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Because there is nothing hybrid or more fuel efficient out there that is designed to be a police vehicle. Yes the NYPD uses Altimas, Volts, Fusions, and Priuses but patrolling in NYC is more different then other places and they have the money to buy them. Not to mention all the support is needed for those vehicles like maintenance, where you're going to fuel it, etc. Stick with the police packages.

Like what, a Prius? What are they going to use that can still carry their gear, prisoners, pursue bad guys, and not give the officer clausterphobia?

Date: 05/13/2012
Time: 05:45 PM
Location: 88 Emmett St., Schenectady, NY
Frequency: Schenectady Fire Department(County Ch. 16) 460.600Mhz
Units Operating: E1, E2, E3, E11, T1, T2, C19, C20, C22, HAZMAT 1, HAZMAT 2, R1, Scotia E201, Niskayuna FD1, Carmen R134, Mohawk Ambulance Service, Schenectady PD
Weather Conditions: Partly Cloudy, Moderate Temperatures, no wind.
Description Of Incident: Two story stone facade building in the shape of a Tee. Fire originated towards the center of the house and quickly spread to either end. All residence were reported out and safe. Crews intially made an interior attack but quickly withdrew and put on the defensive. Two ladder pipes were employed and was able to knock down the bulk of the fire through the partially collapsed roof. Smoke was heavy at first moving swiftly through the neighborhood but quickly supsided when the bulk of the fire was extinguished. One firefighter was treated by Ambulance service and transported to the local hospital for treatment. Carmen Fire Department was dispatched to the scene to establish a Rehab station for the working firefighters. Units still on scene and cause of the fire is still unknown at this time.
Reporters: Andrew Witkowski

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Date: 05/12/2012
Time: 11:00 PM
Location: Intersection of Sheridan Ave and S Swan St.
Frequency: City of Albany Public Safety 800Mhz
Units Operating: Engines 1, 2, 5, and 7. Ladders 1, 2, 3, and 4. Most command, staff, and investigations cars. Department Mechanic. Mohawk Ambulance Service. Albany Police.
Weather Conditions: Clear, no wind, moderate temperatures.
Description Of Incident: Fire began in the house at the corner of Sheridan Ave and S Swan St. and quickly spread to the adjacent 4 or 5 houses. No victims were inside at the time and crews started an interior attack. Soon the evacuation call was given and crews began setting up Ladder Pipes and Master Streams. No wind and slight humid air caused smoke to settle in the area causing a visibility of no more then 5-6 feet. Power and gas was secured quickly by National Grid, and the hanging power lines made maneuvering ladder pipes difficult. Throughout the fire their were collapse issues and sounds of walls and roofs collapsing was a common thing, proper collapse zones and precautions were taken to insure firefighter safety in the case of a fall towards the men and women. Halfway through the operation two Firefighters were treated for various problems and one was transported ALS and the other BLS to Albany Medical Center Hospital, both are reportedly in good health at this time. At around 3:00 AM smoke started clearing and bulk of fire was appearing to be knocked down and reports of fire being under control ensued. To this time fire is still being extinguished and collapse is still an issue. Investigating this fire will be difficult due to the structural integrity of the building and most likely will have to be demolished for safety reasons. In all a total of 4-5 homes were involved in the blaze and are now considered unlivable. The fire is at the Four Hour mark and fatigue is starting to set into the firefighters and quotes of having fun turn into "I'm too old for this." The department mechanic is on scene filling trucks with fuel as needed and making sure there is no problems with the equipment. Thankfully this fire didn't have any broken or dry hydrants as is many the case of recent fires around the area.
Reporters: Andrew Witkowski

Wow, Albany sure looked like they had their hands full!

Man, I don't know if I have ever seen an Opticom in the bucket before.. Great pics as usual Kyle.

Hey guys. We finally got our new med truck back from striping. New design if anyone has seen the other truck pics I've posted. 2012 Expedition all Whelen Lighting.

Even more reassuring is that the trooper acted on it.

Massachusetts State Police is testing the new Explorer and Taurus already. Been seeing a lot of departments in the MidWest and South getting them.

There's a new show on The Weather Channel about the iron workers in NYC. Each episode is 30 minutes, and focuses on the challenges that crew of Iron Workers are faced with repairing a bridge in NYC, and building an arena in Brooklyn. Figured some members may be interested in watching these guys who helped build NYC.
I've just watched the first episode, and give these guys a lot of respect. It's a tough job.
http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/braving-the-elements
I'm sure it will repeat numerous times. Check your local listings.
Here's the Daily News review:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/weather-channel-series-iron-men-workers-build-city-article-1.1073885?localLinksEnabled=false

All the above:
Fire Department to build & configure a lifting system
EMS to evaluate the patient
Police Department to keep the bystanders back that are gawking over a person that fell
and
Acme Crane Service for the ones that need it.

Ex-FDNY Ladder 44 now used by a tree company in New Hampshire...

How dare they? Did anyone check them for "fireproof vests"? Wonder what the NYPD PBA has to say about this? "Who was guarding the hen house while they were playing firemen?"
Sarcasm off! Job well done men.

I invite you to check out the Elightbars Forums, they answer and debate these questions all the time. Since they are ususlly misused, they don't do much purpose, IMO. But they do look cool!

I looked and found this old Mount Prospect police car. Cigarette lighter seems to be broken though.........

One thing to remember. Mileage on PD cars can be misleading. You have to include that those are often hard miles. Especially on highway and inner-city units. Also, figure most cars idle 25x as long as your average passenger car (if not more). So not as many miles, but hundreds of hours more worth of usage.