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I just want someone to show up. I don't care if they have a union card or not.  But, every municipality has an obligation to ensure that emergency requests are answered, quickly and competently.
If you can do it with a volunteer department, fine.  If you can't, adjust your budgets and tax mil rates accordingly.  

I just want someone to show up. I don't care if they have a union card or not.  But, every municipality has an obligation to ensure that emergency requests are answered, quickly and competently.
If you can do it with a volunteer department, fine.  If you can't, adjust your budgets and tax mil rates accordingly.  

I just want someone to show up. I don't care if they have a union card or not.  But, every municipality has an obligation to ensure that emergency requests are answered, quickly and competently.
If you can do it with a volunteer department, fine.  If you can't, adjust your budgets and tax mil rates accordingly.  

Date: 5-27-16
Time: 11:22hrs
Location: I-87 (New York State Thruway) Southbound @ Exit 7A
District: Ardsley
Battalion: 14
Channel: Fire 14
Weather: 70F, overcast
Units: Ardsley FD                Engine 164, Engine 165, Car 2012 (IC)
          Dobbs Ferry FD        Engine 48, Car 2093 (Standby in own quarters)
          Ardsley VAC              50-B-1
          Elmsford FD EMS      58-B-1
          Dobbs Ferry VAC       56-B-1
          Greenburgh ALS        Car 75 (59-M-4), Car 70 (EMS Supervisor 59-M-1)
           NYSP                       
          WCDES                     Car 4
Writer:  x635

Description: Units operating at an MVA w/ injuries when Ardsley Engine 165 was struck. Confirmed pin of passenger that was in vehicle that struck rig. 2 additional ambulances requested.
 
12:08 Greenburgh EMS Supervisor Car 70 reporting 2 BLS, 1 ALS to Westchester Medical Center, all EMS units clear of the scene
 
12:59 Car 2012 reporting units clear of the scene, turned over to Car 2011 who is awaiting the tow for Engine 165
 
13:30 Car 2011 reporting all units clear of the scene
 

Date: 05-26-2016
Time:14:26 Hrs
Location: 81 Higgins Trail (Mt. Lodge Park)
District: Salisbury Mills Fire Dist.
Battalion: Orange County 5th Battalion
Channel:
Weather:
Units: Salisbury Mills FD (Salisbury Mills Fire Co.  Mt. Lodge Fire Co.)  Washingtonville FD,  Monroe FD (FAST), Chester FD, South Blooming Grove FD, Blooming Grove Medic & EMS, Blooming Grove Town Police
Writer:  Ace84

Description: 
1426hrs  Blooming Grove Police on scene with a working house fire
1430hrs 39-1 on scene with a 30 x 30 type 5 with heavy fire
1432hrs  39-1 second alarm of fire

I wish that the article had gone into more specificity regarding the $72M operating budget.  Somebody's making some serious money off this tragedy.

I wish that the article had gone into more specificity regarding the $72M operating budget.  Somebody's making some serious money off this tragedy.

Just to report on what I have been told. It seems from many New Yorkers they feel this Museum should be FREE for all to see.  Our Country already paid a very heavy price and just as places like Arlington Cemetary, we, the people of this country should NOT have to pay to visit the history of how America suffered on that tragic day.
 
It was also reported to me that the top administrators of this 9/11 Museum are making large profits from this project.
 
After hearing of this, I, along with several friends decided not to visit.
 
Perhaps that is the main reason why New Yorkers are NOT visiting this museum, while outsiders are. Perhaps those New Yorkers know more than anyone else what a high price that was paid on that terrible day. Perhaps New Yorkers are fully aware of some of the salaries involved in this while outsiders are not.
 
 Take it as you may. You decide for yourself.

Lets look at this another way, from an EMT/Paramedic viewpoint.  I'll keep round numbers.  Lets try to see what the total time was. Dispatch to scene, 8 minutes. On scene evaluation and packaging, 15 minutes, transport to hospital, 15 minutes, discharge of patient and preparation for in service, 15 minutes.  Lets give it all 1 hour.  $2000 for one hour of service, one call.  So if that unit does just 8 calls in an eight hour shift are they billing a minimum of $16,000.  How much did the crew earn for that shift?  Anybody got a problem with that.  
 
Take it one step further.  If that one unit responds to just eight calls each day, every day for a year, that amounts to $5.8M per year.  How much does the crew earn annually?
 
On a personal note, I was bitten by a spider a while back and as it was swelling someone suggested it might be a brown recluse bite and I should go to the ER. I took myself. After waiting about an hour I made it to an exam room for another half hour and finally saw someone, don't know if it was a DR or RN, looked at the bite, couldn't confirm what type bite, I left 15 minutes later with a prescription and a $1500 bill. No insurance, I self pay.
 
Last year I needed a laceration attended to. Took myself to a walk in clinic. Waited 15 minutes, was taken to an exam room, had the laceration cleaned, 5 stitches, by a DR, prescriptions and out the door in about an hour, $125. No insurance, I self pay.
 
Our health care system is a mess.  
 
 
 
 

Date: 5-21-16
Time: 17:33hrs
Location: 16 Glen Park Rd C/S Anderson Hill Rd & Century Ridge Rd
District:  West Harrison
Battalion: 19 (Battalion 15 covering)
Channel: Fire 19, Fireground 8
Weather: 62F, cloudy
Units: Purchase FD           Engine 238, Engine 240, Car 2411, Car 2412
          West Harrison FD    Engine 265, Utility 25, Car 2501, Car 2502
          Valhalla FD              Rescue 9, Car 2481 (FAST)
          Port Chester FD       Engine 60, Ladder 31, Car 2391 (Initially relocated, redirected to scene on 2nd)
          Harrison FD             Engine 10, Car 2161, Car 2163 (relocated WHFD on the 2nd alarm, redi
                                          directed to the scene at 2016hrs)
          V Of Mamaroneck   Tower Ladder 20, Car 2241 (relocated Purchase on the 2nd alarm)
                                           Engine 38 (relocate Purchase FD HQ @ 2016hrs)
          T Of Mamaroneck    Engine 37, Rescue 6, Car 2233 (redirected as FAST on the 2nd alarm)
          N White Plains FD    Engine 74, Car 2321 (Relocate Purchase FD S/C, redirected scene S/C at 2016hrs)
          Armonk FD               Engine 286 (relocate WHFD HQ @ 2016hrs)
          Larchmont FD          Rescue 1, Car 2211 (Rehab)
          Harrison EMS           61-A-3
          Valhalla VAC            82-B-3 (Rehab)
          Harrison PD
          WCDES                     Battalion 15, C&O Zone 2
Writer:  x635

Description: Dispatched as a reported structure fire, caller from the premise
 
17:36 Harrison PD reporting structure fully involved
 
17:38 Car 2502 on scene confirming structure fire, requesting Engine 238 hit the hydrant
 
17:47  Car 2502 reporting exterior operation
 
18:10  Car 2502 requesting a second alarm
 
18:14 Car 2393 advising Engine 60 to report to the rear of the structure with crew, heavy fire
 
18:17 Battalion 15 requesting one engine relocate Purchase HQ
 
18:27 Car 2502 reporting Valhalla FAST team going to work, requesting replacement FAST. Car 2233 advising redirect Engine 37 enroute, special call Rescue 6 w/ FAST Equipment
 
18:43 Battalion 15 requesting Tower Ladder 20 cover all calls in Purchase and West Harrison
 
19:27 Battalion 15 reporting Valhalla VAC transporting 1 FF to White Plains Hospital
 
20:16  Car 2502 requesting NWPFD Engine 74 and Harrison Engine 10 redirect from standby assignment to the scene. Armonk Engine requested to relocate WHFD HQ, V Of Mamaroneck to relocate one Engine to Purchase HQ
 
20:29 Car 2321 advising Engine 74 to report to the command post with tools and packs
 
21:30 Units beginning to be released from the scene
 
21:36 Car 2501 placing fire under control

 

If you are not old enough, let me educate you.  There was a time when a 'used care salesman' was the lowest form of profession.  Lower than Al Bundy, shoe salesman.  But rather than keep that title and status, the used car profession evolved into the pre-owned car profession, climbing many rungs up the professional jobs ladder and relegating Politicians to the lowest rung where they all seem perfectly content.

The City of Savannah just recently announced the formation of a motorcycle squad.  Is this becoming a trend?
 
Older of us will remember Officer Tom Carr of the Ossining Village PD who always led off the parades on his PD Harley.

 
I don't believe this puts the PC career staff back to work.......only one FF for the Rye Brook night shift that PC was contractually obligated to provide in fulfillment of the agreement between the two. 

 
Many of the older towns/villages whose departments go back over 100 years have many individual fire companies. One reason was social, however another reason was/is response. 
 
A central station is fine for a paid department whose personnel is in house, but for a volunteer department whose members must respond from various locations, having multiple stations and apparatus can reduce response time.

So who would actually respond in this apparatus?  It would obviously require a degree of specialized training. Are operators available 24/7 or are they special called to 'go get' the rotator and then respond to a scene?

 
The life or property you save may be your own.  I have needed the services of my own member departments several times.  I would hate to call and have no one answer.  How about you?  If you want to effect change, the fire department membership, directly and by extension through family and friends, can be a powerful voting block.  Used effectively it can bring about changes both in policy and politicians. 

Date: 5/9/2016
Time:1634
Location:t 6 Woodland CT
District:
Battalion:
Channel:
Weather:
Units: Hughsonville VFD Car 45-2,Car 45-3,EMS Commander45-67,Rescue 45-55,Engin 45-11,Tanker 45-31 Tanker 45-32,Tower Ladder 45-45,45-62,EMS Unity 45-32/Wappingers Falls NY. Fire Investigator. Car 68-1,Engine 68-1/New Hackensack VFD Car 52-3,Car 52-2,Tanker 52-31/Rombout VFD Rescue 62-55,Car 62-3/Fishkill VFD Car 42-1,Tower Ladder 42-45/New Hamburg VFD Car 53-1,Engine 53-13/County Fire Investigator Unit 14-59/Chelsea VFD Tanker 35-35,Car 35-1/LaGrange VFD Tanker 47-32/East Fishkill VFD Tanker 39-33/Glenham NY. VFD Tanker 43-31
State Police 2K-18,2K-19,2K-53/Mobile Life EMS 258
 
 
 
 
 
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So who would actually respond in this apparatus?  It would obviously require a degree of specialized training. Are operators available 24/7 or are they special called to 'go get' the rotator and then respond to a scene?

So who would actually respond in this apparatus?  It would obviously require a degree of specialized training. Are operators available 24/7 or are they special called to 'go get' the rotator and then respond to a scene?

So who would actually respond in this apparatus?  It would obviously require a degree of specialized training. Are operators available 24/7 or are they special called to 'go get' the rotator and then respond to a scene?

 
I am not a legal expert either, didn't play on TV or stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, however, I believe public officials are personally insulated from liability for their public decisions.
 
Regarding Gullivers, while I was active at the time, my department was not involved.  A close friend from Glenville was on scene and still remembers it as if it was yesterday as much as he would prefer to forget it.  Like a combat veteran, there are some memories best left behind.  What happened then one hopes will never happen again, but while fire codes and construction methods can minimize some dangers, as we have seen in years since, catastrophes always find a way to occur.   

 
Many of the older towns/villages whose departments go back over 100 years have many individual fire companies. One reason was social, however another reason was/is response. 
 
A central station is fine for a paid department whose personnel is in house, but for a volunteer department whose members must respond from various locations, having multiple stations and apparatus can reduce response time.

 
he life or property you save may be your own.  I have needed the services of my own member departments several times.  I would hate to call and have no one answer.  How about you?  If you want to effect change, the fire department membership, directly and by extension through family and friends, can be a powerful voting block.  Used effectively it can bring about changes both in policy and politicians. 
 
Received this via a forwarded e-mail
 
From: Mayor Paul S. Rosenberg <rbinfo@cit-e.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Subject: Rye Brook Fire Service
To: Rye Brook Blast Email <rbinfo@cit-e.net>
 
  To my Rye Brook Friends and Neighbors:   I want to bring you up as to date with a very important issue which has arisen in in the past 24 hours.  A shared fire services contract with the Village of Port Chester requires them to staff the Rye Brook firehouse with one “career” firefighter from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM daily.  In the event of a fire, they would respond together with numerous Port Chester volunteer firefighters.     Last evening, as part of its budget adoption, the Port Chester Board of Trustees voted to remove the “career” firefighters from their budget, moving to an all-volunteer fire department.  When that happened, Port Chester put all “career” firefighters on leave, including the firefighter who was staffing the Rye Brook firehouse.  At that point, we made the decision to staff the Rye Brook firehouse overnight with Rye Brook Fire Department personnel.     Despite Port Chester’s breach of contract, the Village of Rye Brook will ensure that the Rye Brook firehouse will be staffed around the clock while we consider all of our legal options.  As in the past, the Port Chester volunteers will continue to respond.   Please be assured that the safety of our residents is of paramount concern to us, and we taking every step to protect your safety.    I will continue to keep you informed as events warrant. _________________________________ Paul S. Rosenberg
Mayor, Village of Rye Brook
938 King Street
Rye Brook, New York 10573
Phone (914) 939-1121 | Fax ( (914) 939-0242| Email mayor@ryebrook.org
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
The life or property you save may be your own.  I have needed the services of my own member departments several times.  I would hate to call and have no one answer.  How about you?  If you want to effect change, the fire department membership, directly and by extension through family and friends, can be a powerful voting block.  Used effectively it can bring about changes both in policy and politicians.