Clinton County Office of Emergency Services
1-Terrorism Advisory
2-NY-Alert
3-OES ID Program
Clinton County OES ID's customized for your department are available for your members.
Departments wishing to make use of this service should have a Chief's authorized member contact Kelly Donoghue to arrange for training and access credentials for use of the updated on-line ID system.
Kelly can be reached at 518-565-4791 or by email at kelly.donoghue@clintoncountygov.com
4-E-Plan Hazmat System
5-OES Training Tower
Training Tower Inforamtion
** The Tower is Open and available for use by all departments. **
Requests for tower use are accepted at any time. Click below and submit the Application form to Wendy.
6-FF'r CloseCalls.com
7-VentEnterSearch.com
News
Cold Weather Operations Reminder
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014
Interesting little story/advisory from the Buffalo Fire Department. Something that we in the North Country are all to familiar with. My department, we run with our front suction lines dry with the drain valves open from October to April, ya just have to remember to close the drain valves when you want to pull a draft.
Cold Weather Operations
Engine 3 responded to a fire at 44 Gibson Street at 2:59 hours on 01/23/14. Conditions were clear but extremely cold. Engine 3 was first on location and deployed a 1-3/4 hand line on a one and a half wood frame structure. The driver and hook up hooked to a hydrant in front of the house with their 5 “ front suction. The officer and attack advanced the line and were putting water on the fire.
The driver of Engine 3 activated the electronic switch to open the front suction valve and received the green light indicating the valve opened. The valve did not open even though it appeared to be working. The driver was unable to receive water from the hydrant due to the valve not opening. The crew inside was forced to exit the building until a water supply was established from Engine 32, who were in position to provide a feed. Once the feed was established interior operations were reestablished and the fire extinguished.
In the time it took to finalize operations and return to quarters, Engine 3 had incurred a large amount of ice in their front suction intake. (See attachments above). Please take note at how fast ice will build up in this cold weather. Keep your pumps circulating when idling at any incident that doesn’t require water flow.
Engine 3 had been experiencing some problems with their front suction valve prior to this incident. When opening the valve it was noticed that it was slow to open and wasn’t opening smoothly. Also it was noticed that water was collecting in the 5” feed hose on front bumper.
The front suction valve was malfunctioning because it had developed a loose wire and was shorting itself out. That is why it would work as designed at times and would act up at other times. At the incident on Gibson Street it finally completely shorted out and was locked in the closed position even though the light indicated the valve was open. This gave the impression that the pump was receiving water from the hydrant but in fact it water was not moving past the intake valve.
Weather most certainly played a factor in this incident. Wet streets, rock salt, potholes and certainly cold weather all led to the degradation of the valve. It is very important that all companies pay close attention their apparatus in the extreme cold conditions we will be experiencing in the foreseeable future. With the addition of electronics on the new rigs do not get lulled into a false sense of security with respect to the operation of your rigs. If something is not operating properly notify the shop ASAP so that they can mitigate it before you are under the gun at a fire. Always have a backup plan in case the unexpected happens which according to Murphy will happen in the cold weather.
When the temperature rises to a respectable level in the next couple of weeks it is advisable that pumpers hook up to a hydrant and verify that their front suction valves are operating properly. Any problems need to be reported to the shop.
×
Wednesday, February 27th, 2019
3 people killed in train-vehicle collision on Long Island Two commuter trains traveling in opposite directions collided with a vehicle on the tracks in Westbury, killing all three occupants in the vehicle before one of the trains derailed and tore into a concrete platform Tuesday night, according to...
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Apparatus Operator Aerial Device Training Class started last evening, August 8th, at Clinton County Office of Emergency Services. The class is an 8 week course that will instruct students on many topic of the inspection, testing and operations of aerial firefighting devices.
Monday, July 17th, 2017
Fire Departments in Clinton County have completed 100% their Fire Reporting submissions for 2016 to the State of New York for inclusion in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). New York State has finished annually, for the several years now, as the State with the highest overall repo...
Friday, July 29th, 2016
Clinton County OES is actively working on conversion of the old Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Bookmobile into a Mobile Command Post. The vehicle will have capabilities for interoperable communications and data as well as work space for incident command staff.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
Clinton County Office of Emergency Services is hosting the NYS Department of Health, Regional Health Preparedness Coalition's program "Mass Fatality Planning" meeting at CCOES on May 4th from 10am to 1230pm.Given recent terrorist attacks in California, Paris and Brussels as well as the...
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMEDIA CONTACT:Eric Day – Clinton County Fire CoordinatorEric.day@clintoncountygov.com First Responder - New Vehicle Technology SeminarFocuses on Safety with Hybrids, Electric and Vehicle AnatomyPlattsburgh, NY (April 15, 2016) – With the technology in to...
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
The Clinton County Firefighters Association has announced the date for their 2016 Banquet. This years event will again be held at the Rainbow Banquet Facility in Altona. See the related photo for more information regarding scheduling and ticket purchasing.
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
July 29, 2015Dear Fellow Firefighters:The Clinton County Firefighters’ Association in conjunction with the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs is presenting a unique training experience on Sept.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2015
CP Rail in conjunction with the Clinton County Office of Emergency Services and the City of Plattsburgh Fire Department is offering a Railroad Response Safety Training 3 hour class in August. There will be 2 evening sessions and 4 daytime sessions offering numerous opportunities for First Responders...
Monday, June 1st, 2015
The Clinton County Office of Emergency Services is seeking Letters of Interest and Resumes from individuals meeting the required qualifications and interested in performing the duties associated as a Volunteer Deputy Fire Coordinator assigned to the Fire Investigation Unit.
Friday, January 23rd, 2015
The Champlain-Mooers EMS Squad is pleased to announce that Texas Roadhouse of Plattsburgh is offering to assist the squad with a fund raising event to help with funding the construction of the new Champlain-Mooers EMS building.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
NYS DEC has announced the start of the 2014 Volunteer Fire Assistance Forestry Grant Program. The application is available on-line at www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2364.html The DEC receives annual federal funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program.
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
Clinton County Office of Emergency Services, the Clinton County Health Department and the CCMAC (Clinton County Multi-Agency Coordination Group) announce the offering of a FEMA training class entitled "Community Healthcare Planning & Response to Disasters".
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
The Saranac Fire Department will host a Technical Rescue Training Day on Saturday August 2nd at Saranac FD Station 1. The session starts at 8am with all attendees requested to gather at the Fire Station.
Saturday, June 28th, 2014
Check out this great NY Times Article. Its about an FDNY probie catching his first job. Click here.....
Monday, March 24th, 2014
Anyone interested in additional HAZMAT training or the County HAZMAT Team should consider the following offering. There will be a HAZMAT Technician Basic class starting the week of April 7th. The class is 40 hours in length and will run from 8a-5p at City Station 1.
Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
Below is a copy of the body of a letter I recieved recently from President Jim Burns of FASNY regarding the Recruit NY 2014 campaign. Although FASNY is not often well represented in our County they still represent us as members of the Fire Service and they offer some great programs including things ...
Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Folks some interesting information on Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) is listed below and can be seen on the video in the link below. Please note that the gas pipeline traversing our County and the smaller Utility Company branch distribution network in our County are both carrying specificly vaporized N...
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014
Interesting little story/advisory from the Buffalo Fire Department. Something that we in the North Country are all to familiar with. My department, we run with our front suction lines dry with the drain valves open from October to April, ya just have to remember to close the drain valves when you wa...
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
REPOSTED FROM firerescue1.com Goldfeder: Never, ever post patient photos anywhere It may seem obvious that it is unprofessional, possibly criminal, to post images from the scene on social media, yet it happens By Billy Goldfeder The Secret List So, about a catrillion people woke up this morni...
Clinton County Office of Emergency Services
Mailing Address
16 Emergency Services Drive
Plattsburgh, New York 12903
Physical Address
16 Emergency Services Dr
Plattsburgh, NY 12903
911
518-566-1202
This site has been viewed 395,462 times.
Maintained by the members and staff of Clinton County Office of Emergency Services. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Copyright © 2006-2023. YourFirstDue Inc. All Rights Reserved. Content on this web site is supplied by Clinton County Office of Emergency Services. YourFirstDue Inc. cannot be held responsible or liable for any content, text, pictures, or any other media found on this web site.
Powered by
YourFirstDue.com
Websites for Fire and EMS
© 2023 Clinton County Office of Emergency Services