| Mattydale Jr Fire Department Members Get To Work After Major Snow Storm |
| Sat. Feb 27th 2010 |
After being hit with the largest snow storm in several years, recieving more than 18" of snow in a 24 hour period, the Mattydale Jr Fire Department got to work.
While they are not allowed to respond on the apparatus on actual incidents, it doesn't deter them from recognizing their responsibili...
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| Mattydale Fire Department Shares Fire Safety Message with Local Senior Citizens |
| Wed. Feb 10th 2010 |
Today the Mattydale Fire Department visited with the Bessie Riordan Apartments, a senior citizen apartment building, to share our fire safety message.
On hand to share the message was 1st Assistant Chief Brian Falise and Past Chief and MFD Fire Prevention Officer, John Kilpatrick.
Using the NFPA p...
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| MFD Extrended Family Gets Together for 3rd Annual Super Bowl Party |
| Sun. Feb 7th 2010 |
Super Bowl Sunday has become a much anticpated day around the Mattydale Firehouse. For the past several years, the day has brought together not only members, but our families too, for an evening of football, food and socializing.
Each year the MFD Chief's host the party and young an...
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| HazMat Team Drills with Inflatable Decon Tents |
| Sat. Feb 6th 2010 |
The Mattydale Fire Department's Regional HazMat Response Team Members (RHMRT) spent part of Saturday practicing the setup procedures for the large heavy duty inflatable decontamination tents that the department has responsibility for.
The team members took the R-2 and the hazmat trailer out to bald...
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| Mattydale Jr. Fire Department visits Syracuse Hancock International Airport Fire Station |
| Sat. Nov 28th 2009 |
The Mattydale Jr. Fire Department took a field trip to the Syracuse Fire Department's "ARFF" (Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting) Station at Syracuse Hancock International Airport today.
The members were invited by Assistant Chief Falise, a firefighter at the station, to visit and recieve f...
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| New Firefighters Participate in Live Fire Training |
| Sat. Nov 14th 2009 |
Today, three of our newest firefighters participated in "live fire training" with their NYS FF1 classmates.
Held at the Clay Fire Training Facility, the class conducted training on extinguishing car fires and then moved into the training facility itself for building fires. Participa...
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| MFD HazMat Team Members drill In Station |
| Sat. Nov 7th 2009 |
On Saturday morning, November 7th, the Mattydale FD members of the Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team(RHMRT) hosted the RHMRT's monthly drill in quarters.
The drill was designated as a Chemical Protective Suit (CPS) drill where members not already qualified to wear the level A and B su...
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| 2nd Annual Halloween Open House |
| Sat. Oct 31st 2009 |
The Mattydale Fire Department grabbed ahold of a great opportunity to share our fire safety message by hosting an "Open House" at the Mattydale Fire Station on Halloween afternoon. With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year and with the weather cooperating, it mad for a fun after...
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| Firefighters Go Down To Defeat In Annual Officer vs Firefighter Football Game |
| Sun. Sep 27th 2009 |
The Mattydale Fire Department members met for what has become an annual event. Each year in September the Officers and Firefighters of the department gather for a competitive (but fun!) flag football game at one of our local elementary schools.
The Officers have dominated the firefighters so ...
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| Mattydale Firefighters Attend FASNY Firefighter of The Year Ceremony in Niagara Falls |
| Thu. Aug 20th 2009 |
The Mattydale Fire Department was proud to send a delegation of firefighters to Niagara Falls to participate in the ceremony for neighboring North Syracuse Fire Department Assistant Chief Tim Ellis who was presented the award for his actions last year in saving a life in an apartment building fire t...
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