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The 30K cost was for the entire incident operating expenses, not for radio purchase or repairs. The radio/communication issue appears to be everyone was unable to talk to each other on a universal channel.

I wonder if they are under any court orders to dumb-down their exams so even more people can "qualify" for an extremely limited number of highly competitive job openings?

If you had PD permission to reprogram it then it's ok. It all boils down to having authorization to receive the Police frequencies.

I really don't think your fire department officers can legally authorize anyone to receive police communication transmissions in your vehicle under this law. According to the above just HAVING any scanner capable of receiving police comms in a vehicle without prior authorization is illegal. Portable or not, programmed or not, as long as it is capable of reception.

You can listen to fire, EMS or whatever else you like, but there is a law against receiving police communications in a vehicle, unless you're a Cop or licensed HAM operator, OR If you got a letter from the Police Chief in your town permitting reception then it would be legal. Section 397 of NYS V&T law states:

Give 'em 24 hours notice to vacate the premises, whoever is still there after that, gets locked up. Period. It's high time the law abiding, taxpaying residents and businesses got their neighborhood back!

Let them protest all they want, on Rat Island. Directions: 40.8550,-73.7811

It's simply a matter of time before they sweep the park clean altogether, and end the ridiculous nonsense.

Chief Flynn, thank you for your candid opinion concerning the unlikely chances of appointment for non-resident applicants. Maybe this information could be included in a Frequently Asked Questions section available to potential applicants, so those non-residents interested in applying ought not get their hopes up too high about actually landing a job.

The qualifying requirement states that "successful candidates" who are Yonkers residents will be given preference in appointment, and nothing at all that others need not apply. While living in the jurisdiction obviously helps, for all we know a high scoring non resident candidate might get an appointment over a lower scoring resident, based on any number of other factors. So, if you want the job, study hard, apply and take the test! And Good Luck!

Very sorry for your loss. May she rest in eternal peace.

FYI: (copied from FCC webpage, http://www.fcc.gov/nationwideeastest) On November 9, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time1 (EST), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The purpose of the test is to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a way to alert the public of national emergencies. How will the nationwide EAS test be conducted? The nationwide EAS test will be conducted jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), the three federal agencies that have EAS management responsibilities. FEMA is the arm of the DHS primarily responsible for developing national alert and warning functions. The FCC is an independent agency that grants licenses to or otherwise oversees EAS Participants. FCC rules regulate the transmission of EAS alerts. The NWS is a key player in the dissemination of local warnings via the EAS. The great majority of EAS alerts are NWS weather-related alerts. On November 9, at 2 PM EST, FEMA will transmit the EAS code for national level emergencies to Primary Entry Point (PEP) stations in the national level of the EAS. The PEP stations will then rebroadcast the alert to the general public in their broadcast vicinity, as well as to the next level of EAS Participants monitoring them. This should continue through all levels of the system, until the national alert has been distributed throughout the entire country. Pursuant to the FCC's rules, all EAS Participants must report back to the FCC on the results of this test, including whether, and from whom, they received the alert message and whether they rebroadcast it. FEMA and the FCC will study these results to determine if there are problems with the system and, if so, how best to remedy them. We anticipate that a nationwide test will be conducted periodically to ensure that the EAS is, and remains, functional. FEMA and the FCC have already twice tested the EAS national code on a more limited basis, in the state of Alaska. The lessons learned from the Alaska tests will inform how the agencies conduct the nationwide test. What will people hear and see during the test? Although the Nationwide EAS Test may resemble the periodic, monthly EAS tests that most Americans are already familiar with, there will be some differences in what viewers will see and hear, which is one reason for conducting a nationwide EAS test. Although the activation will include an audio message indicating that this is a test, a visual message indicating that "this is a test" may not appear on every television channel, especially for cable subscribers. This is due to the use of a "live" national code – the same code that would be used in an actual emergency. FEMA and the FCC are conducting outreach to the public, especially the deaf and hard of hearing, in advance of the test. Outreach will include specific information tailored to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and will be readily available at online sites. In addition, FEMA and the FCC will continue to work with EAS Participants to explore possible solutions to address this limitation. How long will the test last? We anticipate that the test will last approximately 30 seconds. For more info: http://www.fema.gov/eastest/ http://www.fcc.gov/nationwideeastest http://www.fema.gov/...s/eas_info.shtm This message courtesy of, and thanks to: -- Dennis Reilly 2nd Assistant Chief Briarcliff Manor Fire Department 1111 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510

He is now on the flip side of Rockland's mental health establishment.... He went from being a former employee to becoming a patient

http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/lens.htm FYI You simply establish an account then designate a trusted individual as coordinator. Everybody who drives a department vehicle gives the coordinator a copy of their drivers license annually. I did this stuff at CE

I'm going to keep this really short, There's much more at stake. I would like to add, that in reality, in many areas local government is failing miserably in their primary responsibility of providing adequate public safety. Local government is ultimately responsible for funding and staffing EMS, fire and police protection, and they're playing a game of Russian roulette with peoples property and lives by not meeting one of their very few obligations: to provide adequate public safety. To be sure, roads, schools, sanitation, are also major priorities, but getting re-elected seems more important to some of those we have entrusted with our lives.

Had the rest of that wall come down it appears as if it could have taken out the ladder truck, given the proximity and the truck's position.

The 16 minute response very well may have been the best effort, given that at approximately 2AM, volunteer members would need to wake up, get dressed, scrape off the windshield, then drive to headquarters, or the scene, in snow and ice. For what it's worth, google maps indicates it's roughly 3.4 miles and 6 minutes travel time from the firehouse to the location,(provided I have the addresses right) and we don't really know what the weather and road conditions were like for those responding to the firehouse and then to the scene at that time of day. Having 24 hr emergency responder staffing could have cut the initial arrival time by 10 minutes, but then we have the water supply, or more realistically lack of water supply, which is altogether another issue that needs to be addressed. I totally agree with the assessment that consolidation and regionalization is needed in many geographical areas.

What a crazy weekend! In addition to what likely were countless dozens of calls for wires/trees/branches down, storm related MVA's and the usual EMS runs, on top of all that, several departments in Westchester battled no less than six working fires since Friday! (per the forum IA's) Plus there were a few others "upstate"! I hope things settle down quickly down there for all you guys(gals)! We were listening to some of the drama on RadioReference live audio feed, till the storm knocked it offline.

I'll rest a whole lot easier once we get through the entire month of November. Somewhere along the line the season end has been extended first to Nov 15th, and now out to Nov 30. It was 20 years ago today weather conditions set the stage leading to "the Perfect Storm" forming that subsequently did a major number from North Carolina along the east coast before targeting New England as an un-named Category 1 hurricane.

Got YOUR shovel ready, Capt? Bet you don't miss the northeast snow, too much!

ConEd's flush (vac) trucks are all situated down-county and the city, basically in the service areas where there are underground facilities in manholes. It is very likely they were either already in use or too far away to respond in a timely fashion.

OK, Who's the buff?

Thanks for digging up that info. I'm guessing that's current NYS issued open burn requirements. Too bad it doesn't make any mention any of notifying your local PD/FD or the need for a permit.

I would think a courtesy call would have been appropriate, a simple notification to the local authorities in advance of a scheduled "large burn", no? Don't "local open burning policies" include this requirement? That would have eliminated TWO towns from responding unnecessarily, all out, to THE SCHOOL IS ON FIRE, and turns out to be a controlled burn.

Over the years Feiner has come up with some pretty wacky, off-the-wall ideas and this doozy is no different. While dreaming big dreams he leaves out the single most important part: who is going to pay? The TZ bridge is way past it's intended life expectancy already, it's deteriorating faster than they can keep up with and that's having millions of toll dollars being thrown at it every year. Frankly, I'm surprised it's still floating! Getting his name in the papers is Paul's job#1= Mission accomplished.