By Jamie Rockwin, PT, DPT, PN1, FASNY Health and Wellness Committee Vice Chair Springtime marks not only a time of renewal, growth and beauty, but it also spurs a blossoming passion for the parade and drill team season that burns inside many firefighters. Parades and drills bring a wave of…
Read moreFirefighters, EMTs and paramedics across the state are urged to use caution BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The union representing Buffalo’s firefighters is urging all of its members to be extra vigilant to keep themselves safe from a potential attack, after new threats against firefighters emerged online. The Buffalo Professional Firefighters…
Read moreWhat if you called 911 and nobody came? It's three in the morning and the pager on your nightstand starts beeping. "Reported structure fire," the dispatcher says, as you get dressed and grab your car keys. The roads are empty at this time of night. You're on your way to…
Read moreA $750,000 state grant will pay for 1,940 pagers to equip Rensselaer County's volunteer firefighters and ambulance squad members when the county's $20 million emergency radio system goes online at the end of the year. State Sen. Kathleen Marchione, R-Halfmoon, was surrounded by nearly 100 volunteer first responders at the…
Read moreRENSSELAER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rensselaer County Officials announce a new technology that can help first responders save lives. Thanks to $750,000 in funding, every fire company and ambulance service in the county will be given new pagers. Senator Kathy Marchione was able to secure the state funding in the 2016-2017…
Read moreJuly 11, 2016 – The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Metropolitan Fire Chiefs (Metro Chiefs), National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and the United States Fire Administration (USFA) join together to condemn the tragic events in Dallas, Texas…
Read moreDEFREESTVILLE - Imagine if your house was on fire, or if your family member suffered a medical emergency, and the people you were depending on for help, couldn't receive the emergency message. That's what has been at stake in Rensselaer County. In the remote, rolling hills of rural Rensselaer County,…
Read moreDEFREESTVILLE >> All first responders in Rensselaer County will soon be using new emergency response pagers after state Sen. Kathy Marchione, R-Halfmoon, was able to secure state funding for needed upgrades. Marchione announced at a Wednesday morning news conference at the new Defreestville fire station that she was able to…
Read moreRAISE THE PULSE — Nashvilles II, 8166 Main St., in conjunction with Country 106.5 WYRK, will host Raise the Pulse, a fundraiser for the victims of the massacre that occurred at Pulse nightclub on June 12. The event will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 10. All…
Read moreSAUGERTIES, N.Y. -- David Rothe is an independent contractor for TNT Fireworks on route 32 in Saugerties. He said he’s been really busy helping customers looking to buy fireworks. “People have a lot of good family stories, July Fourth is always a good time for families to get together and…
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