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  1. Congratulations Hap (602) Thanks You For Your Dedicated Service And Sharing Your Intense Knowledge Of Westchester County Fire Departments/Apparatus/Personnel/History With ALL New Dispatchers. Stay Healthy And Enjoy Those Retirement Checks For Many Years To Come, You Deserved Them !!!!!! Sorry I Can't Be At Your Dinner, I'll Give You A Call And Take You To Dinner When I Come Up North In June. JpM 613-X
  2. What Is The Eastchester Fire Department Budget, How Many Positions Are Currently Budgeted And What Percentage Pays For Salaries & Benefits ?
  3. Villages Public Safety Department calls have jumped by 20 percentFebruary 24, 2014 By Meta Minton 15 CommentsCall volume for the Villages Public Safety Department jumped by more than 20 percent in the past year. The public safety department responded to 14,981 calls between Oct. 1, 2012 through Sept. 30, 2013, according to an annual report. The bulk of the call volume was for medical-related events and accounted for 62.22 percent of the responses. There were 2,580 more calls to the Villages Public Safety Department than the previous year. There were 161 “haz-mat” calls for gasoline leaks, natural gas leaks and chemical spills. Six calls were to remove people from stalled or inoperable elevators. The department tested 6,739 fire hydrants and taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation classes to 2,191 people. The department had a budget of $10.432 million dollars of which $6.749 million went toward salaries and benefits for employees. The Villages Public Safety Department now has seven stations with a full-time staff of 92.
  4. Villages Public Safety Department calls have jumped by 20 percent February 24, 2014 By Meta Minton 15 CommentsCall volume for the Villages Public Safety Department jumped by more than 20 percent in the past year. The public safety department responded to 14,981 calls between Oct. 1, 2012 through Sept. 30, 2013, according to an annual report. The bulk of the call volume was for medical-related events and accounted for 62.22 percent of the responses. There were 2,580 more calls to the Villages Public Safety Department than the previous year. There were 161 “haz-mat” calls for gasoline leaks, natural gas leaks and chemical spills. Six calls were to remove people from stalled or inoperable elevators. The department tested 6,739 fire hydrants and taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation classes to 2,191 people. The department had a budget of $10.432 million dollars of which $6.749 million went toward salaries and benefits for employees. The Villages Public Safety Department now has seven stations with a full-time staff of 92.
  5. I agree it's not an apples to apples comparison. I'm not 100% sure what he's talking abut but The Villages has a large stand alone department that is not run by Rural Metro and is an IAFF local, I believe the same is true for the County Fire Rescue. YES, The Villages, Florida Public Safety Department Is IAFF Local 3990 And The Department's Members Are ALL Paid Fair Salaries And Benefits. In Addition, The Villages Runs & Finances The Villages Charter Schools ( Pre-K Thru High School ) For ALL That Work In The Villages, It Is One Of The Highest-Rated Districts In Florida, 96% Of It's Graduates Go On To Higher Education And MANY Return To Work In Or Around The Villages. Our Water Department, Sewer Department And Garbage Collection Are Run By A Private Contractor And Our Current Form Of Government Does NOT Need Mayor, City Manager And Council People Making Outrageous Salaries With Benefits. We Have Eleven (11) Community Development Districts With Elected Officials That Serve For FREE Because They Are Proud Of Our Community And It's Management. The Days Of 100k Firefighter Salaries And Too Many 150k Chiefs Is On It's Way Out In Westchester, The Taxpayers Can NO LONGER Handle This Tax Burden Folks !!!!!!!!!!
  6. I Worked As A Dispatcher For 32 Years, 24 With The New Rochelle Fire Dept. And 8 With Westchester County Fire Control And NEVER Realized The Waste Of Taxpayer Money Until I Moved To The Villages In Sumter County, Florida. This Affluent County 45 Miles North Of DisneyWorld Is Covered By Sumter County Fire-Rescue And ALL EMS And Dispatch Operations ( Police & Fire ) Are Operated By Rural-Metro. Our Localities Are Offered The Option Of Having Their Own Fire Protection Services And Certain Standards Have To Be Met. The Villages Is The Fastest Growing Metro Area In The U.S. And Will Hit 140,000 Population In 5-6 Years At It's Current Growth Rate. The Villages Developers ( The Morse Family ) Have A Fire Protection Assessment Added To Our Taxes, And It Is Added To Our Yearly Tax Bills. We Currently Run An ALL Sutphen Fleet Of 4 Engines, 1 Squad, 2 Mid-Mount Aerials And A 95' Aerial Tower. ALL Stations Are Strategically Placed For Response Throughout The Villages And 90% Of The Calls Are EMS. Each Station Has A Ford F-Series Quick Response Vehicle That Is Used By 2 Members Of Each Crew For EMS Responses, Leaving The Remaining Crew In Quarters For Fire Responses. After Comparing The Cost Of Fire Protection In My NEW County Of Sumter And OLD County Of Westchester I Would Advise The IAFF Unions In Westchester To Encourage Implementation Of The Westchester 2000 Plan Or Rural-Metro Will Be Making Inroads In Your Territory And Will Be Much MORE Successful Than The Rye Brook Fiasco A Number Of Years Back. They Are Already Formulating Proposals To Man Westchester County Dispatch Operations, So Beware My Friends, The Taxpayers In ALL Westchester Cities, Towns And Districts Are Looking For Dollar Saving Budgets That DO NOT BREAK The Bank !!!!!!
  7. When Will The Westchester 2000 Plan Be Implemented To Form A Westchester County Fire Department And Avoid Duplication Of Services, Too Many Officer Positions And Outrageous Fire Department Budgets ????
  8. Rob, I Have 3 Gamewell Boxes In This Condition That I Am Selling In Addition To A Gamewell Tape Register Alarm System If You Know Anyone Looking For Same. Boxes Are $300.00 Each, Alarm Sysytem Is $450.00 JpM
  9. Well Stated Barry, Westchester Departments Spend MORE Time Specing Million Dollar Rigs And Multi-Million Dollar Firehouses And MOST Departments Can't Muster Up Enough Equipment To Fight A Small House Fire, It's VERY, VERY Sad !!!!!!
  10. The Villages, Florida Dept. Of Public Safety Has A Beautifully Restored Open Cab ALF Pumper ( ALWAYS Stored Indoors ) And Would Be Interested In Obtaining An ALF Open Cab MMA. John P. Maguire
  11. <3 <3 My Sincerest Condolences And Prayers Go Out To The Townes Family, Friends And Mount Vernon Bravest That Have Lost An Excellent Firefighter, Dedicated Brother And Mentor <3 <3
  12. Thanks Chuck And Noam, I Suggest You Both Purchase Some Turn-Out Gear So You Can Respond To The First Hi-Rise Apartment Fire In Place Of Ladder 12, You ARE Playing Russian Roulette With People's Lives And Have Devastated A Once Proud And Well-Equipped Fire Department. A One Million Dollar Rescue Truck Gathers Dust In Station 1 After You Promised To Man It With 1 Officer And 1 Firefighter. Engine 23 Is Falling Apart And NEEDS To Be Replaced. In Addition Ladder 12 Covers The West End Of New Rochelle Which Is Densely Populated And Has MANY, MANY Buildings 75-100 Years Old With Close Proximity. I Would Advise The Taxpayers Of The Once ' QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUND ' To Protest These Fire Department Cuts Which Will Surely ENDANGER Many Lives !!!!!!!!!!
  13. Captain, Sounds Like New Rochelle Is NOT Happy With 60-Control's Dispatchers, Perhaps A Refresher Course In FDNR SOP Is Overdue :-(
  14. Good Luck On Your Well-Deserved Retirement Doc, You Brought The New Rochelle Fire Department Into The 21st Century With GREAT Training, GOOD Public Relations, EXCELLENT Staff And NICE Equipment, You Are Leaving Chief DeMeglio A Department He Can Be Honored And Proud To Lead !!!!!! The Midnight Voice Of KEF-934
  15. Note To efdcapt115 : The Pelham And Pelham Manor Career Staff Would Become Part Of FDNR Local 273 And The Pelham Manor Ladder Would Be A Quint So It Will Have The Ability To Put Water On A Fire Pending The Arrival Of Additional Engine Companies. There Is NO Hostility Towards Anyone Involved My Friend, Just A Suggestion That Westchester Has TOO Many Small Fire Departments That Are Hurting Financially And Could Do MUCH Better Consolidating With Larger Departments.