BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
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Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company
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Since 1936 – we have been there serving the residents of the Hamburg, New York community.
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On this date 25 years ago in 2001, one of the deadliest terror attacks on American soil occurred. At 8:46 am the first plane hit the world trade center. At 10:28 am both world trade center towers 1 and 2 were decimated to a pile of rubble and twisted steel. Subsequently a total of 2,753 people lost their lives that day. 2,180 civilians, 343 members of the FDNY, 37 Port Authority Officers, 23 members of the NYPD, and 11 other emergency/ law enforcement personnel. Big Tree joined the effort to help the city of New York along with 21 other fire departments in Erie County. An ambulance was requested with paramedics, so three members answered the call. At the time, members Chris Hull, Ken Page and Chris Zak were sent on a three day deployment to ground zero. They were tasked with standing by for any EMS calls in the battery park area. After an hour at work Big Tree’s ambulance got a flat and could not get fixed right away. The decision was made that both Chris Hull and Chris Zak would help dig to look for any survivors or deceased individuals. We commemorate our members for their help with the efforts at ground zero. We remember and never forget those individuals lost on that day.![]()
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Written by Firefighter/EMT Sean Foley
Congratulations to our Member with Restrictions Firefighter Sam Caruso on everything you completed this year!
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4112 Big Tree Road
Hamburg, NY 14075
Phone: 716-824-0264
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