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Westchester County Airport Disaster Drill MAY 05 - The Westchester County Airport conducted its bi-annual disaster drill today. The scenario involved 2 planes and approximately 150 victims. 22 fire and EMS agencies, as well as a variety of local, county and federal agencies participated in the drill. BIFD's Tanker 7 provided water for Airport 7. More photos: http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BH&Dato=20120505&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=305050083&Ref=PH&odyssey=mod%7Cdefcon%7Cimg%7CFrontpage&nclick_check=1... (Full Story & Photos)

Tanker 7 and Airport 7

Member and Former Member Complete Leatherman's Loop Race APRIL 22 - The 26th annual Leatherman's Loop 10k cross country race was held at the Pound Ridge Reservation on Sunday April 22nd. Assistant Chief Walter Walter and former BIFD Firefighter/EMT Florentien deRuiter both participated in the race for the second consecutive year. The course travels through the Pound Reservation and includes running through mud bogs, climbing steep hills, navigating around stones, ... (Full Story & Photos)

March Recap APRIL 02 - Members of the Banksville Fire Department participated in several events during the month of March. On March 14th, Jim Cuffe, Sgt. of the North Castle Police Department and Deputy Coordinator of the Westchester County Cause and Origin Team, visited the fire station and presented a seminar on cause and origin awareness and scene preservation. The seminar was attended by firefighters from several ... (Full Story & Photos)

Ventilation Drill, 3/20

Greenwich fire. Photo by John Ferris Robben, Greenwich Post

Twice in a Week: Discarded Fireplace Ashes Ignite Local Structure Fire JANUARY 20 - On Monday, January 16th at 15:59 hours, Banksville's tones were transmitted to standby in our quarters to cover backcountry Greenwich, while Greenwich firefighters battled a fire determined to be caused by discarded fireplace ashes. See Greenwich Times story: http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Ashes-from-fireplace-caused-Greenwich-mansion-fire-2608996.php On Wednesday evening, January ... (Full Story & Photos)

Greenwich Times Article: Banksville Fire Company Receives New Tanker Truck JANUARY 05 - Banksville Fire Company Receives New Tanker Truck By: Frank MacEachern, Staff Writer Greenwich Times, January 4, 2012 A volunteer fire company that battles blazes on both sides of the Connecticut/New York state line has beefed up its firefighting capabilities by adding a second tanker truck. The Banksville Independent Fire Co., which serves backcountry Greenwich and North Castle, N.Y., added ... (Full Story & Photos)

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