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Yes their supposed to be. The pic is a few days old so I believe they are back on now. Last I heard 45 was due back in CT for lettering yesterday.

Wasn't an active shooter.  Sadly this may have been a case of mistaken identity because the FF were apparently shot while trying to force entry during a service call to "check on the welfare" of the resident.  The "suspect" did not fire on anyone after the initial shooting and is cooperating with authorities now.

Sounds a lot like the case a few months ago where a FF was shot by someone on a medical call when the resident "woke up" and found a "stranger" in his home. 
 
Very sad.  RIP and godspeed!

Date: 4-16-16
Time: 16:16hrs
Location:  Hudson River, just north of the JFK Marina
District: Yonkers
Battalion: (Yonkers) 1 (Westchester) 18
Weather: 62F, clear
Units: Yonkers FD     Engine 308, Battalion 1
          Yonkers PD     Patrol, ESU
          Empress EMS  ALS Ambulance, BLS Ambulance, Medic Supervisor
          Irvington FD    Rescue 49, Marine 4, Car 2202
          Tarrytown FD  Marine 5, Car 2461, Car 2462
          WCPD             (SOD) Marine 2, ESU, Aviation
Writer:  x635

Description: Person in the water, in distress
 
16:18  Engine 308 reporting kayaker in distress, on shore with wife, difficult visual from shore of JFK Marina
 
16:22  Engine 308 reporting kayaker has life vest on per wife, is floating in the water
 
16:26  Yonkers FD Battalion 1 reporting subject is about 300 yards off shore, current is flowing north, subject is now further north of JFK Marina, floating in life preserver alongside boat
 
16:32 All separate agencies, IC's, and Dispatch Centers trying to determine and figure out interoperability frequency.
 
16:33 Yonkers Battalion 1 reporting good Samaritans going out in a rowboat.
 
16:39 Westchester County PD Marine 2 in the area
 
16:40 Yonkers Battalion 1 reporting subject is out of the water. Best access for ambulance is via the same path ESU took aside railroad tracks to boat club.
 
 

Yes, you read the title right. How do I not remember this episode?
 

Here's a couple of pics of Westchester Airport firefighters doing some night training. The first is Airport 7 in a low attack setting, the second is a few of the firefighters doing some handline training (with a probie on the knob).  The photos were taken by duty supervisor Peter Garber.

The dawg's still got a lot of bark n bite in her!! Can't wait to see it finished

Enclosing the cab would involve moving the turntable back about 3 feet which means re chassis-ing the rig.  It also means the rig wouldn't fit in the firehouse well enough to make the turns out of the bay. For our circumstances the refurb option was/is the best choice. This rig has plenty of life left in her, especially in our little corner of Stamford. Keeping her pretty much to her original design is actually a benefit here since she can go where no other new monster aerial can.

Just delivered today 2016 Ford Expedition SUV will be sent out for radios & some extra LED Lighting as well as lettering Unit ID  EC9  witch is Dept chief

Thank you to our EMTs and Paramedics for the work you do. In the cold of winter or the heat of summer. We all depend on the job you do.
 
I would like to give special thanks to the EMTs and Medics who saved two of my very close friends within the last two years. Both retired firefighters and both in cardiac arrest from a serious heart condition. Yes, they are alive today because of the kind of work you do.  There are countless others alive today because of you.
 
 What would we do without you. This is a small example of what you do.
 
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmMX6g6MoWU

Here's Cliffside Park's 2012 E340 Bruan Unit ID CPA1 One of 3 Braun's in thier fleet Cliffside Park EMS is staffed by full time EMT's they  sometimes run 2 crews to staff 2 buses  

Here's Cliffside Park's 2012 E340 Bruan Unit ID CPA1 One of 3 Braun's in thier fleet Cliffside Park EMS is staffed by full time EMT's they  sometimes run 2 crews to staff 2 buses  

How much did they spend on this refurb?

I like the Diamond Plate lower box!

*SPY SHOT*
Greenburgh Police*EMS
New Ambulance 79
2016 Chevrolet Express 4500/Braun Express

Photo taken today at the Town Garage, while it was getting some finishing touches. Should be in service soon.
 

 

Rear mount Aerials
Generally less room needed to set up
The stick goes up fast-this is really nice when the person is hanging out the window on arrival.  
 
Tower Ladders
Nice stable platform to work from when opening up cornices and pulling off window bars or HUD windows
Much easier to remove trapped occupants when the angle of the aerial would be extreme or you have elderly or kids
You throw all your stuff in the bucket and ride it up freshly ready to work instead of carrying saw and tools up steep climb to 75' rooftop and then having to cut
The distance between the last axle and rear of the rig make navigating them in tight urban areas nearly impossible.  
 
The single rear axle baker aerielscopes of old were probably one of the most functional firefighting apparatus ever made with their short wheelbase and amazing versatility.  
 
Tiller's deserve a mention for their ability to get into prohibitively tight places and they have a great deal of compartment and ground ladder space.  
 

 
It's funny how emergency service workers tend to get the short end of the stick (ladder pun intended).  At least with the total fleet replacement over the years they now have amazing apparatus to cover the whole city.
 
 
I'm kind of thinking that, especially with the smaller firehouses, that the midmounts will be lower profile.  And with how close houses can be in some of the neighborhoods, I guess the mid mount will have better reach for exposures.  But, I'm going to be in Rochester this weekend, so I'll see if I can find an answer!

Anyone know how many flycars this involves, and where they will be stationed?
 
Also, WEMS is in possession of two 2016 Ford Explorer SSV's. I've hear two rumors. Mount Pleasant obtained them, possibly through a grant. And Phelps purchased them for WEMS. Does anyone know which is true, IF either?
 
 

The Cornwall Ambulance Board of Directors is requesting resumes for the position of "Paramedic Division Coordinator" to oversee our paramedic upgrade process and future program. Applicants must be a NYS Paramedic that is credentialed in the Hudson Valley Region.
Applicants are asked to send resumes and questions to Michael Bigg, Vice President at mbigg01@gmail.com.
Interviews will be scheduled for May.

Yes, the former FDNY Super Pumper will be on display at the Muster

Photo floating around the internet. Apparently it's a month away from being delivered.
 

 

Washingtonville has taken delivery of their new Engine 580, a Ferrara Igniter that is pretty much a twin of 584, which was received a couple of years ago.   

What is your preference for Aerial Operations?
 
Why?
 
Aerial Ladder
 
Aerial Platform
 
Aerial Scope
 
 

I'm close friends with their immediate past chief and he said it was used to drop about 75 firefighters. Just because they still sent other rigs on an alarm does not make up for layoffs. Everyone ends up working hard. Also the union pushed hard to go back to engine and ladders, but it took a full fleet replacement 20 years to do it.

 
BUT, the Q/M had an engine respond with them for anything greater than an automatic alarm.  Now you have 10.  Working fire...add a batt. chief (1), rescue (3), and either another engine (4) or Q/M (6), and FAST (usually another engine with 4)....22 to 24.  I personally know a bunch of the Rochester firefighters, and they very much prefer the Q/M system.  It may have cut firefighters, but it met the city's needs with faster and more efficient responses to structural alarms.  It may not have been perfect for every situation, but you always had enough manpower to start an interior attack.
 
p.s.  I was born and raised in Rochester.  I'm not swayed by that fact to defend my view of the Q/M system, rather I defend the system because I've seen it work.
 
 
BUT, to get back to the topic.....I wonder why Rochester is going back to midmounts.  I would think that they can continue to have better use of rearmounts, considering downtown high-rises, the large number of rather tall apartment buildings, and the number of large buildings that are set back from the road.