May 8, 2015 (Henrietta, NY) ─ From a tour of one of the town of Henrietta’s firehouses to Monroe County’s 911 Center, residents of Woodcrest Commons, a DePaul Senior Living Community in Henrietta, recently enjoyed an up-close and personal education of the area’s emergency services.

Pictured here at the Henrietta Fire District headquarters on Bailey Road in Henrietta are Woodcrest Commons Case Manager Ginger Brokaw, along with residents Rosanne Bourne, Tom Armstrong, Doug Kurlan, Anna Callon, Barb Frielinghaus, Vroria Simpson, Lois Knapp, Marilyn Goldstein and John Hicks.

The Henrietta Fire District provides both fire protection and first responder medical services for the over 45,000 residents of Henrietta, including 21 miles of New York State Thruway and 10-miles of I-390.

The District responded to 4,339 calls in 2013, everything from car accidents and medical emergencies to ducklings stuck in a storm drain or rescuing a Rochester Institute of Technology student stuck in a manhole. The department also has a safety trailer which visits area schools teaching children fire safety and how to escape a fire in their homes.

Pictured here, Woodcrest Commons residents Lois Knapp, Tom Armstrong, John Hicks and Doug Kurlan listen to a Henrietta firefighter talk about some of the equipment at the Bailey Road station.

During a visit to Monroe County’s Emergency Communication Department’s 911 Center on West Main Street, pictured left, Woodcrest Commons residents learned about how 9-1-1 calls are received and dispatched as well as how the center works with other public service agencies to develop long-range emergency planning. Over one million dispatches are made to police, fire and emergency services from the Center each year.

For more information about Woodcrest Commons, please contact Administrator Melissa Brien at (585) 334-1800 or visit us on Facebook.