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March 03, 2012 will mark the 109th time Protection Engine Company of Fishkill, NY has served this Annual Event. (click "read more" for details and prices)

At 1927 hours on the evening of August 3, 2011, Dutchess County 911 received a call reporting a fire at the Foam and Wash Car Wash on Merritt Blvd. in the Village of Fishkill. A Structural Fire First Alarm assignment was dispatched bringing 42-11, 42-12, 42-13, 42-59, 42-1 and East Fishkill F.A.S.T. to the scene. Subsequent to the original DC 911 call, a multitude of other 911 calls were received by 911 reporting a “fully involved building”.

by Allan R. Way, Company Historian

In putting this account together, I reviewed accounts from the Poughkeepsie Journal, the Evening News, the Wappingers & Southern Dutchess News, and a Gateway to Dutchess Newspaper. I spoke with several firefighters who were present at on the scene including our late Chief, Fred Nameth Sr. and the late Mr. Clifford Mac Mullen, who provided color photographs of the scene. It was interesting to note the different reporting styles in that some versions were human interest, others more sensational in approach, and another was an approach of minimal fact.

NYSERDA Recommends Consumers Look for ENERGY STAR® Qualified CFLs

The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC) today issued a Safety Alert regarding Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs.

State Fire Administrator Floyd A. Madison said the office has recently received inquiries concerning potential fire safety hazards associated with the use of these light bulbs, more commonly called CFLs.

“The investigation conducted by our Arson Bureau concluded that there is no fire hazard associated with CFLs that have been properly tested and listed by national testing laboratories,” Madison said.

Madison said, however, that the public, firefighters and fire investigators need to be aware of the “normal and expected” signs as a CFL nears the end of its life span or burns out because as this information can be misinterpreted as a “problem” with the bulb.