Farnham Fire Department (1924)
On the fire truck:
James Pizzolanti
Jack Weir
First row:
Carl Koch
Ralph Hosler
Fred Paul (flag)
Carl Kuhlman
Clarence Kuhlman
Lee Walker
Frank Pingitore
Christ Berns
Tom Walker
Second Row:
John Carbeck
Lynn Carbeck
Mark Crawford
Norm Schultz
Charles Nordblum
Henry Badka
Clarence Crawford
Adam Ahlers
Luther Sager
Harmon Schwert
Farnham Fire Department (1924)
On the fire truck:
James Pizzolanti
Jack Weir
John Carbeck (standing on back)
Row of firemen:
Art Avey (no hat and behind flag)
Fred Paul (with flag)
Harmon Schwert
Luther Sager
Norman Schultz
Adam Ahlers
Mark Crawford
Henry Badka
Clarence Crawford
Charles Nordblum
Ray Hammond
Lynn Carbeck
Tom Walker
Lee Walker
Carl Kuhlman
Carl Cook
Ralph Hosler
Christ Berns
Clarence Kuhlman
Louis Dimarco
Frank Pingitore
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It would take several tankers, fire companies and ponds to provide enough water to attack the fire in the unattached frame construction garage. Located in an un-hydranted section of the Town of Brant, firefighters broke through the ice on a nearby pond to draft water to supply the firefight.
Firefighters originally attempted to make access to the seat of the fire through a roll-up overhead door but the weakened supports hampered their effort. A dividing wall separated them from getting water directly on the fire.
The fire eventually self-ventilated as Brant Chief Dave Pero called in crews from Angola, Lake Erie Beach, Langford, Lawtons, and North Collins to the scene. An outside defensive attack was implemented and much of the roof collapsed onto the attic floor, making access difficult without an elevated stream.
Firefighters were faced with the threat of acetylene and propane tanks stored inside the garage, and overhead power lines tied to the garage right over a window from which the fire was venting. Firefighters were able to secure the tanks away from the fire and the utility company cut power to the overhead lines.
Brant operated a deck monitor, two small attack lines and one large attack line from their 5,000 gallon tanker. After a stubborn fight in low temperatures, the fire was extinguished. Crews remained on location into the evening completing overhaul operations and assisting the Erie County Sherriffs Department in the fire investigation.
Brant was assisted at the scene by the Angola Fire Control Dispatch Center, Brant and Farnham Fire Department Ladies Auxiliaries, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, and the Erie County Department of Emergency Services. One firefighter was transported to Lake Shore Hospital with chest pain and difficulty breathing. He was held for observation in the emergency room and was reported in stable condition.
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Today, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced Farnahm Fire Department, Blasdell Fire Department, East Concord Fire Department and Sloan Active Hose No. 1 will receive a combined total of $177,341 in funding in the 9th round of Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program (AFGP) for fiscal year 2005.
“These grants to local fire companies provide our first responders, the selfless men and women, who put their lives on the line to save others, with the resources they need to best serve our communities,” said Congressman Higgins.
Farnham Fire Department was granted $15,675, $76,104 will go to the Blasdell Fire Department, Sloan Active Hose No. 1 will receive $56,715 and $28,847 was granted to East Concord Fire Department, Inc. All four agencies were awarded grants under the Operations and Firefighter Safety Program, which is dedicated to funding training, equipment, personal protective equipment, wellness and fitness, and modifications to fire stations and facilities.
In March of this year, Congressman Higgins’ office held a fire grant workshop at the Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department, where assistance was given to local fire departments in completing grant applications for this AFGP funding.
The 2005 program, which Congress appropriated, and President Bush signed into law, includes $650 million in direct assistance to firefighters to improve the effectiveness of firefighting operations, firefighter health and safety programs, and to establish or expand fire prevention programs throughout the United States. The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP) administers the program, in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration. For more information about the grant program please contact Congressman Higgins’ office at 852-3501. | |
2003 CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE REPORT
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| BEST APPEARING FIRE FIGHTERS (5-10) 1st Place.......Lancaster Fire Department 2nd Place.......Ellwood Fire Company 3rd Place.......Farnham Fire Company 4th Place.......Colden Fire Company | |
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