February + March Month in Review
 
April 4, 2024
 

Millwood FD volunteers responded to 50 calls for service in February and March, including 9 mutual aid structure fire requests for Rescue 36, Ladder 52, and Tanker 15 to respond around the county to assist departments such as Dobbs Ferry FD, Croton-on-Hudson FD (where both Ladder 52 and Tanker 15 were requested) Buchanan FD, Briarcliff Manor FD, Chappaqua FD, and Elmsford FD. We also had an in-district structure fire, quickly extinguished with the assistance of several neighboring departments.

Over 20 members attended our drills this month, including:
- TOAC (Task Oriented Air Consumption Drill)
- First Aid
- CPR
- Stop the Bleed
- Cold Water Rescue

Numerous members began or completed milestones in their career with Millwood FD:
- 1 probationary firefighter was promoted to an interior firefighter
- 4 new members joined our department
- 5 members attended their first in-house probationary firefighter class
- 2 drivers were passed off on new apparatus

Millwood FD members also hosted / participated in numerous events in February and March , including:
- Our first community CPR class that was a great success and we plan to continue holding regularly
- Recruitment drive outside of DeCicco & Sons Millwood
- "Read Out Loud" Week at Roaring Brook Elementary School
- Local Cub Scouts visit to Station 1 for a tour of our station and apparatus

Top Responders through March:
- 3rd Lt. Will Field - 60 calls
- FF Tom Harris - 55 calls
- FF Scott Stein - 50 calls
- FF Choire Sicha - 48 calls
- FF Matthew Drucker - 41 calls