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  7. Posted

    The seven counties that make up the DC Council of Governments each has a Medical Ambulance Bus. MEDIC EMS in Charlotte Mecklenburg County recently accepted two of these units. One was on display at EMS Today in Baltimore last month. Minneapolis also received one last year.

    Here in NJ we have three on order with the possibility of four more. The are going to be used for evacuations, rehab, oxygen therapy, haz mat dressing and undressing, and I'm sure other things we haven't thought of yet.

    They are made by a company called Saratin Services out of North Carolina.

    Who is getting the 3 in NJ?

  8. Posted

    All high rise bldg have a fire brigade it is bldg maintenance staff and security personnel. Under the oders of the Fire Safety Director again all high rise bldgs must have one. Check local law 5 from the Rules of the city of NY.

    Hope this helps.

    Is the UN property subject to NYC laws? I always thought the property was considered not part of the US. But I just found this on the web and I guess I was wrong about that:

    "The UN buildings are not considered separate political jurisdictions, but do have certain aspects of sovereignty."

    I wonder if the fire codes are one of the aspects of sovereignty.

  10. Posted · Edited by Truck4

    Date: 5/31/06

    Time: 0915hrs

    Location: Started in Nanuet NY, Ended in Fort Lee, NJ

    Frequency: Numerous, SPEN

    Units Operating: Municipal PD's, Bergen County PD, Port Authority PD, PAPD Aviation

    Description Of Incident: Suspect stole Chrysler 300 from dealership in Nanuet, NY. Pursuit of stolen MV originated in NY and was picked up in NJ. Pursuit went through Northvale, Norwood, Closter, Demarest, Tenafly, Englewood, Teaneck, Hackensack, Bogota, Leonia, and ended in Fort Lee. Suspect attempted to run over 2 officers on foot in Teaneck. Suspect rammed numerous police units including Fort Lee PD ESU and Port Authority PD patrol car at upper level tolls of the GWB. Suspect MV exited Rt 95 just prior to tolls and crashed on Main Street in Fort Lee. Port Authority Aviation was overhead during pursuit. 1 suspect taken into custody.

    Writer: JScott128

  12. Posted

    There seems to be a communication gap here between NY and NJ. 

    We all know, in NY blue lights mean nothing, a courtasy, period! 

    Under NEW JERSEY STATE LAW, drivers of non-emergency vehicles shall yield the right of way to the vehicle of any member of a volunteer fire company or a volunteer first aid squad or rescue squad displaying emergency warning lights as in the same manner as authorized emergency vehicles (N.J.S.A. 39:4-92).  Additionally, a permit needs to be granted by DMV to use a blue light.

    Truck6018, you are reading the wrong section of title 39. NJ law is similar to NY. NJSA 39:3-54.12 is very clear: "nothing contained herein is intended to grant to any member of a volunteer fire company or a volunteer first aid or rescue squad any privileges or exemptions denied to the drivers of other vehicles, and such members displaying emergency warning lights shall drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and shall obey all the traffic laws of this state". The statute does also state that other drivers should yield to the blue lights, but you must still obey all traffic laws.

    Scott

  14. Posted

    Mine is also a guess, but when you train, you want it as real as possible. In combat, there is no FD or EMS response to help you out of the tree. As a cop, when we have firearms training, if the gun malfunctions, you are responsible to clear the malfunction, not the firearms instructor, because on the street you're going to have to deal with it yourself. Just my 2 cents.

    Scott

  19. Posted

    Just on saftey question here since I do work with the CSP, didn't they search the car since there was an arrest prior to them removing the truck???

    I don't know about this specific case, but its possible they did not search the vehicle. In NJ, the law recently changed where the police are not allowed to search the vehicle incident to arrest if the subject is already in handcuffs. The courts ruled that the subject is no longer a threat once he is under arrest and in handcuffs, so now we don't get to look in the car without a warrant.