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Where is the Journal News going ?
HOPEFULLY OUT OF BUISNESS FOR GOOD !!!!!

If you are concerned about wasting gas, I am sure that Mohegan is saving money by running the SUV's on the EMS calls. Last time I checked they were getting better gas mileage than an apparatus. Also with a 40 plus square mile district, they are saving a lot of miles on the front line apparatus.

Waste of money

Its ok, I prefer the Mack granite.

And how is this any different from domestic spending?

How many people did all 105 , and only needed to do 1-60?

How many people did all 105 , and only needed to do 1-60?

Mexico is a mess. So is our border. Its amazing how this Admin continues to turn its back on the issues at hand.

Mexico is a mess. So is our border. Its amazing how this Admin continues to turn its back on the issues at hand.

He was probably on scene. Im pretty sure he vollies at his school in addition to pville.

He was probably on scene. Im pretty sure he vollies at his school in addition to pville.

Looks like a tough one to fight with all the snow on the ground, more so with water issues,its a damn shame. Nice shots! glad to see some from you again!

This seems to be a very positive and progressive step for Middletown. Hopefully, those who are making the hiring decisions will consider hiring an "outsider" who is truly qualified and not afraid to shake things up and make change where needed...and no.... I'm not interested...

No, the new FDNY ladders are being built by Ferrara. Just 'cause FDNY has them, doesn't mean they're good.
That said, I've never heard a fireman (from anywhere who spends a lot of time with their rig) have non-stop GLOWING reviews of it. I'm certain Seagrave totes the fact the NYC buys their engines and I'm certain that this has influenced the purchase of apparatus around the country. Well....I work in a company (like most in NYC) with a Seagrave and it's a piece of s#%t. It's several years from replacement and it has rust you can put your finger through. It rides like it has no suspension and it accelerates as if it has a lawn-mower engine. I've talked to guys who work in company's with Ferrara engines, they hate them too. You can't please anyone and no one builds a perfect rig.

Wrong way drivers should have their license revoked for 1 year. after the year is up, they should be subject to another road test.

You gotta be real idiot to put those on your own car..........Let alone the volly chief vehicle.............Throw him out of the volly company, just for being an idiot!!!!! I'm sure they have more "Qualified" people to take over the chief's position!

I am increasingly disgusted with the way the media is portraying this guy as the victim in this case. The victims are the cops who were involved, end of story.
As for these so called " minority law enforcement groups" who are so concerned with this case, the majority of them are corrections officers who have no clue what it's like to be a street cop. They should be embarassed to have held that press conference and said the anti cop things that they said. It's funny how they come out of the wood work when a cop shoots someone but when gang members are killing each other and people are getting robbed, beaten, raped, burglarized and shot each and every day, they say nothing. These jerks are opportunists and nothing more. Everyone ran to back up this guys family and his friends version of what happened and now that his BAC is back at a .13 everyone is quieting down a bit. It kind of reminds me of the tawana brawley case all those years ago... everyone ran to her defense and just like the witnesses in this case, she was a LIAR.
I pray that our brothers are doing well as they try to come to terms with the actions that they were forced to take. These cops made the right decisions and did an outstanding job given the circumstances. Just think, you have a large crowd and an out of control drunk driver, if the officer didn't take the action he did, imagine what the outcome could have been if the car sped into the crowd. This cop not only did the right thing, he is a hero in my book.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20101022/NEWS02/10220381/Police-chief--Aid-rendered-to-wounded-Pace-students-in-3-minutes--students--lawyer-repeats-brutality-allegations

Donation sent!

its just a show my dude, just a show.

Ha! i have no desire to do this for a living, i'm in the marketing field...thanks.
i am a vollie bacuase i do it for the sole fact that someone has to do it...but the ambulances that take 10, 15, 20, 30, or 45 minutes to just GET OUT THE DOOR are pathetic!!
how do i propose this tax increase to invest in our own health and the well being of our families, friends and homes...baby steps. one department at a time. Yes we are in a recession, but if you know anything about investing - you buy into it when it looks bad. Tell me why it takes 100 vollie firefighters to put out a fire when it takes usually 25-30 paid guys to do the same? Why do you think this is? seriously, i'd like someone to elaborate on this - if both paid and vollie FF's have a job to do why then can only the paid guys do it effectively and efficently?
the vollie world pisses so much money away it's friggin disgusting!
how about vollies trim the fat off their budgets and actually get some respectable volunteers who are well trained and actually physically fit to do the job.
i can't stand when i'm at a fire scene and i gotta take an overweight out of shape 55 year old firefighter to the hospital because he can't breathe or has chest pains...and asks to smoke a cigg before we load him in the ambulance!
The vollie system is not good, plain and simple. There are better systems out there, but vollies are too damn stubborn, egotistical or just plain dumb to learn and implment a new system. Thats why we need to get rid of them and get better educated and better trained and experianced people...not just the people that happen to see a banner hanging in the streets (no pun to the original poster, few good guys come from this, i hope you would be one of them)

Get rid of the Vollie systems all together...EMS should be run by hospitals and FD/PD's should be run by the municipalities - whether local, county or state is another topic though.
I am a vollie and i can't stand vollies or the vollie system, it only exists to fail, not to mention vollies are NOT true volunteers anymore - they are PAID labor. They get paid with little pensions, stipens and beer. Not to mention they're fat and out of shape drunks. it's very sad to see what a good concept of Americana has become. I am a Vollie that is 100% pro Paid guys - they really are simply put - BETTER.

Right... OK so why are you not volunteering in your town? Maybe you should move if you want to volunteer in one of these communities. It is also a pointless rant and really people have bigger issues on this site then some kid who cant get in a volly department. Make the step up to the paid department.

This is where 95% of the population gets it wrong. HID's only blind the hell out of people when they are installed wrong and/or are not installed into a projector housing.
The apparatus above has a nice projector setup.