DECEMBER 2011 / JANUARY 2012 - FIREFIGHTERS KEVIN AHLSTROM 
& KEITH OSSMAN RETIRE AFTER 34 & 29 YEARS OF SERVICE RESPECTIVELY
FIREFIGHTER JOEL AHRENS AWARDED POSITION OF ENGINE 3 ON #4 SHIFT.
FIREFIGHTER JAMES MUSCATO AWARDED POSITION OF ENGINE 3 ON #1 SHIFT.
FIREFIGHTER PAUL TRIPPY AWARDED POSITION OF LADDER 1 ON #2 SHIFT.
FIREFIGHTER NICHOLAS BARTER AWARDED POSITION OF ENGINE 1 ON #1 SHIFT.
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2007 INCIDENTS
3/27/07 106 S. BEAGLE
11/22/07 117 SISSON
12/23/07 746 MAIN

2008 INCIDENTS
1/30/08 434 BUCKNOR
6/13/08 SPECIAL METALS
6/16/08 STEL MINDZENTY APTS.
7/6/08 115 LAKESHORE DR EAST
8/13/08 77 RUGGLES
9/12/08 80 LINCOLN
9/26/09 722 MAIN
9/28/08 314 LORD
10/4/08 166 EAST SECOND
10/29/08 EDGEWOOD WAREHOUSE
11/11/08 628 WASHINGTON
11/27/08 96 SOUTH ROBERTS
12/24/08 CENTRAL AND FOURTH
12/29/08 FRANKLIN AND TALCOTT

2009 INCIDENTS
2/22/09 197 EAST SECOND
3/6/09 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
3/8/09 3711 EAST LAKE W/ EDFD
3/11/09 224 RUGGLES
5/19/09 253 FRANKLIN
6/15/09 114 ANTELOPE TRAINING
6/19/09 761 CENTRAL
7/6/09 EDGEWOOD WAREHOUSE
7/9/09 321 SWAN
7/10/09 BOAT FIRE - MARINA
8/10/09 BOAT 1 TO SILVER CREEK
8/13/09 SILVER CREEK FLOOD
8/26/09 FIELDBROOK FARMS

2010 INCIDENTS
1/17/10 130 LINCOLN
2/24/10 323-325 CENTRAL
2/27/10 26 CROOKED BROOK
3/19/10 210 PLOVER
3/20/10 320 S ROBERTS
3/21/10 538 DEER @ E SIXTH
4/5/10  5 E MAIN ST FREDONIA
4/19/10 54 ARMADILLO
7/19/10 316 LAKE SHORE DR E
7/24/10 21 ARMADILLO
8/12/10 DIVE TEAM PHOTOS ADDED 8/13/10 40 STANISLAUS
8/21/10 76 LINCOLN
9/3/10 48 LEMING
9/26/10 CLIFF RESCUE LAKE ERIE
10/28/10 437 S ROBERTS RD
12/22/10 SPECIALTY STEEL

2011 INCIDENTS
1/12/11 AMTRAK VS TRUCK
1/31/11 ST.VINCENTS HOME
2/4/11 523 LEOPARD
2/10/11 34 ST. HEDWIGS
2/22/11 F\ATAL 423 COLUMBUS
7/11/11 515 SWAN
​7/12/11 25 CROOKED BROOK LN
7/15/11 113 S. GAZELLE
8/21/11 417 EAGLE
8/30/11 311 CANARY
9/13/11 435 MAIN
9/17/11 535 BRIGHAM
10/26/11 TRASH FIRE 320 S.ROBERTS
10/27/11 FIRE 320 S. ROBERTS
11/26/11 MVA 142 MAPLE

VARIOUS PHOTOS
VARIOUS TRAINING EVENTS
PJ'S PETS FIRE
37 WEST THIRD
435 DEER
LOCOMOTIVE FIRE
91 RUGGLES
141 LINCOLN
35 EAST COURTNEY
MVA WILLOW & TEMPLE
WEST FIFTH & DOVE
EAST DOUGHTY AND LORD
AL TECH INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
7 CENTRAL FREDONIA
118 BUCKNOR
EDGEWOOD WAREHOUSE
47-49 WEST COURTNEY
47 LEMING FATAL FIRE
CAR OFF PIER
136 EAST SECOND
200 BLOCK WASHINGTON
526 LEOPARD
43 FRONT
COBORN BLDG. 127-135 CENTRAL
320 SWAN
517 LEOPARD FATAL FIRE
510 LEOPARD FATAL FIRE
PLAYGROUND SLIDE FIRE
EHRHARDTS CAR/VAN FIRE
CAR FIRE WEST SEVENTH @ SWAN
CAR FIRE BRIGHAM @ WEST FIFTH
CAR FIRE MAIN @ EAST FIFTH
ROBIN ST BLOCK PARTY
273 LAKESHORE DRIVE EAST
CAR FIRE E.FOURTH @ DEER

EVENTS
HIGHRISE RUNS
YAGOTTA REGATTAS
APPARATUS OPERATOR TRAINING
FARM FESTIVAL HOSE RACES
MDA BOOT DRIVES
9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONIES
CAMERON RUN
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE 2009
WRECK AND ROLL HOSE RACES
MDA COLLECTION @ WALMART
WRECK AND ROLL 2
FUNERAL FOR BUFFALO FF'S
"HONOR THE FALLEN FROM 9/11"
FF PENCEK READS TO CHILDREN
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE 2010
CRITIQUE OF MASONIC FIRE
DFD CREW RIDES BFD FIRE BOAT
MASONIC BUILDING DEMO
2011 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
DISASTER DRILL

LOCAL 616 NEWS
FIRE ACADEMY GRADUATES
FF. TRZASKA TO SERVE OVERSEAS
30 YR ANNIVERSARY FF. ANSON
DIVE TEAM RECEIVES DOCKS
DIVE TEAM RECEIVES WATER SUITS
TRUSTEES ELECTED
RETIREMENTS
CHARLES GRAVES 1/1/08
THOMAS BROWN 3/23/09
DEATHS
MICKEY ROMANCE 12/18/08
LENNY NASCA 2/5/09
FRAN KATTA 4/26/09
PROMOTIONS
A.LOEB TO CAPTAIN 9/10/08
M.EDWARDS TO LT. 9/10/08
M.HANLON TO RELIEF LT. 10/25/08
M.HANLON TO # 1 SHIFT LT. 4/8/09
R.TRZASKA TO RELIEF LT. 8/14/09
ANSON SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
TESS COUGHLIN 2008

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TOTAL # OF RUNS
2011 = 1981
2010 = 1961
2009 = 1992
2008 = *2036
2007 = 1793
2006 = 1774
2005 = 1888
2004 = 1789
TOTAL # OF PAGE VIEWS AS OF 1/12/12
2007 = 3,461
2008 = 24,628
2009 = 17,179
2010 = 19,511
2011 = 12,965
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11/25/11 2052 hrs.  - VAN STRIKES TREE AND VACANT HOUSE 142 MAPLE AVENUE
While 2 units were on an EMS call nearby, all units were dispatched to a report of a vehicle striking a house on Maple near East Seventh.  (Route 60)  Rescue 1 Acting Lt. Thomas and FF. Trippy arrived within a minute of dispatch, and found a new Dodge Caravan with major damage that had struck a tree and a vacant house.  The driver of the van apparently wasn't able to negotiate a curve in the road, and struck a neighbors garbage, luckily barely missed a telephone pole and tree, and struck a tree spinning the vehicle into the house.  The driver was the only person inside the vehicle and was in critical condition, with his left leg trapped underneath the wreckage of the vehicle.  Advanced Life Support was called immediately from the Fredonia Fire Department, and a helicopter was called to respond to the Alstar EMS helipad blocks away.  The driver was worked up inside of the vehicle by DFD EMT Trippy and FFD Medic Daniel Aldrich, and after 25 minutes of difficult work utilizing Ladder 1's Lucas Tool, Multiple Reciprocating Saws, Hydraulic Rams, and the Hand Powered Hurst Tool unit from Fredonia Rescue 14 the victim was freed from the vehicle and transported rapidly to the helipad.  Mercy Flight of Buffalo landed minutes after, and the patient was transported to E.C.M.C. Trauma Center.  Manpower was utilized from Fredonia, and off duty personnel assisted.  The Incident Commander was Captain Allen Loeb, and the #1 Shift was working for the incident.  National Grid was called to the scene after realizing the the vehicle was resting on the building's Electric Meter.  Crews utilized extreme caution and were very fortunate that there were no injuries to rescue personnel.  
On Duty Crew: C2:Capt.Loeb, R1:Acting Lt.Thomas/FF.Trippy, E3:FF.Kucharski, E4:FF.Piglowski, and L1:FF.Kirell.  Off Duty Crew: FF.Meyer  LINK TO PHOTOS  (PHOTOS BY JOHN ZAMBOTTI, TINA LEWIS, BONNIE SINCLAIR, SAMANTHA MCDONNELL - OBSERVER, AND PAUL TRIPPY)