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West Harrison- 197? Mack CF/ Baker Aerialscope now serving MVFD as a spare.

For more information on the new chasis from KME: http://kovatch.com/predator

You've kept us in suspense long enough :poke: C'mon, tell us there dc2T!

I absolutely agree. I like that excellent article on FOOPs about how cable companies are required to respond in a certain amount of time in NJ but not EMS, and the other relevant issues in that article. It's a good companion read to this story for anybody who has not seen it http://www.foops.org/modules.php?op=modloa...artid=15&page=1 I think that there needs to be an EMS grant, just like the FIRE act grants. Also, I'd like to see a COPS type grant, to pay for personel at places that need extra staffing, but cannot neccarily afford it. EMS agencies need to get out there and do some public education campaigns and raise awareness to our politicians that this money is needed. One of the major hurdles in this is peoples egos, nobody wants to admit that they need help. Also, a few years ago, when a municipality contracted with a company to provide fire services, there was an uproar. Complaints were vioced about dollar over lives, inferior training, inferior equipment, and non union non civil service labor. Yet many communities have no problem contracting for EMS service. That's another big part of the issue. Medical transportation needs to be clearly defined from EMS. As long as problems keep getting hidden or "fixed with duct tape", nothing is going to ever get solved. Politicians, for the most part, are reactive, not proactive IMO. People need to put egos and pride aside, and admit they need help. ASAP. EMS is not the same old scoop and run game it used to be. It's the 21st century, and it is a profession. EMS interventions, coupled with acceptable response times can flat out mean the difference between life and death. How many people are going to have to suffer before we realize that certain ways of doing things are obsolete? What's everybody else's thoughts on this issue?

Why do you say that? There are some department's out there who use Seagrave, have no problems, and love the product, in fact, they are repeat customers. Same goes for all manufacturers. Each of them are all capable, and ALL have put out duds. You can make that general comment about anything nowadays, but the truth of the matter is that all manufacturers and the custom built vehicles they produce have their share of issues. Some vehicles more than others. This is no different then Ford vs. Chevy.

The new Thumper? I've never seen or heard of this device before. Anybody ever use it? Is it even allowed for use in NYS yet, or is this a pilot program? If it actually delivers consisent and appropriate compression, this could definelty be a benfit, especially for those with limited crews. I just wonder about the manpower and time required to set it up. Could it also just be another piece of equipment to get in the way and break. think time will tell, and I'm interested to see how this device will fare in Mohegan and if anybody else countywide will use it. Howver, effective compressions should be one of the backbones of our certs, and to be proficient in that you need to practice. News Article From the Journal News, 02/05/04 http://www.thejournalnews.com For More Information On The Device, http://www.zoll.com/autopulsebyrevivant.htm

It's great for Pelham, but it is too bad it took a tradgedy like that for that to happen. I only hope this "patriotism" and sense of community service doesn't wear off, which I'm seeing it is already with some folk. It seems like when we went to war with Iraq, most of the nation had forgotten 9/11 already. Many people forget or could care less about our men and women fighting for our ideals overseas......it used to be that everyone in the community knew who from the community was serving, and those pesons were heroes in that community.American flags were flown regularly and Vetrans day was more than a day off or a discount. Just a little off topic rant, I'm sorry, but patriotism as a "fad' ticks me off. Everybody needs to take more a role in their community, and their nation, whether it is with your local FD or library, everybody should contribute somehow for life. With the Yuppie and Manhattanite invasion of Westchester, we're losing our "communities". And FD's need to be more aggressive when it comes to letting the community know what they need......and this doesnt mean posting signs at the town's busiest intersection. They need to get out there and interact with the community, and show them what their all about.

This was published at an unknown date by an unknown author in the North County Times, Riverside County California Note: Any anti-paid or anti-volunteer comments or responses to this article will be deleted immedietly. I posted this here because I found it interesting, not to start a "who is better" debate

So I guess a KME crossing sign will be going up now, lol? :-P

That sounds like it could be a pretty interesting per-diem job. Wonder what the pay is?

You can now catch the firefighter reality show, "The Bravest" every night at 1900hrs and 0200hrs (Dish Network Channel 190) Other shows aired on the Reality Channel are America's Most Wanted, Rescue 911, LAPD, To Serve And Protect. I don't have Dish Network :sad: Here's hoping Cablevision brings us the Reality Channel BEFORE they take these shows off, lol. We got TV Land the day after they stopped showing "Emergency!" http://www.realitycentral.com

Ladder 1 is for sale. Anybody Interested? http://www.fairviewfire.org/apparatus_for_sale.htm

http://www.jems.com One of Boston EMS's new GMC 6500/Braun Medium Duty Ambo's Posing on the new Zakim Bridge. (Crown jewel part of the "Big Dig" project) It's one the cover of this month's JEMS-Feb '04 Also, the EMS action shot bi-fold is of UMass-Lifeflight at the scene of an MVA in Millbury, Mass....I was invloved at the recieving end of that call. Some more photos of the BEMS ambulance inside and live BEMS audio: http://www.boston-ems.com/NewGMC.htm Just thought I would share.

Looks like an awesome event. Great instructors, great classes, great hands on experience.

http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/021...schoolfire.html

A Special Feature On http://www.Firenews.org (New England Firenews) http://www.firenews.org/Iraq2.html http://www.firenews.org/Iraq.html

Jason "Gong" Jones........I dont know much about him......I didn't think they would be able to find a decent person for Dave Williams (Who died on tour last year for those who dont know, of cardiomegaly, or an enlarged heart during the Indiana stop of Ozzfest on 8/4/02). There's no replacing Dave, but this guy sounds pretty decent. I'll wait till the album comes out in March, but if it's anything like their new track, "Step Up"......it'll be awesome. I'm glad this band is carrying on, and am looking foward to seeing them in person when they sttart touring. That Horse drawn muster thing sound pretty cool. If only I too had the time to travel.

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Of all the above events, IMO, Harrisburg is the biggest and best. Also, Truck 4, that NJ Metro Fire Photog's night and flea market, (usually the day before the West Patterson muster), have you ever been? Is it worth the trip?

I don't see FDNY going digital anytime soon. Also, I'm hearing the County's new system will be analog trunked,not digital, but you never know with them. For your current scanner, try putting an inline filter before your antenna connection and see if this helps. also try repositioning your scanner in your vehicle, and trying a diffent antenna position or completly different antenna. The best scanner I can reccomend is: http://www.scannermaster.com/store/01-500828.html it does digital AND trunking, so you have the best of both worlds. A less expensive basic scanner that should probaly fit your needs: http://www.scannermaster.com/store/01-500826 And a portable scanner, which is easiest to transport and does digital and trunking: http://www.scannermaster.com/store/01-500776.html

DRD- Text paging is a great supplemental method. There are a number of different ways you can text page. However, the problem you face with this is that you are at the mercy of the company's network, and if its running slow or down for maitenence, etc. For these reasons, it should't be relied on 100% and alternative methods always need to be in place and maintained. If you don't have a CAD system capable of this or can't be dispatched by 60, then your best bet would be to send a mass email in Outlook. This way, you can page everybodies phone, not just those who have Nextels. You would probaly need to make SOP's, and a template with abbreviations, etc and remember charecter limits on people phones. Also, you may want to contact Arch Wireless (www.arch.com), they will work with you to provide paging solutions however at a cost and it probaly will require carry a seperate pager.

(Original Photographer Unknown) Here's a photo of Ardsley's '55 Seagrave. Sorry about the quality, it'a from a photocopy I made of the picture and I took a picture of that with my camera since I do not have my scanner up here. I do have a picture of the '63 as well I beleive, I will have to find what I did with it which may take awhile. And just note,although it isn't a 70th, Ardsley still has a Seagrave..a 1928 known as "Old Betsy" that is still serving. I wish they had kept one of the old 70th series though, too.

RES20CUE, besides the age, was this a good rig? I think I remember seing this in person once, and it was had some cracks because of the way the cab was attached to the body. Also, what made Somer's stray away from Seagrave in '75?

Again, let's try to not stray far from the topic at hand here. As ALSFirefighter and others said, it's not only about somebody to do the compressions, it's about doing consistent (which is a big problem all EMS providers have, when moving the patient,getting thrown around in the back, getting tired,improper compression balance, placement, etc etc) and quality. Try doing CPR at 3am during an 8 flight carrydown of a poorly lit narrow stairwell when it's 90 degrees outside and 100% humidty. Is the patient being effectively/consistently perfused during this time? When the crews get down, are they going to be able to do good CPR? Studies have shown that providers have trouble judging their own fatigue level during ocmpressions. As we all know,100% EFFECTIVE and CONSISTENT chest compressions, coupled with other critical interventions,can increase cornary and cerebral perfusion, making the difference between life and death in some cases. I suggest everybody who has issues with this device take a look at this study: http://www.revivant.com/pages/prod/Clinica...erRev_May_5.pdf To spend the extra money on BP for Lifepak is a nice thing, but I personally dont trust automatic BP's....and that's something that can be done just as easily manually. Also, I beleive, according to the article and a Zoll sales rep, that this device is on loan for evaluation purposes to Mohegan. Whether or not they buy it remains to be seen. As I said before, time will make or break this device. I think it has a good concept, by being able to do effective and consistent CPR %100 of the time. I'm sure many agencies can't see spending that amount of money for a toy, in some and probaly many eyes. But when the AED and other devices came out, they too were met with a great deal of skepticism.