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  1. Posted · Edited by shadow12083

    Date: 5/22/09

    Time: 23:25

    Location: South of 805 Broadway

    Frequency: 33.48, 46.46

    Units Operating: Esopus Fire, Esopus Ambulance, Port Ewen Fire, Rifton Fire, St Remey Fire, New Paltz Fire, Highland Fire, Ulster Hose, NYSP, Ulster Sheriff

    Description Of Incident: Unknown large fire, that turned out to be a full involved structure fire with heavy fire

    Writer:shadow12083

    http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/...7a468467451.txt

  2. Posted · Edited by shadow12083

    I think it is when the other guys on the crew or the officer don't think of you as a probie and know you can handle yourself in a variety of situations. You can have all the training in the world but not the brains to act responsibility.

    For me personally it was when the offices would trust me to get assign tasks done with out having to have someone baby sit me, they trust me to get things done when they tell me to do them. I still have a lot more training to be as knowledgeable as the other guys, but I remember what it was like when I started about three years ago and I think that I have come pretty far in that time.

  5. Posted

    I was wondering for anyone who might be a little bit more experience with this software if you know how to create mailing labels from it. I was going through the options and I could not find a report option to generate mailing labels for everyone in the dept, I might be able to do it by creating some type of custom report.

    But I was wondering if someone else I run into this problem and solved it? if you did create a custom report for labels would you be willing to share it?

  8. Posted

    Date: 12-28-08

    Time: 100

    Location: Route 32 south of Plate Rd

    Frequency: 33.48, 46.46

    Units Operating: Modena, Plattekill, Gardner, Clintondale, Cronomer Valley, Wallkill

    Description Of Incident: Working Structure Fire, possible barn fire

    Writer: shadow12083

    100hrs - Dispatched possible barn fire on route 32 south of doctor Maley office

    102hrs - Command requesting a second alarm, Plattekill with 47-30 and additional engine to the scene

    107hrs - Command requesting Gardner to run LDH from the Modena Fire House to Modena's LDH

    121hrs- Command Requesting Cliontdale setup at the dry hydrant at Hannaford and standby

  9. Posted · Edited by shadow12083

    I am posting this for Jack Papapietro, from the Avon VFD in Avon. CT. I came across him another place on the internet and I thought he had an interesting idea. Plus since the day he is looking to write about was very active for many on this forum due to the ice storm I figure, a few people might have a few stories to share with him.

    I am looking to put together a 'day in the life' book about volunteer firefighters. I have picked Thursday Dec. 11, 2008. I would like to hear from anyone who had a call that day. What you were doing, where you were when the tone dropped, what the call was and what the assignment was and as detailed account of the call as possible, including time of dispatch.

    What I am looking to do is to put together a mosaic of volunteer firefighters from across the country -and from across the world as well- on one particular day. I think that, if successful it will show an amazing picture of what we, as volunteer firefighters do on a daily basis.

    Obviously those calls that are 'dramatic' would be of interest, but many calls that we get daily that are not working fires can still be interesting; MVA's, Search and Rescue, entrapment, false alarms and brush/wildland fires as examples. Successful rescues, resuscitation wins and loses, all the things we see on a daily basis can be included. This is not meant to be a book with all 'happy' endings but should include all that we see and deal with. Also, it isn't just the call, but where you were and what you were doing that is also of interest. I want to show how we as volunteers put our personal life on hold while we respond to calls.

    If you want to participate, please email me your story at 1jack@drhgon.com. Don't worry about spelling, etc. I will correct as necessary. I will acknowledge all contributions I receive. For those that are selected, I will get in touch with you for more information; to clear up any questions on your contribution and for more information on you. If chosen (and published) each contribution will include your name, town/state, fire department and a short bio (age, sex, years in service, rank, etc) and possibly a picture.

    Cheers, and stay safe,

    Jack Papapietro

  10. Posted

    Kingston fire chief expands response to Ulster By Paul Kirby, Freeman staff11/11/2008

    KINGSTON - The city's fire chief has agreed to expand the automatic response of city firefighters to include structure fires along the state Route 28 corridor in the neighboring town of Ulster.

    Landi questioned whether the chief had the authority to expand the area of automatic response without first broaching the idea with the Common Council. Landi had obtained an internal e-mail sent by Salzmann to firefighters detailing the expanded area.

    http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?...74969&rfi=6

    Something I thought interesting from the story is local officials starting to exam mutual aid and question who is the person who decides that.

  11. Posted

    They are covering Nurising home and some hospital transports they were just pulled out of Puntam and I believe they still have Kingston 911. From what I am hearing they are trying to merge with Regional EMS. They are normally in westchester,puntam,dutchess,rocklandcounty nursing home and hospitals contracts and some in Kingston area from what i do remember.

    I don't think they have many contracts left in the Kingston area, Mobile Life has seem to have taken over the areas that use to be covered by Empire.

  14. Posted

    This site goes over some of the history of this email and how it started.

    http://www.snopes.com/rumors/firemen.asp

    Last September the US senate did do a National First Responder Appreciation day, but it not a yearly holiday.

    http://allard.senate.gov/_files/AllardFirs...lution_2007.pdf

    What is preventing this from happening is all of us, for a holiday to happen all of us in the region and nation wide need to voice this to our elected representatives and let them know we want this.

  19. Posted · Edited by shadow12083

    Maybe if the college were willing to form a volunteer EMS similar to what Bard College has in place (Bard EMS Site). I am not really sure how well that works out in realty, but in theory I can seeing that help relieve alot burden from the districts. From the college's point of view it would be just like any other extra curricular activity, and give there students a little something to add on to their resume.

  24. Posted

    I am not aware of a NY law but one similar to CT would be nice. I would actually add some restrictions to prevent abuse and protect the employer as well. Maybe the protection would only be good for a certin number of hours of volunteer service during your workday like 40 or 80. Maybe a tax break can be given to employers that allow employees to respond from work.

  25. Posted

    I found these picture of a student fire dept at Bard College that I thought was interesting, the site describe the collection with the following statement.

    "The photographs in this collection document the existence of a student-run volunteer fire department at Bard College. Initially organized in 1942, the Bard College Fire Brigade (later called simply the Bard College Fire Department) became a central campus organization when founder George Blackstone returned from military service in 1946. Intended to protect the Bard community and to provide student members with fire fighting skills, the company fought fires as far away as Rhinecliff and Clermont during its active years. As years passed, however, leadership faltered. Suffering from lack of funds and dwindling membership, President Kline closed the department on May 3, 1960. "

    http://www.hrvh.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOO...re%20Department