Santa Comes to Town On Saturday December
5th, Santa returned for the annual tree lighting ceremony by the
village fountain. Santa road around the village on-top of
Dryden's Ladder truck.
He greeted the boys and girls who gathered along the street
with a merry
ho-ho-ho. After his journey around the village he was gently
lowered to the ground where he helped light the village
Christmas tree.
Knockdown on Ringwood Rd.
On Sunday November 11th at 10:08PM Dryden Fire Department was
dispatched for a reported garage fire on the 300 block of
Ringwood Rd. Automatic mutual aide tankers out of Freeville &
Varna were dispatched with Dryden first alarm.
Assistant Chief 564 Mark Bell checked enroute, requested an
additional tanker out of Etna.
Engine 501 checked enroute four minutes in with a full
compliment of interior firefighters
driven by FF. Adam Talbot with a crew of (Capt 582 Greg
Cotterill, Capt 585 Ken Vorstadt,
FF. Frank Palmer, FF. Bruce Eck, and FF. Will Hine).
Captain 584 Rick Young who was close by the scene during the
initial call, arrived and
confirmed a working garage fire with it progressing into the
house. Assistant Chief Bell
arrived and assumed command of the scene. The attached garage
turned out to be part of the
first floor of the structure with the second floor extending
over the garage. A pickup truck was parked in front of the
garage and was also fully involved.
Tanker 521 punched enroute driven by FF. Tim Arnold with a crew of
(FF. Jim
Drew), followed closely by Ladder 531
driven by FF. Doug Cotterill, with a crew of (Assistant Chief 563
Dave Cotterill and FF. George Wildridge). Engine 701 out of
Freeville headed up to setup a tanker fill site
and provide additional interior personnel. Additional manpower
was requested out of Varna. Chief 561 arrived, did a quick walk
around the structure, and took charge of operations.
Dryden
Engine 501 arrived on scene at 10:18PM, pulling into the
driveway. Two attack crews
were formed from the engine's crew.
The first interior crew made up of FF. Will Hine and FF. Bruce
Eck pulled a 1 3/4 inch line, successfully
knocking down the vehicle fire. They made entry into the
first floor of the structure,
attempting to push the fire back into the garage from the house.
The 2 1/2 inch blitz line was pulled by
Capt Ken Vorstadt and FF. Frank Palmer and they began to fight
the fire from outside of the garage., then followed the other
crew inside.
Tanker 521 pulled up behind Engine 501 and dropped both it's
ponds on the road. 521 Dropped its
load of water and proceeded to the hydrant on the upper end of
Mineah Rd. Ladder 531 arrived staging down
the road and it's manpower pulled another handline off the
engine and made entry on the second floor. Engine 701 out
of Freeville arrived and provided
her manpower, dropped a third pond and dumped her water. Engine
701 then relocating to the Mineah Rd hydrant to fill tankers.
Interior crews were able to make a great knockdown of the fire
and they began to check and overhaul the structure. By this time
adequate water supply had been established behind behind Engine
501 for all crews. Freeville's Tanker 721 and Etnas Tanker 321 arrived and dumped their loads of water.
Varna arrived providing more manpower support on the fire
grounds.
Ladder 531 later returned and Rescue 541 was brought up just after
11:00PM by FF. Doug Cotterill to
provide support and fill air bottles off the cascade system.
Cortlandville Fire Department back filled Dryden station with an
engine and manpower.
Assistant Chief 565 Mike Hall assisted with backfilling units at
Dryden Station.
All Dryden units cleared the scene and were back in service by
12:47AM Monday morning.
Dryden's New Engines Arrive
November 1, 2010 - On
October 10th the Dryden Fire Department was able to show off its
new Engine 502 in
time for our annual open house. Both Engines 501 & 502 were
officially received on October15th with 502 going straight into
service. These 2010 KME Predator custom pumpers
will serve as the first due apparatus to most of Dryden's
alarms.
The last remaining of the two old engines, Engine 501 (1992 Spartan
Gladiator-Saulsbury) was sold to the Goodyear Hose Company Inc.
in Galeton PA. There the truck will replace a 1970's unit and
serve as there water supply truck.
At our Open
House this year Dryden hosted a representation from all the town
of Dryden fire departments (Etna, Freeville, McLean and Varna).
Kids of all ages were able to ride high in our ladder truck
bucket, spray water from a fire hose, crawl through a smoke
house, and a smoke filled school bus. Sparky the fire dog made
an appearance and the Cooking and Kitchen crews did a phenomenal
job again this year. Ithaca Police, State Police, Sheriffs
Department, and Dryden Police all participated with various
activities and displays. Guthrie Helicopter landed at 12:25PM
and gave the public a close-up look into a working Helicopter.
The main event, a live burn set to demonstrate the power of fire
and how fire sprinklers can protect, was touched off at 1:00PM.
The event (see video below) ran very smoothly and the public
learned a lot about the disastrous power that fire can have.
Our department would like to thank all the county agencies and
personnel who helped make this years open house a success. Also,
an especially big thank you to the members of Dryden fires Public
Education Committee on the planning and the execution of this
event.
Fire at
Dryden High School
On October
9th at 9:24PM Tompkins County Dispatch was notified of a fire
alarm at the Dryden Junior/Senior High School.
Dryden Fire
Department was dispatched for a fire alarm at the High
school unknown cause. Dryden
Ambulance was already on-scene staged on the other side of the
school at Friday night's football game. The ambulance
crew drove over and reported smoke coming from the building.
Reports from school staff also started to trickle in
of smoke odor throughout the building.
While enroute
Dryden Assistant Chief 565 Mike Hall issued a second alarm
asking for a full response out of Dryden Station and mutual
aide from Freeville Fire
Department for a full response. Engine 501 checked enroute
at 9:28PM with a crew of (FF. George Wildridge, Captain 585 Ken Vorstadt,
FF. Frank Palmer, FF. Marc Ninivaggi, and FF. Jen Wildridge).
Pulling up
outside Assistant Chief Hall observed heavy smoke out of the boiler
room area. Another call was issued for a FAST Team out
of Cayuga
Heights and one ladder with manpower out of Cortlandville
Main Station.
Quick entry was
made into the building to assess what was going on inside.
Assistant Chief Hall found heavy black smoke pushing from the boiler room
into the school hallways.
Engine 501 arrived on-scene
at 9:30PM and tail boarded the entrance of the middle
school. The engine crews pulled a 2 1/2 inch from the rear
of the truck along with the
high-rise pack and brought them inside. A 5" supply line was
stretched from 501's rear intake to a hydrant nearby.
Dryden Ladder 531 checked enroute at 9:32PM with (FF. Doug
Cotterill and LT. Troy Pudney) followed by Rescue 541 at 9:33
with a crew of (Assistant Chief 564 Mark Bell, FF. Bruce Eck, FF.
Tim Arnold, and FF. Staci Arnold). Deputy Chief
562 Jeff Kirkland arrived on-scene just before Ladder 531.
531 arrived and laddered the building above the boiler
room area, Deputy Chief Kirkland and LT. Pudney made their
way up, checking temperature and roof stability.
The attack crew
made entry into the school and forced the boiler
room door open making a
quick knockdown of the fire. Rescue 541 arrived and provided
lighting and filled empty air bottles.
A third and
fourth alarm was issued for all hands to the High School
from Dryden, Etna, Freeville, McLean, and Varna Fire
Departments. Another
additional call was issued for a FAST Team out of
Cortlandville. Cayuga Heights and Virgil were pulled up to
backfill Dryden Station with an engine each, in addition to
a tanker out of Harford.
Brush 542 (Capt
582 Greg Cotterill, FF. Jim Drew, & FF. Adam Talbot) came up
with manpower at 9:43PM. Additional crews went into the
building to clear the building
of any persons and later to ventilate the smoke.
The fire was out by 9:49PM.
Other personnel on-scene included Safety Officer Dan Hill,
Fire Police Captain Jim Shigley, FF. Alyssa Overbaugh and FF.
Dustin Brunner.
Dryden Units completed from the school at 1:48AM
after an investigation. It was determined that an unknown
malfunction caused a fire in a generator located in the
schools mechanical room.
Over 21 volunteers from Dryden Fire helped squash the fire before it could
spread. This doesn't include the numerous personnel from other
fire departments that aided Dryden that Friday night.
Joint MVA Training in
Freeville
October 1, 2010 - On
September 9th Dryden Fire Department participated in a joint
training exercise with the Freeville Fire Department. The
exercise was to refresh the basic skills of accident victim
extrication.
Two vehicles a small 2 door red car and a white minivan were
setup outside the Freeville station for the training session.
Among the skills revisited in the rain were use of forcible entry tools
to gain access to the vehicle engine, trunk, and passenger cabin
compartments. Firefighters were able to share various techniques
with less experienced firefighters.
In all over twenty-five members from both Freeville and Dryden turned out
to practice in the September rain.
Fire
Prevention Week 2010
October 3rd
kicks off National Fire Prevention Week. This years
campaign is Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With! In 2008
Fire Departments in the United States responded to over 386,500
home fires. Of those fires 2755 people were killed and
over13,160 were injured.
The Dryden Fire Department will be spreading this years message by
visiting 7 Schools that reside in the Town of Dryden through out
the course of the week. We encourage all residents young and old
throughout our town to have working smoke detectors in there
homes.
Here are some facts you should know about smoke detectors:
1.) Cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and
injuries. 2.) Smoking is the leading cause of fire deaths. 3.) Heating is the second leading cause of home
fires, fire deaths and fire injuries. 4.) Smoke alarms cut the risk of
dying in a reported fire in half. 5.) In 2003-2006, roughly
two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from home fires in homes
with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
6.) In a 2008 telephone survey, only 12% knew that smoke alarms
should be replaced every 10 years.
7.) No smoke alarms were present in 40% of the home fire deaths.
8.) In fires considered large enough to activate a smoke alarm,
hard-wired alarms operated 91% of the time; battery-powered
smoke alarms operated 75% of the time.
9.) Interconnected smoke alarms on all floors increase safety.
10.) Checkout more safety tips on our smoke alarm
page
US fire departments respond to a home fire every 82seconds.
Help us to help you not become a statistic!
At the conclusion of Fire Prevention Week we will be hosting our
annual Open House on Sunday October 10th. There will be many
activities this year including a live burn demonstration such as
the video clip below.
We hope to see the Dryden community come and visit us on
October10th.
The Deuce is Cut Loose
September 1, 2010 - Engine
502 "The Deuce" was officially sold and taken away on Wednesday
July 28th. The old girl has become the property of the Robbinston
Fire Department located in the most eastern part of Maine.
Their the 1990 Saulsbury Pumper will serve as one of there main
line pumpers. It will be replacing a 1968 open cab Mac Engine.
The New Engines (2010 KME Custom Predators) had their cab and chassis
inspections by the Truck Committee on Tuesday August 24th.
The motor for one of the chassis's was already installed with the second
soon to follow. Both cabs were in the final stages of being wired up. The committee missed the cab being seated on the
chassis by only a day.
While at the factory, the committee finalized the layout of the front dog
house, the layout of tools/equipment inside the cab, discussed
the paint scheme, and had other additional minor changes to the
truck specifications.
Dryden's Engine 501 (1993 Spartan-Saulsbury) is currently still up for
sale.
(Photo of 502 Leaving
taken by FF. Will Hine)
Rollover in Cornfield
On Wednesday
July 28th Dryden Fire Department was dispatched for a one car
rollover with one person already self extricated at the
intersection of Ferguson and Irish-Settlement Roads. Ambulance
551 responded Driven by Joe Pucinischi with Paramedic Liz
Nadziejko.
Engine 501 responded a minute later driven by FF. Adam Talbot with a crew
of FF. Marc Ninivaggi and FF. Frank Palmer.
Ambulance 551 was first on scene. Patient assessment began and a standing
takedown on the roadside was performed.
Engine 501 arrived on scene and became Dryden command.
Firefighters checked the car for hazards and other victims,
finding none.
Fire Police Maynard Wells assisted NY State Police with traffic control
on Ferguson road and FF. Doug Cotterill
manned Dryden Station. Dryden Fire Units were back in-service by
2:30PM
2nd
Annual Kids Fire Academy
August 1, 2010 - During the
week of July 12th the Second annual
Dryden
Junior Fire Academy was held at Dryden Station. About 25 Kids
ranging from 9 to 16 years of age learned what its like to be a
firefighter.
Day 1: Consisted of learning about the fire station and a firefighters
gear.
Day 2: The kids learned about historical fires and how they were
fought.
Day 3: The students learned how fire are fought with today's modern fire
apparatus.
Day 4: The kids learned how to search and rescue victims that may be lost
outside.
Day 5: The kids were able to apply what they learned in different staged
scenarios.
It was eventful week that included
an unplanned one car rollover on Friday and rescuing a
kitten from a tree across from Kinney's Drug Store.
Tree VS
Pickup Truck
On Friday July 16th during the
last day of the Junior Fire Academy, at 11:58AM Dryden
Firefighters responded to a one car rollover
at the intersection of Midline & Ringwood Roads.
Dryden Rescue
541 checked enroute after a minute driven by (Captain 583
Tom Pirko with a crew of Lt. 587 Drew Hill, FF Will Hine, and FF
Bruce Eck). Engine 501 followed two minutes later driven
by (FF. Adam Talbot with a crew of Assistant Chief 564 Mark Bell
and FF. Marc Ninivaggi).
Dryden Fire Chief 561 Tom Warner and Safety Officer 591 Christy
Warner arrived on scene first and 561 assumed command of the
incident.
It was determined that there was only one occupant of the
vehicle that needed to be extricated.
When Rescue 541 arrived
on scene the crew assisted with removing the vehicles windshield
and extricating the passenger.
Engine 501 arrived as
the patient was being extricated and assisted crews with back boarding
and loading the patient into ambulance 552.
The trailer and lawnmower were removed from the roadway.
Both crews assisted with removing the tree and debris from the
roadway and all Dryden Fire Units were back in service by
12:58PM.
It was determined that a construction company was cutting down a
tree when it fell the wrong way into the roadway of
Ringwood Rd. The driver of the vehicle swerved in time to miss
the falling tree and was unable to regain control of
his pickup truck.
Engine
501 For Sale
1993 Spartan-Saulsbury Gladiator
July 1, 2010 - The Dryden
Fire Department is pleased to announce that Engine 501 is up for
sale in anticipation of our new engines arriving in a few
months. This is a great truck that any department would be lucky
to have.
MOTOR:
DETROIT DIESEL
TRANSMISSION:
ALLISON AUTOMATIC
BRAKES:
AIR
BRAKES WITH JAKE BRAKE
FIRE
PUMP:
2000GPM HALE
BOOSTER
TANK:
1000GAL POLY
MILEAGE:
17,120 MILES
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
(5)
SCBA SEATS, DECK GUN, (5) LENGTHS 6" SUCTION, VINYL
HOSE BED COVER, (2) LADDER, PIKE POLES, SCENE
LIGHTS, AIR HORNS, WARNING LIGHTS, LIGHT BAR,
ELECTRONIC SIREN, AND ELECTRIC Q SIREN
ASKING PRICE: $59,000
Engine
502 For Sale
1990 Spartan-Saulsbury Gladiator
The Dryden Fire Department is
pleased to announce that Engine 502 is up for sale also. This is
another great truck and will please any department many years in
the future.
MOTOR:
DETROIT DIESEL
TRANSMISSION:
ALLISON AUTOMATIC
BRAKES:
AIR
BRAKES WITH JAKE BRAKE
FIRE
PUMP:
2000GPM HALE
BOOSTER
TANK:
1000GAL FIBERGLASS
MILEAGE:
15,842 MILES
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
(5)
SCBA SEATS, DECK GUN, (5) LENGTHS 6" SUCTION, VINYL
HOSE BED COVER, (2) LADDER, (4) PIKE POLES,
TELESCOPING SCENE
LIGHTS, AIR HORNS, LIGHT BAR,
AND SIREN
ASKING PRICE: $59,000
2010
SADD DEMO
June 1, 2010 - On Tuesday
May 6th, Dryden Fire & Ambulance and Freeville Fire Department
in conjunction with Dryden Police and TC3 Public Safety held the
biennial (SADD) or students against destructive decisions
demonstration at the Dryden High School.
The scenario of a two car accident with multiply injuries is held right
before prom weekend to help encourage students to make good
decisions before they get behind the wheel of a vehicle.
Many organizations and members from through out the community came
together and took time off from work to help educate the
students on the brutal reality of destructive decisions.
The you tube video above is from Dryden Engine 502 as it responds during
the mock accident scenario.
New KME
Custom Pumpers
Delivered to Freeville and Etna
May 31, 2010- The
Freeville and Etna Fire Departments both took delivery of custom
pumpers this month. Built by KME Fire Apparatus in Nesquehoning
PA, these new engines will help protect the Town of Dryden for
many years to come.
Freeville's new Engine-Tanker 701 features the Predator Panther
MFD Cab with 12" Raised Roof, a 450 Horse Cummins ISL Engine
with Allison Transmission.
It sports a 1500GPM Hale pump with a 1800Gal water tank, it has
hydraulic dumps on the rear and both sides.
Engine-Tanker 701 is running as 1st due Engine and as 1st due for
mutual aide tanker.
Etna's new engine features the Predator Panther MFD Cab with 12"
Raised Roof, a 365 Horse
Cummins ISL Engine with Allison Transmission.
It sports a 1500GPM Hale pump with a 1000Gal poly water tank, an
Onan 10KW Generator, and a 650W Command Light Tower.
New
Engines take Shape
May 2, 2010 - After many months of work, the Truck Committee has
reached the point where it has received the build specs from KME
Fire Apparatus. Once thoroughly reviewed, the committee will
sign off on them and the build process will commence.
The Dryden Fire Department currently mans two Spartan-Saulsbury
custom pumpers (Engines 501 & 502) built back in the early
1990's. Each engine is a four man cab with a 1000gal tank and
hale 2000gpm minute pump.
The new engines wont have any major changes from the old ones other then
most equipment will be inside compartments giving the new
engines a cleaner, more sleek look. Each will be powered by a
Detroit Series 60 turbo charged diesel motor.
They will sport some added features and accommodations along with meeting
today's NFPA-1901 and safety standards. The new engines will
feature the Predator-XL cab by KME with improved seating for the
rear crew compartment, climate controlled interior cabin, an ABS
system, and rear backup camera.
The new fire body will utilize LED lighting, have lots of compartment
space, a Will-Burt Nightscan light tower with Onan generator,
new telescoping deck gun (Extend-A-Gun), a preconnect off the
back hose bed, coffin doors covering the hose bed, and all the
up-to-date features of a modern fire apparatus.
The anticipated delivery date of Dryden's new twin Pumpers is End of
October - Mid November 2010
Parade
Season is Here
May 2, 2010 - Parade
Season is upon us and we have received invitations to the
following parades:
**Upcoming Parades**
May
8th
McLean Parade: Lineup at 12PM Starts at
1PM
May
29th
Lansing Parade: Lineup at 4:30PM Starts
at 6PM
June 12th
Montour Falls: Line up at 4PM Starts at
5PM
June 26
Locke Parade: Lineup at 5PM Starts at
6PM
To signup, please see the signup sheets posted on the
Communications Room Door.
Fire in
the Morning, Fire in the Evening...
April 1, 2010 - After a
quiet month of March, the first day of April brought Neptune
Hose two vehicle fires.
At approximately 9:40AM Dryden was toned out for a report vehicle fire at
the 300 block of Irish Settlement Rd. Assistant Chief 565 Mike
Hall checked enroute and upon arrival confirmed a working car
fire in the engine compartment that was extending into the
passenger compartment. Deputy Chief 569 Jeff Kirkland arrived on
scene in the Duty Chief Vehicle shortly there after.
Engine 501 checked enroute within five minutes (Ed Bell, Assistant Chief
564 Mark Bell, FF Bruce Eck, and FF Frank Palmer). Engine One
was followed out the door by Tanker 521 (FF Doug Cotterill,
Captain 584 Ricky Young Jr., and Captain 582 Greg Cotterill).
Other personnel backfilled Dryden Station while extinguishment took place
(FF Dan Tier, LT. Troy Pudney, FF Marc Ninnivaggi, & FF Reggie
Brown. All units were returned by 10:25am.
Neptune Hose was toned out for the second vehicle fire at 8:55PM on
the 100 Block of Route 13. Deputy Chief 562 Jeff Kirkland and
Assistant Chief 563 checked enroute. Upon arrival 562 reported a
heavily involved vehicle fire with it spreading to the trees and
grass. Two ABC extinguishers were emptied to knock the flames
down.
Engine 502 punched enroute a little over minute after the initial tones
dropped with a crew of (FF. Adam Talbot, LT. Drew Hill, LT.
Troy Pudney, FF. George Wildridge, and FF. Jen Wildridge. Upon
arrival at the scene a handline was pulled off the engine.
Tanker 521
checked enroute (Captain 581 Jeremy Neagle, FF. Jon Kirkwyland, &
Captain 585 Ken Vorstadt). Once on scene Tanker one plumbed a
line into Engine two for added water supply. The fire was
knocked down but a ruptured gas line dumped the trucks fuel
underneath the vehicle and it quickly re-ignited.
The flames were knocked down a second time and the fire was put
out using a minimal amount of water off 502.
Part of Route 13 was shutdown for a short time while the fire
extinguishment took place (FP. Joe Pooch & Fire Police Captain
Jim Shigley). Other personnel backfilled Dryden Station (FF.
Frank Palmer, FF. Jim Drew, & Assistant Chief 563 Mike Hall).
Dryden units were returned in service by 9:50PM
2010 DFD Banquet raps up
2009
This years banquet held at the Ramada Inn in Ithaca said goodbye to the
last decade. After an excellent meal a short awards ceremony was
held.
Among this years honorees were;
Awards of
2009
Chiefs
Award
Stephanie
Neagle
Firefighter of
the Year
Bruce Eck
Ed Hill
Award
Frank
Palmer
Perkins
Award
Joe Pooch
EMS
Volunteer Award
Bruce Eck
EMS Above &
Beyond Award
Marc
Ninivaggi & Frank Palmer
EMS Life
Saving Crew Award
William
Hine & Kevin Westcott
Years
of Service Awards
Charlie and Sharon Miller - 30 Years
Mike Fitzgibbons - 30 Years
Doug Cotterill - 40 Years
After the awards ceremony, everyone
enjoyed music and danced the night away.
F.A.S.N.Y. Games arrive at Greek Peak
March 1, 2010 -
On February 6th & 7th the
Annual FASNY Winter Games were held at Greek Peak in Virgil.
Over 50 five man teams of firefighters from across the state
assembled including teams from FDNY and Long Island. Among this
years activities included broomball, tube races, tug of
war, and hose relays. Dryden assembled a team captained by FF.
Will Hine. Team members inlcluded Captain Jeremy Neagle,
Lieutenant Troy Pudney, FF. Will Hine, FF. Frank Plamer & FF.
Adam Talbot.
Hose Relay
1st MARATHON FD
2nd COVENTRY FD
3rd MANLIUS FD
Tug of War
1st KILLAWOG FD
2nd OXFORD FD
3rd MARATHON FD
Broomball
1st Holtsville FD
2nd Sherburne Explorer
3rd Cortlandville FD
While Dryden did not finish in the
top 3 of any of the events.
Our team did place 4th in Tug of
War.
Mutual Aide to Freeville: Working Chimney Fire
On February 20th the Freeville Fire Department was dispatched
to a reported structure fire. Dryden was requested mutual aide
by Freeville Command for 1
Engine, 1 Tanker and 1 Ladder truck to the 800 block of
Peruville Rd.
Engine 502 responded (Captain 584 Rick Young Jr., Captain 585 Ken
Vorstadt, Captain 581 Jeremy Neagle, FF. Bruce Eck & FF. George
Wildridge. Tanker 521 followed out a minute later (FF. Jim Drew
& FF. Louisa Cushman). Dryden
Ladder 531 (FF. Doug Cotterill), and Duty Chief 569 (Assistant
Chief 563 Dave Cotterill) also responded to the scene. Freeville Deputy
Chief 762 Andrew Down arrived on scene and
reported a
chimney fire only.
Ladder
531 put the ladder to the roof for
chimney access. Engine two's crew scaled the roof and put the fire out.
Tanker 521 stood by
near the engine.
All units were cleared at 18:30 by Freeville command. Dryden had
over ten firefighters on scene and Dryden Ambulance also responded
to stand by.
New
Fire Engines for DFD
February 1, 2010 -
During the month of January the truck committee sat down and heard
proposals from different apparatus manufacturers including
Pierce, Rosenbauer, and KME. Dryden is looking into purchasing
two new custom built pumpers. The truck committee came to the
decision after much discussion that we would be working with KME
Fire Apparatus. The Kovatch family owns KME Fire Apparatus out
of Nesquehoning, PA and has been producing custom made trucks
since 1946.
The truck committee which represents the DFD membership was appointed
late last year and consists of Dave Cotterill, Doug Cotterill,
Bill Harding, Jeff Kirkland, Jeremy Neagle, Adam Talbot, Dan
Tier, Tom Warner, and George Wildridge.
Ringwood Rd Garage Fire
January 1,
2010 - On December 22nd the Dryden Fire Department was
dispatched mutual aide to Varna for a working Garage Fire
on the five hundred block of Ringwood.
Assistant Chiefs 564 Mark Bell & 565 Mike Hall Checked en route to the
scene. Upon arrival units found structure heavily involved with
numerous acetylene tanks inside the structure and a house as the main
exposure.
Dryden Engine 502 checked en route with (Captain 584 Adam Talbot, Captain
581 Jeremy Neagle, Captain 585 Ken Vorstadt, FF Will Hine, & FF.
George Wildridge). Tanker 521 Driven by (FF Rick Young Jr., &
Assistant Chief 563 Dave Cotterill) followed shortly there after.
Engine 502 arrived on scene and slid down the driveway. Crews stretched 3
hand lines and 5 inch LDH was pulled up to the roadway. Tanker
521 dropped its ponds and water at the end of the driveway.
Varna Engine 1901 arrived on scene and pulled its lines from the roadway
to help cool the exposures. Varna Tanker 1921 pulled on scene and
hooked up to Engine two's LDH at the top of the driveway and
supplied water to our engine.
Engine 501 (Deputy Chief Jeff Kirkland, Safety Officer 591 Jim Drew,
Safety Officer 590 Dan Hill, and FF. Dan Tier) was requested to setup a tanker fill sight at
the corner of Mineah and Ringwood Rd. Rescue 541 (FF Doug
Cotterill)
was called up to assist with lighting and equipment.
Other personnel who assisted mutual aide to Varna were: Cortlandville,
Cayuga Heights, Etna, Freeville, Groton. Cortlandville and
Virgil fire companies backfilled Dryden Station with an Tanker and an Engine.
Harford was later called to fill Dryden station while
Cortlandville moved up to the scene to assist with manpower.
260
Total Calls for 2009
In
2009 Neptune Hose Company saw another year of high call
volume. Over the last five years our company is averaging
over 250 calls for help a year. Dryden Ambulance is well over
1300 calls a year.
2009 Monthly
Statistics
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
13
16
19
23
7
23
28
31
36
20
23
21
TOTAL
= 260
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
= 000
2010 Dryden Junior Fire Academy July 12th thru 16th SIGNUP HERE For Dryden Town Residents age 10-16
Tanker 521 punched enroute driven by FF. Tim Arnold with a crew of
(FF. Jim
Drew), followed closely by Ladder 531
driven by FF. Doug Cotterill, with a crew of (Assistant Chief 563
Dave Cotterill and FF. George Wildridge). Engine 701 out of
Freeville headed up to setup a tanker fill site
and provide additional interior personnel. Additional manpower
was requested out of Varna. Chief 561 arrived, did a quick walk
around the structure, and took charge of operations.
Tanker 521 pulled up behind Engine 501 and dropped both it's
ponds on the road. 521 Dropped its
load of water and proceeded to the hydrant on the upper end of
Mineah Rd. Ladder 531 arrived staging down
the road and it's manpower pulled another handline off the
engine and made entry on the second floor. Engine 701 out
of Freeville arrived and provided
her manpower, dropped a third pond and dumped her water. Engine
701 then relocating to the Mineah Rd hydrant to fill tankers.
Pulling up
outside Assistant Chief Hall observed heavy smoke out of the boiler
room area. Another call was issued for a FAST Team out
of Cayuga
Heights and one ladder with manpower out of Cortlandville
Main Station.
Deputy Chief
562 Jeff Kirkland arrived on-scene just before Ladder 531.
531 arrived and laddered the building above the boiler
room area, Deputy Chief Kirkland and LT. Pudney made their
way up, checking temperature and roof stability.
Two vehicles a small 2 door red car and a white minivan were
setup outside the Freeville station for the training session.
Fire
Prevention Week 2010
.
Their the 1990 Saulsbury Pumper will serve as one of there main
line pumpers. It will be replacing a 1968 open cab Mac Engine.
Dryden
Junior Fire Academy was held at Dryden Station. About 25 Kids
ranging from 9 to 16 years of age learned what its like to be a
firefighter. 
fought.
with a crew of Lt. 587 Drew Hill, FF Will Hine, and FF
Bruce Eck). Engine 501 followed two minutes later driven
by (FF. Adam Talbot with a crew of Assistant Chief 564 Mark Bell
and FF. Marc Ninivaggi). 
The trailer and lawnmower were removed from the roadway.
Both crews assisted with removing the tree and debris from the
roadway and all Dryden Fire Units were back in service by
12:58PM.
Freeville's new Engine-Tanker 701 features the Predator Panther
MFD Cab with 12" Raised Roof, a 450 Horse Cummins ISL Engine
with Allison Transmission. 
Etna's new engine features the Predator Panther MFD Cab with 12"
Raised Roof, a 365 Horse
Cummins ISL Engine with Allison Transmission. 
May 2, 2010 - After many months of work, the Truck Committee has
reached the point where it has received the build specs from KME
Fire Apparatus. Once thoroughly reviewed, the committee will
sign off on them and the build process will commence.
the 100 Block of Route 13. Deputy Chief 562 Jeff Kirkland and
Assistant Chief 563 checked enroute. Upon arrival 562 reported a
heavily involved vehicle fire with it spreading to the trees and
grass. Two ABC extinguishers were emptied to knock the flames
down. 
