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From the City Of White Plains Website:

(Original Photographer Unclear,Date Unknown,From The Collection Of x635 Family) Here's another photo of Ardsley 1955 Seagrave. Old Betsy can be seen behind.

Ask the weatherman, but even they don't know. I just watched/read three different reports, and got three different forecasts. My only prediction is, as Truck4 mentioned, is that you'll be in school 'till July!

I just would like to point out something here. A grant should be something that is earned and something that is supplemental. You should work hard to get the grant, and demonstrate the need,for example Bedford Hills worked to get theirs. Fire departments should depend on a supportive goverment (Don't complain unless you are politically active and vote!, Make the politicians know they have to give us the money. This goes for "Commisioners" too), wise spending (dont say you need money if you're spending $$ on BS, CUT THE FAT!!!), and innovative solutions as their primary source of money to aqquire/upgrade equipment. A grant should be an added bonus. Their are many department's out there who have nothing,many rural communities with inaquate fire protection, that would love to have what the poorest (if their is even such a thing) department in WC has. It's my opinion that most department's in WC dont even really NEED the grant (How many fire safety trailers that are used once a year does the county have? Hasn't anybody heard of sharing, and maybe buying different pieces to have a more diverse arsenal of FP tools?!) Nobody shares, and everybody has to have their own do-dah whatever that may be, and by doing that in particular, you're taking away "food from the hungry". I'm not saying nobody should get grants, but nobody should depend on them. There is so much fat to be cut and so many solutions to make things affordable in the fire service in WC, nobody should have to depend (key word:depend) on grants to purchase anything that is critical. Anybody who is is basically gambling with peoples lives.

Just my opinion,but it doesn't matter if their was a test in this situation. The pagers should have been shut off before entering the facility where they were visiting to show respect to the deceased and their family. To have pagers go off and FF's rush out during a wake is just rude and disrespectful to me. If the answer is "who will respond to calls?" than either have somebody outside to monitor the radio and quietly and politely alert those inside, or better yet, send people in at various times as to not deplete your staff.

This can, and will, be a major problem in the near future for us too.

Chappaqua FD's Site: http://www.chappaquafd.org/index.htm

Check out this ambulance that is for sale: http://www.ambulancetrader.com/cgi/classif...query=retrieval Looks good, thats about it. Kinda impractical if you ask me.

The great comprehensive website of YHFD: http://www.yorktownfire.org

Date: 3/5/04 Times:2231hrs Location: 33 Oak St (C/S Manhattan Ave) IAO I-287,Greenburgh Frequency: 46.26 (Fairview) 153.9800 (Elmsford FD-EMS) Units Operating: E-175, E-174, R-3,Greenburgh EMS, 58-B-1 Description Of Incident: MVA, Vehicle Came Off I-287 Into Property Of 33 Oak St, Caller Advising Multiple Injuries. Writer: x635

And another classic departs Westcheser.... Only one Ward left in the county now, Hartsdale 171 right?

For More Photos Of This Incident: http://www.nycfire.net/yks5al/index.htm Photos by tbendick/NYCFire.net

It's good to hear they went to that system. I remember when I worked there, to activate C and O, you had to individually numeric page each member, which was a very time consuming and manual proccess,especially if you had to repage or needed more members.Often, a member didn't get the page due to a malfunction with the paging company's network, and the pager phone number lists were ever changing and difficult to keep up with. I'm thinking they didn't go with UHF pagers becuase they don't have a system to transmit it from Valhalla to countywide on a UHF frequency yet.

Date: 3/3/04 Times: TP 1241hrs Location:Mohegan Fire District, 8 Lynwood Road Frequency:46.26 Units Operating: Mohegan, Yorktown FAST, C and O Description Of Incident: Fire in a 25 x 40 "ordinary construction" residential structure. No further at this time. Writer: x635 (629)

Nice Job, I love it!! That site could sure suck alot of the money out of my wallet!! :mrhappy:

My thoughts and prayers go out to DC Kiernan's Family. I heard the news early this AM, and was shocked. From www.new12.com

Truck4 submitted an excellent photo of DC Kiernan doing his thing. It's now posted on the front page of EMTBravo.com...Thanks for sharing that photo. Those who knew and worked have expressed appreciation. I met DC Kiernan first when TL-71 was first delivered to YFD. He took the time to show us around the truck, and was extremly proud of it being an ALF. He truly knew, loved and was proud of his job,that of being a firefighter more than he was of being a DC IMO, and there will be a tremndous gap in YFD that won't be replacable. He was responsible personally for many of the Special operations equipment that YFD has aqquired. I saw the funeral events on News 12, and I was unable to make the service this AM, but it is always uplifiting to see such a turnout. It's good to know that his wife will always have that huge extended family.Tradgedy strikes often in the Fire service, and if anything can be taken from this, it should serve as a reminder to us all how abrupt life can be, to live each day to it's fullest, and put all the petty differences,hatred, and other issues that we spend so much time getting aggravated about aside, and enjoy and learn from one another. May the DC rest in peace. :sad:

Go PJ!!! :peace:

Suggested Reading For All "No Way Out, Why Rapid Intervention Often Fails" by Nick Brunacini Page 39 Of The Feb '04 Edition of Fire-Rescue Magazine. Based on the changes Phoenix FD has made to their RIT procedures based on RIT failures. (PFD is one of the most progressive departments in the world) Two Of My Favorite Quotes From The Article "Mayday calls are a symptom of a deeper problem, and RIT will not fix it" "RIT:It's like trying to place your seatbelt on a millisecond before you launch through the windshield of your car" Excellent article from a great magazine that's really been on the ball lately. As I have stated before, I strongly disagree with dispatching of a FAS team on any UNCONFIRMED structure fires. This wastes peoples time,dulls their reactions increases liabilty and accident rates, and most importantly, takes away resources, in this caise being trained manpower and equipment from it's first due community. And again, I really hope RIT/FAS Teams are not giving the firefighters in the county a false sense of security. You should remember your own survival skills at all times, and the FAS/RIT should just be there to "Compliment" those skills.

I really hope RIT/FAS Teams are not giving the firefighters in the county a false sense of security. You should remember your own survival skills at all times, and the FAS/RIT should just be there to "Compliment" those skills.

DFFD227, to clarify, I'm not talking about the people in LI seeing a "major fire" here, I'm talking about the people in Westchester seeing an incident here in Westchester on Ch 7, or a fundraising drive to buy a new AED,or anything else that may benefit us by the public knowing. If they're a little closer, perhaps they will do future segments on different WC events also. It's a little different for us, because we're "in the business", but for people who are not, they tend to view things a little differently. Maybe they will see that family the next town over burned out of their house that they didnt see on News 12 bc they dont get it, and decide to donate clothing, etc. Another thing, if we work closer with the media to help them get their facts and information correctly, maybe they wont screw up as much. Some FD's run "Media Boot Camps" to give the media a better understanding of what we do. Also, on an added side note, I think it is a morale booster to see your incident make Channel whatever. lol

1. Good thing Ladder 51 is not being sold. I am for a new truck for YHFD, but against the disposal of Ladder 51. 2. I've had the oppurtunity to see (and experience) every Yorktown rig thanks to a certain person . One of the reason's I like Yorktown's rigs is becaused they are spec'd well. Doesn't matter to me if it's a KME or a Seagrave. What it basically comes down to for me is specs. Can it do the job and can it do that job well? Sure, KME has some quality problems, but so have plenty of other manufacturers. Yorktown has rigs from a variety of manufacturers (Seagrave,Pierce,KME, International/Saulsbury,Rescuestuff,Cobi Custom Trailers to name a few). They may be from different manufacturers, but they are all spec'd to meet the needs of the YHFD FF's. Proper maitenence and dealer care is another part of this, but I'm not going to get into that now. Also, as YTPC said, it was bought on state bid, which saved the district money allowing them to reinvest that money in other equipment upgrades. 3. Bedford Hills. Tower Ladder 57. I've personally witnessed how hard people involved with that truck company work to make it work. From the intensive research and development they did when they were still in truck comittee,to the mounting of equipment, to the preplanning and continous training they do with themselves and the neighboring MA districts, to the pride they take in it, to the way it is shared within Northern Westchester. They didn't just go out and buy a ladder to have a ladder, they built a truck that works for them, and they built the truck company to make the ladder work. And it looks quite good too What I'm trying to say in a nutshell, you get back what you put in.

This raises a question for me.......I am fully aware that the media can be a royal PIA sometimes, but can the media also be an asset? (Besides alerting the public to dangerous situations yada yada yada) If the media agency is more aware of our incidents, and we are "publicized" more, than does that help next time we need a new rig or house, etc? Now I know there's the school of thought that says "Nah, it don't matter to them", but every time the public sees us on the news, especially a larger newscast like Eyewitness news, which gives broader exposure, I feel it reminds them that we are there and actually do stuff.

Congrats To The New DES DC!

Just an interesting article I thought I'd share. (BTW, I read this newspaper regularly. The Providence Journal does an excellent job of covering everything , including FD issues.