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No it is truly about time the Airlines in the USA are doing this. For the most part the the Airlines in Europe do this granted it is very expensive, but you will be flying a $100 Million Aircraft. JetBlue Airways spends about $85 Million without the engines yes I said without the engines, the engines are Pratt and Whitney's and each engine costs about $10 Million. JetBlue is regulated through the FAA, IATA, and ICAO. I highly doubt any one of these 3 organizations would allow JetBlue to do this if it wasn't Safe. Besides it will take them 4 years to get there according to the article anyway, and the FAA states that a Pilot needs a minimum of 1500 hours to become an Airline Transport Pilot which is an additional License that must be obtained prior to becoming a First Officer for a Major Airline like JetBlue Airways.
 
Source I'm a former JetBlue Airways Crewmember. Yes my numbers a accurate because those numbers came from one of the Vice Presidents of Airline Operations.  

No it is truly about time the Airlines in the USA are doing this. For the most part the the Airlines in Europe do this granted it is very expensive, but you will be flying a $100 Million Aircraft. JetBlue Airways spends about $85 Million without the engines yes I said without the engines, the engines are Pratt and Whitney's and each engine costs about $10 Million. JetBlue is regulated through the FAA, IATA, and ICAO. I highly doubt any one of these 3 organizations would allow JetBlue to do this if it wasn't Safe. Besides it will take them 4 years to get there according to the article anyway, and the FAA states that a Pilot needs a minimum of 1500 hours to become an Airline Transport Pilot which is an additional License that must be obtained prior to becoming a First Officer for a Major Airline like JetBlue Airways.
 
Source I'm a former JetBlue Airways Crewmember. Yes my numbers a accurate because those numbers came from one of the Vice Presidents of Airline Operations.  

No it is truly about time the Airlines in the USA are doing this. For the most part the the Airlines in Europe do this granted it is very expensive, but you will be flying a $100 Million Aircraft. JetBlue Airways spends about $85 Million without the engines yes I said without the engines, the engines are Pratt and Whitney's and each engine costs about $10 Million. JetBlue is regulated through the FAA, IATA, and ICAO. I highly doubt any one of these 3 organizations would allow JetBlue to do this if it wasn't Safe. Besides it will take them 4 years to get there according to the article anyway, and the FAA states that a Pilot needs a minimum of 1500 hours to become an Airline Transport Pilot which is an additional License that must be obtained prior to becoming a First Officer for a Major Airline like JetBlue Airways.
 
Source I'm a former JetBlue Airways Crewmember. Yes my numbers a accurate because those numbers came from one of the Vice Presidents of Airline Operations.  

37 Medic One was the 24/7 Medic Fly-Car that came out of Mount Pleasant Police Department during each shift change. Medic one was typically posted at Valhalla Ambulance Corps for there tours.
37 Medic Two was only a 12 hour Fly-Car from (0700-1900) That came out of Transcare White Plains the Fly-Car would be picked up and dropped off at the White Plains Fire House on Ferris Avenue. 

You could contact Valhalla Volunteer Ambulance Corps. They have one coming up in September. Irvington EMS has a very good program I know from Experience good pass rate as long as you study.

I know that I never met you Lenny, but from what everyone has said about you seemed like a truly great guy. I'm sure that the FDNY EMS Station 7 world will not be the same with out you. I know just like everyone else here, that you are going to be missed by not only the people that knew you, but also the people that you have inspired and saved over the years. We all know that you are not with us anymore, but you will forever be in our hearts. May god be with you always, and may you rest in eternal life. John 3:16 " For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life". Rest In Peace fallen brother 5-5-5-5 has be rang out for you. To all your friend's and family my sincere condolences. Corinthians 5:1 "For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens".

I know that I never met you Lenny, but from what everyone has said about you seemed like a truly great guy. I'm sure that the FDNY EMS Station 7 world will not be the same with out you. I know just like everyone else here, that you are going to be missed by not only the people that knew you, but also the people that you have inspired and saved over the years. We all know that you are not with us anymore, but you will forever be in our hearts. May god be with you always, and may you rest in eternal life. John 3:16 " For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life". Rest In Peace fallen brother 5-5-5-5 has be rang out for you. To all your friend's and family my sincere condolences. Corinthians 5:1 "For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens".

I know that I never met you Lenny, but from what everyone has said about you seemed like a truly great guy. I'm sure that the FDNY EMS Station 7 world will not be the same with out you. I know just like everyone else here, that you are going to be missed by not only the people that knew you, but also the people that you have inspired and saved over the years. We all know that you are not with us anymore, but you will forever be in our hearts. May god be with you always, and may you rest in eternal life. John 3:16 " For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life". Rest In Peace fallen brother 5-5-5-5 has be rang out for you. To all your friend's and family my sincere condolences. Corinthians 5:1 "For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens".

I know that I never met you Lenny, but from what everyone has said about you seemed like a truly great guy. I'm sure that the FDNY EMS Station 7 world will not be the same with out you. I know just like everyone else here, that you are going to be missed by not only the people that knew you, but also the people that you have inspired and saved over the years. We all know that you are not with us anymore, but you will forever be in our hearts. May god be with you always, and may you rest in eternal life. John 3:16 " For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life". Rest In Peace fallen brother 5-5-5-5 has be rang out for you. To all your friend's and family my sincere condolences. Corinthians 5:1 "For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens".

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/28/supreme-court-upholds-individual-mandate-obamacare-survives/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/us/supreme-court-lets-health-law-largely-stand.html?_r=1&hp

This seems like an obvious one to me, but apparently it needs to be said...
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/CodesStandards/SCBA_Alert_070212.pdf
Exposure to high temperature environments, which
firefighters can encounter during fires they are
attempting to extinguish, can result in the thermal
degradation or melting of a Self- Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA) facepiece lens, resulting in
elimination of the protection meant for the user’s
respiratory system and exposing the user to products
of combustion and super heated air.

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/07/11/metro-north-to-test-smartphone-based-paperless-tickets/
Looks like MetroNorth is leading the way with the latest ticketing innovation. Anyone that has tried to purchase a peak ticket at a busy station while rushing to catch a train can attest to the pains of waiting for someone to try and force some crusty bottom of your shoe bill into a machine while you frantically wait. I'm looking forward to this.

Transit already has 'em
http://communitym.com/article_images/police%20at%20subway%20stop.jpg

PEMO3 how long have you been out of NYC? Since I got on on '06 we've been doing field pronouncements. Pissed off 6'3" 220lb brother screaming you'd better save his life = transport no matter how cold and dead his brother was. I've had very few families get upset and the few that did actually thanked us after calmly explaining what we did, what the hospital would have done, and what they can now do. I am a huge advocate for field termination and that's before you start considering the risks to the crews carry the pt and transporting to the ER. Public places, businesses, or volatile situations get transported. Otherwise we clean up as best we can, inform the family, and leave with PD. You don't need training, just compassion and common sense.
For any doubting the benefits of working arrests in the field, look at the horrible CPR thats performed during packaging and transport. They've already been down for however long it took you to be notified and respond. Add the time you spend for just the initial interventions and medications. In NYC, the average best case scenario for in home cardiac arrest without bystander CPR is 6 to 8 minutes from arrest to first responder. Another 12 to 18 for first round of ALS interventions. Interrupting quality CPR at this point just to get to an ER that will essentially push the same drugs you would isn't helping the patient. Stay, give it your best effort, and ensure quality CPR.

Why does it matter aside from maybe helping figure out what is wrong with the patient? Forget about how its just wrong to treat someone differently based upon a medical condition, what if they don't know they're carrying some disease. Everyone gets treated the same unless I suspect an infection requiring droplet precautions.
Moderator note: This was the very last post made by Lenny, before he left us for keeps. RIP.

My Father's car caught fire on Westchester Ave. in Harrison. From what he told me he heard a weird noise when he put his foot on the gas. When he got off the Westchester Avenue exit said that he lost his brakes, and after he lost them Black/Blue smoke was pouring out the the A/C Vents. Then he said he saw the paint on the hood bubbling, and he pumped his brakes enough to somewhat slow down. He started to slow down and put the car in park the car started jerking and he jumped out. After he got out the car blew up not once but twice. There were flames shooting out from everywhere, examples: under the car, from the wheel wells, all the windows, including rear window and windshield. He then went into the middle of Westchester Ave. to try to stop some car to call 911. He doesn't have a Cell Phone, and nice man pulled over to call 911.

Court documents released last week stated that the FDNY would open their firefighter test for filing on July 5th 2011. The vulcans insisted that a test fee of $54 was way too much so the filing date is postponed a week. Look for the filing period to open next week for FDNY firefighter unless there is another court delay. Exam 6019 from 2007 is still alive and waiting for the appeals process but it is highly unlikely they will ever use it. If you took exam 6019 from 2007 and are now too old to take this exam (max 29 years old) you can still take it up to age 35. Goodluck, 20 houses are staying open, they keep losing guys to retirement every day, and haven't hired since 2008.

That is intresting. This is the first time I have seen a ladder used at a brush fire. Great shots!!!
Thomas