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ABOUT THIS SECTION
Our rst responders
deserve great respect
By Ben Beagle
The first time I was al-
lowed into an accident scene,
I watched for a few moments
and began taking pictures of
the rst responders at work.
I was next to a blue pickup
truck when a State Trooper
came up to me and quietly said
I was free to take pictures of
anything I wanted but he asked
if I would respectfully not pho-
tograph from an angle showing
the blue tarp that was pulled
tight across the cab of the truck.
I looked up from my cam-
eras viewfinder to respond
and saw the tarp over the space
where the windshield would
normally be found. Thats
when I realized that if the tarp
was there so was a dead body.
Standing just a few steps
away, the realization was met
with a momentary shiver.
In the roughly 25 years since,
I have been to other fatal ac-
cidents and scenes of tragic
events. Sometimes it is a short
time at the scene, but other
times it may be hours.
Its never easy. But as a jour-
nalist I havent experienced
such scenes so frequently that
they are hard to compartmen-
talize as a just doing my job.
But what of the men and
women whose job brings them
in contact with such scenarios
far more frequently? The men
and women of fire depart-
ments, ambulance crews and
law enforcement agencies reg-
ularly train to be at their best
when our lives may be at their
worst.
Their efforts are a feat de-
serving of great respect.
In Livingston County, nearly
50 agencies protect and serve
a population of nearly 65,000
people. They do this in a county
that encompasses more than
640 square miles.
They go about their jobs de-
liberately and diligently in roles
far more complex and chal-
lenging than that of observers.
They are there not only to save
or comfort, but also to clean up
after.
These men and women are
professionals and have special
training to respond. But in ma-
ny cases, they are also volun-
teers. They have chosen to do
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Fire Departments have long
history of service in county
F
this. They may be our neigh- ire departments in Liv-
bors and our friends and ingston County have a
sometimes they are neighbors long history of serving
and friends of those they are their communities, and sim-
assisting at a re or accident ilarly, its membership often
scene. reects many years of service.
These first responders are As you read through the
ready morning, noon and capsules of area departments
night. They are called at the youll meet people who have
most unexpected times and served for decades, family
sometimes the most unpleas- members serving together
ant conditions. They may miss or, in the case of Josh and Ra-
school events, athletic contests chel Halpenny leading differ-
and other family events. Holi-
ent departments.
days do not bring a day off if
The departments respond
ood waters are rising on Eas-
ter Sunday, first responders to emergency needs across a
will be on the job making sure varied landscape of 640 square
their community is safe. miles, including 8.5 square
This special section cele- miles of water.
brates the work that these rst In Springwater, efforts are
responders do to keep our underway to enlist residents
communities safe. Whether with ponds to allow for the cre-
paid or volunteer, they are all ation of dry hydrants to assist
dedicated to making sure we in providing water sources for
live in a safe environment. reghting efforts.
On the following pages, Several departments have
youll learn about these agen- junior reghter or Explorer
cies and meet some of the men programs for teenagers that
and women who don the uni- are designed to interest youth
forms. The section is not in- in becoming firefighters as
JEFFREY ARNOLD/FOR THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY NEWS, FILE PHOTO
tended to be a comprehensive A reghter is silhouetted against the ames of a house re in adults.
history of each department,
the East Avon Fire District.
but it does offer perspective See FIRE T11
on the variety and uniqueness
of the roles these departments
play.
Just last month, two wind-
storms and a noreaster had
first responders helping to
clear roads of debris, tending
to accident victims and closing
roads until utility crews could
come in and do their work.
Remember this. And dont
forget to thank them and sup-
port them.
THIS SECTION would not have
been possible without cooper-
ation of representatives from
the agencies included and the
team of writers who compiled
the stories. Contributing writ-
ers were Matt Leader, Virginia
Kropf, Sally Santora, Courtney
Weimar, Judy Tripp-Neu and
Annie Renaud. Photographs
were used from the Livingston
County News archives and
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4 Thursday, April 13, 2017
Training keeps ambulance crews ready for anything
O
ne of New Yorks first
ambulance services
started more than 70
years ago in Caledonia.
Today, more than a dozen
ambulance companies serve
Livingston County. This year
marks the 50th anniversary of
Nunda Ambulance.
While many are affiliated
with local fire departments,
others function as a stand-
alone operation.
All are here to serve resi-
dents when they are injured or
sick.
Advanced training for ma-
ny crews, new techniques
and cutting-edge equipment
are allowing local ambulance
companies to give residents a
better chance at a positive out-
come in an emergency.
Heres a capsule look at se-
lected ambulance companies
(others may be found in the
re department capsules):
AVON ROTARY LIONS AMBULANCE
Avon Rotary Lions Ambu-
lance was established in 1955
through the efforts of the two
community service organiza-
tions that share in the orga-
nizations name. Today, the
not-for-prot corporation re-
lies solely on billing and dona-
tions.
The ambulance provides
emergency medical services to
the town and village of Avon.
Community Relations Co-
ordinator Robert Younger said
that 60 percent of the staff is
comprised of volunteer cer-
tified first responders, basic
EMTs and paramedics. There
are a total of 52 members. AR-
LA owns two ambulances and
one paramedic y car provid-
ing advanced life support.
Richard Race became op-
erations manager for ARLA in
2013. At the time, there was
one volunteer member. To-
day, ARLA has 18 volunteer
members covering about 60
percent of the shifts, repre-
senting about 430 of the 720
hours in a month.
Race said he is proud of the
recruitment of trained volun-
teers. He would like to recruit
more, with a goal of having
volunteer EMTs and drivers
cover 600 hours a month.
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ARLA crews remain on-site are valuable. Director of Op- miles and recently added an bulance coverage rate to 95
at the Lake Road ambulance erations Scott Johnson noted area that had previously been percent. For the remaining 5
base throughout their on-call that several volunteers are still covered by another depart- percent, Johnson noted that
shifts to provider a faster re- active with the department af- ment. the department has a great
sponse time. ter more than years of service. Johnson said that during the collaboration with the Liv-
ARLA receives about 1,000 The Dansville Ambulance last two years, the department
calls and in 2016 covered 99 See MEDICAL T5
Corps covers about 100 square has increased its primary am-
percent of them. Race said the
call data is a significant im-
provement from 2013, when
the organization was covering
about 80 percent of its calls.
ARLA is certified to carry
pain medication on board and
is one of two agencies in the ar-
ea to provide rapid sequence
intubation, an advanced air-
way technique. Race said the
organization recently integrat-
ed its basic and advanced life
support skills. The agency al-
so purchased power gurneys,
which assist the medics with
loading patients into and out
of the ambulance.
ARLA also provides a num-
ber of American Heart Asso-
On behalf of all the Residents of the
ciation certification training
programs to the community
and Avon Central School Dis-
trict including community
Town of Conesus
CPR and rst aid.
Thank You to Our
This is a community-based
ambulance that provides a lot
of community service, Race
said.
ARLA ofcers include Race,
Younger, Captain of Oper-
ations Timothy Kelly, Lieu-
tenant of Training Nicholas
1st Responders
Kujawski and Lieutenant of
Operations Julie Purick. No words can express our admiration and
Sally Santora
gratitude for all you do.
DANSVILLE AMBULANCE
The Dansville Ambulance
Corps responded to 1,285 re-
quests for service last year. Of
FIRE EMS POLICE SHERIFFS
those calls, the majority in-
volved elderly patients suffer-
DEPT. DEPT. DEPT.
ing from cardiac or breathing
problems.
Other than Livingston
County EMS, the Dansville
Ambulance Corps is among
the ve busiest departments in
the county when responding
to calls within their district.
Membership gures havent
signicantly changed during
the last year. The organization
did, however, pick up several
younger EMTs.
While it is important to bring
in young and enthusiastic vol-
unteers, long-term members

Medical
From T4
ingston County EMS and other
agencies.
They really are a great re-
source, he said. If you dial
911 and need an ambulance
for whatever reason, you will
have someone respond in an
appropriate amount of time.
We all help each other out,
he said.
With the help of fundrais-
ing, the department was able
to purchase two new power
gurneys to assist volunteers
with lifting.
To attract young members,
the Dansville Ambulance
Corps offers an Explorer Pro-
gram. The Explorers hold
meetings and receive some
training. The program has
been so successful that two
seniors intend to join the de-
partment full time after grad-
uation. Its a big win for us,
said Johnson.
Next year, the department
will celebrate 50 years of ser-
vice to the community.
Courtney Weimar
for your dedication, service, and sacrifice!
GENESEE VALLEY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
(CALEDONIA AMBULANCE)
Genesee Valley Emergency
Medical Services is a relative-
ly new organization, though
it carries on a legacy that in-
cludes one of the states rst
emergency medical response
services, Caledonia Ambu-
lance.
GVEMS, a not-for-profit
volunteer ambulance service,
incorporated in 2002. It is a
partnership of Caledonia Am-
bulance and Genesee Valley
Advanced Life Support, which
includes Medic 76 and 77, the
advanced life support y cars
that Caledonia Ambulance
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James Carroll serves as pres-
ident of the GVEMS board of
agency has quite a legacy of
providing emergency care
to the community. In 2016,
their worst days, and we ar-
ent important until someone
needs us, Bailey said. Our
directors. GVEMS covered 97 percent of average call takes 2 to 3 hours;
GVEMS Director of Oper- the calls that came for its ser- multiply that by 726 calls (the
ations and ALS Chief Donna vice area from the 911 dispatch number GVEMS had in 2016).
Bailey said the organization, center.
which has fewer than 20 active See MEDICAL T18
We take care of people, on
volunteers, is still in its infan-
cy in identifying its role in the
big scheme of regional public Great Thanks to ALL First Responders
safety and health care.
Recently GVEMS was rec-
ognized at the STEP Council
of the Genesee Region Inc. for
15 years of service to the com-
munity. Add in the 75 years of
emergency services provided
by Caledonia Ambulance be-
fore incorporating as GVEMS
and its easy to see that the
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ix Livingston County
communities have their
own police departments.
The departments in Avon,
Caledonia, Dansville, Gen-
eseo, Mount Morris and Nun-
da represent a variety of sizes,
with part-time ofcers assist-
ing full-time ofcers, but all
share a commitment to their
communities.
Heres a capsule look at the
departments
AVON POLICE
There is no documentation
that states when the Avon Po-
lice Department was founded,
though a news article from
1939 references the naming of
a police chief.
Gary Benedict is the current
chief of the department, which
employes five full-time and
four part-time officers who
serve and protect 3,000 resi- would like to Acknowledge &
dents in the village of Avon.
The department also per-
forms property checks for
Thank all our 1st Responders
businesses and residents who
are away from their homes for for their Dedication and Service
an extended period. Addition-
al services include ngerprint-
ing and child safety checks.
to our Community
I think that we are the same
as all of the other small police
departments, but because we
have a low crime rate we can
concentrate more on commu-
nity policing and quality of life
issues, Benedict said.
Sally Santora
CALEDONIA POLICE
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Police
From T6
serves about 900 homes in
the village and about 2,200
residents who live within 10
square miles of the village.
The department contracts
with the Town of Caledonia
and also responds to priority
one and two ambulance calls,
structure res and reports of
crimes in progress. Caledonia
may also be called to assist the
Monroe County Sheriffs De-
partment in Wheatland.
Caledonia has three full-
time and three part-time of-
cers. One full-time ofcer is
the school resource ofcer at
Caledonia-Mumford Central
School. The SRO duties in-
clude overseeing the school
districts safety plan, overall
campus security, providing
classroom visits and assisting
with day to day safety issues.
The department has two
patrol cars, a 2011 Ford Crown
Victoria and a 2015 Ford Inter-
ceptor SUV. The newest vehi-
cle was given to the village by
an anonymous donor.
Though the department is
relatively small, Police Chief
Daniel Chapman said ofcers
possess several important
certifications. These include
two level II re investigators,
three evidence technicians, a
school resource ofcer, child
safety seat technician, bike
patrol, and a Department of
Transportation truck/hazmat
inspector.
A Caledonia ofcer also is a
guest instructor at Caledonia
Fire Departments babysitter
course and works with youth
at the village parks.
Sally Santora
Being a police ofcer is Dansville has been likened to being a
neighborhood mayor, says Police Chief Charlie Perkins.
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DANSVILLE POLICE training based on their longev- cers conduct bike rodeos for but it is also about being re-
The Dansville Police De-
partment, one of the busiest
ity with the department and
dedication to the community.
children, lead community pa-
rades, attend local events and
sponsive to the needs of the
community.
in the county, responded to Specialized training opportu- offer tours to community or- The village holds the po-
about 4,300 calls in 2016. nities include interrogation, ganizations. lice department to a higher
Man for man others investigator school and active Perkins tells his ofcers that level of expectations, he said.
would be hard pressed to have shooter training, among oth- they are neighborhood may- Theres no on-duty or off-du-
as much activity as we do, ers. or where they live and their ty time. Its 24/7.
said Police Chief Charlie Per- Interacting with the res- homes should be seen as an Courtney Weimar
kins, who has been with the idents is a priority for the extension of the police ofce.
department for 32 years, in- department. In addition to It is not only about being a See POLICE T8
cluding 18 as chief. patrolling the community, of- rst responder, he explained,
The department, which
has seven full-time officers,
spent the past year acquiring
new equipment that had been
postponed due to budget cuts
and other factors. The pur-
chases included a new vehicle,
stop sticks, tasers, handguns
and updated ofce computers.
He noted that some of the
purchases were lingering
for a number of years and
described the department as
playing catch up.
Our primary piece of
equipment is a police car,
said Perkins. The vehicle gives
the department four cars
which is a good workable
number, he said
Perkins hopes to continue
on the progress made in the
last year.
This year, the department
hopes to integrate the com-
puter and ngerprint systems.
There is also the possibili-
ty of the department adding a
patrol rie. However, the rie
could be an expensive prop-
osition for a small depart-
ment. Perkins estimated that
it would be about a $6,000 in-
vestment.
Along with acquiring equip-
ment, the department has
been attempting to get back on
track with its training sched-
ule. In addition to annual ed-
ucation, ofcers have the op-
portunity to receive additional
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Police
From T7
GENESEO POLICE
The Geneseo Police Depart-
ment in 2016 became the rst
village police department in
Livingston County to receive
accreditation from the state
Division of Criminal Justice
Services.
The accreditation culmi-
nated a ve-year process that
scrutinized the departments
policies and procedures and
required the department to
pass a review of 135 different
criteria that include such de-
tails as how accident reports
are taken and maintained.
Accreditation is a way of
helping police agencies evalu-
ate and improve their overall
performance, providing for-
mal recognition that an or-
ganization meets or exceeds
expectations of quality in the
eld, and acknowledging the
implementation of policies
that are conceptually sound
and operationally effective.
The department joins the
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Livingston County Sheriffs Safe Stop April 27. The coop- seatbelt violations (and) the adhering to trafc laws dealing
Office and SUNY Geneseo
University Police as accredited
erative initiative supported by
state and local agencies seeks
Operation Safe Stop falls un-
der that blanket, so if we put
with school buses, there are a
few hot spots where viola-
agencies in Livingston County. to promote school bus safety extra people on that day, its tions tend to occur on a more
Accreditation is valid for ve through education and en- covered by the grant, so no ad- frequent basis, Osganian said.
years. During that period, the forcement efforts. ditional cost to taxpayers. Court Street by Meadow
department is subject to annu- Weve done it for the last While village motorists are,
al check-ins. A renewal inspec- 10 plus years, said Geneseo See POLICE T9
for the most part, good about
tion will be conducted after Police Chief Eric Osganian.
ve years. We get a grant every year
The department will be that pays for wages to enforce
participating in Operation aggressive driving behaviors,
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Police
From T8
Drive has been a problem ar-
ea, North Street by Lakeville
Road, Lima Road those areas
have been predominately in
the past where our buses get
passed, Osganian said. So
well follow the buses in the
morning runs and the after-
noon runs to ensure people
are following the law.
New York State transports
2.3 million children to and
from school using more than
50,000 school buses each year.
But each day, an estimated
50,000 vehicles illegally pass
a school bus in New York, ac-
cording to the Governors
Trafc Safety Committee.
Matt Leader
MOUNT MORRIS POLICE
The Mount Morris Police
Department currently has four
full-time and six part-time em-
ployees.
Police Chief Ken Mignemi,
one of several Mount Morris
natives on the force, has been
with the department for 23
years and is its longest-serving
member. He was rst hired as
a part-time road patrol ofcer
by the department in 1994 and
became a full-time road pa-
trol ofcer in 1995. When Gary
Benedict retired as chief in
2011, Mignemi took over.
The sworn and civilian
personnel that comprise the
Mount Morris Police Depart-
ment are dedicated to ad-
dressing crime and disorder
in a manner that embodies
police-community partner-
ships, Mignemi writes in A
Letter from the Chief on the
departments website.
Three other Mount Mor-
ris officers also grew up in
the community. Mark Brado
graduated from Mount Mor-
ris Central School in 1991 and
spent 16 years in the Army be-
fore joining the police depart-
ment, where as a senior of-
cer he trains new hires and is
a child safety seat technician.
Jeremy Blair, who graduated
from Mount Morris in 1996,
began his law enforcement ca-
reer as a state corrections of-
cer and then joined the Mount
Morris Police Department in
2006 as a full-time road patrol
Members of the Geneseo Police Department accept an award
for accreditation in July 2016. Pictured are, from left, Geneseo
Police Ofcer Christopher Matteson, Sgt. Dana Carson, Chief Eric
Osganian, then-Genesee County Sheriff Gary Maha and Michael
Green, executive deputy Commission of Division of Criminal
Justice Services.
ofcer. He is a certied police
instructor. Part-time officer
Jacob Zangerle, a 1997 grad-
uate of Mount Morris, joined
the department as a road-pa-
trol ofcer in 2011.
Ofcer Terry Soto will mark
20 years with the department
in 2017. He began as a part-
time road patrol officer and
is assigned to Genesee Valley
Board of Educational Part-
nership as a school resource
ofcer. In 2003, he was the re-
cipient of a valor award from
then-Gov. George Pataki.
The departments officers
undergo similar training to
those in surrounding commu-
nities. They also have in-depth
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GENESEO POLICE DEPARTMENT PHOTO
knowledge of the community
and its residents.
The department handled
nearly 2,600 trafc calls in 2015
and almost 6,000 general calls.
The department provides
a school resource officer at
Mount Morris Central School.
Ben Beagle
NUNDA POLICE
The Nunda Police Depart-
ment, established in 1954, has
nine part-time police ofcers
serving the community. Last
year, the department respond-
ed to roughly 1,200 calls.
Chief Jeffrey Wilcox has
been with the department for
18 years.
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In terms of training and
equipment, the Nunda Police
Department
nouncing arrests. They also
post about community events
and offer safety tips. They even
is similar to used it to announce a gener-
those in sur- ous donation from Michael
rounding DAmico (DAmicos Christ-
communi- mas Light Show) that will be
ties. Annual used to provide bicycle and car
training in- seat safety education to resi-
cludes CPR/ dents.
rst aid, re- The departments proximity
arms, blood- Wilcox to the Nunda Fire and Ambu-
borne pathogens and more. lance Departments is unique
to the community. which Wil-
Nunda officers offer child
cox said makes it more of a
safety seat checks, a bicycle ro-
personal relationship than
deo with Cornell Cooperative professional,
Extension of Livingston Coun- Its more of a close knit
ty, property checks and cover- group, he said.
age at community events. Last October featured a joint
Last year, the department event with first responders.
began using social media to The fire department had an
engage with residents. Weve open house which included
had a lot of community inter- an opportunity to have coffee
action on Facebook, said Wil- with area police. Response to
cox. the event was so positive that
Members of the department ofcers hope to make it an an-
wanted to make the Facebook nual event.
page about more than just an- Courtney Weimar
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Refocused Drug Task Force entering its fth year

By The LCN Staff
Livingston County re-
launched its drug task force in
2013 with the intent to bring
a more formalized, proactive
approach among local, coun-
ty, state and federal agencies
that serve county residents.
The Livingston County
Drug Task Force allows for
improved communication
among the agencies and the
ability to marshal more re-
sources than individual de-
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The Task Force includes law
enforcement representatives
from the Livingston County
Sheriffs Ofce, police depart-
ments in Avon, Caledonia,
Dansville, Geneseo, Mount
Morris and Nunda, Drug En-
forcement Administration,
New York State Park Police,
Immigration and Customs En-
forcement and the Livingston
County District Attorneys Of-
ce.
Residents with informa-
tion about illegal drug activity
are asked to call the Sheriffs
Ofce at (585) 243-7100. Call-
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Heres a capsule look at area
departments:
AVON FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Avon Fire Department
is comprised of two compa-
nies, the Avon Pumper Com-
pany and the William Van-
Zandt Hose Company, which
celebrated its 125th anniversa-
ry in 2013.
The total membership is 65
with about 30 active members.
Dan Snyder is chief of the
department. Brian Strozewski
is rst assistant chief and Andy
Pierce is second assistant.
The department owns a util-
ity vehicle, rescue pumper, a
quint and a rescue truck.
In 2016, the Avon Fire De-
partment worked tirelessly as-
sisting residents whose prop-
erties were affected by severe
ooding.
With recent remediation to
reduce flooding, Snyder re-
ports that the department only
had one call for a ooded base-
ment during recent storms
and that was due to a malfunc-
tioning sump pump.
Sally Santora
CALEDONIA FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Caledonia Fire Depart-
ment may have had an inaus-
picious start. In 1891, four
years after William Hamilton
spearheaded the departments
founding, a devastating fire
destroyed 18 buildings on
Main Street. The department
faced some public criticism by
editors of the local newspaper
who said it didnt have enough
money to purchase the equip-
ment needed to ght res.
The departments history
notes that the re was the rst
record of using mutual aid as
Mumford and Avon Fire De-
partments were called to help.
The Avon equipment, the his-
tory said, was sent to Caledo-
nia by rail car too late to be
much help.
Things would get better.
Around 1910, the Village of
Caledonia began to fund the
department. In 1939, the de-
partment organized a rst aid
squad and three years later
started one of the states rst
emergency medical transport
Caledonia reghters are seen on location in a photograph from the late 1970s or early 1980s.
services.
Caledonia also presented an
annual remens parade, con-
sidered one of the largest in
Western New York, and carni-
val for more than 50 years. The
department has conducted a
babysitters training course for
more than 50 years.
With a generous donation
from John Wiley Jones, found-
er of Jones Chemicals Inc., the
Caledonia Fire Department
built and opened J.W. Jones
Hall on April 1, 1979. The hall
is used for recreation events,
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department training and as a
party and banquet facility. The
hall was recently redecorated.
With the opening of J.W.
Jones Hall, the volunteers be-
gan running Tuesday night
bingo, which was popular and
well attended for many years.
In recent years the attendance
had dwindled from 200 players
per night to about 50. In March
2017 after 38 straight years, the
decision was made to discon-
tinue bingo.
In November 2014, Caledo-
nia was the rst of 20 compa-
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R.J. Kantowski are deputy rst
assistant chiefs, Tim Beavers
and Mike Knutowicz are cap-
tains, Kevin Hammond and
Kevin Keenan are lieutenants.
Sally Santora
CONESUS FIRE DEPARTMENT
The past year has seen some
major changes in the Conesus
Fire Department. For several
years, the department had the
distinction of having the high-
est percentage of female mem-
bers of any re department in
the state, and in 2016 it elect-
ed its rst female chief, Rachel
Halpenny.
Halpenny grew up in the
fire department, where her
mother Debbie Green has
been a member for more than
30 years. Halpenny joined the
Explorer Post when she was
CALEDONIA FIRE DEPARTMENT PHOTOGRAPH
14 and became a full-edged
member as soon as she was old
enough.
nies to respond to a re at a fer-
Another big change for the
tilizer and grain storage facility
department was selling its
in Caledonia. There was great
air boat. While the boat was a
danger involved with the re,
unique and valuable asset be-
and flames in the overnight
cause of the number of lakes
sky could be seen as far away
nearby and the duck hunt-
as Rochester. Then-re chief
ers who come to hunt in the
John Murray was named the
swamp, it became increasingly
state Fireghter of the Year by
difcult to nd personnel to
the American Legion for his
train to operate it. Halpenny
work coordinating reghter
said they are looking at ways to
efforts at the grain plant blaze.
He later was named Northeast replace it.
Fireghter of the Year. Last year, Conesus respond-
Mike Churchill is the cur-
rent re chief. Jeff Ayers and See FIRE T12
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Geneseo, NY 14454
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ed to 80 calls.
The department averag-
es between 30 and 35 active
members.
The departments eet in-
cludes two pumper/tankers,
a rescue truck and utility ve-
hicle with brush skid and res-
cue skid capable of carrying
extrication equipment, spare
air bottles and a Pro/Pak with
foam for car res. The depart-
ment is looking to replace one
old pumper, the chief said.
An ongoing project has been
refurbishing the departments
original 1934 Dodge re truck.
Several fundraisers during the
last 15 years have helped re-
ghters save enough money to
get the truck up and running
and to build a storage building
to display it. The building is
positioned so the re truck will
be visible from Route 15 and
the public can view this great
piece of the towns history,
Halpenny said.
The building will also pro-
vide rapid access storage for
specialized emergency re-
sponse equipment, such as
gear for HazMat, mass casu-
alties, woodland res, search
and rescue and chimney res.
The fire department will
have two chicken barbecues
this year, the first April 29
during Recruit New York, and
the second in the fall.
Officers are Halpenny,
chief; Dale Eddy, rst assistant
chief; Jim McManus, second
assistant chief; Pat Shaugh-
nessy and Donna Pratt, cap-
tains; Mari deWit, lieutenant;
Debbie Green, president; Dale
Conesus Fire Department plans to restore this 1934 Dodge.
Eddy, vice president; Maureen
Trescott, secretary; and Mari
deWit, treasurer.
Virginia Kropf
lance is seeking the assistance
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CUYLERVILLE FIRE & AMBULANCE
Cuylerville Fire & Ambu-
ments tanker.
Jamie Watson, who joined
the department in 1995, has
served as chief for one year. He
assumed the role after previ-
ous chief Wayne Baker served
the three term limit. Each term
is for two years.
The department is capable
of responding to a variety of
locations, including the Gen-
esee Valley Greenway, the
north end of Letchworth State
Park and Empire Dragway in
Leicester.
There are 20 active mem-
bers, several of whom have
CONESUS FIRE DEPARTMENT PHOTOGRAPH
decades of service with the
department. We are all vol-
of a grant writer to aid in its unteers we do what we can,
quest to replace the depart-
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said Watson.
Of the calls responded to
last year, Watson estimated
that 90 percent were motor ve-
hicle accidents.
The department is in the
process of replacing 12 air-
paks at no cost. Since there
was a problem with the equip-
ment, the department will
not be charged, saving about
$90,000. Other recent pur-
chases included a trailer for
the departments snowmo-
bile, which can be used in win-
ter emergencies.
Courtney Weimar
DANSVILLE FIRE
The Dansville Fire Depart-
ment, which has 50 volunteers,
has expanded its service area
to include South Dansville.
Glenn Camuto, who has
been involved with the depart-
ment for more than 20 years,
was recently named chief.
In 2016, the department re-
sponded to 236 calls with mo-
tor vehicle accidents being the
most common.
Our guys do a good job
I have faith in them, said
Camuto.
The department acquired
a new pump and rescue truck
a few years ago. The truck has
become the departments
main response unit as it in-
cludes all extrication equip-
ment for accidents, a pump for
res and an eight-man cab.
Near the end of 2015, the de-
partment was also able to pur-
chase new turnout gear.
More recently, the depart-
ment secured eight Scott Air-
Paks which feature thermal
imaging.
Like other departments,
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Dansville members undergo
a variety of training, including
rope rescue and bailing out.
Rope rescue training is par-
ticularly important because
Stony Brook State Park is with-
in the departments territo-
ry. Bailout system training is
designed to help protect re-
ghters responding to build-
ings with two or more stories.
Perhaps less adventurous,
but equally important, is the
Dansville Fire Departments
year-round prevention pro-
gram. Members hold an open
house during Fire Prevention
Week and work with the school
district to show the dangers of
driving impaired.
Weve been working on the
program for a few years now,
said Camuto.
The department is also try-
ing to revitalize its Explorer
Program, which is designed to
introduce teens (ages 14-18)
to the fire department. The
department already has a few
Dansville Central School stu-
dents interested in participat-
ing. Camuto only needs a cou-
ple more students to start the
program. For more informa-
tion, contact the department
at (585) 335-7770.
Courtney Weimar
EAST AVON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Established in 1926, East
Avon Fire Department is cel-
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ebrating 91 years of service
to the Town of Avon. The vol-
unteer department covers 38
square miles, including Inter-
state 390, where they respond
to numerous motor vehicle
accidents every year.
There are 80 members in
the department, a close group
of friends who enjoy being to-
gether doing work and train-
ing sessions, and socializing
outside of the re house, ac-
cording to Chief Chris Batzel.
Members take their job se-
riously, Batzel said, and have
a desire to advance their re-
ghting and medical service
skills through training.
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Our members have a gen-
uine compassion for the resi-
dents and visitors to the Town
of Avon, Batzel said.
East Avon Fire Department
has about a dozen members
who are certied reghters
and also trained medics.
The re department is a rst
response agency that is au-
tomatically dispatched with
Avon Ambulance to all Priority
1 EMS calls the most serious
in the town of Avon.
We elected to provide this
rapid service to our residents
approximately 13 years ago
and that has had a profoundly
positive impact on these calls
for both residents as well as
our members, Batzel said.
The department typically
responds to re calls with its
ladder truck, which is not stan-
dard procedure in other re
departments, but Batzel said
this has proven to be bene-
cial on a number of re calls.
The department is dedicat-
ed to providing the highest lev-
el of emergency and re pro-
tection service to its residents.
To do so, the department must
continue to upgrade its equip-
ment, which is very costly. The
department seeks grants and
other sources of revenue to as-
sist with upgrades.
We received a FEMA grant
this past year for new EMS
equipment, including ve new
debrillators and an automat-
ic CPR machine, which will be
the only one in the Rochester
area that is actually on a ve-
hicle, Batzel said. We also
signed a contract with Pierce
Manufacturing out of Wiscon-
sin to build our new engine/
tanker, which will be complet-
ed this October. It will replace
a 1992 engine made by the
same manufacturer.
Last year the department
unveiled a beautifully restored
1938 Ford, affectionately
named Old Henry, that was
the departments first piece
of firefighting equipment.
The truck is a favorite in many
summer remens parades.
Ofcers are: First Assistant
Chief Jeff Faugh, Second As-
sistant Chief Dave Nelson,
Captain Jesse Cole, First Lieu-
Fireghters and equipment from East Avon, Lima and Livonia re departments battled a re July
21, 2016, in a eld off of Gray Road near Town Line Road in the town of Lima.
tenant Chris Nelson, Second
Lieutenant Matt Pellegrino,
Third Lieutenant James White,
Fourth Lieutenant Zack Haley,
EMS Captain Robert Younger
and Public Information Coor-
dinator Jack Haley.
Sally Santora
GENESEO FIRE AND AMBULANCE
The Geneseo Fire Depart-
ment provides re protection
and ambulance service for the
village and town of Geneseo.
The ambulance service also
covers a portion of Groveland
by contract.
The volunteer membership
operates two basic life support
ambulances, rescue pumper,
two pumper-tankers, ladder
truck, two utility vehicles and
a rescue boat.
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lieutenant and secretary.
Groveland serves a
39-square mile area which
includes the salt mine, Route
390, Conesus Lake and two
prisons. Because of the prox-
imity to Conesus Lake, its
members practice ice and wa-
ter rescues.
Founded in 1939, its eet in-
cludes two pumpers, a rescue
truck, chiefs truck and an an-
tique Army truck, which they
use for parades.
Grovelands territory in-
cludes three of the biggest
farms in Livingston County,
which could present a chal-
lenge in case of a structure re,
Megan said.
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textbooks when setting up to
ght these, Megan said in an
interview last year.
The departments call vol- Linsner became a full active Virginia Kropf
ume averages about 1,600 member. His wife Megan al-
ambulance calls and 275 re See FIRE T15
so serves the department as a
responses per year.
The department, which
draws between one-third and
one-half of its membership
from SUNY Geneseos student
body, puts in around 36,000
volunteer hours each year.
In 2016, the department was
presented with SUNY Gen-
eseos Community Partner
Award during the colleges an-
nual Volunteer and Commu-
nity Service Awards Night.
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Groveland Fire Department
Chief Jim Linsner started as
the rst Explorer member in
2000. As soon as he turned 18,

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HEMLOCK FIRE DEPARTMENT
Theres no disputing that
members of the Hemlock Fire
Department are dedicated vol-
unteers. With a membership
of only 25, about 15 of them ac-
tive, the department respond-
ed to 118 calls last year, said
Chief Mike Belknapp.
The increase in calls was
due to picking up mutual aid
with Richmond for Honeoye
Falls.
Hemlocks equipment
includes a pumper, pump-
er/tanker, a 3,000 gallon
tanker used to haul water, a
mini-pumper for grass fires
and a rescue boat. It recently
put a new at-bottomed boat
into service.
The department not only
provides coverage during the
Hemlock Fair, but runs a food
stand at the fair as a fundrais-
er. It also sponsors a steak
rafe and gun rafe to raise
money, and this year is doing
a rst-time separate rafe of a
Henry Big Boy lever action ri-
e. The winner will be drawn
on the last day of the Hemlock
Fair.
Ofcers, in addition to Belk-
napp, are Tom Ellis, rst assis-
tant chief; Chad Frasier, sec-
ond assistant chief; and Mike
Holbrook, lieutenant.
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LAKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Its location on Conesus
Lake has created the need for
Lakeville Fire Department
to maintain unique, but im-
portant, pieces of equipment,
such as a pontoon boat with
firefighting equipment, and
a 16-foot boat for winter res-
cues.
The first year it had the
pontoon boat, it responded
to a boat re, said chief Kyle
Whitford. Just a few days ago,
it responded with their 16-foot

boat to retrieve a small boat off
the lake.
The re department is for-
tunate to have taken in nearly
a dozen new members during
the last several years, Whitford
said.
Between re and EMS, the
department responds to more
than 200 calls every year.
Officers, in addition to
Whitford, are Dan Bugbee,
rst assistant chief; Hal Fel-
lows, second assistant chief;
John Neglia, captain; and Da-
na Warner, Jonathan Barrett
and Brandon Schmitt, lieuten-
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ants. its community, said Jim Kane, LIMA FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fundraising events include
bingo every Thursday night,
who has been chief since 2011.
The departments major
The Lima Fire Department,
founded in 1830 as the Repulse
an annual boot drive and a fundraiser is a boot drive in the Fire Company bucket brigade,
fund drive mailing. fall. was the rst re department
Virginia Kropf Officers, in addition to established in Livingston
Kane, are Don Kane, rst assis- County. It reorganized in 1879
tant chief; Mark Lubanski, sec-
LEICESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT as the Centennial Fire Depart-
ond assistant chief; Russ Page, ment and in 1927 became the
Leicester Fire Department
captain; and Wayne Austin, Lima Fire Department.
was established in 1910. In
lieutenant. The department consists of
2016, it responded to 76 calls.
Virginia Kropf 35 active members, along with
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bers, two pumpers and a mini
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nine auxiliary members and
ve re police.
The department owns two
pumper trucks, one each of a
tanker, rescue and grass truck,
and a 105-foot quint ladder
truck. They also own two sets
of the Jaws of Life.
Chief Jim Pribanich, who
has been a member for more
than 20 years, said the main
goal of the department is to be
able to respond and be at the
ready for any emergency and
create a safe environment.
We try to do everything we
can to stay on the forefront
of what it takes to protect our
community, said Pribanich.
Were constantly evolving,
its a never-ending process.
Rusty Taillon is the depart-
ments rst assistant chief and
Tim Vandevelt is the second
assistant chief.
One of the departments
leaders, Richard Garey, is also
one of the its longest-serving
members. He has more than
60 years of service.
Hes our do-everything
guy. As time goes by, peoples
abilities change, he still has
the knowledge of everything
that on the day-to-day needs
to be done, said Pribanich.
Its a huge part of what keeps
us going, all the little jobs and
the errands, all the things that
need to be done. The (retired
members) take care of that
for us while a large volume of
us are doing family things and
still working one to two jobs.
Anyone in the community
can join the department.
We have an opportunity for
anyone within our community
that wants to volunteer ... from
auxiliary to re police. We have
exterior remen, truck drivers,
interior firemen, depending
on what your physical condi-
tion is or your level of interest,
said Pribanich.
Sally Santora
LIVONIA FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Livonia Fire Depart-
ment, established in 1879,
consists of about 50 members
who contribute to the commu-
nity by more than just putting
out res.
Members host community
events at the re hall and oth-
er fundraisers throughout the
year.
Chief P.J. Dwyer said last
year that the main role of the
Livionia Fire Department is to
improve the community any
way they can.
Primarily it is through our
efforts of re prevention, he
said. Most of the things we
do are reactive; car accidents,
structure res, things of that
nature. Were just trying to
make our community a better
place.
Outside the Livonia Fire De-
partment, a large piece of the
World Trade Center stands as
a monument remembering
the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist at-
tack in New York City.
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MOUNT MORRIS FIRE DEPT.
The village of Mount Morris
is served by one re depart-
ment with three companies
The Living Stream Hose Com-
pany, Active Hose Company
and Seymour Chemical Com-
pany.
The companies were all
founded at different times,
with the oldest, the Living
Stream Hose Company, dat-
ing to 1852. Each company has
its own leaders, with one chief
overseeing them all.
New overall ofcers elect-
ed April 6 are Dana Regatuso,
chief; Rodney Cobbs, rst as-
sistant chief; and Ken Rymer,
second assistant chief.
Seymour Chemical Compa-
ny ofcers are Trevor Martin,
captain; and Mat Templeton,
lieutenant.
Active Hose Company of-
cers are Dave Brown, captain;
and Dan Summerall, lieu-
tenant.
Living Stream officers are
Thad Gilbride, captain; and
Steve Tee, lieutenant.
The combined companies
responded to 167 calls and 48
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A Mount Morris reghter attacks a burning combine during an
October 2016 re on Barron Road in Mount Morris.
controlled burns in 2016, ac-
cording to past overall chief
Ken Steen.
Living Stream sponsors
several chicken barbecues
throughout the year and two
boot drives, one on Memorial
Day and one on Labor Day.
The companies also join to
sponsor several fundraising
events, including chicken bar-
becues, a November gun rafe
and an annual calendar.
The village supplies two
pumper-tankers while each
company purchases the rest
of its equipment, such as a six-
wheeled vehicle for grass res
and rescues in Letchworth
State Park.
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NUNDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
In terms of land mass, the
Nunda Fire Department is the
second largest in New York
state. The department covers
106 square miles including
ve townships in three coun-
ties.
There are about 90 mem-
bers in the department, and
many have been active for
decades. Some families have
multiple generations within
the agency. Members of the
department practice 25 to 27
JAY LYNCH/SPECIAL TO THE LCN, FILE PHOTO
times per year and focus on a
variety of scenarios, including
auto extraction and interior
rescue.
Since the department also
responds to calls within Letch-
worth State Park, it must be
ready for several possibilities.
The terrain within the park can
create a number of problems
for rst-responders, including
communication difculties.
Ofcers include Chief Travis
Rawleigh, First Assistant Mike
Bogardus and Second Assis-
tant Dana Cotton.
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SPARTA FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Sparta Center Volun-
teer Fire Department was
founded in 1935 and incorpo-
rated in 1963. The department
has 55 volunteers, including
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The organization is clas-
sied as an independent re
department, meaning only
about 70 percent of its funding
comes from property taxes.
The remaining budget is cov-
ered from fundraisers, includ-
ing a chicken barbecue, meat
rafes, gun rafes and parties.
Chief Josh Halpenny said
the community residents and
those from surrounding areas
are very supportive.
This department covers
the town of Sparta and pro-
vides mutual aid for Dansville,
Springwater and Conesus and
any other department when
called upon.
The department has an ac-
tive Junior Fireman program
where youth ages 14 through
17 interested in fire science
can learn the intricacies of re-
ghting from the ground up.
Currently eight youth are part
of the program.
In January, William Billy
Clancy was honored at the de-
partments annual dinner for
50 years of service. He shares
senior member status with an-
other Sparta Center reman,
Jerry Carnes.
Halpenny assumed the re-
sponsibilities of chief in Janu-
ary. His wife, Rachel, is chief of
the Conesus Fire Department
and they have two children.
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Thank you to
all the first
responders
out there!
Hours:
Monday 8:30-4:30
Tuesday 10-7
Wednesday 8:30-9
Thursday 10-7
Friday 8:30-5
Saturday 8-4
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It happens infrequently that
both are called out to res in
their respective areas, but oc-
casionally they do have to jug-
gle babysitting for their young-
sters.
In August, the department
will replace its 1991 Marion
Pumper-Tanker truck with a
2017 Pierce Pumper-Tanker.
This is an all-purpose vehicle
to perform water transport
and on-the-spot reghting.
The department does not
have its own ambulance ser-
vice, but all of its volunteers
are certied in CPR and use of
automated external debrilla-
tors. They have one emergen-
cy medical technician.
The department will again
participate in the Mark Schus-
ter Jr. Golf Tournament, which
is named after a young man
who was an active member of
the Junior Fireghter program
when he died in 2001 at age 17.
Proceeds go toward scholar-
ships for seniors in the Dans-
A communitys worth is defined by how it responds
when its citizens are most in need.
If our volunteer emergency responders are any indication,
Livingston Countys worth is second to none.
ville Senior High School.
Judy Tripp-Neu
SPRINGWATER FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Springwater Fire De-
partment was formed in 1903
and incorporated in 1947. Pri-
or to the formation of the de-
partment, a bucket brigade of
volunteer citizens using horse
drawn equipment responded
to emergencies involving re.
Twice in its 200-year history,
Springwater has had devastat-
ing res that wiped out large
expanses of the downtown ar-
ea.
command structure.
The department is an
all-volunteer organization
comprised of 33 active mem-
(585) 243-9000 4287 Genesee Valley Plaza Road, Geneseo
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bers who provide re protec- was acquired in 2016. It has the down a re, especially in the
tion for the Springwater Fire
District. The district covers
capacity to pump 1,250 gal-
lons of water per minute and
hard-to-get-to areas while
larger trucks are setting up at
53.3 square miles. also has a 30-gallon on-board water sources.
In 2016, the department re- compressed air foam capaci- About 90 percent of Spring-
sponded to more than 80 calls ty which allows reghters to
See FIRE T19
for service. immediately begin knocking
The department also has a
water rescue unit and trains in
rappelling steep slopes for res-
cue purposes.
Chief Rick Tripp Jr., Assis-
tant Chiefs Mike Edwards
and John Goddard, Captain
Brian Nadeau, Lieutenant Ja-
son Amedick and Fire Police
Captain Jamie Sparks form the
The department is proud of
its newest piece of equipment,
a 2011 mini-pumper truck that
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Medical
From T5
Thats 1,452 to 2,178 hours
people are away from their
families, taking care of the
people in their communities.
Caledonia Fire Department
started a rst aid program in
1939 and in 1942 organized
one of New Yorks rst emer-
gency medical response ser-
vices, later named Caledonia
Ambulance. In 1975, an am-
bulance auxiliary was formed,
giving an opportunity for
women to serve on Caledonia
Ambulance.
When GVEMS formed, it
separated Caledonia Ambu-
lance and Medic 77 from the
Caledonia Fire Department.
GVEMS exists solely on rev-
enue generated through bill-
ing, donations and fundrais-
ing projects. GVEMS receives
no public tax dollars.
GVEMS operates two am-
bulances and two paramedic
y cars. It recently purchased
a pre-owned ambulance from
Springwater that is being pre-
pared to go in service.
Caledonia Ambulance cov-
ers the re districts of Caledo-
nia and Mumford. Medic 76
and 77 y cars, doing business
as Genesee Valley ALS, cov-
ers Mumford Fire District, the
towns of Caledonia and York,
and will provide mutual aid
wherever needed.
In 2009, GVEMS purchased
the former Meyers RV proper-
ty on Avon-Caledonia Road in
Caledonia. The base provides
the organization a convenient
location for the ambulances
and workers. GVEMS provides
CPR and rst aid training at the
base as well. Entry level EMT
training may be offered there
in the future for those individ-
uals looking to become certi-
ed and volunteer at GVEMS.
Sally Santora
LIMA VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
In 1937, it was called the Li-
ma Fire Department Auxiliary
Ambulance. It was housed in
the old re house on East Main
Street in the village of Lima.
Fifty years later, in 1987, the
ambulance and fire depart-
ment separated and the am-
bulance company was re-es-
tablished as Lima Volunteer
Lima Volunteer Ambulance is an all-volunteer agency that
handles an average of 300 calls a year.
Ambulance with medic Norm
Caccamise serving as rescue
chief.
Now, 30 years later Caccam-
ise just retired from his ofce.
He remains a volunteer med-
ic for Lima Volunteer Ambu-
lance.
EMT Donna Lindsay has
been a member of the Lima
Ambuance since 1992 and just
retired her position as rescue
captain, a role she had for 17
years.
The membership elected
four people to ofce in Febru-
ary: Rescue Chief Scott Domu-
racki, Rescue Captain Mike
Finucane, Secretary Gisela
Wheeler and Treasurer Harold
Falls.
After separating from the
re department, Lima Volun-
teer Ambulance established
itself as self-supporting emer-
gency medical transport ser-
vice. The agency attained its
certication in 1991, and two
years later it purchased a sec-
ond ambulance.
Shortly after the Sept. 11,
2001 terrorist attack in New
York City, Lima Volunteer
Ambulance volunteers were
among 36 EMTs and six EMS
agencies in Livingston County
to go to New York to provide
relief and assistance.
In 2015, the ambulance
company invested $142,000
in new patient transport
equipment in an effort to im-
prove safety for patients and
volunteer crew members.
Both ambulance vehicles
were equipped with new stair
chairs, gurneys and pow-
er-load systems.
The chairs are designed to
maneuver easily and enable
attendants to safely transport
Salute to First Responders
belonging to our communi-
JOE GRANITA/FOR THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY NEWS
patients down stairs without
need for lifting. The new gur-
neys raise and lower patients
with the touch of a button.
Power-load gurney fasteners
lift and lower gurneys in and
out of the ambulance, improv-
ing operator and patient safety
by supporting the bed through
the process.
Lima Volunteer Ambulance
serves both the town and vil-
lage of Lima with coverage 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. It
handles an average of 300 calls
a year with some years as high
as 400 calls.
The agency has received
numerous recognitions over
the years from the Lima vil-
lage and town boards, Mercy
Comprehensive
Veterinary Care
for your pet
Examination
Dental
Vaccination
Spay and Neuter
Surgery
Pain Management
On-Site
Pharmacy
Dr. Ami Maloco, DVM
110 Clara Barton St.
Dansville NY 14437
Mon. to Fri. 8 am to 6 pm
Sat. 9 am to 1 pm
(by appointment)
Flight, Lima Rotary and the Li-
ma American Legion. In 1997,
Lima Ambulance was named
the agency of the year by Mon-
roe-Livingston Emergency
Medical Services Council.
Lima Volunteer Ambulance
continues to be an all-volun-
teer agency.
Our members take pride
in being community orient-
ed and have a strong sense of
ty and believe we should be
there to aid our neighbors in
their time of need. We have a
strong sense of pride in being
able to help out as volunteers
and willingly give of our time
when needed, said a member
spokesperson for Lima Volun-
teer Ambulance.
They welcome anyone in-
terested in becoming a mem-
ber and will provide training to
anyone interested in becom-
ing an EMT.
Sally Santora
LIVONIA EMS
The Livonia Emergency
Medical Service celebrated its
50th anniversary in 2016.
The ambulance service has
more than 50 active members
serving as drivers, paramedics
and EMTs. Several members
have served for more than 20
years.
EMS technology is chang-
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appointment call 585-335-6058
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ing rapidly, particularly in
areas of Advanced and Basic
Life Support. Those advances
were put to use May 22, 2015,
when a bus being operated by
the ARC of Livingston-Wyo-
ming crashed at the Interstate
390 ramp in Lakeville, after
being hit by an SUV that failed
to yield before exiting the ex-
pressway.
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MOUNT MORRIS AMBULANCE
The Mount Morris Am-
bulance Department, which
received 1,250 calls last year,
now has two new ambulances.
Its been at least 10 years
since weve had brand new,
said Chief of Operations Trev-
or Martin.
Outside of Livingston Coun-
ty EMS, Mount Morris Ambu-
lance Service is the only paid
department in the county. It
has 25 employees.
The group was volun-
teer-based about 16 years ago.
However, when volunteer
recruitment and retention
became more difficult, they
switched to a paid model.
During the last year, the
departments focus has been
acquiring all of the training
available to a basic life support
agency. Anything the state
See MEDICAL T19
Now
Accepting
New
Patients
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Fire 122 calls last year and often

From T17
water has no re hydrants. The
fire department is reaching
out to local residents who have
ponds on their properties to
consider allowing the re de-
partment to use that water as
a dry hydrant. The pond has to
be accessible for large tanker
trucks to hook up to and draft
(or suck) water from the pond
to the truck. Generally the re
department installs and main-
tains the dry hydrant con-
nections. Homeowners may
derive some benet on their
homeowners insurance if a
dry hydrant is on their land.
Edwards is heading up this
endeavor; he can be contact-
ed at (585) 813-2021. He cau-
tions that not all ponds have
the necessary accessibility but
he is happy to hear from those
interested. Currently, the town
has only ve dry hydrants to
pull water from in the event of
a re.
Also in 2017, the depart-
ment wants to work with the
town to develop an emergen-
cy plan in the event of a mass
casualty situation or a natural
disaster.
Judy Tripp-Neu
WEST SPARTA FIRE DEPARTMENT
The West Sparta Fire De-
responds to mutual aid calls in
Nunda, Mount Morris, Grov-
eland and Dansville. Having
only 20 active members and
many of them working out
of town during the hours of 6
a.m. to 6 p.m., the Dansville
Fire Department automatical-
ly responds to any structure
re within the vicinity of West
Sparta. Conversely, the West
Sparta Fire Department pro-
vides manpower and equip-
ment for any department re-
questing mutual aid in close
proximity to them.
The West Sparta Fire De-
partment could not exist with-
out the support of our mutual
aid partners, said Chief Tom
Pearson.
Judy Tripp-Neu
YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT
York Fire Department is a
relatively new organization,
established in 2007 with the
merger of the York Volunteer
Fire Company, founded in
1927, and Retsof Hose Com-
pany, formed in 1957. The
mergers 10th anniversary
comes in 2017, which will also
mark 90 years of re protec-
tion in the town of York.
In 2009, York Fire Depart-
ment separated the ambu-
lance from the re department
and formed the York Ambu-
lance Inc. Personnel for the
ambulance are supplied by the
Medical
From T18
says we can do, said Martin.
With appearances at festi-
vals and community events,
the Ambulance Corps contin-
ues to maintain a presence in
the community.
Mount Morris Ambulance
Service responds primarily to
the town and village of Mount
Morris.
Courtney Weimar
NUNDA AMBULANCE
The Nunda Volunteer Am-
bulance Service is celebrating
50 years in the community.
In honor of the milestone,
the department received an
award at the Regional STEP
Conference in March and
THANK YOU
was recognized by state Sen.
Catharine Young, R-Olean,
and the New York State Sen-
ate. An anniversary banquet
is scheduled for June.
There are 21 active mem-
bers in the department. Pres-
ident Thomas Burt has been
with the department since
2003. Martha Blair and John
Thompson, who both have
more 30 years of service, have
responded to 3,300 and 2,700
calls respectively. Mike Bug-
man and Dana Wood also
have more than 20 years of
experience with the depart-
ment.
In 2016, the Nunda Ambu-
lance responded to 523 calls.
Like other departments,
volunteers undergo a variety
of training. Protocol reviews
are conducted monthly and
CPR/AED training takes place
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also done several times per
year.
The Nunda Volunteer Am-
bulance Service purchased
a new Ford/Lifeline Ambu-
lance in 2016. This is the rst
four-wheel drive ambulance
owned by the department.
The service is seeking
grants to help purchase new
stretchers and stair chairs.
Burt noted that the de-
partment has tremendous
support from the community
and the re department. We
count this as one of our bless-
ings, he said.
The Nunda Volunteer Am-
bulance Service covers the
towns of Nunda, Portage, and
the northern portion of the
town of Grove.
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partment was founded in 1975 re department.

and provides re services to
several hamlets including
Byersville, Kysorville, Union
Corners, West Sparta, West
Sparta Station and Woodville.
The all-volunteer depart-
ment is the only re depart-
ment that has a y car that
responds with an emergency
medical technician and cer-
tied rst responder to assist
victims until an ambulance
arrives.
Department members work
closely with the town of West
Sparta to support the towns
activities, including the an-
nual summer Old Fashioned
Day event at the Town Hall.
Last year, many visitors took
time to view the re engines
and speak with the reghters
while small children seemed
transxed by the up-close and
personal experience of seeing
the massive equipment.
The department handled
York Fire Department has
about 25 active re and EMS
members and a total of 80
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The department has six
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3 air ambulances serve Livingston County
By Virginia Kropf
For The LCN
Air ambulance service in
Livingston County is provided
by three companies.
The services provide critical
care to help the most seriously
ill and injured patients.
Each helicopter is manned
by a pilot, paramedic and
nurse.
Mercy Flight of Western
New York, with bases in Bat-
avia, Olean and Buffalo, has
served the western portion of
the county since 1981. It was
established due to a need in
transporting high-risk infants
said Mercy Flights director of
operations, Don Trzepacz.
In 2015, 1,114 people were
transported in Livingston
County via helicopter.
Trzepacz said Mercy Flights
average response time to Liv-
ingston County is about 10
minutes from Batavia.
Mercy Flight of Western
New York is the pioneer air
medical service in New York
state and one of the first in
the country. It was founded
in 1981 by former LaSalle Am-
bulance owner Douglas Baker
and began operations with a
single, leased helicopter. Its
fleet now includes helicop-
ters at each base and a Lear jet
based in Batavia.
Mercy Flight Central, which
was founded in 1992 and is not
afliated with Mercy Flight of
Western New York, is based in
Canandaigua and covers one-
Salute to First Responders
third of Livingston County. It
operates four helicopters from
Canandaigua and bases in
Marcellus and Rome.
Since 1992, Mercy Flight
Central has cared for more
than 13,000 patients. Last year,
it gave 700 patients a second
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Drones add to Sheriffs Office capabilities Ofce of Emergency Management

By Matt Leaders leads when local emergencies arise
T
he Livingston County Special to The LCN mitigation of natural and
Sheriffs Ofce is becom- The Livingston County Of- man-made hazards.
ing a go-to resource for
other law enforcement agen-
ce of Emergency Manage- 
Develop and maintain
cies across the state looking to ment Services coordinates plans for major emergencies
launch an unmanned aerial ve- with county and local agen- and disasters.
hicle unit of its own. cies to make sure that Living- 
Provide the direction
While the Sheriffs Office ston County is prepared to and coordination to identify
launched its program in August respond to and recover from and manage the resources
2015 with the purchase of its any natural or man-made needed for a major emergen-
rst UAV, it took off in earnest emergencies that may strike cy or disaster.
in June 2016 when the Federal the county. 
Serve as the focal point
Aviation Administration grant- The ofce, led by Director
ed the ofce a certicate of au- for the coordination and liai-
MATT LEADER/LIVINGSTON COUNTY NEWS Kevin Niedermaier, provides
thorization, giving it permis- Livingston County Sheriffs Ofce Chief Deputy Jason Yasso holds son between the local, state
leadership and support to
sion to y its two UAVs. the departments DJI F450 unmanned aerial vehicle. The device, reduce loss of life and prop- and federal governments
Since then, other agencies, one of two owned by the Sheriffs Ofce, comes equipped with erty through an all hazards in response to and recovery
including the Monroe County two cameras, one high denition and one infrared camera. from major emergencies and
emergency management
Sheriffs Ofce and Greece Po- disasters.
lice Department, have reached program of mitigation, pre-
and simplify accident recon- the drone to the location and 
Comply with the Feder-
out to learn how Livingston struction efforts. conrmed the helmet. paredness, response and
recovery throughout Living- al Emergency Management
County went about securing We fly it on every one of Throughout the rst three
authorization from the FAA. ston County. Agency and New York State
those and grab some aerial or four days, we ew continu-
Three Sheriffs Ofce mem- photos so that we can better ously just looking for any type Among the goals of the Of- Office of Emergency Man-
bers Undersheriff Matt Bean, display that image for insur- of sign, he said. ce of Emergency Manage- agement requirements for
Chief Deputy Jason Yasso and ance companies or criminal When a lake resident called ment: receipt of program informa-
Sgt. Chad Draper are certied cases or things down the road, in saying theyd spotted a glove  Identify and assist the tion and funds.
to y the agencys two UAVs. said Yasso. The techs really near the north end of the lake,
One of the UAVs, a DJI F450, like it because they can map a UAV was dispatched to check
was customized for the Sher- out measurements on top of it out. When another resident
iffs Ofce by a company out of the photographs, (so) its come thought they saw a snow-
Florida. While heavier, more in really handy with some of mobile windshield, that was
sluggish and harder to fly, it the more serious MVAs weve checked out with a UAV.
carries two different camer-
had. They turned out to be noth-
as one high denition, one
The UAVs have also proved ing, but it was just invaluable
infrared that makes it a bet-
ter choice for missing persons useful in photographing the that, within minutes, we were
searches. scenes of suspicious deaths able to get something out over
The agencys second UAV, and in missing person situa- top of that, whatever it was and
a DJI Phantom 3, is more basic tions, including the search for conrm or deny it, he said.
and easier to deploy in situa- two snowmobilers on Conesus Yasso said the Sheriffs Of-
tions that dont require special- Lake in February. ce is considering purchasing
ized cameras. Once snowmobile tracks a backup UAV in case it loses
Yasso, who oversees ad- were discovered in the area one while its in operation and
ministration of the Livingston where the men were last seen, is looking at getting more of its
County Jail, said UAVs are fre- Yasso piloted a UAV over the members trained in how to op- 3136 Main St.
quently deployed to take pho- lake, following the tracks until erate their UAVs. Caledonia, NY
tographs of motor vehicle acci- they ended near a section of I cant say enough good 585-538-2136
dents. questionable ice. stuff about them, said Yasso.
Aerial photographs are use- Later, after reports of possi- Theyre just handy and some-
ful when dealing with insur- bly a snowmobile helmet seen thing I never thought youd see Open 7 Days
ance companies, said Yasso, on top of the water, Yasso ew in law enforcement. a Week
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en Dewar, director of the county department. Strong or Highland hospitals and hooks them up MaryRuth Rowe
Were the default when other agency ambu- with a care coach within 48 hours of discharge. Mandy LaVair
lances are already out or theyre unable to get a The coaches provide information and guid-
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Troop E marks 50 years as part of State Police centennial

By Virginia Kropf The commemoration includes the Centennial celebrations will include a new interactive pate in Law Enforcement Day
For The LCN a new website and public as they are scheduled. The site crime scene exhibit, a new rap- events at the State Fair, which
New York State Police, one events, including a State Fair will also provide the public pelling tower and a larger tank includes a memorial ceremony
of the largest law enforcement exhibit and open house events with the opportunity to partic- for the State Police Dive Team at noon and a parade at 6 p.m.
agencies in the nation, has had at each Troop headquarters. ipate in the events and to pur- demonstrations. Climate-con- There are more than 5,400
a presence in Western New The State Police centennial chase commemorative items. trolled dog kennels will also sworn and civilian members
York since the organization was website includes a timeline of The website can be found at be constructed for the State in 11 Troops across the state,
founded April 11, 1917, making historical events, photographs, centennial.troopers.ny.gov. Police canine teams. On Aug. including Troop NYC in New
this the 100th year for the agen- and will also include details on The new State Fair exhibit 26, State Troopers will partici- York City.
cy.
The need for a statewide po-
lice agency was rst identied
in 1913 when a construction
foreman was murdered while Charter Partner Charter Partner
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by Troop E, which maintains
barracks in Geneseo and Lima.
A dozen troopers are based in
Geneseo, with another four in
Springwater We Salute Livingston
Lima, said John Kelly, com-
mander of Troop E. Amish Workshop County First Responders
Calls for State Police are dis-
patched by the 911 call cen-
ter, Kelly said. The troopers
Thank You
respond to 3,000 to 4,000 calls
annually, which range from
assisting citizens with disabled
vehicles and property checks
to motor vehicle accidents, do-
mestic incidents and more seri-
ous crimes, such as burglaries,
grand larcenies and sex abuse
cases.
This year marks the 50th
anniversary of Troop E, which
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SUNY Geneseo senior named EMS provider of the year
Special to The LCN
GENESEO SUNY Geneseo
senior Kelsey Costello, a psy-
chology major from North-
port, was recently named the
recipient of the Emergency
Medical Services Provider of
the Year Award from the Na-
tional Collegiate EMS Founda-
tion.
Costello, the rst woman to
receive the award in 13 years,
serves as chief of operations
for SUNY Geneseo First Re-
sponse, a state-certied EMS
agency based at the college
that is run by student-vol-
unteers. Through its service,
Geneseo First Response pro-
vides emergency medical ser-
vices to the SUNY Geneseo
campus community.
The award is given annual-
ly to someone who provides
outstanding leadership in
planning and carrying out sig-
nicant projects for the bene-
t of the community.
Only individuals whose ser-
vice is exemplary and well be-
yond the scope of routine du-
ty are eligible for the award.
The National Collegiate
Emergency Medical Services
Foundation presented Costel-
lo with the award at the orga-
nizations annual conference
in Baltimore, Md. Each year,
agencies from more than
SUNY Geneseo Police accredited by NY state
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SUNY Geneseos Universi-
ty Police Department ensures
the safety of one of Livingston
Countys largest population
centers: SUNY Geneseo.
Thomas J. Kilcullen is chief
of SUNY Geneseos UPD. The
department has 18 officers
and three staff members. Of-
cers are on duty 24 hours a day.
Geneseos UPD was the
ninth University Police De-
partment to become accredit-
ed by the states Department
of Criminal Justice Services
when it earned the honor in
2015.
To be considered for ac-
creditation, agencies must
demonstrate that they meet or
exceed standards identied by
the Division of Criminal Jus-
Kelsey Costello is chief of operations for Geneseo First Response, which provides emergency
medical services to the SUNY Geneseo campus community. Costello, a senior psychology major
from Northport, manages the squad and provides a link between the organizations student
volunteers and resources at the college, local and state levels.
100 colleges and universities
around the country send more
than 1,100 representatives to
the conference.
I am ecstatic to receive this
honor, and am so grateful that
the Geneseo First Response
team as a whole is getting the
recognition it deserves for the
invaluable dedication of its
tices Services.
Conducted during a two-
year period, the process in-
cludes an on-site visit by peer
assessors, who perform a sur-
vey to determine compliance
with 132 standards. The ex-
aminers review written poli-
cies to ensure implementation
and interview members of
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Salute to First Responders
members, said Costello. I
am thankful to all of those in
the Geneseo and Livingston
County communities who
have worked to make this pos-
sible not only for myself but for
all of us. Thanks to you, I am
able to foster and contribute to
the excellence in Geneseo First
Response that its community
the organization, testing their
knowledge of policies and the
departments adherence to
them.
The recognition, award-
ed by the New York State Law
Enforcement Accreditation
Council, culminates a rigorous
self-evaluation process begun
several years prior.
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operations, she manages the
a link between the volunteers
deserves.
Geneseo First Response was
founded in 1974 and goes to
400 to 500 medical emergency
calls ever year. The organiza-
tion is part of a broader emer-
gency response system com-
prised of University Police, the
Lauderdale Center for Student
Health and the Geneseo Fire
Thank You
Livonia First Responders!
Eric Gott
Supervisor
Town of Livonia
Town Office (585) 346-2157
Cell Phone (585) 746-0620
Home Phone (585) 346-5262
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Department.
Averaging about 60 mem-
bers each semester, the de-
partment totaled more than
10,800 hours of service during
the 2014-15 academic year.
Geneseo First Response op-
erates 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.
Crews of three are led by
a New York State-certified
Emergency Medical Techni-
cian, providing emergency
care to the students, faculty,
staff and visitors of the SUNY
Geneseo campus. The crew
chief is responsible for all pri-
mary patient care and over-
sees two attendant members
trained in necessary emergen-
cy management skills.
Costello joined Geneseo
First Response during her
sophomore year. As chief of
squad as a whole, providing
and resources at the college,
local and state levels.
Costello also is among stu-
dents who received a 2017 Vol-
unteer and Service Award from
the college. She has served the
SUNY Geneseo community as
a resident assistant for three
semesters and recently be-
came the assistant residence
director of gender inclusive
housing.
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