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While I was in the area on business this week I had to stop by and take pictures of the new Headquarters Building of the Norwalk FD.

view from the North East along Route 1

view from the South East along Route 1

view of the Garage from the South East

another view of the Garage

view from the South West across I95

view from the bridge crossing I95 South of HQ
The following are some pictures of the Norwalk FD Apparatus Maintenance Facility

sign in the driveway

Station 2 located across I95 from the new HQ Building

Station 2 with the new HQ in the background

Station 2 with the new HQ in the background

Let's be clear: SFRD Rescue 1 is/was an HME not a KME? Some post seem to blur the lines a bit?

I usually don't "buff" calls to take photos, unless it is immediately nearby or I come upon something. So, this afternoon, while going to the supermarket, I happened upon this car fire. Now, I know this is only a car fire, but since I don't buff many incidents, I'm taking this oppurtunity to share my photos.
Date: 11-17-12"
Time: 15:35hrs
Location: Route 119 Westbound, just west of I-287 (opposite the Marriot Hotel) Elmsford/Tarrytown Border
Units: Greenburgh PD Car 67, Greenburgh EMS Ambulance 79, Tarrytown FD Engine 77 and Engine 80, Elmsford FD Engine 137 and Ladder 55

just as a side note the 7.3 and the 6.0 are both 8 cylinder engines not 6's. good luck with the new rigs.

"Always wanted to move a loco motive machine."

Get Allstate and be better protected from Mayhem like this...

Yonkers Fire has a ladder company (Spare L-78) with a full crew (Officer and 3 FF) plus a Battalion Chief and Aide in Nassau, I believe in Baldwin. They are returning tomorrow at 0800 after a 72 hour deployment.
YFD Mobile Command has been in Citi Field, with 2 of our SOC members, for the last several days. It is expected to be there for a long time. It is being heavily utilized by various OEM / FEMA, etc.
We also have a Haz-Mat Task Force operating in Suffolk County out of the Islip Airport alongside a career FD Haz-Mat team there.It consists of 2 YFD Battalion Chiefs, and approximately 4 YFD Company Officers, and 15 or so YFD Firefighters, as well as 1 Officer and 3 Firefighters from Hartsdale Fire, and 1 Officer and 6 Firefighters from Greenville Fire. All or most of these members have been trained to the Haz-Mat Tech level, and some to Haz-Mat Specialist level.They finish their 72 hours tomorrow evening I believe. They have been doing a very significant amount of work, the details of which I do not have. Suffice to say that local opinion has been very positive and they have been requested to extend their deployment for at least 72 more hours.
However, in light of the coming Nor-Easter, our exhausted personnel as a result of the Hurricane Sandy mitigation- preparation- response, and recovery efforts in Yonkers, and the recovery work on Long Island, and our very undermanned department (40+ members under authorized strength due to a delayed class hiring), we have declined the request to extend the Haz Mat Task Force deployment. We will see what effect the coming storm has, and if still requested, and able, we will redeploy another Haz Mat Group.
This is a horrible situation for so many, but it is nice to see how readily most First Responders as well civilians give of their time, effort, and money to attempt to ease the suffering and return us all to some sense of normalcy.
Once again, I could not be more proud of my YFD brothers, many of whom suffered damage to their own homes, as well as extended loss of electricity, yet continued to rise to the challenge and performed admirably during the many events of this last week.

Date:11/03/12
Time:0834 hrs
Location: Strafalino Bridge
Frequenc!!y: NFD
Units Operating: C2,T2,E3,E5,R1,NEMS,NPD
Weather Conditions: Clear/cool
Description Of Incident: Maintenance worker fell and injured in vault
Reporters: soboss34
Units dispatched for a report of a maintenance worker who fell approx 30 ft into a vault located inside of one of the bridge caissons. Upon arrival, air monitoring showed 20.9% Oxygen and no other gases present. EMS and FD got to victim via access ladder and found him conscious and in pain secondary to leg, hip, back and neck injuries. While being immobilized and treated by EMS, FD set up a tripod , haul and belay systems. Victim was secured into Stokes basket and hauled in a vertical lift to top of vault. To bring victim to street level, a Z-rig was set up on stairs leading from vault to roadway and he was then hauled to street level, placed on stretcher and transported to Norwalk Hospital. Air monitoring was continuously done throughout rescue and there were no other hazards noted.

Election Day Nor'easter is not sounding good....
lol

LA-LA-LA-LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!!!! (Plugging my ears)

Here is a copy of a letter I just sent to Governor Cuomo:
Dear Governor Cuomo,
I am appalled by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to go forward with ING New York City Marathon just 6 days after the worst hurricane in over 100 years, which has decimated parts of New York State, New York City, and parts of the east coast of the United States. Bloomberg's claim that it will not impact rescue and recovery efforts one bit, is laughable at best. I am a New York City Police officer, and since the day that Hurricane Sandy hit New York I have worked twelve hours day. I have put aside my life and my families problems in order to maintain law and order in the City of New York, and was fully aware that situations like this would occur when I signed up to take the exam to become a police officer. I am one of the more fortunate ones, I only lost food in the refrigerator, some of my coworkers were not as fortunate. Several have lost their entire possessions, one, Artur Kasprzak, gave his life while off duty to save 7 lives. In addition, I have worked the Marathon in years past, and can tell you from firsthand experience it takes a lot of police officers to staff this event. In Manhattan, there are often anywhere from 8 to 12 police officers per block to keep the crowds back, and prevent them from crossing into the path of marathon runners. Just where does the city get all the officers to staff this event, and continue to provide enough officers to patrol the rest of the city? It orders a large number of officers, and supervisors to come in and work their day off. Most years this is not a problem, but due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, and resulting problems, police officers are now handling additional duties such as traffic in intersections with no traffic lights, additional patrols in areas with no power, and providing security to gas stations to prevent the outbreak of violence as stations run out of gas with the earliest possible deliveries to be on Saturday. Tensions are running high in some parts of the city, as some people no longer have electricity, food, gas, and even running water in some cases. Bodies are still being recovered as I write this. Mass Transit has not been fully restored, mandatory carpooling to enter Manhattan has been instituted to lessen the effects of bridges and tunnels that remain closed. Now we are going to close more roads, and take more police officers off the street to protect a marathon? People are fighting over gasoline in parts of the city, does the Mayor think that some of these same people who are stressed over getting the basic necessities are going to stop their fighting and applaud the marathon as it closes more streets, stores, and places a greater burden on them so that the city can make some money from the Marathon. Some people will point out that just ten days after 9/11 Major League Baseball was playing games at Shea and Yankee Stadiums which became a source of hope. While the effects of 9/11 were widespread, and in some cases still felt today, the physical damage was confined to the World Trade Center. People could go to a place where they felt safe, their homes, have something to eat, go to the store and buy items they needed and travel pretty much as they pleased. Today in some areas of the State, and New York City, these same people no longer have homes, are wondering where there next meal will come from, and be able to take a hot shower in a place they feel secure in. I am not saying to cancel the Marathon, but perhaps this is not the right time to hold this event, and it should be rescheduled into the future. How can you justify the large number of road closures, police officers reassigned, and basic items such as bottled water, high calorie snacks, and other supplies such as blankets when some many of our fellow New Yorkers are lacking these basic items? Members of the New York National Guard, and other states National Guards are working to bring vital supplies to New York, to help stabilize and eventually recover from what the worst natural disasters to ever impact the State of New York. Many New Yorkers are working with their insurance companies and FEMA to begin the recovery process, and now Mayor Bloomberg’s actions are telling the people of New York, that money from tourists running in a marathon is more important to the city (and State) than they are. Please, use your power as governor to implore Mayor Bloomberg to reschedule the marathon. The impact from the marathon is just too much at this fragile time.
Sincerely,
Kurt Von Dietsch

Date: 11/1/12
Time: 11:00
Location: I-95 at High Street overpass I 95 shut down both directions exit 37 to 39
Frequency: ??
Units Operating: Milford FD Engineco's 1,2,4, 5 & 7, CTDOT , United Iluminating, MPD, CSP
Weather Conditions: Clear
Description Of Incident: 12" gas main under overpass has ignited. Underneath bridge on fire. Water supply issues... E1,4&7 setting up a relay.
Reporters: Chiefphil

Yesterday, I had a chance to go on a "photo hunt", and had a pretty decent day.
Here are the photos:
http://www.x635photos.com/photohunts/storm2012.php

Rye Brook PD just lost all power and phone service, including 911.
This is the photo of the Rockaways after the 6 alarm fire...

Not my photo, from: https://www.facebook..._count=1&ref=nf

Satellite View of Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy on Oct. 30 by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, on Flickr
Con Ed using FDR, Saxon Woods and Playland Parks for Staging Areas.  The Space Shuttle Enterprise on the Intrepid has sustained damage.
Following Photos from MTA FLick Page, Links bellow photos

MNR Croton Harmon Station by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

Boat On Tracks At Ossining by MTAPhotos, on Flickr

It's not going to hit us. Beach volleyball on Tuesday, anyone?

Snowicane?

Here we have all the compartments inside of Rescue 20.

Last weekend I took my 4 year old nephew up to check out the Somers Open House and take photos. In this spot we have a spot where people were able to get the feel of what holding a hose is like and practiced shooting water at a target. The little kid is my nephew, who thought that was so cool! The live burn was just the icing on the cake for him.
We also have the former Utility 34 and Utility 89 along with one of the helmets from the first assistant chief.

a few more

photo's brought to you by our members from Florida Fire Trucks on FB

Second LODD in a week for Nassau County PD... Terrible news, my thoughts and prayers are with the Officers, families and friends of NCPD. May the fallen Officer Rest in Peace.
To the LEOs hunting this piece of filth... Stay safe and happy hunting...

I thought they were joking about this when I was told this at AMLS yesterday. Lets face it, it IS the punch line to a blonde joke!

i should have said this in my first post, but losing Chucky is striking me pretty hard. I had the privilege of being Chucky's partner for a few years on Tuesday overnight working Medic 37 prior to my deployment to Afghanistan. He was schedule to be my partner on Tuesday Medic 31 when he came back from his injury, but they were having a tough time nailing down what was actually hurting him. This is a devastating blow to not only Empress but to all of Westchester County emergency services. He was extremely involved in both EMS as well as the volunteer fire dept. I think being Chucky's partner made me a better paramedic and I sorely miss him. He always had our backs and was the best of the best. I can always remember trading story's of his PortChester jobs vs my Pearl River Jobs, nothing was ever too small for him to give his expert opinion, and he always did have the better way to do it. I wish I told him more how much I truly valued his partnership on the ambulance, as well as his friendship. While I was deployed he always made sure to check in on my wife, and include her in the Perry Ave party's he had, or just going out to the bars. I could go on forever, about him, and i could make a list a hundred miles long of things i would give up, or change just to have him back for one more second. Please keep him and his family in your prayers and hearts cause right now he's up there teaching God how to buff the big ones.
we lost one of the good ones today.
RIP my partner, my friend, and most of all my brother. Love you guy

Date: 10/22/12
Time: 07:17
Location: 340 Illington Rd (Map) (YHFD box alarm assignment map)
Frequency: 46.26, Fire-17, County Ops-1, YPD
FD Units Operating: (Yorktown: E270, E271, E272, E273, R16, T14, 2531), (Pleasantville:T57) , (Pocantico Hills: T12), (Millwood: 2252, 2253, E-247, T-15), (Somers: T16, E181), (WCDES: BAT10, BAT17 C&O-Z4), (Bedford Hills: 2033, T5) (Ossining: 2331, 2334, E-98, U-51, FAST) (Croton; T10) (Katonah: T6) (Mohegan: L35)
FD Units standing by @ YHFD HQ: (Montrose: TL8) (Mount Kisco: E104)
PD Units Operating: (YPD, NYSP, NCPD, WCPD, DEP,)
EMS Units Operating: (YVAC: 86B1)
Weather Conditions: Clear, 48 Degrees-F
Description Of Incident: Reported fully involved structure fire
Reporters: fireboyny, peterose313, Larchmont_Boy
07:16: Time of Dispatch, (Possible structure fire, reported fully involved)
07:17: 2531 Requesting 1st alarm assignment with 2nd alarm tankers
07:23: 2251 On location, 40X80 Wood Frame, Heavy Fire on the 2nd floor and attic
07:25: 3rd engine in is to Reverse lay down the driveway
07:34: E270 approaching the scene
07:35: T10 approaching the scene
07:39: Katonah unable to respond, Millwood's tanker taking their place
07:40: Bat-10: On Location
07:43: Ossining FAST on scene
07:47: Disregard, Katonah T6 responding
07:49: 2081: Acting as water supply officer, taking over County ops 1
07:50: 2531: 2 hand lines in operation, heavy fire, switching to defensive operation
07:50: All tankers to switch to ops-1
07:51: Bat 10: Requesting C&O
07:51: T14 On location
07:51: C&O zone 4 Dispatched for responce
07:56: Con-ed Electric requested
07:58: Millwood's fill site has been established,T14 to set up fill site at IBM)
08:17: C&O Zone 5 dispatched for responce
08:23: Units overhauling at this time
08:40: 2531: Fire under control, knocking down hot spots at this time
09:00: Bat 10:All mutual aid tankers released
09:09: Bat 10: Units standing by at YHFD HQ, report to the scene for manpower
09:11: Mount kisco - 1 engine relocate to YHFD HQ
09:11: Montrose relocate ladder to YHFD HQ
09:20: E181, L10 on location, manpower report directly to fire scene
09:50: Ossining units back in service
11:23: Yorktown and Millwood units back in service
Links: lohud, patch,daily yorktown, mid hudson news, News-Day
anyone with additional info please send PM

Rest in peace.