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I think this needs to be stated- In NJ only hospitals are allowed to provide ALS service.  Local agencies cannot provide ALS, therefore hospital EMS is a must have for Jersey.

I think this needs to be stated- In NJ only hospitals are allowed to provide ALS service.  Local agencies cannot provide ALS, therefore hospital EMS is a must have for Jersey.

Bellerose Rescue, a volunteer ambulance agency located in Queens,is hosting a Community EMS Summit.  The goal of the event is to expose small agencies and EMS providers to the future of EMS in regards to community paramedicine and mobile integrated healthcare.  I think this would be a great opportunity for some Westchester agencies to look at how they can provide better service to their patients, without having to transport every patient to the ER (aka treat and release).  Funding of such programs will be discussed. 
 
If anybody has any questions they should email Dan at Dan@NYCommunityParamedicine.org .  I really think this would be a great opportunity for Westchester EMS agencies to expose themselves to some new viewpoints on how they can better serve their residents and increase EMS value.

I think this needs to be stated- In NJ only hospitals are allowed to provide ALS service.  Local agencies cannot provide ALS, therefore hospital EMS is a must have for Jersey.

Just a reminder , the Port Chester Career staff was at 16 . 8 is all that is left after retirements that were not filled. So this has been coming in my eyes for a few years .
 

If you're in emergency services and you're complaining about actually helping someone who needs help - you might need to rethink what you're doing with your life.  If you don't like waking up and going to a call that isn't "juicy" or "salty" enough for you, cry me a river. It's what you signed up for.
 
 

If Rye Brook presently has eight firefighters and they picked up the eight dismissed firefighters from Port Chester and paid their salaries with the million they no longer have to give the PCFD. That would give them . 16 members on the Department, the same number of career firefighters many of the smaller jobs in Westchester have right now give or take a few ===Larchmont, Pelham Harrison, Pelham Manor etc. When appropriate officers could be developed from the group, ie One Captain, three Lieutenants and twelve firefighters on 24. hours a day coverage
A four person or three person shift could take care of the vast majority of smells and bells calls before the need for mutual aid. 
 The benefit for Rye Brook would be a professional Department for about what they are paying now without having to deal with the contract and any future PCFC drama ,additionally, they would get fully trained veteran firefighters well versed in their Department and community. ( they work there now)
 The eight Port Chester firefighters would again be employed and their families protected.
  I think it would be worth a conversation. it could really be a win-win-win all around.

This is much more than open competitive bidding. TranCare is a sinking ship. Good move for NR.
Over the past year they have lost multiple major NYC contracts, had to skip payday several times and even sold their assets down in Maryland/ Delaware.
While EMS being the red headed step child does cause issues like this, I do not believe this is one of those circumstances.
NR is lucky to have Empress. They are an outstanding company, especially when compared to others out there. TransCare hires anybody with a pulse, while you actually have to be selected by Empress. They have higher training standards, better equipement and run a true 'high performance' system.

Squad second pieces have International cabs. HMTU Engines have Ferraras cabs.

This is much more than open competitive bidding. TranCare is a sinking ship. Good move for NR.
Over the past year they have lost multiple major NYC contracts, had to skip payday several times and even sold their assets down in Maryland/ Delaware.
While EMS being the red headed step child does cause issues like this, I do not believe this is one of those circumstances.
NR is lucky to have Empress. They are an outstanding company, especially when compared to others out there. TransCare hires anybody with a pulse, while you actually have to be selected by Empress. They have higher training standards, better equipement and run a true 'high performance' system.

Do they allow non Metro North employees to volunteer?

Beautiful! How critical of patients do you transport off the island? Medication drips or ventilators? At what point does Boston MedFlight get called?

Ya know....yeah, it usually is. When you're in Westchester County, you're living in someone's little fiefdom. Someone's little slice of the pie and it's a ridiculous exercise in redundancy. I'm paying my property tax bill (which is insanely high) and wondering why they're always asking for more money, but there are fewer cops and the roads are like the surface of the moon.
Too many Chief's, not enough Indians.....lets streamline the operations around here and put our money and manpower to better use.
It's all about ratio's with the fire service. We DO have some good resources here, so lets expand their scope of coverage and better utilize them. We could use an analogy that would apply to many volunteer departments around here:
Lets say Dept. A has 5, reliable and involved members and that department answers 2 calls a day. Dept. B next door also has 5 reliable and involved members answering 2 calls a day. Well, 5 guys is useless...and those guys would probably jump at the opportunity to do more with their dedication. So, COMBINE those depts. and you've got 10 solid guys handling 4 calls a day. You've doubled your available manpower and simultaneously increased staff utilization by 100%. In the process, you could eliminate half the chief's and their vehicles, probably a firehouse to maintain and a redundant vehicle or two.
But....that'll never happen, because everyone is too interested in protecting their slice of the pie....

In 1975, Yonkers FD had a 405 uniform force that was running 13 engine companies, 7 truck companies, and 1 rescue company



In 2015, Yonkers FD had a 459 uniform force that was running 11 engine companies (including Squad 11), 6 truck companies [ladders] and 1 rescue company

It should be re-opened as 36 Engine.

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I am very busy until next week. This is a good question and either I or someone else from YFD will respond as soon as time permits.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Being that your department does 200 calls a year and your not even from the metro area, your relevance seems to be 0...