On Sunday, May 18, 2008 The Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Company's Flag Committee placed firefighter flags and grave markers for past Chiefs and firefighter flags for past Members of the Fire Company. For the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday weekend.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Fire Company Remembering their desease members
On Sunday, May 18, 2008 The Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Company's Flag Committee placed firefighter flags and grave markers for past Chiefs and firefighter flags for past Members of the Fire Company. For the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday weekend.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
CHIEFAROO II Vincent Dunn at the GCC on July 28th "Limited Seating"
CHIEFAROO II:
2nd Annual Fireground Command Seminar
Fireground Tactics,
Leadership Challenges
0800 -Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendors
0900 -Welcome & “Housekeeping”
0915 -Wooden Structures: Size-Up and Collapse
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1015 -Break
1030 -Collapse Rescues
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1200 -Chicken BBQ Under the Tent
1330 -Getting a Grip, and Then What
with Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Who’s in Command Here?
Command Issues Session for Chief Officers only
*
with Vincent Dunn.
1530 -Closing
Book signings, distribution of attendance certificates, vendors
* A DVD of “Getting a Grip” will be sent to each Chief attending the
closed door session with Dunn, so they won’t miss out on either!
LIMITED SPACE! Reservations CLOSE July 13. (Really.)
QUESTIONS? E-MAIL: ChiefarooU@yahoo.com
READY TO REGISTER? Call 413-775-1803 to reserve with
credit card – or mail form at right today.
Vincent Dunn, FDNY
is “Chiefaroo U.” The nation’s foremost authority and author
on fire ground tactics and firefighter survival returns to
GCC by popular demand. If you’ve never studied with Dunn,
you don’t want to miss this!
NEW THIS YEAR:
Dunn’s closed-door session for Chief Officers on those touchy
command issues that keep you awake at night. He’ll bring his
experiences from 46 years with
FDNY. You’ll bring yours.
VincentDunn.com
Fire Safety Training Concepts
Univ. of Nevada Fire Instructors Dan Eaton and Joe Aschenbrenner
are career guys in Lowell, MA and NYC, respectively. Their workshop
today will be on "maintaining focus when overwhelmed.” (As in, you’re
first on scene, and it really is The Big One.) Get some tools for
managing your own stress — and taking command.
Fire Training Concepts
$20
$48 $39
Order your copy of a Dunn bestseller or a Chiefaroo U II T-shirt
now to have them on arrival! Just add purchase to registration.
Click to Download the Registration Form
This year’s program is being brought to you by
GCC Fire Science Technology Program
Massachusetts Call/Volunteer
Firefighters Association
Montague Center Fire.org
Tri-State Fire Mutual Aid Association
Directions to GCC Main Campus:
Greenfield Community College’s Main Campus
is conveniently located near the intersection
of Interstate 91 and Route 2.
Take Exit 26 off I-91 and follow the traffic rotary
around as needed to get onto Route 2 West.
Once on Route 2, immediately take a right
at the first traffic light, onto Colrain Road.
GCC is located on College Drive,
six-tenths of a mile ahead, on the left.
Follow signage for parking and event locations.
and Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
2nd Annual Fireground Command Seminar
Fireground Tactics,
Leadership Challenges
0800 -Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendors
0900 -Welcome & “Housekeeping”
0915 -Wooden Structures: Size-Up and Collapse
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1015 -Break
1030 -Collapse Rescues
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1200 -Chicken BBQ Under the Tent
1330 -Getting a Grip, and Then What
with Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Who’s in Command Here?
Command Issues Session for Chief Officers only
*
with Vincent Dunn.
1530 -Closing
Book signings, distribution of attendance certificates, vendors
* A DVD of “Getting a Grip” will be sent to each Chief attending the
closed door session with Dunn, so they won’t miss out on either!
LIMITED SPACE! Reservations CLOSE July 13. (Really.)
QUESTIONS? E-MAIL: ChiefarooU@yahoo.com
READY TO REGISTER? Call 413-775-1803 to reserve with
credit card – or mail form at right today.
Vincent Dunn, FDNY
is “Chiefaroo U.” The nation’s foremost authority and author
on fire ground tactics and firefighter survival returns to
GCC by popular demand. If you’ve never studied with Dunn,
you don’t want to miss this!
NEW THIS YEAR:
Dunn’s closed-door session for Chief Officers on those touchy
command issues that keep you awake at night. He’ll bring his
experiences from 46 years with
FDNY. You’ll bring yours.
VincentDunn.com
Fire Safety Training Concepts
Univ. of Nevada Fire Instructors Dan Eaton and Joe Aschenbrenner
are career guys in Lowell, MA and NYC, respectively. Their workshop
today will be on "maintaining focus when overwhelmed.” (As in, you’re
first on scene, and it really is The Big One.) Get some tools for
managing your own stress — and taking command.
Fire Training Concepts
$20
$48 $39
Order your copy of a Dunn bestseller or a Chiefaroo U II T-shirt
now to have them on arrival! Just add purchase to registration.
Click to Download the Registration Form
This year’s program is being brought to you by
GCC Fire Science Technology Program
Massachusetts Call/Volunteer
Firefighters Association
Montague Center Fire.org
Tri-State Fire Mutual Aid Association
Directions to GCC Main Campus:
Greenfield Community College’s Main Campus
is conveniently located near the intersection
of Interstate 91 and Route 2.
Take Exit 26 off I-91 and follow the traffic rotary
around as needed to get onto Route 2 West.
Once on Route 2, immediately take a right
at the first traffic light, onto Colrain Road.
GCC is located on College Drive,
six-tenths of a mile ahead, on the left.
Follow signage for parking and event locations.
and Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
CHIEFAROO II Vincent Dunn at the GCC on July 28th "Limited Seating"
CHIEFAROO II:
2nd Annual Fireground Command Seminar
Fireground Tactics,
Leadership Challenges
0800 -Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendors
0900 -Welcome & “Housekeeping”
0915 -Wooden Structures: Size-Up and Collapse
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1015 -Break
1030 -Collapse Rescues
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1200 -Chicken BBQ Under the Tent
1330 -Getting a Grip, and Then What
with Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Who’s in Command Here?
Command Issues Session for Chief Officers only
*
with Vincent Dunn.
1530 -Closing
Book signings, distribution of attendance certificates, vendors
* A DVD of “Getting a Grip” will be sent to each Chief attending the
closed door session with Dunn, so they won’t miss out on either!
LIMITED SPACE! Reservations CLOSE July 13. (Really.)
QUESTIONS? E-MAIL: ChiefarooU@yahoo.com
READY TO REGISTER? Call 413-775-1803 to reserve with
credit card – or mail form at right today.
Vincent Dunn, FDNY
is “Chiefaroo U.” The nation’s foremost authority and author
on fire ground tactics and firefighter survival returns to
GCC by popular demand. If you’ve never studied with Dunn,
you don’t want to miss this!
NEW THIS YEAR:
Dunn’s closed-door session for Chief Officers on those touchy
command issues that keep you awake at night. He’ll bring his
experiences from 46 years with
FDNY. You’ll bring yours.
VincentDunn.com
Fire Safety Training Concepts
Univ. of Nevada Fire Instructors Dan Eaton and Joe Aschenbrenner
are career guys in Lowell, MA and NYC, respectively. Their workshop
today will be on "maintaining focus when overwhelmed.” (As in, you’re
first on scene, and it really is The Big One.) Get some tools for
managing your own stress — and taking command.
Fire Training Concepts
$20
$48 $39
Order your copy of a Dunn bestseller or a Chiefaroo U II T-shirt
now to have them on arrival! Just add purchase to registration.
Click to Download the Registration Form
This year’s program is being brought to you by
GCC Fire Science Technology Program
Massachusetts Call/Volunteer
Firefighters Association
Montague Center Fire.org
Tri-State Fire Mutual Aid Association
Directions to GCC Main Campus:
Greenfield Community College’s Main Campus
is conveniently located near the intersection
of Interstate 91 and Route 2.
Take Exit 26 off I-91 and follow the traffic rotary
around as needed to get onto Route 2 West.
Once on Route 2, immediately take a right
at the first traffic light, onto Colrain Road.
GCC is located on College Drive,
six-tenths of a mile ahead, on the left.
Follow signage for parking and event locations.
and Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
2nd Annual Fireground Command Seminar
Fireground Tactics,
Leadership Challenges
0800 -Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendors
0900 -Welcome & “Housekeeping”
0915 -Wooden Structures: Size-Up and Collapse
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1015 -Break
1030 -Collapse Rescues
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1200 -Chicken BBQ Under the Tent
1330 -Getting a Grip, and Then What
with Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Who’s in Command Here?
Command Issues Session for Chief Officers only
*
with Vincent Dunn.
1530 -Closing
Book signings, distribution of attendance certificates, vendors
* A DVD of “Getting a Grip” will be sent to each Chief attending the
closed door session with Dunn, so they won’t miss out on either!
LIMITED SPACE! Reservations CLOSE July 13. (Really.)
QUESTIONS? E-MAIL: ChiefarooU@yahoo.com
READY TO REGISTER? Call 413-775-1803 to reserve with
credit card – or mail form at right today.
Vincent Dunn, FDNY
is “Chiefaroo U.” The nation’s foremost authority and author
on fire ground tactics and firefighter survival returns to
GCC by popular demand. If you’ve never studied with Dunn,
you don’t want to miss this!
NEW THIS YEAR:
Dunn’s closed-door session for Chief Officers on those touchy
command issues that keep you awake at night. He’ll bring his
experiences from 46 years with
FDNY. You’ll bring yours.
VincentDunn.com
Fire Safety Training Concepts
Univ. of Nevada Fire Instructors Dan Eaton and Joe Aschenbrenner
are career guys in Lowell, MA and NYC, respectively. Their workshop
today will be on "maintaining focus when overwhelmed.” (As in, you’re
first on scene, and it really is The Big One.) Get some tools for
managing your own stress — and taking command.
Fire Training Concepts
$20
$48 $39
Order your copy of a Dunn bestseller or a Chiefaroo U II T-shirt
now to have them on arrival! Just add purchase to registration.
Click to Download the Registration Form
This year’s program is being brought to you by
GCC Fire Science Technology Program
Massachusetts Call/Volunteer
Firefighters Association
Montague Center Fire.org
Tri-State Fire Mutual Aid Association
Directions to GCC Main Campus:
Greenfield Community College’s Main Campus
is conveniently located near the intersection
of Interstate 91 and Route 2.
Take Exit 26 off I-91 and follow the traffic rotary
around as needed to get onto Route 2 West.
Once on Route 2, immediately take a right
at the first traffic light, onto Colrain Road.
GCC is located on College Drive,
six-tenths of a mile ahead, on the left.
Follow signage for parking and event locations.
and Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
CHIEFAROO II Vincent Dunn at the GCC on July 28th "Limited Seating"
CHIEFAROO II:
2nd Annual Fireground Command Seminar
Fireground Tactics,
Leadership Challenges
0800 -Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendors
0900 -Welcome & “Housekeeping”
0915 -Wooden Structures: Size-Up and Collapse
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1015 -Break
1030 -Collapse Rescues
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1200 -Chicken BBQ Under the Tent
1330 -Getting a Grip, and Then What
with Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Who’s in Command Here?
Command Issues Session for Chief Officers only
*
with Vincent Dunn.
1530 -Closing
Book signings, distribution of attendance certificates, vendors
* A DVD of “Getting a Grip” will be sent to each Chief attending the
closed door session with Dunn, so they won’t miss out on either!
LIMITED SPACE! Reservations CLOSE July 13. (Really.)
QUESTIONS? E-MAIL: ChiefarooU@yahoo.com
READY TO REGISTER? Call 413-775-1803 to reserve with
credit card – or mail form at right today.
Vincent Dunn, FDNY
is “Chiefaroo U.” The nation’s foremost authority and author
on fire ground tactics and firefighter survival returns to
GCC by popular demand. If you’ve never studied with Dunn,
you don’t want to miss this!
NEW THIS YEAR:
Dunn’s closed-door session for Chief Officers on those touchy
command issues that keep you awake at night. He’ll bring his
experiences from 46 years with
FDNY. You’ll bring yours.
VincentDunn.com
Fire Safety Training Concepts
Univ. of Nevada Fire Instructors Dan Eaton and Joe Aschenbrenner
are career guys in Lowell, MA and NYC, respectively. Their workshop
today will be on "maintaining focus when overwhelmed.” (As in, you’re
first on scene, and it really is The Big One.) Get some tools for
managing your own stress — and taking command.
Fire Training Concepts
$20
$48 $39
Order your copy of a Dunn bestseller or a Chiefaroo U II T-shirt
now to have them on arrival! Just add purchase to registration.
Click to Download the Registration Form
This year’s program is being brought to you by
GCC Fire Science Technology Program
Massachusetts Call/Volunteer
Firefighters Association
Montague Center Fire.org
Tri-State Fire Mutual Aid Association
Directions to GCC Main Campus:
Greenfield Community College’s Main Campus
is conveniently located near the intersection
of Interstate 91 and Route 2.
Take Exit 26 off I-91 and follow the traffic rotary
around as needed to get onto Route 2 West.
Once on Route 2, immediately take a right
at the first traffic light, onto Colrain Road.
GCC is located on College Drive,
six-tenths of a mile ahead, on the left.
Follow signage for parking and event locations.
and Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
2nd Annual Fireground Command Seminar
Fireground Tactics,
Leadership Challenges
0800 -Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendors
0900 -Welcome & “Housekeeping”
0915 -Wooden Structures: Size-Up and Collapse
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1015 -Break
1030 -Collapse Rescues
Dep. Chief Vincent Dunn, FDNY
1200 -Chicken BBQ Under the Tent
1330 -Getting a Grip, and Then What
with Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Who’s in Command Here?
Command Issues Session for Chief Officers only
*
with Vincent Dunn.
1530 -Closing
Book signings, distribution of attendance certificates, vendors
* A DVD of “Getting a Grip” will be sent to each Chief attending the
closed door session with Dunn, so they won’t miss out on either!
LIMITED SPACE! Reservations CLOSE July 13. (Really.)
QUESTIONS? E-MAIL: ChiefarooU@yahoo.com
READY TO REGISTER? Call 413-775-1803 to reserve with
credit card – or mail form at right today.
Vincent Dunn, FDNY
is “Chiefaroo U.” The nation’s foremost authority and author
on fire ground tactics and firefighter survival returns to
GCC by popular demand. If you’ve never studied with Dunn,
you don’t want to miss this!
NEW THIS YEAR:
Dunn’s closed-door session for Chief Officers on those touchy
command issues that keep you awake at night. He’ll bring his
experiences from 46 years with
FDNY. You’ll bring yours.
VincentDunn.com
Fire Safety Training Concepts
Univ. of Nevada Fire Instructors Dan Eaton and Joe Aschenbrenner
are career guys in Lowell, MA and NYC, respectively. Their workshop
today will be on "maintaining focus when overwhelmed.” (As in, you’re
first on scene, and it really is The Big One.) Get some tools for
managing your own stress — and taking command.
Fire Training Concepts
$20
$48 $39
Order your copy of a Dunn bestseller or a Chiefaroo U II T-shirt
now to have them on arrival! Just add purchase to registration.
Click to Download the Registration Form
This year’s program is being brought to you by
GCC Fire Science Technology Program
Massachusetts Call/Volunteer
Firefighters Association
Montague Center Fire.org
Tri-State Fire Mutual Aid Association
Directions to GCC Main Campus:
Greenfield Community College’s Main Campus
is conveniently located near the intersection
of Interstate 91 and Route 2.
Take Exit 26 off I-91 and follow the traffic rotary
around as needed to get onto Route 2 West.
Once on Route 2, immediately take a right
at the first traffic light, onto Colrain Road.
GCC is located on College Drive,
six-tenths of a mile ahead, on the left.
Follow signage for parking and event locations.
and Fire Safety Training Concepts, Inc.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
High Wind Watch
/O.NEW.KALY.HW.A.0001.070415T1600Z- 070416T1000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD- SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 502 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOONTIME SUNDAY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVENING WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AND INTENSIFY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. THE STORM WILL BE NEAR LONG ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL STALL NEAR CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS COUPLED WITH WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN SOME LOCATIONS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN... INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GREENS... BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN NORTH OR NORTHWESTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOONTIME SUNDAY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVENING WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AND INTENSIFY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. THE STORM WILL BE NEAR LONG ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL STALL NEAR CAPE COD MONDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS COUPLED WITH WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN SOME LOCATIONS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN... INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GREENS... BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN NORTH OR NORTHWESTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Winter Storm Watch
/O.EXB.KALY.WS.A.0007.070415T1600Z- 070416T2200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD... NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON... LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS... CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON... CHATHAM...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS... HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 416 AM EDT SAT APR 14 2007
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SOUTHERN VERMONT... THE NORTHERN TACONICS AND THE BERKSHIRES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WARNING AREA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY WITH 9 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN IN THE VALLEYS ON SUNDAY...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW.
IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SATURDAY EVENING WHICH WILL MOVE TO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TOWARD LONG ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THE STORM MAY STALL OVER CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THIS STORM TRACK WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SOUTHERN VERMONT... THE NORTHERN TACONICS AND THE BERKSHIRES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WARNING AREA FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY WITH 9 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN IN THE VALLEYS ON SUNDAY...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW.
IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
THE SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SATURDAY EVENING WHICH WILL MOVE TO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TOWARD LONG ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THE STORM MAY STALL OVER CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THIS STORM TRACK WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Spring Street Fire:"A Business Owner's Worst Nightmare"
By Susan Bush - March 29, 2007
Williamstown Fire Chief Craig Pedercini
Williamstown - This morning's pre-dawn Spring Street fire is under investigation and has closed a trio of popular business indefinitely.
Town Fire Chief Craig Pedercini said that no cause has yet been determined for the fire that is believed to have started in a basement beneath the Perfect Blend coffee shop. The building, which also houses a Subway sandwich shop and the Purple Pub on Bank Street, is owned by Paresky family and is managed by Mark Paresky.
Purple Pub, Subway, Perfect Blend Closed
Town police Officer Joe Ross discovered the fire at about 3:38 a.m. while on patrol, said Pedercini. The town fire department was called to battle the blaze and about 10 minutes later, firefighters from the Pownal Protective Fire Association in Pownal, Vt.and the Clarksburg
Volunteer Fire department were called to the scene. The Clarksburg
department was called specifically for its RIT capabilities. RIT is a specially-trained firefighter unit that specializes in firefighter rescue.
Police tape bars access to a Spring Street building burned during a March 29 fire.
A subsequent decision brought Adams firefighters to the scene with a truck capable of refilling firefighter breathing equipment.
"[Purple Pub, Subway, Perfect Blend] are closed indefinitely," said Pedercini. "We're waiting for the building inspector, who will have to see what's going on in the [Subway and Purple Pub] buildings. The structure under the coffee shop is just about burned away. The heavy part of the fire was underneath the [coffee shop]."
Town Health Inspector Jeffrey Kennedy said he completed a preliminary inspection of the businesses' food service capabilities and agreed that the businesses will be closed for the immediate future and possibly beyond, depending on subsequent inspections.
"A Tough Fire"
Pedercini reported no firefighter injuries during the blaze.
"It was a tough fire," he said. "It was in the basement and that's where we encountered the heavy fire. Once we realized that's where all the fire was, we changed our tactics a little bit. We cut vent holes in the floor to let some of the smoke and heat escape."
Pedercini said firefighters brought the blaze under control at about 5:30 a.m..
Purple Pub owner Mary Michel and pub manager Liz Chesbro were at the scene during the mid-morning.
"Devastating"
"This is devastating, it's a business owner's worst nightmare," said Michel, who has operated the pub from the same location for 34 years.
"I have no idea when we can reopen."
The pub interior does not appear to be severely damaged, she noted.
Michel said that she was notified of the fire by an employee who'd been contacted by her father about the fire.
Firefighters and police would not be expected to notify business owners of the blaze, Michael said and added "They were doing what they should be doing; fighting the fire."
Michel said that pub employees ceased daily operations at about 12:30 a.m. and noticed nothing out of the ordinary at that time. Ross should be credited for his police investigation into the smell of smoke some three hours later, she said.
"He's the one that saved the building," Michel said.
Building damage estimates had not been calculated, Pedercini said.
Michel said that the costs to the businesses will be high. All three business will lose revenue for every day they are closed, and employees will lose their daily wages.
Pedercini said the building was insured and Michel said her business is also insured. Pedercini said he believes the coffee shop and the Subway shop also carried insurance.
Two state fire investigators were at the fire scene this morning.
Additional information about the Spring Street fire may be found at www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=22721
Susan Bush may be reached via e-mail at suebush@iberkshires.com or 413-663-3384 ext. 29.
Williamstown Fire Chief Craig Pedercini
Williamstown - This morning's pre-dawn Spring Street fire is under investigation and has closed a trio of popular business indefinitely.
Town Fire Chief Craig Pedercini said that no cause has yet been determined for the fire that is believed to have started in a basement beneath the Perfect Blend coffee shop. The building, which also houses a Subway sandwich shop and the Purple Pub on Bank Street, is owned by Paresky family and is managed by Mark Paresky.
Purple Pub, Subway, Perfect Blend Closed
Town police Officer Joe Ross discovered the fire at about 3:38 a.m. while on patrol, said Pedercini. The town fire department was called to battle the blaze and about 10 minutes later, firefighters from the Pownal Protective Fire Association in Pownal, Vt.and the Clarksburg
Volunteer Fire department were called to the scene. The Clarksburg
department was called specifically for its RIT capabilities. RIT is a specially-trained firefighter unit that specializes in firefighter rescue.
Police tape bars access to a Spring Street building burned during a March 29 fire.
A subsequent decision brought Adams firefighters to the scene with a truck capable of refilling firefighter breathing equipment.
"[Purple Pub, Subway, Perfect Blend] are closed indefinitely," said Pedercini. "We're waiting for the building inspector, who will have to see what's going on in the [Subway and Purple Pub] buildings. The structure under the coffee shop is just about burned away. The heavy part of the fire was underneath the [coffee shop]."
Town Health Inspector Jeffrey Kennedy said he completed a preliminary inspection of the businesses' food service capabilities and agreed that the businesses will be closed for the immediate future and possibly beyond, depending on subsequent inspections.
"A Tough Fire"
Pedercini reported no firefighter injuries during the blaze.
"It was a tough fire," he said. "It was in the basement and that's where we encountered the heavy fire. Once we realized that's where all the fire was, we changed our tactics a little bit. We cut vent holes in the floor to let some of the smoke and heat escape."
Pedercini said firefighters brought the blaze under control at about 5:30 a.m..
Purple Pub owner Mary Michel and pub manager Liz Chesbro were at the scene during the mid-morning.
"Devastating"
"This is devastating, it's a business owner's worst nightmare," said Michel, who has operated the pub from the same location for 34 years.
"I have no idea when we can reopen."
The pub interior does not appear to be severely damaged, she noted.
Michel said that she was notified of the fire by an employee who'd been contacted by her father about the fire.
Firefighters and police would not be expected to notify business owners of the blaze, Michael said and added "They were doing what they should be doing; fighting the fire."
Michel said that pub employees ceased daily operations at about 12:30 a.m. and noticed nothing out of the ordinary at that time. Ross should be credited for his police investigation into the smell of smoke some three hours later, she said.
"He's the one that saved the building," Michel said.
Building damage estimates had not been calculated, Pedercini said.
Michel said that the costs to the businesses will be high. All three business will lose revenue for every day they are closed, and employees will lose their daily wages.
Pedercini said the building was insured and Michel said her business is also insured. Pedercini said he believes the coffee shop and the Subway shop also carried insurance.
Two state fire investigators were at the fire scene this morning.
Additional information about the Spring Street fire may be found at www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=22721
Susan Bush may be reached via e-mail at suebush@iberkshires.com or 413-663-3384 ext. 29.
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