Campville Fire Wire

 The Campville Fire Department had a very exciting month with the arrival of a brand new ladder truck. Some of you may have seen us training on it in the church parking lot across the street from Station I. What a welcome piece of equipment for our community.

Training
 As you know, all of our members are volunteers. We have many dedicated members who give up many hours to not only run calls in the district but also attend NYS training classes and information seminars.
 This month we had five of our probation firefighters complete the NYS Scene Operations course. Congratulations to our new firefighters, Pat Brandt, Kevin Clyne, Patricia Hickey, Ed Kotski and Shane Freeman. We had two of our firefighters move on and complete the NYS Firefighter I course. Congratulations to Kevin Kotski and Bob Patelunas. We also had two of our firefighters advance through completion of the NYS Firefighter II course. Congratulations to Rob Ziemba and John Olsen.

 Our volunteer medical squad attended the Emergency Medical/Trauma Teaching Day sponsored by UHS on Saturday, April 1. Five of our EMTs, our paramedic, and our squad captain enjoyed the eight-hour program highlighting new ideas in the medical field. 

  We want to thank our members for their dedication and time they give to these training classes and programs.

River Rescue Training
 Once a month we have been fortunate to work with our neighboring department, Vestal, and their water rescue team. It has been a learning experience for all involved, especially our team who are relatively new to water rescue.

Welcome New Members
 On Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm we hold our weekly drills. Anyone who is interested in joining is welcome to stop in and fill out an application. We would be happy to show you around the station, introduce you to our members and our equipment. We also have an Apprentice Volunteer Firefighter Program for young adults at least 16 years old. Two new members joined this month and we are happy to have them. Welcome Marten Peterson and JP Radzikowski.

Events
 Thank you for your community support at our recent pancake breakfast. It is always a great way to welcome spring and see our neighbors after the long winter.

News
 We ask that you support our troops and send your prayers with one of our own, Kevin Kotski, who will be leaving on May 7 for his third tour in Iraq. He will be missed around our house by all. Kevin is one of our EMTs as well as a firefighter. 

Web Site
 Rob and Brenda Ziemba are working on our Web site which should be up and running soon. You will be able to view all our equipment and keep updated on our department.