Hinesburg Fire Department will be hosting an open house Saturday June 5^th, 9 to Noon. 

 

Tour the station. Meet the Firefighters/EMT’s who serve your town.

 

Learn the proper use of a fire extinguisher. 

See how a sprinkler head is activated and extinguishes a fire.

 

The Hinesburg Community Police will be available for Child Safety Seat inspections.

 

Rich Armstrong, 1^st Asst. Chief and a vet with the Hinesburg Animal Hospital will be displaying Pet Safety. 

 

The Auto Pulse, which delivers compressions during CPR, will be demonstrated.

 

Plus much more. We hope to see you there!

 

 

 

Do you have a field or large brush pile which you wish to burn but aren’t comfortable to do so yourself? Arrangements may be made for assistance from the Hinesburg Fire Dept. Please contact the Fire Warden, Ed Waite. Email k5@hinesburgfd.org or leave a message at the station, 482-2455.

 

 

The Hinesburg Fire Department would like to thank everyone who has supported our efforts to clearly mark your driveways. Over the past months, we have seen many address signs around town. This has made locating homes easier in an emergency. 

 

I have seen them around town but don’t have one you say. Who can I contact to order one? How much do they cost? Are they easy to install and where is the best place to install one on my property?

 

The signs are double sided and coated with high visibility reflective green material and numbers making address identification fast and easy for emergency services. The cost per sign is $25 which includes a free 5 ft. sign post if needed. Installation is done, free of charge, by a member of the Fire Department.

 

To order a sign, you may contact Jeremy Steele at 482-3898 or E-mail Jeremy at jsteelman1979@yahoo.com. We will also have a display and order forms available at our open house on June 5^th.

 

 

 

Are you interested in learning CPR? Is your business interested in having an on site training class?   

 

The Hinesburg Fire Dept is certified as an American Heart Association CPR training site. A class must be a minimum of eight students. On site classes may be held at a business provided there is sufficient space, a DVD and screen.   An instructor would perform a quick site visit to see if your location meets AHA requirements.

 

If you are interested in attending a CPR class, or would like more information for a class at your business, please leave a message for Jim Silvia at 482-2455 or email med11@hinesburgfd.org. 

 

 

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Jim joined the North Babylon (Long Island, NY) Volunteer Fire Company as soon as he turned 18. He completed his firefighting essentials and served for 9 months before attending school at Binghamton University. Jim joined NBFCo because the father of one of his good high school friends was on the fire department. Jim turned 18 before his friend, and vividly recalls getting to jump in his friend’s father's car to respond to alarms while his friend had to sit and watch the two leave.

 

During school breaks Jim would make the four hour drive to North Babylon, so he could respond to calls and maintain his call quota. NBFCo ran about 2000+ calls a year out of three stations. Their apparatus included a ladder truck, 5 engines, a brush truck, heavy rescue, and three ambulances. The department also has a dive team. Jim remained an active member for about 6 years until he moved into NYC.

 

During his freshman year Jim was a member of the college's first aid squad - Harpurs Ferry.  He only received a basic first aid certification but it piqued his interest in EMS. In 1993, Jim received his New York State EMT certification.

 

During his sophomore year at Binghamton, he met Melissa. In 1998, Jim moved to the DC area where Melissa was living. In 1999, they moved to Burlington where they rented for a few years. When they decided to purchase a home, one criteria Jim insisted on was a town with a volunteer fire department as he missed being involved. In 2001, they purchased a home in Hinesburg. Later in the year, they were married. Jim and Melissa have two children, Noah and Ella.

 

Jim joined the Hinesburg Fire Dept in 2001. He took the EMT course and received his EMT Basic certification in 2002. Jim took the entrance exam for his EMT Intermediate certification. He passed the entrance exam and was in the first class to be certified under the EMT-I 03 curriculum. Jim served as Medical Assistant Chief in 2009. At the annual business meeting and elections held in January, Jim was voted in as 2^nd Assistant Fire Chief. He is also certified as a CPR instructor.

 

Jim has been employed by Bit By Bit Computer Consultants for 16 years. The company specializes in custom software development, disaster recovery, outsourced IT, enterprise faxing, and a custom remote access solutions. He is a partner and Chief Information Officer of the company. Jim is also the virtual CIO on the managed services side of the business for many of their clients helping to drive the technology that drives their business.

 

His employer has always been very supportive of Jim’s volunteer efforts with HFD. The company allows him a somewhat flexible schedule, which allows him to respond to daytime alarms. The down side is that every time he responds to a day call, he has to work later that night or weekend to make up the time.