Baldwinsville will be hosting their Annual Memorial Day Parade this year on Saturday May 30th starting on East Genesee Street @ 5:00 PM. The parade will start on East Genesee Street and end on Tappan Street at the Riverview Cemetary for an after parade ceremony for the remeberance of all soldiers. Come out and enjoy the parade with a multitude of groups and organizations marching to honor our servicemen and woman.

Baldwinsville, Lakeside and Liverpool units were activated to the Cedarwood Apartments in the Town of Van Buren Tuesday morning for smoke in an apartment-possible fire in a electrical switch. Car 4 (Assistant Chief Cerio) arrived with smoke showing from multiple floors of a 3 story multi-occupancy building. Baldwinsville Engine 1 arrived first due moments later and stretched 2 hand lines to the basement level apartment and 1st floor apartment with Ladder 2 arriving 2nd due stretching a 3rd hand line into the structure. Ladder 3 arrived 3rd due with an assignment for ventilation and went to the roof. Lakeside, Memphis, Belgium Cold Springs and Liverpool (RIT) were also on scene assisting in operations. The fire was found to have started in the basement apartment by an electrical short and quickly travelled through the walls of the apartment building to above apartments. The fire was quickly contained as fire crews rapidly tore apart walls to find the fire. Multiple residents were still not able to return to the apartments after the fire due to smoke and water damage as well as the electrical being shut off to half of the building.

Photos courtesy of Kevin Prebish

The Baldwinsville Fire Company was dispatched as the R.I.T. to the Liverpool Fire Department on a reported structure fire. First arriving units called a signal 99 (Working Fire) with heavy fire venting from a second story window of a private residence. Rescue Company # 6 led by Lt. Paul arrived within minutes of the initial dispatch and set up on the A Side of the structure. Ladders were thrown and walk arounds were made to assure that areas of egress were free from obstructions on the outside and to familiarize the crew with the layout of the structure. The crew stood by for approximately 3 hours before being released.

The Baldwinsville Fire Company is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the new Crego Rd Fire Station. A Grand Opening ceremony was held on Sunday March 22nd to officially open the station with political leaders and public all invited. The station replaces an aging and outgrown fire station on the corner of Mildred Ave and Seneca St in the village of Baldwinsville. The new station houses a ladder truck, a combination use engine, a squad, Dive equipment trailer, Hazardous Materials Trailer and our Antique Engine #3. In all the station has 4 drive through bays and 1 non drive through bay. Also put in the station was a new training room with a overhead projector and sound system with a podium. The training room was built with the assistance of grant secured by local political leaders helping out.  There is also a utility room, scba room, lounge, future bunk in bedrooms, and quartermaster room. We encourage anyone to come view the new station and the progression of their fire company. Also, any questions can be answered by calling the chiefs office or emailing the department. All contact information is provided in the "Contact Us" section of our website.

The Baldwinsville Fire Company celebrated their 2008 Annual Installation of Officers and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, January 24, 2008. At the Ceremony, the following members were recognized for their years of service and dedication to the Company and the Community;

50 Years of Service: Claude Reith

45 Years of Service: James Adsit

35 Years of Service: Richard Long

                                      Gerald Lyon

30 Years of Service: Russell Appleby

25 Years of Service: David Sant

                                      John Vanderberg

15 Years of Service: Patrick Cico

                                      Robin Mcintyre

                                      Walter Paul

                                      Charles Pickard

10 Years of Service: Arthur Socia, Sr

                                      John Roziock

                                      Dale Waldron

5 Years of Service: Edward Coakley

                                    Lewis Cooper

                                    Peter Johnson

                                    John Schairer

                                    Gary Williams

The Baldwinsville Fire Company would like to recognize the following members for their hard work, dedication to the Company, and for having achieved the status of Top Responder/s:

Company's Top Responder: Claude Reith - 568 Alarms

Top Responders by Station;

                         Station # 1: Claude Reith       568 Alarms

                                               Doug Roser         464 Alarms

                                               Chuck Cerio, Jr. 319 Alarms

                                               Kyle Kogut           287 Alarms

                                               Dave Sant            281 Alarms

                        Station # 2: JJ Marturano       307 Alarms

                                              Jeff Holbrook       290 Alarms

                                              Rob O'kelly           282 Alarms

                                              Travis Tetrault     282 Alarms

                                              Walt Paul              243 Alarms 

                       Station # 3: Mike Rockdashil  311 Alarms

                                             Tom Perkins         283 Alarms

                                             Rick Ravas            281 Alarms

                                             Matt Clavelli          254 Alarms

                                             Tony Digregorio   208 Alarms

Baldwinsville was dispatched to the Moyers Corners Fire District Tuesday for a RIT assignment on a Signal 99 Structure Fire at 4901 Grove Center Rd in Casual Estates. Engine 4 (Captain Roziock) took the assignment and responded to the scene and set up their crew in front of the structure. The RIT team stood by but was not needed and eventually returned to service.

At 12:11 hours today the Baldwinsville Fire Department was dispatched as the R.I.T to the Liverpool Fire District on a reported structure fire.  Shortly after the dispatch, the units responding were advised that the caller reports "the fire is through the roof". Liverpool Car 3 arrived and found a split level home with heavy fire in the attached garage with extentsion to the residence and signaled the fire a 99. Baldwinsville Rescue 6 responded and set up on side A of the structure. There was already partial roof collapse and suppression activities were limited to one exterior line and one interior line stretched to just inside the front door. A walk around was performed by the crew of Rescue 6 and ladders were thrown. The fire was knocked down in approximatly 20 minutes and overhaul began. The crew of Rescue 6 stood by ready to respond if the need arose and thankfully it did not! The crew of Rescue 6 then assisted the Fire Investigators with clearing debris in an attempt to determine a cause and returned to service shortly there after.

Baldwinsville, Lakeside and Liverpool units were dispatched to a reported structure fire in a multiple occupancy apartment building at 3066 Village Blvd. South directly behind our station 2. Lakeside Engine 3 was first due from station 2 bringing in a water supply and making entry into the building, finding heavy smoke and fire. Baldwinsville Ladder 2 arrived with Liverpool Engine 3 (RIT) and brought in a secondary hydrant supply with Lakeside Engine 6 arriving right behind them. Baldwinsville Ladder 3 arrived and went to the roof to start ventilation. The apartment of origin had then flashed over and quickly made extension to the 2nd floor apartment and into the roof at which point command (Chief Cerio) upgraded the fire to a 2nd alarm. Within a few minutes multiple hand lines were deployed into the structure and ventilation from the roof had been completed and the fire was knocked down within 25 minutes. The 2nd floor apartment was vacant at the time of the fire and multiple apartments had smoke and heat damage. The American Red Cross was on scene to assist all occupants displaced by the fire.

Units on scene-

Baldwinsville- Ladder 2, Ladder 3, Rescue 6, Engine 5, Squad 1.

Lakeside- Engine 3, Engine 6

Liverpool- Engine 3

2nd Alarm Companies

Belgium Cold Springs- Rescue 1

Memphis- TP 2

Baldwinsville was dispatched to a reported Electrical Fire in the bedroom at a residence on Oswego Road in the Lysander Fire District on Tuesday. Battalion 1 (Cerio) was the first on the scene and reported a 1 story residential structure with smoke and fire showing. Within minutes of his arrival the structure had flashed over. Baldwinsville Engine 5 arrived moments later and the structure was already well involved with fire coming from 3 sides of the structure and Command (B.C. Cerio) turned operations to exterior only. The structure ended up being a total loss due to the fire spreading so rapidly.

Units that responded were

Lysander- Squad 1

Baldwinsville- Engine 5, Ladder 2

Lakeside- Engine 6

Liverpool- Engine 3

Belgium Cold Springs- Engine 12

Plainville- Tanker 1

Cody- Tanker 1

Baldwinsville was dispatched to the Warners Fire District Thursday evening for a Residential Fire on Breed Road in the Town of Camillus. Engine 4 went en route within a minute of dispatch and arrived 2nd due right behind Warners Engine 1. Engine 4's crew split up to do a search of the residence and deploy a secondary hand line into the structure. Once the search was complete Warners Command had moved all operations to exterior. The fire was contained to the 2nd floor/Attic space area that the fire started in. Baldwinsville Engine 1 also moved up to Warners Station to cover their district.

Baldwinsville units were dispatched to the Lakeside Fire District Thursday morning for a Heavy Rescue to assist with extrication of seven patients involved in a MVC- Bridge collapse on Route 690 Eastbound in the Town of Geddes. 8 people in all were transported to area hospitals after a dumpster hauling truck had a malfunction and the hydraulic jack raised while driving eastbound on Route 690. The jack ended up colliding with a pedestrian walkway bridge and large chunks of concrete came crashing down onto a Buick SUV driving behind them. 7 people, including children were in the Buick SUV and had to be extricated using hydraulic cutters and electric saws. Everyone is expected to recover from thier injuries and the pedestrian bridge was taken down due to extensive damage. Baldwinsville units onscene were- Rescue 6, Rescue 7. Lakeside Rescue 5, Squad 2. Solvay Rescue 11, Engine 12, Engine 21

Baldwinsville was dispatched to the Phoenix Fire District  Tuesday evening for a residential fire on Frenchmans Creek Drive in the Town of Lysander. As Baldwinsville Engine 5 ( Capt DiGregorio) went enroute, Phoenix command had called a Signal 99- working fire with an attached garage fully involved. Prior to the arrival of the first engine the garage was fully engulfed in flames and had already spread to the main part of the house. The house ended up being considered a total loss with heavy fire damage throughout the entire structure. Departments on scene were Phoenix, Baldwinsville, Moyers Corners and Belgium Cold Springs. 

The second Battalion patch is done. Any member that would like one contact Jeff Holbrook.

Baldwinsville was dispatched to Belgium Cold Springs Fire District Saturday afternoon for a Residential Fire on Haylage Circle off of Doyle Road. Ladder 3 responded to the scene and assisted with suppression. The fire started from lightning striking the house with most of the fire being in the 2nd floor and attic space of the house.