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.

Baldwinsville units were dispatched to the Warners Fire District at 04:24 Friday morning for a reported house on fire on Peck Rd near Van Buren Rd in the Town of Van Buren. The first chiefs to arrive reported heavy fire showing from the front of the structure and declared a working fire. Baldwinsville Engine 1 arrived first due with Engine 4 arriving 2nd due and deployed 2 hand lines to the rear of the structure. Crews made entry into the structure but were quickly drawn back out due to heavy fire conditions and command made the decision to switch all operations to the outside of the structure. Once the fire was knocked down crews were able to re-enter the structure and continue to extinguish the fire. Baldwinsville units were on the scene for several hours and were returning around 8:00 AM. Photos of the fire will be posted soon.

Baldwinsville, Lakeside and Liverpool units were dispatched to a reported Structure Fire at 106 Seneca Ave, in the Baldwinsville Fire District in the Town of Van Buren Thursday night. First arriving chief (Battalion Chief Ravas) arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from the B side (left side) C side (rear) of the structure on the 2nd floor. Engine 1 (Lt. Kennedy) was the first due engine and deployed a hand line into the structure and administered an aggressive attack up to the 2nd floor. Ladder 2 (Lt. Roziock) arrived 2nd and administered a search and deployed ground ladders to the 2nd floor windows along with Ladder 3 (Capt. DiGregorio) deploying a 2nd hand line into the structure while check for extension of fire on the 1st floor while securing utilities. The fire was under control and knocked down in 15 minutes and overhaul work began. Other units on the scene were (Baldwinsville) Engine 5, Rescue 6, Engine 4, Squad 2 (Lakeside) Engine 6 (Liverpool) Engine 3. The American Red Cross also came to help the family that was not able to return into there home and provided them with assistance.

Baldwinsville units were activated to a Motor Vehicle Accident on Tappan Street with reported injuries and entraptment on Sunday afternoon. While units were en route, Car 1 (Chief Cerio) arrived to find a 2 vehicle accident with 1 person still trapped in a station wagon. Engine 4, Engine 5 and Rescue 6 responded to the accident and extricated 1 ALS patient from the vehicle. The patient had to be extricated out of the back of the vehicle due to the car being pushed against the patients hip-side with multiple fractured bones. The patient was extricated within 40 minutes of dispatch and transported to the hospital.

Fridays winter weather brought a busy day for Baldwinsville's Engine 91 crew. With a quiet start to the shift at 8:00 AM, the 91 crew was soon responding to alarms that were continuously dispatched one right after another. While a normal Engine 91 shift will run from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM, The engine crew was not able to return to quarters until 7:30 PM only to go out of service and Baldwinsville received several more alarms through the night. The Engine 91 crew alone responded to 12 alarms in the 91 response area between 11:00 AM and 7:30 PM with most of the alarms being Motor Vehicle Accidents. Alarms were broken down to the following. Baldwinsville- 4 Alarms Belgium Cold Springs- 3 Alarms Cody- 1 Alarm Lakeside- 1 Alarm Lysander- 2 Alarms Phoenix- 1 Alarm Engine 91 Crew Chauffeur- LT. Tim Kennedy Officer- LT. Robert O'Kelly F/F- Shane Olney F/F- Eric McArdell F/F- Pat O'Connell F/F- Matt Karasek (Cody)

The Baldwinsville Fire Department had a busy day with things to do at the Big Chill event in the Village of Baldwinsville on Saturday. The schedule consisted of an engine crew maintaining a bonfire in Mercer Park to the Water Rescue Boat and Rescue Divers in the chilling waters for a "Polar Bear Plunge" to wrapping up the night with an engine crew protecting our friendly "Fireworks" display personnel from a day of cold and fun in Baldwinsville. The Baldwinsville community was able to come together yet again for a great day of festivities irregardless of the cold temperatures and show continuing support of our local businesses for a well attended event.

2nd Battalion personnel had some guests on Friday the 25th. A group of children from Gale's Daycare got to enjoy a tour of Station 2 going through the engines and looking at all of the equipment on the trucks. The children were very pleased to visit the fire station and especially enjoyed "driving" the firetrucks! All children were also given fire prevention coloring books and pencils to take home with them. We would like to thank Gale and her assistants for bringing out the children for a tour of the station and hope all had a great time!

The Baldwinsville Fire Department answered 774 alarms for 2007. To see a break down of the calls go to the download section and click on Baldwinsville Fire Department Alarm Statistics 2007.

On Thursday January 3,2008 Baldwinsville Ladder 2 with Claude Reith, Lt. Tim Kennedy, Lt. Robert O'Kelly, Ed Coakley, Ed George and Kevin Cope stood by at Lakeside station 1 so the members of Lakeside could attend the funeral of past chief and past commissioner Nunzio Susco. Before the funeral procession passed by the station all of Lakeside's vehicles along with Baldwinsville Ladder were pulled out of the bays and lights turned on for a final farewell. As the procession passed we gave past Chief Nunzio Susco a final salute.

TOP 15 ALARM RESPONDERS FOR 2007 1) LIEUTENANT TIM KENNEDY 2) CLAUDE REITH 3) SAFETY OFFICER TOM PERKINS 4) LIEUTENANT ROB O'KELLY 5) LIEUTENANT MATT CLAVELLI 6) ERIC MCARDELL 7) SAFETY OFFICER ART SOCHIA 8) CHIEF CHUCK CERIO JR. 9) LIEUTENANT JOHN PYRTLE 10) BATTALION CHIEF RICK RAVAS 11) ED GEORGE 12) WALT PAUL 13) KEVIN COPE 14) ED COAKLEY 15) JEFF BORDWELL TOP 5 RESPONDERS BY STATION FOR 2007 STATION #1 1) CLAUDE REITH 2) LIEUTENANT JOHN PYRTLE 3) ED GEORGE 4) KEVIN COPE 5) ED COAKLEY STATION #2 1) LIEUTENANT TIM KENNEDY 2) LIEUTENANT ROB O'KELLY 3) ERIC MCARDELL 4) SAFETY OFFICER ART SOCHIA 5) WALT PAUL STATION #3 1) SAFETY OFFICER TOM PERKINS 2) LIEUTENANT MATT CLAVELLI 3) BATTALION CHIEF RICK RAVAS 4) JEFF BORDWELL 5) KEVIN DIGREGORIO

Baldwinsville Engine 91 was dispatched to a vehicle fire on Church Road in Lysander Fire District Friday. Engine 91 (Lt. Kennedy) arrived moments after Lysander TP 2 to find a Chevrolet Lumina with the engine compartment fully involved spreading to the passenger compartment and deployed a hand line to assist Lysander with fire suppression. F/F Kogut and F/F Kolakowski deployed the hand line while F/F McArdell and F/F Karasek made entry to the engine compartment. The fire was extinguished in 15 minutes and units were picked up and returning to service shortly after. Photos courtesy of F/F Ed George.

Any member looking to purchase the Battalion 1 patch contact Battalion Chief Todd Cerio.

The members of the Baldwinsville Fire Department held their annual elections of department officers Thursday night. Officials were re-elected and newly elected for the Executive Board and Fire Chiefs and Officers. The results were as follows. Chiefs Chief Chuck Cerio Deputy Chief K.C. Pickard Battalion Chief 1 Todd Cerio Battalion Chief 2 Tony McIntyre Battalion Chief 3 Rick Ravas Station 1 Captain Keith Williamson Lieutenant John Roziock Lieutenant John Pyrtle Station 2 Captain Vacant Lieutenant Robert O'Kelly Lieutenant Tim Kennedy Station 3 Captain Tony DiGregorio Lieutenant Mike Rockdashil Lieutenant Matt Clavelli Executive Board President Paul Johnson Vice President Tom Perkins Treasurer Dick Long Assistant Treasurer Jeff Boardwell Secretary Dori Tucker Assistant Secretary Vacant Trustee Claude Reith Trustee Art Sochia Trustee Bill Kennedy

Members of the Fire Company were honored to barbecue chicken for the residents of the Syracuse Home Association in Baldwinsville. Plenty of chicken was cooked for the residents and staff to enjoy while families were coming in and helping celebrate Veterans Day. This is a yearly annual event the fire company does with the Syracuse Homes Association and each year only gets better. Amy Hunsinger from the Syracuse Homes was very helpful in the arrangements with us so we would like to thank her as well as the residents for good time had while at the barbecue!