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Graham fills a position vacated by the retirement of John McAneney in May. Brian Tingley also recently retired, leaving the department two firefighters shy of full strength. The department is in the process of reviewing civil service candidates for the open positions.
Graham joins two other 2021 hires Mike Robbins and Chad Hancock, who were North Hornell volunteer firefighters. We re getting on track for the fall. All the classes start back up, so the newbies will be going to paramedic school and some will be going to regular fire classes, said Brzozowski. We re trying to get our training back up. A lot of experience is going out the door with these retirements, but our new hires will catch on quick. They’re hard workers.
HORNELL More traffic is a good thing for the City of Hornell.
More traffic generally means a growing population, which reflects ample industry, jobs and opportunity in the Canisteo Valley.
But it also comes with a downside.
More accidents.
As the Hornell economy has picked up steam in recent years, anchored by Alstom and related industries, traffic on Route 36 through the city has also increased. A trouble spot has emerged at 36 and Bethesda Drive, which has witnessed accidents with growing frequency.
“You’re seeing more and more traffic as the city grows, as industry and the economy grows. You’re seeing more people and more vehicles,” said Mayor John Buckley. “Unfortunately it seems like we’ve had a lot of accidents up on the intersection of Route 36 and Bethesda Drive recently.”
HORNELL The Hornell Fire Department has a new call man.
The City of Hornell’s Board of Public Safety on Thursday approved the appointment of Matthew Graham, of Beech Street. Graham currently serves as a volunteer firefighter in South Hornell.
“He’s a great kid with a lot of enthusiasm and a great worker,” said Hornell Fire Chief Frank Brzozowski. “I think he’ll be a good asset.”
Those hires brought the 23-member department essentially to full strength, but a few firefighters are scheduled for retirements in the coming months.
Brzozowski said Graham joining the department as a call man will “keep him in the huddle” moving forward.
Fire in Rockwell St. house kills dog, family safe
An “intense fire” in the two-story, single-family residence was reported between 8:30 and 9 a.m.
The Evening Tribune
HORNELL Two teenagers escaped unharmed from a house fire Tuesday morning at 7 Rockwell St. but a family’s pet dog perished in the blaze, Hornell fire officials said.
An “intense fire” in the two-story, single-family residence was reported between 8:30 and 9 a.m., according to Hornell Fire Chief Frank Brzozowski.
“It is a family residence, husband, wife and two kids lived here, and three dogs. The fire started early this morning and it was called in as a structure fire with smoke and flames visible,” Brzozowski said, noting the two boys who live at the residence, ages 14 and 15, alerted authorities of the blaze.