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Beginning radio traffic of the incident.. more than what was already posted
http://www.firefighternation.com/videos/audio-colorado-theater-shooting
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Hi Admins,
Please change my Username from "Larchmont_Boy" to "Disaster_Guy".
My original request via email did not receive a reply. Several attempts at using the "Contact" tab above were unsuccessful. So, this is a last-ditch attempt.
Please delete this topic after task completion.
Thanks!
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Date: 7/14/12
Time: 23:10 hrs
Location: 56 William Street x Webster Avenue (Nodine Hill neighborhood), Yonkers, NY
Frequency:
Units Operating: Yonkers Fire Department-
Box Assignment: (Assignment was a little funky. B-2 covering the city due to recent cuts. I believe 75, using a spare, broke down, per nycfire.net post)
Engines 306, 303, 312, 304;
Ladders 71, 74;
Rescue 1;
B-2.
Yonkers Police Department
Empress EMS
Yonkers Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
American Red Cross.
Weather Conditions: 80 Degrees, Fair.
Description of Incident: Minor working fire on the first floor of a three-story Multiple Dwelling. Fire was declared under control approximately 30 minutes after arrival on scene. Fire gutted the bedroom of a basement apartment. Description of structure can be found here. One FF briefly treated at to St. Josephs Hospital for a knee injury. Cause remains under investigation. The only tenant lived in a third-floor apartment and was allowed to return. The American Red Cross was called to provide assistance to the displaced on 7/16.
Reporters: Yonkers OEM Twitter; Larchmont_Boy; truck4 (via nycfire.net);
News Articles: The Journal News.
(Note, I did not listen to this incident live. Almost all of the info below is from Yonkers OEM Twitter. All times should be considered approximate.)
23:10 hrs: 10/29 - 10/30 at 56 Williams St. Full alarm. Rescue is on scene. People are in the streets. [Yonkers OEM monitoring.]
23:11 hrs: 306 confirmed. Fire on the 1st floor.
23:15 hrs: All hands working.
23:18 hrs: OEM responding.
23:42 hrs: B-2 reporting fire is under control.
00:10 hrs: Fire is out. OEM has secured the scene.
Please PM me if you have any more information.
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Date: 7/13/12
Time: 00:28 hrs
Location: 254 Union Avenue x Monroe/4th, Mount Vernon, NY
Frequency: 154.145 (Mount Vernon dispatch), 46.26 (60-Control dispatch).
Units Operating: appx 30 firefighters: Mount Vernon Fire Department; Pelham Fire Department; Eastchester Fire Department; New Rochelle Fire Department.
Transcare EMS. Mount Vernon Police Department.
American Red Cross.
Box Assignment:
Engine 1, Engine 5, Engine 4
Tower Ladder 1, Ladder 3
Rescue 1
Battalion 2 (Deputy Chief)
2nd Alarm Assignment:
Engine 2, Engine 6
Ladder 2
Weather Conditions: Mostly cloudy, calm wind, appx. 80 degrees.
Description of Incident: 2-Alarm working fire in the basement of 2.5-story frame, 50x30, semi-attached. Showed from three sides upon arrival. Primary and secondary searches were negative. One firefighter taken to local hospital for heat exhaustion. Cause is still under investigation.
Homeowner smelled smoke, went downstairs, and heard an explosion; exited home. The displaced family criticized FF's "slow pace". Most of the home is destroyed.
Reporters: truck4 (via nycfire.net); Larchmont_Boy; EFD1883; x4093k;
News Articles: Newsday (w/ photo and video), The Journal News, News12 (w/ photo and video).
(Note, I did not listen to this incident live. Most of the info below is from nycfire.net. All times should be considered approximate.)
00:28 hrs: call came in. 10-26 transmitted. A few minutes later went to 2nd alarm.
00:57 hrs: Car 2 reports heavy fire in the basement, showing from three sides.
01:00 hrs: Car 2 reports primary search is negative.
01:05 hrs: M/A Pelham E-5 and Eastchester L-15 to 5 Monroe St. for inside smoke (address is around corner from fire).
01:08 hrs: Eastchester L-15 redirected to the fire scene, reporting to the front with tools.
01:10 hrs: M/A Truck to cover Mount Vernon.
01:11 hrs: M/A New Rochelle L-12 to cover.
01:17 hrs: Car 2 reports primary and secondary searches are complete and are negative.
01:20 hrs: Pelham E-5 reports 5 Monroe St. call is smoke from the fire on Union.
02:00 hrs (appx.): American Red Cross contacted and en-route. Seven adults displaced (one family and a relative visitor). Family given emergency lodging at a nearby hotel.
Please PM me if you have any more information.
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http://www.rocklandfires.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13923
Check out the Patch and LoHud for updated news articles.
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Date: 7/11/12
Time: appx. 01:10 hrs
Location: 235 Corona Ave x The Boulevard (near the New Rochelle line), Pelham, NY
Frequency:
Units Operating: 20-25 firefighters from Pelham Fire Department; Pelham Manor Fire Department; New Rochelle Fire Department; Mount Vernon Fire Department; Greenville Fire Department (re-locate, Ladder 4); Eastchester Fire Department (re-locate, Engine); Westchester County Cause and Origin team; ConEdison.
Weather Conditions:
Description of Incident: Working fire on the first floor of a 2.5 story home. Family of three was awakened by fire alarm, exited the house, and called 911. Upon arrival, fire was showing out of the 1st floor windows. Made quick entry and knocked down fire. Extensive damage to the front den and minimal smoke damage to the 2nd floor and water damage to other areas. Cause was determined to be spontaneous combustion of work materials used to stain and varnish wood located in the den. No injuries reported. Family is staying with neighbor until they are able to return home.
Reporters: Larchmont_Boy; truck4 (via nycfire.net).
News Articles: The Daily Voice (w/ pictures), News 12 (w/ video), The Journal News (w/ picture), Newsday.
(Note, I did not listen to this incident live. Info below is from nycfire.net)
01:13 hrs: M/A New Rochelle E-23/L-13, Mount Vernon E-5/L-3 to the scene.
01:15 hrs: M/A Eastchester Engine and Greenville L-4 to cover Pelham.
01:19 hrs: Car 2361 requests re-tone for additional manpower.
01:22 hrs: Car 2361 reports fire appears to be K/D.
01:28 hrs: Car 2361 reports fire is K/D, checking for extension. Holding New Rochelle's M/A.
Please PM me if you have any more information.
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Entergy Worker Moonlights as Volunteer Firefighter
http://peekskill.dai...eer-firefighter
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. - Depending on how you look at it, it might seem like Mike Ruh has not had a day off in 35 years. That’s because the volunteer firefighter often uses his emergency medical service know-how to help people wherever he goes.
“We've used emergency medical services to help strangers and our own families,” he said of the Verplanck Fire Department.
Ruh’s involvement in the volunteer organization is in his genes. His great-grandfather founded the department in 1929, and he has been a member for the past 35 years. Ruh was also department chief from 1993-95 and 2004-06. His young son recently continued the tradition by suiting up in a firefighter's uniform.
“He started two years ago and has really gotten into it,” Ruh said.
Ruh's extracurricular volunteer hours aren't his only services to the community. His skill-set has even proved useful at Entergy Indian Point nuclear power plant, where he is a member of its confined space rescue team. There, he is responsible for maintaining safety in close proximity to hazardous materials.
“If you’re in a manhole, you have a team on standby just in case to take the proper precautions,” he said. “Say a guy has a heart attack down there. You need to know how to get him out.”
Ruh added that of course, some of the abilities he has picked up on the job have helped elsewhere. Expert knot-tying, for example, has come in particularly handy working around his house.
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Date: 7/7/12
Time: 12:06 or 15:01 (see explanation below)
Location: 22 Orchard Street x Myrtle Street, Yonkers, NY
Frequency:
Units Operating: Yonkers Fire Department-
Box Assignment:
Engine 309, Engine 306, Engine 312, Engine 310
Tower Ladder 71, Ladder 72
Rescue 1
Battalion 1
Car 6 (Fire Investigation Unit)
10-29 (Working Fire) / 10-30 (All-Hands) Assignment:
Engine 310 (S/C F.A.S.T.)
Battalion 2 (Safety)
Weather Conditions: hazy, hot and humid.
Description of Incident: 1-Alarm working fire on the 1st floor with extension to the 2nd at 22 Orchard Street in Yonkers. Fire relatively quickly knocked down. 3 lines were S/O. Unsure if structure was going to hold at the time when the fire was k/d. Google results describe the building as a wood-frame 3-story home with 5+ families and 4,400 total square feet. Original call came in as someone set fire to something in the building, then upgraded to possible structure fire; arson assignment was added to the Box.
Reporters: Larchmont_Boy; Yonkers OEM twitter (@yonkersoem40) and YOEM Twitter user (@YOEM44); srfd18; truck4 (via nycfire.net).
(first time is as reported by YOEM and the second is from nycfire.net. Note, I did not listen to this incident live.)
12:06 or 15:01 hrs: 10/29 for 22 Orchard Street. Full alarm and rescue (R1). [OEM monitoring.]
12:13 or 15:07 hrs: 310 F/T. Battalion 2 responded as Safety, two minutes later transmitted 10/30.
12:16 or 15:15 hrs: B-2 reporting fire located on the rear of the first floor with extension to the second floor. 3 L/S/O, and making progress. All hands working. Exposures: #1 is street, #2 is 3-story wood-frame M/D, #3 is rear yard, #4 is 3-story wood-frame M/D.
12:20 or 15:10 hrs: E-310 will be FAST. Require a 5th engine, E/C E-308 or F/T.
12:25 or 15:17 hrs: Fire knocked down. It's possible that the structure will hold.
12:33 hrs: Fire under control. One of three lines still stretched and operating. [OEM continuing to monitor.]
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Donald Beretta, Greenburgh police dispatcher and Ossining volunteer firefighter, dies at 56
4:02 PM, Jul 5, 2012
Written by Shawn Cohen
http://www.lohud.com...fighter-dies-56
GREENBURGH — Donald Beretta, a veteran Ossining volunteer firefighter and Greenburgh police dispatcher who for years took on the role of Santa Claus, died Friday after a long illness, police said.
Beretta, 56, died at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx.
“He really loved his job and he really was the consummate public servant,” Greenburgh police Chief Joseph DeCarlo said. “He touched many lives and he will be missed.”
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http://www.lohud.com...k-Putnam-County
Fire safety, home construction focus of talk in Putnam County
11:48 PM, Jun 23, 2012
CARMEL — Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell has called a meeting this week with fire and building officials to discuss construction standards and fire safety in the wake of two recent fires, including one that claimed four members of a Carmel family.
The meeting will also feature local emergency service coordinators discussing findings, possible solutions and preventative measures for such fires, said Odell, who is encouraging the public to attend.
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New presentations about agencies that make up Westchester DES recently posted on County website.. see below
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Department of Emergency Services
Agency Officers' Information
LAST UPDATED ON MONDAY, 04 JUNE 2012
The Department of Emergency Services (DES) offers a variety of services to Emergency Service Agency Officers. These services include Haz Mat Team, Tech Rescue Team, Cause and Origin, Emergency Management and Communications. Learn more about each below.
- DES Overview
- Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
- Fire Training (Officer Need to Know)
- Fire Training Simulators
- Communications & EMS Division
SEE:
- DES Overview
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Just hours before the City Council votes on a budget that leaves 30 Fire Department jobs vacant next fiscal year, the firefighters’ union chief said today talks with the mayor have stalled and plans for closures at two firehouses appear to be moving forward.
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Date: 6/3/12
Time: 15:05
Location: Armstrong Court Housing Complex (Building #8), 8 Armstrong Court, Greenwich, CT
Frequency:
Units Operating: Greenwich Fire Department: the Box Assignment was probably Engine 3, Engine 1, Engine 4, Tower 1, and Car 3.
American Red Cross: Greenwich Disaster Action Team (DAT).
Weather Conditions:
Description of Incident: According to officials the fire started in the kitchen on the 1st floor. Building is a three-story, wood-frame, type-1, OMD. 2 L/S/O's, quick knockdown, few flames, mostly smoke. Nobody was home at the time. No injuries reported. The cause is still under investigation. The displaced couple of the uninhabitable 1st floor apartment declined temporary lodging assistance from the American Red Cross.
Reporter: Larchmont_Boy; sfrd18; Twitter.
News articles: The Greenwich Time.
(all times below are approximate, and mostly according to Twitter)
15:05 hrs: Working fire reported at 11 Armstrong Court in Norwalk (911 discrepancy, was in Greenwich and at 8 Armstrong Court) (according to The Hour News and Twitter posts).
15:11 hrs: Command reports fire on the first floor. E3 laying in, E1 stretching in.
15:19 hrs: Car 3 (DC1) reports main body of fire knocked down.
Please PM me with any additional information. I will update as I receive new info.
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I really, really enjoyed having the Shoutbox at the top of the page. That way I could periodically refresh the page and see if there are any incidents of interest that I would want to turn the scanner on for.
Does anyone else support moving the Shoutbox back to the top?
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http://pleasantville...-on-millionaire (with pictures)
Briarcliff Manor Fire Captain Wins Big on 'Millionaire'Peter Flihan got to the $100,000 question on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
Thanks in part to his knowledge of 80s hip-hop, Snooki and English grammar, Briarcliff Manor's Pete Flihan is $63,600 richer.
Flihan, captain of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department's Hook & Ladder Company, was chosen to be a contestant from a studio audience of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire during the American Pride Week.
The episode aired last Monday.
"About 10 of us went down to the taping to be in the audience," said the 22-year village resident in an email. "We had heard that they might be selecting contestants from the audience, but weren't sure. When we got there, the shows producers interviewed every single person in the audience. I guess that I was just extremely lucky."
Alongside his fellow volunteers from the Scarborough Engine Company, Briarcliff Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Corps, "Wow! I hope that I represent the volunteer fire service well," was the first thought Flihan experienced when he was chosen.
"Seriously, it wasn't about the money," he added.
Rather, the 47-year-old father of two told host Meredith Vieira becoming a firefighter was "the greatest choice I ever made and I wish I’d done it years ago.”
Flihan added in an email to Patch that he joined the department in 2004 after his friend Bill Joynes urged him to give it a try.
"Firefighting...cuts across all boundaries: financial, religious, age, gender, race, nationality, whatever," he explained. "It is one of the few volunteer pursuits that asks you to care about all your neighbors, not just the ones who might be more reflective of yourself."
While training to become a volunteer firefighter takes a lot of work, performing well on the show was all about the luck of the draw, Flihan said.
On just the second ($10,000) question, Flihan had to use his "Ask the Audience" lifeline.
The question was: "On the sitcom “Seinfeld,” which character said to his girlfriend, 'I'll tell you a little secret about ZIP codes: they're meaningless?'"
He also stumbled on question five, which asked which restaurant the character Penny works at in the television show The Big Bang Therory—ultimately choosing the "Jump the Question."
"All my friends could answer the question about The Big Bang Theory," Flihan said. "But since I didn't watch that show, it was impossible for me."
He did, however, know the title of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's first book (A Shore Thing), that the Roomba was inducted into the Carnegie Mellon Robot Hall of Fame and Zodiac sign for a July 4 birthday (Cancer).
Flihan decided to walk away in the game show's second round $100,000 question—"What is the official name of the police officer depicted on the “Go To Jail” square in the board game Monopoly?"
"I realized right away that I didn't know the answer," he explained. "I also knew that I would never have this opportunity again, and I had to maximize it. But, when it all came down to it, I was happy with what I had, rather than risk it for what I didn't know."
His decision earned him the entire bank he accumulated so far—$63,600.
"I am taking my family to our favorite place: Walt Disney World," Flihan said. "It will be a trip to remember."
Since the taping, Flihan's daughter Emma has also been accepted at New York University.
"I am so happy to use the rest of my winnings to make the first year of that dream come true as well," he said.
The Millionaire experience was made memorable not only by his winnings, but by host Vieria ("just as warm and open-hearted as she appears to be on TV") and the crew's efforts to thank all of the volunteers, teachers and military personnel who made up the audience, Flihan said.
"Even though I didn't win a million, I felt like I had by the time I left."
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Mass email I received, enjoy:
From: wcfire <wcfire@list.westchestergov.com>
To: ------
Subject: [wcfire] APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER JOHN M. CULLEN
Date: Tue, May 8, 2012 1:39 pm
Please join us in congratulating Commissioner Cullen in his appointment as the DES Commissioner. Commissioner Cullen’s appointment was approved unanimously last night by the Board of Legislators.
You can view the video of the board meeting below (the appointment is the first item of business on the video):
Luci Labriola-Cuffe
Training Technician - Fire Division
Westchester County Dept. of Emergency Services
4 Dana Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: 914-231-1674
Fax: 914-231-1697
E-Mail: LEL2@westchestergov.com
For current information about training, please visit our website: http://emergencyservices.westchestergov.com/
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Click here for the report. Below is the mass email list message:
From: wcems <wcems@list.westchestergov.com>
Subject: [wcems] Message from the DES Commissioner (Annual Report)
Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012 4:12 pm
Sent on behalf of Acting Commissioner John Cullen, Westchester County Department of Emergency Services
The Commissioner would like you to share with you the following report:
http://emergencyserv...m/annual-report
Katherine O'Connor
Program Specialist, EMS Division
Westchester County Department of Emergency Services
4 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595
P: 914.231.1685 | F: 914.813.4160 | E: koc1@westchestergov.com
EmergencyServices.WestchesterGov.com
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Date: 4/8/12
Time: 05:12
Location: 145 Hawthorne Avenue x Herriot Street, Yonkers, NY
Units Operating:
see here;
nine engines and four trucks (75 FFs) (according to LoHud);
Yonkers OEM;
American Red Cross.
Weather Conditions: Clear and cool
Reporter: see here; various Twitter posts. Sorry that this IA isn't live, but I figured it's better to post one late than never.
Writer: Larchmont_Boy
Description of Incident: (mainly according to LoHud) Heavy fire reported on 2nd floor of a 3-story OMD. Firefighters rescue two trapped inside, and another five residents climbed the fire escape and jumped to adjoining building roof (according to LoHud). Accidental fire started in 2nd floor kitchen, and quickly extended to third floor and porch. Two residents were treated for smoke inhalation, and nine firefighters had to be taken to the hospital for conditions ranging from exhaustion to a sprained back. Red Cross, with OEM's help, provided emergency lodging and/or funds for food, clothing, and/or other basic necessities for the three displaced families (11 adults and three children) of the three affected apartments. The Red Cross was later called on April 10 for the School Street apartment fire and assisted four residents.
News articles: Journal News (with photo) here; News12 (with video) here
(all times below are approximate and mostly according to Twitter)
05:11 hrs: Building resident runs two block and knocks of Vark Street firehouse door to alert FFs of fire.
05:12 hrs: Yonkers FD arrives on scene, reporting heavy fire on 2nd floor of 3-story OMD, doubtful if structure will hold. Transmits 2nd alarm.
05:16 hrs: Reporting heavy fire on 2nd floor extended to third floor.
05:18 hrs: Battalion 1 transmits 3rd Alarm. All Companies working. Working to extinguish extension to upper floor.
06:36 hrs: Reporting main body of fire now under control.
07:15 hrs: Red Cross volunteers on scene and working with Yonkers OEM to assist displaced residents.
10:19 hrs: Fire quickly extinguished in 7th-floor apartment of School Street.
Please PM me with any additional information.
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Posted · Edited by Larchmont_Boy
"A watch will likely be issued later this afternoon for New Jersey and the NY Metro area. How the storms develop and orgaize over PA will determine whether it will be a severe thunderstorm or a tornado watch."
Per comment on National Weather Service Eastern Region HQ Facebook Page, 20 minutes ago