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    I don't know how many of you marched (i was working), but i hear a lot of my FDNY*EMS brothers and sisters, at the urging of one of my lt.'s, "uncovered" their uniform hat at some point and marched a few blocks that way in protest. they either did it in front of the viewing stand or up at 82/5. Good for them if that actually happened.

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    They are being issued starting today. They are not to be worn on duty at any time. Off duty only. You also can't keep them once you leave the service. They must be returned with your ID card. Although I have seen them, i wouldn't know how to describe them. Someone said that they look like the Fire Marshall shields. They are supposed to be a moral booster (are you kidding me!?!?!) and yes......there are lots of better things to spend money on. Check out www.fdnyinsider.org

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    somedic...

    1. Currently we are in the same ambulance as the rest of the FDNY EMS units. There is talk on new HazTac ambulances with a compartment between the cab and pt. compartment for storage of suits and scott packs.

    2. different units keep the SCBA's in different places, although if you know the layout of a FDNY bus there isn't much to choose from. On my unit, we have black canvas (i think) gym bag-like from SCOTT that we keep them in. we make sure they are easily accessible from the outside.

    3. All non-traditional meds are stored in a sealed "antidote kit".

    4. Best case scenario, we are sent to a 5 day refresher every year at the EMS academy. They do an outsanding job there with the minimal resources they are given.

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    The class is 80 hours, broken up approximately 60/40 lectures/skills. Some of the topics covered are what you'd guess: toxicology, radiation,research (use of ERG, NIOSH Pocket Guide, Chemtrek, etc.) decon, medical monitoring (obviously emphasized), WMD/NBC/CBIRF, etc. The book we used last year was "Emergency Medical Response to Haz Mat Incidents" by Stilp & Bevelacqua, Delmar publishers. We use 60 minute Scott bottles with the new LED/CBIRFN facepieces. The suits are level A, level B's non-encap made by Dupont Tychem. If i remember correctly the course meets the requirements for NFPA 473-Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Haz Mat Incidents. I was only a student, not an instructor, but i thought they did an excellent job. A great deal of time was spent on toxicology and chemistry (oh no, not the Krebs Cycle!!!). I remember the IC saying the course was same as the HazMat-Technician course, except they replaced the mitigation module with the medical monitoring module. I hope this was of some help.

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    The decision by NYC REMSCO was thet they weren't yet "comfortable" with this change. I believe they are waiting to be presented with data that shows this would actually be beneficial to the general population. They have allowed for the splitting up of medics in an instance of a disaster. Dr. Gonzalez said he would do that regardless in a disaster without asking first (you gotta love him. right to the point) What constitutes a disaster/emergency?......well, it was supposed to snow 1-3 inches today. Sometimes that becomes a OEM Level A (i believe) emergency. I'm sure eventually the "brass" will convince themselves if that is enough to mandate and enforce one-for-one relief, then it is "emergent" enough to split us up.

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    I work as a medic for FDNY. If "the stated goal for FDNY is to have 90% of ALS assignments receive an ALS ambulance on-scene under 10 minutes", there are other things they could be considering, although i doubt they are. A lot of us believe there are too many ALS units in parts of the city. Sometimes we sit within site of each other. They just aren't being utilized efficiently. The triage system is frustrating. A lot of times the reason BLS is sent to ALS jobs is because all the ALS is tied up doing what are very obvious BLS calls (i know it happens everywhere, not just in NYC). Altough i'm not familiar with it, i am willing to bet my (very small) paycheck that they aren't using the most up-to-date triage system. To even bother discussing the salary issue and how it affects recruiting is just beating a dead horse. How do you attract medics when you offer 34K to start and top out at 47K after 5 years?

    FDNY EMS Chief Peruggia is going in front of REMSCO Tuesday to propose the changes. It looks like the beginning of a looong battle...........

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    "The Chief Leader" comes out every Tuesday. I know the 7-11 in Tarrytown used to sell it, so it should be available elsewhere in Westchester (it's 75 cents). You can also get a subscription. I will pick it up this Tuesday and post the info (phone #, adress, etc)

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    Medics from the Haz Tac units have been accepted to the FEMA team, although i have no clue how many. I believe the idea is to eventually have 2 teams, the deployable team, NYTF-1, and a non-deployable team dedicated to the city operating in the 5 boros only.

    A question for you...I live in tarrytown and read somewhere on this site about a Westchester technical rescue team. What can you tell me about it?

    many thanks