Erie County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Services

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The annual New York State burn ban begins today and runs through May 14th. Conditions for wildfires are heightened in springtime when most #wildfires occur. The annual ban has decreased spring wildfires by nearly 43 % since 2009. More info: https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/122502.html

New Fire Training schedule released. Go to Erie.gov/fire to sign up.

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Hosted by Depew Fire Company https://www.nysfirechiefs.com//NYSAFC%20HOT%20Flashover%20

ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHIFTS INFORMATION LINE HOURS AND ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN SCHEDULE FOR HOLIDAYS ERIE COUNTY, NY The Erie County Department of Health is announcing an update to its COVID-19 Information Line hours, and changes to its hours of operation for upcoming holiday dates. Beginning Monday, December 21, new COVID-19 Information Line hours will be:... Weekdays, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Sundays, closed The COVID-19 Information Line will be closed on Friday, December 25 and Friday, January 1, 2021. Hours on Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve Day) and Thursday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve Day) will be 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. # For more information: ECDOH, COVID-19 Information Line: (716) 858-2929 ECDOH, COVID-19: www.erie.gov/covid19

Hosted in Erie County https://www.nysfirechiefs.com//Even/COLT%202021%20Form.pdf

The EC Fire Safety Survival Trailer & instructors were at Collins Fire Company last night for training. If your department would like our instructors to present either FF Survival or Forcible Entry with our trailers, please go to Erie.gov/fire to submit a request.

We want to hear from you! Where do flooding and other hazards impact our communities? Please let us know by identifying those locations in a simple map survey here: https://arcg.is/9bzzr. This information will help make our communities safer. Thank you!

Erie County is one of the locations. https://www.nysfirechiefs.com//2021%20Seminar%20Series%20F

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and members of the Millgrove Vol. Fire Co. on the sudden passing of EMS-Lt. Beckie Eleczko.

***UPDATE**** WALDEN AVE is OPEN*** There are no travel limitations. Please drive safely. ***WALDEN AVE. CLOSED*** WALDEN AVE. BETWEEN TRANSIT R...D. AND DICK RD. WILL REMAIN CLOSED INTO THE NIGHT DUE TO A MAJOR FLOODING / ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE. PLEASE AVOID THIS STRETCH OF WALDEN AVE. AT ALL COSTS AND PLAN AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. WGRZ - Channel 2, Buffalo News 4 WIVB Buffalo 7 Eyewitness News WKBW Spectrum News Buffalo WBEN NewsRadio The Buffalo News NITTEC See more

Please register using the link below! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fw88e7f8SxWDSc4C_uiLXw

The Erie County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, the Erie County Health Department, and the Erie County Department of Public Works combined forces to create the Erie County Distribution Team. This team is dedicated to supply Covid-19 test sites with the required supplies and personal protection equipment. The Distribution team has also supplied surrounding agencies as needed and continues this mission to this day.

COVID-19 patients on Dec. 1: 428 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in WNY, 80 in the ICU. Erie Co. hospitals had 360 patients (was 368 day before), 60 in the ICU, 34 on an airway assist, 8 died and 34% of the patients were aged 64 and under.

There will be a significant uptick in shipping with dry ice as the Corona Virus vaccines are distributed soon and it is possible that as first responders we may encounter an incident (traffic accident, EMS incident, suspicious package) involving dry ice over the next several months.

Three words that should prompt you to make sure you have the #ReadyErie app on your phone: Lake Effect Snow . www.erie.gov/readyerie... #BePrepared.

New Dates just released for Ethanol Emergency Response Webinars - December 2020 - April 2021 Ethanol Emergency Response Webinar FREE + Certificates RFA has conducted nearly 300 in person Ethanol Safety Seminars across the country. Due to current circumstances and social distancing the RFA will be offering 4-hour long Ethanol Safety Webinars. These webinars are instructed by a nationally accredited and professional instructor with an extensive background in emergency manage...Continue reading

The Erie County Emergency Medical Services Division in conjunction with Catholic Health are demonstrating new training technology that is now available to our region.

Assisting Individuals in Crisis Friday January 8, 2021 & Saturday January 9, 2021 @ Amherst Police Community Policing & Training Facility

The January-June 2021 NYS Academy of Fire Science Course Schedule and Calendar has been released and is now live on the OFPC website. Due to the uncertainty reg...arding the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 schedule and calendar will be released in two parts. The January through June 2021 calendar and schedule have been released. It is expected that the July through December portion will not be available until Spring 2021. Most large gathering conferences, seminars and county weekends have been cancelled for at least the first 6 months of 2021. Courses have been scheduled to keep classes spread out and working in different areas of the academy campus with particular attention being paid to building occupancy. CORRECTION 11/10/2020 - An error was made in the January to June 2021 Schedule and the Fire Instructor 2 classes were accidentally omitted. There will be two Fire and Emergency Services Instructor II courses one on March 15-19 and a second offering June 21-25, 2021. The error has been corrected in the schedule and posted on the website. http://www.dhses.ny.gov///documents/2021courseschedule.pdf

Deadlines fast approaching for Fire Departments to file the required forms for the Volunteer Firefighter Enhanced Cancer Benefit Program. Make sure your department officials are aware!

The Principles of Instruction class hosted by Eggertsville will be moved to the Amherst Police Community Training Center at 4220 Bailey Ave to stay within social distancing standards. The class starts this Thursday 10/29/20

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We are now accepting applications for Erie County Fire Instructor. Go to Erie.gov/fire or https://www2.erie.gov//CFI%20Application%20Announcement.pdf and https://www2.erie.gov//uploads/CFI%20Job%20Specs%202020.pdf for more information.

EC Fire Radio Communications class Monday 12/14/20 18:30 @ Mortons Corners Fire Company. Sign up @ Erie.gov/fire

BEFO Class added to the Training Schedule today hosted by Springville Fire. Starts 2/16/21...sign up @ Erie.gov/fire

NYS Firefighter Survival Series is a 4 part series of courses designed for firefighter safety. The first in the series "Self Rescue" will be offered twice at Cl...arence Center starting 11/13/20 Both classes will do the classroom portion together on Friday. FSS2001 will complete the hands on portion on Saturday 11/14/20, FSS2001 will complete on Sunday 11/15/20. Sign up now @ Erie.gov/fire See more

https://www2.erie.gov//files/u/IaR%20Update%2010122020.pdf UPDATE

I Am Responding update IaR

Fire Prevention & Safety Month activities in #Buffalo on 10/10 (Engine 37), 10/14 (Engine 23) and 10/17 (Engine 13). Free smoke detectors, coloring books and safety tips. https://www.buffalony.gov/199/Fire-Safety-Prevention Please share.

2 Rescue Tech Basic courses added to the Training schedule. 472001 RTB @ Union FC starting 10/5 and 472002 RTB @ Gowanda FC starting 10/24. The Gowanda course is a weekend only class. Sign up today @ Erie.gov/fire

The difference 25+ years later. Who remembers the way it was then?

Pump OPs class starting @ West Falls on Monday 9/28 still has openings. Please sign up @ erie.gov/fire

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Honoring Firefighter and EC Fire Instructor Don Trzepacz. Firefighters wishing to pay last respects to Donald Trzepacz Sr. are welcome at Kloc’s Blossom Chapel Funeral Home on 4680 Clinton St. West Seneca on Wednesday September 9th. From 3:00pm 7:00pm A mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday September 10th. at St. Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Church on 5271 Clinton St. Elma at 9:00am A Firefighters procession will begin after mass from the church, past Spring Bro...ok Fire District #1 to Don’s final resting place. Fire apparatus are welcome and encouraged. If you wish to serve as an Honor Guard, assist with Fire Police, or bring apparatus to the procession please contact Bruce Trzepacz (Jamison Rd. FD) (716) 462-3794 or Tom Trzepacz (Bowmansville FD) (716) 864-8776 to coordinate. Please keep the Trzepacz Family and the members of the Spring Brook Fire District in your thoughts and prayers. See more

September is Preparedness Month. Be prepared for you and your family now and download the Ready Erie App for free.

We would also like to share our condolences to Don's family and friends. Don was a longtime Erie County Fire Instructor and a huge asset to the county. Even recently Don helped us out weekly with our COVID Operations and Logistics working the test sites for us. Don will be greatly missed by our department and his friends within it.

Erie County Department of Health COVID-19 Testing Sites ECDOH Antibody (blood draw) Testing Schedule & Registration: https://www2.erie.gov/health/index.php... ECDOH Antibody testing sites currently open for scheduling: Thursday September 3, 2020 Cheektowaga Senior Center 3349 Broadway Cheektowaga, NY 14227 4:00 pm 8:00 pm Tuesday September 8, 2020 Amherst Senior Center John James Audubon Pkwy Amherst 142278 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Friday September 11, 2020 Lancaster Senior Center 100 Oxford Place Lancaster, NY 14086 12:00 pm 6:00 pm Tuesday September 15, 2020 Newstead Fire Department 5691 Cummings Road Akron, NY 14001 12:00 pm 6:00 pm If you have any issues with registration, please call 716-858-2929

We have received $343,328 in Emergency Management Performance Grant funding of through FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency. This program supports core capabilities across five mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. https://www2.erie.gov/exec/index.php

Slight risk for scattered severe storms this afternoon and evening (Thursday) via @NWS Buffalo . #wx

Don't underestimate the power of water when you are driving a vehicle or walking outside during or soon after a rainstorm.

Overnight and into tomorrow - watch the skies and trusted sources of #wx info like US National Weather Service Buffalo NY

Fire Officer 1 & Fire Service Instructor 1 National Certification Exams Saturday 9/19/20 08:00 @ Erie County Training & Operations Center. If we reach a head co...unt that we may not be able to accommodate with the social distancing requirements, then we will filter out the candidates by those eligible to be certified first. In order to be certified to the Fire Officer 1 level, a candidate will need FF1, FF2 and Instructor 1 courses. If the candidate is allowed to take the exam, we will hold the certification until they submit to us the satisfactory completion of the prereqs Go to Erie.gov/fire Training Schedule and Course Roster pages for more Information. https://www2.erie.gov/fire/index.php?q=resources#ROSTERS See more

The Firefighter Survival Training Trailer is now available to sign up for @ Erie.gov/fire This adds to our Forcible Entry Training Trailer that we put in servic...e last year. These assets allow Erie County Fire Departments to have our county instructors come to your station for a night of training. See more

Erie County Department of Health COVID-19 Testing Sites ECDOH Antibody (blood draw) Testing Schedule & Registration: https://www2.erie.gov/health/index.php... ECDOH Antibody testing sites currently open for scheduling: Monday August 24, 2020 Concord Senior Center 40 Commerce Drive Springville, NY 14141 Thursday August 27, 2020 Harris Hill Fire Department (West Entrance) 8630 Main Street Williamsville, NY 14221 Monday August 31, 2020 Sheridan Park Fire Dept 738 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY 14150 If you have any issues with registration, please call 716-858-2929

Pump OPs class @ Scranton starting 9/15/20 every Tuesday night. Sign up @ Erie.gov/fire

New weekend BEFO & IFO Firefighter 1 classes announced today to be held at the Erie County Training & Operations Center. Starts 8/30/20 Sign up @ Erie.gov/fire https://www2.erie.gov/fire/index.php

New EVOC class starting 10/6 hosted by Blossom/Alden Fire Companies. Sign up @ Erie.gov/fire Course # 1Y2005 https://www2.erie.gov/fire/index.php

Appointments are required for the diagnostic #COVID19 test sites run by our department. Call our Information Line at (716) 858-2929 to schedule.