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Ravena volunteer fire company reports 29 calls in September, describes highway rescue and ongoing burn ban
Summary
Fire company Chief Kevin Phillips reported 29 calls in September including a highway rescue that freed a family of four; the report noted training activities and reminded residents the state burn ban remains in effect until Oct. 15.
Chief Kevin Phillips provided the Ravena Volunteer Fire Company’s monthly report at the Oct. 7 Ravena Village Board meeting, saying the company responded to 29 calls in September, including structure‑alarm activations, motor‑vehicle accidents, a brush fire on the thruway and a gas leak at Four Seasons Community.
Chief Phillips described a recent highway rescue in which firefighters used a ladder horizontally across swampy ground to reach a vehicle that had gone down an embankment; a family of four was removed to safety. He credited crew members Mike Maddock and Chaz Dietrich and driver Don Hoteling for their roles on the rescue.
Training and community activities were noted: one member is attending an aerial operator course, the company assisted with a homecoming display and a flag‑hang at a RCS football game, and firefighters conducted a fire‑prevention detail at the library. The chief also reminded residents that a New York State burn ban remains in effect until Oct. 15; campfires and cooking fires are permitted but open brush burns for disposal are prohibited until that date.
No formal board action was recorded on the fire company report; it was presented as an informational departmental update.
