The town of Ramapo, its police department and local fire officials are looking to keep tragedies to a minimum even as state law doesn’t prevent the so-called Monsey Rogue Fire Brigade from responding when called. This, as tragedy was averted last Tuesday after the real volunteer firefighters were called in to save several families that almost succumbed to a carbon monoxide leak in their home that wasn’t properly identified by the brigade. On Friday’s “Who Wants to be a Volunteer” Program, Director of Fire and Emergency Services Chris Kear said last week’s incident happened at a multi-family residence on Phyllis Terrace in Monsey. Kear said, as the Monsey Fire Department and Orange and Rockland Utilities figured out, the dryer wasn’t the problem as the brigade determined…
Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says they are asking local state representatives to look into getting the state laws changed…
Callers to “The Morning Show” Monday weighed in on the issue, with one noting this appears to happen elsewhere in the state as well……