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H elp Wanted. In need of dedicated men and women willing to be oncall 24 hours a day, seven days a week to assist friends and neighborsin their time of need. Much training involved, no pay. However, the

camaraderie is great and the self-satisfaction of making a difference in yourcommunity is priceless.

Well, our local fire departments and ambulance corps do need volunteersand while this ad is hypothetical, the effort needed to become a good mem-ber of your local department is not. It does take hours upon hours of trainingand drills to learn CPR, how to attack a fire, how to use an oxygen tank and the

countless other duties which our volunteers must learn to help save our livesand property.

This section contains many stories of courage, dedication, and commit-ment to our communities which we take for granted each and every day.

But call 911 and someone will show up… guaranteed. The next time you see a local fire department or ambulance corps holding

a fundraiser, please go and support them.And by the way, please say “Thank you for all you do for our community.”The next life they save might be your own.

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According to the Urgent CareAssociation of America(UCAOA), 7,100 urgent care

centers nationwide provide servicesfor acute illnesses and injuries, occu-pational medicine for businesses androutine immunizations and physi-cals. About half also provide lab tests,x-rays, fracture and laceration careand IV fluids. With all of these cen-ters, why is it that many people don’teven know they are there to helpthem?

An urgent care center is a viablealternative to a traditional emer-gency department (ED) for non-lifethreatening illness and injuries formany reasons, including much short-er wait times and lower costs.

They are equipped to treat childrenand adults with a wide variety of ill-nesses and injuries quickly and effi-ciently. The physicians and clinicalstaff are highly trained and, in manycases, board certified. These centersare open extended hours and onweekends and holidays to bettermeet the needs of patients.

However, they are not an alterna-tive to having a primary care doctor.They are an option when seeing aregular physician is not possible.

The UCAOA documents that urgentcare began, as far as anyone can tell,in the late 1970s and was created tomeet a need in a community. Thegrowth from the ‘70s-’80s was slowand steady as the concept of a "doc ina box" that one could see withoutappointment gained in popularity.Over the next 20 years the industrycontinued to expand and to gainrespect as a viable place to receivehealthcare when one could not getinto one's "regular" physician.

How do you decide if you can visitan urgent care center? Some medicalsituations, like having a heart attack,obviously need to be treated at an ED.However, one in every five trips to theED could have been treated at anurgent care center instead.

To help decide, you can ask yourselftwo questions. The first: “is this injuryor illness life threatening?” If yes, call911 or get to an ED quickly. The sec-

ond question is “if care is delayed,will this injury or illness get muchworse or become life threatening?” Ifyes, a trip to an urgent care center canprevent it from being a true emer-gency.

Examples of what can be done at anurgent care center are: sutures,splints, nebulizer treatments, ED fol-low-up, physicals, injections, immu-nizations as well as treatment ofminor illnesses like sore throat, earinfections and the flu.

Urgent care centers play an impor-tant role in keeping people healthywhen a trip to the ED is not necessaryand their physician’s office is closed.Middletown Medical has 3 UrgentCare Centers in the region – Middle-town, Ellenville and Chester. Mostlocations are open seven days a week.

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Meet an entire family of crime-fightersSTORY BY DAN HUST

Do you know Officer Calvello? Whichone?

There’s Officer Denise Calvello of theTown of Fallsburg Police Department.There’s Deputy Joseph Calvello of theSullivan County Sheriff’s Office. There’sOfficer John Calvello Jr. of the Village ofMonticello Police Department.

And then there’s their dad, Chief JohnCalvello Sr. of the Village of WoodridgePolice Department.

Or maybe you know mom Kathy, who’sfull-time at Crystal Run Healthcare butspends two nights a week working with aprivate security firm.

At just a few months in, she’s the newestmember of her family to be involved inlaw enforcement.

“They always told me I should have beena cop myself!” Kathy laughs.

She remains a proud wife and mother,having helped raise a family that truly“protects and serves.”The Calvellos have made law enforcement service a family tradition. From the left are mom Kathy, daughter Denise, son Joe, son John

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John Sr., in fact, calls Kathy “thebackbone of the whole family” – andis just as proud that all three kidsentered his line of work.

“I wanted them all to be police offi-cers,” he says with a smile that fillsthe tiny Woodridge police station –which that day he was manning onhis own.

He recognizes it’s a dangerous jobhis family routinely undertakes.

“So is driving a truck down a high-way,” John replies.

He was honest with them about therigors of police work from the start.Indeed, they saw it every time hecame back to the family’s Glen Wildhome after long hours on the job.

“They’d see me in good and badmoods,” he admits.

But they also saw him proudly serv-ing the community he’d lived in sinceage 13. They saw him at their school,teaching about the dangers of drugsand a life of crime. They saw him risethrough the ranks of the FallsburgPolice Department, where he ulti-mately retired in 2008 as chief.

They’d heard the stories about hisdesire to be a New York City cop backin the 1970s, about the NYPD hiring

freeze that forced him to become anelectronics technician for Sears Roe-buck, about the washing machine hefixed for a Fallsburg police officernamed Matthew Issman, and aboutthe fateful talk with Issman that ledhim to become an unpaid auxiliaryofficer in 1977.

A year later, John was hired on afull-time paid basis by FallsburgPolice Chief Sammy Siegel, and he’sstill patrolling the streets.

“I love it,” he nods. “It’s the best jobever invented.”

Chief in Woodridge since 1999, Johnis only technically “retired.”

“As long as my body holds out,” hevows, “they’ll have to carry me out ofhere in a box!”

That dedication to helping peopleis certainly contagious – intentionallyso.

When John Jr. asked to go on a ridewith a Fallsburg police officer, forexample, John Sr. readily agreed.

“Back in high school, we had to docommunity service,” recalls John Jr.,referring to Fallsburg High School’srequirement of every graduate-to-be.

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Even though he’d grown up aroundlaw enforcement, that one ridechanged his life, motivating him topursue a criminal justice degreefrom SUNY Sullivan.

In 2004, he joined the Village ofWalden PD in Orange County, andthree years later he returned toSullivan County as a K-9 officer withthe Monticello PD.

For six and a half years, John Jr. andcanine partner Rocco were famousfixtures of the county seat.

“He still lives with me,” Johnaffirms. “He’s retired now.”

John, on the other hand, is stillhard at work, now serving as theschool resource officer (SRO) atMonticello High School.

The very reason that attracted himto police work – helping people – iswhat he does every day at the school,where he’s constantly developingrapport with students and staff, han-dling everything from minor dis-putes to actual crimes.

High-schoolers “can come talk tome about any issues and problems

they have,” he relates.His favorite part? “Steering kids down the right path

who aren’t going in a good direc-tion.”

Still, it’s a challenging job, and he’sgrateful to have a brother and sisterwho know those challenges oh sowell.

“We talk about stuff we deal with,”he says. “And just talking about itrelieves stress.”

But like his dad, John Jr. is in thiscareer for life.

“I can’t picture myself doing any-thing else.”

John Sr. understands the feeling,though he wasn’t initially sure if thatsentiment would be shared by hisyounger son Joe.

“He did two years at [SUNY]Sullivan, then joined the Army as an82nd Airborne paratrooper,” herecalls.

As a member of the Third Brigade,First Battalion, 505th ParachuteInfantry Regiment, Joe’s tour of dutyincluded Iraq – at the height of itsunrest.

“That was the worst year of my

life,” John Sr. affirms.But Joe safely returned after four

years in the military and decided lawenforcement was worth a try, ulti-mately joining the Sullivan CountySheriff’s Office, where he’s been thearresting officer on a number ofhigh-profile drug cases of late.

“I like the job,” Joe affirms, not atall fazed by the 1,000 square miles heand his fellow deputies patrol. “I likeworking the whole county.”

He enjoys the diversity of people heencounters – and the fact that he canstay on a case from initial arrest deepinto the investigatory phase.

“I like to work my own cases,” hesays.

Joe also holds a master’s degree inpublic administration from Marist,an education that will serve him wellin police work and anything else hechooses to do in the years to come.

“I never went to college, and I knowhow important that is,” his dad Johnrelates. “Being educated is veryimportant in this job. It’s not ‘kick assand take names’ anymore – you’vegot to know the book!”

Daughter Denise is a Keystone

College grad herself (with an associ-ate’s in criminal justice) and nowworks the night shift at Fallsburg PD.

“She’s got my badge number,” Johnproudly notes.

She’s proud to carry on the familylegacy, having been inspired to joinlaw enforcement from “just growingup around it my whole life.”

She spent five years with theSheriff’s Office before transferring toFallsburg, where she’s served forthree years.

“It’s nice to help people,” Denisesays of a myriad of reasons she’s gladto be a police officer. “I get a chanceto make a name for myself.”

Kathy worried about her five-foot-tall daughter dealing with much larg-er foes, but like her father before her,Denise has capably earned therespect and admiration of both hercolleagues and her community.

Indeed, that rings true of everyCalvello.

“I wouldn’t trade them for theworld,” John says of his crime-fight-ing family. “There ain’t no fatherprouder than me!”


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The Calvello Familyfor their many years of service and commitment

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Pop Carl,

All through the years as we grew up, we watched you help others as a fi reman in the Hortonville Fire Department. It didn’t ma er what the me or weather, whenever duty called, we saw your unending dedica on to our community as you ran out the door to help whomever was in need. We want you to know how very proud we were that our community always knew they could count on you to be there during some of their most di cult mes, whether that was a fi re, an accident, or pumping basements during a fl ood. Now, as you celebrate your 60th year of community service in the Hortonville Fire Department,we would like to congratulate and thank both you and all of the Hortonville Fire Department members for their years of service. “A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.” - Zeus from Hercules-

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Former Chief celebrates 60 years in the Hortonville Fire DepartmentBY NYSSA A. CALKIN

The period around 1956 was atime when many communitiesrevolved around their local fire

department. It was also the year 18-year-old Carl Rosenberger received acall asking him to join theHortonville Fire Department. "Iagreed and David Buddenhagen said'Well that's good, cause you werealready voted in.'"

His proximity to the firehouse hadmade him a valued potential mem-ber of the department. TheRosenberger’s home was a stone’sthrow from the trucks and one of thethree fire phones in the district waslocated in their home. "Everyone in

Carl (far right) with the rest of the 1989Hortonville Fire Department. The HortonvilleFire Dept. has been proudly serving the com-munity for more than 80 years.

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Though he is known to keep a lowprofile, Carl has certainly left animpact on those around him.Described by fellow firefighter DarylEmmett as “a soft-spoken gentleman,[Carl] leads by example and he alwaysleads in the right direction.” It's nowonder the Hortonville FD was eagerto have him.

Carl’s professional experience withcommercial vehicles meant therewasn't a truck in the district he could-n't drive. Before the modern fire truckbecame mostly computerized, he wasthe man to call on for maintenenceand repairs on the vehicles. "If weneeded something fixed, Carl would-n't hesitate to do it,” recalls Emmettof his own fire chief days.

Carl himself spent 13 years as firechief back before they started limitingthe term to three years. He has servedas the chairman of the HortonvilleField Day and marches in paradesthroughout the county to this day.

If he had to give any words of wis-dom to a young person signing up forthe F.D., Carl stresses the importanceof the commitment. “It’s a good expe-rience but it’s also hard work. Youcan’t belong [to the fire department]and only come once in a while.”

It’s difficult to imagine when you docommit, what it will be like to cele-brate 60 years with an organization.But his love for the community andfor helping others has kept CarlRosenberger in the Hortonville FireDepartment for six decades.

Acting as Grand Marshal in the Hortonville Fire Dept.’s Parade, Carl is chauffeuredby daughter Debbie Owen and grandson Gavin.

Gaston Owen shares a moment withhis grandfather after he marched withthe Sullivan West band at the 2007Memorial Day parade.

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‘This is number 301’STORY AND PHOTOS BY AUTUMN SCHANIL

ROSCOE – Among the numer-ous Swamp White Oak trees atthe National September 11

Memorial near Ground Zero inManhattan, your eyes will find onetree that stands out from the others,a Callery pear, otherwise known asthe “Survivor Tree.”

In spring, the tree is covered inbeautiful white blossoms, while inautumn its leaves turn a variety ofbrilliant colors with the most com-mon being reds, pinks, and evenpurples.

The Survivor Tree was foundamong the rubble, still standingalthough incredibly damaged, afterthe September 11 attacks on theWorld Trade Center in 2001. It wasleft, thought to be dead, and thesearch of survivors from the towerscontinued.

During the search, a team came byit again, and saw the beginnings of

new growth. The tree was uprooted, removed

from Ground Zero and nursed backto health by the NYC ParksDepartment, eventually growingback its branches and leaves.

Not only did they bring the treeback to life, but they began repro-ducing it as well.

And now, a piece of that same treestands in our very own Town ofRockland, just in front of the Roscoe-Rockland Fire Department (RRFD)and Museum, which has a 9/11Memorial honoring the many wholost their lives that day.

The fire department received thesapling marked #301 in early Januaryfrom Chief Frank McQuade of theHuntington Manor Fire Departmentlocated on Long Island.

Its history is an inspiring one. The Survivor Tree Seedling

Program was launched onSeptember 11, 2013 in partnershipwith Stamford, Connecticut-based

Bartlett Tree Expert Company andJohn Bowne High School (JBHS) inthe Flushing neighborhood ofQueens. It began just after theSurvivor Tree was brought back tothe 9/11 Memorial site by RonaldVega, the 9/11 Memorial Director ofDesign and Construction.

The program was inspired by theOklahoma City National Memorialwhere an American Elm tree standsas the foundation of the design inremembrance of the victims taken inthe Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.

The JBHS, which has an agricultureprogram, has been nurturing andcaring for the seedlings from theSurvivor Tree for the past severalyears.

Each year, since 2013, the 9/11Memorial gives Survivor Treeseedlings to three communities thathave endured tragedy in previousyears. Communities that embody“the spirit of the Survivor Tree” andhave committed to nurturing the

The Survivor Tree sapling that the Roscoe-Rockland Fire Department received this yearis number 301. It was recently planted in theground near the department’s 9/11Memorial to serve as a symbol of hope andresilience.


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Twenty minutes could mean life ordeath.

Fortunately, the dedicated menand women Fire and EmergencyMedical Services (EMS) volunteers ofSullivan County are at the ready.

Sullivan County is served by 40 firedepartments – 1500 membersstrong. One hundred percent volun-teer, except for Monticello FireDepartment, which has paid drivers.

Fire service consists of active fire-fighters who respond to calls, andhonorary members who play essen-tial support and civic roles, includingfundraising.

Sixteen volunteer EMS squads, plusone career (or paid) EMS service,Mobile Medic, also serve the county.

Two crucial services. Both in desperate need of new

recruits. “Recruiting Fire & EMS members is

a critical, countywide need,” saysRichard Martinkovic, SullivanCounty Public Safety Commissioner,Sullivan County Fire Coordinatorand overseer of the EMSCoordination Bureau.

Second jobs, childcare coverage indual-income families, urbanizationand aging rural populations con-tribute to the dwindling number ofvolunteer firefighters.

Nationally, the number of volun-teer firefighters has dropped roughly11 percent since the mid-1980s,according to the National FireProtection Association. Meanwhile,time and training required tobecome a certified EMS or firefighterhave increased.

Sullivan County faces the uniquechallenge of many residents living inone area and working elsewhere.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY MEGAN MILLMAN

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EMS suffers from the same issue asfire service: both depend on man(and woman) power.

“For a simple one- or two-car acci-dent, one ambulance unit canrespond and stabilize a situation,”says Martinkovic. “It’s not evenuncommon for one EMS volunteer toarrive in her own car to be first on thescene. EMS volunteer numbers arenot as big as fire, yet they are just asimportant.”

A deep volunteer force of 911responders means quicker responsetimes, and more lives saved.

Especially in rural areas, fire andEMS personnel are so strapped formuch-needed manpower and moreequipment that departments cometo rescue other departments.

In June through October 2015, Sul-livan County 911 Dispatch Centerfielded between 990 to 1157 EMScalls each month, and between 374

and 545 fire calls. Consistently 10percent of EMS calls and an averageof 14 percent of fire calls were classi-fied as “Mutual Aid,” the indicator ofhow often the home department ofjurisdiction called in another depart-ment for assistance.

For fire, that means the home firedepartment was on the scene, andalso needed another department torespond.

For ambulance, that typicallymeans the home ambulance squadwas unable to respond and anothersquad handled the call for them.

The composition of Sullivan Coun-ty’s volunteer first responders spansage, race and class. Mothers andfathers. Laborers and lawyers. Youngand old. Even part-timers.

One four-year member of the Hor-tonville Fire Company describes itthis way: “Volunteer firefighting isincredibly rewarding.” The weekendresident of western Sullivan for thepast 10 years, who wishes to remainanonymous said “it makes me feelvital.”

Working in Manhattan four dayseach week as a producer in a fast-paced media post-production com-pany, our firefighter still manages tohold one of the best attendancerecords for both calls and fulfillingcivic duties, among Hortonville Vol-unteer Fire Company members. Hiscity employer doesn’t just allow

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telecommute flexibility; they areproud of his extracurricular commit-ment to help neighbors and savelives. When wildfires near Wurtsboroburned for days, he drove out of thecity making his way to the scene assoon as he could.

The former competitive footballand baseball player has “alwaysloved being part of a team.” Forcamaraderie and satisfying his desireto be “a good citizen,” the fire service

can’t be beat. When Dina Engle heard her Upper

Delaware neighbors despair howthey waited a half hour or more foran ambulance, she knew she couldmake a difference.

Five years ago she joined theJeffersonville Volunteer First AidCorps and serves as an EmergencyMedical Technician-Basic (EMT-B).Raising two boys (now 13 and 18years old) and working banker’shours weekdays as a senior execu-tive, Engle overcame initial reserva-

tions. “I wanted to be there for my sons

especially during their formativeteen years,” says Engle, “and I want-ed to show them how important it isto volunteer in their community.”

Volunteering demands a lot oftime. Yet, for Engle, being stopped bycommunity members who spot herwearing her corps jacket in the gro-cery store, and thank her for helpinga friend or family member in a motorvehicle accident, is sufficient reward.

Happiness researchers the world

over, dating back well before ViktorFrankl’s 1959 classic, “Man’s Searchfor Meaning,” affirm the personaltruth of so many 911 responders ofSullivan County. Meaning (definedas being part of something biggerthan oneself ) and Giving (doingthings for others) are essential ingre-dients to one’s overall self-satisfac-tion with life.

Take the first step toward becom-ing an EMS or Fire service volunteer:contact your local fire departmenttoday to learn more.

BY WILLOW BAUM

Megan Millman is living proofvolunteers can work outflexible schedules with the

officer-in-charge. “When the tones drop and I'm

available, I go,” says Millman who, in2015, rode 152 EMT or Fire calls, andjuggled caring for her three kids, hus-band and household.

In 2003 when Millman first starteddating her now husband, she trailedhim, a firefighter and line officer withMountaindale Fire Department,down to the station to “help out.”

“Since you’re here, you might aswell join,” one member toldMillman.

Her first reaction? “That’s not forme!”

Recognizing the department wasshort on (wo)manpower, Meganenrolled in the Basic Firefightingtraining course that summer.

As a new mom pregnant with hersecond child, Millman was encour-aged by colleagues to pursue an EMTcertification, despite squeamishnessto blood and gore.

“BLS (Basic Life Support) Squadisn’t the hype you see on TV,” saysMillman. In nine years of EMT expe-rience, she’s seen little blood andgore.

“We’re trained to treat a wide rangeof calls on the scene. The injuries arethe injuries: cardiac arrest, drugoverdoses, falls, brushfires. Whenyou’re on the scene, you’re focusedon your patient, and what needs tobe done.”

Today, Millman is the first femaleChief Officer of the MountaindaleFire Department, and an EMT with

its affiliated Mountaindale FireDepartment First Aid Squad.

“Back in the day, women weren’tallowed to join the fire service,” saidMillman.

Mountaindale Fire Departmentformed in 1923. It wasn’t until 1954when the adjunct Mountaindale FirstAid squad was formed. The First Aidsquad was the only pathway womencould serve as a first responder, andalso qualify for coverage underSullivan County’s worker’s compen-sation benefits.

While her children were young,Millman contributed more throughadministrative support, and ridingout on EMS calls.

“On my third pregnancy, I rode upuntil 39 weeks – one week away fromdelivery – before I stopped,” she said.She resumed within four weeks ofdelivering her third child.

“When you hear the tones go off,you think: If that was me or someoneI loved, I would want someone tohelp me.”

Whether fire or EMS, Millmangoes.

From Tagging Along to Mountaindale FD’s First Female Chief

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY MEGAN MILLMAN

Megan Millman at Recruit NY 2015, hostedeach year by Mountaindale Fire Department.Lifenet 75 joins in to let new recruits seeinside an air ambulance.

If that was me or someoneI loved, I would want someoneto help me.”

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jarred or canned fruits, vegetables andbeans, or have extra bags of rice and pastain the kitchen cupboards.• Stock up on soap.The best way to pre-

vent the spread of germs is to wash yourhands and practice good hygiene.• First Aid Kit. Check to make sure your

kit is stocked and contains essential itemslike a thermometer, bandages, medicaltape, ibuprofen or flu medicines, disin-fectants, vitamins, and fluids with elec-trolytes.• Overall Health. Maintain a healthy

diet of nutritious foods, get plenty ofsleep, stay physically active, and visit yourdoctor for a health check-up and/or vac-cinations. • Have a plan. Talk with family, friends,

and loved ones about how to respond in apandemic, figure out responsibilities,procedures, and plans. • Cash. It’s always good to have a little

bit of emergency cash tucked away some-where in the house, just in case you can’tmake it to an ATM.• Basic essentials. Know where your

flashlight is, stock up on extra batteries,garbage bags, toilet paper, face masks,keep a stock of candles and matches,make sure the extra radio in the house isfunctioning, and keep a paper list ofemergency contacts and addresses.

Precautions to takein the midst of a pandemic

• Try to avoid close contact with peoplewho are sick. • If you yourself are sick, keep your dis-

tance from others to prevent spreadingyour illness. This may mean staying homefrom work, school, and the store as well.• Cover your nose and mouth with a

cloth or tissue when coughing or sneez-ing. • Wash your hands and avoid touching

your eyes, nose and mouth as the palmsand fingers are teeming with germs fromtouching door knobs, shaking hands, pet-ting animals, grabbing handrails or typ-ing on keyboards.• Keep your home clean. Disinfect and

wipe down countertops, door handlesand knobs, and telephone receivers.• Keep yourself and your family

informed about the pandemic that maybe happening in your community or else-where.• Most importantly, stay calm and try to

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BY AUTUMN SCHANIL

SULLIVAN COUNTY — Since early thisyear, the Zika virus, known to be spreadby mosquitoes, has expectant mothers infear of birth deformities, and is discour-aging some from going outside, wherethey are afraid they’ll be bitten on thearm or leg by the buzzing pests.Before that, the Ebola outbreak in 2015

had many holding their breath in fearwhen boarding airplanes, eyes dartingfrom one person to another, looking forsigns of a cough or sickness, wondering ifthe virus would spread worldwide.And before that it was swine flu,

anthrax, measles, tuberculosis, smallpox, yellow fever, and the most devastat-ing plague in recorded history: the BlackDeath.Although viruses and diseases both

mild and deadly have been around sincehumankind can remember, they stillhave the potential to raise panic in theminds of the public, which wonders whatmight be the next pandemic – and whatcan be done to stop it, or at least preparefor it.According to the Merriam-Webster

Dictionary, a pandemic is an outbreak ofa disease that occurs over a wide geo-graphic area and affects an exceptionallyhigh proportion of the population;prevalent throughout an entire country,continent, or the whole world.Good news for us, the Sullivan County

Public Health Services (SCPHS) depart-ment, a division of our local CountyHealth Department, has a pandemic

health plan in place. According to Public Health Director

Nancy McGraw, every year the staff at theSCPHS go through preparations, timetraining, and drills of various aspects,similar to what would be necessary dur-ing a public health emergency.Each staff member’s role in a public

health emergency would be similar totheir current role at work, creating an“emergency preparedness team” that isquick and effective in response to a pan-demic.“Much of their training is incident spe-

cific as well, whether it is the flu, anthrax,or the measles, our staff is ready toassume their roles and responsibilities inthe best possible way they can,” saidMcGraw. “That may mean setting upclinics during a public health emergency,registering individuals, distributing med-icines and vaccines, organizing, dealingwith logistics and timetables, as well asworking closely with public leaders, offi-

cers, the county government, and themedia to effectively prepare and informthe population.” A pandemic may not always mean a

fast, widespread disease though, statesprofessor of medicine in the Division ofInfectious Diseases at the University ofColorado School of Medicine, ThomasCampbell. A pandemic can also mean diseases

that have a prolonged incubation period.Essentially meaning a virus you may notknow you have been infected with untilsymptoms begin to show weeks or evenmonths later, allowing you to havealready spread the disease to anotherperson. Such examples would be whoop-ing cough or polio, or HIV, which can fullydevelop into AIDS, explained Campbell.The Centers for Disease Control have

found that on average, one new conta-gion is discovered each year. These con-tagions can occur suddenly and withoutwarning. At times they result in out-breaks, and other times they don’t.Realistically, it is incredibly difficult to

know when a new, or old, pandemic mayhit; and even more difficult to know howfast it will spread, especially among peo-ple living in heavily populated cities.

How you can prepare• Water. In the case of power outages,

disasters, or possibly not being able toleave the house for a week or so, it’s smartto have an extra supply of water. Thebody can survive without food for longerperiods of time than it can survive with-out water.


Sullivan County Ambulance CorpsAGENCY NAME ADDRESS PHONE*

Sylvan Liebla American Legion Post #1363 PO Box 63, Eldred, NY 12732 557-8915

Bethel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. PO Box 31, White Lake, NY 12786 583-5004

Catskills Hatzalah 1340 E 9 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230 718-998-9000

Cochecton Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc., PO Box 4, Lake Huntington, NY 12752 932-8138

Grahamsville First Aid Squad, Inc. PO Box 152, Grahamsville, NY 12740 985-2839

Jeffersonville Volunteer First Aid Corps, Inc. PO Box 396, Jeffersonville, NY 12748 482-3110

Volunteer Ambulance Corps of Livingston Manor PO Box 1, Livingston Manor, NY 12758 439-4150

Lumberland FD Ambulance Corps, Inc. PO Box 91, Glen Spey, 12737 856-7515

Mamakating First Aid and Rescue Squad, Inc. PO Box 525, Wurtsboro, NY 12790 888-2544

Mobilemedic EMS 266 Main Street, Hurleyville, 12747 436-9111

Mountaindale FD First Aid Squad PO Box 203, Mountaindale, NY 12763 434-3425

Neversink FD Ambulance Auxiliary PO Box 468, Neversink, NY 12765 985-7198

Rock Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. PO Box 1, Rock Hill, NY 12775 794-6985

Roscoe-Rockland Volunteer Ambulance Corps PO Box 321, Roscoe, NY 12776 607-498-4600

Tusten Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc. PO Box 34, Narrowsburg, NY 12764 252-3336

Upper Delaware Ambulance Corps, Inc. PO Box 258, Hankins, NY 12741 887-6070

Woodbourne FD First Aid Squad PO Box 322, Woodbourne, NY 12788 434-6763

* – For non-emergencies. Always call 911 in an emergency situation.

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Sullivan County Fire Department Chiefs Beaverkill Valley FDMike Juron • 439-4199

Bloomingburg Fire CompanyCharlie Griswold • 733-1000

Callicoon FDMark Murphy • 887-4233

Callicoon Center FDGary Brockner • 482-3020

Claryville Fire Dept.Glenn VanDenberg • 985-7270

Fallsburg FDRicky Shaddock • 434-2008

Forestburgh Fire Company No. 1Todd Petrowsky • 794-7899

Grahamsville FDEd McCarthy • 985-2260

Hankins-Fremont Center FDMatt Hubert • 887-2028

Highland Lake FDWarren Wagner • 557-8788

Hortonville FDPeter Norton • 887-5177

Hurleyville FDAlan Price • 434-4161

Jeffersonville FDBill Strong • 482-4202

Kauneonga Lake E&H/FDPete Maltese • 583-4700

Kenoza Lake FDGeorge Slater • 482-5676

Lake Huntington Fire CompanyJason Kraack • 932-8444

Lava Volunteer FDLew Meckle • 252-3375

Liberty FDHarold Huggler • 295-0236

Livingston Manor FDDan Walcott • 439-4490

Loch Sheldrake FDMike Ward • 434-2710

Long Eddy FDAaron Polomcean • 887-5926

Lumberland FDDon Hunt Jr. • 856-2041

Monticello FDRay Stevens • 794-6330

Mountaindale Fire CompanyAndy Millman • 434-3425

Narrowsburg Fire CompanyDavid Casey • 252-3328

Neversink FDRalph Hornbeck • 985-7198

North Branch FDDale Steffens • 482-5134

Rock Hill FDKris Gwiozdowski • 794-8961

Roscoe/Rockland FDGary Bury • 607-498-4292

Smallwood/Mongaup Valley FDOzzie Gonzalez • 583-5487

Summitville Fire CompanyGraig Blalesley Sr. • 888-5531

Swan Lake FDTim Eronimous • 292-6918

Westbrookville FDBo Tunno • 754-8848

White Lake Fire CompanyBrendon Cunningham• 583-5170

White Sulphur Springs FDJohn Picard Jr. • 292-5468

Woodbourne FDScott Depuy • 434-6763

Woodridge FDRusty Brown • 434-6893

Wurtsboro FDDan Reiley • 888-4611

Youngsville FDRick Graham • 482-3600

Yulan FDJeffrey Haas • 557-8483

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The event honors the SullivanCounty emergency responders inconjunction with the National Emer-gency Services Week taking placefrom May 15 through May 21.

This year’s special event will behosted at The Sullivan Hotel, 283Rock Hill Drive, Rock Hill, at 6:00 p.m.where guests can enjoy cocktails and

hors d’oeuvres followed by theawards, dinner, music, dancing andraffles.

“We ask everyone to join us in rec-ognizing our Sullivan County emer-gency responders. Every day, theygive their very best to positivelyimpact the health of our community,and for that we want to thank them,”says Volunteer Chairman for theCatskill Regional EmergencyResponder Celebration Committee,John R. Brown.

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“We are looking forward to thisyear’s Celebration and Awards Din-ner and the opportunity it gives us tohonor those who are dedicated toprotecting the lives and safety of ourSullivan County residents,” saidCatskill Regional Chief Nursing Offi-cer & Vice President of Patient CareServices, Rolland Bojo.

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ER on Wheels, to the RescueSTORY AND PHOTOS BY WILLOW BAUM

If Dad falls and suffers a small lac-eration, chances are your localvolunteer ambulance squad with

Basic Life Support (BLS) training andequipment, will knock on his doorwithin minutes.

But if he suffers a heart attack orrespiratory distress, Mobilemedicsprings into action. Dispatchedsimultaneously with a volunteersquad by the 911 call center,Mobilemedic EMS providesadvanced, professional-level care.

A commercial venture that comple-ments the county’s volunteer systemof first responders, Mobilemedic isthe primary Advanced Life Support(ALS) service in Sullivan, providingparamedic-level support.

“We are essentially an emergencyroom on wheels,” says Founder andCEO Albee Bockman. “What physi-cians do in an ER, Mobilemedic para-medics perform in a person’s home orinside an ambulance.”

Equipped with paramedic-grade

equipment and medications,Mobilemedic may bring gear and rideon a volunteer ambulance. Or apatient may be turned over toMobilemedic to be transported withALS care to a local hospital.

In addition to providing BLS andALS 911 emergency services,Mobilemedic offers non-emergentand emergent ambulance andambulette transportation to areahospitals and healthcare facilities.

Whereas a volunteer ambulance issupplied to satisfy Basic Life Support(BLS) treatments for bleeding con-trol, oxygen therapy, splinting or frac-ture management, for instance,Mobilemedic vehicles are outfittedwith paramedic-level gear. On site oron wheels, Mobilemedic can treat air-way control with intubation equip-ment, monitor EKG readings, initiateIV therapy and pharmacologicalinterventions.

As with the volunteer EMS systemin Sullivan County, there is no cost tothe local taxpayer for Mobilemedic asthe company bills through insurance

“There goes Albee, responding in his Fahrvergnügen,” teased fellow firefighters and 911 callcenter staffers back in 1991 when Bockman was the only paramedic in Sullivan Countyapproved to operate a paramedic response vehicle. Bockman went on calls in a 1989Volkswagen.

companies. Longer life expectancies and a

growing desire for better healthcareare two trends shaping the future ofemergency care nationally and local-ly, as is the plunge in EMS and Fireservice volunteerism. (See First

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New businesses like the casinoattract an influx of people to the area.“Seasonal and gradual populationgrowth in the county over the 20years we’ve operated,” says

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74 JERSEY AVENUE, PORT JERVIS, NY 12771

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“Thank You”CLIFF GORDON

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Sullivan County Dramatic WorkshopQuality, Award-winning Community Theatre in Sullivan County since 1950

Call for our exciting 2016 Season

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Bockman, “increases the need foremergency care across the board.”

As the exclusive tactical EMS teamfor the Sullivan County Sheriff’sDepartment, Mobilemedic is dis-patched on such calls.

Expanding stroke and cardiac careknowledge and skills, says Bockman,

are focus areas. The company is trans-porting more patients to CatskillRegional Medical Center since theopening of the new certified StrokeCenter, and also to the affiliated Car-diac Cath Center at Orange Regionalin Middletown.

In the late 1980’s, Albee Bockman recognized the need for paramedic-level emergencyresponder and ambulance services in Sullivan County. Since, Bockman’s company,Mobilemedic, has grown from 1 to 70 “very skilled staff,” the majority of whom are SullivanCounty residents.

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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS &A VOLKSWAGEN

Helping others pulses throughBockman’s blood, and 2016 marks 46years of his dedication to EMS,including serving as a military medicin the USAF from 1970-1974, treatingthe injured returning home from theVietnam War, and being a very activeFire and EMS volunteer in Hurleyvilleand Monticello.

In the late 1980s when Bockmanworked as a court reporter for theSullivan County court system,Sullivan was one of a few counties inNew York State that lacked para-medic-level care. At the age of 40,Bockman went back to school forparamedicine.

In 1991, he received approval fromthe governing authority, the HudsonValley Regional EMS Council, tooperate a paramedic response vehi-cle. That’s right, one paramedicresponse vehicle.

As the only paramedic in SullivanCounty, Bockman went on calls in a1989 Volkswagen. “There goes Albee,responding in his Fahrvergnügen,”teased fellow firefighters and 911 callcenter staffers.

Recognizing the need to expandcounty ambulance services, hereceived an ambulance service oper-ator license in 1994. Since then,Bockman’s ambulance service hasgrown from 1 to 70 “very skilled staff,”the majority of whom are SullivanCounty residents.

The company’s Education Divisionprovides First Aid, CPR, ACLS, PCLS,EMT and EMT Refresher classes forstaff and community members.

The fleet of Mobilemedic ambu-lances and ambulettes for wheelchairand ambulatory non-emergent trans-ports are “stationed strategically”throughout the county.

Stations are presently located inFerndale, Hurleyville, LochSheldrake, Liberty, Monticello andRock Hill. “We are always looking forways to better serve the entire coun-ty,” says Bockman.

To learn more about Mobilemedic,visit: http://mobilemedicems.com/home

Art, handcrafted by Rutherland Elementarystudents, thank Mobilemedic for visitingtheir school. “We hope to reduce the nerv-ousness and fear of children should we evercome to their home to help them, their par-ents or grandparents,” says Bockman. “Weput masks on the kids, wrap them in a band-age and show them we’re their friends.”

Mobilemedic sta-tions are strategi-cally located inFerndale, Hurleyville(pictured here), LochSheldrake, Liberty,Monticello and RockHill. “We are alwayslooking for ways tobetter serve theentire county,” saysBockman.

LEE FELDMAN

845-434-8890

Self ServiceCar Wash

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GEORGE BURKLE, INC.General Insurance

“Thank You toAll ourDedicated911 Responders!”

Thank You for Your Dedication!

East End Auto RepairComplete Auto Repair

Fred Franke & John Hynes, owners36 State Rt 52, Woodbourne, NY 845-436-8689

Check Out our LOW Tire PRICES!Discover, Mastercard & VISA Accepted

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“Holistic Healing for All Conditions- Acute, Chronic & Sports”

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Monticello, NY 12701845-796-2210845-796-1523

Serving Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerStop by for our Sunday Breakfast Buffet

Daily Specials Available

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MEL’S GARAGE

NICK’S BODY & FABRICATIONNick Olsen, Owner

Mel Olsen, Jr., Owner

• Farm Machinery• Tractors • Cars • Trucks

County Rt. 121, North Branch, NYNick’s

(845) 701-5180Mel’s

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“Big Thanks to Our Emergency Service Providers!”

Family Practice Hours ByPediatrics AppointmentAcupuncture (845) 626-5500Alcohol-Drug Abuse Consultant Fax: (845) 626-5707

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Engine PartsBrand Names We Carry

Alan Bennett1139 Cadosia Road

Hancock, NY 13783

(607) 637-2277

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Complete Automotive ServiceSince 1925

• 24-Hour Local & Long Distance Wheel Lift & Flatbed Towing• Foreign & Domestic• Computerized Diagnostics• Computerized Wheel Alignments• NYS Inspections

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Thanks to all responders,your dedication is greatly appreciated!

Tires - New & Used • Brakes • TowingExhaust • New York State Inspection

James J. Sheerer74 Jefferson Street, Monticello, NY845.794.3466

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R A Mickelson & Son LLC- Patrick MickelsonQuality

work tolast aLifetimeest. 1972

custom homes, additions, renovationsall phases of construction

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A & BSince 1978

QUALITY WORK AT A FAIR PRICE with a RELIABLE GUARANTEE- FREE ESTIMATES -

BILL & JO FRANKLIN, OwnersMonday - Friday 8:30am-5pm • Saturdays by Appointment

230 Old Rt. 17, Monticello, NY 12701 | 845-794-0399

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T-N-T TuleweitLandscaping • Snowplowing

Livingston Manor845-439-4960

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A dedicated fi refi ghter, father, and friend.

DELAWARE VALLEY OIL, INC.Family Owned and Operated

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2 0 1 6 C a l e n d a r o f E v e n t sMarch

Fri., March 25 - Good FridaySun., March 27 - Easter Sunday

AprilSat., April 2 - Rock Hill Firehouse Boy Scout Troop 101Spaghetti Dinner

Sun., April 3 - Jeffersonville FD chicken barbecue(takeout only); Liberty FD #3 pancake breakfast,Woodbourne FD French toast breakfast

Wed., April 6 - Woodbourne FD BingoTues., April 12 - SCVFA Meeting - RosoceSat., April 16 - Loch Sheldrake FD annual dinner;Jeffersonville Presbyterian Church chicken barbecue

Sun., April 17 - Claryville FD breakfast; Lava FD chick-en barbecue takeout

Wed., April 20 - Woodbourne FD BingoThurs., April 21 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - LavaSat., April 23 - Boy Scout Troop 106 chicken barbecue,Jeff Presbyterian Church

Sun., April 24 - Hortonville FD chicken barbecue takeoutFri., April 29 - Passover begins; Rock Hill FireDepartment Empire State Performance Road Rally

Sat., April 30 - Rock Hill Fire Department EmpireState Performance Road Rally; North Branch FD roastbeef dinner

MaySun., May 1 - SCVFA Mem. Service, Govt. Ctr., 2 p.m.;Forestburgh FD pancake breakfast; Rock Hill FireDepartment Empire State Performance Road Rally;

Wed., May 4 - Woodbourne FD BingoSat., May 7 - Woodbourne FD May dinner; St. FrancisChurch Penny Social, Youngsville Firehouse; NeversinkFD Chief’s Inspection Dinner

Sun., May 8 - Mother’s Day; Woodridge FD Mother’sDay pancake breakfast; Claryville FD breakfast;Hortonville FD Mother’s Day pancake breakfast

Tues., May 10 - SCVFA Executive Board mtg.Wed., May 18 - Woodbourne FD BingoThurs., May 19 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - LumberlandSat., May 21 - Loch Sheldrake FD gun raffleWed., May 25 - S.C. Fire District - Wurtsboro; Sun., May 29 - Beaverkill Valley FD chicken barbecue;St. Mary’s Church, Obernburg, pancake breakfast

Mon., May 30 - Memorial Day; VFW Long EddyCemetery Service 1 p.m., Lunch/Raffle Long EddyFirehouse.

JuneWed., June 1 - Woodbourne FD BingoSat., June 4 - Callicoon Center FD Sportsmen Raffle;Smallwood FD ATV Run; Summer Kick-Off Party/Sign-

up, Delaware Youth CenterSun., June 5 - Neversink FD Horseshoe Tournament;Rock Hill FD A.A.C.A. 53rd Annual Antique Car Show

Sat., June 11 - North Branch FD Chicken BBQ (take-out only); United Reformed Church Drive-ThruChicken BBQ, 4 p.m. - sold out, Youngsville Firehouse

Sun., June 12 - Callicoon FD Pancake Breakfast;Callicoon Tractor Parade

Tues., June 14 - Flag Day; SCVFA AnnualElections/Meeting, Smallwood

Wed., June 15 - Woodbourne FD BingoThurs., June 16 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - WhiteSulphur Springs

Sat., June 18 - Hurleyville/Loch Sheldrake FD BassFishing Contest, Morningside Lake

Sun., June 19 - Father’s Day; Claryville FD breakfastMon., June 20 - Summer beginsSat., June 25 - Bill Carlson Golf Tournament, TerryBrae Golf Course

JulyFri., July 1 - Rummage Sale, Kenoza Lake MethodistChurch

Sat., July 2 - Rummage Sale, Kenoza Lake MethodistChurch

Sun., July 3 - Smallwood FD Annual 5K; SmallwoodFD Open House

Mon., July 4 - Independence Day; Narrowsburgparade and bbq

Wed., July 6 - Woodbourne FD BingoThurs., July 7 - Woodbourne FD Car Show/CarnivalFri., July 8 - Woodbourne FD Car Show/CarnivalSat., July 9 - Woodbourne FD Car Show/Carnival;Lake Huntington FD Field Day/chicken BBQ

Sun., July 10 - Woodbourne FD Car Show/CarnivalTues., July 12 - SCVFA Executive MeetingFri., July 15 - St. Francis Church Bazaar, Youngsville -6 to 10 p.m.

Sat,, July 16 - St. Francis Church Bazaar, Youngsville- 6 to 10 p.m.

Sun., July 17 - Claryville FD breakfast; JeffersonvilleFD pancake breakfast; Rock Hill FD French toast/waf-fle/pancake breakfast

Wed., July 20 - Woodbourne FD BingoThurs., July 21 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - KauneongaLake

Sat., July 23 - Kenoza Lake FD chicken BBQ; KenozaLake Methodist Church bake sale

Sun., July 24 - Callicoon 5K - 10K Race, River RoadWed., July 27 - S.C. Fire District - BloomingburgSat., July 30 - Callicoon Street FairSun., July 31 - Youngsville FD pancake breakfast

AugustWed., Aug. 3 - Woodbourne FD BingoFri., Aug. 5 - Jeffersonville FD Fiddlers; CatholicDaughters Penny Social, Liberty Firehouse, 5:30 p.m.;Kenoza Lake Methodist Church rummage sale


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Sat., Aug. 6 - Kenoza Lake Methodist Church rum-mage sale; St. Mary’s Church, Obernburg, Tricky Tray

Sun., Aug. 7 - Callicoon Center FD pancake breakfastTues., Aug. 9 - SCVFA Meeting - South FallsburgFri., Aug. 12 - White Sulphur Springs FD SoftballTournament

Sat., Aug. 13 - White Sulphur Springs FD softballtournament; Hortonville FD Annual Golf Tournament;Neversink FD chicken BBQ

Sun., Aug. 14 - White Sulphur Springs FD softballtournament/chicken bbq

Wed., Aug. 17 - Woodbourne FD BingoThurs., Aug. 18 - S.C. Fire Police Assn. - Hortonville.Sat., Aug. 20 - Forestburgh FD 5K RaceSun., Aug. 21 - Claryville FD breakfast; Lava FD pan-cake breakfast

Sat., Aug. 27 - Claryville FD Open House, Craft/YardSale; Kenoza Lake Methodist Church Rummage SaleBag Day; Hortonville FD Field Day/Parade

SeptemberSun., Sept. 4 - Smallwood FD pancake breakfastMon., Sept. 5 - Labor DayWed., Sept. 7 - Woodbourne FD BingoSat., Sept. 10 - Hortonville Presbyterian Church BBQ- Advance Sale Only; Jeffersonville PresbyterianChurch pancake breakfast; Jeff Tractor Parade; JeffJamboree; United Reformed Church drive-thru chick-en BBQ, Youngsville Firehouse.

Sun., Sept. 11 - Yulan FD Blue Mass, St. Anthony’s;Woodbourne FD chicken BBQ; Smallwood FD 9/11Service, 8 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 13 - SCVFA Executive MeetingSat., Sept. 17 - SCVFA 88th Annual Parade, Rock Hill;Yulan FD Von Steuben Day Festival; NarrowsburgLutheran Church brautwurst dinner

Sun., Sept. 18 - Claryville FD breakfast; Rock Hill FD18th Annual Golf Outing

Wed., Sept. 21 - Woodbourne FD BingoThurs., Sept. 22 - Autumn beginsSat., Sept. 24 - Driver Safety Course, Delaware YouthCenter

Sun., Sept. 25 - SCVFA Annual Past PresidentsBrunch - Awards/Installation; North Branch FD pan-cake breakfast

Wed., Sept. 28 - S.C. Fire District - Lake Huntington

OctoberSat., Oct. 1 - Youngsville St. Francis Church pennysocial at Youngsville Firehouse

Sat., Oct. 2 - Liberty FD #3 pancake breakfast; RoshHashanah

Wed., Oct. 5 - Woodbourne FD BingoSat., Oct. 8 - Kenoza Lake FD roast beef dinnerMon., Oct. 10 - Columbus DayTues., Oct. 11 - SCVFA Meeting Poster Contest, Sum-

mitvilleSat., Oct. 15 - Jeffersonville FD roast beef dinner;Youngsville Firecrackers craft fair, Youngsville Fire-house 10 a.m.

Sun., Oct. 16 - Callicoon Center FD chicken barbe-cue; Claryville FD breakfast

Wed., Oct. 19 - Woodbourne FD BingoSat., Oct. 29 - Callicoon Halloween Parade 1 p.m.;Youngsville FD 88th Annual Roast Beef Dinner

Sun., Oct. 30 - Neversink FD Pancake BreakfastMon., Oct. 31 - Halloween; Hurleyville FD HalloweenParade, 6 p.m.

NovemberWed., Nov. 2 - Woodbourne FD BingoSat., Nov. 5 - Woodbourne FD Veteran’s Day ParadeSun., Nov. 6 - Daylight Savings Time ends; Swan LakeFD French toast breakfast; Hurleyville FD Pancakebreakfast; Liberty FD Ladies Aux. Craft Fair

Tues., Nov. 8 - Election Day; SCVFA Executive Meet-ing, Kenoza Lake Metghodist Church Election DaySoup/Chili/Krispy Kreme Donut Sale

Fri., Nov. 11 - Veteran’s Day; VFW 11 a.m. lunch,Long Eddy Cemetery;

Sat., Nov. 12 - Forestburgh FD roast beef dinner; Cal-licoon Center FD turkey raffle

Sun., Nov. 13 - Hortonville FD Pancake BreakfastWed., Nov. 16 - Woodbourne FD Bingo; S.C. Fire Dis-trict

Sat., Nov. 19 - Rock Hill FD Ladies Auxiliary PennySocial

Sun., Nov. 20 - Claryville FD breakfastThurs., Nov. 24 - ThanksgivingFri., Nov. 25 - Jeffersonville Holiday Parade; Calli-coon Holiday Fair, Delaware Youth Center

Sat., Nov. 26 - Claryville FD spaghetti supper;Kenoza Lake Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar;Callicoon Holiday Fair, Delaware Youth Center

DecemberSat., Dec. 3 - Christmas in Callicoon, 1 - 3 p.m.,Delaware Community Center

Wed., Dec. 14 - SCVFA Meeting - Swan LakeWed., Dec. 21 - Winter beginsSun., Dec. 25 - Christmas Day; HanukkahSat., Dec. 31 - New Year’s Eve


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A Disaster or Emergency Can Happen at Any Time

ARE YOU PREPARED?1. Make a Family Emergency Plan

Include:How to Communicate with family members

How to shelter in place for at least 3 days or longer.Make a plan for your pets too.

PRACTICE THE EMERGENCY PLAN!!

2. Stock Up on Emergency SuppliesBottled water/ Ready-to-eat canned foodsPrescription Medication/Medical Supplies

Flashlights/ extra batteries/ Infant formula/ diapersPet food and supplies

Make a To Go Kit

3. Stay Informed By:A Battery-powered radio or TV on hand

Keep a list of emergency numbersSign up with NY-Alert @ www.nyalert.gov

or call 1-888-697-6972For More Information

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