markmets415

Awesome job Dan you continue to be a role model and inspiring others, thank you

Wassaic (Dutchess) 359 Calls

The Wassaic Fire Company will be hosting a MAYDAY class on Sunday January 24th @ 09:00 hours at the Wassaic Firehouse located @ 27 Firehouse Road, Wassaic, NY 12592, see the attached flyer

MAYDAY CLASS.pdf

some of the lights, console and storage areas

completed

After purchasing a 2005 Ford SUV from the J.H. Ketcham Hose Company a few years ago the Wassaic Fire District decided to purchase a new vehicle for the Chief. The Fire District purchased a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab with a standard box from Knight Automotive in Plattsburgh, NY. We decided to buy a truck to be able to transport hose from a scene, portable pumps for flooding conditions if needed and most importantly to be able to have the turnout gear stored outside of the occupant compartment. I picked it up today and shot some photos. Lighting was installed by NYCOMCO in Poughkeepsie and graphics were done by Murasso Signs also from Poughkeepise. The 2005 Ford SUV has been assigned to the Deputy Fire Chief (me). A few shots taken from the NYCOMCO shop. Lightbar is all Red, with flashing takedowns and has a rear arrow stick, four grill lights, white LEDS located in the front fog lights and rear taillight upper area of red lens, red/blue LED in the clear backup park of the rear taillight area and intersection lights mounted under the mirrors, red/blue. Console contains a Dutchess County radio, Litchfield County radio, siren and light controls, three cigarette plugs and one double USB plug, inside the cab is also a 110 plug and the GM WIFI which the Fire District plans to keep for use on scene with the laptop or smartphone.

Great shots Seth, we checked it out and it should help serve the Volvo company and their insight to help most of their employees by offering the rig to respond outside their plant is very generous indeed, some very forward thinking by the management team as the plant has employees that come from 3 states, as a fire brigade that's a nice piece to have at a nearby chief disposal even if it's just for the water

No it will have a light bar, the lights and radio install are completed, graphics up next

Nice. Hope the new one is blue.

It is actually white and will have blue striping, on the trailer headed to Wassaic.

Our new Chief truck will arrive today and be sent out for radio, lights and graphics install, I've been assigned the 2005 Ford seen above, I've detailed it up and the fire district allowed the graphics to be done over, along with rear Chevrons, yes it is still not blue but I think it looks SO SO much better then it previously did. As soon as the new truck is completed I will post some photos of that as well.

It's a great job that I've done now for 26 years with a 25 year retirement, my department has moved away from the police patrols of our 400 acre campus to a community based fire safety job, I am a certified code enforcement officer and we cover 9 counties, with the closure of most of the facilities it's a transition from being a police job to an emergency service dept. Where we can be deployed throughout the state to assist as needed in the event of disaster such as Sandy and the heavy snow fall this past winter in Buffalo. I have no complaints and I enjoy my job as a Sgt. with the agency

Nothing new, project placed on hold, new Chief vehicle should be here within a month and the fire district passed a LOSAP program in August 2014 so with us being a small company with a limited budget this has been placed on the back burner most likely to be revisited in early 2016

If you guys have room,have a small foam system would cut down use of the engines. Say 69-51 is O/S of a car accident,and the car involved catches fire, drag a line and use the foam system to extinguish the fire.

Been chatting with Firematic on concept they are putting on the demo unit they are currently building, they are placing a jockey pump so the unit can be pump and roll, we are moving towards a re chassis at this point and re-working the compartments and possibly taking off the 15W generator as all the lights be upgraded to LED and we are researching an alternate power supply to run the hydraulic pump and tools

Dover (JHK) is taking delivery of a new E-One Engine and a tanker later this year, not sure of the models but I'll get some more information.

OK the fire district is again on us to move on this project, you guys have given some great advise, it looks as though the fire district wants us to remount the current body/box on a new Ford F-550 extended cab, any input on how we make this unit a better piece looking forward please share, thanks in advance!

My bad. It's a 147" Paraliner per Lifeline's website. Didn't know they only made the E-450's for 158" and longer....good to know, thanks.

I'm just surpised it's not 4x4, and that MarkMets415 hasn't posted more photos yet.

Been real busy with work and the FD, I'll see what I can do as far as some photos, it is the 147" Paraliner Lifeline.

Photo from the Amenia Fire Company, 69-12 drafting at a recent house mutual aid house fire.

Yes it is, I am trying to get a copy of it but no luck so far

Should be a great training day, no takers? we will be using our newly purchased First Watch suits!

We will be hosting a cold water/ice rescue class at the Wassaic Firehouse on Saturday February 1, 2014 starting at 9am, class room followed by hands-on training will take place, if you would like to attend please comment below or send me a private message, the class is costing us $200 with the proceeds going to the Dutchess County Fire Museum, if you're not one of our members a minimal donation to help off set the class would be greatly appreciated.

You already know the answer to ours!

We just had a new suit demo's Saturday and the fire district approved the order for 2 of them, see the link, very very nice suit indeed, we are doing our ice rescue/cold water training on Saturday 2/1/14, if anyone wants to attend please IM here.

http://www.landfallnavigation.com/rs1000.html

link to class

https://www.facebook.com/events/227891437390363/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

Nice to see a few of the Wassaic Engine and my likeness among your choices

The Blue Beast performed well at it's first few structure fire runs, the first being a mutual aide call last Wednesday (12/18/13) to Millbrook FD to actress Bette Midler's residence for a 20'x20' maintenance building fire, the driveway was off of one of our several dirt roads we have, the driveway was over a mile long, plowed but not sanded, the beast with 4x4 made the driveway with ease, unfortunately the structure was already fully on the ground and was extinguished.

The second fire was in our own district the next morning (12/19/13) at the Pine's restaurant located on Route 22, from all accounts the CAFS worked well and the main body of fire was knocked down, the many roof overs created some issues and JHK (x129k was the vent man) assisted with opening the roof with 36-45 to get into the several voids. We have several photos of the actual fire however out of respect for the owner's of the business we decided that we would not advocate nor support the posting of their building on fire. Upon arrival there was heavy fire showing on the A and D sides of the building and several tankers were called in as the nearest usable water source was approximately one mile away at the Pawling Corporation complex where JHK Engine 36-13 set-up at a hydrant to fill the tankers.

Our tanker (69-31) and Blue Beast (69-12) on scene flowing water

We do not have a Captain of the Rescue Squad, our head of the unit is 3rd Assistant Chief in Charge of Rescue