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My sincere condolences to everyone involved in the tragic situation.

Does anyone know what type of engine that boat uses? It certainly goes from stop to very fast to stop!

So, if I have this right, NYS can audit fire districts financially. However, the OFPC cannot audit or survey fire districts for basic compliance on response and training issues, like NYS-DOH can do with ambulances? And NYS can't set standards for these fire districts involving response? What do these financial audits really mean, and what implication do they have? What is the difference between the state being able to do this and "home rule"? If the state can set laws for fire districts, can't they set staffing, response time, and training laws, etc?

What are they going to do with all of the EMS equipment? I would guess a ambulance that served in Manhattan wouldn't fetch much, and FDNY certainly won't make use of them. Also, I didn't realize St Clares shut down? What happened to that part of the EMS operation, and didn't they have other hospitals and Brooklyn and Queens they served? That Paramedic program was alwats regarded as excellent. I worked with several medics from that program, and all were top notch. Do/did they still give a program, and can't the program be kept in tact somehow by being picked up by another college or hospital?

Caught the show. Repeating multiple times this week on CMT (check local listings or website linked above) Awesome show! The boat is very cool. VERY cool! The one thing, getting on that boat for a primary search and overhaul seemed kinda risky to me. It's wierd they used structural turnout gear for boat fires, I imagine if they were to fall in that would add a lot of weight and possibly drwon them.

Smeal has a new logo (and logo plate) http://www.smeal.com/Uploads/PDF/Press%20Release%20-%20Rebranded%20Logo.pdf

Very cool!

See, it's posts like this (amongst many others) that deserve a rep point: http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?showtopic=36554&view=findpost&p=208682 or an excellent IA such as this one: http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?showtopic=36578

http://www.lohud.com/article/20100411/NEWS02/4110361/1018/Hockey-game-benefits-family-of-Yonkers-firefighter-killed-in-blaze

Their violations are a meanigless joke most of the time.

That's the 911 contract I was thinking of. Thanks.

I believe Access briefly had a minor 911 contract in the Fairfield County area way back, but now I believe they don't. If you're a brand new EMT, you're probaly going to have to do some time doing transports, especially nowadays depending on who's hiring. If you're looking for commercial entry level (transports first with chance of 911) in CT, try AMR in Bridgeport or New Haven.

Fairview Fire District Responds to NYS Audit http://www.fairviewfire.org/Audit_PressRelease.pdf Good for Fairview for standing up for this! All these audits released recently have been published in the paper, I wonder if this response will make the Journal News?

Awesome then!!

It's not so much illegal immigration that's the problem in Maricopa County, it's the human and drug trafficing that poses a HUGE problem.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20100409/NEWS02/4090314/1018/Yonkers-police-unions-protest-reduced-manpower

Wasn't Access at one time co-owned by Stamford and Greenwich EMS? I know they ran out of Stamford EMS HQ for a while...

Not to mention, the aerial seems safer, judging by all those trees that were down/dead or looked like they were about to come down. As far as the aerial, hey, it penetrates the layers underneath nicely!!

Highly reccomended, fill out and employment application and send in a resume with it. Mail it to Human Resources, 722 Nepperhan Ave Yonkers NY 10701. Their website is currently undergoing reconstruction, and just because Empress lost the Mount Vernon contract temporarily doesn't have a major effect on hiring EMT's nor does it mean the company has other big contracts in the works. Depending on where you live, I'd also apply at Mobile Life. They will be expanding significantly in the next year.

Town Of Yorktown Advanced Life Support District New 34-M-1 Operated By Empress EMS (Set up for dual medic use w/ 3 sets of ALS equipment) 2010 Ford Expedition Photos courtesy Empress EMS: Interior lights/siren/radio Console:

The group that owns E-One has bought Horton, AEV, and Leader ambulance. They already own Wheeled Coach. http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/fire-apparatus-magazine/articles/772762-Private-equity-firm-increases-its-stake-in-emergency-vehicles Rumor is that Horton (high end custom) and Wheeled Coach (mass market low end) will be left standing, and AEV incorporated into E-One's line.

I guess that there are no more poor and disenfrachised people anymore. How does this affect health care in Manhattan? Are other hospitals able to pick up the slack? What if something else disasterous was to happen in Manhattan? What about "homeland security"? This closing is seriously tragic, after 160 years of excellent care, the community is losing it. Hundreds of healthcare workers, including EMS employees, will have to look for new jobs. Is NY State or City in no position to step in? Is there not a large corporation willing to make some large donations? This needs to be scrutinized thoroughly to see how this came to be- and it's beyond the typical "reimbursment fee" excuse. Gotta love the corporate emphasis and greed that rules healthcare in this country. They really should have built the new facility while they could have....too late now....

Oh no, it is true despite the date. His methods are well known in the law enforcement community, and have been profiled on many shows. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio I love this Sherriff!

I don't know what CT's weight and DOT rules are, but it is kind of strange that Pierce would put something like this on a single axle. Regardless, looks like an awesome truck with plenty of storage space. I do like roll ups, but you can really notice the amount of space saved and more tool mounting opitons.

Wow, the more and more I see, Westchester is way, way back in the stone ages. Things just go in circles in Westchester, and nothing is really that much different from when the only staff at "Fire Control" was Marilyn and Gordon in that little office. People are still really just complacent, nobody really wants to unite for change, egos run everything, and tecnology still isn't embraced. And,the best thing of all, is people come up with excuses of why things CAN'T be done instead of why things CAN be done.....and I love the "home rule" excuse the best! As far as the coordinator position goes, an Engine should be an engine with 4 interior firefighters, Ladder the sames, etc and if you don't want to staff or train by the rules, you can't play in the mutual aid game. As far as those who are against MDT's, they obviously haven't seen or used a modern,properly working MDT system. They haven't seen the personel management system, the aerial mapping features, the anti-apparatus collision routing system, the ability to read about the building and it's hazards, hydrants and water sources in the area, see what other apparatus are responding, what apparatus are on other calls and unavailable, car extrication hazards, ability to write your report in the field, etc etc etc etc Back to my point, this position is antiquated. The people who do it do a great job and are only doing it for the love of the fire service, and this is not a knock at them. But if this works so well for the fire service in Westchester, where are the EMS mutual aid coordinators and Police mutual aid coordinators?