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Welcome to our website. IAFF Local 2623 represents the 17 career firefighters and officers employed by the Fairview Fire District in Poughkeepsie, NY. The district covers approximately 4.5 square miles in the Towns of Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park, NY. Firefighters answer over 1800 alarms per year.
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Fairview Stands by for the City of Poughkeepsie
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On: May 12, 2008 (17:53:38)
5/12/08 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Around 5:17 PM the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department was dispatched for a possible fire at 120 Thompson Street. Upon arrival City of Poughkeepsie Engine 2 found a small fire on an outside wall of a single family house. A 10-75 was dispatched bringing Fairview 41-11 into the city with a FAST team. City of Poughkeepsie had the fire knocked down very quickly. 41-11 was on scene for a few moments and then was asked to relocate to the Main Street Station to provide coverage for the City.
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More Property Off the Tax Roles...
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On: May 12, 2008 (18:02:00)
5/5/08 – Poughkeepsie, NY - The property formerly owned by Mechanical Construction, a tax paying business, on North Water Street has recently been sold to Metro North Railroad, a tax-exempt organization. The two lots located at 200 and 210 North Water Street have a combined assessed value of $1,078,000. If on the tax roles they would pay about $5,200 a year in fire taxes. The 14,000 square foot commercial building has been vacant for several years. The property is about 1.5 acres. Dutchess County wanted to use this property previously for a morgue, which the Fire District fought against.
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What does a combination department get you?
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On: May 05, 2008 (16:48:00)
Over the next week or so, we will start to post information on just what kind of enhanced services a combination fire department has to offer. By having professional firefighters, with our dedicated volunteer members to supplement, we are able to be on scene within 6 minutes of dispatch for 95.7% of fires. We have collected information from surrounding districts to compare as well.
In 2002, this information was collected by the Boston Globe, because as firehouse in Boston, MA were being shut down, fire response times went well above 6 minutes. From there, a national study was compiled. We have compiled the information for our local area, and will be posting more information as we organize it.
Department Response Times
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Fire Department
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On-Time Rate
(Under 6 Minutes)
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Fires W/ On-Time Responses
1986-2002
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Fires W/ Slower response
1986-2002
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Total Building Fires Studied by Boston Globe
1986-2002
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Arlington Fire Dist.
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80.0%
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232
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58
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290
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Fairview Fire Dist.
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95.7%
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132
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6
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138
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Hyde Park FD
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N/A
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11
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3
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14
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Roosevelt FD
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55.4%
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72
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58
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130
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Pleasant Valley FD
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45.9%
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39
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46
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85
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Poughkeepsie FD
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99.7%
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1,013
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3
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1,016
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Staatsburg FD
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66.7%
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26
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13
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39
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Assemblyman Miller Calls Dutchess Executive
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On: Apr 30, 2008 (15:57:00)
As reported in the Poughkeepsie Journal this Sunday, Assemblyman Joel Miller attempted to contact Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus. Unfortunately, he was unable to get through to him. Be sure to check out the "Contact Your Politicians" section for contact information to the County Executive's Office. We encourage all taxpayers to call the executive's office and let your voices be heard. Click Here to read the PoJo article.
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Thank You For Your Support
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On: Apr 27, 2008 (19:38:00)
Thank you to everyone who attended the special meeting and supported our firefighters. It is nice to know how much our hard work is appreciated. Over 430 people came to the meeting. If you are new to our website thank you for visiting. Please be sure to click on "view past articles" so you can see what you have been missing. Also please be sure to browse the rest of our site. If you have any questions about us please feel free to send us an email or sign the guest book.
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