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Stamford EMS used to have a pilot program, and some units still have the cameras, but I don't think the program is still in effect...It wasnt really used much, it was hard to take a picture when you had a critical patient to take care of. If the supervisor was there, he would sometimes get the picture. I heard of an agency that uses digital pictures via either via PDA or cell phone and relays them to the hosp so they have an idea beforehand, I willl try and find the article.

Date: 12/6/03 Times: 1714-Still Ongoing Alarm Level-2nd Location: 217 Woodworth Ave Yonkers Frequency: 484.7125 Units Operating:1st Alarm (E-308, 309, 303, 304, L-72, TL-71 Rescue 1, B-1) S/C Engine 306, 2nd Alarm (E-311, 307, TL-75, B-2) Description:Fire on the 1st floor of an OMD, Second Alarm Transmitted, All Hands Working,Primary Searches Negative, 311 hitting the hydrant on Gold St. and stretching in.Weather conditions notable (Blizzard) Writer: x635 (8 Contributed details to this story)

*Update* 1731hrs Battalion 1 rpts 10-29, 3 lines stretched, all hands working

Update:FDNY also operating with unknown companies MA as well

I agree....What a great day to stay home,have a cup of hot chocolate, read a good book or watch some good DVD's or TV.......for tommorow, I will have a lot of shoveling/snowblowing to do!!! Maybe I willl even drag out the old sled!!! You're never too old!!! Thanks to all those out there working to keep our roads cleaned!!! =D> And just to clarify, I like snow, however I hate clearing, driving and working in it!

(SWA) Severe Weather alert 12/6/03-Affecting Southern Westchester County BLIZZARD WARNING URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1239 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2003 CTZ009-010-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>077-061200- BERGEN NJ-BRONX NY-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ- KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NASSAU NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-QUEENS NY- RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN CT- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-UNION NJ- 1239 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 AM... ...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM SATURDAY... PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FEW INCHES. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...AND THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDTIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR, WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED, SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

Congrats to 2033,2032, and the rest of the "FDBH"!!!!

Thanks. And also 602 (my groups Lt.) is also working tonight. He seems to work during every major storm, lol.

I think he's already had it, lol

Some great points there.......also, I think TL's cost signifcantly more to aqquire and maintain then regular straight sticks......when you have TL's within a reasonable distance, can't the money be spent wiser elsewhere? Tower Ladders rock, and are a great tool, but, IMO, not in every single community. You lose a huge tactical advantage (manuvering, etc) when that happens. Also, Chappaqua you have Mount Kisco,Pleasantville, Thornwood, and Bedford Hills all nearby with TL's. I too sometimes wonder, what happened to the good old straight stick truck?Whereas the TL company used to be more of a specialty unit, now a straight stick ladder is becoming the specialty unit.

Tons of great apparatus photos: Click on "New Gallery" http://www.code11.net/

Great video about NYPD ESU =D> Available from FSP Books and Videos http://www.fire-police-ems.com/videos/vn1095.shtml or A and E's website.

Sometimes, the more subtle tone audio changes could be that they are using a different make/model tone encoder as well .

I like both. Voice is good because it's what were used to, and we can monitor other communications with our alerting device enroute to the incident, plus I feel the dispatchers voice often helps with alerting. Alpha is good for when you are out of range/out of town/mowing your lawn/etc......also good because you can reference the information (whats the cross/house # again?) and relay additonal information (Building hazards,preplans,etc) Alpha can also be used to notify members of meetings, drills, apparatus changes, weather conditions, etc etc such as Yorktown does. Both systems compliment each other nicely.

I know this belongs in the SWV Forum, but I feel this one is better suited here: http://www.firestationdesign.com/ Comprehensive webstie about Fire Station desgin and construction.

NYS Trooper Examination Scheduled for March 2004 http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/RecTprs/Re...cruitindex.html

FDNY Fire Alarm Dispatcher Exam.......will be open for filing from December 3 - December 23, 2003 filing...As soon as the notice is up, I will provide a link here.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/pdf/firealarmdispatch.pdf

Thanks for the info!!!......Providing I am not working or otherwise commited, I will definelty be at the parade and maybe the picnic.

What kind of stuff have you done in the past?

Ardsley had to spend extra $$ for E-164 so it would fit into a very narrow, low bay. If you see the pic on the Ardsley Profile, you will notice a smooth roofline with special lightbar mount. It is VERY difficult and dangerous to manuver this rig in and out of the bay-there is about 1/2 inch clearance in either direction. There have been a couple of mishaps due to the narrow openings, which have cost money to fix. When Ardsley bought Quint-1 (Our first ladder ever) ,they added an extra bay because we had no place for it otherwise. I guess if you have the chance to modify your facility to accomadate the new apparatus, that would be the best idea.Some cases thats not even an option. Howver, to spend the extra money to modify an apparatus to make it fit when your facility is inadequate, thats throwing money away. I say keep the rig you have alive until you can make the building safe, sound, and a good fit for the apparatus you need, not the other way around.

It's used widely in California With new apparatus open cab design, it's not really that practical. For a doghouse style engine, the can be very beneficial. However, they are hard and tricky to wear when trying to put on your SCBA and gear.And of course, this type of system works best for a tiller and a walk in rescue, where members are seperated significantly I dont think as an intercom sytem is the best/only use for this. I think a headset type device system works best when it is wired so the pump panell/ladder operator can wear one, keeping his hands mostly free and drowns out some of the background noise. Even might be a good idea in the TL bucket, or for the officer/driver to keep his hands free, when you a foot switch, it frees up your hands. Boston and Worcester EMS have these for their C-Med (Medical Control) radios. They have a foot switch and knee switch. When you are taking care of a critical patient, it's nice to be able to talk to the doc/hosp and have your hands free. Ive also seen a new smaller wireless generation of these devices, that "plug"(maybe transfer over is a better word, since they are wirelss) right into your portable when you unplug from the truck, and also intergrate with your SCBA mask. These definetly can improve safety and effeciency when used appropritely.

Dates usually come out around March/April.

I beleive it was Remember585 brought up in a chat on this board that videotapes were a good training tool for those members that could not attend a drill,whic is an excellent idea. I think, especially a new Sony DVD HandyCam :wink: (Nice camera, recrds straight to a DVD that you can pop right in your player) would be a great investment for any department. It would serve as a great visual aid for incident and drill critque, provding you have sufficient personel to operate one. It also, like a digital camera, serves a great documentation and archiving tool. I've heard of departments that carry a videocamera on their first due and point it at the incident (mounted on a tripod that can be quickly deploted anywhere and then left) to record the incident for documentation and future critique. I will try and find more information on this subject.