Seneca Hose Company #1

Seneca Hose Company #1 held its 2021 elections this evening. The elected officers for the year 2021 are as follows: Chief (9) - Joshua Myers 1st Assistant Chief (9-1) - Daniel Shanahan 2nd Assistant Chief (9-2) - Dylan Seufert... Captain - Collin Berst President - David Robertson Vice President - Jon Minazzi Secretary - Karoline Radtke Treasurer - Robert Walters Directors - Carl Radtke, Kevin Smith, Peter Spilsbury

Please join us in congratulating Firefighter Christopher Janaski & his wife Kim on the birth of their baby boy. Derrick Michael Janaski was born Wednesday morning at 6:14AM. Weighing in at 7lbs. 12oz. Mom and baby are doing great!

Service information for Tracy Escott. The family will be receiving relatives and friends Saturday from 2:00-6:00 PM at the SIECK, MAST & LESLIE FUNERAL HOME, 250 Orchard Park Road, West Seneca 825-5205 (between Seneca St. and Potter's Rd.) where services will follow at 6:00 PM.

***PRESS RELEASE*** President Robertson and Chief Myers are saddened to announce the passing of two Seneca Hose members: John (Jack) Blake and Tracy Escott. Jack Blake joined Seneca Hose in 1982. He was a life member and served as a Board of Director. Additionally Jack spent many years as a Commissioner of West Seneca Fire District #5. Jack passed away on November 2nd. Visitation will be Friday, November 6th from 3pm to 7pm at Castiglia Funeral Home. 873 Abbott Road, Buffalo..., NY 14220. Tracy Escott joined Seneca Hose in 2001. Tracy served in the footsteps of her father, Ed Walker, who was a life member and Past Chief. Tracy was an Active-Life Member, and held the positions of Ladies Auxiliary President, EMS Lieutenant, and was a current Fire Commissioner for West Seneca Fire District #5. Tracy passed away suddenly on November 3rd. Visitation and service information will be shared as they become available. Please keep the Blake and Escott families, as well as the Seneca Hose family, in your thoughts at this time.

Seneca Hose Chief 9, Engine 1, and Ladder 6 responded mutual aid to Reserve for the residential structure fire on Allendale Rd yesterday afternoon. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and heat on the first floor and with a fire in the basement. Crews found heavy fire in the basement and made a quick knock on the fire limiting exposure and spread. Crews operated for just over an hour before returning in service. ... Photos courtesy of FBNY

Seneca Hose Engine 1 is a 2011 Spartan ERV Rescue Engine. E1 has a 1500 gallon per minute Hale Pump, a 750 gallon water tank, and a 30 gallon foam tank. Engine 1 responds first due to any vehicle fires in District #5 and is second due to all motor vehicle accidents. E1 also is our out of district mutual aid engine. Engine 1 carries a full compliment of Hurst hydraulic extrication tools. In addition to the 30 gallon foam tank, Engine 1 carries 22, 5 gallon buckets of AR-AFFF foam

Seneca Hose Rescue 5 was requested by Union 9 to a Burgandy Circle address for the vehicle through the structure with an occupant trapped inside. Rescue 5 arrived on scene and assisted crews from Union and Winchester with extricating the victim from the vehicle and stabilizing the structure.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out and supported us today! We sold just shy of 1200 chicken dinners. A huge thank you to Mike and the guys from Carrubba’s Chicken Pit for their help today! Thank you to our community for your support!

We have 100 dinners left before we are sold out!! It’s not too late, come grab a delicious Carrubba’s Chicken for dinner!

Chickens are flying off the shelf! Come get them while they’re hot and in stock!!

WE ARE OPEN!!! Enter off of Orchard Park Road! 2801 Seneca Street, West Seneca. Dinners are hot and ready. Come get 1/2 a chicken, potatoes, coleslaw and a dinner roll for $12! Pop and water are for sale for $1. Carrubba’s Chicken Pit

No bills game today? No problem! More of a reason to come get a fresh chicken barbecue by Carrubba’s Chicken Pit at Seneca Hose! Chickens will be served at 11 o’clock and are $12! Cash and Credit both accepted!! 2801 Seneca St, West Seneca, NY

Save the Date!!! Join us for our first drive-thru chicken BBQ! Date: 10/11/20 Time: 11am - Sold Out... Dinners by Carrubba’s Chicken Pit are $12 and include Chicken, potato, coleslaw, and roll. Please see attached flyer for more information!!

Please join us in congratulating 2nd Assistant Chief Dylan Seufert and FF/EMT Brittany Seufert on the arrival of their son! Jace Kevin Seufert was born on 9/8/20 at 1:24am, weighing in at 8.9 pounds and measuring 20.75 inches. Mom, dad, and baby boy are doing great!

Our firefighters wear many different hats. Can you see yourself stepping up to the challenge? Can you see yourself adding a set of fire gear to your uniforms? Rise to the opportunity to over come obstacles and serve your community. Visit www.senecahose.com and go to the Join Me page for more information on the benefits of joining! Message this page or email [email protected] for details!

Please join us in welcoming the newest member to the Seneca Hose Family! Firefighter/EMT Nick Sikorski and his Fiancé Misha welcomed Mackenzie Rose Sikorski into the world on August 18th. Mackenzie was born a little early and weighed in at 3 pounds 1 ounce, and measuring 15.3 inches. Mom and baby are doing great. Mackenzie will be spending a little more time in the NICU but mom and dad can’t wait to have her home.

Congratulations to FF Erik Kwandrans and Probationary FF/EMT Kate McDonald on successful completing NYS Interior Firefighting Operations (IFO). IFO is the basics of firefighting operations and is a prerequisite to many other courses that the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control offers. This course is required for all Seneca Hose firefighters.

At 20:00 hrs on Wednesday the 26th of August, Seneca Hose firefighters were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident with a vehicle on fire on the I-90 Westbound over Mineral Springs Road. Simultaneously, Winchester was dispatched to Mineral Springs under the Route 90 for a victim who fell from the overpass. Seneca Hose 9 arrived on the route 90 to find a tractor trailer well involved in fire with the tractor hanging over the overpass to Mineral Springs. Seneca Hose R...escue 5, Engine 1, Engine 2, and Rescue 7-1 responded. Crews operated hand lines and overhauled the trailer while awaiting the arrival of Erie County Hazmat to evaluate the contents of the trailer for possible radioactive cargo. The contents were military hardware and did not pose a threat to the community. One victim was transported to ECMC by AMR with non life threatening injuries. Crews remained on scene for approximately 3 hours before clearing the scene. Thank you to the following organizations for assisting on scene: Winchester Fire Company Union Fire Company, East Seneca Volunteer Fire Company Doyle Fire District Erie County Hazmat West Seneca Police Department New York State Police NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Rusiniak's Service Inc. Newton Abbott Fire Company, Inc. and Spring Brook Volunteer Fire Company stood by and Seneca Hose and East Seneca. Photos from FBNY, Southtowns Scanner, and other unknown sources.