GreatPlains588

Not if it did not get out of the house........

Hmmmm......Let's see how this is going to pan out........."Fire Service Operations Leadership with out any current or relevant training"

Eitherway, it's not good.  Just read some NIOSH LODD reports to see how its turned out in the past.

There is nothing to lose by consolidation of smaller districts.

People who fight it are ignorant and negligent.

Do you really have the best interest of the patients or tax payers if you can't respond to the majority of the calls?

You hear it over and over again, day after day, of re-toning for a driver or EMT.

Maybe there is good reason for not consolidating and people just dont know........

4 hours ago, Oaks said:

What's a Jaffrey valve?

In the Northeast, there was a company called Jaffery,  the made incoming gated relief valves for the pump panels, sometimes still called "Jaffery" valves even though Jaffery is out of business.

Stay Safe.

7 hours ago, kinkchaser said:

Ironic that Boston is the first major Department to break away from Scott, as it was Chief Leo Stapleton and the BFD along with NASA back in the 70's helped create the Scott 4,5 certainly improved of the years, is still the mainstay of most Department

The Chicago Fire Department was the first major city to change from Scott to MSA.

Now 2 of original 5 Metro cities to help develop early Scott SCBA have switched.

"He added that the department has also seen more than 150 neck and shoulder injuries in a calendar year."

What does this have to do with SCBA?

Are they trying to blame these types of injuries on the Scott Paks? or Because these types of injuries are happening while firefighters are wearing the Paks and they need something to blame for the injury.

Interesting Press Release....... 

From their Face Book Page;

"the Village of Croton Board of Trustees approved to purchase a 2015 Spartan/Rescue 1 Demonstrator apparatus to replace our aging Rescue 18,"

20 minutes ago, antiquefirelt said:

So who is Hartsdale? Is it the volunteer members (6 is it?) or the FD as a whole which includes taxpayer funded career personnel? Or is it the community leaders, or the taxpayer themselves? 

 

What is sad is the failure to recognize that FD's or any organization that takes money that is either or tax or portion of another payment should be 100% accounted for and used in an appropriate manner. FD's provide a service to the community, thus they serve the community, not themselves as it appears in so many cases.  

 

This is the kind of stuff that drives a huge wedge between career and volunteer firefighters. This makes us all look bad, when it's thankfully a handful of the total US Fire Service. No wonder people question why providing fire services is so expensive, they see how much money is spent frivolously by some and think we all do it.

This 2% money in Hartsdale is split between the career and volunteer members, so it seems there are issues on both sides.

Competition is coming........

Mylan launching cheaper, generic version of EpiPen!

http://www.nhregister.com/business/20160829/mylan-launching-cheaper-generic-version-of-epipen

Is it not amazing how the rules don't apply to these people??

There are 2 sets of rules, "The set for the politicians!" and the set for the rest of us......

Vote them all out!

What I think is a t-shirt company who by its very name promotes itself on the very traditions that have mamed and killed firefighters.

Do I like it: NO

Is it going to sell t-shirts: YES (This is America, and Yes you have every right too)

This is why the fire service can not get ahead of itself.

If you are new to the fire service: Learn the history, or guess what, your doomed to repeat it.

It's not cool, there is a reason why we dont ride on the back step anymore.........Change in the fire service is smeared with our brother and sister firefighters blood..

Read the NIOSH reports and you will understand.

Look online for

Vintage Vehicles : Maintenance and Technical Principles

By Dr. Robert B. Marvin.

He also wrote the Encyclopedia of American Lafrance,.

Good Luck!

23 hours ago, Oaks said:

Will this technology be partnered with the PAK-TRAK in the future?

Yes, this is a proof of concept platform.

This will be used for pak tracker accountabillity, PASS Status, biometrics and more.

14 hours ago, EMSLt said:

 

So then my Scott dealer won't have it for a while? Want to hit him up for a demo as I'm imagining a lot of people will.

The price actually less..........$1800.00 with new Mask

$1500.00 if you dont need mask

Scott sales people will have demos now.

Wont replace hand helds but a really nice first step.

On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 5:06 PM, 38ff said:

I wonder how it attaches to the mask.    With everyone getting fit tested/sized, this needs to snap in QUICKLY without tools while your in the apparatus, because very few depts. out there will be buying them for every mask.

It is 2 pieces.....The Camera on the out side of the face piece is screwed on the the frame and voice amp mount.  The interior viewer is mounted in front of the nose cup.

Runs a couple op hours on triple AAA batteries.  Connects via bluetooh technology.

This is proof of concept technology platform.  It has its place in the fire service.

Rumors say $2500.00 per unit.

How much did they spend on this refurb?

http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/insurance-to-cover-most-of-1m-cost-of-totaled-fire/nqkMf/?icmp=daytondaily_internallink_textlink_apr2013_daytondailystubtomydaytondaily_launch

You would think with all of the resources in Weschester, we wouldn't have to rely on NYC for this kind of technology?

Yes, He is correct, but it does increase the odd's by "Exposure"

Here is a more practical read:

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/our-toxic-homes/404722/

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Great job,,,,,,Love it.

Here is the FEMA report. 

The World Trade

Center Bombing:

Report and Analysis

New York City, New York

USFA-TR-076/February 1993

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-076.pdf