and 139 arrived to find a pickup truck on its side against the tree with the victim entrapment with minimal injuries. Rescue 134 Engine 131 and Chief 137 arrived shortly after and set up to go to work it was determined that the windshield would be cut out and the victim would be able to walk out of the vehicle. Units operated on scene for approximately 30 minuets before returning in service. opopspanp

pspan stylefont-size 9pt font-family Arialpspan stylefont-size 9pt font-family ArialOn Thursday morning at 809 the Carman Fire Department was dispatched to st1street wstonst1address wstonCurry Roadst1addressst1street for an Auto Accident with entrapment of up to 3 patients. Car 137 and Engine 131 were en route within minuets of the call and arrived to find a 3 vehicle accident involving 2 cars and 1 tractor trailer. Shortly after Rescue 134 arrived and it was deemed no tools were needed however st1place wstonEMSst1place needed assistance on removing and packaging patients from the vehicles. The crew from the Engine and Rescue assisted st1place wstonEMSst1place in removing the patients via backboards and stabilized all the vehicles and cleared the scene within 30 min and returned in service. opopspanpspanp

pThe Members of the Carman Fire Department would like to Congratulate Assistant Chief John Nuzback on the birth of his son.br nbspppJohn Gerald Nuzback Jr was born at 115 am on Wednesday March 23 2011.p

pThe Members of the Carman Fire Department would like to Congratulate Firefighter Desiree Pieniazek on the birth of her son.brbrNicholas William Pieniazek-Akerson was born 705 am Wednesday January 26 2011.ppbrnbspp

pspan stylefont-size 9pt font-family ArialAtnbsp1832 onnbspMonday night Carman was dispatched to st1street wstonst1address wstonHamburg Streetst1addressst1street for a reportedbr Car on fire near a structure at st1street wstonst1address wston2112 Hamburg Streetst1addressst1street. Car 139 arrived shortly after and found a passenger car fully engulfed. Engine 131 and Engine 133nbspcalled en routebr within seconds of each other once on scene the crew from Engine 131br pulled a 1 34nbspline and started attacking the fire while the crew frombr Engine 133 placed a back up line in service. The fire was out withinbr minuet ofnbspboth Engines arriving on scene crews packed up and cleared the scenebr withinnbsp45 minuets.opopspanp

p–12947894457360–pp classMsoNormalOn Sunday afternoon at 1530 the Carman Fire Department was dispatched to Chrisler Avenue for a train on fire. Car 138 Car 137 Engine 131 responded within minuets of the call and arrived to find an Amtrak Passenger Train stopped with the second Engine on fire. The crew from Engine 131 made an aggressive attack however due to the stubborn location and nature of the fire their efforts were limited. Truck 132 Rescue 134 and Engine 135 and South Schenectady Rescue 160 rehab arrived to assist as well as Rotterdam District 2 Engine which was positioned off of Wavell Road to attack the fire from the south. As the fire progressed Plotterkill Fire Department was requested for their foam unit once set up it was a crucial act to bring the fire under control. Noneof the passengers on the train were injuried and at the time of the fire they were moved to the back of the train by the train crew.pp classMsoNormalnbspppspan stylefont-size 12pt font-family quotTimes New RomanquotA special thanks goes out to the crew of Fort Hunter Engine 36 who covered the Carman District during this fire. Also John Walceky for taking the photos.spanppbrnbspp

p–12901786544150–pbrp–12901786544151–pp classMsoNormalThe Carman Fire Department would like to encourage allresidents of the Town of Rotterdam to VOTE YES for the town wide referendumregarding REMS Rotterdam Emergency Medical Services on December 14supthsup.For 75 years Rotterdam EMS has worked faithfully with all Rotterdam VolunteerFire Departments Paramedics and Rotterdam Police Department to providequality emergency medical car and ambulance service to the residents of theTown of Rotterdam. pp classMsoNormalnbsppp classMsoNormalOn Tuesday December 14supthsup 2010 the Rotterdam TownBoard has called for a town-wide referendum on whether to establish anambulance district for Rotterdam EMS. The new district will replace the currenttown tax-paid subsidy of 120000 a year with a new fee or use tax at arate or .011000 of asses valuation. A home assessed at 100000 will pay10.00 more per year. REMS will only use this money to begin replacing itsaging fleet of ambulances and major equipment expenses. REMS has also agreed tobill for ALS services on behalf of the Town of Rotterdam Paramedics to return aestimated 150000 annually in revenue to Rotterdam Taxpayers to offset thecost of the new district.pp classMsoNormalnbsppp classMsoNormalA bYES bvote means to establish the district andallowed REMS to collect a fee. A bNOb vote means that the district willnot be created and thus will increase the likelihood that a commercialfor-profit ambulance service company will eventually become necessary to answeryour calls for help. pp classMsoNormalFor More information please visit a hrefhttpwww.remsinc.org fcksavedurlhttpwww.remsinc.orgwww.remsinc.orga pp classMsoNormalnbsppp classMsoNormalbWhere to Voteb Rotterdam Town Hall 1100 SunriseBoulevard. Polls are open from 8am to 8pm on December 14supthsup 2010. pp classMsoNormalnbsppp classMsoBodyTextspan stylefont-size 12ptREMS will be holdingcommunity forums at the following locations and times please feel free toattend these.spanpp classMsoNormalnbspph1Tuesday November 30 2010 at 630pm -brh1p classMsoNormal styletext-align center aligncenterSouth SchenectadyDistrict 6 Fire Department 6 Mariaville Roadph1Thursday December 2 2010 at 630pm -brh1p classMsoNormal styletext-align center aligncenterRotterdam District 2Fire Department 1400 Curry Rdph1Tuesday December 7 2010 at 630pm -brh1p classMsoNormal styletext-align center aligncenterCarman District 3Fire Department 2435 Hamburg Streetpp classMsoNormal styletext-align center aligncenterbThursday December9 2010 at 630pm – brbPattersonville Fire Department 5279 RynexCorner Rdppbrp

p–if gte mso 9xml wWordDocument wViewNormalwView wZoom0wZoom wDoNotOptimizeForBrowser wWordDocumentxmlendif–span stylefont-size 12pt font-family quotTimes New RomanquotOn Sunday Truck 132 attended the dedicationwetdown ceremony for Fort Hunter Engine 38. Truck 132 along with several othermutual aid departments took part in a time-honored tradition of dedicating apiece of apparatus with the same water it will supply its community with. Apparatusset up all around the new Engine 38 and began emptying their tanks. Engine 38will serve as the first due Engine for the Fort Hunter District on all structureassignments and unknown calls.spanp

p–12888031444510–span stylefont-size 12pt font-family quotTimes New RomanquotAt 920am the Carman Fire Department wasdispatched to Hannaford Plaza for a vehicle on fire. Within minutes of the callEngine 133 was en route with 6 volunteers they arrived to find a late model minivan with the engine compartment on fire the crew stretched a 1 line andbegan extinguishment. While that was taking place Engine 131 arrived and crewsbegan to overhaul the vehicle the fire was under control within minuets of theEngine crew arriving units cleared the scene at 1020am. spanp

p–12862123635010–pp classMsoNormalThroughout the week Carman Volunteers are conducting FirePrevention Training at the two local Rotterdam Schools Pinewood Elementaryand Bradt Elementary. Chief Galka teaches the young children on ways to preventfires and what to do in situations where a fire occurs with the aid of an Interactive HazardSmoke House Simulator. This years campaign emphasizes on the span classbodyimportanceof smoke alarms and encourages everyone to take the steps necessary to updateand maintain their home smoke alarm protection please remember to check smokealarms twice a year. spanpp classMsoNormalspan classbodynbspspanpp classMsoNormalspan classbodyMore information can be found by clickingon the following linkspanpp classMsoNormalspan classbodynbspspanpspan stylefont-size 12pt font-family quotTimes New Romanquota hrefhttpwww.nfpa.orgcategoryList.aspcategoryID1491ampURLSafety20Information fcksavedurlhttpwww.nfpa.orgcategoryList.aspcategoryID1491ampURLSafety20Informationhttpwww.nfpa.orgcategoryList.aspcategoryID1491ampURLSafety20Informationaspanpbrp

–12854678660020–p classMsoNormalOn Saturday the Carman Fire Department held its Annual GolfOuting with the Fort Hunter Fire Department at the prestigious Briar Creek GolfCourse. Members from both departments took part in a scramble format andprizes were awarded for lowest score furthest drive results were disputableand closest to the pin. Once the round was complete members enjoyed a buffetlunch and the award ceremony. A good time was had by all who attended thanks toFort Hunter for attending and the Carman Golf Committee Steven Schumaker fororganizing the event.nbspp–12854678660021–

p–if gte mso 9xml wWordDocument wViewNormalwView wZoom0wZoom wDoNotOptimizeForBrowser wWordDocumentxmlendif–span stylefont-size 12pt font-family quotTimes New RomanquotOn Saturday morning Carman Truck 132 traveled toStanford Heights Station 2 to assist them in their new apparatus dedicationceremony wet down.span stylenbsp spanStanford Heightsrecently purchased two new Engines Engine 430 and Engine 433. Truck 132 alongwith several other mutual aid companies set up and flowed deck guns at the newapparatus as they were christened. Just as the ceremony came to an end Carmanwas dispatched to 2415 Curry Rd Holly Manor for an AFA. Truck 132 responded fromStanford Heights Station 2 while Engine 131 responded from Carman Station.Nothing was found upon arrival and units cleared the scene soon there after. spanp

–12838096237440–p classMsoNormalAround 10am on Tuesday the Carman Fire Department wasdispatched to 2807 Guilderland Avenue 4 Corners Pizzeria for Mutual Aid withDistrict 2. Rescue 134 and Car 138 responded within minuets of the call andset up rehab for the scene. As the fire progressed multiple other mutual aidcompanies were summoned to the scene after 30 minuets of Rescue 134 being onscene command requested Truck 132 to the scene as well.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbsp spanTruck 132 responded and set up on the AD corner of the building and provided an aerial master steam. Due to the hightemperatures and humidity Carman Volunteers switched out crews throughout thefire multiple times. Due to multiple crews from Carman on scene as well as theduration of the call Stanford Heights Engine 433 was requested to standby atthe Carmans Station shortly after they arrived there were also requested toscene of the fire by command. Once Engine 433 cleared the scene they returnedto Carmans Station and helped with putting Truck 132 and Rescue 134 back inservice. Carman units cleared the scene round 6pm a special thanks to the crewof Engine 433.nbspp–12838096237441–