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DFD Open House
October 11, 2009
October 1,
2009 - Coming Sunday October 11th is the Dryden Fire
Departments annual Open House.
This
years scheduled activities include a Vehicle Extrication
Demonstration starting at 11:00PM followed by Guthrie Air's
Medvac Helicopter Landing around 12:00PM, and a Fire
Extinguisher Demonstration at 1:00PM.
Our Guest agencies include Deputy Spencer of the Tompkins County
Sheriffs Department K-9 unit. The New York State
police will be displaying their Vehicle Rollover Simulator. The
Ithaca Police Department will bring up their new S.W.A.T. Team
Bus for display.
Throughout the day we will be having our Chicken Barbeque with
Hamburgers, Hotdogs, side dishes, and refreshments. Dryden
Ambulance will be doing free blood pressure checks. We will be
giving rides in the bucket of our Ladder truck. Kids can spray
water from a fire hose. Learn valuable Fire Prevention and
Hazard preparedness tips from our information booths and of
course Sparky the fire Dog will be their to greet all the kids.
New Month... Another Vehicle Fire
On Tuesday
September 15th at 8:21AM Dryden Fire was dispatched for a
vehicle fire at the intersection of North & Main Street. Deputy
Chief Jeff Kirkland checked in route and arrived on-scene
to a fully involved car fire.
Engine 501 checked en-route at 8:25AM with Driver Doug Cotterill and a
crew of FF. Rick Young, FF. Troy Pudney, FF. Bruce Eck, and FF.
Will Hine. Engine 501 arrived on-scene in less than a minute and
stretched a handline to extinguish the fire. Vehicle traffic was
diverted for a short time while fire crews extinguished the
fire.
Other Dryden units at the scene were Assistant Chief 564 Mike
Hall, Safety Officer Dan Hill, and FF. Don Gilbert.
Captain 582 Christy Warner and FF. Bill Enders back filled Dryden Station
incase anything else was needed at the scene.
The cause of the fire was undetermined at the time and most of the fire
was confined to the engine compartment. All Dryden fire units
were back in service within half an hour, by 8:50AM
This
years scheduled activities include a Vehicle Extrication
Demonstration starting at 11:00PM followed by Guthrie Air's
Medvac Helicopter Landing around 12:00PM, and a Fire
Extinguisher Demonstration at 1:00PM.
Our Guest agencies include Deputy Spencer of the Tompkins County
Sheriffs Department K-9 unit. The New York State
police will be displaying their Vehicle Rollover Simulator. The
Ithaca Police Department will bring up their new S.W.A.T. Team
Bus for display. 
Throughout the day we will be having our Chicken Barbeque with
Hamburgers, Hotdogs, side dishes, and refreshments. Dryden
Ambulance will be doing free blood pressure checks. We will be
giving rides in the bucket of our Ladder truck. Kids can spray
water from a fire hose. Learn valuable Fire Prevention and
Hazard preparedness tips from our information booths and of
course Sparky the fire Dog will be their to greet all the kids.
Other Dryden units at the scene were Assistant Chief 564 Mike
Hall, Safety Officer Dan Hill, and FF. Don Gilbert.
