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YOUR SAFETY - STARTS WITH YOU Many fatalities and injuries related to residential fires are preventable. And educating yourself may just be the first step you can take to protect yourself and your family.          Expand All  |  Collapse All » Get a Smoke Alarm In the event of a fire, properly installed and maintained smoke alarms can provide early warning of fire. Placing smoke alarms in your home may save lives. Batteries in these units should be replaced once every year, and the units should be destroyed and replaced every 8-10 years typically. To read more on placement of fire alarms as well as recalls on different alarm systems, click here. (hide all ▲) » Prepare an Escape Plan When there is a fire, every second counts! Remember that small flames can turn into big fires in just seconds, so routing out all exit plans is essential. In the event of a fire, it is important that all recognize the seriousness of getting out of the building as quickly and safely as possible. Immediately leaving and not returning into the building without being told to do so after the firefighters have declared the building safe to reenter seem obvious enough. However, safe exiting of buildings is rarely practiced, and many do not understand how disorienting a fire can be in a home. It is crucial that preparation be taken. To read more on creating a escape plan and practicing, click here. (hide all ▲) » Get a Carbon Monoxide Detector Carbon Monoxide is colorless, odorless, and toxic. Because you can not see, smell or taste it, Carbon Monoxide (CO) can kill you before you know it is there. This makes detectors crucial, especially in our area. Even outside the home if you are using a generator to power your home at any point, there are dangers associated with their use and potential CO leakage in the home that make a detector a must. But understanding the dangers of Carbon Monoxide and placement of the detectors are key. Carbon Dioxide Detectors and Smoke Alarms are completely different units, unless specifically noted on the unit. To read more on Carbon Monoxide and protecting yourself, click here. (hide all ▲) » Practice Fire Safety There is a lot to know, train, and prepare for to prevent or to ready yourself and your family for the event of a fire. Understanding the real risk involved with fire may be just what you need. Or you might need to be teaching your children the importance of crawling low to the ground when smoke is inside of the house so as to avoid the more dense smoke, or to "Stop, Drop, and Roll" if they experience fire on their person. From electrical fire safety to home heating and fireplace safety, there are ways to prepare yourself for each type of fire, and ways to prevent each type of fire. Click here to read more. (hide all ▲) Educating yourself and your family is very important. Fire prevention is what we must always have on our mind, this we know, but a fire can be very disorienting, so preparation is also something we must always keep as a forefront topic. SAFETY FOR FIREFIGHTERS     The safety of our volunteer men and women is our top priority. All members have been or shall be trained in tasks that they will be expected to perform prior to being permitted to perform them. All newly appointed members shall complete the NYSOFPC Firefighting Essentials Course or its equivalence. Existing members shall receive OSHA/NFPA approved refresher training annually. The member will work under the supervision of an experienced firefighter after the completion of the in-house training program. In-house training curriculum involves: General Assignment, General Hazard Recognition, Fire Station Safety, Response Safety, Fire Scene Safety, Protective Clothing, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, and Tool and Equipment Safety. Existing members will complete annual training on the above curriculum as well as Recent Developments in Fire Safety. All drivers/operators of apparatus shall also complete the NYSOFPC Pump Operator Course prior to operating a pump, the Ladder Company Operation Course prior to operating an aerial device or the equivalent, and the NYSOFPC Emergency Vehicle Operation Course or equivalent prior to driving of any of the apparatus.

Did You Know? ... Did you know that deaths from fires and burns are the fifth most common cause of unintentional injury deaths in the United States (according to the CDC, 2005) and the third leading cause of fatal home injury (according to the Home Safety Counsel, 2004)? Though numbers of fatalities and injuries in residential fires have gradually declined year after year, many of them are preventable.