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There is also an excellent "Firehouse Deli" in Byram (Greenwich) CT, less than a minute drive over the Mill Street bridge from Port Chester. It is appropriatley located adjacent to a firehouse.

Rye's Locust Avenue Firehouse (HQ), which is home to the Poningoe companies (Engines 191/193, Ladders 25/26) will be undergoing renovations to begin any day now. The building was erected in 1908. Unlike the "Milton Hilton", the overall look and footprint of the building will not be changing very much. There will be extensive repairs to the heavily water-damaged interior walls. The windows will be replaced and the company rooms and rec rooms willl be refurbished. The paid staff's area will be rebuilt to meet ADA and EOE requirements. An elevator will be installed as part of the general ADA compliance updates. Also the mechanical systems will be overhauled, and a fire protection/security system will be added. The brickwork will be re-pointed, and a new roof will be installed. Last (that I can think of) but not least, the apparatus bay floor will be ripped out and new supports and a new slab will be poured- There have been 1" steel plates on the floor for many years to help distribute the weight of the modern apparatus, since the floor was built for horses and hose-carts! During the renovations, Engine 191 (Pierce Lance) and Ladder 25 (Seagrave 100' RM) will be living at Milton Point station, along with full-time Milton residents Engine 192 (Sutphen) and Utility 39 (Saulsbury ex-Patrol 3). Engine 193 (Yellow Hahn) and Ladder 26 (Maxim TDA) will be housed at the Rye DPW Garage.

Rye HQ Update: Private citizens raised $50k, and the City matched that amount, giving us the extra $100k we need for a slate roof instead of asphalt!

Does a bear... :roll:

Conan O'Brien wrote the following episodes of the Simpsons: "New Kid on the Block" (Season 4) "Marge vs. the Monorail" (Season 4) "Homer Goes to College" (Season 5) "Tree House of Horror IV" (Season 5) He also guest-starred as himself in "Bart Gets Famous" (Season 5) And he was a Producer of the show from 1991-1993.

just bumping the thread so people remember! a week from today...

does Danbury use the CPAT for the physical?

totally beyond ridiculousness... this is why firehouses can't be friendly and leave the apparatus bay doors open so that tiny taxpayers can see the big trucks... cuz their teenage siblings have been known to steal radios... hopefully if this numb-skull has a portable, the battery will die soon...

=P~ 127' Aerial!! =P~

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Is the Port Chester tower (Prospect Street) up and running? If so what is the Frequency? A PCFD member told me last night that some condo owners who look out on the tower site are not happy about it... but there are already enormous water tanks out their windows! People want top-notch public safety, but they want it to be virtually invisible until their house is on fire or being robbed... ](*,)

Thanks stench, lucky and chief for the info... anyone have the PC and Wingfoot frequencies?

I worked about 2 blocks away from the E37/L26/D5 house for 4 years, and they are a busy bunch... Also, instead of a boring old tennis ball on the end of their stick, they have a Stimpy (as in Ren &) doll! And to all my fellow Yankees fans- these guys have the honor of protecting Fenway Park. It would appear that they will be running this show in the same time slot as Rescue Me... Discovery Channel’s new one-hour weekly series FIREHOUSE USA: BOSTON provides an engrossing look at a close-knit company of firefighters in one of the country’s great historical hubs, as they live, play and work together, responding to both life-threatening emergencies and common catastrophes. The weekly series will premiere on Tuesday, July 26 in primetime (exact time TBD), and air on subsequent Tuesdays. Discovery will feature a “sneak peek” of FIREHOUSE USA: BOSTON on Tuesday, June 14 from 10-11 PM (ET/PT).

if 2570 members show up, i will eat my turnout gear (ketchup allowed)

any and all are welcome!

Conan, no question. He should be on in an earlier slot.

I'm thinking busiest ambulance is 30-A-1 or 2 As far as buses that are dispatched by 60, that is...

For the long hydrant stretch, E191 carries 1200 feet of 5" Rubber LDH w/ Storz connectors... It is a pain in the rear to reload all that after you've just had a job... (Yes, I am in the truck company and I have had to reload all of it!)

8-[ IN NO WAY did I mean that we should do a Career vs. Volly thread... I meant that when you compare responses, apparatus inventory, etc. you need to separate them because the numbers in Westchester are mostly different. Clearly there are a few all-paid dept's that don't do as many calls as some combo/all-volly dept's... I think you get the idea... Lets not let this turn in to a p*ssing match between the paid and volunteer members of this website!

I'm thinking this may be another case where we need to differentiate between all-paid dept's and volunteer/combo dept's... I mean, Port Chester/Rye Brook has a large department (8 Engines, Rear-mount Ladder, Tower Ladder, Tillered Ladder, Rescue, Utility...) but doesn't compare to WP/NewRo/Yonkers...

Date: 6/16/05 Time: 2012 Location: Westchester County Airport Frequency: 46.260 Units Assigned: Port Chester FD (E59, E60, E64, R40, TL2) Armonk FD and EMS, Purchase FD Description Of Incident: Incoming private aircraft in distress. Writers: 242steve, unleashedff248 The following units responded between 2015 and 2027. Cars: 2391, 2392, 2393, 2022, 2415, County 2 Engines: 59, 60, 64, 240, 286 Tower Ladders: 2, 53 Rescues: 30, 40 EMS: 51B2 2027: Airport 11 reporting aircraft landed without incident 2028: All units going 10-8 Note: There was an unconfirmed report that the incoming jet had a cargo door open. At least two members of EMTBravo heard a high pitched noise as the aircraft made its final approach.

Excellent points! The area a bucket can reach is referred to as the "scrub zone", I believe... If you look back to March 18, 2005- Rye had a working fire where the Truck (100' Rearmount) backed in to the house. The aerial wasn't needed, but it was good thinking by the driver, since the house was set back a bit and had a high roof. Has anyone seen Verplanck's Bronto tower in action? That thing must have a versatile reach when placed at a corner.

8-[ All that money, and they still won't be able to listen to Stern after this year...

I totally agree with engine235 (a.k.a. Shake-zula tha mike-rula) I will never forget one of my basic FF classes- The instructor drew a diagram of a typical residential structure. Labeled all the exposures, showed the street, hydrants, some trees, even drew a puff of smoke coming from a window... He then asked us "what else will you find when you arrive first due at this scene". A classmate who happened to be an EMT knew exactly what he meant, took the dry-erase marker, and drew a police car right in front of the hydrant and another in front of the house. And remember, engines can add a length of hose, but your aerial device can only reach to its maximum length! As can be heard on the radios when certain Ladder drivers are following an engine to a structure fire... "Leave room for the truck!"

For those of you who follow the Communications boards, you will be interested to know that Rye having tillered rigs in the past was directly tied to them self-dispatching. Up until 2001, the Ladder driver (paid man) would act as dispatcher until a tillerman (volunteer) showed up, at which point the phones would be turned over to county. If no tillerman showed up (like when the alarm company called back right away to report workmen, malfunction, etc.) then the Ladder driver would finish out the call in the office. Once the rear-mount ladder was purchased, the Ladder driver still dispatched the alarm, but if it was a full assignment then he would immediately turn over the phones to 60. Which brings us to today and being fully dispatched by 60. And another side note, 21Truck mentioned Boston streets- I drove a Ford F350 with a 10' flatbed and a 8-1/2' Plow blade in Boston and THAT had a hard time negotiating some turns, so more power to the BFD for not taking out every car thats parked on a corner.