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wow.
nice shots.

Driver's door skin impaled on the fence

Initial impact to the red pickup

the Engine 45 officer giving the size up

Beginning to stabilize the vehicle to deal with the fuel leak and prepare to move the SUV, since the patients were being treated by FDNY EMS and units from St Barnabus Hospital.

At 0746 hours this morning I was signing out at work after working a midnight, when we heard a loud crash, and found this green SUV on top of our LT's personal truck in a cloud of smoke.

The SUV had been traveling northbound on the Bronx River Parkway when the driver lost control and went off the side of the elevated roadway falling approximately 40 feet striking fence, the side of the red pickup, and finally coming to a rest on the hood as seen. Our first fear was that our LT who had just signed out was in his truck. Luckily he was still in the station house. The driver of the SUV was just getting out of the car. A passenger was still in the front seat of vehicle and she was removed due to gas leaking from several punctures in the gas tank. I think our sergeant requested everything as the 49 Pct, ESU and numerous FDNY units quickly arrived on scene. First on scene was Engine 45, who quickly stretched a line. On the top rear of the photo, where the chain link fence is bent is where the SUV left the roadway.

Date: 06/04/11
Time: 0746
Location: 460 Morris Park Ave (front of NYPD Transit District 12)
Frequency:
Units Operating: Engine 45 Ladder 38 Truck 58 Squad 41 & 61 Rescue 3 NYPD ESU
Weather Conditions: cloudy
Description Of Incident: SUV traveling northbound on the Bronx River Parkway left the roadway and fell approximately 40 feet landing in the front parking lot of TD 12. SUV struck a fence and then came to rest on top of the midnight platoon commander's personal truck. The driver walked away from crash, and front passenger removed by NYPD TD 12 officers due to gas leaking from vehicle. Photos to follow when I get home.
Reporters/Writer: grumpyFF (ON SCENE)
Link to photos on EMTBravo.net

The tornadoes were all from one or two cells out of all of the severe thunderstorms that came through yesterday. The cell for the most part basically followed the path of the Mass Pike.
It went all the way from Westfield & Greater Springfield area to finishing off in Millbury. Inbetween those two areas, there are at least a dozen towns that have sustained damage.
The town of Southbridge got hit hard, and they actually had the tornado cross the I-84/I-90 Toll Plaza. Rt. 20 in that town is also impassible, although they are starting to finally clear away most of the damage. Oxford, 2 towns south of Worcester, got hit hard. Millbury, getting the tail end, just got the finishing touches of the storm. From my friends that are MFD's explorer post, they've had only a handful of storm related calls, which, considering the NWS was tracking a tornado through Millbury, is damn good.
A friend from another forum I'm on, caught the following on the Webster Rescue online live feed: "Didn't catch the town, 'Roof is off Police HQ & EOC'"
From a friend that's still on an ambulance task force (that got mobilized, around 17:30 yesterday) in Brimfield, he says that the area is basically destroyed.
Springfield Fire & Police issued an all-staff recall yesterday. Unsure if that's still in effect.
While a fire task force was responding to Palmer, another town hit hard, Worcester's Engine 16 was either on the Mass Pike or US 20, and had the tornado right in front of them while they were responding as part of the task force.
Another friend, who's on a fire task force that came up from Connecticut, he said last night to the effect that the statement "It's pretty bad" is the understatement of the year.
The Massachusetts FEMA USAR Task Force 1 has been mobilized and set up in Springfield.
State of Emergency has been declared by the governor.
For those that want to listen in to the scanners about the latest, here's 2 links to online scanner feeds.
Webster Rescue Feed: www.websterrescue.com/live/shtml
Hampden County Fire/PD feed: Radio Reference feed
Mike

With darkness quickly approaching, firefighters discuss the plan......

The "swimmer" for the operation, Arlington Firefighter John Ortiz, gets suited up.....

Firefighters check their web of ropes and pulleys that will be used to carry out the operation

Laughter and boredom..... The five await their trip back to the shore......

FF Ortiz prepares to make his way out to the stranded five....

Once FF Ortiz reached them, each was fitted with a safety flotation vest in preparation for the trip back into shore.........

With three girls on board, they listen intensely as FF Ortiz gives them some instructions.

A TransCare Medic uses his flashlight to illuminate the raft from the Town of Poughkeepsie side of the creek as everybody shares a little laughter.....

The first three girls are safely returned to shore w/o any additional injuries.....

A TransCare Medic with the help of the girls father, and the steadying hand of a DCSO Sheriffs Deputy, carry the girl back to the bus for evaluation and treatment of her injury.....

I apologize for the long post....... The photos tell the whole story that's why I'm posting so many...........
The New Hackensack Fire Department, Town of Wappinger/TransCare Medics, and the Dutchess County Sheriffs Office were dispatched for a "16yr old female that had fallen with a knee injury and is hemorrhaging on the bank of the Wappingers creek in the rear of 37 Helen Dr". Personnel arrived to find the injured female along with two others, one of which had a foot laceration, perched on a group of rocks in the middle of the creek. They were unable to make it back to shore due to their injuries, the strong currents, and the sharp and slippery rocks that lined their path back to shore.....As crews arrived and assessed the situation, the father of one of the girls as well as another friend of the girls, swam out to be with the original three now leaving firefighters with 5 people stranded in the middle of the creek. Due to the injuries to the two females and their location in the middle of the creek, the decision was made to abandon a simpler rescue and to request the assistance of the Arlington FD and their Swift Water Rescue Team (SWRT) in bringing everybody safely back to shore......

Initial personnel make their way down to the creek.....

The initial three girls in the middle of the creek.....

Suprise..... Without the knowledge or approval of the rescuers, the father of one of the three girls goes into the water......

and with difficulty, makes it to their location.... A short time later, another female would do the same thing leaving 5 individuals that needed to be brought back to shore....

A DCSO Deputy and TransCare Medic discuss the situation.....

With one safety line in place, crews wait for the arrival of AFD's Swift Water Rescue Team.....

AFD's SWRT makes the scene......

Did you order ten pepperoni pizzas? NKFD Fire Police father and son team Bernie and Doug Roe carry in the SWRT's inflatable raft.

AFD's SWRT members inflate the raft......

Time to move the raft down the narrow and rocky path to the shore...

The second trip is complete and everbody is safely back on shore.....

A job well done...... Arlington Chief of Department Gallente speaks with a tired FF Ortiz.

Arlington Career Captain Palcher who directed AFD's SWRT smiles with the rest of his crew as they begin the task of breaking the safety lines down......

Firefighters carry the raft back up from the shore of the creek....

Back up at the street.....

Chief Gallente, Career Captain Mihans, and Asst Chief Philips share a little down time back up on the street....

Arlington Firefighters push the raft back up into the top of their new Rescue 32-52......

Firefighter Joe Moore was the Chauffeur of 32-52 on this run.....

And lastly, a shot of 32-52 from the front.....

Date: 5-31-2011
Time: 17:35 (?)
Location: Croton-Harmon Rail Yard (North Yard)
Frequency: 60-Control (46.26); Fireground 2
Units Operating: Croton FD Car 2082, Engine 119, Rescue 18; 36-Medic; Croton EMS; Yorktown FD Car 2531, Utility 36, Rescue 16; Metro North FD Car 2641. 2643; Medevac Air 2; Croton PD; MTA PD;
Weather Conditions: 89 degrees, sunny, dry
Description Of Incident: Metro North Railroad (MNRR) employee was working on a train in the yard on the northeast side of the old shop building and was struck by MNRR work locomotive #106 on track 135. The worker was pinned between the plow on the long hood side of the hood and the first wheel, underneath the steps.Airbags were used to remove patient. Yorktown FD was called for additional airbags. Patient was breathing but was declared a Level 1 trauma. PT was air lifted my Air 2 to Westchester Medical Center.
Reporters: Firedude; RITRobotoX (O/S)
Writer: PFDRes47cue
1748 - Yorktown FD toned out for their rescue to respond with their airbags.
1753 - 60-control advises that Medevac is at Westchester Medical Center. Croton Car 2082 advises to launch Medevac. Engine 119 will be the LZ Engine.
1754 - 60-control advises that the rail has been de-energized as per the train master
1800 - Air 2 advising "One-Zero minute ETA."
1802 - Air 2 advised by 60-control that Engine 119 is their ground contact and will try to land them in the ball field just over the railroad tracks.
1805 - Croton EMS toned out for an additional driver to respond an additional ambulance to Croton-Harmon Yard.

Date: 5-31-11
Time: 1708hrs
Location: In Wappingers Creek, Behind 10 Willowbrook Heights
Frequency: 453.900 (Dispatch Ch. 1); 453.925 (Response Ch. 2); 453.800 (Command Ch. 3), 460.20 (AFD F/G 48)
Units Operating: Arlington (32-1, -5, -9, -52, -68, -72, -73, -87); Lagrange 47-55; New Hackensack 52-55; Hughsonville 45-62 & boat (45-98)
Weather Conditions: Sunny and hot
Description Of Incident: Male possible drowning in the Wappingers Creek behind 10 Willowbrook Hgts, behind the Vassar Mini Mart
Reporters:
Writer: xfirefighter484x
1710hrs - 32-52 responding, caller will meed the FD by the creek on Willowbrook Hgts, states the male was swept downstream.
1711hrs - Lagrange responding with 1 technician, Arlington reports 2 technicians onboard.
1712hrs - Caller reports can no longer see the victim, was probably swept downstream.
1713hrs - DC911 contacting 32-9, do you want to have Lagrange switch to FG 5/6, 32-9 reports Lagrange should have AFD F/G, have all units switch to AFD Ch. 48
1714hrs - Per 32-72, have a member on scene reporting the victim was possibly washed downstream to Jackson Rd, -72 is on scene Willowbrook heights checking the area
1717hrs - 2nd Dispatch for 32-73, 32-73 Responding
1719hrs - Per 32-9 on F/G 48, request NKFD be dispatched to assist with checking the creek as well
1725hrs - DC911 to New Hackensack, requested with your rescue and manpower, to assist with a possible drowning, requested to report to Jackson Rd near Citation Drive, near the bridge by the District line
1727hrs - 52-55 responding
1735hrs - Arlington command at Jackson Rd, request Hughsonville dispatched to the scene with their kodiac boat, equipment staging at the Stanley Still Park on Jackson Rd
1736hrs - DC911 dispatching Hughsonville
1737hrs - Hughsonville 45-62 with boat is responding
1738hrs - (unknown unit on Arlington F/G) Victim located underwater
1739hrs - Arlington command reporting victim located, have Hughsonville respond Code 1
1746hrs - Per Arlington Command, request notification of (unknown, radio cut out), DC911 acknowledged
1749hrs - DC911 to Arlington Command, be advised St. Francis was notified
1752hrs - 45-62 to Arlington Command, on scene staged at Stanley Still park
1753hrs - Arlington 32-72 & -87 enroute to SFH, ALS one with CPR in progress
1753hrs - Hughsonville back in service, Arlington 32-73 back in service
1754hrs - Arlington Command to DC911, area has been checked for any other possible victims, nothing found, also witnesses only report one victim known of
1804hrs - New Hackensack 52-55 back in service

Date: May 31, 2011
Time: Approx 0735hrs
Location: Dutchess Plaza 1582 U.S. Rte 9, x E. Main St. & New Hackensack Rd.
Frequency: Dispatch 1, Response 2, Command 3, & Fire Ground 29
Units Operating: Wappingers 68-11 & 12, New Hamburg 53-11, 13, & 45, Village of Fishkill 42-13, Hughsonville 45-46 & 55, New Hackensack 52-31, Dutchess Co Fire Investigators, Mobile Life Medic 293, & SORT 3
Relocations: New Hackensack 52-13 --> WF Sta. 1, Arlington 32-15 --> WF Sta. 2, Chelsea 35-12 --> New Hamburg Sta. 1, & La Grange 47-13 --> New Hamburg Sta. 2
Weather Conditions: Warm & Sunny
Description Of Incident: Working fire in a commercial strip
Reporters:
Writer: 201/65
Approx 50 minutes into the incident Wappingers Command reported fire knocked down.

In light of a recent and tragic L.O.D. death, along with others that I'm familiar with, I'd like to know what kind of health monitoring exists in the volunteer fire service today. I know when I joined a VFD 12 years ago, I had to go through an OSHA physical and it was fairly comprehensive. However, members only had to have this physical every 5 years. Additionally, as long as one passed the pulmonary function test and could duck walk, you were okay to continue on. More than a few guys of "generous proportions" were allowed to continue to serve. I've read too many stories and known too many people who have suffered injury and very sadly death and it can be directly attributed to their physical health.
At work, we have to have an annual physical which includes pulmonary function, EKG, heart rate on a stair master, eyes, ears, typical vitals and a full blood work-up. Members who's heartrate is too high, have hypertension, extremely high cholesterol or are excessively overweight, ect, are removed from full duty status and assigned to work somewhere where they can work on these problems without risking their health.
The Job did a casual study some years ago where members would work a normal tour while wearing a heart monitor. These members, in good health, had extremely large swings in heart rate. At times, they went from a rate in the 60's to a rate close to 200 in seconds. This is what happens when you're resting and then the tones drop and the housewatchman tells you it's a phone alarm for fire and people are reported trapped.
I know we walk a fine line in the VFD of wanting to retain members without placing too much strain on their personal lives. This is a tough balancing act, however, we might be shying too far away and ignoring very real health concerns. We need to protect our members and their families.
This is highly stressful and dangerous work. We don't need to make it more-so by not protecting ourselves.
What is being done? What can be done differently?

In FL, it used to be a BLS procedure... not to sure why you would want ALS to ride in someone with 2 minor puncture wounds

I'm entirely sympathetic to the problem, but if an agency tried to suspend me on that basis - simply that I was one of the people who had been there in a certain time window - I would resign forthwith. You do NOT punish the innocent to get the guilty. In school I once had a teacher try to give me a punishment, as part of a class collective punishment, for something I had not done. I refused point-blank, and I both taught & learned a lesson about justice, and standing up for yourself when you know you're in the right.
Sorry, but this is a subject I've always felt strongly about.
Mike

This is cool.
I came across this at Firehouse.com, read the full article at the above link.

Date: 5/15/11
Time: 1530hrs
Location: Hutchinson River Parkway NB off ramp to Westchester Ave
Frequency: 46.26, Fire 15, EMS 15, 155.895 (HPD)
Units Operating: [PFD: 2411, 2412, E240, R30], [HEMS: 61A4, 61A5], HPD, WCDPS
Weather Conditions: Cold, Foggy and Rainy
Description Of Incident: MVA with rollover.
Reporters: firedude
Writer: firedude
1 SUV involved with 2 persons trapped. Extrication was confirmed by HPD units prior to PFD's arrival. Extrication was completed by R30.

Much like my mother's rule, and for that matter every woman's rule for China, bath towels, etc.
Buy two clipboards...one for everyday and a good one for when guests come to town.
C'mon, helicopper, I bet your nnother had the same rule and strictly enforced it.

I'll bite, and tell you about the UK.
The UK doesn't have fire departments; they have fire brigades, and a brigade doesn't cover an area smaller than a county. Some have amalgamated and cover more than one county. So, no local fire departments in the American sense. This has been the case for a very long time - certainly from the second world war, when all existing firefighting resources were, in effect, nationalized, and there was a single National Fire Service for the duration of the war. This big difference, that during the war the North American continent never came under direct attack, whilst the UK was bombed heavily, is mostly responsible for the organizational differences.
Are there volunteers? Yes, there are a very few areas - mostly very remote rural areas with exceedingly low call volumes - in the brigades where 'first aid' fire cover is provided by pure volunteers. Usually they don't have apparatus or SCBA, perhaps just a trailer with basic equipment, maybe some buckets, a portable pump & hose etc.
For the vast, vast majority of the country, the firefighters are not volunteers; they are 'wholetime' or 'retained'.
'Wholetime' means what we would call 'career' - exactly the same as here.
'Retained' firefighters operate a bit like our volunteers - they have day jobs and carry pagers. When the tones drop, they respond to the fire station and get the apparatus out. But they're paid. They're paid an annual bounty or 'retainer' - hence 'retained' - and they're paid at union hourly rates for time spent training and responding to calls. And they have specific duty hours when they're contractually obliged to respond to all calls; they 'clock in' and 'clock out' of their duty hours by cellphone or computer.
They're more like part-time career firefighters, and they can and do join the union. Training is similar for both. So it's more than just 'paid per call'.
Obviously big cities are staffed entirely by 'wholetime' firefighters, and 'retained' firefighters are in smaller towns and rural areas. As far as I know, there are no mixed crews of retained & wholetime firefighters on the same apparatus - so no combo departments as we would think of them. What you do sometimes get is a fire station with a wholetime dayshift and a retained nightshift, for instance.
Oh, and UK firefighters do not do EMS; the ambulance/paramedic service is entirely separate, run by the NHS.
Hope that helps.
Mike

Here are a couple photos that I got with my phone from the truck extrication class.

Great class!

Date: 5/7/2011
Time: 1108hrs
Location: I-95 NB, Larchmont Train Staion Overpass
Frequency: 46.26, fire 15, ems 15, NYSP,
Units Operating: [TMFD: 2231, 2232, 2233, E51, E36], [VMFD: 2243, E41, E42, U9], [LTMVAC: 66A1, 66A2], [MEMS: 68A1], [TMAD: 49M1], [Trancare: 30A1 (New Rochesle EMS)], [Empress: 32A1 (Mt. Vernon EMS)], [WCDES: EMS 10, Health Dept.], NYSP, NYSTA
Weather Conditions: Clear
Description Of Incident: 5 Car MVA
Reporters: firedude
Writer: firedude
I-95 Closed North Bound
One Lane South Bound closed for fluid spill
1112hrs: 2232 reports negative extrication, request E38 to close NB lanes
1117hrs: 66A1 reports 6 patients involved
1118hrs: 2232 requesting NYSTA Sander for fluids on roadway
1119hrs: EMS 10 Responding
1120hrs: 4th Ambulance requested by 2232, Empress dispatched
1124hrs: EMS 10 on location
1130hrs: 66A1 reports 2 critical, 4 walking wounded.
1131hrs: 66A1 transporting ALS Westchester Medical Center
1133hrs: 2231 requesting Health Department for chemicals into the storm drain
1134hrs: 30A1 transporting ALS to Sound Shore Medical Center
1137hrs: 66A2 transporting 2 adults BLS to Westchester Medical Center
1145hrs: 66A1 out at Westchester Medical Center
1157hrs: 66A2 out at Westchester Medical Center
1205hrs: E51 in service, 2 outer lanes NB and SB open.
1207hrs: 68A1 out at Sound Shore Medical Cener
1216hrs: 2231 reports all units in service with the exception of 2231, E41, E42
1216hrs: 2231 reports Northbound Lanes reopened.
1220hrs: 2231 transporting 1 K9 to Mamaroneck Animal Hospital
1303hrs: All FD/EMS Units clear of scene, turned over to NYSP

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Date: 5/07/11
Time: 1945 Hrs.
Location: Stop N Shop 1328 Beekman Road
Frequency: 453.900 (Dispatch); 453.925 (Response); 453.800 (Command)
Units Operating: Beekman 34-11, -12, -31, 71, -79; Pawling 54-79; UnionVale 67-1, -14, -72; DC Car 9
Weather Conditions: Clear And 60 Degrees
Description Of Incident: Fire In A Deli
Reporters: Me And DC 911
Writer: TAPSJ
1945 Hrs. - Beekman Dispatched For A Fire In A Deli
1947 Hrs. - DC 911 Getting Reports Of People Trapped In The Deli Cooler
1949 Hrs. - Pawling 54-79 Dispatched For A Person With Burns To The Body
1950 Hrs. - Beekman 34-79 On Scene
1950 Hrs. - Pawling 54-79 Responding
1953 Hrs. - Beekman 34-11 On Scene
1954 Hrs. - Beekman 34-31 Responding
1955 Hrs. - Beekman Command Requesting Equipment On The Road. DC 911 Advising 34-11, -31 And Pawling 54-79. We Have A Fire In The Rotisserie Oven. It Appears The Building Is Totally Evacuated
1955 Hrs. - Beekman 34-12 Responding
1956 Hrs. - Beekman Command Advising Gas Shut Off And Fire Is Possibly Out
1958 Hrs. - Beekman Command Requesting An Additional BLS Unit And Advising Beekman 34-79 And Pawling 54-79 Will Be Going ALS With One Patient
1959 Hrs. - UnionVale 67-71 Dispatched To The Scene
2000 Hrs. - UnionVale 67-8 Advising -71 Can Respond Driver Alone
2001 Hrs. - Beekman 34-79 ALS To Saints With One
2003 Hrs. - Beekman 34-71 BLS To Saints
2003 Hrs. - Pawling 54-79 ALS To Saints With One
2005 Hrs. - UnionVale 67-72 On Scene
2007 Hrs. - Beekman Command Requesting One Engine With Man Power From UnionVale. Also Come In Via Rt. 55 Entrance
2008 Hrs. - UnionVale Dispatched To The Scene
2016 Hrs. - Dutchess County Car 9 Responding To Beekman
2018 Hrs. - Beekman Command Requesting Beekman Building Inspector And Dutchess County Board Of Health To The Scene
2021 Hrs. - County Car 9 On Scene
2023 Hrs. - DC 911 Advising Beekman Command That Building Inspector Is Out Of Service Until Tomorrow 0830 Hrs. Is Going Try And Find Coverage
2024 Hrs. - Beekman Command Advising It Might Be State Agriculture And Not Board Of Health Needed Here
2030 Hrs. - DC 911 Advising Beekman Command Unable To Contact State Agriculture. Have Not Found An Emergancy Contact
2041 Hrs. - UnionVale 67-1 Advising DC 911, That 67-14 Is Returning To UnionVale From Beekman's Scene
2053 Hrs. - Beekman Command Advising DC 911 That Beekman 34-12, -31, And -32 Are Back In Service And Returning
2057 Hrs. - DC 911 Advising Beekman Command That State Agriculture Was Contacted And They Are Looking For A Local Member To Respond
2109 Hrs. - County Car 9 Back In Service From Beekman
2120 Hrs. - Beekman 34-71 Back In Service From The Hospital And Is Responding Back To The Scene
2122 Hrs. - Unknown Unit Back In Service Returning To The Scene
2123 Hrs. - Beekman 34-71 On Scene
2124 Hrs. - Beekman Command Advising Beekman Is Clearing The Scene And It Is Turned Over To The Store Manager. Also Building Inspector Is On The Scene. Also, Have The State Agriculture Contact 34-1 Via Cell Phone Please

FOXNews is reporting Bin Laden is dead. President Obama to hold press conference shortly.
Much more information expected shortly.
Thomas