peterose313

All I can say is, thank God I don't live in Colorado or Washington.

Date: 12/1/2012
Time: Approx 08:00 local time
Location: Sasago Tunnel - Chuo Expressway in Koshu, Japan
Departments: Police, Fire, EMS
Description: Parts of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway have collapsed leaving cars and people trapped in the tunnel and causing a fire. 7 people are reportedly trapped in the tunnel and 1 woman has reportedly been able to make her way out of the tunnel with minor injuries along with a reporter for the public broadcasting channel NHK. Fire officials are unsure as to how many cars are trapped and or on fire. CCTV inside the tunnel showed that approx 100 ft of the tunnel collapsed on the Tokyo bound side of the expressway. The tunnel is a twin bore and approx 2.7 miles long and 1 of the major highways out of Tokyo. Fire brigade is still trying to extinguish the fire. There are also reports of a mudslide that triggered the collapse of the ceiling of the tunnel.
Links:
Japan Sasago Tunnel Collapse 'Traps Cars'
Cars Trapped In Tunnel Collapse Outside Tokyo
Japan Tunnel Collapse Leaves Motorists Trapped Inside
Writer: peterose313

Photos of some of the apparatus that were in the parade. Fire Departments in the parade were Yorktown Heights, Millwood, Mohegan Lake, Leonia. Yorktown DPW and a few other organizations (including the Lakeland High School State Championship Field Hockey team) also participated. I believe there were a total of 22 participants. There was some pretty dense fog patches at times which caused all the flashing lights to be super saturated.
More can be found on my photo page here: The Westchester Scene Photography

Photos of some of the apparatus that were in the parade. Fire Departments in the parade were Yorktown Heights, Millwood, Mohegan Lake, Leonia. Yorktown DPW and a few other organizations (including the Lakeland High School State Championship Field Hockey team) also participated. I believe there were a total of 22 participants. There was some pretty dense fog patches at times which caused all the flashing lights to be super saturated.
More can be found on my photo page here: The Westchester Scene Photography

Photos of some of the apparatus that were in the parade. Fire Departments in the parade were Yorktown Heights, Millwood, Mohegan Lake, Leonia. Yorktown DPW and a few other organizations (including the Lakeland High School State Championship Field Hockey team) also participated. I believe there were a total of 22 participants. There was some pretty dense fog patches at times which caused all the flashing lights to be super saturated.
More can be found on my photo page here: The Westchester Scene Photography

I noticed that the new IA template has got rid of "Description of Incident", added "District", and changed "Units Operating" to "Units".
I'm curious to know why these changes were made.

We will be upgrading EMTBravo sometime in the next 48 hours. During this time, there may be some temporary site outages or feature unavailability

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155590/i-dont-have-change

Barefoot homeless man immortalized in photo isn't actually homeless

Man who booted ambulance is fired, ticketed, WWL reports

Our (Wassaic's) B.R.A.T has been taken around to area FD's that are interested in this multi use type vehicle and anyone that has seen it operating at a scene have been impressed with it's performance, it surely has exceeded our expectation of the vehicle, as a result several departments have either selected Firematic to construct a new vehicle for them or are close to signing a contract to have one built. Here are some photos (shared with permission of David Horton) of the Rhinecliff B.R.A.T which is near completion with a expected delivery of next week. Here are some the features of the vehicle;
2012 Ford F550 2 Door 4x4 Chassis w/ 19,500 lbs. GVW Super Single Continental 20" Tires, 6" Suspension lift Heavy Duty Aluminum Fabricated Flatbed with FEA Tested Roll Bar Pro Poly 500 Gallon Water Tank Hale HPX300 - BD26 Diesel Pump Stainless Steel Inlet and Discharge Manifold Electric Primer 1.5" Rear Preconnect Sidewinder Deck Gun One Rear 2.5" Hose Tras. Two Electric Hannay Reel Mounted under the flatbed. (3) Aluminum Diamond Plate Compartments with flip up doors. Whelen LED Lighting and Siren Package Whelen LED PFP Scene Lighting Warn 16,500 lbs Electric Winch Oil Pan and Transmission Skid Plate

Date: 12/1/2012
Time: 22:10 hours
Location: Original address: 8 Rose St.
Actual location: 350 Main Street, Bert Humphrey and Sons Auto Repair
District: Danbury Fire
Frequency: Danbury Fire & EMS
Units: 1st Alarm: Car 30, Engine 21, 22 and Truck 1
2nd Alarm: Engine 23, Squad 24, Volunteer Engine 8, Squad 7 and Danbury Fire Marshal
Volunteer Companies On Standby: Padanaram Hose Co. #3, Independent Hose Co. #4, Wooster Hose Co. #5, Citizens Hose Co. #6, Water Witch Hose Co. #7, Beckerle Hose Co. #9, Germantown Hose Co. #10, Beaver Brook Fire Co. #11, Mill Plain Fire Co. #12, Miry Brook Fire Co. #13, King St Fire Co. #14
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, light drizzle, Fog
Writer: peterose313
Description: Original dispatch was for 8 Rose St. Car 30 arrived on scene and found heavy smoke coming from the area of a large warehouse building with fire in the rear. Immediately a 2nd alarm was transmitted. Structure was a 2 story wood frame vacant, former auto body shop. Units from first alarm went to work as soon as they arrived o/s. They found heavy fire coming from a "turret style" room on the 2nd floor. Appeared as if squatters had been living there as several mattresses were found. An interior attack failed due to the amount of debris found inside the structure. Command had them go defensive and Engine 23 was able to k/d most of the fire with its deck gun along with multiple l/s/o.
Danbury Battles Late Night Blaze
Fire damages former auto repair shop
Photos By Rob Fish

Sleepy Hollow Fire Department recently took delivery of the following. Many thanks to Pierce MFG and Firematic!
- 2012 Pierce Velocity Triple Combination Pumper
- 2010 EPA Cummins ISX 11.9 450HP Diesel Engine
- Gross vehicle weight 49,800lbs
- 7 man cab
- 1750 GPM Hale QMax Pump
- 500 gallon water tank
- Cab mounted Will-burt LED light tower
- Holmatro CORE system outlets on front bumper and rear
- Vehicle Data Recorder

Date: 12/1/2012
Time: Approx 08:00 local time
Location: Sasago Tunnel - Chuo Expressway in Koshu, Japan
Departments: Police, Fire, EMS
Description: Parts of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway have collapsed leaving cars and people trapped in the tunnel and causing a fire. 7 people are reportedly trapped in the tunnel and 1 woman has reportedly been able to make her way out of the tunnel with minor injuries along with a reporter for the public broadcasting channel NHK. Fire officials are unsure as to how many cars are trapped and or on fire. CCTV inside the tunnel showed that approx 100 ft of the tunnel collapsed on the Tokyo bound side of the expressway. The tunnel is a twin bore and approx 2.7 miles long and 1 of the major highways out of Tokyo. Fire brigade is still trying to extinguish the fire. There are also reports of a mudslide that triggered the collapse of the ceiling of the tunnel.
Links:
Japan Sasago Tunnel Collapse 'Traps Cars'
Cars Trapped In Tunnel Collapse Outside Tokyo
Japan Tunnel Collapse Leaves Motorists Trapped Inside
Writer: peterose313

Date: 12/01/12
Time: 2136hrs (9:38pm)
Location: 3 Dudley Pl (Between Park Ave and Palisade Ave)
District: Yonkers FD
Frequency: 46.5 (YFD Dispatch), 484.7125 (Ops), 465.600 (FG), 462.550 (OEM), YPD, 33.96, Fire 18
Units on Scene: [Yonkers FD: Car 3 (IC), Car 6, Bat 1, Bat 2, E303, E304, E306, E307, E308, E309, E312, L71, L72, L74, L75, Sq11, R1], Empress EMS, Yonkers PD, Yonkers OEM, Red Cross, Con Ed
Units on Standby at YFD Staion 1: [Mt. Vernon FD: E204 (MVFD E4)], [New Rochelle FD: 2306, E22, L12]
Units on Standby at YFD Staion 12: [Yonkers FD: E314, L70]
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, 38 Degrees
Details: 3rd Alarm Structure Fire, 2.5 Story Wood frame, 4 L/S/O, 304 as FAST, 306 Captain as Safety Officer, L71 with master stream. 1 neighbor was taken to St. John for smoke inhalation by Empress. 8 YFD Firefighter were also taken for St. Johns for minor injuries, all were released latter that night. Yonkers PD quickly detained 2 people who began to fight across from fire scene. Standby units responded to other alarms in Yonkers.
Reporters: firedude, X4093K, fdny41, Larchmont_Boy
Writer: firedude
Exposures:
Exposure 1: Street
Exposure 2: 2.5 story separated by 2 driveways
Exposure 3: Backyard
Exposure 4: 2.5 story separated by 1 driveway
2136hrs: Original Dispatch for a possible working fire
2138hrs: L72 has smoke in area
2140hrs: L72 on scene with heavy smoke from front door, Bat 1 requesting 5th engine to scene
2143hrs: Bat 1 reporting 10-30, requesting 10-17 electrical to scene
2145hrs: 2.5 story wood frame, heavy fire first floor rear
2148hrs: Bat 1 requesting 2nd alarm
2151hrs: L72 reports they still haven’t found seat of fire
2153hrs: Bat 1 reports 3 L/S/O and exposers
2155hrs: Bat 1 requesting additional engine to fill out 2nd alarm, 304 dispatched
2157hrs: Bat 1 report primaries on first floor are negative
2217hrs: Car 3 taking command, 4 L/S/O with heavy fire on the 3rd floor
2219hrs: Car 3 reports Heavy fire through roof, evacuating building, requesting 3rd alarm, E304 is FAST and E306 Captain is Safety
2221hrs: Dispatch reports E313, L73 responding from Station 1
2222hrs: Car 3 requesting 1 Mutual aid to relocate
2225hrs: New Rochelle E22, L12 to relocate to YFD Station 12
2228hrs: Car 3 reports all are out and accounted for, moving to defensive, L71 operating on 2/3 side
2234hrs: Mt. Vernon E4 (E204) dispatched to relocate to station 1
2245hrs: Car 3 reports exterior attack has been discontinued, no visible flames, companies back in locating fire
2305hrs: Car 3 reports all companies operating, no visible fire, and heavy smoke inside, opening up, holding with current resources
2321hrs: Car 3 reports visible smoke in structure, opening up
2234hrs: Car 3 requesting E307, L74 to scene for extra packs
0110hrs: Car 3 reports all companies are still working, Yonkers OEM 40 is to secure the scene
LoHud Article and Photos: http://www.lohud.com...rm-fire-Yonkers
The Daily Yonkers Article: http://yonkers.daily...onkers-building

That guy involved in the stand off was quite entertaining for the time I was listening to it.

Have you seen Alaska State Troopers? Talk about seeing it all

Date: 11/16/2012
Time: Approx 1330 hours CST - on going
Location: 3101 Wood Drive x S. Jupiter Road Garland, Texas
Frequency: Garland Police and Fire (Fire Talkgroups Dispatch 595 / OPS-1 656 / OPS-2 688 / OPS-3 720 / EMS-1 944. Police Talkgroups North-1 48 / North-2 3664 / South-1 80 / South-2 3696)
Units Operating: Garland Water Department, Dallas County Health Department, Garland FD w/ Hazmat, Garland EMS, Garland PD, Dallas Fire-Rescue w/ Hazmat, OSHA
Units on Standby: American Red Cross, Granger Recreation Center
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Warm, High of 64 deg
Description Of Incident: A truck was reportedly offloading methanol and toluene in the unloading area and caught fire, which has been contained to that area. Chemical plant owned by Nexeo Solutions. Large chemical tanks heating up and venting. Smoke plume, currently stuck at 7,000 feet due to an inversion and is moving West from a 5 knot East wind, can be seen all the way into Dallas. Nexeo reports the pit is 80x80 and 4' deep with about 80,000 gallons of flammable liquid in it. No smoke/fire inside the warehouse but large number of chemicals on east side of the warehouse. No immediate reports of injuries but officials have evacuated the area in a 1/4 mile radius. Crews are having issues with water pressure. Crews are going to try and dyke the run off in the creek to keep it contained and to test the run off to see how much product is in. FAA has approved a no fly zone due to the smoke and hazardous chemicals in the air. FF's are spraying water on the surrounding tanks and in the area of the fire strictly to make an attempt at cooling them. Water is not being sprayed at the water for the fear of creating a spillover
1648 hours: Foam is not appropriate at this time due to the heavy amount of fire still showing. There will be too much run off if used at this point. Chief is reporting that it looks like it's starting to die down (hopefully) but still A LOT of fire.
1700 hours: fire is darkening down quite a bit now and as soon as it becomes more of a surface fire, they'll start foaming it.
1806 hours: About 8' of fire still showing on 1 side, shutting down water to see what they got.
1810 hours: Engine 10 is getting ready to deploy a foam blanket. Chief is trying to figure out his next course of action. The pit has vents on each side and is trying to figure out what the foam will do for them.
1818 hours: Starting water back up for foam operations.
1820 hours: Fire should be out in a few minutes but on west side of building there's some broken water pipes near the pump house that need to be shut off because they're just adding to the water run off. Engine 10 has a half tank of foam.
1822 hours: Fire is contained at this time, Dallas engines can be released but would like to keep their Hazmat. Operations are having to shut it down to fill the foam tank up again.
1834 hours: Beginning to overhaul and various Garland units can be released as well as the Dallas Hazmat and Battalion.
1839 hours: Engine 9 is loading up about 700 feet of 5 inch hose and could use some manpower to help
1908 hours: Fire is picking up a bit again and foam blanket is gone
1931 hours: Railroad can open their lines now, reports of people's bunker gear being contaminated from the fire. Most of the gear can be washed themselves but a couple pairs of gloves are going to have to be replaced or loaned.
1937 hours: Command is reporting they need about 5 pairs of gloves and about 5 more buckets of foam just in case of flare up. Fire appears to be out at this time though.
1944 hours: A few more units are being released, including the ambulance and in a few minutes the Dallas engine can be released from standby in Garland's Station 9.
Reporters: peterose313
NOTE: ALL TIMES REPORTED ARE IN CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
http://www.nbcdfw.co...-179720031.html
http://thescoopblog....n-garland.html/

Alright guys, here you go; some of our rural vehicles. I also included a shot from a Hazmat incident on the weekend.

100_5035 by M.Getson, on Flickr

100_5038 by M.Getson, on Flickr

100_5009 by M.Getson, on Flickr
The firefighters were decontaminated via the elevated platform for the initial decontamination and then hosed down from a ground line.

100_5028 by M.Getson, on Flickr

100_5024 by M.Getson, on Flickr

100_5025 by M.Getson, on Flickr
Enjoy and feel free to ask questions.

Hillbright Terrace , NYCNewsGuy vid:

New Fairfield PD

The Godfather Staff car, a Ford Galaxie

A marching band

Patterson 22-5-1

Stony Hill

New Fairfield's Ball Pond Fire Co' Squad 16

Putnam Lake Fire Department's recently retired 23-2-3