What a week of training we had here at the PFD!

To kick off the week, members of groups 1&3 attended our bi-annual training day. These are full, 8 hour days, where off duty career members are able to dedicate a full day towards training on topics outside of our weekly training schedule; without the responsibility of typical daily “on duty tasks.” Members are fully able to focus on training during ... (Full Story & Photos)

Saturday morning, we opened our doors to help support the Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill, Inc. annual Turkey Distribution. The distribution was organized in one of our fire truck garage bays, providing a warm, dry & safe location, to hand out turkeys to people from our community in need.

Our members are proud to be a part of this great initiative, and help to ensure no home goes ... (Full Story & Photos)

Earlier this week, our members delivered Turkeys to the Peekskill Youth Bureau to contribute toward their Annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Distribution. This meaningful effort is to provide a complete Thanksgiving meal to families in our community.

The turkeys were purchased through personal donations, provided by a number of our members, both Volunteer and Career. We are always glad to help our ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week’s focus was EMS skills. Members practiced applying a Traction Splint device to a patient. Traction Splints are used for patients suffering from femur fractures, and work by applying pressure to stretch the leg, reducing pain, and limiting further muscle or tissue damage. All of our career firefighters are also Emergency Medical Technicians; medical emergencies account for a majority of our ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week, we were given the opportunity to tour the facility at Sun Chemical on Lower South Street. The manufacturing plant produces pigments used in a variety of products. Because of the complexity of their manufacturing process, size of the facility, and unique challenges it presents, our members occasionally visit the plant to ensure we are prepared to respond to any emergencies that may occur. ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week‘s topic, Vertical/Roof Ventilation. Career and Volunteer Firefighters practiced ventilating a peaked roof using gas powered saws. Members practiced these skills with a variety of conditions and types of saws, as shown in the photos. Operating on a peaked roof, while using high powered saws can be extremely dangerous for firefighters. Practicing these skills helps to ensure we are as safe ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our efforts to keep our City, our residents, visitors and businesses safe starts well before the alarm rings in the fire station. Our members, train for countless hours annually, both in house and by attending formal NYS, Westchester County, and various other hosting agency courses.

All department members are required by department policy and NYS requirements to receive annual in service training, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Local State Farm Insurance Agent Kyle Rourke, generously donated Fire Prevention materials for our department members to distribute to our community. These materials will help us bring awareness to this year's Fire Prevention theme of "Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-ion batteries in your home." Thank you to Kyle and his staff for this partnership, and helping us make fire safety and public education ... (Full Story & Photos)