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Danbury has a structure fire and apparently one of the ff's actually ventured up onto the roof to cut a ventilation hole despite the wind. Doubt that helps you at all, haha.

Apparently there was someone out on the Hudson with a jet ski earlier

Lohud just reported Tappan Zee Bridge is closing at 4 pm

Rye has declared a state of emergency and a mandatory evacuation for low lying areas as per News 12

MTA says the Throggs Neck, Bronx Whitestone, Marine Parkway, Henry Hudson and Verazano bridges will close at 7 pm. RFK will remain open if weather permits

The storm that hit in 1938 was a category 5. Sandy is barely a category 1. I think Hollie needs to check her information. That doesn't sound right at all!

Nope, it's official. This rivals that storms in terms of the pressure system.

Edit: this is supposed to be a separate reply but it keeps combining them into my response to you (Helicopper)

According to the latest models, the storm is speeding up, the 60 mph sustained winds that were projected aren't going to happen and landfall will hit very southern NJ around 5 pm. The strongest part of the storm will be between 5 pm and 8 pm.

Nice shots Seth, you covered quite a large area there!

Nice shots, great looking ambulance. Has PVAC moved their HQ from the building they were in next to the football field on Marble Ave?

From Joe Rao:

This is the 12Z European Model forecast for Monday morning at 8 a.m. If you interpolate using the forecast map for Tuesday at 8 a.m., then landfall would be either for southern Jersey (Atlantic City/Cape May) or northern Delaware at around 1-3 a.m. Tuesday.

And yet the National Hurricane Center will NOT be issuing any alerts for a hurricane. A large amount of meteorologists are in strong disagreement with such a choice.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today that Metro-North and the New York City subways should prepare for an “orderly suspension” of service at 7 p.m. Sunday if Hurricane Sandy continues its expected assault on the East Coast.

Decisions on whether to suspend service will be made Sunday, he said in a press briefing this afternoon.

http://www.lohud.com/viewart/20121027/NEWS/310270074/Cuomo-Metro-North-should-prepare-hurricane-shutdown

MAYOR MIKE SPANO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR CITY OF YONKERS

ORDERS EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM IMPACT OF “SANDY”

http://www.yonkersny...9&recordid=1225

Thats his car, 2081.

Ok, just makin sure I get my plate assignments correct.

The newest Expedition is 2081. The pickup is 2082 and the older Expedition is 2083.

Thanks for sharing the pics, Jimmy!

Thanks. So the one that was next to Tanker 10/in front of the slide is 2083 or 81?

PepsiCo will invest $243 million to renovate its Westchester County headquarters, a move that will create 1,250 construction jobs and retain the 1,100 employees who work for the food-and-beverage giant.

PepsiCo will renovate its 420,000 square feet of office space in Purchase, upgrade its technology and reduce its energy usage. The work is set to begin early next year. PepsiCo will relocate employees to nearby locations during the renovations, which could fill some of the empty office space along the Platinum Mile or elsewhere in Westchester.

http://www.lohud.com...&nclick_check=1

Storm forecast prompts cancellations

http://www.lohud.com/article/20121026/NEWS/310260097/Storm-forecast-prompts-cancellations?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

Do you have any pictures from Golden Bridge's Open House?

Never made it. I was shooting 2 lacrosse games that day and the 2nd didn't end till just before 4.

What is that Ford pickup used for now? Didnt 2081's expedition replace that from the chiefs vehicle? Is it a utility? I never see it around down there..

It's 2083 from what I saw on the plate. 2081 and 2082 are both Expeditions.

Here we have the flag being flown from TL-44, Engine 120 turning up the block during 1 of its rides, a wide angle of the road with 120 leaving and 119 arriving, Engine 118 from the front and side, and Car 2082 from the side and front.

Here we have 55 B2, the recruitment table inside the fire house, some helmets, 55 B1 from the side and rear, and Tower Ladder 44 from the rear

Here we have a pair of gamewell alarms, a live burn using a fire extinguisher (this was part of the demonstration), a trailer full of memorabilia, car 2081 and Engine 119 loading up for another ride.

In this batch we have Rescue 18 along with a look inside of some of the compartments as well as a demonstration. There is also a Hose Cart from 1908 and turnout gear that was worn from 1940-1950.

In this batch we have a giant inflatable fire truck slide for kids to go down, Tanker 10, Engine 119 and Engine 120 each of which are lined up to give kids free rides in the trucks. They would go up the block and then back down with lights and sirens. They also had 5 stations in which kids learned different fire safety techniques (i.e. stop drop and roll)

After I went to the Somers FD Open House, I took a ride down to Croton to check theirs out. In this batch we have Tower Ladder 44 with the flag flying off of it from a distance, a wide shot of the Harmon House.