Phelps Fire / Ambulance
Town of Phelps, Ontario County, NY
P.O. Box 81; Phelps, NY 14532     315.548.3862
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NEWS / INFORMATION ARCHIVES
March
2008
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3.30.08; MVA; NYS Thruway; MM 326 [PHOTOS]

3.25.08; Farmington MVA [MPNNews Article]
    The Phelps Fire Dept. & Phelps Ambulance would like to send our thoughts and prayers to
    Farmington Fire Lt. John Weidenborner, who was involved in a MVA in Farmington on Monday.
    Many of us have had the pleasure of working with John, as he is employed by OCALS.  Our
    thoughts and prayers are with John for a speedy recovery.

3.17.08; Video added to Ice Rescue Training Photo Gallery: CLICK HERE

3.8.08; Annual Awards Banquet [PHOTOS]
    The Phelps Fire Department & Phelps Ambulance Inc., held the annual awards banquet this
    evening.  Much thanks goes to the banquet committee for their countless hours of planning for
    this event.  Recognition was given to 2007 officers, including past chief Wayne Conklin, for his 5
    years as Chief of Department (pictured top right.)  The 2007 firefighter of the year award was
    presented to Jack Caves (pictured bottom right.)  A "CPR Save" award was presented on behalf
    of the Phelps Ambulance Inc. and New York State for a June 17th, 2007 EMS call for cardiac
    arrest. The efforts of the following members led to the "save" of the patient, which allowed that
    patient to walk himself out of the hospital: (pictured left to right) Clarence Guard, Terry Lush, Matt
    Eldridge, Dana Egburtson, Tim DeBaere, Jeff Guard (award accepted by Stacy, on behalf of
    Jeff), Wayne Conklin, Rob Middlebrook (not pictured,) & Bill Bishop (not pictured.)















3.6.08; Garage Fire; Fort Hill Road [PHOTOS]
    Phelps FD & Oaks Corners FD (automatic mutual aid) were dispatched at 12:06 this afternoon
    for a reported garage fire on fort hill road, approximately 20' away from the house. 2101
    (command) arrived on scene, and reported a working structure fire, with the house as an
    immediate exposure. Phelps Engine 2131 arrived on scene, and began the initial fire attack and
    exposure protection, with assistance from Rescue 2171 and Oaks Corners 3211 crews as they
    arrived. Phelps Tanker 2141, Engine 2121, and Seneca Castle FD Tanker handled water supply
    for the incident. All units were back in service by 2::30pm after extensive overhaul, and minimal
    damage to the house. [PHOTOS]

3.3.08; February 2008 Response Statistics Updated

3.3.08; FAST Pack Training [PHOTOS] [VIDEOS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
    Phelps FD, Oaks Corners FD, & Clifton Springs FD participated in FAST Pack Orientation
    training, hosted at Oaks Corners FD.
    [PHOTOS] [VIDEOS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

3.3.08; Apartment Fire; Main Street
    Phelps Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire this morning around 10:
    30am on Main Street in the village.  The fire was reported out, with heavy smoke filling the
    apartment. 2101 arrived on scene and confirmed dispatch information, and held with Engine
    2131 & Rescue 2171 for ventilation and overhaul.  The cause of the fire is still under
    investigation, and all units cleared the scene around 11:30am.
CPR Save Award
Past Chief Wayne Conklin
2007 Firefighter of the Year, Jack Caves