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Southern Ulster Times, Wednesday, July 10, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar..........................................12
Classifieds......................................22
Crossword...................................... 24
Highland..........................................19
Letters to the Editor........................8
Marlborough....................................18
Obituaries.......................................21
Opinion.............................................8
Police Blotter...................................4
School News....................................16
Service Directory........................... 28
Sports............................................ 32
PUBLIC AGENDA
THURSDAY, JULY 11
WHAT: Lloyd Zoning Board
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Lloyd Town Hall
12 Church St., Highland
WHAT: Plattekill Zoning Board
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Plattekill Town Hall
12 Church St., Highland
MONDAY, JULY 15
WHAT: Marlborough Planning Board
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Marlborough Town Hall
21 Milton Tnpk, Milton
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17
WHAT: Lloyd Town Board
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Lloyd Town Hall
12 Church St., Highland
HOW TO REACH US
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Newburgh, NY 12550
Highland FD hosts summer
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
For the past five years, the Highland
Fire house on Milton Avenue has been
used as a training center for the Ulster
County Firefighters Summer Program.
The 21 day curriculum, with 185 hours of
training, provides new firefighters with
critical skills needed for them to safely
and effectively do their jobs.
Recently, the Southern Ulster Times
paid a visit. Fire Instructor William
Farrell said he was teaching the
firefighters how to properly bring a fire
hose into a burning building.
“These are simulated doors and a
hallway so that way they sharpen their
skills as far as advancing hand lines in
and perfecting that and will help them in
the long run,” he said.
Farrell pointed to another group of
firefighters who were being taught about
the different types of hose nozzles and
how to correctly use them to knock down
a fire.
“They are pretty powerful depending
on the type of nozzle,” he said. “Along
with that, if you don’t have a guy who
understands hydraulics pumping it, it
might make it a little tougher as well.”
Farrell pointed out that they have
a second firefighter crouching behind
the main hose operator, “to combat the
nozzle reaction.”
Everett Erichsen, Deputy Director for
Emergency Services and Fire Coordinator
Fire Instructor Jeff DiMetro teaches how to properly use the different nozzles and hoses to
knock down a fire.
for Ulster County, said the present group
was given an orientation to the program
in May.
“It’s a 16 hour orientation and we
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Instructor Will Farrell [l] teaches new firefighters how to properly advance a hose during a fire.
talked about the PBE’s [personal
protective equipment], firefighter safety,
how the class is going to work, history
of the fire service, and they do a breathe