HOUSE FIRE ON FOREST AVENUE One Dog Saved, Second Dog Dies ONEONTA – At this hour, the Oneonta Fire Department is battling a blaze at 8 Forest Ave. The homeowner sustained slight injuries while escaping the house, and although fire crews rescued one dog from the residence, the second dog died. West Oneonta and Worcester Fire Departments provided mutual aid. The fire is currently under control. This is a developing story, check back for details. …
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Mock-DWI Crash Sobering For Hartwick Undergrads Rain only added to the sinking feeling of unease as Hartwick College students observed a mock drunk driving accident staged by students, Oneonta police and firefighters, and representatives of the Lester Grummons Funeral Home. Here, OFD Capt. Brad Smith, Firefighters Mark DeGraw and Erik Johnson and Assistant Chief Jim Maloney work with Grummons’ Stephen Fournier and Ryan Walsh in loading the “body” of Rahpheal Duncan, a Hartwick senior, onto a stretcher and into a…
ONEONTA FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYSIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT NOVEMBER 2015 …
IN MEMORIAM: Jerry Mowers, 63; Secretary, Oneonta Fire Department ONEONTA – Gerald “Jerry” I. Mowers, 63, who retired from the Oneonta Fire Department after 25 years in 1999, having served as secretary for many years, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Dec. 18, 2015. Jerry was born March 31, 1952, in Fort Dix, N.J., the eldest child of Gordon and Betty (Kingsley) Mowers. The family moved to Oneonta shortly after his birth where he spent most of his life.…
After Debate, Oneonta Common Council Approves $33,000 Fire, EMS Needs Study By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com ONEONTA – With hopes of better understanding community fire and EMS needs, Common Council, after some debate, agreed 5-3 this evening to authorize $33,000 for a comprehensive study of the Fire and EMS departments. “We’ll finally have an outside source giving us input in hopes of saving us funds in the future,” said Council member Bob Brzozowski, Seventh Ward. The study will be done…
OPD Stats: Trouble Up By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com The number of Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta students who have been taken to Fox Hospital more than tripled this fall from the same four-week period in 2013, according to Assistant Fire Chief Jim Maloney. “There’s been a huge spike in calls this year,” he said. Between Aug. 18 and Sept. 21 of this year, Oneonta EMS transported 50 college students to Fox Hospital, compared to 16 during the same period the…
