The Express Newspaper – May 12, 2016

Recruit NY – by M. LeMay

HALFMOON - On Thursday morning April 21st members of the Fireman’s Association of the State of New York, along with local fire officers, firefighters from Halfmoon – Waterford Fire District #1, Waterford, and Vischer Ferry and Assemblyman James Tedisco gathered at the Halfmoon – Waterford Fire Department on Middletown Rd in Waterford to kick off the 6th annual Recruit NY campaign.

Article and photos in the 04-28 edition

CP Halfmoon Fire District Banquet – by M. LeMay

HALFMOON – On Saturday February 27th The Clifton Park - Halfmoon Fire District No. 1 in conjunction with the Clifton Park - Halfmoon Fire Company, held its annual inspection dinner at the Mohawk River County Club in Rexford. Two hundred plus attendees were on hand to enjoy the evening and to honor the fire fighters. Officers, Chiefs and Company officers were sworn in by Clifton Park Supervisor Phil Barrett and Halfmoon Supervisor Kevin Tollisen.

Photos and article in the 03-17 issue.

The Express Newspaper March 17, 2016

Fire In Waterford

WATERFORD - A two-story building on Broad Street caught fire early Wednesday, December 30th, drawing nearly 80 firefighters who stopped the flames from spreading across the block in the heart of the village.

Article in the Jan.7th edition with more photos.

The Express Newspaper January 7, 2016

Fire Prevention Week

The Arvin Hart Fire Company would again like to thank everyone for their donations during this year’s fund drive.  We have exceeded last year’s monetary total even though only about 15% of the envelopes sent out were returned.

   Fire prevention week is coming up and this year’s theme is Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives, Test Yours Monthly.   In an average fire, do you know how long it takes for your smoke detector to activate, under ideal conditions less than 30 seconds.  The Arvin Hart Fire Co will try something different this year with an open house on Wednesday evening October 15th from 5pm to 8pm.  This does a couple of things, changes the time so as to not take away from resident’s weekend and is a regular training night for our members.  We do hope that you would stop by and see us.  It’s very discouraging when our members try to put together a good program and no one cares enough to show up.  After a while we feel that as long as we show up with the big red trucks, no one cares.  Please just stop by for a few minutes at our main station on Campbell at Kellogg Roads.

Read the entire article in the Oct. 2nd issue of the Express.

McDonald’s In Waterford Destroyed by Fire – LeMay Page 2/Wessel Page 18

WATERFORD - An early morning fire broke out on Saturday at The McDonald’s on Saratoga Ave in Waterford. The 911 call came in at approximately 3:20 am from the McDonald’s employee. Four employees were in the store at the time working and a patron at the drive through. All employees were able to exit the building and no injuries were reported. The fire is believed to have stared in the fryers and extended into the ventilation system. Store owner Roger Grout stated “the fire suppression system was successfully discharged but did not reach the source of the flames do to the fact that the flames had made their way into the ventilation system.” Four local fire departments fought the early morning blaze.

The entire article is in the Dec. 12 issue of the Express

Mechanicville House Fire

On Saturday, September 7th, at approximately 3:30 am, the Mechanicville Fire Department was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 14 Penrose Avenue in the city. Initial reports indicated multiple subjects were still inside the structure.

As a part of the department’s box alarms system, a FAST team was immediately requested to the scene from the Clifton Park Fire Department.

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