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Date: 2-11-11
Time: 1708
Location: 1480 Rt. 32, Town of Ulster
Frequency: 33.48, Frequency 4
Units Operating: East Kingston, Ulster Hose, Glasco, Mt. Marion, Port Ewen, Ruby, County Cars, Mobile Life, Saugerties, Bloomington, Cause and Origin, Central Hudson Gas and Electric
Weather Conditions: Cold
Description Of Incident: Barn Fire with horses inside the barn
Reporters/Writer: Patch6713
1708 – East Kingston dispatched for working barn fire
1709 – Car 25 on the road. County advising working fire with horses inside.
1709 – Ulster Police responding
1710- 2nd alarm for East Kingston, Ulster Hose with E61-10, Glasco 29-11, Mt Marion FAST, Port Ewen to EK station 1, Ruby to EK station 2, UC Cause and Origin, Central Hudson Gas and Electric, Car 56, 56-1, Mobile Life
1711 – Frequency 4 for ops, 25-18 Responding
1714 – Additional tankers from Ruby and Spring Lake to the scene.
1718 – Saugerties with one engine to stand by at the Glasco station.
1719 – Glasco with 29-13 to the scene.
1721 – Bloomington with one engine to stand by at Spring Lake station.
1722 – Saugerties responding to Glasco
1726 – Bloomington standing by
1733 – Update to command – All mutual aid has been filled, four fire investigators responding, Central Hudson responding with no ETA
1735 – Ulster Hose a second call for the agency with a FAST to Highland for a possible structure fire
1538 – Mt. Marion all available manpower to stand by in quarters, Centerville with one engine to the Mt. Marion station.
1539 – 56-A and 56-S arriving
1540 – Saugerties to fill tankers at Cafaldo Park, 53-30 to take the job from the standby detail.
1753 – Spring Lake 59-20 is in service, Bloomington is released from standby
1-12-11
0908 - East Kingston dispatched for a rekindle.
0914 - 25-18 arriving

Date: 2/8/11
Time: 1152
Location: 3848 Route 212
Frequency: 33.48, 46.46, 155.175
Units Operating: Woodstock FD, Centerville-Cedar Grove FD, Woodstock Ambulance, Mobile Life Support, Ulster County Cause & Origin
Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy
Description Of Incident:
Reporters/Writer: eric12401
1152 - Woodstock Co. 1, 3 and 5 respond for a reported structure fire.
1155 - Woodstock Co. 2 and 4 with 1 tanker each to the scene.
1159 - 2nd alarm transmitted.

Woodstock all equipment and manpower to scene.
Fire Police to scene.
Woodstock Ambulance backup crew to scene.

1201 - Additional alarm for all SCBA certified and interior firefighters to the scene. Centerville-Cedar Grove with their FASTeam to the scene.
1204 - 3rd alarm transmitted. 3rd dispatch for all available equipment and manpower to scene. Woodstock Ambulance with a 2nd backup crew to scene.
1212 - Mobile Life under mutual aid to Woodstock Ambulance to scene with 1 ambulance for an injured firefighter.
1214 - Woodstock Co. 4 additional alarm for 1 engine and all available manpower to scene. UC C&O with investigators to the scene.
1217 - Dispatch to Mobile Life 275 - Woodstock command request a code 3 response, firefighter is having chest pains and difficulty breathing with pain radiating down the left arm.
1228 - Mount Marion to standby in own quarters for Centerville-Cedar Grove
1230 - Dispatch to 275 - There may be 2 more firefighters injured.
1233 - Additional Woodstock Ambulance to the scene.
1238 - 275 to Ulster 911 - Only 1 patient on scene, transported by Woodstock Ambulance. 275 requested to stay at the scene for standby until the 2nd Woodstock Ambulance unit arrives.
http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/08/blotter/doc4d51c6b1ea41a448190615.txt

Date: 2/8/11
Time: 1540
Location: 214 Libertyville Rd.
Frequency: 33.48, 46.46, 155.175
Units Operating: New Paltz FD, Gardiner FD, Highland FD, Modena FD, New Paltz Rescue, Ulster County Cause & Origin
Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy
Description Of Incident:
Reporters/Writer: eric12401
1540 - New Paltz respond for an automatic alarm of fire.
1544 - New Paltz 2nd dispatch for a now reported structure fire, handicapped person still inside.
1547 - New Paltz Rescue duty crew to the scene.
1548 - 2nd alarm transmitted.

New Paltz all available manpower and equipment.
Gardiner 1 engine to the scene
Highland FASTeam to the scene.

1550 - Ulster County C&O with investigators to the scene.
1552 - 2nd dispatch for Highland's FASTeam
1552 - All occupants are out of the structure.
1555 - Modena with 1 engine and 1 tanker to the scene.
http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/08/blotter/doc4d51be5c66f50677767290.txt

Congratulations. New EMT's deserve a point. It's only the beginning. Certification is the piece of paper that lets you turn lessons into a craft. Never stop learning and never stop asking questions. Keep an open heart and an open mind. Best wishes on the beginning of a spectacular experience. Make us proud.

thanks for the help all...got them today and yes i passed!!!
thanks again
Ken

I find that rarely do you hear us advising an expedite of FD units. Occasionally an expedite for ALS. But more common to hear an expidite for other agencies: PD, DPW, ConEd & Water dept. As previously mentioned that common expidite is not to have them drive faster, but to dispatch on a priority level.
We do commonly hear on EMS calls; PD requests an expedite. Funny most of the time, when thats requested our ETA is less than a minute.

Date: 1/4/11
Time: 18:58
Location: 266 New Salem Rd
Frequency: 33.48, 46.46
Units Operating: St Remy FD, Rifton FD, Port Ewen FD, Bloomington FD,Esopus Ambulance, UC Cause & Origin
Weather Conditions: dark, cool
Description Of Incident:
Reporters/Writer: shadow12083
18:58 St Remy Fire and Esopus Ambulance respond to a working structure fire 266 New Salem Rd
19:07 Bloomington with 1 engine to setup at the stand pipe on New Salem Rd
19:07 Rifton with 1 tanker to the scene
19:09 Port Ewen to close New Salem Rd at Callahan's
19:12 Rifton 2nd dispatch for 1 tanker to respond to the scene
19:16 49-20 responding
19:18 Port Ewen with light tower to the scene
19:21 Fire investigator en route to fire scene
Dailyfreeman coverage

Listen to the Ulster 911 PD channel for the most info on fires & accidents as well as other stuff of course.
Listening to the online scanner on R.R. you hear a load static noise every so often that makes you want to turn it off

Date: 12/20/10
Time: 1831
Location: Port Ewen, Capri Motel
Frequency: UC Dispatch
Units Operating: Port Ewen FD, Esopus FD, Ulster Hose FD, Highland FD, City of Kingston FD, Esopus Ambulance, UC Cause & Origin
Weather Conditions: Clear, cold
Description Of Incident:
Reporters/Writer: eric12401
1831 - Port Ewen respond for a structure fire at the Capri Motel, multiple calls received.
1835 - 2nd alarm transmitted.

Esopus with 27-10 to the scene.
Ulster Hose with 61-10 to the scene.
Esopus Ambulance with 1 ambulance to the scene.
UC C&O with investigators to the scene.

1838 - Highland 1 engine to relocate to Esopus for standby.
1851 - Port Ewen 2nd dispatch for ladder truck, Ulster Hose 1 engine to standby at Port Ewen's station.
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/12/20/blotter/doc4d1006e0ef7e3640470775.txt

The camera man took 300 pictures of the same shots, put the camera down and grab a hose. These knit wits need stories that bad that you have to degrade emergency services personnel on a daily basis... This is why I stopped receiving the paper.
The Poughkeepsie Urinal (Journal).

Date: 11/17/10
Time: ~23:15ish
Location: Mount Marion, 385 Churchland Ct
Frequency: UC Dispatch
Units Operating:Mount Marion, Cedar Grove, Ruby, Glasco, Ulster Hose, Ulster County C&O
Weather Conditions: dark, cool
Description Of Incident: Dispatched to a large building fire
Reporters/Writer: shadow12083
23:15 Mount Marion respond to a large building fire, Cedar Grove Fast Team to scene, Ruby 1 tanker to scene
23:18 Mount Marion 2nd alarm with possible entrapment, Glasco 29-11 to scene, Ulster Hose 61-10 Standby in quarters.
23:24 61-10 to scene
Update 12:30PM 11/18/2010
Daily Freeman News Story
Update 10:18PM 11/18/2010
YNN News

Date: 11/17/10
Time: ~23:15ish
Location: Mount Marion, 385 Churchland Ct
Frequency: UC Dispatch
Units Operating:Mount Marion, Cedar Grove, Ruby, Glasco, Ulster Hose, Ulster County C&O
Weather Conditions: dark, cool
Description Of Incident: Dispatched to a large building fire
Reporters/Writer: shadow12083
23:15 Mount Marion respond to a large building fire, Cedar Grove Fast Team to scene, Ruby 1 tanker to scene
23:18 Mount Marion 2nd alarm with possible entrapment, Glasco 29-11 to scene, Ulster Hose 61-10 Standby in quarters.
23:24 61-10 to scene
Update 12:30PM 11/18/2010
Daily Freeman News Story
Update 10:18PM 11/18/2010
YNN News

You might want to listen to the audio, but it'll probably get your blood to boiling. The ignorance factor comes into play with the woman doing the filming in a big way. Then you start to hear people yelling "where's the water?!" a few minutes in. I read on another site that there were problems gaining entry into the fire apartment, so getting water flowing from the interior became a problem. The guy yelling "where's the f-in water man", probably was the dumb a** that lit his apt up!
On another note, can anybody tell me why (Kujo?) the west coast fire departments are so in love with wooden ground ladders still?
youtube credit (reluctantly): gloriaf09...."man"...

I guess there's a lot of hungary animals on Farmville today.

Hey guys, figured this would provoke some intrest. It will suprise you with the age of some of the apparatus that is still in use in my old home county.
http://greenefireapparatus.net/id5.html

Date: 6/29/10
Time: ~0815
Location: Esopus, 762 Broadway
Frequency: UC Dispatch
Units Operating: Esopus FD, Rifton FD, St. Remy FD, Port Ewen FD, Bloomington FD, Highland FD, Ulster Hose FD, East Kingston FD, Rosendale FD, Milton FD, New Paltz FD, Stone Ridge FD, Glasco FD, Tillson FD, City Of Kingston FD, Marlboro FD, Olive FD, Saugerties FD, Plattekill FD, Clintondale FD, Modena FD, Hurley FD, West Hurley FD, Mount Marion FD, Centerville-Cedar Grove FD, City Of Poughkeepsie FD (Dutchess), Roosevelt FD (Dutchess), Hughsonville FD (Dutchess), Hyde Park FD (Dutchess), Middlehope FD (Orange), West Hurley Ambulance, Hurley Ambulance, Esopus Ambulance, Mobile Life Support, Air Guard, Stewart Air National Guard, FD's from Orange and Dutchess counties, Haz-Mat, Arson Task Force
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Humid
Description Of Incident: First came in as a MVA involving a fuel truck with possible fire
Reporters/Writer: eric12401, FIRECHIEF63, conman
8:15 - Esopus - 2nd alarm MVA - fuel truck on fire also with a structure on fire - 762 Broadway
8:20 - Port Ewen 1 engine to scene
8:20 - St. Remy 1 tanker to scene
8:20 - Rifton 1 tanker to scene
8:24 - 48-10, 48-20 to scene (Port Ewen)
8:27 - Bloomington foam truck to the scene
8:29 - Highland 1 engine relocate to Esopus
8:31 - Highland FASTeam to the scene
8:32 - Ulster Hose - 2 engines relocate to Port Ewen
8:35 - Hurley 1 ambulance relocate to Esopus ambulance headquarters on Route 9W
8:40 - East Kingston 1 engine respond to Old Lindy's Restaurant on 9W to fill tankers
8:41 - West Hurley 1 ambulance relocate to Esopus ambulance headquarters on Route 9W
8:44 - Rosendale 1 engine relocate to Bloomington
8:47 - Milton 1 tanker to scene
8:48 - New Paltz 1 engine relocate to Esopus
8:54 - Stone Ridge 1 engine relocate to Bloomington, Esopus ambulance with manpower and 75-10 to scene
8:56 - Glasco 1 tanker to stage at Old Lindy's Restaurant
9:08 - Hurley all available manpower to standby in quarters
9:13 - Tillson 1 engine relocate to Rifton
9:15 - City of Poughkeepsie Engine 1 relocated to Highland Station #1
9:23 - Marlboro 5 firefighters to scene
9:25 - Olive 5 firefighters to scene
9:28 - Olive all available manpower to standby at Company 2
9:28 - Roosevelt 63-13 with 5 men and Hughsonville 45-31 with 5 Men to the scene
9:37 - Ulster Hose all available manpower to standby in quarters
9:38 - Clintondale 1 engine to south end of the scene
9:40 - Clintondale, Modena, New Paltz with 1 tanker each to the south end of the scene
9:43 - West Hurley relocate 1 tanker to Bloomington Company 1
9:46 - Glasco 29-13 relocate to Port Ewen
9:52 - Plattekill 1 tanker to New Paltz for standby
9:52 - Saugerties 1 engine to Glasco for standby
9:56 - Highland 1 tanker to the scene
10:23 - Mount Marion FASTeam to the scene
10:40 - Plattekill all available manpower to standby at Company 1
10:44 - Hurley 32-12 relocating to north side of scene
10:47 - Centerville-Cedar Grove 1 engine relocate to Mount Marion
11:08 - All visible fire in area knocked down, overhaul in progress, units being released
12:26 - All units operating at the scene evacuate the area due to a natural gas leak
12:53 - Fire totally knocked down, all mutual aid being released
1 patient with smoke inhalation, 1 patient with severe burns to hands and face. Air Guard foam unit on scene. All units being advised evacuate area of the fire with additional haz-mat teams to scene. Fireworks were inside of the building. Inter-county mutual aid from Orange and Dutchess counties as well as Stewart Air National Guard
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100629/NEWS/100629768

Ulster County just did a emergency service PSA, here is a link to it on youtube.

This is a good topic!
JFLYNN - excellent!
I'm not a career firefighter, but in the volunteer world I live in, I can tell you the difference between the "Senior Man" and the "Life Member."
The SM is a guy who has been around long enough to be trusted with just about any task. They unknowingly guide and lead younger guys at calls and drills. They'll give up the knob so someone with less time can get it. They'll show up to drills and offer to help with the evolutions, run the pump or put the aerial up and show others how to fly it. They're still coming to meeting nights and keeping quiet, only speaking up when the younger guys are missing the point or the older Life Members need a reality check. They quietly go with the flow, and have the respect for the Officers and Chiefs to tell them in private when they made a mistake or did a good job. They never seem to disrespect anyone of rank in front of younger, more impressionable members. They still get up at 2AM and man the Engine for a CO call when the younger guys feel they're too good to get out of bed for it.
Most importantly, in the volunteer world that I know, the best Senior Men always remember how it was, how it is, and how it will be. They respect those that were there before them and hold on to the good traditions, yet they don't put up a fuss when you change SOPs or mandate training because it will mean a safer tomorrow for everyone.
Nothing can replace the guidance of your Senior Man.
As for a "Life Member" vs. a "Senior Man," these are usually guys that "put their time in," and constantly remind you that "I don't have to do that anymore," and can always be found at the firehouse talking to others of "their kind" because the real players in the firehouse are usually out in the Engine Room checking the equipment or at the drill.
I will always feel priviledged to have grown up in a firehouse and a family with so many "Senior Men" who have mentored me and so many others into the members we are today. Their guidance and advice isn't just limited to the firehouse - it helps you in life altogether. These guys (in many cases whom have left this earth) had the sincerity, humbleness and pride that you just can't get out of most people today.
Don't take them for granted, because the day they're gone a piece of your firehouse is gone!

Bus might be a good option, the trailways bus station is not that fair from Kingston Plaza

I am a commissioner and FF in my district. The duties of a Commissioner are many. As long as you do the right thing (dont approve chief officers that have no business being cheif officers, dont steal taxpayer money, dont get stupid with the money, and run legal stuff by your district lawyer) you cant really be held personally accountable for something as far being personally sued. There is a book thats put out by a lawfirm that is a basic "how to run a district". Follow it, and your golden. It costs about $100 or so, but it answers TONS of questions that pop up as to what to do in certain situations, how to exectue your duties, what those duties are, ect. It's a 3 inch think binder thats worth it's weight in gold.
As a commissioner, you have a much more direct impact on your dept as far as it's overall running. What equipment to buy, what SOP's to make/change, etc.
As a FF, I got tired of "thats how it is, and it will probably stay that way". So I ran for the board, got elected, (voter turnout was over 400 people) and am having a positive impact on my dept with suggesting new equipment, making suggestions, and general management of the district.
When you get elected, you have to attend a days worth of training that gives you the basics of what you need to do. Listen and you'll be on the right path.
It's a good thing, if you want to do it, make sure you get your letter and/or petition in soon to get put on the ballot.

I am not a commissioner nor was I ever one but I am a former chief who had to work with a board of fire commissioners. First I suggest you maintain your integrity and don't let the position go to your head. Your are a public official with alot of responsiblity and are there to serve the public and not your own political or personal agendas. Read and understand section 176 under town law which explains the duties of fire commissioners. Listen, respect, and work with your fire chiefs and don't interfere with thier duties especially on the fireground. Don't adopt policies or sop's behind thier backs or buy equipment without thier input. Include them with all of your ideas.
You will also have to vote on things like hiring people ( if in a career dept) or vendors to preform to services for the district. You will also have to vote on appointments of fire chiefs and do so knowing this is truly the right person for the job, not just the "allright guy". Probalby the most important item is the budget and buying equipment. Don't buy equipment because it looks cool or the next department has one. Buy stuff that is practical. Remember you are spending taxpayers money.
Like any other elected official you will have to make decisions that may not be popular. Dont be swayed or play the fence. I have seen this happen. Stick to your convictions and do what is right. How you vote could impact your department for years. Treat all members fairly and dont play favorites.