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First Official Visit!
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On October 7, 2011, 100 first
graders from Fostertown Elementary School in Newburgh visited the Fire
Safety and Education Center at the Orange County Firefighters Museum.
A few of the lessons the
students learned included: how to identify fire hazards in the home, the
importance of knowing 2 ways out, the correct way to stop drop and roll, the
importance of staying low, how to properly use 911, the importance of having
a family escape plan complete with an agreed upon meeting place and the
value of smoke detectors.
Students also toured the
museum, viewed a ladder truck and spoke with "Tank" both from the Montgomery
Fire Department
The museum and education center are available to all schools free of charge.
If you are interested, please call 845-457-9654. |
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The Purposes of the museum as set forth in the its
constitution are exclusively educational in nature,
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Preserve |
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Interpret objects |
...related to fire fighting and fire fighters in
Orange County and... |
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Research |
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Document |
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Disseminate |
...information on the history and equipment of the
Orange County volunteer and paid fire companies,
fire safety, and fire prevention. |
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The OCFM Advisory Board
Dr William Bassett -Retired District
Superintendent of Schools, Orange/ Ulster
BOCES
Marguerite Flood- Assistant Superintendent
of Schools, Orange/ Ulster BOCES
John Boyle - Middle School Principal, Pine
Bush Central School
Jody Yankanin- Director of The Career Tech
Center,Orange/Ulster BOCES
Susan Badalucco- Retired Elementary Teacher,
Pine Bush Central School
Larry Berger- Retired Director of
Technology, Orange /Ulster BOCES, President
Board of Education, Cornwall Central Schools
The
mission of the Advisory Board is to advise
the Board of Directors of the OCFM on the
Educational program that is to be developed
at the Museum. This would include:
-Suggestions for the design of the classroom
space
-Reviewing curriculum and program design
-Assuring that instructional programs are
appropriate for age levels of children
-Assisting in making contact with regional
schools, both Public and non-public
-Recruiting additional members of the
Advisory Committee that may be interested in
fire history/safety
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History in
the making!
A little history of the development of the
1860 Horse Barn
Fire Safety Education Center
Opened
June 4th 2011
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Recently the team from the Home
Depot Distribution Center,
Montgomery NY after a hard days
work of painting the interior of
the Fire Safety Education
Center.
Please note the check that paid
for the construction material to
finish the interior is being
presented to Ed Devitt our
museum President. Along
with the insulation and wall
board Home Depot also bought the
paint. And, then, insisted on
sending volunteers from the
Distribution Center to put the
paint on the walls!
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Electrical is completed
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Heating and air conditioning
are almost completed.
Some minor duct work to be
done.
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Computer wiring completed.
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New windows installed and
boxed in.
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Barn is cleaned out of all
construction debris.
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New Advisory Committee is
working to complete interior
designs and offer
recommendation for
curriculum.
Our new goal for completion is
the Spring of 2010 |
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Now we are moving to the next
phase of construction which is
the windows and the interior of
the building. We need to finish
the electrical, insulation, dry
wall, taping, painting,
finishing, and flooring. The
HVAC is under way.
Educational materials, such as
table and chairs are needed.
All the equipment and
educational materials necessary
to carry out this education is
needed. A sponsor for the
project is needed. The aim
is to save lives in our
community through providing
knowledge.
Needs: Funding to move forward.
Volunteers are needed to
provide the educational
presentation for the Fire Safety
Education Center. Our goal
is to be operational by this
spring. |
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This is the completed front of
the Fire Safety Education
Center. |
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We will need some of
the luck that this
horse shoe holds to
bring this project
to life! This is an
old shoe that was
found while
stabilizing the old
stone foundation. |
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Roughed in interior complete.
Building squared, stabilized,
foundation laid and slab
installed. |
The outside seeded and graded
and a new parking area in front
of the building for 2 cars. |
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Ready to have windows installed,
electric installed, insulation
and dry wall installed. Flooring
and painting to complete the
finished interior is necessary.
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Roughed in electric. |
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We need new windows! |
Opening to upper story of the
Education Center. Needs stairway
constructed. Mechanicals will go
up here, storage, and maybe an
office.
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Education Center
update July 25, 2008
The interior framing is completed. The
building has been brought to square. The
foundation and floor slab are in and the
electrical has been roughed in .
We are ready to move on to phase two which
will be to get the front of the building
completed and the sidewalk installed along
with some landscaping that needs to be done
to handle drainage issues.
Phase III: Have windows made and installed.
Get the rest of the electrical and heating
roughed in.
Then we must find more funding to go to
phase IV: which will be the design and
completion of the interior of the building.
This would include the final design for the
use of the space and the finished
electrical, heating and air conditioning,
and the installation of the insulation and
the wall board and flooring.
We need support to continue. Please send us
a check! |
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UPDATED INFO as of May
26, 2008
A work in progress that you can help fund!
click here to see how
The floor has
been brought to grade and the footings
poured and pinning placed to accept the slab
that will be poured early this week.
Things are beginning to move along in the
Education Center. |
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Plans have be drawn up and bids have been
let out to begin construction of the Orange
County Firefighters Museum Fire Safety
Educational Center.
We are on a 2 – 5 year construction plan
that is governed and controlled by the
amount of funding that is presently
available. Senator Larkin, Senator Bonacic,
and Assemblywoman Calhoun have been most
forthcoming with grants for construction. |
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The Town of Montgomery, the Village of
Walden, the Village of Maybrook, and the
Village of Montgomery have each sent grants
to help with construction, as well. Recently
the Walden Rotary Club donated a 911
Training Telephone that will help us teach
people the correct way to make a 911
emergency telephone call.
We are working on a fund raising effort
presently and will be approaching the Orange
County community for assistance to allow us
to implement of educational mission. |
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Should you care to
learn more about our needs, please do not
hesitate to
contact us.
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To Sponsor the OCFM please
click here
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