Tragedy in Rochester, NY

I wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who reached out today to offer condolences, thoughts, and prayers for the firefighters who lost their lives early this morning in West Webster, NY. Four firefighters were shot shortly after arriving at the scene of a house fire in an apparent ambush on the responders. Two of the four firefighters were fatally wounded. Mike Chiapperini and Tomasz Kaczowka, both volunteers with the West Webster Fire District, lost their lives shortly after arriving at the scene. Mike was a Lieutentant with the Webster Police Department. Tomasz was a Fire Dispatcher in our 911 Center. Both will be missed dearly.

Warren County TERT Training - December 6 & 7, 2012

NY-TERT's newest Team Leaders

Congratulations to NY-TERT's newest deployable Team Leaders, certified on December 7, 2012 at the Warren County, NY TERT Team Leader training

Mike Hennessey - Colonie PD
Michael T. Davis - Ulster
Roy Stiles - Colonie PD
Marcella Bender - Albany County
Glen P. Gosnell - Washington
Timothy R. Hardy - Washington
Brian Dunican Jr. - Albany County
Vickie L. Waters - Warren
Anthony M. Fidd - Warren
Robert S. LaGoy - Warren
Kristal B. Washburn - Warren
Lisa S. Mansfield - Warren
Bob Davis - Colonie PD
Toby Dusha - NYS DHSES
Kevin Johnson - Columbia
Jackie Brown - St. Lawrence
Tammy Sapp - St. Lawrence

Congratulations!

NY-TERT's newest deployable team members

Congratulations to NY-TERT's newest deployable team members, certified at the December 6, 2012 Deployment Awareness training in Warren County, NY

Clifton J. Witham - Washington
Athur L. Porlier, Jr. - Washington
William Brown - Washington
Joel T. Archambault - Washington
Twila Dopp - Montgomery
Dyana Close - Montgomery
Lori Bartlett - Columbia
Holly Gambacorta - Columbia
Donna Gleason - Columbia
Robyn Sweet - Columbia

Congratulations!

NY-TERT's newest TERT Team Leaders

New York State's Newest TERT Team Leaders

TERT Team LeaderTraining completed in Westchester County on November 14, 2012
Instructor: D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP - New York State TERT Deputy Coordinator

Adam Feuer - Rockland County
Patricia Mensler - Dutchess County
Gina DiLeo-Acuna - Westchester County
Ray Stretz - Westchester County
Glen Cappello - Westchester County
Dan Nastro - FDNY
James Martin - FDNY
Juan Gonzalez - FDNY
Claudia Medina - FDNY
Margaret Walsh - FDNY
James Matheos - FDNY
Chris Butcher - Orange County
Chris Carney - Orange County

Congratulations to NY-TERT's newest TERT Team Leaders

NY-TERT's newest deployable personnel

New York State's Newest TERT Deployable Personnel

Deployment Awareness Training completed in Westchester County on November 13, 2012
Instructor: D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP - New York State TERT Deputy Coordinator

Adam Feuer - Rockland County
Patricia Mensler - Dutchess County
Brian LaMonica - Southampton Village PD
Jason Nickson - Westchester County
Gina DiLeo-Acuna - Westchester County
Michael Leon - Westchester County
Dennis Reilly - Westchester County
David Berry - Westchester County
Robert Bancroft - Westchester County
Robert Boddie Jr. - Westchester County
Ray Stretz - Westchester County
Glen Cappello - Westchester County
Jon Thomas Camp - Westchester County
Dan Nastro - FDNY
James Martin - FDNY
Juan Gonzalez - FDNY
Claudia Medina - FDNY
Margaret Walsh - FDNY
James Matheos - FDNY
Michael Davis - Ulster County
Chris Butcher - Orange County
Chris Carney - Orange County

Congratulations to NY-TERT's newest TERT Team Members

NY-TERT NYC Excursion 11-15-12

NY-TERT's newest group of NJTI certified Team Leaders! (Westchester County)

Deployment Awareness for TERT - Westchester County - 11/13/12

Suffolk County TERT Deployment will end this week

Suffolk County has determined that following this deployment, there will be no further need for additional TERT personnel to assist in Suffolk County. Oneida, Allegany, and Niagara have been asked to stand down. TERT crews in Suffolk now should be returning by weeks end, if not earlier. - D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP - New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator

Empire State Relief

Empire State Relief

First 2013 TERT training sessions announced

TERT Deployment Awareness & Team Leader training announcement: January 30th & 31st, 2013 - Onondaga County - details to follow - Mark your calendars now - These will be the first TERT training sessions of the new year - e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov for more information

NY-TERT deployment update

The Monroe and Onondaga deployments to Suffolk have secured. Broome, Lewis, and Yates counties are in place in Suffolk at this time. Niagara, Oneida, and Allegany counties have been placed on deployment standby. ---- D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP - New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator

Disaster Assistance now available in New York State

ALBANY, NY –New Yorkers recovering from the impact of Hurricane Sandy in nine counties can now register for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The major federal disaster declaration, signed by President Obama Oct. 30, offers Individual Assistance in the counties of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester. Residents from these counties are eligible to register.

Second NY-TERT contingent cleared for deployment

NY-TERT is deploying a second contingent of TERT personnel to relieve the Monroe and Onondaga teams already in Suffolk County. The next group will include TERT personnel from Broome County (4), Lewis County (2), and Yates County (2). All will depart for Suffolk County on Thursday November 8th. Monroe and Onondaga crews will more than likely depart the morning of Friday November 9th. NY counties not already on the deployable list who wish to make personnel available for deployment, please contact the New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator D. Jeremy DeMar by phone at 585.749.7240 or by e-mail at ddemar@monroecounty.gov

NY-TERT Update for Suffolk County

Waiting to hear back from Suffolk County Communications to find out whether they'll be needing to extend the NY-TERT deployment for another week. We currently have three NY-TERT counties confirmed and on "deployment standby" awaiting the order to depart. Monroe and Onondaga crews should be coming back the morning of Friday the 9th. Relief crews will be heading out the afternoon of Thursday the 8th if the deployment extension is requested. The Nor'easter continues to move toward the eastern seaboard.

Additional NY-TERT support still needed

Forwarded request from NYS TERT Coordinator Merklinger this morning; if you're receiving this a second time, it means you're on more than one e-mail distribution list relating to NY-TERT

To keep all of you in the loop we still have 8 people at Suffolk. We have 4 from Monroe and 4 from Onondaga. We are making arrangements for relief crews for Thursday or Friday this week depending on the next sto...

rm. At least some of those reliefs will be from Broome they want to give back for the help they have received. Note the area is supposed to get another rain and wind storm this week which could impact things again. I have enough availability to keep up reliefs for 3-4 weeks unless we get more requests for other counties. They did move some of the current staff out to fire island yesterday to help out there. Current availability we have is as follows:

Allegany-2
Monroe-8
Seneca-2
Lewis-2
Niagara-4
Broome-5
Yates-2

If any of you can possibly provide additional resources please get that information to myself and Jeremy Demar from my office. He is also sending e-mails to his TERT list from his contacting the counties so I apologize if you get this twice but we want to cover all our bases. I am in court today from 1000-1200 but in the office most of the rest of the day. Thx Klinger

John M Merklinger, MS, ENP-Director
City of Rochester/County of Monroe
Emergency Communications Department
321 West Main Street
Rochester, New York 14608
Ofc-585-528-2207
Fax-585-528-2265

D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP
911 Communications Response Team Supervisor
New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator

Is your NY agency TERT deployable right now?

Attention New York State PSAP's and Emergency Communications Centers: If you have a TERT deployable force available and you're not currently on the state deployable list, please contact the New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator D. Jeremy DeMar by e-mail at ddemar@monroecounty.gov or by phone at 585.749.7240

NY-TERT's newest deployable personnel

I'm pleased to announce that the following emergency communications professionals completed the Deployment Awareness for TERT training program at the Monroe County Emergency Communications Department in Rochester, NY on November 2, 2012:

By Name and County

Darlene Catteau - Wayne
Greg DeWolf - Wayne
Karen Fires - Wayne
Andrew Meyer - Wayne
Christopher Wilson - Wayne
Christopher Spencer - Monroe

Salvatore Tantalo - Monroe
Anita Danzy - Monroe
Timothy Scott - Monroe
Stephen Wegman - Monroe
Brian Bennington - Monroe
Jason Cortese - Monroe
Gerald Patterson - Monroe
Gary Foster - Ontario
Sean St. Cyr - Ontario
Christopher Foster - Ontario
Martha Kester - Monroe

Congratulations everyone....
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D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP
911 Communications Response Team Supervisor
New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator
Rochester/Monroe County Emergency Communications

NY-TERT - Update on deployable resources

As of 11/3/12 @ 0900, New York State Deployable TERT resources are as follows:

Allegany - 3 Dispatchers
Broome - 4 Dispatchers - 1 Supervisor
Lewis - 2 Dispatchers
Monroe - 8 Dispatchers, multiple TERT Team Leaders
Monroe County Radio Center - Multiple COMT's
Niagara - 2 Dispatchers
Onondaga - 3 Dispatchers
Saratoga - 1 COMT
Seneca - 2 Dispatchers
Yates - 2 Dispatchers
Submitted by D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP - New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator

Monroe & Onondaga 911 deploy on TERT response

ROCHESTER, NY - At 17:00 this evening, (4) Dispatchers from Monroe County and (4) Dispatchers from Onondaga County deployed on a TERT response to Suffolk Fire & EMS Communications in Yaphank, NY. Ironically, a TERT Deployment Awareness Class being given at the Monroe County Emergency Communications Department in Rochester was just ending as the request for assistance came in. The initial deploymen...

t duration is slated for roughly one week, give or take a day. It's entirely possible additional deployment requests will come in from the impacted area, due to the devastation created by Hurricane Sandy. More to follow as information becomes available. ------ submitted by D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, ENP - New York State Deputy TERT Coordinator

Federal Disaster declaration for New York

http://www.fema.gov/news-release/president-declares-major-disaster-new-york-9

LaGuardia remains closed today due to coastal floodwaters

http://www.businessinsider.com/laguardia-airport-will-remain-closed-2012-10

Breezy Point fire consumes 111 homes during Hurricane Sandy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/30/breezy-point-fire_n_2043071.html

Deployment Awareness Training still on for Friday November 2nd!

NJTI TERT Deployment Awareness Training will go on as scheduled, Friday November 2, 2012 from 0800-1700 @ the Emergency Communications Department in Rochester, NY. Still have a couple of spots left if you're interested in attending.

Six NY counties now have TERT deployable personnel at the ready

Monroe, Seneca, Allegany, Lewis, Niagara, Yates - all ready to deploy.

If your NY based PSAP/Agency has TERT deployable personnel ready to deploy, please e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov

NY-TERT Deployable Personnel Report

New York State TERT personnel deployable counties (as of 11:45 today) Monroe, Seneca, Allegany, Lewis, Niagara. If your county/agency is able to provide/deploy TERT trained personnel, please send an e-mail to ddemar@monroecounty.gov

All of New York State is going to be impacted....

All of New York State is now in the "Red Zone"....TERT personnel from around New York State are on stand by, preparing for deployment. 375,000 people in NYC's Zone A are under an evacuation order. Blizzard warnings have also been issued for portions of upstate NY on Wednesday. We'll do our best to keep you updated.

Please send in your TERT deployable status

At the request of New York State TERT Coordinator Merklinger; New York State PSAP and Emergency COMM Center Directors and Managers, please send your agency's TERT trained dispatcher(s) availability to D. Jeremy DeMar at ddemar@monroecounty.gov as soon as possible - No requests for assistance have been made at this point, this request is simply preparatory in nature. Once compiled, these numbers will be forwarded to the NYS EOC. For those who are unaware, New York State has activated its EOC in Albany.

Hurricane Sandy

Monroe County 911 is readying its TERT personnel for a possible deployment. Forecasters are saying that Hurricane Sandy has the potential of being far more severe than Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Is your agency getting prepared?

TERT Training Reminders

Hello everyone,

Just a quick reminder about upcoming TERT training sessions, coming to a county near you:

November 2, 2012 - TERT Basic Awareness Class - Emergency Communications Department (City of Rochester/County of Monroe) - A few openings remain for this session; only a few weeks away. E-mail ASAP if you'd like to attend!

November 13, 2012 - TERT Basic Awareness Class - Westchester County Department of Emergency Services - Valhalla, NY - This session is nearly full and will be closing soon.

November 14, 2012 - TERT Team Leader Class - Westchester County Department of Emergency Services - Valhalla, NY - This session is nearly full and will be closing soon.

December 6, 2012 - TERT Basic Awareness Class - Warren County Communications, Lake George, NY - Plenty of openings available in this recently announced session.

December 7, 2012 - TERT Team Leader Class - Warren County Communications, Lake George, NY - Plenty of openings available in this recently announced session.

These will be the final TERT training sessions for 2012. If you've been thinking about getting your agency involved in the TERT initiative, please consider attending or sending your staff members to one (or more) of these sessions. All training is being provided FREE OF CHARGE to staff members of New York State PSAP's and Emergency Communications Centers.

NY-TERT's newest Team Leaders...

NY-TERT is pleased to announce the appointment of 24 new TERT Team Leaders in New York State. All of these Team Leaders participated in the NJTI Certified Training Session at the Emergency Communications Department in Rochester NY, in September 2012

Name                          County
Daniel Rieks              Genesee
Jeffrey Edwards          Ontario
Tina Goodwin             Steuben
Andrew Campbell          Yates
Michael Chapman          Yates
James R. Leonard III     Seneca
Steven Farnsworth         Seneca
Sandy Yates                   Oneida
Ed Pavlot                        Oneida
Frank McFall                  Oneida
Kip Biddle                    Livingston
Wendy Morris               Livingston
Michael J. Bradley          Livingston
Phil Jakubowski                Monroe
Thomas Mills                    Monroe
Bob McElligott                  Monroe
Tina Carson                        Monroe
Marty Kester                       Monroe
Vicki Vanhalle                    Monroe
Alice Morgan                        Lewis
Michelle Widrick                   Lewis
Dennis Kupiec                    Allegany
Randy Swarthout                Allegany
Kenneth Cottrell                 Allegany

Congratulations to all of NY-TERT's newest Team Leaders!

TERT Training Announcement: Warren County

In Warren County, NY  (Lake George)

TERT Basic Awareness Training - December 6, 2012 from 800am to 500pm

TERT Team Leader Training - December 7, 2012 from 800am to 500pm

For more information or to register for the classes, e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov

TERT Team Leader Training - Rochester, NY

TERT Team Leader Class tomorrow in Rochester

Reminder: TERT Team Leader Class tomorrow, September 27th - 0800-1700 - Monroe County 911 Center, Rochester, NY - See you there! Remember, TERT Basic Awareness Class November 2 in Monroe County, & TERT Basic Awareness Class & TERT Team Leader Training in Westchester County on November 13th and 14th respectively. A few spots remain for those three classes. E-Mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov for more information or to register

Tornadoes hit New York City neighborhoods

Hurricanes last year. Tornadoes this year. New York State is seeing its share of weather uncommon to the area.

http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2012/09/08/fdny-responds-to-possible-tornado-in-nyc/?test=latestnews

New Westchester County TERT training dates announced

Westchester County TERT training dates have been rescheduled: November 13, 2012: TERT Basic Awareness Class - November 14, 2012: TERT Team Leader Training - these classes are being provided free of charge to staff members from NYS PSAP's - for more information or to register for the class, e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov

Westchester County TERT training dates to change; Washington County dates coming soon

The Westchester County TERT training originally scheduled for the second week of November is going to be changing days. Stay tuned to the NY-TERT blog for more information.

Washington County dates will be announced soon as well.

Westchester County: TERT Team Leader Training Class Announcement

NJTI TERT TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT: NY-TERT announces that Westchester County is sponsoring a TERT Team Leader Training Class on November 9, 2012 at the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services in Valhalla, NY. This class is being provided free of charge to PSAP members in New York State, with registration conducted on a first come/first serve basis. For more information or to register for the class, please e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov

Westchester County: TERT Basic Awareness Class Announcement

NJTI TERT TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT: NY-TERT announces that Westchester County is sponsoring a TERT Basic Awareness Training Class on November 8, 2012 at the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services in Valhalla, NY. This class is being provided free of charge to PSAP members in New York State, with registration conducted on a first come/first serve basis. For more information or to register for the class, please e-mail ddemar@monroecounty.gov

Emergency Communications Department Supervisor appointed to National TERT Committee for APCO

ROCHESTER, NY - Emergency Communications Department Supervisor appointed to NJTI Committee Board for APCO - APCO President Gregg Riddle, RPL, ENP announced Friday July 27, 2012, that the Executive Committee approved the appointment of Emergency Communications Department Supervisor D. Jeremy DeMar, RPL, to the NJTI Committee Board for APCO.

Five spots remain for TERT Team Leader Training in Rochester

Five spots remain for the September 27, 2012 TERT Team Leader training, which will be held at the Emergency Communications Department in Rochester, NY. The class is being provided FREE OF CHARGE to any New York State PSAP's interested in attending. Let us know if you're interested in attending. Lunch is being provided as well.

Elmira Hospitals On Disaster Status

Elmira Hospitals On Disaster Status

Elmira Hit By Apparent Tornado

Elmira Hit By Apparent Tornado

TERT Basic Course now available online through FEMA

The TERT Basic Course is once again available online through the FEMA website.

Click on the link for more information.....http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is144.asp

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