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@xfirefighter484x: You are correct in saying that DCSO, POK, and NYSP have K9 units. To my knowledge, TOF does not have one, I know that they have a dog control vehicle, but it is not a K9 unit. I may be wrong, however, I have looked at their fleet many times and never seen a K9 vehicle. That's not to say it is not there, it simply could have been out on the road or home with the driver, when I've looked at the fleet. However, I'm 90% certain they don't have one, I will check and advise tho k. Now I do know that the Town of EAST Fishkill has a K9 Unit, as well as the City of Beacon I believe also. The K9 Units are decently spread out throughout the county, but when one goes down, it rips a piece of the entire collective, and puts a load onto the surrounding units to cover. This is another reason why getting a new K9 for Wappingers Falls, is so crucial and time sensitive, at least that's my humble opinion.

@efdcapt: Thanks for your advice. I believe that the wfpd is looking into grants to help, but I will definitely put the suggestion out there to them, as it can only help. The only problem I can see with the grant, is that they take time to write and get approved, the need to get and train a new canine may not be able to wait for that amount of time, I think. While grant money would be great to recover funds laid out (if you can use them for that, not sure if you can), I don't think it would come in soon enough to be the funding source.

DONATIONS NEEDED - URGENT CHARITY FUNCTION PLEASE READ BELOW FOR DETAILS OR TO DONATE THE CODY PROJECT: The Wappingers Falls Police Department, K9 Unit, has recently been hit with a hard blow. The Departments K9 "Cody", was recently diagnosed with a Canine version of ALS (Lou Gherigs Disease). Cody, has been with the Wappingers PD, working side-by-side with his handler, Officer Ashworth, for over 6 years now. Cody, is the second dog that Officer Ashworth has worked with at Wappingers Police. His first partner, MAX, a German Shepherd Police Dog, suffered a line of duty injury and had to be put down. Cody has been with Officer Ashworth for over 6 years helping to keep Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, and the surrounding towns and villages safe. The K9 unit responds to calls for assistance from Wappingers Falls Police, Dutchess County Sheriffs Office, New York State Police and many other law enforcement agencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Officer Ashworth and the Department are now in the process of having to purchase and acquire a new Canine. The cost of the new canine, with training, is over $11,000.00 Dollars. Wappingers Falls Police Department is now taking donations to help offset the costs for the department to acquire this new Canine. Although this is an extremely sad and heart wrenching time for Officer Ashworth and The Wappingers Falls Community the necessity of the Canine and his importance and role in keeping the community safe is first and foremost. Wappingers Falls Police and K9 Handler Officer Ashworth will be extremely grateful for every donation they receive. Every donation is extremely helpful regardless of its size. OUR PART: Hudson Valley Emergency Outfitters, INC. is currently taking up a collection for THE CODY PROJECT. 100% of all donations will be given to The Wappingers Falls Police K9 Unit. If you would like to make a donation you can do so at www.hudsonvalleyemergency.com, through our donation center. Once you click on the donation you would like to make, you will be brought to our Community Outreach PAYPAL payment center, where you can make your donation securely via Credit Card or your PayPal Account. An email will be sent to you with a receipt of your transaction for your records. There are 4 donation levels through our drive online. Bronze Level - $50.00 Donation Silver Level - $100.00 Donation Gold Level - $150.00 Donation Platinum Level - $200.00 Donation or Higher Anyone who makes a donation through our community outreach program will be sent via mail, a certificate attesting to your support of THE CODY PROJECT and THE WAPPINGERS FALLS POLICE K9 UNIT. Please be as generous as you financially can be, every dollar makes a difference. Those wishing to send their payments by check or wishing to donate an amount not offered on our online donation center can mail their donation to the following address. Hudson Valley Emergency Outfitters, Inc. C/o "The Cody Project" 15 Old Grange Rd. East Fishkill, NY 12533 OR... Call 845-345-3651 to make a donation over the phone. You can also email us at THECODYPROJECT@hvemergency.com THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ***SPECIAL THANKS TO SETH AND THE EMTBRAVO.COM TEAM FOR ALLOWING US TO USE THE EMTBRAVO.COM FORUMS TO GET THE WORD OUT!***

Hudson Valley Emergency Outfitters 2nd Annual Car/Truck/Bike Show. ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE WAPPINGERS FALLS POLICE K9 UNIT. DETAILS: ***NIGHT SHOW*** ***** FIREWORKS***** DATE: Saturday, July 10TH, 2010 (Picknic in the Park Weekend) BENEFICIARY: WAPPINGER FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT K9 UNIT TIMES: REGISTRATION 5 TO 7PM SHOW BEGINS AT 5PM TROPHIES & FIREWORKS AT 10 PM LOCATION: VETERANS PARK, WAPPINGERS FALLS, NEW YORK (Corner of N. Mesier Ave. & Brookside Dr.)(NOT MESIER PARK) COST: VENDORS: $35.00 (RESERVES SPACE FOR YOU TO SET UP A BOOTH, YOU MUST SUPPLY YOUR OWN BOOTH/TABLES, POWER IS NOT AVAILABLE SO PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANYTHING REQUIRING POWER. YOUR FEE IS NON REFUNDABLE SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SHOW UP AS YOU WILL NOT GET YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU DO NOT SHOW UP SINCE WE CAN NOT FILL YOUR SLOT.) REGISTRANTS: $20.00 DAY OF THE EVENT / $15.00 IF YOU PRE-REGISTER (COVERS VEHICLE, DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER AND TICKET TO WIN DOOR PRIZES/GIVE AWAYS) SPECTATORS: $3.00 (INCLUDES A TICKET FOR DOOR PRIZES/GIVE AWAYS) CHILDREN UNDER 14 ARE FREE AMENITIES: ~ FOOD AND BEVERAGES WILL BE ON SALE STARTING AT 5PM GOING UNTIL 10PM (Alcohol will not be served and is not permitted on the show grounds) ~ LIVE DJ STARTING AT 5PM ~ DOOR PRIZES AND GIVE AWAYS (You must be present to win) ~ 50/50 RAFFLE (You must be present to win) Ticket Prices: One ticket ($1.00), Ten tickets ($7.00), Arms Length (length of YOUR arm $15.00), Car length (from bumper to bumper $25.00), Wrap the Car (once around the whole car $40.00) ~ Trophies Categories include: Top 20, Top 3 Motorcycles, Top 3 Classic, Top 3 Emergency Vehicles (Includes POV's), Louis Giampiccolo Memorial Award (Best Restored Vehicle), Kevin Cullen Memorial Trophy (for most unique vehicle), Peoples Choice Award, Police Commissioners Choice Award, 1st place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place Best Overall. ~ T-SHIRTS ON SALE (FEE: $15.00 In Advance / $20.00 Day of Event) Shirts can be ordered in advance by calling 845-475-4533 or by emailing the HVEO Community Outreach Program at hvcommunityoutreach@yahoo.com. If emailing us, please include size, quantity per size, your name and phone number (required for you to pick them up the day of the event), color is grey with navy blue lettering. This was a GREAT event last year and really helped the K9 unit. Our Goal is to Raise $ 5,000.00 for the Unit this year, with your help we can make it happen. We hope to see all of you there. ATTENTION: 1. Departments may enter vehicles in the Emergency Vehicle Catgeory, however because of space, we ask that only chiefs cars, police cars, or vehicles of similar size be entered, NO APPARATUS THIS YEAR. 2. We are still looking for volunteers to help out the day of the event if interested please contact us at 845-475-4533. 3. If you would like to sponsor a trophy or make a "Donation in Absentum" to the K9 Unit please contact us at 845-475-4533 or email hvcommunityoutreach@yahoo.com. Thank You.

Only the Headlight Flasher, we offered to haver it setup to kill all clear lgiths once it is in park, however they opted not to do that.

Hey Mike, Saw you post up on here. What do you think? Did it come out, how you had originally asked, i know the department made a few changes to the original game plan, but overall whats your honest oppinion? ~ Aj

Rest in Peace

Thanks, i been a little busy today. didnt have a chance to get on here to answer that one lol. Yes the rear lights on the hatch were removed and replaced the colors were changed also to stop the lights from blinding the oncoming traffic. the way the console was originally set up was unsafe and hazardous to the safety of the driver.to uuse the light and siiren or the radios you had to look away from the road to see the controls, they "a" radio and Siren/light controller were originally mounted to the rear of the console by the back of the seat rather then the front of the console where it is now mounted.

Agreed i like them also, they serve many roles.

It is for the EMS Chief of the UVFD. To my knowledge, given the equipment it carries it is a BLS Flycar, there is no ALS equipment onboard and the Operator is an EMT

Outstanding Job, In looking over the pictures i see a lot of subtle details and little things that make a huge difference to the customer. Overall a very nice job, and i sgree with the above post about the chevrons on the doors, youd be surprised how many people dont think to do that. Best of luck with the new delivery. In response to the multiple statements about ordering stock to save money, i agree, this was a very smart move on the departments end, and i can probably guess they saved a very nice chunk of change. Congrats on a job well done.

Thanks. This Car really did turn out nice, one of my Favorite ones to date that we have done. I have to admit, working on this one was a lot of late night and man hours, but it was also very enjoyable. the group we have makes doing these installations a lot of fun, and ensures that everything is done correctly. Noone can know everything, but a group of someones can cover all the bases together.

HAHAHA, thanks for the compliment too, i am very pleased with how it turned out. You dont get the full effect from the photos, but this car Definately looks SWEET!!

Lol The bay is a work in progress, as you can see in the pics the walls arent even painted yet, tho it is a finished Garage. But yea, it does need to have some good pics put up on the walls when its all finished. haha

The Village of Fishkill Uses this Car, However they are a part time department, so when they are not patroling, the State Police Covers the Village. Also their Computer and Radio systems are Linked with the State Police, it is for this reason that they use th 7K Designator.