 Accidents Keep
Firefighters Busy
June 9-North Boston
Two recent accidents keep North Boston Firefighters
and Boston EMS busy. See pictures from both incidents here... |
 County
Chiefs Selections
March 25-West Seneca
The
Erie County Fire Chiefs
Mutual Aid Organization Awards Committee has finalized the recipients of
this years awards. Firefighters associated with the cardiac arrest save
in October were awarded EMS Provider of the year. |
 Live
Fire Training
September 17 2005- Armor
Firefighters from North Boston, Armor, Newton Abbott and Hamburg Fire
Departments participated in live fire
training at the Erie County Fair. Details inside...
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 Subject
trapped in rollover
July 13 2005- North Boston
Mid-morning commute ends in a rollover accident requiring 1 patient to
be extricated from the vehicle. Pictured are North Boston Firefighters
and Boston EMS. |
 Subject
trapped in 2 Vehicle Accident
November 5 2005-North Boston
An evening collision brings rescuers to familiar scene to
extricate a patient from the
vehicle. One patient was extricated and taken to ECMC for treatment. |
 Steel
City FOOLS Ultimate Training Weekend
September 23 2005- Pittsburgh, PA
Four North Boston Firefighters attended the Steel City FOOLS
Ultimate Training Weekend in Canonsburg
Pennsylvania from September 23-25 2005. The Pittsburgh Metro FOOLS, in
conjunction with the WCFA, the Washington
County Department of Public Safety, and the Bucks C.C.C. sponsored the
training programs. |
 Extrication
Training- VANS
September 20 2005- North Boston
North Boston Firefighters honed their skills on a wide
array of Vans procured through Lake Erie
Towing & Recovery. Firefighters received their training Tony Schueckler-Fire
Rescue Products-Certified Amkus Trainer. |
 Firefighters save one of their own
November 1-North Boston
Members of the North Boston Fire Company and Boston EMS were recognized
for their efforts in a code save of a fellow firefighter. |
 Fill 'da Boot for Kids
Escaping Drugs
March 26-North Boston
North Boston Firefighters
pound the pavement to raise funds for Kids Escaping Drugs. Money Raised
was presented April 2nd on the KED Telethon. Firefighters raised over
$1,523.00. |
 Western New York
Firefighter Ski Race
March 18-South Bristol
North Boston Firefighters traveled to the Finger Lakes Region to
participate in the WNY Firefighter Ski Race, which supports the
Finger Lakes Regional Burn
Association.
See who took 1st Place........ |
 North
Boston Delivers residents newsletters
October 9 2006-North Boston
North Boston Firefighters hit the streets to keep their residents
informed of the
activities their firefighters have been up to. To read the details,
visit... |
 North Boston Firefighters
Honored The
Erie County Fire
Chiefs Mutual Aid Organization Awards Committee has finalized the recipients of
this years awards. Once again, North Boston Fire Company brings home winners in
their respective categories. The awards will be presented at
the Installation Dinner on April 2nd at The Lily of the Valley Banquet Facility in
Cheektowaga.
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 Evans National Bank Present Donation
February 9, 2005Officials from The North Boston Branch of
Evans National
Bank met with Officials from the North Boston Fire Company to present them with
a Donation to their organization.
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 Winter weather returns to WNY
area
March 23 2005
An afternoon commute turned
upside down for a motorist on the Northbound RT219. An untimely winter storm
passed through the area, dumping 3 inches of sloppy snow on the roadways. North
Boston and Boston EMS were alerted at 1722hrs on the RT219 Northbound near the
Zimmerman Road overpass for a vehicle accident with entrapment. |
Lake Effect Firefighter Ski Race
January 3, 2005
As the North Boston Fire Company celebrated 100 years of
service to it's community, members prepared a different way to start off the
next 100 years of service to it's community.
See how...
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 Rollover with Entrapment
July 13, 2005
North Boston firefighters
were dispatched at 10:02hrs to an injury accident on RT 219 Northbound at mile
post 114.9. Initial dispatch information reported
single vehicle rollover, Erie County Sheriff on location with one victim out
of the vehicle.
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 Pittsburgh Metro
Fools-Ultimate Training Weekend
September 25, 2005Four North Boston Firefighters attended
the Steel City FOOLS Ultimate Training Weekend in Canonsburg Pennsylvania from
September 23-25 2005. North Boston Firefighters did not miss out on this
once-in-a-lifetime training opportunity in Western Pennsylvania.
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 Live Fire Training
October 25
Sunday September 18th and Saturday October 22,
Firefighters from Armor, Newton Abbott and North Boston participated in live
fire training. The Sunday session brought Firefighters to Erie County
Fairgrounds to do evolutions through barn 10- where firefighters participated in
over 12 burns in the mixed use structure. |
 First sign of an Accident
March 8, 2004
While
en-route to work North Boston First Assistant Chief Sean Crotty came across an
incident in progress. Traveling north on Boston State Road from Zimmerman
Road, Asst. Chief Crotty noted a 4 door vehicle that entered his path of travel
with what appeared to be an object protruding from the windshield.
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 Amsdell Middle School Drill
May 13, 2004
North Boston was one of many fire companies that took part in a
multi-agency drill. Crews in Rescue 7 responded as a FAST Team to the
Middle
School Drill.
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 Upside Down you turn me
July 12, 2004
Rescue units were alerted to respond to a report of a
garbage truck overturned
on North Boston Road at Feddick Road. Boston EMS and North Boston drew the
initial dispatch at 1318hrs, bringing Engine 2, Rescue 7 to the scene.
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North Boston 100th Anniversary
Celebration
September 25, 2004-
100th Anniversary Party
Rodney J. Carr was the Master of
Ceremonies. Began the program by reading the minutes of the organizational
meeting held on September 30, 1904
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French Fire Chief Visits area
After first contacting Asst. Chief Sean Crotty in March of 2001 off
www.northbostonfire.com, Chief
Robert Devred from Senas France visited
Western New York Friday July 30th. Robert traveled to Western New York while
vacationing in the Toronto area, Robert and his family stopped on the way back
through from visiting New York City.
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Fatal Motorcycle Accident
July 28, 2004
Boston EMS and North Boston Fire were dispatched to Zimmerman Road near
George Drive for a reported motorcycle accident
at 2349hrs. First arriving was
A/C Crotty, who initially established command, and started a size-up, placing
Mercy Flight on a ground standby.
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August 18, 2003-
Erie County Fair Coverage
August 14, 2003-
Widespread Power Outage
July 29, 2003-
Congressman Quinn Visit
July 25, 2003-
Empire State Games Fire Police
July 3, 2003- Accident with Extrication
May 22, 2003-
Harrisburg Contingent to AMKUS Class
May 16, 2003-
High School EMT
Students learn Extrication
March 19, 2003- North Boston Firefighter
Shear Honored by County Chiefs
March 15, 2003- North Boston responds to "Leaky
Grille"
March 7, 2003- Commercial
fire consumes building
February 28,
2003- Milk
Tanker careens out of control
March 26, 2003-
North
Boston hosts successful 4 day extrication
training
January 19,
2003- North
Boston Assists at Blue Bonnet Fire
January 17, 2003- New gear makes NB look like New
Kids on the Block
January 10, 2003- Fire
Engulfs Zimmerman Road Kitchen
December 15, 2002- North Boston Success in
FEMA
Grants Round 10
11/25/2002
North Boston teams up with American Red Cross
10/05/2002
Community awarded Excellence Through Teamwork
10/05/2002
Live Burn at RANCO
09/21/2002
NB Takes part in Honoring our Heroes
at Toys R US
09/14/2002
Car
Careens of road into ditch
08/30/2002
NYS DEC Grant Awarded
08/30/2002
Boston Square Seniors accommodated
08/25/2002
Change 30 years ago spells success today
08/24/2002
Community Rallies around devastation
08/24/2002
B-Kwik Market, Community Devastated
08/18/2002
North Boston Monster Madness
03/19/2002
County Chiefs Award NB Duo, again
02/17/2002
Accidents keep North Boston busy
02/02/2002
Storm Rips area
06/30/2001 Summer arrives to two fires, one
in OP, one of our own
06/14/01 North Boston Firefighters celebrate Flag Day with Boston Valley students
06/03/2001 Choppy "wakes" on the
Route 219 encountered for boater
06/01/2001 Educational opportunities for high
school Juniors and Seniors
05/16/2001 Mid-day rollover snarls traffic
on Boston State Road
05/14/2001 Trucker finds leafspring in
roadway, puncturing saddle tank
04/28/2001 Wacky Woodsfire has firefighters
counting on the "Grasshopper" and counting their lucky "STAR"s
04/24/2001 Firefighters hit the streets to
distribute bi-annual newsletter
03/10/2001 County Chiefs announce Back
to Back Winners
03/05/01 Lockwood youth
presented award from local officials
03/01/01 French Connection Lands in
Buffalo after visit on www
02/26/01Erie County Chiefs Award Nominees from North
Boston
02/14/01 North Boston and
Hillcrest Fire Companies Honor Child
12/14/00 Family Displaced
from Home after fire
12/14/00 Mangled Mayhem
on Boston State idles power for hours
11/18/00 Overdue hunter
draws rescuers out into remote ravine
11/14/00 Tankers Tangle
on RT. 219 219 EXPRESS Respond
09/30/00 Firefighters
Finish 4th in Olympics
