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This was on the parking plaque Vincent Forras used in the Gear Up Foundation vehicle while illegally parked on a NYC Street next to a firehouse; Attempting to pass off as a member of the firehouse. Ground Zero Rescuer? Really? He really is mentally handicapped. Note: He was never a member of the FDNY. He was a member of S. Salem FD in Westchester County but he was thrown out.

I am not sure but isn't it illegal to have alcohoal in a government building? Would seem that these departments don;t have a leg stand on with this.

I predict about 4 cold months followed by some warmer months.

The five month forcast is pointless. All we need is to know what is in the next two weeks. Look at the map and you know if rain is coming or if its gonna be clear skies.

If the snow ends up being as bad as Accuweather is predicting, maybe some of the local departments can retro-fit some of their exisitng FD Fleets to help plow some of the snow : ) LOL

SHHHHHH Don't give any mayors or village managers any ideas!

He didn't say "fire" in his post.. Thats why I posted 2, not sure what he's looking for.

I guess I read it wrong. The GoPro is currently the standard for all extreme sports. They are water-proof, shock proof, and are in HD. if your looking for something to strap to your head when you hit the trails mountain biking then it is the way to go.

Yes, I have friends who use all different types. A good friend of mine just recieved the newest one(link below) they said it works even better.

Also, not sure if your familiar with it, but Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort uses something similar to it (or even the same) and they had hundreds of them, so that proves they are top notch.

Heres the link to the ones we have: http://pointofviewca...o2-outdoor.html

Hope that helps..

How is the GoPro in a fire though? I am a little sceptical about that in a fire. alot of plastics involved. The firecam on the other hand seems to be build just for the high levels of heat we encounter.

I agree it is a great program and alot of departments have benefited from it, my department included. It just seems a few phone calls would have put this application on the back burner. They said they were working with 2 departments but the article auther found out that they had no contract with these departments. If the government called any department, the chief would give them a few minutes to clear stuff out.

Having a great grant writer is great, i am sure there are guys who could sell ice to an eskimo, but some background checking has to be done. This is big money here. A boat or a rig are a million dollars. Doleing out dollars for gear is a little lest of a sting since the amount might not be sooo outragous. I am sure the local counties departments would love to have this vessel. Would be great on the Hudson or out on the Sound. Just my opinon.

Nice boat. Of course that money could have gone to a worthy cause. Seems like the people who award the grants don't really do any fact checking on the applications. How can a small department that does not have a strong showing get a million dollar grant for a boat that is not needed? I mean back in 2001 i could see this happening when they were just thorwing money at departments. I would think with this economy, they would be checking and rechecking all these applications.

How do these Departments keep track of who is paid and who is not? Is it marked on the run card? Are they looking up if that address is in a database? Seems that this should be included in everyones taxes. I think that it would not be to much to ask that people can feel safe in their own homes. Also $75 a year doesn't seem enough to cover a FD's expensece. If every household paid $75 it would be $81,075 total.

looks like the projects, what would you except

Ya then they get all mad when one of their own gets shot or beat and just left to wither in pain. Guess you need to give to recieve.

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So this guy carries a gun? He is not stopping any crime. He does not even seem to know what is going down.

As for Empire City, I think they are just Rent-A-Cops. No real power just kinda hold ya till Yonkers PD comes. If they go ahead with getting tables games and make it a full Casino then maybe some full power officers will be employed. Won't need singing old people

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right on the top of the article

I'm really not a fan of Monday morning quarterbacking

ps. Deep six the PPV as well.

Cogs, I really don't see this as Monday Morning Quarterbacking. If we were talking about vertical versus horizontal ventilation or rig placement i would agree. But these are glaring mistakes that a good chief should not be doing. The IC is not on the roof of the structure, might get a good elevated view from up there but not where you wanna be. I also thought that a attack from below the ceiling would have worked much better and safer as would some horizontal ventilation. Shoving your head in the vent hole trying to breach the ceiling is not gonna help anyone. And i will never understand the PPV. Never seems to work out well. If you jump to about the 5:50ish mark you will see that you got some good fire going and only two 1 3/4 handline in operation.

Fire scenes are hell and never go as smoothly as you want, always a little wrench waiting to jump into something. I also thought it was a good video cause it shows a short staffed crew working. A lot of times we see video's of good fires, lots of lessons to be learned (smoke change, ladder placement, etc) but the crew working has 30 guys. We in Westchester run with 2 or 3 guys on a rig. It in a strange sort of way represents how we work here. Starting off behind the 8 ball.

As a final thought, when the chief orders everyone out and sounds the air horns for the evacuation, don't that mean the doors to the house are "locked" to re-entry? He thinks it is unsafe and no one should be inside but a little later he is just sending guys back in. 7:35 put your mask on when you go in.

Training officers watch the whole thing cause you will see some great smoke changes. Also what happens with lightly staffed companies.

Ok I just saw this video and had to share it with the community. I saw it and sat back in shear amazement. Not at the backdraft or smoke explosion, but at the things the guys are doing on scene. I know we beat each other up a lot on here but this happened in Chicago so it is outside our area. The fire starts of with some light smoke. As you watch take note of the time passing, not real time but the time that is passing on scene. People are wondering around. A Chief is on the roof, No SCBA no gloves, with a saw. Now notice what the guy on the roof is doing and what he should be doing. what is happening with the flames now? Ya that's not good. After some water is sprayed at the flame, something happens. Take note of the time on the player, then watch peoples actions and how the move. Scary. there is more but i will leave that for other people to see and comment on. Needless to say this is a shining example of how you do not want to act and look on a fire scene.

I vol. for the community and the experience. What "perks" are you talking about?The last meeting i went to for free food was... never. I go to drills, thats it. None of the dance bs or any of that.To me its a job, not a social gathering.

Spoken like a true Firemen. This is not a game. I am sure the dances and dinners and pancake breakfasts are great but we are here to protect the community. I wish you good luck and keep on learning.

I think that we should use this lowering as a positive. When you see a lowered flag, then you know that is a place that is not deserving of your hard earned money. Or if you see one lowered go in and let someone know they made a mistake and that it was suppose to be at full staff and to correct the mistake. I did that once after 9/11. A store had a flag at full staff when we as a nation were flying them at half. Needless to say they corrected it right then and there.

Didn't know we were celebrating drug addicts now. Hmm good to know. She was a washed up singer at BEST. Did NJ hold any parades for vets coming home? How about for any servicemen or women who died? Any half staffs for them? oh no. Ok so Gov. Christie cares more about a crack addict then he does his own states Service Personnel. I am sure no one cares and will not remember this when election time comes around but try and remember it. Wasn't her last hit in like the early 90's?

I am guessing that their lack of hose stretching skills is one thing. Hope they like meatballs with that spaghetti. Also i don't think they understand that they did a bad job. At the end during the post incident chat, they are all like high fives and good jobs. Unlike alot of other helmet cam vids, there were people trapped inside! These guys are just tunnel visioned like you would not believe. Some great yard breathing, the guy gives away the TIC only to take it back like 4 sec later. Did he ever transfer command? At around the 6 min mark he runs outside says lets do a search, then runs back in. The foot stomp style was nice. could have used a can or the hose. Ignore the fire over there, no big deal. As one last WTF, at 16:30 mark he talks about not hearing the kid cause of "radio traffic", when you re-watch that part it is like crickets on the radio. That's tunnel vision right there.

On the upside no one was killed and "everyone goes home"

Nice article.

Chiefs and their fiefdoms, not going to change until someone has the balls to stand up and say its BS and then actually do something about it.

never gonna happen. These chiefs are so power hungry they will never give up their little sandbox.

The guys in the city have full trucks and they still get more guys then they need. And that's a good thing. Here in Westchester everyone is so scared of this big scary Consolidation. Just get it done. We are all getting kicked around by a couple of dinosaur Chiefs who are still using the mind set of the 70's 80's and 90's. Times have changed. Taxpayers expect and deserve more and better fire protection. Showing up with one guy on the rig or sending a couple of guys is not gonna cut it anymore. As was stated, everywhere else in the country departments cover 100's of square miles with less then we have. You cant rely on Vols like you use too. You cant expect a fully staffed engine or ladder to come anymore. Times have changed. Now it's time this county to catch up.

Everyone should be in the habit of shaking their asses when they hear the pre-alarm, whether it's their pack or not. This will cut down the number of unneeded PASS activations.

I totally agree. Should be like a automatic reaction. I find I do it even when I am looking at the guy who is going off.

The hydrant, which was around the corner from the burning home, was reportedly inside a dog pen.

So this hydrant was inside a dogs pen and they thought it was a real hydrant?

Ferriera acknowledged questions from critics and defended his crews, saying they are all volunteers and can’t be expected to know the locations of every hydrant in town.

To help clear this up, he said " We are not real firefighters. This is their hobby and you can't expect them to know that a fire hydrant that is not attached to the ground and in a dog run is not real."

It is your job to know where the hydrants are. You don't need to know exact locations of every hydrant in town. Before going out the door on a run we look at run cards or a map so we know where we are going. That is when you look and see where your hydrant is and the next one in case something goes wrong or you need to tap another one.

How does your department handle accountability?

Got your name on the back of our coat and a tag on the chest

And does it really account for your personnel?

No not at all. Most times the tag is never collected. It's more a "i see him there" or " I sent him to the basement to do this" so thats where he is mentality.

well if your checking your rig then the tools should be exposed to some light when you take them out. Also a lot of tools are kept in the cab so you get some light in there. I would think that if you take the tools and have them out, even at night, the lights from rigs, street lights, etc. should do the trick. I am sure some reflective tape will work but the paint will work for other things. Could paint the ends of ladders or places where tape will not work. Have heard of the Firefox brand. Not sure who needs a glow in the dark crowbar, but it's a good start. I am sure this will be a norm soon enough. Maybe not whole tools glowing but even having the adz end glow at least give some what of a visual mark to hit.

Ya they do employ a lot of people but i was just talking about the actual firefighters, not the dispatchers, janator/drivers, etc. I know they have a number of training facilities out there, most of which put the Valhalla training center to shame. Some nice props out there in Bethpage.

Long Island does not have a fire academy?

Long Island does not even have career departments. Long Beach and another are the only two on the whole island (excluding the FDNY in Brooklyn and Queens)