North Tonawanda Professional Firefighters Local 1333

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Mayor Pappas is asking residents to conserve water starting immediately and to please avoid the area of River Rd near Main St.

The North Tonawanda Professional Firefighters provide an important front line link in the chain of survival for EMS care. "Every day, in communities across the country, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers put themselves on the line to save lives, safeguard dangerous situations, and deliver hope to families and communities in crisis. With selflessness, professionalism, and grace under fire, they provide essential care never more so than during our battle with COVID-19 over the past year. This year’s Emergency Medical Services Week theme, THIS IS EMS: Caring for Our Communities, honors our heroic frontline workers who provide vital emergency medical care and ease the burden of crisis for Americans in need of help." Happy EMS Week 2021!

We would like to congratulate Assistant Chief Tom Croop, who as of 7am today has completed his final tour of duty with the NTFD. Hired in 1993, he attended training at the State Fire Academy in Montour Falls. He was assigned to Engine 7/Dispatch before going on to a Relief position. Promoted to Captain in 2007, then Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention in 2011, he became the A/C of 3rd Platoon in 2016, the position he retires from today. Nicknamed "Father Tom" because of his ca...ring and empathetic nature towards patients on calls and Firefighters on his platoon, you would be hard pressed to find a more technically sound Firefighter or Assistant Chief. Chief Croop was a Ice Rescue Tech, Swift Water Rescue Tech, Code Compliance Tech and Rope Rescue Tech. In addition to using his skills with the NTFD, he also was a member of the Niagara County Technical Rescue Team. Tom was a go to guy for Union functions and events. He served as a Platoon Steward and the Flag Committee, but could always be counted on to help wherever he was needed. After 28 years of dedicated service to the North Tonawanda Fire Dept., the Local 1333 organization and the City and Community of North Tonawanda, we would like to wish Assistant Chief Tom Croop a very long, happy, healthy and well deserved retirement! Congrats Chief! See more

Call stats for 2020: Total calls - 3257 Broken down as follows:... EMS - 2628 Box Alarms - 281 Still Alarms - 242 MVA - 106

We hope everyone has a safe and healthy new year! Let's take a look back at 2020: January - teach NTPD CPR - 20th & 21st Captain Aaron Mohr and Captain Kyle Stevener completed IAFF Peer Counselor Training... - 23rd Beloved Assistant Chief Rick Kozak retires after nearly 28 years of service February - 7th FF's Jim Donner and Nick Vossler were sworn in. - 10th our new Fire Investigation Vehicle was delivered - 24th to 28th an overhead door replacement project was completed at Fire HQ - 27th a winter storm with blizzard conditions hit the area March - all Platoons recerted in CPR Training - 15th A State of Emergency was declared over the Covid-19 pandemic April - 1st new Car 55 was placed in service - 13th a wind storm with 70mph winds hit the area - 18th a fatal house fire on 3rd Ave tore through 2 houses - 21st Captain Ed Yaminski is promoted to Assistant Chief May - 18th Assistant Chief Glenn Richau retired - 22nd The Local 1333 Flag Committee completed the annual detail in local cemeteries - 29th Firefighter Matt Smolinski is promoted to Captain June - 27th a water rescue saved 2 people July - 1st NTFD resumed in person training and drills after a pause due to the pandemic - 9th the North Tonawanda Walmart donated a thermal imaging camera to the Dept. - 13th new Engine 6 was delivered - 24th Captain Kyle Stevener was promoted to Assistant Chief - 27th Probationary Firefighters Donner and Vossler graduated the academy after an almost 2 month delay from the originally planned date August - 8th the NT Common Council and Senator Ortt came to inspect the new pumper and fire Investigation vehicle - 10th we hosted our scaled down golf tournament -12th new E6 went in service September -11th annual 9/11 remembrance - hose grant announced - new AED'S purchased from a grant from the East Hill Foundation -30 Hanna to Captain October - wore pink shirts for breast cancer awareness -16 Smolinski graduates FLIP school November - 11 caring for kids giveaway December - Boxes of Hope distribution See more

We've reached the top of our countdown for our most popular page posts of 2020! #2 - On July 27th, Probationary Firefighters Jim Donner and Nick Vossler graduated the Fire Academy after almost 2 months of delays due to COVID. #1 - After nearly 28 years of dedicated service, Assistant Chief Rick Kozak retired in January. The story was covered across local TV and radio stations as we sent off one of the most beloved Assistant Chiefs in Dept. history. A2 in your programs, but a...lways #1 in our hearts! Thanks for following along with us for the countdown!

Top page posts of 2020 continued: #4 - Firefighter Jeff Hanna is promoted to Captain on Sept. 30. #3 - Our new Fire Investigation vehicle, designated Car 55, is put in service on April 3.... Check back tomorrow as we reveal the top 2 posts of 2020!

Our top posts of 2020 continued: #6 - Our annual Sept. 11 tribute post. #5 - Niagara County State of Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 on March 15th.... Check back tomorrow as we continue the countdown!