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Why do you need a badge? If you are part of a department, they should have provided you with a badge. If they did not, then there must be a reason why they do not issue badges. Another thing to remember, you should not be carrying a badge that is not backed by some form of official ID.

I think it is fair to say that MLSS enjoys a favorable reputation generally. I don't think that anyone is saying that they will
be a vast improvement over Transcare, that will only be evident once they are on the ground and performing. From what little I
know, Transcare did a good job while they had the contract. What is safe to say is that they are locally owned, locally
managed, and very competent. They have taken over other contracts in the past from other providers, and some of the bad press
that the other providers used to get is not being generated about MLSS.
You are right, only time will tell, but if they replicate the job that they are doing elsewhere in the County, then everything will be
fine.

When you post on a string that refers to a new provider for the City of Poughkeepsie, Mobile Life is the provider, and you
conclude a long list of the positives that the previous provider offered with the statement "...something just does not add up
here at all", it can reasonably be inferred from the comments and the method of delivery that you are not happy with the
decision.
Do you have a factual basis for being upset/concerned/disappointed/whatever with the fact that MLSS is replacing Transcare, and
if so, would you please share it with us?
I have no beef with Transcare, I don't really know their operation. I do know MLSS very well, and I am very comfortable with their service levels.
My reading glasses are fine, thank you. You might also want to go easy on the exclamation points. :angry:

Is this a joke?

Here it is, right from the Contract bid itself: Contractor agrees to transport at no cost to the City and from an article in the Pok Journal: TransCare, a Brooklyn-based company with offices in Poughkeepsie and the Town of Wappinger,
has provided service to the city, but without a contract.
Mayor John Tkazyik said the city has not had a contract with an ambulance service provider since the

They have gone all the way in East Fishkill before.

HELLO.......
First of all I never put down Mobile Life!!! Adjust your reading glasses!!!!!!! I never even mentioned their name!!!!! I merely stated the service that was currently being provided by Transcare!!!!!

Anytime there is a backup the town becomes jammed with traffic thanks to the GPS. This was another problem during the snowstorm as people were getting off and creating another incident on local roads because they got stuck, ran off the road, etc.

No criticism taken...I agree 100% with you. It could have been managed better by the State especially since this snow fell in a localized area. More resources could have been brought in to assist with that specific area and the local departments that were getting slammed already could take care of their own problems.
Scott

Did you not understand that Southern Dutchess County was getting hammered during the storm? There was a thought process that included officials from Beacon, and Dutchess County 911. It worked well!

Should we start a list of "volunteer" fire dept's who really arent all volunteer i can think of a few right now bvac keep up the good work

Should we start a list of "volunteer" fire dept's who really arent all volunteer i can think of a few right now bvac keep up the good work

Why would the name continue to have "Volunteer" in it? It is deceptive and an insult to actual volunteer agencies......