Car2342

How much?

Get well soon Chief.

Maybe I'll throw one out there... This seems fun. Any guesses? Department and location?

Montrose, on Albany Post across from the new firehouse.

I know that Westchester Community College was mentioned on the board for offering an accelerated class, take a look at this

http://webserver.ouboces.org/CTE/News/10_11news/2011_CTE_FFIcourse.cfm

They also apparently have their own engine.

This is in addition to certifications in:

ICS-100

Confined Space Awarenss and Safety

Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness

HAZMAT First Responder Ops

Scene Support Operations

http://ouboces.org/CTE/CareerAcademies/firescience.cfm

Sounds like a great opportunity for the High School students in Orange County. As a Physical Education teacher in Peekskill, I taught a similar course for Peekskill students as an alternative to the regular Physical Education program. Program was very successful and helped fill the ranks of the Volunteers unntil the program was cancelled due to funding.

This is a good start but it really didn't help much. There were 23 spots in the class and 17 Departments had students enrolled. We had one student in but had others that needed the class who begin college in September. Hopefully next year they will be able to accommodate more students.

At least they are not hybrids. Plus it may be a few too many cars but many of the roads up there are not as wide and have more twists and turns, so safety probably came into mind when authorizing those purchases.

I wouldn't get hung up on the gas prices, I'd rather pay for the gas then have those guys risk their lives in a hybrid or waste mine and their money with the crappy "flex fuel" alternative.

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.