It’s more than just a bond |
By Yorktown Heights Volunteers | |
December 6, 2014 | |
On Tuesday December 9th between 6 pm-9 pm the polls will open at Station 1 located at 1916 Commerce Street for a Bond vote for the Yorktown Heights Fire District. The $ 1.5 million bond will be used for very necessary repairs to the roof of Station 2 located at 794 Locksley Road and for a second story addition to be added on. Station 2 was built in the early 1960’s as a simple 2 bay sub-station to meet the growing need for a fire station in the Northern section of our district at the time. In the 1980’s Station 2 which was owned by the Members of the Yorktown Heights Engine Co. No. 1 (whose members currently still own the building and land at 1916 Commerce St known as Station 1 or Commerce Street Fire House) sold the building to the Yorktown Heights Fire District. The building at that time was in dire need of repair that the Engine Co. could not financially accomplish. Once the Fire District overtook ownership of Station 2; necessary repairs were made and an addition to the building and bays were made. The Engine Co. provided the manpower to the station and the District provided the facility and to this day these two very different organizations enjoy a great partnership with each striving toward the common goal of providing the best fire protection possible for its residents. To this day no other major work has been done to the station and the years of work as a busy fire station are taking its toll. Station 2 is also no ordinary fire station that just stores “fire trucks” it is the home of two Special Operations Teams that our members volunteer even more time and energy to be a part of. The Firefighter Assist and Search Team (FAST) is a handpicked group of elite veteran firefighters that are also specially trained and requested at all structural fires and major emergencies to stand by and perform the dangerous necessary tasks in case a firefighter becomes trapped, disoriented, lost or otherwise injured and needs to be rescued. The second Special Operations team operating out of Station 2 is the Water Rescue Unit & Dive team that has multiple divers, ice & swift water rescue technicians that respond to a majority of water rescue incidents in Northern Westchester as well as incidents on the Hudson River, Bear Mountain Bridge and beyond with a specialized rescue vehicle and 3 small boats. |
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Units: | Engine 272, Engine 271, Rescue 16, Rescue 55, Marine 55, Marine 56, Marine 57, Mini-Attack 8 |