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I have heard from reliable sources that a Mount Vernon firefighter who did have a criminal record (unspecified) was thrown out of the academy in a dispute with a White Plains probie. I don't have further details, but we're lucky this happened in the academy and not in a firehouse. And the drama that is Mount Vernon FD continues.....how long has ED been out of office now?

Looks like an extensive and well done cut job! Great pics also, BTW, and thanks for sharing with us!

Isn't NYPD considerably understaffed already as it is? Also, what would be cut out of those weeks of FDNY academy training???

Driving through a busy, dense urban neighborhood recently, I came upon this tire shop. Inside was PACKED, wall to wall, floor to cieling, with tires and rims, but mostly tires. Is something like this allowed by code? Would sprinklers be mandated? I think there is office space being used as residential upstairs. If something came in in the middle of the night, and you had fire showing from the first floor and victims trapped on the second, what do you do? I pray this building never generates a NIOSH report. What would you do if something occurred here? I know the FD that responds is more than capable of handling the situation and then some, I'm just perplexed by it and want to learn more by discussion.

I used to go to Master all the time with my grandmother! During their "heyday", they had everything! A toy department, pet department, etc.

I've been meaning to do this for a while, but when I read 242Steve's email, I decided the time was now. From "242Steve", who came to me with this suggestion T

Excellent photos, Kris!!

From "The Secret List":

Daylight Savings Time ends 2 a.m. Sunday (tommorow early AM). Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour, and change your smoke/CO detector batteries.

This was sitting in Yonkers DPW shops attached to one of their dump trucks. I don't know if Yonkers DPW purchased or rented this, but they are ready to melt some snow this winter from the looks of things!!! Usually, this is used in downtown areas, to clear away banked snow and melt it down and flush it down storm or sewer drains. A payloader picks up the snow, dumps it in the hopper, and the snow is melted and sent down the sewer or storm water route as water. I know NYC and Boston employ these, especially in areas where there's going to be an event, or it is impratical/difficult to truck away the snow. Official website: http://www.snowdragonmelters.com/ Does a good job explaining how the unit works.

I'm doubtful this unit even exists, and it really is irrelevant to this whole converstation. If it was a unit, I'm sure there were some citations issued like possesion of stolen property. These businesses reported these carts as stolen, don't forget.

That's bull. I don't even know if this unit even exists, or if it's just a rumor. The Crossroads Shopping Center area in Fairvew a few years back was faced with people going to Caldor or K-Mart or Walmbaums and walking home with the shopping cart and dumping it in the street, next time they went shopping they didn't bring the cart back, instead they just stole a new one. There were shopping carts all over the side streets. That's theft, and something that costs these businesses thousands of dollars a year. At the height of the situation, you couldn't even get a cart at these stores because they had none. I won't disagree that some resources could be used better. However, there's more to this issue, don't read a book by the cover as they say.

This year, daylight savings time is convienent for me! I get an extra hour of sleep between my two twelves and my nonstop 24!!!

Westchester County Department Of Emergency Services Grasslands Fire Brigade (Westchester County Medical Center Campus) Utility 3 2008 Chevrolet C7500/Reading I believe this replaces a 198? Chevrolet Van.

Interesting article. FULL STORY: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news...15pursuits.html

Sorry, this ambulance was buried in a slew of other "time period" vehicles...who even owns these and where do they come from?

FULL STORY: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/sha...hrowing_4y.html

Over the years, I vaguely remember hearing things about the "Tuckahoe Quarry", and how it's marble (or granite) was used in some very high-profile buildings. What stuck in my mind is that someone said it is now filled with water. I can't place in my head where in Tuckahoe this quarry is......has the land been redeveloped?

There's a new series on A&E entitled "Rookies". It's on Tuesdays at 10 on A&E. It follows a Police Officer who just graduated from the academy during their FTO process. Each episode features 1 officer, and the episode is only 22 minutes long. I don't dig it. It really doesn't show the rookie in a good light. It shows the challenges of being a rookie, but it doesn't go far enough, and in turn I also don't think it gives the public a good idea of how much training an officer actually recieves. http://www.aetv.com/rookies/

FULL STORY: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081030/ap_on_...evilish_detroit

http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?showtopic=28133 I know it's a little belated, thoughts and prayers are with Bob, his family, and the MFVFD during this difficult time.

Independent City Schols. They are excellent. Just built a new elementary in my nieghborhood. Taxes are very reasonable.

I think ambulance bills are ridiculous and a service that should be covered by taxes or charity. An ambulance is not a planned expense. I have an $800 ALS 911 bill that my insurance company won't pay for, and now the ambulance billing company is threatening to take me to collections. I won't give the medical details, and this was a while ago. I didn't even call for the ambulance! With the taxes you guys pay up there, I just laugh now that I'm living where I do. I have a Paramedic ambulance, staffed by two paid paramedics 24/7 a week, less then a mile from my house, in a nice EMS station. The ambulance is brand new, and refurbed or replaced every two years. Starting salary for a medic is $50,000 base (and low cost of living down here), and it's a civil service job. EMS is a full county department and service. Plus, I have a fire engine with ALS first response, and officer, driver, and THREE firefighters also less then a mile away. And, cops that actually have the time and manpower to PATROL! The area I live in is geographically and demographically similar to the Hudson Valley, yet I pay 1/4 of the taxes I would up there! I don't understand why they can make it work down here, but not in one of the wealthiest areas of the nation! Unbelievable. (Knock on wood I will never need those services!).

Fellow members, You're free to do what you wish and post what you want. With that said, hundreds of you have the capability to post on threads on this forum. Every so often, we have an online get well or condolence card on the forum that we ask all members to sign. Some get more posts then other. Many get more views then signatures. I can't tell you how many times and thanks I've gotten for these cards....the families and friends, who don't even know about this forum, come on here and read them, and even if it's just a quick note, it still means a ton. The more people that sign these online cards, the more impressive the show of support. I often print out the thread after the funeral and mail it to the family. I've gotten a ton of thank you letters to the members of this site. So, I ask that when you see one of these threads, or you're reading it, take a moment and hit "Add Reply" or fill in the quick reply box at the bottom of the page....it will only take a minute of your time to add something meaningful to someone's life. Thanks for your anticipated support! -Seth G. (P.S.-Kindly disable your signature for these posts!)

This thread has been updated to an online condolence card- please sign if you wish. Thoughts and prayers are with 1st Lt Trevor Yurista, his family, friends and fellow troops during this tragic time. -Seth G.