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    This show has grown on me, and has gotten better since the first episode. I really like it. I also love how the Chief stands up for his men/women no matter what.

    I agree, I didn't think it would have much hope but I find myself tuning in every episode to see what'll happen next.

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    The West Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department, located near John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York,lost everything: two pumper trucks, two ambulances, and a brush truck.

    The Hooversville Volunteer Fire Company, located outside of Pittsburgh, wondered what they could do to help after the storm devastated much of the New York City area. They found out about the West Hamilton department's loss and decided to donate a 1981 Mack pumper truck they'd been trying unsuccessfully to sell.

    http://jalopnik.com/5957814/this-fire-department-donated-a-truck-to-firefighters-in-queens-that-lost-everything

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    Just heard Harrison and Yorktown went down. Yorktown arrived this morning.

    Vails Gate Truck484 left around 6am and arrived at the EOC in Westbury around 8-8:30.

    They have since been detailed to the Oceanside FD. Members have said that they have power and conditions aren't too bad.

    That's where Ossining was, they just got back into town. They lost a few trucks and 2 houses. While down there, Ladder 41 worked 6 structure fires from what I was told by some members.

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    “The Department of Defense mobile fueling stations are currently shut down for the public so that emergency personnel and first responder vehicles can utilize them. Members of the public should not go to these fueling stations. It is also important to remember that 28 million gallons of fuel are headed to this area right now and the lines at stations across the city should dissipate soon.”

    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/03/fuel-trucks-to-ease-gas-shortage-in-new-york-city-long-island/

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    To protect yourself, Grosselfinger suggests that you get a receipt for your gas purchase. If you can't get a receipt, he says to use your smart phone to take a photo of the price and fuel amount display on the pump.

    If you suspect price gouging, report it to:

    In Westchester: 914 995 2155

    In Rockland: 845 708 7600

    http://pearlriver.patch.com/articles/inspectors-checking-for-price-gouging-at-gas-stations

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    Hughonsville sent members, there's somewhat of a list in the Sandy thread if you want to pick them out of there.

    Currently utility trucks are being loaded onto C-130's from Southern California and are en route to NY as soon as the apparent fog lifts out there.

    Note: This is not my photo and was retweeted from @NYCAviation on Twitter. Photo was originally tweeted by a @SCOMOTRON on twitter

    https://twitter.com/...1774976/photo/1

    https://twitter.com/SCOMOTRON/status/264032506385424386/photo/1

    USS San Antonio and USS Carter Hall are deploying to NYC and NJ

    http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/11/01/warship-that-escaped-sandy-returns-to-help-nynj

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    NYC/Westchester are slowly starting to get their mass transit systems back online. Metro North is running on an hourly schedule on the lower Harlem Line (North White Plains-Grand Central). Grand Central re-opened to the public at 2 pm, Newark and JFK each re-opened to flights on a limited basis at 7:00 am this morning and NYC subway is getting back into operation. The 7,B,C,E,G,Q trains are all still suspended but the F,J,A and M trains are running with limited service.

    For continuous updates follow Gov. Cuomo on twitter. https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo

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    NY Code - Section 209-E: Fire mobilization and mutual aid plan

    http://codes.lp.find...de/GMU/10/209-e

    NYS Mutual Aid Mobilization

    Request gets made for specific items (i.e. swiftwater team, engines for fire standby, utilities with pumps for pumpouts, fire police teams etc...) from the areas affected, it goes through NYSDHS/OFPC/OEM, who then reaches out to specific areas for those items/manpower. The County Coordinator then reaches out to departments that typically have the manpower and equipment. It is then on the department to decide who is qualified based on their standards.

    3 agencies from Dutchess Co went down earlier today, Amenia, Fairview and Hughsonville. This is in addition to Arlington and LaGrange the other day BEFORE the storm hit, with Swiftwater teams and gear.

    Thanks for the info! I was curious to know how that worked.

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    Yonkers firefighters battled 3 blazes, responded to 500 alarms; man killed in car accident

    Firefighters responded to some 500 alarms around the city Monday, including three structure fires in the northeast part of the city.

    Most were for downed wires, fallen trees or medical emergencies and came during the period of heaviest winds Monday night, Fire Commissioner Robert Sweeney said at a press briefing at the city Office of Emergency Management this morning.

    http://www.lohud.com/article/20121030/NEWS02/310300059/Yonkers-firefighters-battled-3-blazes-responded-500-alarms-man-killed-car-accident?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

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    I have seen several Fire Depts. and EMS agencies deploying to NYC and Long Island from upstate to help out but I know there's been a lot of discussion about who can go due to training standards. For this sort of thing, are these departments being requested by FDNY or are they just voluntarily planning on showing up? If these people are just showing up un-announced, will they be turned away due to them not having the same training standards or will their help be accepted and be put to work?

    p.s. Chief Munson, still on for that volleyball game? ;-)

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    Mayor Bloomberg said the death toll in NYC is up to 10

    Several schools are reporting that they will be closed tomorrow. Someone posted a series of links on this thread yesterday that will give you a list of whose closed so check that out if you have kids.

    Outages Update: Central Hudson 66,661; ConEd 787,255; LIPA 947,819; Nat. Grid 20,616; NYSEG 115,060; Orange & Rockland 140,317; RG&E 20,20

    Con Ed said at one point they had over 800,000 customers without power.

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    Con Ed has a plant in Manhattan on fire with people reportedly trapped. Power outages throughout lower manhattan with cell towers down too iao 1st, 5th and 7th precincts. FDNY is operating multiple water rescues as well.

    The number of utility customers in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties without power as of 9 p.m. due to Sandy has now reached 229,159, far surpassing the approximately 122,000 Lower Hudson Valley customers who lost power from Tropical Storm Irene in late August, 2011.

    - LoHud

    http://www.lohud.com/viewart/20121029/NEWS02/310290092/9-p-m-Pearl-River-man-killed-when-tree-falls-onto-his-house-wife-3-teenagers-injured-229-159-customers-without-power-area

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    Yonkers is working a 2 alarm, stay safe guys! It's gonna be a wild one down there!

    Danbury just had the roof blown off of an apt building.

    847, 161 people in NY alone without power... and counting! according to TWC

    RFK bridge just recorded a wind gust of 100 mph, they are shutting down the bridge right now!

    Sandy is no longer a Hurricane but we're now dealing with her wrath

    FDNY Swift Water Rescue is responding to Queens Engine 206 firehouse due to members of the company trapped in the firehouse

    This storm just turned deadly in NY. A man has been found after being struck by a tree on 166th st.

    As if Yonkers doesn't have enough issues, they're operating an mva with ejection on the sprain by Jackson Ave. They have Greenville o/s as mutual aid. Car into tree and another in the woods.