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Elmsford fire department reports January runs, highlights training seminar honoring Lt. Andy Fredericks
Summary
A fire department representative told the Village Board of Elmsford that the department ran 54 fire calls and 61 EMS calls in January, credited quick action for saving a home at 73 Sears Avenue and described an annual training seminar renamed for a late lieutenant.
A fire department representative told the Village Board of Elmsford that the department handled 54 fire runs and 61 EMS runs in January and that a Jan. 21 structure fire at 73 Sears Avenue was quickly extinguished, saving the home from serious damage.
The report, given during the board’s regular meeting, also recounted the department’s training seminar, which the speaker said draws attendees and vendors from across the Tri-State area. The seminar—first held in January 2001—was renamed in honor of Lieutenant Andy Fredericks after his death on Sept. 11, 2001; the speaker said the chief of the New York City Fire Department delivered opening remarks this year and praised the Elmsford event.
“The stats for January were 54 fire runs and 61 EMS runs,” the Fire Department representative said. He added that on Jan. 21 “the fire department quickly extinguished the structure fire 73 Sears Avenue, which saved the home from serious damage.” The speaker described praise from visiting presenters and noted the seminar donates proceeds to four charities.
The speaker provided a brief history of the seminar, saying the first event featured Lieutenant Andy Fredericks of the New York City Fire Department and that the program has continued in his name since 2001. According to the speaker, visiting presenters have called Elmsford’s seminar among the better-run events they attend.
No formal board action on department staffing, budgets or operations was recorded in the meeting minutes excerpted for this report.
