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Good day and welcome to this month’s edition of the Montauk Fire Department Corner. I trust everyone had a safe and happy Saint Patrick’s Day and that you are getting ready for Easter and Passover.
Our Montauk Fire Department had a busy day on Saturday, March 8th assisting our brothers and sisters of the East Hampton Fire Department. At approximately 1:30 p.m. we were requested to respond to a structure fire at Park Street in East Hampton. I am happy to report that the fire was successfully extinguished. At approximately 3:20 p.m. another mutual aid request was signaled for our brush truck to respond to, and to standby at the Amagansett Fire Department in 
response to the brush fires in the western districts. Ex-Springs Fire Chief Peter Grimes was kind enough to load our 9-3-8 brush truck onto his 18-wheeler and to transport it if the need arose. At 6:54 p.m. 9-3-8 was requested to the scene and assisted in putting out the brush fire on Montauk Blvd. I am again happy to report that this fire was successfully extinguished and that no firefighters were injured in the process. Thanks again to Peter Grimes for assisting us with his truck, and time, it was a huge help.
On Thursday, March 6th the Montauk Fire Department held training with the Suffolk County Police Department Aviation Unit at our fire house. The training was a refresher course on the protocols in logistics and safety when using the Montauk Fire Department grounds as a landing zone for the Suffolk County Police Medevac helicopter. We are lucky that we do not have to call on the Medevac often, but it is a vital resource for us when needed.
Good news, by all indications the new Southampton/Stony Brook Hospital Emergency facility on Pantigo Place in East Hampton will be opening this spring. This will be a tremendous new asset for the patients we transport and a great reduction in emergency transport time for all local Departments’ EMS personnel. We will keep you updated.
Five members of the Montauk Fire Department had a great opportunity and were invited to march in the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland. Fire Fighter Thea Grenci made the arrangements and Thea, along with Jim Grimes, Rick White, Ed Schnell, and Terry Curley spent Saint Patrick’s Day marching through the streets of Dublin. Thank you for representing us so well.
That’s it for this month’s edition of the Montauk Fire Department Corner. Enjoy the upcoming Holidays and to some warmer weather.
~ Peter Joyce, Jr., Chief, Montauk Fire Department
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