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If it's strict EMS work 5.1 without a doubt!

I believe that I read somewhere that FEMA has camps set up in NJ? Its a terrible situation. I have been down in LI for work for about the past two weeks and I really feel for the people down here many who lost everything.

I think there may a 'semi permanent' office handling all Sandy related affairs in Newark.

One of the volunteer departments operating in NYC on the island of Broad Channel, is another department who lost everything. Members of the department put together a video about what their going through sand what has happened. I found it to be really powerful, everyone watch this. Link to video below.

I've given the show 2nd, 3rd and this past week 4 chances. I have mixed emotions on it, however it has grown significantly on me since the pilot.

I agree first in terms of the firefighting/ EMS protocol it isn't always as detail oriented as we'd like. As an EMS guy I find myself cringing a lot, can't speak as much to the fire stuff. They seem to overlook doing/ even considering C-Spines in scenarios where a possible spinal injury is very real, giving O2 or anything else thats pretty standard. The one that really made me cringe was the most recent (4th episode), a man was seriously needing and they gave him saline, thats only going to increase viscosity of the blood and have them bleed out faster. And everyone always seems to be in an unnecessary rush, which we know can be recipe for disaster.

The show seems to be very similar to ER. I know Michael Crichton isn't doing it but it is still NBC. I think it's similar to ER in terms of how they represent social lives and drasticaly exaggerating the show from the truth (EVERY doctor gets divorced, no doctor has a good social life etc.). But if your into that stuff (I admit I am) then I think the shows alright and they'll continue to get viewers.

Garden City is a combo Dept. Mostly Volunteer. Also to note the career men DO NOT leave the district. Mutual aide is handled by the volunteers with the spare tower ladder or engine, whatever is called for. In this case the tower ladder responded on the 3rd alarm to standby, then was relocated to the scene.

I stand corrected!

The fire occurred on a Sunday afternoon. Would there have been that much help that quick if it happened on a late morning on a weekday?

Very little difference. Long Island employers are very good with letting employees go for 'the big one'. More importantly, there is a local career department in the area (Garden City), most of all the EMS agencies have career daytime personnel. Hempstead always seems to have a heavy flow of young kids. Their a busy department that gets a lot of work, kids from all over join. And also a large university is in their jurisdiction (Hofstra). Also like to point out that LI departments spaced so close together calling in another department still has a short response time.

But I'm talking about this one area in particular. In other LI communities this could be a BIG problem. I think many departments here on LI are in need of some 24/7 personnel, or at least fill an engine and truck crews during the day time. Every community is a different story.

Interesting indeed...

Hey guys, please take a look at the new site 'Friends of the Fire Patrol'. Just published. I'd appreciate it if everyone gave it a read. Check back every few days or so for update. This is something some I, and many other people are very passionate about and hope to find more people who are just as enthusiastic. Thank you!

www.firepatrolfriends.tumblr.com/

Please note this is NOT an official representation of the New York Fire Patrol Inc.

According here the Bronx Fire Patrol and Aviation are recognized as an agency or group...

http://www.fasny.com/index.php/membership/find-a-local-department/?dept=bronx

Doesn't Corrections also have their own fire department?

Are there any other inhabited islands in the city that DO NOT have full time fire protection (besides Governors)?

Very interesting alarm. Were units actually brought to the island (Hart), or just to City Island? How many alarms occur on these islands every year?

He's from my town, I attend school with his daughters, didn't know him or the family, but his legacy is evident. Rest In peace.

Thank you! What about those ambulances run by hospitals (ST. Lukes etc), that have the "FDNY EMS Participant" on them? Are they FDNY dispatches?

So who pays for their insurance? I know thats a major cost.

I know there are alot of volunteer EMS agencies in the city. My question is how are they dispatched? What are they dispatched too? And do they receive ANY funding from the city or state?

The primary reason I voiced an opinion in this thread is because the conditions that the career firefighters face, alone or with one other in both departments, can be extremely dangerous to their health and safety. It never ceases to amaze me that so many people nowadays will use the terms "consolidation and regionalization" as politically correct terminology. Yet, try and talk specifics, offer ideas, and the conversation dies.

This has never been a thread about career vs. volunteer in my eyes. It's a thread to advocate for safer working conditions for my Brother firefighters, and that is an issue I will never be silent about.

I understand what you want, and I hope everyone who reads this thread understands what career firefighters who raised an opinion here want; safer conditions for our Brother firefighters. It is that simple.

I brought up Career Vs. Volly because someone else did earlier in the post. But agreed, a lone man or even only 2 men on a single rig is NOT acceptable.

In a nutshell: you must first be an EMT basic. The EMT-CC course is basiclly the EMT-P course stripped down & without the clinical hrs. Approx. 400-500 hrs.

Thank you!

It says the document isn't available...

I have a few questions about the NYS EMT CC course. How long is it (i.e. 2 months, 2 weeks etc.), and how old do you have to be to take it? Sorry it's a silly questions, just wanna clear some things up.

Wow, this is not what I expected, haha. Anyway, this shouldn't be a volly vs. career issue or department vs. department. If I were a Rye Brook resident, actually for anybody in the metro reason this goes for. All I want is a a fully staffed crew at my house, in under 5 minutes. If you can accomplish this with volunteers, great! If you need career guys or a combination of the two, that's fine with me. If I get a dual department response I wouldn't care. I just want able bodied firefighters to be at house fast, and get the fire out efficiently.

I've ready about the Rye Brook FD, they operate from 7 AM to 7 PM daily, and run in coordination with Port Chester? How does this work and why don't they totally separate?

Does anybody know the medical requirements for the FDNY? I have had some cardiac problems in the past and somethings that will show up on an EKG, but the doctors say I can still do anything, no restrictions. I can run, workout, go to work, literally anything.

- I have a SLIGHTLY raised QT interval.

- An AV block would appear on my EKG, but I have had this since I was a baby.

- And a winky block (each heartbeat goes faster, faster, faster, then drops a beat, then repeats this cycle

Yes I have these issues and they will show up. I have seen every doctor possible, literally, I've seen one who comes in from Italy only a few times each year. But all of them keep telling me that I'm ok, it won't affect me, and it DOES NOT present a danger. Could I still be employed in the FDNY?

As we kind of discussed in the other thread, they were closed down because the Insurance Companies didn't want to pay for them, despite them preventing millions of dollars in losses, therefore saving the insurance companies millions from having to pay out claims.

Yes, yes. This is to REFORM them under new leadership.

Just some food for thought but the there is a movement to reinstate the New York Fire Patrol. The bill passed in the State Senate and is awaiting approval in the State Assembly. The bill is only amending the non-profit law too allow Patrols, nothing fiscal. I think you guys should check it out and give them some support. Here's some info;

http://newyorkfirepatrol.com/ (Official Website)

http://newyorkfirepatrol.com/uploads/bill.pdf (Bill currently in the assembly)

http://www.policeone.com/off-duty/articles/4303290-New-York-Fire-Patrol-A-new-future-ahead/ (An interview with the President of the Patrol)

Now remember, after a building is on fire there can be up to 3 truck companies doing salvage work, these guys did it all for them, thats 3 truck companies back in service that can respond to fires.