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June 24, 2009: Firefighters were dispatched for a structure fire at around 10:45am at 38 Whittier Blvd. Car 10 arrived on scene with fire showing from the attic and transmitted the 10-75 bringing in Fairview FD with their F.A.S.Team. Engine 2 arrived first due and stretched a 2in line to the attic while Tower Ladder 2 opened the roof. The fire was held to the attic and was placed under control in 20 minutes. There were no reported injuries.

On June 22nd, 2009 the Poughkeepsie Professional Firefighters held a meet and greet with former NY Mets and NY Yankees pitching great Dwight Gooden. The event was very successful and the Firefighters wish to thank everyone who came out. Special thanks to "Doc" for his support and all the members able to assist. Also, thanks go to the Hudson Valley Renegades organization for all thier help and more importantly for making Tim Gunther wear a sombrero

June 23, 2009: Around 8:30am Firefighters went to work at the Swartz Senior Citizen Building with a fire in apartment 6C on the 6th floor. Car 10 transmitted the 10-76 bringing in Fairview with their F.A.S.Team and an extra Truck from Arlington FD. This building which has no standpipe would be difficult for any department let alone the Poughkeepsie FD with only 10 Firefighters on duty. Although our staffing levels are below the standard this job was under control within 20 minutes.

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June 6, 2009: A few calls from Highland alerted Firefighters of a structure fire in the area of the old A.C. Dutton Lumber near Dutchess Ave. at around 6:30pm. Firefighters found a vacant warehouse with heavy smoke from the Basement and first floor. The age of the building made this fire difficult to fight and a 2nd Alarm was transmitted. One minor injury to a firefighter was reported.

May 2, 2009: Local 596 supported this years Get Hooked on Fishing with a donation and some Fire Trucks. The 21st annual event took place May 2 and 3 at Morgan Lake in the City of Poughkeepsie. Although the weekend ended with some rain the event turned out around 900 kids. According to Ken Rose, the event organizer, the lake was stocked with trout and some would weigh as much as 5 pounds. About 150 trout were caught and the biggest that was landed was nearly 4 pounds.