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  5. Posted · Edited by FF398

    It would seem to make simple sense to identify an apparatus by its primary function even though it may provide additional specialty functions such as extrication or cascade capabilities for example. We seem to be specifying apparatus to do more functions so maybe it is time to define the term Squad and identify the apparatus that falls into that category accordingly.

    And, I'll never get the hang of identifying Putnam County apparatus. That numbering system escapes me.

    In regards to how Putnam County identifies their apparatus, check out this link off Radio Reference it may help:

    Putnam County Fire Apparatus

    DEPARTMENTS

    • 11 Brewster
    • 12 Carmel
    • 13 Cold Spring
    • 14 Continental Village
    • 15 Garrison
    • 16 Kent
    • 17 Lake Carmel
    • 18 Mahopac
    • 19 Mahopac Falls
    • 20 Nelsonville *
      • Nelsonville Fire Company dissolved

      [*]21 North Highlands

      [*]22 Patterson

      [*]23 Putnam Lake

      [*]24 Putnam Valley

      [*]31 Carmel Ambulance

      [*]32 Garrison Ambulance

      [*]33 Philipstown Ambulance

      [*]34 Putnam Valley Ambulance

    UNIT NUMBERS

    Dept.-Type-ID

    • Officers
      • XX-1-1 Agency Chief
      • XX-1-2 Agency First Asst. Chief
      • XX-1-3 Agency Second Asst. Chief
      • XX-1-4 Amb. Corp. Captain

    Vehicles

    • XX-2-X Pumper
    • XX-3-X Utility Vehicle
    • XX-4-X Tanker
    • XX-5-X Aerial Apparatus
    • XX-6-X Rescue Vehicle
    • XX-7-X Ambulance

    from the radio reference.com link: http://wiki.radioref...tnam_County_(NY)

  8. Posted · Edited by FF398

    Montrose purchased an '09 KME predator rescue pumper not too long ago. I've had the opportunity to drive the rig on a few calls and the overall handling is pretty good. We're pretty pleased with this rig so far. It would be interesting to see if in fact, the FDNY awarded the bid to KME and how the rigs would hold up in the city.

    http://www.montrosef.../engine_121.php

  12. Posted · Edited by FF398

    Also there's a large ongoing brush fire in Milford, Connecticut. There was reports of condo complex being threatened by the fire, unsure if the complex still is at this time. In addition, the new haven lines, I-95, and Route 1 are shutdown. So, if you know people traveling in the area tell them to stay away!

    Mutual Aid depts. to Milford include:

    Stratford FD

    Bridgeport FD

    West Shore FD

    West Haven FD (central district)

    Metro North Fire Brigade

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  20. Posted · Edited by FF398

    with the trivillage (Buchanan/Montrose/Verplanck)if one has even a chimney fire trivillage is activated but FAST for buchanan or verplanck is usually peekskill (R134) and for montrose Fast is croton (E119) but buchanan does do alot of mutal aide calls with its cascade (U12)

    Depending on the location of the fire in Montrose's district, determines which FAST team is called on a 10-75 assignment. Usually, anything in the north end of the district is Peekskill, to the south Croton, and anything in the east side is Mohegan.

    In regards to Buchanan and Verplanck, I know Verplanck has Peekskill as a FAST but Buchanan 1st alarm assignment had Croton's FAST and Montrose VAFD RIT team respond. That alarm assignment could've changed by now, I'm not 100% sure.

  21. Posted

    These are the automatic mutual aid/dual responses that I'm familiar with:

    Pelham/Pelham Manor/Mount Vernon, Mamaroneck Town/Mamaroneck Village, Mamaroneck Town/Larchmont, Purchase/West Harrison, Croton Falls/Somers, Yorktown/Bedford Hills, Ossining/Millwood, Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow/Irvington, Valhalla/Hawthorne, Purchase/Armonk/Port Chester, Pocantico Hills/Archville and Briarcliff/Millwood

    Verplanck/Montrose/Buchanan run automatic standby mutual aid

    In addition, Montrose and Montrose VAFD run dual response to the NYS Veterans Home.

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  24. Posted · Edited by FF398

    Do you know why they did this? Sounds kinds odd.

    There was an upgrade done on our local radio tower. After the upgrade was complete, it was realized that old tones had too high of a frequency to trip the pagers. To compensate for this, our department received new tones that have a lower frequency.

  25. Posted · Edited by FF398

    where can i get tones for my phone would like to have peekskill fd peekskill vac and montrose fd

    http://www.freewebs.com/648eng119/westchestercountytones.htm You can go there and record the sounds you want to what ever kind of file your phone uses as a ringtone file

    Just to add, if you're looking for the Montrose fire tones, the ones provided by the site are the old tones. A little while back, Montrose was assigned a completely new set of fire and officer tones.