Training quickly turns to real battle for Fort Drum firefighters
Friday, April 25, 2014Training turned into action on Fort Drum Thursday as first responders on post were called out in the middle of a session.
Fort Drum firefighters have been out all week in the forests on post working on brush fire skills.
As the snow melts and the ground dries, it's extremely likely that blasts on the ranges will set off some sort of fire.
Click here to view the story from the Time Warner Cable News - Utica/Rome.
Click here to view the story from the Watertown Daily Times.
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Friday, April 25, 2014DEC hosts memorial ceremony for officer killed a century ago by poachers
Thursday, April 10, 2014Officer killed in line of duty, honored 100 years later (TWCNews)
Thursday, April 10, 2014Environmental officer killed on duty - honored 100 years later (WKTV)
Thursday, April 10, 2014PBA Board of Directors member Brian Gillis has Op-Ed printed in today’s New York Daily News
Monday, April 07, 2014April 7, 2014 – PBA Director of Environmental Conservation Police Officers Brian Gillis wrote an op-ed commentary that is printed in today’s New York Daily News. Gillis alerts readers that the black market’s incessant demand for ivory, much of which is illegally sold in New York City, perpetuates the senseless slaughter of thousands of African elephants who are killed for their tusks. Gillis advocates for passage of a bill now pending in the State Legislature which will increase penalties for illegal ivory sales, and he also argues in support of increased hiring of Environmental Conservation Police Officers to enforce these new laws. Read the op-ed piece here, or to see it in print, buy a copy of the April 7th edition of the NY Daily News, which is sold not just downstate but at many upstate retail establishments.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014This article followed the hearings mentioned in our postings on January 16 and 17.
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Friday, January 03, 2014NYS Park Police Officer Nelson Marti Awarded for DWI Arrests
Wednesday, December 18, 2013Officer Marti, of the Hudson Valley District – Taconic Region, was recently awarded for his 2013 DWI arrests by The NYS STOP-DWI Foundation, Inc. and Mothers Against Drunk Driving in conjunction with the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee. He currently has 29 DWI arrests this year. In addition to the link below, click here for a picture showing Officer Marti along with NYS Troopers and many other officers who were also award recipients.
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