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lad12der12FF, I misunderstood but I now see and agree with you point.

Disturbing. http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/a...mp;sectionId=46

http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/a...mp;sectionId=46

Let's not forget the plane that landed in the Hudson.....it could have easily been Yonkers. Also, a couple years ago, a small plane crashed into the Hudson in Yonkers. Additionally, if you read through the summer IA's, Yonkers PD and FD perform respond to a broad range of incidents on the Hudson, including assistance north and south of Yonkers.

So....the alternative was to burn to death? FULL STORY: http://www.lohud.com/article/20090328/NEWS/903280398

I'm just curious- I know the new Fairview (Greenburgh) Engine 176 is the first due Engine for Wood Ave. Were they for the multiple alarm there a few weeks back? Also, Fairview has a history of succesfully using CAFS/Class A Foam to quickly knock down fires, and was one of the first departments in the area to do so (Engine 174). Was CAFS used on this fire, and if so, was the new system on 176 used? I know Hartsdale was also on the scene with Engine 170, which is also equipped with CAFS- was this deployed?

Definetly an interesting use, and some pretty cool homes as well! http://green.yahoo.com/blog/daily_green_ne...ner-houses.html

Sounds like quite an incident....does anyone know who did the recovery? Taconic reopened N/B after truck crash http://www.lohud.com/article/20090316/NEWS04/903160354

According to a friend that works for ALF, he states that Larchmont has cancelled the engine they had on order from American Lafrance. Does anyone have details on this, and if they will be placing an order with another manufacturer? I know, a few years ago, they were having serious issues with their engine fleet. What are they currently running for engines?

OK, from what I'm told- and anyone on here can feel free to correct me- is that the order was cancelled and Larchmont has no plans to go with another manufacturer anytime soon.

I got this book last week. As expected, full of awesome photos and information. A must-have book for any collector. It's also available from an EMTBravo Sponsor (if you order from them, please put in the comments uyou found them through EMTBravo!) http://www.fire-police-ems.com/books/ba8665.shtml

Wow! Beautiful truck, and awesome photos! I love the Scania chasis. When I was in Ireland in October, there were a ton of them. They are HUGE! I guess travel height isn't too much of an issue. And, if I'm not mistaken, an aerial device is considered a "special operations" type apparatus....not the typical truck company we are used to having here in the US......Rogue, can you clarify?

I love reading stories like this. It should serve as a reminder ALL of us in emergency services that we're ALL in this together, whether you're in PD, FD or EMS. FULL STORY: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...001&sc=1000 (I know this was posted in another thread, but I felt this action deserved it's own thread)

I recently had the opportunity to photograph a Round Rock, TX PD Special Detail car. All Round Rock PD officers are assigned their own "take home" marked car, and these cars are reserved for supervisors, detectives, and special details. When a new officer is hired, a new cruiser is budgeted for that officer. Also, the officer's name is on the car. The shops are constantly receiving and outputting new cruisers onto the street, and a marked one is also reflected in this photo feature. Round Rock is a city just north of Austin. I-35, a major from-Mexico drug route, runs right through the middle of the fast-growing city. It is also where Dell Computer was founded and they have their huge corporate headquarter campus here. Also home to the Dell Diamond, the home of the Nolan Ryan's Round Rock Express minor league baseball team. The city also has a growing residential and commercial poppulation, as well as industrial and other diverse sectors of the city. The PD recently moved into a beautiful, spacious $24 million state-of-the-art headquarters in the northern part of the City. It is one of the most beautiful and modern facilities I've ever been in. This was an upgrade for them from a cramped, segregated medical office building that kind of evolved into a Police station. Some features include a huge training room, which doubles as a public briefing room, etc. A forensics lab, defensive tatics training room, gym, loading dock and huge evidence warehouse for offloading evidence from a tractor trailer, booking facility, state of the art dispatch center, gated parking, indoor parking for all official vehicles, and many other impressive features make up their new facility on a 70 acre campus. Thanks to all the officers involved in this photo session of this vehicle.

They have a PDA-type device that has a printer built in for tickets. You're correct. One of the features is that they can playback footage from the camera instantly.

There is an excellent article in this month's (March 2009) "Fire Engineering" regarding fire escapes by our own JFLYNN. It is definetly worth a read, and a very well done article. I'm not sure what page, but it's entitled "Operating Safely On Fire Escapes" Also some great photos to accompany the article. Strong work and congrats on getting published in one of the best journals out there, Chief Flynn!

I worked with Grady briefly...he is an awesome guy, I hope he pulls through this quickly. He is a very hard worker. Thoughts and prayers are with him

They look awesome....sure will see some heavy duty use. The body doesn't seem too much different then their previous KME engines. I also like how they're nice and compact.

That was the ALF that was due, which was already a year late. I wanted to know if another manufacturer will be building them an engine, or will they be purchasing from a stock or demo program?

The lastest addition to the Stiloski's aresenal: Stiloski's Automotive Corp. Heavy Recovery Division 2008 Kenworth/Jerr-Dan 85 ton Steering 2nd Axle Wrecker MORE SPECS: http://www.jerr-dan.com/wreckers/rotator/index.asp?pCatID=4 (Note that Jerr-Dan is owned by the Oshkosh corporation, which also owns Pierce Fire Apparatus) (Photo submitted by Stiltow, posted with permission)

More info and a photo of the apparatus MVA in Philadelphia. Officials at the scene are reporting none of the injuries are life threatening, however they did have to extricate firefighters pinned inside the cab of the ladder truck, which looks to be one of their new tillers. http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_updat...enter_City.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_en_...asha_richardson I didn't know that Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson were Millbrook (Dutchesss County, NY) residents. Thoughts and prayers are with them during this terrible time. I didn't know much about Millbrook until last year. It's quite a wealthy little enclave, I never imagined x129k living in such a Beverly Hills type enviroment.

Once again, many special thanks to Joe Pinto for submitting these photos!! (Reposted with permission) FDNY*EMS Ambulance #575 2008 Ford F-450/Horton (Haz-Tac Edition) FDNY*EMS LSU Fleet #696 2006 Ford/Reading FDNY*EMS MERV 2 2006 Thomas Bus/Medicmaster (ALF) Conversion Fleet # 653 FDNY*EMS Fleet #655 Mobile Repiratory Treatment Unit (MRTU) 1 FDNY*EMS Ambulance #559 2008 Ford F-450/Horton (Rescue Medic Edition) Photos By And © Of Joe Pinto, Reposted here with permission

Here are some additional photos from PhillyFireNews.com: http://phillyfirenews.com/content/firewire/detail/2569

From what I have heard, the Village Of Fishkill FD has started training to become a collapse unit. They apparently have purchased a special operations truck and are equpping it with collapse rescue stuff. Anyone have further? Also, does anyone have the specs for the new special operations truck?