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I will take paying the incentive compared to paying millions in cost over runs.

I will take paying the incentive compared to paying millions in cost over runs.

I will take paying the incentive compared to paying millions in cost over runs.

Are you f'ing kidding me!!!!!!!!!! Must be nice to have taxpayers with deep pockets! $13,950,000 for 18,000 feet is $775/sq ft. .
And averaging about 260 calls per year.
How do you even try to justify that?

I found the following on the DOJ's website.....
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs) are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises. OMGs are highly structured criminal organizations whose members engage in criminal activities such as violent crime, weapons trafficking, and drug trafficking. There are more than 300 active OMGs within the United States, ranging in size from single chapters with five or six members to hundreds of chapters with thousands of members worldwide. The Hells Angels, Mongols, Bandidos, Outlaws, and Sons of Silence pose a serious national domestic threat and conduct the majority of criminal activity linked to OMGs, especially activity relating to drug-trafficking and, more specifically, to cross-border drug smuggling. Because of their transnational scope, these OMGs are able to coordinate drug smuggling operations in partnership with major international drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs).
Just because you may know some of them and they are "charitable" doesn't mean they aren't part of a criminal organization. When you see a gang poster in a precinct, the hells angels are listed right along side the bloods and the crips, they are all gang members there is no difference.

How about charge the people who use mass transit the actual cost of a fair. Instead every car owner in the nyc region is subsidizing the mta.

i dont understand in even nyc they don't get ticketed more. I mean running around in a minivan with reds and sirens is ridiculous.

My question is in what capacity were they operating? Unfortunately, i have had a handful of less than pleasant encounters with this agency - each of those times they were never the primary response agency for the respective municipality. Essentially, they showed up because they knew where the more religious jewish members of the community resided and crossed that with intercepted radio dispatches. They are pretty sneaky in how they do business - i recall having to hump gear a block or so because they tried to bar me from entering a scene. Its no secret that these people are not out to service the general public - crown heights proved that to me. So, are they contracted with the municipality in question to prove ambulance service or was this a private call?
And, as a small side bar, i would love to see them ticketed more - the way they operate their ambulances and personal vehicles is generally with impunity and no due regard for anyone's safety.

I can see that some posters have not dealt with them. They are asking questions regarding NYS VTL law, Commissioners authority, dispatching and so on. Any legit group would never cause problems with those issues, everyone else, (except maybe Aviation FD), understands them,. These groups operate outside any of those guidelines. The rules do not apply to them. Rules are an afterthought.. Lights ans sirens, how many POV with light packages respond across the GWB and TZB in heavy traffic? I am sure if you sat there long enough you would see the same vehicles at the same time of day each day.
If you have ever had to work with them, you would notice they act as if you are not there, even though you are standing next to them. It is as if they are operating in a different dimension.
Coordinate with an IC or a dispatcher? No way, they do not tell anyone they are responding, they just show up and do not check in.
I have not dealt with them in a number of years, but I will assume not much has changed.

You used the term "follows these guidelines". I think that this group missed that lesson plan during training.
I think I can safely say that the only guidelines they follow are thier own guidelines.
Anyone familiar with them will probably say the same.
Dealing with this group, regardless if it is in an emergency service type incident or not, is an eye-opening experience.

That about sums up Hatzolah. period.

One poster stated the tickets were dismissed.
I wonder; were the tickets dismissed because they were issued in error? I doubt it, they were probably dismissed because because politics got involved. Anyone who has ever dealt with them knows what a difficult group they are to deal with. The do not know how to get along with outside agencies and will not listen to any outside agency.
To anyone who has dealt with them, this is a familiar story.

Shocking, no one is willing to stand up, its sickening the rest of the public abides by the laws and gets screwed and they get it dismissed!

Being a jew myself I can speak freely. These individuals in almost EVERY aspect take advantage of the Earth. From the blatant violation of the sanctity of marriage to the flagrant misuse of the vehicle and traffic laws they just rape and pillage. I am so happy that I live in Putnam far from the filth that they call home in many towns in Orange and Rockland. I feel for all of you that must deal with these people with such a feel of entitlement. They use their supposed block voting to scare every single politician in to succumbing to their needs. We need someone with a set to just tell them to STFU get off welfare and stop playing games. All we need is a law stating that two people living together legally, and verified through surveillance, which I am sure we can get volunteers to do, shall not be the beneficiary of social services.
Rant Over

Con ed offered to extend the old contract while they negoiated with the union. The union declined the extension and locked themselves out. But hey dont let the facts get in the way.

Con ed offered to extend the old contract while they negoiated with the union. The union declined the extension and locked themselves out. But hey dont let the facts get in the way.

If you are worried about the drug test do us all a favor and look for another career

If you are worried about the drug test do us all a favor and look for another career

Great way to spend taxpayer dollars.......

Yonkers budget: $295 tax hike, 112 city job cuts, but no significant cuts to schools
http://www.lohud.com...|text|Frontpage
Best of luck to our brothers and sisters in YO. Hopefully this is a gimmick similar to Bloombergs...

Wah wah wah esu made the grabs and got their picture in the paper instead of us (fdny). I wonder what you would have said if esu stood by and the occupants died.

Wah wah wah esu made the grabs and got their picture in the paper instead of us (fdny). I wonder what you would have said if esu stood by and the occupants died.

I concur with you 100% on this

Goes along with the thread about the Fire Chief who conducts speed measurement of his responding members vehicles.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120417/NEWS/304160123/Jury-awards-woman-825G-crash-firefighter?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|s

My definition of a "problem" employee is a employee who is constantly late, calls in sick constantly with out documentation, constantly goes home sick or family emergency so they can go to parties, does not restock the ambulance, and is disrespectful to fellow employees, patients and family / bystanders.