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Is the Safety Battalion a full time unit?

LOL.....BTW, When you upgrade your antenna, you will hear all of the repeaters alot better. that 800mHz you are working with probaly cuts your reception of UHF by 50%, and your VHF and LB by 75%

It's brand new. It's there.

Ford Vs. Chevy Vs. Dodge.....we all know that Dodge rules, lol The beneficial thing for Seagrave with FDNY,it works as kind of a "proving ground" for them. They can learn off of that contract, and it benefits all customers. Seagrave does build a rugged chasis with little plastic that befenfits heavy use. That's what has companies like Pierce and Ferrara trying to market similar chasis.....also Washington DC and LA are both going back to Seagrave. As for FDNY and Seagrave, FDNY also has very rigid specs, a very thorough process, and the staff is "used to" building FDNY pieces. It's been my experience that people either passionetly love ot passionetly hate Seagrve. Seagrave is not too popular here in Central/Northern New England or the South. The reason why is lack of/poor dealer support. I think Seagrave is trying to improve that with the new owners. One of the reasons E-One is popular up here (besides low bid) is that the dealer(s) are aggresive and customer service oriented, and they have a great service staff. There's a new Seagrave dealer up here trying to change that. Also, alot has to do with how you spec the apparatus, and how well the pre-delivery inspection is completed.Since apparatus is custom built one unit at a time, EVERYTHING should be looked over extensivly, tested, and played with and then looked over again before you sign on the dotted line. All corrections should be made prior to backing that rig in for the first time, and you should also make sure the dealer has a mobile service unit, to minimize downtime. You should also pay even more attention when you are going with a quantity over quality low-bid manufacturer. PLAY BEFORE YOU PAY..And Do It At The Factory (they can correct items more easily than the dealer)...Don't flip that switch for the first time at a fire! Personally, I like all brands of apparatus. All have their strengths and weaknesses. All build nice rigs, (except for one or two of the quantity over quality builders) and all build duds.Some more than others. It all comes down to the specs and dealer in the end. And it takes two to tango...

Congrats read through an IFSTA Essentials book if you can during the winter. Also, if you can, go down to the Firehouse as much as you can and observe, learn the equipment, where it is, etc

Awesome website from an awesome town on the beautiful rocky coast of Maine: http://www.yorkvillagefire.com and one of THE BEST video clips found on the internet: http://www.yorkvillagefire.com/2-13-03.MOV

Just an added tidbit,the Mount Vernon Ladder 1(61) is the old West Harrison TL9, MVFD bought it off them, they were also looking at other used engines in the county at the time.

They've got some nice ponies. LOL

I was curious myself about this product. It's nice and small too.

OK, Me too.....What brand of fire apparatus is the Avatar photo of EMTBravo?

Some great points/tips there!!!

I wish I had a great fire pic of mine to post...most of mine are apparatus :?

I used to work 3 different jobs that required three different sets of 10-codes, one of them even had several different sets of 10 codes.......plain talk would've been MUCH simpler LOL! 8)

Anybody see this thing yet? http://fire.kovatch.com/company/newswire/P...tor%20front.pdf

...Not to mention all the imitators....Spartan Extreme Duty, Ferrara Ultra, Pierce Arrow XT.......lol Seagraves are built to take a beating, you can especially tell by the interior fit and finish.....Ardsley used to (and still should be) an all Seagrave fleet......we have a 1928 thats still running, and has never even been refurbished. (Thanks TK!) I wonder if a Seagrave could be in Katonah's future? :wink: It's all in how you spec.

And WAS967 has the next question...

For those that do not have a digital camera, you can go to CVS or wherever you have your film processed, and when you do ask that they also include a photo CD with your prints, usually only $1-2 dollars extra, sometimes free with coupons. Also, Kodak makes a disposable "digital" camera ($11) that comes with a free photo CD with reg processing. This is also good when you are working Fire/EMS and don't want to carry an expensive digtal camera with you.

Thanks for the info R1 I would guess...hmm...hope they would be a Seagrave......or a Ferrara Ultra,lol.......But L71,L75, and Rescue 1 are all ALF's and run pretty heavily...so maybe YFD will stick with ALF?

Any takers?????

I personally like every rescue in the County. I cant decide which one I like best (to clarify- FDBH remount R10 on a Mack MR and I've decided :wink: ) Some of my non-WC favorites are the FDNY Rescues and NYPD ESU's...... Now if somebody in WC would only get a rescue like NYPD ESU's current Mack MR/Saulsbury, or MVPD's new Truck 1, I would be all set. I'd even be happy if YPD or WCPD would go with the Mack/Saulsbury! For now, I guess I will have to figure out how to kitbash my Code 3 ESU's with YPD or WCPD striping lol

Is it actually a current (or antiquated) state law? And how is it actually enforced?? Theres got to be some way around it...if they even enforce it.....I wonder if they would grant a waiver or something?

Thanks TR54...........West Warick's a pretty cool town, I stop there to eat/shop on my way back to NY when I take I-95. They see some pretty interesting fires there, being an old New England mill town and all.

In this edition (Nov/Dec) Fire Apparatus Journal Magazine, Joe Pinto wrote and photogrpahed a Yonkers FD Profile. It's worth picking up a copy (Sometimes available at Borders, indivdual copies are also availble from FSP Books and Videos) According to the article, 303 rcvd a Sutphen in 1993, which I remember seeing as 303 in 97-98. That Sutphen was placed in the spare pool this year, and a refurbished 1990 Mack CF/Ward 79 replaced it. IMO, I had heard that the Sutphens had multiple quality problems and were falling apart,this just proves that nothing beats a Mack for the City Of Yonkers!!LOL

I tottally agree. Fire apparattus is custom built, one piece at a time. Alot of it i think has to do with how well you spec the rigl. Hiring a Fire Apparatus consultant is one way to avoid some problems and keep a closer eye on the construction proccess. And most important, you get what you pay for.

From The LA Times and the LAFD