As 2021 comes to a close we are reflecting back on another busy year for the SVFD! In total during the year 2021 the SVFD responded to 2,843 calls for service with 692 being fire calls and 2,151 EMS. Also included is 104 Personal Injury Accidents where both Fire and EMS are dispatched. 2021 was a record breaking year for the SVFD topping our 2020 call total of 2,616. The past year was also a very challenging year for us all, especially here in emergency services trying to mitigate the ongoing global pandemic, and keeping us safe while keeping you safe. Somers Fire/EMS continues to be one of the busiest agencies in Westchester County. A breakdown of some of the call types as dispatched is as follows:

STRUCTURE FIRE: 34
MUTUAL AID- FIRE: 41
BRUSH FIRE: 16
PERSONAL INJURY AUTO ACCIDENT: 94
PIAA-EXTRICATION: 10
COMMERCIAL ALARM: 178
RESIDENTIAL ALARM: 170
CO ALARM: 63
CO ALARM W/SYMPTOMS: 3
VEHICLE FIRE: 6
ELECTRICAL HAZARD: 28
HAZARD- TREE: 12
INSIDE SMOKE/ODOR: 27
OUTSIDE SMOKE/ODOR: 10
TECHNICAL RESCUE: 2
ANIMAL RESCUE: 2
LIFT ASSIST: 57

The busiest fire apparatus in 2021 were:
Rescue 20 (Lincolndale) with 255 runs
Ladder 48 (Somers) with 200 runs
Engine 181 (Amawalk) with 184 runs
Engine 185 (Granite Springs) with 168 runs

Top Responders for 2021:
EMS Lieutenant Brendan Porteus- 696 calls
Captain John Meeker- 375 calls
Captain Curt Benge- 341 calls
EMT Julianna Aiello- 323 calls
Firefighter Rocco Latella- 323 calls
Firefighter Don Spinelli- 311 calls
Firefighter Bridget Foley- 287 calls
Firefighter Charlie Faulkner- 214 calls
Lieutenant Chris Lieberman- 203 calls
Firefighter Nick Latella- 203 calls

Chief Officers:
Chief of Department Jon Mackey- 339 calls
1st Assistant Chief George Wahlers- 192 calls
2nd Assistant Chief Greg Lucia- 521 calls

During 2021 the SVFD also conducted:
173 formal department drills totaling 351 man hours.
78 In-house standby's totaling 340 man hours.
(The drills and stand-by's are slightly down due to COVID concerns)

As we begin 2022, we look forward to providing the best service possible to the residents and visitors to the Town of Somers and proud of what we have accomplished over the last year. The officers and members of the SVFD wish everyone a happy and healthy 2022, hopefully you don't need our services but if you do we are here to help!