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  3. Posted

     

    38 minutes ago, LayTheLine said:

    A couple of points:

    1) This was actually a 2nd alarm, hence the amount of equipment.

     

    1st Alarm: Scarsdale E54, E55, E56, L28, C2432

    Working Fire: Hartsdale E170, Greenville L4, Eastchester E31, TL17

    2nd Alarm: White Plains E66, Fairview L1

    Total Response: 6 Engines, 4 Ladders

     

    2) There were 2 engines & 2 ladders brought in to cover Scarsdale.

    New Rochelle E23 & Larchmont TL7 to Scarsdale HQ.

    Yonkers E314, L75, Battalion 2 to Scarsdale Sta. 2

     

    3) I went on Google Maps and measured the house and it is/was 70 x 50 so it was a good size. If you look at the picture just below the picture of the Scarsdale ambulance, you'll see that the garage was turned into a living space and it appears to be a split level to begin with. So I'm guessing that there were 3 levels in the house to deal with. The windows don't match up going across the front.

     

    Actually New Rochelle responded to the scene with E23 and MSU 3.

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    4 hours ago, 61MACKBR1 said:

     

    Yes, true, BUT for a job in Bronxville, definitely Yonkers FD Station 11 (and even Yonkers FD Station 12) are by far the closest Paid Fire Department, to that portion of the Eastchester Fire District. 

     

    Something is totally a miss regarding Eastchester's Mutual Aid listing given to 60 Control, specifically pertaining to Bronxville. Maybe Chief Grogan and the Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners can 'chime in' on this (I suspect that once those very rich home/property owners in the Village of Bronxville get wind of this, the Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners and Chief Grogan will have allot of explaining to do !!)

     

    They should start by explaining to them why they are so understaffed that they need 4 departments to put out a house fire. 

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  7. Posted · Edited by PHIL78

    7 hours ago, Disaster_Guy said:

    Rumor is that Yonkers Battalion Chiefs - who come along with the 1 & 1 (a Battalion 3 is sometimes placed into service back in YO) - like taking over operations/command at the fire scene. When you don't play nice in somebody else's sandbox they don't have to invite you back to play...

     

    Totally false (except for them putting Batt 3 in service when one of the other Batt goes out of town).

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  9. Posted

    Date: 4/24/16
    Time: 1723hrs
    Location: 127 Devonshire rd
    District: Station 3 Co. District

    Channel: 460.4625
    Units: Eng 23,21,25,22 Lad 13, TL 11, 2302


    Description: Working fire

     

    Eng 23 and Lad 13 dispatched for residential alarm.

     

    Units on scene requesting 10/75 assignment, can see smoke banking down inside the structure.

     

    Eng 21,25,22,TL11,2302 and Empress added to the assignment.

     

    Heavy smoke in basement/garage area trying to locate source.

     

    Fire located in crawl space off the garage companies calling for the line.

     

    Fire k/d checking for extension.

     

    unsure of UC time.

     

     

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  17. Posted

    Of course, all municipalities go out to "Bid" (and we all know how that process works :ph34r: ) and the bid normally is awarded to the Lowest Bidder (provided that more than 1 manufacturer bids on a specific bid request). With New Rochelle, I would suspect that heavy emphasis would be placed on a manufacturer who has had recent success of providing the city with Fire Apparatus, whose "In Service Up-Time" is well above the average (which would make obtaining Parts and keeping the rigs in service much easier). Thus, I would "suspect" (and I certainly might be wrong) that the same manufacturer that has recently supplied New Rochelle with Engine Company 21, 22, 23, and 25 (Spartan/Smeal) would be the vendor of choice (lowest bid dependent, of course)

    E25 is a 2008 Pierce Arrow.

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  20. Posted · Edited by PHIL78

    Preference "means" don't waste your time if you don't live in New Rochelle. But they are allowing you to take it which is good for testing experience.$25 to see what the test contains for future reference when you may be in a better position to get hired somewhere else. I think it's worth it.

  21. Posted

    According to the application for the Westchester exam, applicants can sign up for multiple tests and take them at one testing location. A cross filing form must be filled out and sent to the county no less than 2 weeks before the test. Now thats the county's policy, not sure exactly what NR does.... they decided to leave out a bit of important information it seems.

    No online application, forms must be picked up in person. No notification of what the application costs until you show up in person to get it. No information on exam reciprocity while the exam was posted after Westchester filing closed. And while those of us who've tested before know what "preference" means (a NR list and an others list), there's no real explanation of what "preference" means. They know who they want to hire, but they still want those donations from suburban kids looking to get hired.

  22. Posted

    Date: 10/3/14
    Time: 12:05hrs
    Location: Centre ave and Hanford pl.
    District: station 4 co. district
    Units: E24,21,22,,23,TL11,L12 2302 30A1

    Description: Original dispatch, E24,TL11 to the area of Isaac young middle school for a reported car fire.

    E24 on scene reporting car fire in a garage, requesting full 10-75 assignment.

    E21,22,23,L!2,2302 and 30A1 added. E25 and L13 relocated to station 1.

    2302 on scene reporting quick knock down by E24 release fourth engine.

    2302 reporting U/C shortly after.E 25 and L13 to return to district. E22 also 10/8.