During the snow storms, the Best-Luther Fire Department was out and ran 17 calls from trees down, trees on wires, wires down, mutual aid calls, and an alarm activation. One of our members even celebrated his 18th birthday while out running calls!! Thank you to all the members who were able to be out and assist the community during this time. We would also like to thank a few people who stopped to help us clean up a few very large trees.

During the snow storms, the Best-Luther Fire Department was out and ran 17 calls from trees down, trees on wires, wires down, mutual aid calls, and an alarm activation. One of our members even celebrated his 18th birthday while out running calls!! Thank you to all the members who were able to be out and assist the community during this time. We would also like to thank a few people who stopped to help us clean up a few very large trees.

Casey Frankoski A True Hero - The Best-Luther Fire Department is better to have known you and our brothers and sisters are better to have served with you. You will be missed.

Heaven gained another Angel, our Sister and Hero, Casey Frankoski

Best-Luther responded to a reported vehicle fire. Car 1 arrived on scene to two vehicles fully involved on the other side of a small crick. 3-1, a 4x4 engine, was able to drive down to the edge of a crick and through the muddy horse pasture to get as close to the fire as it could. However, firefighters still had to drag 300ft of hose through the crick to reach the fire. Even with many vehicles in close proximity, we were able to limit the flames to 4 cars.

Firefighters covering the vehicles in foam.

3-1, our 4x4 engine that was able to make it through some difficult terrain to extinguish the vehicle fires.

Best-Luther's 2024 Officers and Engineer taking their Oath of Office

Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin pictured with Bill Gummer (left) and FF John Schweigert (right)

Chief Chuck Milkiewicz (right) pictured with Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin (left) and Town of East Greenbush Board Member Ed Nestler (middle)

Just some of our donated raffle items for our banquet.

Our banquet committee did a phenomenal job setting up the hall

Our Candy Buffet

Beautiful balloon arch set up by our banquet committee around our candy table.

Best-Luther was called mutual aid to assist DFD with a barn fire. Tanker 3, 3-6, Car 1 and Car 2 were on scene.

Tanker 3 right alongside feeding the attack truck from DFD 9-7 while crews battled the flames of a barn fire.

At approximately 1am, Best-Luther was dispatched to a structure fire. Enroute, Car 1 saw the flames well above the treetops and immediately called for a second alarm. 3-1 was the first engine on scene and after climbing the windy 2000ft long driveway, they were met with this fully involved fire. With no hydrants in our district, Car 1 called for a third alarm bringing in many other departments and more tankers. We thank everyone for their assistance during this fire.

1st Assistant Chief Melissa Milkiewicz was the pump operator for 3-1, the first engine on scene. Captain Eric Bonacquisti was the pump operator for the Tanker which was the second apparatus in.

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T-3

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All our trucks ready for the parade

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