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"Texas averages two to three snake bite deaths each year, according to information from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.

By comparison, an average of five to seven people die each year from insect bites and approximately eight die each year from lightning strikes, according to TPWD."

Bicycle deaths in Texas? 53. Firearm deaths in Texas in 2002? 11 per 100,000.

Snakes aren't the problem.

…Spoken like someone who doesn’t have a clue about Rattlesnakes.

I can’t believe your serious about this. Snakes can be a huge problem out here. Rattlesnakes are dangerous, especially the juveniles.

Have you ever even seen a Rattlesnake bite? …or the subsequent damage it causes? I’ve seen several working in the EMS system here, most require a hospital stay, some require surgery, and almost all create panic in the victim.

I think Seth was smart to avoid the thing. Just leave it alone. Why chance it? Thankfully, the snake ended up on a glue pad and not coiled up in some corner where his wife, kids, or pet could stumble upon it.

I couldn’t care less about how that snake felt. Alert PETA! I am glad no one got hurt.

Address for Coffey Funeral Home is 91 North Broadway in Tarrytown and the Adress for St. Teresa's Church is 130 Beekman Avenue.

Uniforms optional for any emergency services personel in attendence.

James Patrick Brophy of Croton and formerly and of Sleepy Hollow died January 7, 2011 after a long illness. He was 61.

Born in Tarrytown on January 26, 1949, he was the son of Joseph and Evelyn Byrnes Brophy. He graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School in 1967 and Franklin Pierce College in 1971. He began his career in law enforcement in 1971 as a police officer in White Plains and transferred to North Tarrytown in 1973. He worked his way up to chief of the Sleepy Hollow Police Department and retired in 1997 after 26 years of service.

James was a member of the Sleepy Hollow PBA, Westchester County PBA and the New York State Chiefs of Police Association. He was a member of the Hudson Valley Critical Incident Stress Management Team. He was an instructor at the Westchester County Police Academy and a Firearms instructor for the FBI. James was a former member of both the Sleepy Hollow Fire Patrol and the Cortlandt Ambulance Corps.

He is survived by his children Erin Brophy of Buchanan and Shawn (Stephanie) of Joshua Tree, CA as well as his granddaughter Teagan Brophy and his grandson Orion Brophy. He is also survived by Marie Brophy.

Visitation will be at COFFEY FUNERAL HOME on Monday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. His Funeral Mass will be Tuesday at 10:00 at St. Teresa of Avila Church with interment to follow in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

Hey guys -

Im looking to get my hands on an old fire truck bell, some old hand tools and perhaps an old long coat and helmet. I am working on a 1940's Mack Engine.

Even an old axe or pike head would be a HUGE help.

Anyone that can help, please PM or post here.

Thanks..

Who operates this?

Why do we have more engines in westchester than FDNY?

FYI -

Westchester has 197 Engine Companies and 67 Ladder Companies. FDNY has 236 Engine Companies and 145 Ladder Companies. Data does not count Squad Companies, Reserve Units, or Rescue Companies.

Good try though.

Nice job Tracy! Nice to see ANYTHING positive come out of the press.

Maybe some day before I retire it will come to NY.

Doubtful. NYS EMS seems to move backwards. Bottom line - people will continue to call for the dumbest things... but you create a huge liability by not sending an ambulance if they request one.

What I think we should concentrate on is prioritizing calls based on Emergency Medical Dispatch protocols.

Let me explain:

Caller X dials 911 reporting they have fell two days ago, and have been having hand pain since. Caller X is asked a series of questions by the Emergency Medical Dispatcher which would appear either on the computer screen or via the EMD card set. The questions are approved by a Doctor who serves as medical control. Based on the questions asked, lets say the caller has no priority symptoms (ie. no diff breathing, chest pain or hemorage) So the call would be classified as BLS. Now, based on YOUR agencies S.O.P.s you could dispatch a BLS ambulance only. Which would leave your medic available for a call with "priority symptoms".

Although this still technically taxes the system...it leaves your medic available...so he’s not tied up responding to a hand injury from 2 days ago.

But....

This would require that agencies step up and realize they are sending unnecessary resources to a non-priority call.

And...that EMT's become less medic dependant. YOU DO NOT NEED A MEDIC ON EVERY CALL! I don't know how many times I hear; "I’m just going to have the medic continue in to check him out." This needs to stop...ASSESS your patient!

And...whats up with agencies responding to obvious BLS calls "driver only" and either requesting or relying on the medic to ride it in?!?! If it’s an obvious BLS call...why tie up the medic? Someone may actually need him!! If you can't handle the run, go mutual aid...or better yet; insure staffing some other way! Stop using band-aids to cover a GSW! :angry:

I’m done. DEEP BREATH!

Is it a mandatory qualification for the position of NYC Mayor, that you are a complete idiot and are throughtless regarding the heros of NYC Emergency Services from 9/11?

...or do the last two mayors just posess those qualities in general?

Roundie -

Does 2341 have to keep his new take home truck within city limits?

In the article they said they are going to educate the public and try again with the same plan in the future. Look at the average station that FDNY operates out of...do they need HUGE social halls and baseball fields? Taxes in local communities are totally out of control, spending is up accross the board...and they say they NEED this new fire station? I have no doubt their station may be cramped, so put an addition onto the building, put up an additional reasonable building similar to Peekskill's Station behind the Beech Shopping Center or Verplanck's building by the red school house. Asking for all they wanted, betrays public trust. Down the road, when they need a new first line engine because's bottom rusted out and the pump is held in place by duct tape...they will go to the voters who will say MAKE DUE!

First, although it has been said many, many times already on the thread, Ill again say, I’m totally against any ILLEAGEL immigrant having a government issued ID, drivers' license, etc.

That being said:

If "Mr. Illegal" comes from "Country X" and has 5 DWI's in "Country X", including one that killed a whole family, then illegally comes to the United States. We are going to give "Mr. Illegal" a driver's license? Who knows who motor vehicle licensing goes wherever he comes from...they may not have ANY accurate records...how would we know?

Homeland Security should be upset, we are opening ourselves up, AGAIN!

Chris,

They will get to it, when you and I reach 30 years.

NYSP by far!!

With Torrance, CA PD's Instructor hats not far behind. (The black uniform on The Academy, Officer Hart, Torrance PD Special Operations)

I think "WASP" looks like mall security! STOP! or I'll say stop again!

Having the distinction of being one of the youngest persons ever elected to the New York State Supreme Court at the age of 39, former Judge John P. DiBlasi was appointed to the position of Chief of Staff in June 2006.

As a Justice of the Supreme Court for nine years, Judge DiBlasi presided over hundreds of complex civil actions. He was the founding judge for the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, and implemented this division’s alternative dispute resolution program. Prior to his election to the Supreme Court, Judge DiBlasi served as a judge of the City Court of Mount Vernon for four years, where he presided over both criminal and civil actions.

Judge DiBlasi’s service to the Mount Vernon community also includes being Chairman of the Mount Vernon Youth Board and a member of the Board of Directors of the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center. Judge DiBlasi also founded the Mount Vernon High School Mock Trial Program and the Mount Vernon Youth Court, for which he received the New York State Bar Association’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service in the field of Law Related Education.

Prior to becoming a judge, he was a member of the Westchester County Public Employment Relations Board, where he mediated labor disputes and supervised the election of collective bargaining representatives; an attorney in private practice specializing in civil litigation; and an examining attorney with the New York City Department of Investigation. He also served in the United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, retiring with the rank of Captain in 1998.

Judge DiBlasi has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace University School of Law and an Instructor at St. John’s University School of Law in New York. He has lectured for the New York State Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers, the New York State Judges’ School, the Practicing Law Institute of New York and other bar associations. He has published five articles on trial tactics in the New York State Bar Journal.

A graduate of Syracuse University, Judge DiBlasi earned his Juris Doctor Degree at St. John’s University. He also possesses a Certificate in Professional Human Resource Management from Villanova University.

...From the City of Mount Vernon's Web Site

Isn't there a surveillance camera IFO SH Police headquarters? Do they have any video?

Don't forget to check out Legend weekend down in Sleepy Hollow. Historic Hudson Valley puts on a good show down there too.

Is it possible to finish I-300 in one night?

BUMP - among the users and lurkers on this board, is there any interest in an evening based ICS Intermediate Course? If there is, efforts will be made to schedule one before the end of the year.

Affirmative.

This is not unique to the fire service. I had a colleague who would arrive at a disabled vehicle but the radio message would catapult your heartrate into overdrive because it sounded like they were being chased by an axe murderer.

Proper communications is a safety consideration but most are too complacent about it to enforce protocols or properly train people.

People need to relax...its not your emergency! Think before you speak...or scream.

Ive got a question for all of you....

Why is it that anytime an alarm is dispatched as anything that has even the slightest potential to be an actual fire, people find it necessary to scream on the radio like the world is ending?

In additional, transmissions seem to get longer and longer.

Ie.

actual communications = Field Unit: {{screaming}} Engine 000 is responding 123 Dogbody Road on a Structure Fire / Dispatch {{screaming}}: Message received Engine 000, you are responding to 123 Dogbody Road on a Structure Fire at 1401 Hours

normal communications = Field Unit: Engine 000 Responding / Dispatch: Engine 000 Responding 1400 Hours

Consider the following:

1st - Units are covering each other, so people have difficulty hearing you anyway. Then you factor in all the yelling, making it even harder to hear and understand. Turn on the radio, WAIT a second to make sure the air is clear...then speak in a clear, normal voice...do not yell!

2nd - If your the third due Engine, and your busy screaming the address, location, and nature of the alarm and dispatch is reading back exactly what you said .... Think about the guys who were first due, may already be on scene, inside, and may need to transmit urgent traffic from a low watt handheld! Will anyone hear them? Negative. ... and they might only have 1 shot to relay urgent information.

3rd - If you are on a frequency that multiple departments use, consider that there may be other departments operating at alarms that you are not aware of.

4th - Slow down, shut off your portable when you get in the apparatus. Feedback annoys everyone and just makes you sound like a newbie.

5th - Take the microphone out of its holder...LAZY!

Im not attacking anyone specific, just some observations during recent alarms...

Nothing to do with career vs volunteer... both are guilty.

Im worried that one day, a firefighter may be injured or worse because of a lack of proper communications.

Gee Wiz Art -

I wanna be just like you when I grow up!

Im so excited that Im gonna march over to the other side of the room, spoon-feed Roundhead642 another can of refried beans then rub his belly!

Im glad I could be a part of your excitment!

I attended the Open House. I got there at 10AM, and it was already mobbed.

I was impressed by the display the was put on by Metro-North, and not suprised with their excellent hospitality, which refelects, IMO, in all their operations.

However, the one dissapointment was the attitude of other railfans. Some people there was so egotisitcal, selfish, and just plain rude that it makes me embarrased to be a railfan.

Seth -

What happened?

Im in! Where do I sign?

I FEEL THAT CHIEFS,CAPTAINS,AND LT'S SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE RED LIGHTS AND SIRENS. ALL THE COMMANDING OFFICERS. BUT THATS MY PERSONEL OPINION.

Have you met some of the local fire officers? I don't trust some of them to drive a razor scooter, let alone have ANY type of emergency light on their POV.

Lights should be limited to department owned vehicles.

Are you sure they were worried about how hot it was? I've met a few Westchester instructors and they don't seem the type to be looking to bake their gear.

Huh?

Bottom line...

I haven't met a WC DES Instructor that does not do everything in their power to properly prepare EVERY trainee to the best of their ability. Including providing the most realistic training avalible.