EMTBravo Network

"Volunteers vs. Paid? Nope. It's Volunteers vs. Patients."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:38 +0000

The below link was sent to me in an email. It's well written and thought out and while its soley about Sufflok County, it seems awfully similar to what goes on in Westchester.

http://resqrev.blogspot.com/2013/06/volunteers-vs-patients.html

Cornwall (Orange) - Structure Fire - 06-18-13

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:30:33 +0000

Date: 06-18-13
Time: 2210hrs (approx)
Location: Carbone Ct & Paradise Hill
Units: Cornwall, Vails Gate (FAST), Woodbury Tanker, Salisbury Mills Tanker
Description: Structure Fire
2222hrs-OC911 conducting 10 minute status check. Command advising handlines in operation, house was fully involved upon arrival, now have collapse.

Fining for Excessive False Alarms

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:12:56 +0000

I've been reading a lot of news lately the fire departments around the country are mulling to place fines in place for excessive false alarms to businesses and residential homes. This would follow along the same line as what police departments are doing.

When I was dispatching for both fire and police, there were multiple locations that we would receive activated alarms for. It seemed for the police, if it was the third or fourth time in a month, a fine letter would be processed and sent to the owner of the building (home or business) and would continue for a certain period of time. The whole theory is to force the building's owner to get the alarm company in to fix what ever problem that is causing the alarm to activate.

Now from a fire department side, I think this would be a good idea. How many times have you gone to a false alarm repeatedly at the same location?? What is done after it? Does the Fire Marshal follow up? I don't think this should be looked at as a revenue maker but more of a "hey get your alarm fixed properly". Obviously with malicious false alarms, we can have the offender charged and / or fined by the police. But what just about repeated false activations of monitoring alarms, ect.

What do you think?

EMTBravo 2013 Operating Expenses Fund

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:38:33 +0000

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Leonia, NJ firehouse shut after sex assault arrest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:38:25 +0000

Leonia firehouse shut after sex assault arrest

MONDAY JUNE 17, 2013, 11:11 PM

BY REBECCA BAKER

STAFF WRITER

THE RECORD

Teen charged in sex assault on child, 3, in Leonia firehouse

As of noon Monday, the Teaneck Fire Department was answering fire calls on the west side of Leonia, while Fort Lee was covering the east side, Borough Administrator Jack Terhune said. Both departments are working for free, he said, adding that he didn’t know how long that arrangement would last or when the Fire Department would reopen.The borough of Leonia suspended its volunteer Fire Department on Monday and recruited two neighboring departments to respond to emergency calls. Meanwhile, officials grappled with allegations that a teenager who had applied to become a firefighter molested a 3-year-old boy behind a firetruck.

CREDIT: http://www.northjersey.com/leonia/Leonia_firehouse_shut_after_sex_assault_arrest.html

Boston Fire Depts most Tragic Day

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:35:03 +0000

June 17, 1972 was the Boston Fire Depts most Tragic Day. On that day, Nine Boston Firefighters were killed after fighting a Four alarm fire at the Hotel Vendome. The fire had been brought under control when without warning the building collapsed.

The firefighters who were killed were;
Lt James Carroll Eng 32
Lt John Hansbury Lad 13
FF Thomas Beckwith Eng 32
FF James Boucher Eng 22
FF Charles Dolan Lad 13
FF John Janson Eng 22
FF Richard Magee Eng 33
FF Paul Murphy Eng 32
FF Joseph Savnick Lad 13

Canvas/Interview

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:40:13 +0000

What would you say the probability of being interviewed or even hired after you have been canvassed? Timeframe?

EMTBravo Forum Section Consolidation

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:34:42 +0000

As we are always looking to make the forums better and easier to use (and figure out where to post) , we've consolidated several forums. We've decided to do this after some research and considering the stats of each forum.

General Emergency Services Discussion & General Apparatus Discussion into "General Emergency Services Discussion"

Buy-Sell-Trade, Sites Worth Visiting, Current Events, Weather & Photography into "Off Duty > The Lounge"

All topics that were previously discussed in the former sections can be discussed in the newly consolidated section.

Thanks!

Seth G. on behalf of the EMTBravo Team

Rough Road Ahead, but a Robot Driver Takes It in Stride

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:21:15 +0000

How long until Robots driving fire trucks? Rough Road Ahead, but a Robot Driver Takes It in Stride

ROMEO, MICH. — A Ford Transit van slams its way over concrete obstacles in a test of durability here at the automaker’s proving grounds some 40 miles north of Detroit. The continuous on-road torture is punishing and could wreak havoc on both chassis-components and a driver’s spine, but this test driver doesn’t mind

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/automobiles/rough-road-ahead-but-a-robot-driver-takes-it-in-stride.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1

LAPD Purchases 188 Dodge, Ford Patrol Vehicles

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:44:43 +0000

Guess they didn't like the Caprice's....yet. But right now an agency like this with CHP as well not ordering the Caprice's it sets a precedent for all LE agencies in Southern CA.

The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its patrol-car purchasing drought, adding 188 new 2013 model-year patrol vehicles from Chrysler and the Ford Motor Company.

Earlier this year, the LAPD ordered 100 Dodge Charger Pursuit patrol cars, 50 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles, and 38 Ford P.I. sedans. For the first time in four years, the city provided the agency funding to purchase new vehicles. The $6.5 million in funding came from the fiscal year ending June 30