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So what you are saying is nothing different then any other year.

Do you really have to go there??? MOD REVIEW!!! LOL

Hah its only January 18th, there are always going to be "better" calls.
Just hope the gun was empty...

Let me guess, on 46th between Fifth and Madison. That was my favorite one in the area before the one in the Madison Ave passage adjacent to Grand Central Terminal opened up.

Update, via midhudsonnews.com, including an unfortunate typo at the end...
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2012/December/30/KingsFire_update-30Dec12.htm

Great article minus the technical symantics. Great press coverage laid out to readers in layman's terms. We offered this same opportunity to a team of reporters from a newspaper in Dutchess a few years ago when they were writing their series of articles concerning salaries, pensions, and benefits. Interestingly enough, they turned down the opportunity. The fact that a reporter is willing to step outside their comfort zone to get a real story speaks alot about their character. Good for you guys!

I wish them a speedy recovery. I don’t mean to be insensitive but didn’t they have a bailout system? If they did the fire spread so fast that they couldn’t use it.

The Mayans were somewhat correct. It's just the end of the world as we know it.
RIP to the fallen, hope for a speedy and full recovery for the wounded, life in hell for the perpetrator.

While I agree this topic has been beat to death on this site I do believe departments need to have a strict set of rules and regulations about this. I will not take my car anywhere I can not respond from in a short amount of time. I do agree that having a district owned vehicle 30-40 mins out of your first due area is abuse of the system and needs to be addressed by the powers to be. It just doesn't look right to the public and especially to the taxpayers during these hard economic times. Just my 2 cents.

We respond "Non-Emergency" for the following types of calls:
CO Alarms w/ no reported symptoms
Trouble with an Alarm
Fluid Spills
Tree Down in Roadway
MVA w/ No Injuries
Animal Complaints
Appliance Troubles (no smoke/fire)
Boat in Distress (stalled motor, etc.)
Lift Assists
Lock-Outs
Pump-Outs
Relocates to another Fire Station

It's a shame that drivers/officers can't just use common sense based on dispatch information.
Some calls that I don't see automatically requiring a Code 3 response: Mulch fire in a parking lot, PD on scene of a PDAA requesting a washdown, 2nd and subsequent apparatus responses to small fires reported to be out, mmm... those are just a few that readily come to mind.

Stop by any Firehouse, we play Poker anytime the alarm sounds or is that Roll the dice ?

i just hit the link and it doesn't show a listing for firefighter

I truely wonder how the people of Newburgh will spin this story to make it the PD's fault. Because we all know they will.....

As is typical, a police officer getting good press only garners two or three replies. Start a thread about purple lights in POVs or which color reflective chevrons look coolest on the back of the rig and the thread goes on for days.
Good job officer! Acts like this give us all hope. We should all strive to be as kind as PO DePrimo.

Date: November 23, 2012
Time: 07:06
Location: Route 44 and Niagra Road
District:Pleasant Valley 56
Frequency: Dutchess County Dispatch, Response, Command, PV Fireground 56
Units: 56-12, 13, 55, 79, 63
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Reporters:
Writer:
07:06 Pleasant Valley Dispatch for a rollover MVA with Entrapment
07:08 56-3 on scene 1 car rollover with intrapment.
07:11 56-79 requests ETA for Medivac
07:14 DC911 advises PV comand 9 minute ETA on Medivac. Command advises 1 person trapped in and partially under the vehicle, he wil advise on the Medivac.
07:15 PV command advises DC911 the LZ will be Cady park behind the Town Hall, also put out tones for manpower.
07:18 Medivac has launched and will look for LZ command on channel 15
07:19 DC911 advises PV command that the Medivac can not fly to Westchester due to weather conditions. PV Command advises to cancel Medivac 56-79 will go by ground to St Francis.
07:26 PV Command advises Patient has been extricated.
07:34 PV Command requests a sander for NYS for Ice on the road
07:35 PV 56-79 in route to St Francis with a 10 minute ETA please advise them of incoming Code 99.
Victim extricated advise St Francis of inbound code 99.
My Apologies for times, Its hard to keep track while on the scene.

It looks like a "Chess Move." He's on the Lt list but needs a little extra to get the promotion. So he sues the city and the carnivores (that's a new FDNY Society) and if he is not promoted he goes before some clueles judge and yells "harrassment".
I almost guarantee he gets promoted and a cash settlement on top. Then the city will then have to spend $3.6 million to train the whole department on the nutritional value of veggies as ruled by the judge.
Judge Garufis then gets a hold of the case and orders "rolling meat-outs" citywide. Companies will be required to give up meat on certain days. OOPS... it wasn't Garufis, it was the Pope that ordered that one.

Ostracized cause he is a real loser, nothing to do with his dietary consumption.

Date: 11/16/2012
Time: Approx 1330 hours CST - on going
Location: 3101 Wood Drive x S. Jupiter Road Garland, Texas
Frequency: Garland Police and Fire (Fire Talkgroups Dispatch 595 / OPS-1 656 / OPS-2 688 / OPS-3 720 / EMS-1 944. Police Talkgroups North-1 48 / North-2 3664 / South-1 80 / South-2 3696)
Units Operating: Garland Water Department, Dallas County Health Department, Garland FD w/ Hazmat, Garland EMS, Garland PD, Dallas Fire-Rescue w/ Hazmat, OSHA
Units on Standby: American Red Cross, Granger Recreation Center
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Warm, High of 64 deg
Description Of Incident: A truck was reportedly offloading methanol and toluene in the unloading area and caught fire, which has been contained to that area. Chemical plant owned by Nexeo Solutions. Large chemical tanks heating up and venting. Smoke plume, currently stuck at 7,000 feet due to an inversion and is moving West from a 5 knot East wind, can be seen all the way into Dallas. Nexeo reports the pit is 80x80 and 4' deep with about 80,000 gallons of flammable liquid in it. No smoke/fire inside the warehouse but large number of chemicals on east side of the warehouse. No immediate reports of injuries but officials have evacuated the area in a 1/4 mile radius. Crews are having issues with water pressure. Crews are going to try and dyke the run off in the creek to keep it contained and to test the run off to see how much product is in. FAA has approved a no fly zone due to the smoke and hazardous chemicals in the air. FF's are spraying water on the surrounding tanks and in the area of the fire strictly to make an attempt at cooling them. Water is not being sprayed at the water for the fear of creating a spillover
1648 hours: Foam is not appropriate at this time due to the heavy amount of fire still showing. There will be too much run off if used at this point. Chief is reporting that it looks like it's starting to die down (hopefully) but still A LOT of fire.
1700 hours: fire is darkening down quite a bit now and as soon as it becomes more of a surface fire, they'll start foaming it.
1806 hours: About 8' of fire still showing on 1 side, shutting down water to see what they got.
1810 hours: Engine 10 is getting ready to deploy a foam blanket. Chief is trying to figure out his next course of action. The pit has vents on each side and is trying to figure out what the foam will do for them.
1818 hours: Starting water back up for foam operations.
1820 hours: Fire should be out in a few minutes but on west side of building there's some broken water pipes near the pump house that need to be shut off because they're just adding to the water run off. Engine 10 has a half tank of foam.
1822 hours: Fire is contained at this time, Dallas engines can be released but would like to keep their Hazmat. Operations are having to shut it down to fill the foam tank up again.
1834 hours: Beginning to overhaul and various Garland units can be released as well as the Dallas Hazmat and Battalion.
1839 hours: Engine 9 is loading up about 700 feet of 5 inch hose and could use some manpower to help
1908 hours: Fire is picking up a bit again and foam blanket is gone
1931 hours: Railroad can open their lines now, reports of people's bunker gear being contaminated from the fire. Most of the gear can be washed themselves but a couple pairs of gloves are going to have to be replaced or loaned.
1937 hours: Command is reporting they need about 5 pairs of gloves and about 5 more buckets of foam just in case of flare up. Fire appears to be out at this time though.
1944 hours: A few more units are being released, including the ambulance and in a few minutes the Dallas engine can be released from standby in Garland's Station 9.
Reporters: peterose313
NOTE: ALL TIMES REPORTED ARE IN CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
http://www.nbcdfw.co...-179720031.html
http://thescoopblog....n-garland.html/

just passed East Fishkill and Union Vale on I 684 in Bedford. thank you guys stay safe

East Fishkill 39-15 leaving Sunday morning

Since the operating.gas stations in NYC had to have police presence, most of the officers working them set up a second line for MOS, in order to get us in an out quicker in personnal vehicles since we are working 12 tours. Dept pumps are still operating for the most part. Not sure how our supply lines are.

And slowly but surely the NWS and NOAA is bringing it much to our south. Rainfall amounts now between 2-4 inches. Hype!!

Its not hype!! Dynamic models are subject to change! It is those who freak out who create they hype!!

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