This Month In MCFD History...

This Month In MCFD History...
Mar 18, 2009 - 12:13 pm

On March 14th 1986, crews from Moyers Corners responded to a house fire on McIntosh Street in the Station 2 response area. The fire originated on the first floor of the structure. Upon arrival, attack crews were met with heavy fire on the first and second floors. Truck companies opened up the roof to help interior crews contain the blaze. The fire was under control in twenty minutes.

In March of 1994, MCFD responded to a reported fire on Stillwood Lane in the Station 3 response area. While conducting a search on the first floor, two members of Moyers Corners were forced to bail out of window on the front of the structure. The firefighters were not injured. This dramatic bail-out can be viewed at the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs-LymaOGdg

On March 28th, 1980, Moyers Corners celebrated the grand opening of Station 3. The following historical exerpt was taken from the Historic page on mcfd.org:

The tremendous growth and increase in alarm activities, and the need for timely response to the furthest southern area of the department’s district identified the need for an additional fire station. Forover thirty years, the department operated as a two station department; this changed with the construction and apparatus assignments to Fire Station Three. Established in 1980 on Henry Clay Boulevard, between West Taft Road and the intersection of Vine Street, Station Three was constructed as a fully operational four bay fire station with a full compliment of facilities.

As the station was under construction in the late 1970’s, new personnel were recruited to man this fire station. These new firefighters reported to Station Two for an extended period of time prior to the completion of Station Three, in order to receive the appropriate training and gain operational experience. These personnel, as well as the existing Station Two personnel who lived in the newly established Station Three response area, would eventually compromise the station’s membership.

Station Three has seen the establishment and designation of its response area as the Third Battalion. With a mixed occupancy response area, the station sees extensive box alarm assignments for mutual aid with the Liverpool and North Syracuse Fire Departments.

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