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I have no idea how it works but...reputation has to play a role in it. I hear Mount Kisco FAST and Yorktown FAST get used a lot.

I once heard the DPW for my town singing "Oh Christmas Tree" over the DPW/PVAC Dispatch frequency. I have also been involved in a few calls where you pick up the PA to yell at someone outside the bus (ie: jackass who runs out in front of the bus) but by mistake pick up the county mic.

***Pleasantville Engine 260***

Nice looking rigs good luck with them. How many Paramedics does Beacon have? Are they volunteer too?

R.I.P. Never forget the fallen heroes.

Open up the Dual Talon and check the circuit board for obvious problems...loose wires. Also, may sound obvious but cycle through the patterns see if anything changes.

Nice shots. Im ASSuming this was defensive from the start?

Get well soon John. Since the moment my pager went off, you've been in my thoughts and prayers!

I arrived late with the Pleasantville Ambulance Rehab after fire was knocked down. Sorry for the poor quality, pictures were taken with my cell phone.

Colliers (sp?) mansion does not even describe it. The room next to the garage which you can not see into in the pictures was filled floor to ceiling with Star Wars collectibles.

I was supposed to take this FF2 course but I got sick!!! Glad you all had a good time. Stay safe!

Awesome looking rig. I like the stairs up to the top of the truck. Is this rescue also used for F.A.S.T.?

I am just curious to hear peoples opinions about responding to alarms. I am a member of Pleasantville FD and a mutual aid member of Potsdam FD. In Pleasantville, all gear is kept at the firehouse and when an alarm comes in we respond POV to the firehouse and man the rigs and respond to the scene on them. However, in Potsdam, all gear is kept with the member in his/her POV. When an alarm comes in, members who have been in the department for one year or longer respond directly to the scene. Members with less than a year in the department respond to the firehouse for their first year. Potsdam FD employs 4 paid drivers, one of which is at the firehouse at all times. When an alarm comes in the paid driver rolls out on one of their engines (E49). This engine arrives on scene and acts as an equipment truck as well as establishing command. I am just curious to hear what people think about the two different response types. Pro? Cons?

Nice looking shots.

Nice shots! What a shame to happen on Christmas Eve.

I just wanted to hear what people think about an issue that was brought to my attention. There is a police officer that also is a volunteer EMT. During the day when his VAC tones out a few times for an EMT, he drives in his patrol car to the VAC and takes the call as an EMT while on PD time. I understand that the argument can be made that he is preserving life but I also understand that he is leaving the town he works for down a police officer. Thoughts?

Great find. Thanks for sharing!

I agree. I am not complaining about it, I just wanted to hear opinions and whether this happens frequently.

Y do they call it lobster sauce when there is no lobster in it?

I personally do not see it as much of an issue if all parties are aware of the situation. I just wanted to hear other peoples opinions.

It is not the same issue. If a town goes down a police officer it is quite different than highway being down a person. Also fire calls take significantly less time than ambulance calls.

I actually got pulled over yesterday by a Mount Pleasant cop. He pulled me over for have two many green lights. All I have is a single talon in the windshield and two TIR3's in the grille. So moral of the story, cops are watching. Also, as far as good cheap lighting, Prestige Emergency Lights is very good. They sell a dual dash and a quad stick for $72 bucks which is very cheap. They offer split colors and solid colors. I have two blue/clear dash lights from them they are very good low profile lights. However, for your Prius, hide always LEDs are good if you do not mind drilling into your new lights. Otherwise a single light such as an Whelen Avenger will do just fine!

What happened to the burnt toast calls in the morning!?! Looks like a great job by all involved!

Nice looking trucks. Too many pointless lights for my taste. Also why is the siren mounted up top? Not very safe.

It all depends on the discipline of the members. If people are used to doing this, it runs quite smoothly. But if there is not enough discipline or understanding the nit will be a clusterfuck.