Riverhead Volunteer Fire Department

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=100 BGCOLOR="#330000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="198c8c83.jpg"> <div> Riverhead Volunteer Fire Department</div> <div> <B>Serving Since 1836                    Riverhead, Long Island, New York                    'So Others May Live'</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="about_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us">About Us</A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Companies">Companies</A>   |   <A HREF="photos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos">Photos</A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links">Links</A>   |   <A HREF="firefighting_101.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Firefighting 101">Firefighting 101</A>   |   <A HREF="http://htmlgear.tripod.com/guest/control.guest?a=sign&u=rhdfiredept&i=3&r=" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://htmlgear.tripod.com/guest/control">Sign our Guestbook</A>   |   <A HREF="mailto:riverheadfd@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:riverheadfd@yahoo.com">Contact Us</A></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="12" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="904" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1248 WIDTH="176"><div> <B>Recent LI Emergencies</B></div> <div> Long Island Volunteers </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >in Action!  </FONT><A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-liacci-pg,0,6602337.photogallery" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transp">car accidents</A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >and</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/photos/ny-lifires-pg,0,2176688.photogallery" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/photos">structure fires</A>         </div> <bR> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-1989/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="16" height="16">  <B>Calendar</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="static_dates.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Static Dates">STATIC DATES</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8e10d0d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <U>Month of January</U></div> <div> - Annual SCBA Fit Tests</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8e10d0d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <U>CPR Refresher</U>*</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fri   01/09  7-10pm</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sun 01/11  9-12noon</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sun 01/25  9-12noon</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> * Sign-up sheets at HQ</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8e10d0d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <U>First-Aid Refresher</U>*</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sun 02/01  9-12noon</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fri   02/13  7-10pm</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sun 02/15  9-12noon</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> * Sign-up sheets at HQ</div> <bR> <div> <B>2008 Incident Report</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="158" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="HSIDES" RULES="ROWS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> January</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 94</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> February</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 49</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> March</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 88</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> April</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 95</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> May</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 70</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> June</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 88</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> July</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 81</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> August</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 87</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> September</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 65</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="96"><div> October</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 68</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> November</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 85</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> December</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> 100</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="96"><div> <B>Total</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="51"><div> <B>970</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>RFD's 'Last Alarms'</B></div> <div> <A HREF="last_alarms.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Last Alarms">click here for obituaries</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Practice your Rescue Knots!  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.animatedknots.com/indexrescue.php?LogoImage=LogoTidewater.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.animatedknots.com/indexrescue">click here for this excellent webpage</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The 1995 LI Wildfires</B></div> <div> 164 departments, 5 days, 0 deaths.  An in-depth report... <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="95_wildfires.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="95 Wildfires">continue</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>50-year Members</B></div> <div> <A HREF="50_year_members.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="50Year Members">24 members, 1288 years of service!</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>75 years of service</B></div> <div> The Riverhead Ladies Auxiliary kicked off its 75th anniversary celebration on Sunday, saluting its members and their beloved organization... <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="07_news_archives_75_years_of_service.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="07 News Archives">continue</A></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> <B>Hamill wins Commissioners Seat</B></div> <div> Dennis Hamill won Tuesday's Riverhead Fire District commissioner election, defeating John Tradeski by a vote of 307 to 292. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="hamill_beats_tradeski_in_rfd.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Close Vote Is History">continue</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fire at Chevy dealership</B></div> <div> "The smoke was so thick and black it was impossible to see through. They did a great job." <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="fire_at_chevy_dealership.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eagle Auto Mall Fire">click here for the full story</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>After Delays, Enthusiasm</B></div> <div> It's the prettiest vacant building in Riverhead.</div> <div> <A HREF="after_delays_enthusiasm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After Delays, Enthusiasm"><IMG SRC="8c72cb30.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> The lawn is manicured and the parking lot always is swept, but...<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="after_delays_enthusiasm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After Delays, Enthusiasm">continue</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>House Fire in Riverhead</B></div> <div> The Riverhead Fire Department extinguished a house fire Thursday afternoon at... <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="constable_dr_13_35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Constable Dr 1335">continue</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Heavy Rescue Unit</B></div> <div> <A HREF="rescue_6_2_11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rescue 6211"><IMG SRC="62f2cb30.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="rescue_6_2_11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rescue 6211"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">before & after paint shots</A></div> <div> <A HREF="rescue_6_2_11_2007_convention.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rescue 6211"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">at N.Y.S.A.F.C. Convention</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>How's this for Longevity?</B></div> <div> <A HREF="how_s_this_for_longevity_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hows this for Longevity?"><IMG SRC="8b12cc30.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our 16th annual Invitational Drill</B></div> <div> <A HREF="08_rfd_invitational.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="08 RFD Invitational"><IMG SRC="87e2cb30.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> <B>News Story Achives</B></div> <div> Explore historic news stories & photos</div> <div> <A HREF="news_archives.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Archives">RFD's news archives</A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8c679e50.jpg" border=0 width="121" height="229" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">'Tools of the Trade'</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Learn about the basic tools a firefighter uses, including the </FONT>"<A HREF="jaws_of_life.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jaws of Life">Jaws of Life</A>"<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, </FONT><A HREF="saws__irons.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saws Irons">Rescue Saws</A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, the </FONT>"<A HREF="saws__irons.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saws Irons">Irons</A>", <A HREF="scba.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SCBA">SCBA</A>, <A HREF="thermal_imaging.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thermal Imaging">Thermal Imaging Cameras</A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > and </FONT><A HREF="bunker_gear.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bunker Gear">Bunker Gear</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Risk Assessments</B></div> <div> Firefighters exist for two basic reasons: to save people's lives and to save people's stuff. It becomes apparent at some points though that we cannot save either the people or the stuff. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="risk_assessments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Risk Assessments">continue</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>tv10/55 reports on our new HQ</B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-2259/DSCN0711.mpg" target="_blank"><img src="HTMLobj-2259/DSCN0715x.jpg" height="206" width="275"></a>  </B></div> <div> (note: this is a 14MB download)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Holding Departments Together</B></div> <div> Some volunteer departments are legendary for their parties and some of us have gained a bad reputation because of it... <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="social_gatherings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Social Gatherings">continue</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Being a Volunteer</B></div> <div> When I joined, the Chief told me that “Family, church, and work come first”. This statement has stayed with me over the years, and I’ve told it to others. The problem comes... <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="being_a_volunteer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Being a Volunteer">continue</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Are you retired from either a volunteer or professional fire service?  Join our <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="riverhead_exempts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Riverhead Exempts">Exempt Firefighters Association</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Flaws found in last line of defense</B></div> <div> Worn by a million firefighters in the U.S., the PASS device is a motion sensor that makes an awful racket if a firefighter stops moving for 30 seconds while battling a blaze.... <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16971824/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16971824/">continue</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fire Prevention Program</B></div> <div> Children playing with fire results in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries each year. Our award-winning <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="fire_prevention.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fire Prevention">Fire Prevention Program</A></FONT> works toward reducing these numbers.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Children And Smoke Alarms</B></div> <div> In spite of recent news events about children sleeping through them, smoke alarms and home escape planning are still a vital part... <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/parents/alarms_children.shtm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/parents">continue</A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/Home/departments/firerescue/Office%20of%20Emergency%20Management/Suffolk%20Bravest.aspx" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/Home/departm"><IMG SRC="7cd477f0.gif" border=0 width="583" height="127" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://pb.state.ny.us/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://pb.state.ny.us/"><IMG SRC="34c90330.png" border=0 width="400" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> Click on <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#996600" FACE="Arial" ><B>"Smokey"</B></FONT> to check today's <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wildfire Danger Rating</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Built and maintained by Riverhead Firefighters at no cost to us taxpayers</div> <bR> <div> This website was designed for 1024x768 screen resolution</div> <bR> <div> Site visitors since 03-12-08</div> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pub32.bravenet.com/counter/code.php?id=403163&usernum=2700635697&cpv=2"></script>   </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>