9-11-2001 World Trade Center Collapse
9-16-1999 Hurricane Floyd
8-12-1999 Thatcher Park
7-19-1999 Fredonia Collapse
Hurricane Floyd
•At
19:30 on September 16, 1999, the team was requested by the Rockland County
Fire Coordinator to assist with rescue and building evaluations.
•The
team was operational from 06:00 to 19:00 - 09/17/99 and conducted
approximately 50 building inspections.
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Thatcher Park
•On
August 11, 1999, OFPC was contacted in reference to providing assistance in
search and rescue or recovery for a missing individual in the John Boyd
Thacher State Park, Village of Voorheesville - Albany County.
•The
Albany County Sheriffs Department was requesting assistance with search
along 6 miles of limestone cliff-face.
•The
team operated on 08/12/99 from 06:00-12:00.
•The
team was broken into two squads that searched very rugged areas.
•At
approximately 10:30, the victim was found along a rock-strewn slope.
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Fredonia Collapse
•On
July 19, 1999 at 17:00, FPS Phil Hanlon
called the Albany OFPC to advise of a building collapse of a 4 story
- 150 year old taxpayer in the Village of Fredonia - Chautauqua County.
•There
was a report that one occupant of the building was unaccounted for.
•At
19:00, a forward team was organized and dispatched to the scene. The forward
team consisted of:
•OFPC
Liason
•Team
leader
•Rescue
team manager
•Rescue
squad officer
•Safety
officer
•Logistics
specialist
•The
forward team was transported from the Albany International Airport to the
Village of Fredoina via New York State Police fixed wing aircraft.
•The
forward team arrived on scene at 21:30.
•The
team leader met with the incident commander to evaluate the needs of the
incident.
•The
remaining rescue team personnel utilized electronic search equipment on
the rubble pile and remaining structure.
•At
23:45 the missing individual showed up for work at their place of
employment.
•At
this time the incident was terminated.
