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Children's Fire and Life Safety Expo Brian McQueen emails: Please note that this year's registration forms for the 2008 Children's Fire and Life Safety Expo sponsored by the Oneida County Volunteer Firemen's Association can be found at their new web page at: http://www.oneidacountyvfa.com. We hope you can join us this year! Posted February 8, 2008 Fire Department to Serve As Community Shelter Time Warner Cable News 10 Now reports: "The North Bay Fire Department will serve as a community shelter in the case of a major emergency." Read Full Article Posted October 21, 2007 Helping Us Save Lives  NBFD has received a $10,000 grant From New York State through the office of Assemblyman David Townsend, with which to purchase four complete Scott Air Pack units. Alice Matthews - Posted April 12, 2007 A Marked Increase The number of calls to which the FD responded has seen a marked increase. From Dec. 1, 2006 to April 10, 2007, the FD has responded to 104 calls, quite an increase since our total from Dec. 1, 2005 to Nov. 30, 2006 was 165 calls. Alice Matthews - Posted April 12, 2007 Our 75th Year 2007 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Bay Volunteer Fire Department. To help mark this special anniversary, the fire department and fire district plan to work together to keep residents informed of department and district happenings, with the help of the Queen Central News. 2006 was a busy and successful year for the North Bay Fire Dept. and Fire District. 2007 has started much the same way. Taxpayers have noticed on their 2007 Town and County tax bills, increases in all taxes except North Bay Fire District taxes. Once again the Board of Fire Commissioners has created a budget with no increase in taxes, while continuing to maintain and update fire fighting and emergency medical equipment. In addition, North Bay’s fire fighters and emergency medical personnel continue to keep up with current procedures by attending any and all classes available to them. The fire commissioners support the department members in these efforts, and even attend some of the courses themselves. In 2006, North Bay Fire Department responded to 165 calls, both within the district and mutual aid responses to our neighbors. These departments work hand-in-hand with North Bay to protect lives and properties within our region. In January 2007, North Bay responded to 26 calls. Over the past four years, the department has applied for several grants. Funds were received and used to purchase turnout gear, a thermal imaging camera, a portable pump, wildland fire fighting tools, and air packs. The grant writing efforts, along with managing the funding responsibly, have helped to keep that 0% tax increase, in spite of cost increases, particularly in the area of fuel and utilities. North Bay Fire Department has once again begun their Friday Fish Fries. This has been a lucrative fund-raiser for the department, thanks to the support of everyone who enjoys the dinners. The fall of 2006 also saw the beginning of a website for the fire department. The website address is: www.northbayvfd.com. Thanks to volunteer webmaster, North Bay Fire District resident Bob Lisenko. This is a new effort and is still in the growing stages. The heavy snowfall this winter has created a problem keeping fire hydrants accessible. The fire department asks for your help in two ways. First, if there is a hydrant near your home, please help by shoveling the snow away from it. Secondly, the fire department would like to purchase hydrant markers. If you would like to make a donation to help out with that, it would be greatly appreciated. Don’t forget to check your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors often. Be safe. Alice Matthews Posted February 21, 2007 Pole Barn Addition Completed 
The addition to the pole barn on the firemens field is
complete.
New kitchen facilities and new bathrooms have been added. All
the
work was done by volunteers.Posted August 12, 2006 Softball Champions The North Bay VFD softball team earned the title of 2006 regular season champions of the Oneida County Firemens League. Posted August 12, 2006 |
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