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Rye Mayor State Of The City 2016. Wonder what this means?

It's the nice thing to do, easy and same as liking something on Facebook. Give people some credit for posts you like.

It's the nice thing to do, easy and same as liking something on Facebook. Give people some credit for posts you like.

It's the nice thing to do, easy and same as liking something on Facebook. Give people some credit for posts you like.

It's the nice thing to do, easy and same as liking something on Facebook. Give people some credit for posts you like.

I notice fewer & fewer people using the "Like This" button, now of course everyone is not going to "Like" everything but consider the contribution the person made to the topic.
As an example if a person creates an "Incident Alert" and they really take the time to put some details in the story please consider giving them some credit. I have seen some people who no longer post them because it appears no one cares.
If people post some photos of an incident and you like them let them know by hitting that "Like" button.
Good conversation started or comments you agree with in a topic give them some credit hit the button.
Just my opinion
Jim

Pelham has told their volunteers they are no longer needed. They also had a fire today and Pelham Manor was not called.

Last night, Eastchester took the manpower from Engine 31 and placed them on Tower Ladder 17 to respond to the fire scene in Mount Vernon.
Why is a department that is already understaffed, stripping an entire section of town of coverage to send to another understaffed department? I wouldn't want to live on Garth Rd and need a Tower Ladder.

If a department requests it, will it respond? What is the timeframe to get it on a scene?

Last night, Eastchester took the manpower from Engine 31 and placed them on Tower Ladder 17 to respond to the fire scene in Mount Vernon.
Why is a department that is already understaffed, stripping an entire section of town of coverage to send to another understaffed department? I wouldn't want to live on Garth Rd and need a Tower Ladder.

Last night, Eastchester took the manpower from Engine 31 and placed them on Tower Ladder 17 to respond to the fire scene in Mount Vernon.
Why is a department that is already understaffed, stripping an entire section of town of coverage to send to another understaffed department? I wouldn't want to live on Garth Rd and need a Tower Ladder.

1) The land owned by the Bedford Fire District is actually located on the corner of Old Post Road and Southbrook Rd, directly across from Greenwich Road. Not at Route 172 and Route 22.
2) Bedford is in committee to replace Engine 110, a 1987 Seagrave Engine. The members of the department and district feel that replacing the engine is what they need to better serve the community.
3) As a Chief of a neighboring department that has an excellent social and working relationship with the Bedford Fire Department I can say that the departments in our area (especially the 13th and 16th Battalions) train multiple times a year and we run through as many "Water Supply" and structural firefighting scenarios as we can plus we all run together on a regular basis.
We all know the resources the BFD has to offer. Engine 109 is the scene engine, going directly to the seat of the fire. while Engine 108 lays to or from a water source, while the mutual aid tankers nurse or set up for shuttle operations. The Chief Officers of BFD have done a great job for pre planning all of their box alarms for Greater Alarms. On any reported Structure Fire in their district, they get at a minimum of a mutual aid Ladder Company and Tanker, and as the incident envolves so do the resources called in their predetermined Greater Alarm polices.
4) In this time with all of the talks of how Fire Departments should be consolidating, sharing resources is the most economical and fairest option for the taxpayers of the Bedford Fire District and the Town of Bedford.
5) Lastly, in regards to the Pound Ridge Incident, The Chief called the resources he felt were necessary for THAT incident, and in no way was he trying to "shaft" BFD out of the mutual aid assignment.
Thanks for reading and have a great Thanksgiving!
J.Nickson
Asst. Chief BHFD

Date: 11-25-15
Time: 15:11hrs
Location: 61 Charter Circle C/S Highland Ave (Route 9)
District: Ossining (Battalion 12)
Channel: Fire 12, Fireground 3
Weather: 49F, Clear
Units: (See unit listing below rundown)
Writers/Reporters: x635, MTD7, emsfirepolice, Bugler83

Description: Fire in a 3 story occupied multiple dwelling.

15:16 PD assisting in evacuation of residents including upper floors prior to FD arrival

15:17 Car 2331 on location, 10-75

15:20 Car 2331 reporting heavy fire in the cockloft of a 60x40 3 story OMD

15:25 (approx.) Mayday for firefighter through the roof to the 2nd floor (fire room). Firefighter self-extricated with no injuries on his own.

15:27 Battalion 12 reporting fire through the roof, going to exterior ops, both Ossining Ladders in operation

15:29 Battalion 12 requesting 2nd FAST Team, Thornwood Rescue 75 assigned

15:42 EMS requested for several subjects, some possibly MOS, with smoke inhalation

15:43 Battalion 12 requesting Millwood Engine 247 redirect to the scene for manpower

15:50 Battalion 12 reporting fire knocked down, checking for extension.

16:09 Command reporting fire under control, extensive overhaul.

Units:

Ossining FD Engine 96, Engine 97, Engine 98, Engine 99, Engine 100, Engine 101 , Ladder 41, Tower Ladder 42
Car 2331 (I/C), Car 2332 (Interior Ops), Car 2334 (Roof Ops)
Croton FD Utility 14 (FAST), Tower Ladder 44 (Relocate Ossining FD HQ), Car 2083 & Car 2085 (w/ U-14), Car 2081 (w/ TL-44), 55-B-1
Briarcliff FD Rescue 37 (Cascade)
Millwood FD Engine 247, Car 2252 (Initially relocated, redirected to scene)
Thornwood FD Rescue 75, Car 2472 (Second FAST)
Sleepy Hollow FD Engine 86 (Relocate Ossining FD HQ)

Ossining VAC 74-A-1, 74-B-2, 36-M-1
Ossining PD Patrol, Patrol Supervisor
WCDES Battalion 12, C&O

**If you have any updates, additions, or corrections, please PM me**

Wonder if they are having the same problems with as Eastchester's ALF TL, which is very similar to Yonkers. But Eastchester's were compounded by leaving it outside unprotected for a couple of years while the firehouse was renovated.

Somebody at North White Plains knows how to get bargains!

Pelham has told their volunteers they are no longer needed. They also had a fire today and Pelham Manor was not called.

I heard it through a friend in Pelham. That's what I'm trying to find out.

Pelham has told their volunteers they are no longer needed. They also had a fire today and Pelham Manor was not called.

Date: 2-13-15
Time: 16:24hrs
Location: 85 Titicus Rd, Purdys Train Station C/S Route 116
District: Croton Falls
Weather: Clear, 18 degrees
Channel: Fire 13, Fireground 2 "Titicus Rd Command"
Units:
Croton Falls FD Engine 149, MA-16, Rescue 28, Car 2071 (I/C)
Somers FD Rescue 20 (For additional plywood and shoring resources)
Metro North FD Car 2641, Car 2642
South Salem FD Engine 168, Car 2452 (Relocate Croton Falls FD Station 2)
North Salem VAC 72-B-2 (Scene standby ambulance)
Somers FD*EMS 80-B-1 (Transport to LZ ambulance)
WEMS 45-M-3, 45-14
Lifenet Air 2
NYSP Patrol, BCI
MTA PD Patrol, ESU
Metro North RR Ops Trainmaster
WCDES County Car 4, Car 2001, Car 2007, Battalion 16, WC Technical Rescue Team Rescue 77, Utility 77, Collapse/Shoring Trailer

Description: Confirmed subject entrapped under a train "still alive at this time". Command requesting Westchester County DES Technical Rescue team. MA-16 requested to cut down chain link fence so incoming units can gain closer access to scene. Medic requesting helicopter, Lifenet Air 2 giving 20 minute ETA. Landing zone being established by Engine 149 at Westchester Exceptional Children's School on Route 22 near Route 116.
Updates:
16:42hrs Somers Rescue 20 being requested mutual aid for additional plywood and shoring resources. Advised to expedite, responding driver alone.
16:52hrs Car 2071 reporting subject has been extricated, cancelling WCDES Technical Rescue resources.
17:01hrs 60 Control advising Metro North Trainmaster on scene as a liaison with track and third rail operations. Lifenet Air 2 has landed.
17:12hrs Lifenet Air 2 enroute to Westchester Medical Center with 8 minute ETA, hot offload. Reporting stable patient with minor injuries.
17:30hrs Car 2071 reporting MTA requiring no further assistance, all Fire and EMS units back in service.

In effort to move this forum back towards discussing actual firefighting stuff...
What hose loads are on your apparatus for attack/supply? What's the rationale behind them?
Rescue Engine 827 (Morningside, MD) - Has a 500 gallon tank
Crosslays:
(2) 200' 1 3/4" preconnected attack lines with TSM-20 fog nozzles (wrapped), packed as a minuteman load. One off the Driver's side, one off the Officer's. Each section is 100'. (1) 250' 2" preconnected attack line with a smooth bore stacked tip nozzle (wrapped), packed as a minute man load. Runs off the Officer's side. Nozzle section is 100', backup section is 150'. Bumper Trash Line:
100' of 1.5" preconnected line with a TSM-10 fog nozzle. First 50' are rolled, last 50' are folded with ears out for quick deployment. (This is sometimes falsely referred to as the Kentland load, but a ton of companies down here use it) Off the rear:
1600' of 3" supply line. Last 50' set up as a "Layout Pack": Accordion folded with a 2.5" double-male, 2.5" female to 1.5" male reducer, and a 1.5" blind cap. That pack is wrapped with a halyard rope that also has a hydrant wrench. Layout man pulls this and typically drops it at the hydrant or the entrance to the complex. The reducers allow us to extend attack lines into the courtyards of garden apartment complexes or into large commercial occupancies if we are not using it as a supply line. 200' of 2.5 packed as a minuteman load with a gated wye, to two 1.5" threads. Each section is 100'. An alternate solution that allows us to extend attack lines if the layout pack is used for supply. 400' 1 3/4" preconnected attack line with TSM-20 fog nozzle (wrapped), packed in three sections. First section is 100', second section is 150', third section is 150'. Lineman shoulders the first section, Backup shoulders the second and pulls the third, dumping it onto the ground. Backup then grabs a coupling from the third (aka the Dump) section and moves with it. Standpipe Racks:
100' of 1 3/4" attack line with TSM-20 fog nozzle 100' of 1 3/4" attack line with smooth bore nozzle. "Officer's Pack:" Short shot of 2.5" hose with a gated wye and 50" of 1 3/4" attack line

Not everyone is on Facebook. And I prefer this type of format better. It's a lot quicker and easier to check.

Not everyone is on Facebook. And I prefer this type of format better. It's a lot quicker and easier to check.

A lot based on?
You need to staff Engine 29, Engine 30, Engine 31, Ladder 16, Tower Ladder 17, and Car 2102 each and every shift You are going to normally have guys out on sick, on vacation, training, etc. It may seem like a lot, but it really isn't. And that figure still doesn't take into account proper and recommended staffing.
They need to figure out a way to make sure the guys out on extended disability doesn't affect staffing. But Barry may know more about this....departments may be bound by state law on these kinds of situation.

Freelancing, pulmonary tests, and other things being discussed have no relevance to the situation in Eastchester. The Commissioner's are allowing browning out a very much needed company on a regular basis. When it is in service, it's staffed with only 2 guys most of the time. To top it off, Ladder 17 is always breaking down or having issues with the aerial. The amount of money being put in for repairs is ridiculous, and is enough where it would be cheaper to buy a new truck.
There are many ladder companies that can come in on mutual aid. That doesn't matter though, since Eastchester residents are paying for a fire department and not getting one. The question that no one can get an answer to is where is all the money going to, since it's surely not being spent on staffing or equipment repair and replacement.