The Axe

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  10. Posted · Edited by The Axe

    Sea Tow does cover the river, but as stated before they sometimes come in a "boat in distress" call and you dont know what you have. SeaTow comes from Haverstraw so a PD boat maybe a little closer and be able to keep a boat off the rocks until they get there. PD boats generally wont tow a boat unless its in the channel, then its towed to safety and they drop anchor until SeaTow arrives.

    FYI for all the Hudson river boaters. Tow boat U.S. (Yonkers Marine services inc.) Also operates in the Hudson River and responds to boating emergencies. Boat U.S. has really stepped up it's service on the Hudson river the last couple of years.

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    Tradition has nothing to do with strategy, tactics, thermal imaging, smooth bore tips, and so on. It is about respect for those who came before us by doing our jobs in a certain manner. It is a jargon that any fireman would quickly recognise as ours. They are not fire trucks, they are Engines and Trucks, and they are housed in quarters on the apparatus floor (not the garage). To test tradition in your firehiuse, try this: Leave a $100 bill and a cupcake on the kitchen counter. Turn around, and the cupcake will be gone. Turn old and gray and the $100 will still be there.

    Tradition has its place. It doesnt impede progress. It helps us make progress,even at the worst of times.

    “I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even of supreme sacrifice.”

    Chief Edward F. Croker

    I salute you Chief. You are 100% correct

  14. Posted

    1980....long coats, 3/4 boots, plastic helmets, rubber gloves,plectron. Turnoout gear not issued just on the rigs...first come first serve. Rode the tailboard with no straps. Scott 2's. Allthough things were done a bit backwards at times it was good times. No service awards or other perks. Rookies did what they were told without question. There was a strong brotherhood. No drama, no non-sense. You got your b**lls broken and took it. You wanted to be there and be part of the family.

    Today???

    I agree with you 100%. Today's generation is a lot softer and thin skinned. The rookies today wouldn't have made it 25 years ago. How I miss the old timers!

    Happy Fathers Day

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  19. Posted

    I also feel that being retired on a disability pension means you are retired. No, ifs or buts about it.

    If your unable to perform your duties as a career firefighter then the same goes for the

    volunteer fire service. If your retired on a disability from any job you shouldn't be in the

    volunteer fire service. If you can't be a truck driver and lift more then 10lbs but you can

    drive an emergency vehicle and gear up? Something is very wrong with that!

    Don't care if your a firefighter or a chief you don't belong being in the volunteer

    fire service if your on a disability pension. Unfortunately this does happen and

    goes ignored by the powers that be.

  20. Posted

    You're correct that the fire "in the burbs is just as real" as a fire in the city. However, a structure fire in the city can most definitely be different than one in the suburbs.

    If you build the exact same house in both locations with the exact same furnishings and set the exact same fire in both, then both houses should burn exactly the same. However, the reality is that you probably won't find the exact same houses in both. You also have to consider other factors, like the fact that a house in the suburbs is much more likely to not have a significant exposure issue to contend with. In the city, that isn't that common. So, that exact same fire in the burbs is held to that house with maybe some damaged siding to an exposure since the houses are not super close together, whereas the one in the city could easily have another building within 2-3 feet of it on both sides and a significant fire could quickly spread creating a much different fire to deal with.

    You're comments strike me as a person who feels "slighted" at the notion that your fires (the suburbs) aren't the same as the big city because it means that you, your fires, your department, etc. are somehow "inferior". I feel that those feelings are often misplaced in these types of discussions because "different" means "not the same" and not "inferior" or "superior".

    You obviously have no clue about firefighting! There are plenty of apartment buildings, businesses and small homes that have exposure issues in Westchester county. It's not all big mansions surrounded by woods.

    Either your capable of gearing up and fighting a fire or your not!

  21. Posted

    I think there's a big difference in the requirements placed on a volunteer firefighter versus a career firefighter in a department like FDNY. It is entirely possible that a person could be disability retired from FDNY and still able to perform as an interior firefighter in a small community like mine. There are several injuries or work related illnesses that might cause a doctor to say that a person cannot meet the demands of the FDNY job but could still do it in a department that does 150 calls per year, only a couple of which are actually fire-related. An FDNY firefighter might be expected to routinely climb 20 flights of stairs in full gear and be able to perform his full functions whereas my department may only expect a firefighter to be able to climb 3 flights of stairs and do the job. A small department may only require you to be able to perform firefighting functions for an hour at a clip while FDNY might require you to be on your feet for 12 hours running calls.

    Many people have complained both on here and even on the state level about "different qualifications" and that firefighter is a single job description. Different communities have different needs and thus different requirements for their firefighters. I don't claim for a second that I could go down to FDNY and do the job but I'm pretty damn sure I can do it in my community. Saying that it's only "one job" is like requiring any car mechanic to have the ability of a NASCAR pit crew member.

    Your saying a structure fire in the city is different then in the suburbs? Are you for real!

    A fire is a fire period! A fire in the burbs is just as real as in the city!!

  23. Posted

    Don't know the outcome but here it is 2011 and there is still disability pension fraud.

    Retired FDNY firefighters collecting a disability pension and still serving full active duty

    in a volunteer fire department. And it's not just FDNY but individuals retired on a disability

    pension no matter what line of work they were in being full duty volunteer firefighters.

    Again I ask the question is this legal? I can't see how it can be but it's happening.