90 Years Ago...
Give or take a few years, the boys at
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combination pumper.
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Welcome to the sort-of new and
always "improving" Unofficial
Youngstown Fire Department Website. What's New as of November
28th
2001: Recent updates include
several new articles, an update to "The Shop" with apparatus
updates and a slight revamping of the homepage. Also updated was the
"Recent Runs" section. While you're here, take a moment to sign
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Firefighters
Pay Tribute
Local firefighters gather to
remember those who so bravely gave of themselves on September 11th
Here in the Valley, firefighters
are remembering their comrades and making sure their heroic
efforts are never forgotten. Walking under the American Flag,
Hundreds of the Valley's bravest marched downtown this weekend to
remember the New York firefighters who lost their lives in the
World Trade Center. But before entering they stood in front of
Powers Auditorium for a moment of silence.
The Memorial service was a chance
for our firefighters to pay tribute to their brothers and sisters
in New York but also to gain closure. Members of the Clergy and
Community leaders like Senator Bob Hagan gave words of comfort.
"We find it difficult to get closure but, we can do with the
people in the front line. I have no doubt that the officers here
would have walked up the steps of the World Trade Center and did
just like they did there." 343 New York firefighters lost
their lives on September 11th. ---> |
For Jim Prosser a former
firefighter, this event sparked pride in being an American.
"I like it, 'cause when you get together and see your friends
and feel like a big family. We live in a wonderful country."
Officials hope the Memorial service
will help area firefighters in the healing process. Article
from the WKBN website, 11.19.2001.
© 2001 WKBN TV 27.
Firefighters hold vigil
at Powers Auditorium
At least 2 months after
the terrorist attacks on America occurred, firefighters from the
Mahoning Valley gather to remember the heroes from ground zero.
The crews from 22 fire departments marched from downtown
Youngstown to Powers Auditorium on Sunday. The rescue workers
wanted to pay tribute to the 343 firefighters who lost their lives
on September 11th.
Local departments are also sending
an American flag to fellow firefighters in New York City. From
the WFMJ
website, 11.19.2001. © 2001, WFMJ TV 21.
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Area Firefighters Pay
Tribute to NYC Colleagues
The U.S. flag and other memorabilia
from the tribute will be taken to New York City.
By TELA DURBIN, VINDICATOR
CORRESPONDENT
YOUNGSTOWN -- With bagpipes
blaring, the Celtic Flame Pipe and Drum band led about 250 Mahoning County
firefighters down Federal Plaza West.
People lined the street and
gathered in front of Edward W. Powers Auditorium in the brisk autumn afternoon
air Sunday to pay tribute to the fallen New York City firefighters.
In their firefighters' dress
uniforms, the men and women marched under an impressive 60-by-40-foot American
flag suspended from ladder trucks and headed into the auditorium for a
memorial service organized by Mahoning County Fire Chiefs Association.
Karen Kazear, her daughter,
Leandra, and her mother-in-law, Pauline McElrath, all of the Youngstown area,
attended the service. Kazear said she came in support of her husband, Doug,
who is a 20-year Youngstown firefighter veteran, as well as an Air Force
reservist.
"It is very important to show
support for all the firefighters in all the fire departments everywhere,"
Kazear said. "We really feel for the families and victims of the Sept. 11
tragedies, and our prayers are with them."
Outfitted in an FDNY baseball hat,
retired Youngstown Fire Capt. Jim Prosser said it was important for him to
come to an event such as this.
"You get up at eight to work
with fellow firefighters and you stay with them 24 hours a day," Prosser,
a 25-year firefighting veteran, said. "It's like a big family, and when
you can get together like this and show support, it's a great thing."
Bringing closure: Jim Dorman,
Boardman fire chief and president of Mahoning County Fire Chiefs Association,
said he and his committee organized the memorial in part because of a lack of
closure.
"Everyone was hurt by the
loss of life they saw on television, and the fact that we couldn't get out
there and help, that hurt a lot also," Dorman said.
"We thought if we could have
our services here, it would help the guys to get over the loss and get over
the fact that we couldn't get out there and help pull people out of the
rubble.
"We thought the service was
the best way to recognize what happened and help put closure on the tragedy
itself."
Youngstown Fire Department Chief
John O'Neill said the time was right for a memorial.
"It's been hard for us the
last few months, sitting back, hoping we can help in some way. We felt now was
an appropriate time to pay our respects to our fallen brothers and sisters in
New York," O'Neill said.
Clergymen speak: The Rev. Lewis
Macklin of Holy Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, Youngstown, Rabbi Joseph P.
Schonberger of Temple El Emeth of Liberty, and the Rev. Michael Swierz of St.
Joseph the Provider Church, Campbell, all spoke about the healing process and
of trying to make sense of what happened, while also giving thanks to the New
York firefighters, as well as firefighters all over the country.
Rabbi Schonberger said,
"While it is often said that you [firefighters] are essential for our
well-being, we have not said 'thank you' often enough. You remind us of the
meaning of compassion and humanity every day."
Images of the firefighters from
New York on Sept. 11 flashed across a screen positioned above the auditorium's
stage while singer Mary Jo Maluso, accompanied by Rick Blackson on piano, sang
at various moments throughout the memorial.
Increasing respect: State Sen.
Robert Hagan of Youngstown, D-33rd, spoke about respecting firefighters and
other public officials.
"This is a two-part process
that we are going through here. One is the healing process; the second part is
to pay respect to what the police, fire and EMS people go through every day. I
don't doubt for a minute that they wouldn't run up those trade center steps
and sacrifice for us, and we also have to make sacrifices for them,"
Hagan said. "We have to make sure they have decent wages and decent
working relations because they put their lives on the line for us every
day."
Flag to go to NYC: After a roll
call that recognized the 343 New York Fire Department employees who lost their
lives, officials folded a flag and presented it to Jerry Holland.
Holland is deputy mayor of labor
relations for the city of Akron, vice president emeritus of the International
Association of Fire Firefighters 8th District, and a 25-year Cuyahoga County
firefighter.
Holland will take the flag, along
with other local memorabilia, to New York City and present it at that city's
memorial service.
"Any time I get a chance to
come back and to say thanks to the firefighters of an area, I do, because I
feel so strongly about how wonderful they are," Holland said afterward.
"The New York disaster just proved to everybody what these men and women
are really made of."
Marilyn Nadal, a firefighter who
has been with the Youngstown Fire Department for just under a year, said she
was honored to attend the service.
"We want to show respect to
the many people who gave their lives," Nadal said. "It gives you a
sense of pride to know that you are needed in your community." Article
from the Youngstown Vindicator, 11.19.2001. © 2001, The Vindicator.
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2001: YFD at
a Glance
148 - Firefighters
and Officers
9 - Stations
10 - Pieces of apparatus
7 - Engines
2 - Ladders
1 - Squad/ Heavy Rescue
19 - LODD - 18 Paid,
1 Volunteer
John O'Neill, Jr.
- Chief of the Dept.
This
website is dedicated to the 19 Youngstown firefighters who gave their
life in the Line of Duty.
Youngstown Engine
Companies:
Engine 2, Engine
3, Engine 6, Engine
7, Engine 9, Engine
12, Engine 15
Youngstown Ladder
Companies:
Ladder
22 @ Station 1
Ladder 24
@ Station 2
Youngstown's Squad
Company:
Squad
33 @ Station 1 Youngstown
Battalion Chiefs: Battalion
1 @ Station 1 Battalion 2
@ Station 2 Auxiliary
and Special Unit Vehicles: Spare
1, Parade 1, M-3 (shop
truck), Arson Unit 14, Rope Rescue Unit
"The Shop"
*Updated*
Ladder 24 will be undergoing 10 weeks of repair after a slight accident
with the bucket on their truck. In the mean time, they will be using
Spare Engine 1 and Lad 22 will be responding as a second due ladder on all of their
calls in case a ladder truck is needed. If not, Lad 22 will be cleared and
return downtown.
*UPDATED* Engine
13, also known as Spare 2, was recently sold for the
price of $1,500. It is a 1974 Mack CF. It was stripped of all useful
components before shipping out and currently sits in a scrap yard in
Warren, Ohio.
The YFD has received bids
from Pierce for the two new pumpers planned; no other manufacturer felt
that they could meet the specs. ALF and E-One had shown interest, but
did not place a bid for the trucks. The trucks are to be custom Pierce
Contenders with a top-mounted 1250gpm pump, 750gal booster tank,
tilt-cabs with air conditioning, hydraulic ladder racks to allow for sufficient
hose space and roll-up side. Plans are to have the trucks painted in the
newer YFD paint scheme of solid red, with gold trim. A estimated
delivery date of April has been set for these trucks. *UPDATED*
Hypothetical apparatus movements possible when delivery of the new
pumpers is taken: Hypothetical
#1: Early
speculation says that these new trucks will go to Engine 2 and Engine 6.
Engine 2's current truck will go to possibly Engine 12. Engine 6
would then send there truck to Engine 15. Hypothetical
#2: If Engine 3 received one of the new trucks, there truck would go
to Engine 6 and Engine 6 would send there truck to Engine 15. Hypothetical
#3: Engine 6 gets a new rig and the current Engine 6 could go to 12, ex-2 to 9 and, ex-9 to 15. The
most plausible is Hypothetical #1, which involves the least amount of
movements of apparatus. That would leave the two Mack MC's, currently Eng
15 and Spare 1, as well as Engine 12's rig, as the 3 spares. If you got all
that without reading it twice, congratulations. The
closing of Route 711 to put in the new bypass will necessitate either
the reactivation of Engine 1, which was disbanded around 1995 or Squad
33 getting a new rescue/pumper to cover the Brier Hill area. It is now
covered by Eng 7 and Eng 3, but 3 would have a much longer response time
without 711. Once it is done though, some say that Eng 3 may actually
become the first-due engine of the upper North Side, near Belmont and
Gypsy Lane. This may be because of a connector to Gypsy Lane, but at
this time, we aren't sure as to whether this connector will be part of
the project. Youngstown was awarded
$203,000 through a government assistance act called the Fire Act, which
gives money to fire departments for new equipment and apparatus. The
money will be used to purchase a new truck for downtown Station
1. Squad 33 is set to get a new truck, but specifics are sketchy.
Early indication is that it will be a heavy rescue as opposed to the
considered rescue/pumper. Squad 33 will be built on either a Pierce Dash or Enforcer.
Few other details are available at this time.
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a more complete overview on the Youngstown Fire Department, please check
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go there. -or- While
youngstownfire.com is our sister site, Mory Fuhrmann's Columbus
Division of Fire site could be considered our cousin site. Please visit
the Columbus, Ohio Division of Fire at:
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