January 2005

Weather kept the Rombout Fire Department busy in the month of January with 70 emergency calls. These included two structure fires, one serious where Rombout, assisted by Protection Engine Company, Chelsea, Glenham, North Highlands and East Fishkill kept a major garage fire from extending to the attached home and rescued two pets, the other a minor kitchen fire, twenty vehicle accidents, two hazardous materials incidents, eleven automatic fire alarms or good intent calls, six EMS assist calls, one car fire, two calls for power lines down, nine CO alarms or smoke/odor conditions, and nine public assistance/flooding calls. Rombout Fire Department provided mutual aid eight times during the month to the following departments; East Fishkill (house fire), Chelsea FD, Protection Engine Company (hotel room fire), City of Beacon and assisted North Highlands with a search for a missing hiker.
If interested in volunteering your time for a worthy cause and help your fellow Fishkill neighbors protect your future, stop by our headquarters at 901 Main Street any Monday evening and take a look around or pick up an application.
Remember the” Hudson Valley’s best keep secret" for your next catering affair, buffet or sit-down, small or up to 220 people, phone the Rombout Caters at 845-227-1350

Neighboring Fire Departments

(alphabetical order)

Beacon

Chelsea

Glenham