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Again, smeal bought LTI, which was a company owned by ALF. As I understand it, LTI makes the physical aeriel device that goes on the truck. It's like if dodge goes out of business tomorrow and ford buys the company that made the dodge motors.

very nice editorial
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140611/NEWS/406110327

very nice editorial
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140611/NEWS/406110327

Date: 05/28/14
Time: approximately 23:00
Location: 11 Camelot Drive
District: Warwick FD
Units: Fire: Warwick FD (E-634.635, 636, T-633, TA-639, R-637, M-640, M-644, Car 1, Car 2, Car 3), Chester FD (E-914, ta-?) Goshen FD (TA-935), Monroe FD (E-543, F.A.S.T.), Pine Island FD (E-651, Car 3), Florida FD (TA-610)
EMS: Warwick EMS (202, 203, 204 (rehab unit))
Standbys: Greenwood Lake Standby Warwick FD, Pine Island EMS (301) standby Warwick EMS
Coordinators: 36-16, 36-1, EMS 1

Description: Warwick FD initially dispatched for a garage fire, 911 filling out the first alarm. Warwick Safety 1 and a past chief on scene, reporting a 3 story building with active fire on all floors and on/through the roof, several vehicles well involved, and unknown entrapment, requesting 2nd alarm. Safety 1 able to confirm all residents out and accounted for. Fire knocked down in approximately 1 hour. 1 fire fighter transported to the ER for a facial laceration secondary to tripping over a line. Warwick EMS assisted Red Cross in relocating subjects due to several residents having severe physical disabilities.

Like any other job, you're going to have a wide variety of people who have a wide variety of attitudes towards the job.Having been in EMS for 8 years now and an EMT for 3 year and 1/2 years, I have found that you truly have to enjoy the job, whether it be as a volly or paid, in order to make it worth it, I think alot of people get jaded because the join EMS just as a job, and compared to what we do and compared to the rest of the emergency services (fire & pd), we don't make that much. As for me, I joined my local VAC as a junior member when I was 16, and it just clicked. I moved up to the senior corps as soon as I graduated High School and got my EMT paid for through the corps. I still ride for my vac now, and also work as a ski patrol EMT in the winters and as a per diem EMT for another local EMS agency, and I love it. Give me a rig, a good partner, and an area with a decent call volume, and I'm gonna enjoy it. Now as for being part of a vac or a paid agency, they obviously have their benefits and and subtractions. I enjoy my paid spot, because can go in, run my calls, and then go home at the end of the tour, and when I go home, and I don't have to care or worry what's going on while I'm not there. However it can get boring sitting in the station when it's slow. As for volunteer, I ride with a very strong VAC, and it's nice to get out and help my community and provide top level service at a significantly reduced cost than what a paid service would cost our community. However, I do find that when you volunteer, you run into alot of bs. I also find that alot of vollies feel that the amount of time you've been involved/what your age is is all that matters, regardless of skill, experience, training, etc. I will say it gets annoying when you have people who push you out of the way to get to a position of power, but then you have to show them where equipment is on a rig, or you have to assist the medic with something because the more senior EMT doesn't know how to do it, and then they act like you purposefully showed them up in front of other people. All in all though, like I said, I truly enjoy being an EMT and wouldn't trade it for the world.

Like any other job, you're going to have a wide variety of people who have a wide variety of attitudes towards the job.Having been in EMS for 8 years now and an EMT for 3 year and 1/2 years, I have found that you truly have to enjoy the job, whether it be as a volly or paid, in order to make it worth it, I think alot of people get jaded because the join EMS just as a job, and compared to what we do and compared to the rest of the emergency services (fire & pd), we don't make that much. As for me, I joined my local VAC as a junior member when I was 16, and it just clicked. I moved up to the senior corps as soon as I graduated High School and got my EMT paid for through the corps. I still ride for my vac now, and also work as a ski patrol EMT in the winters and as a per diem EMT for another local EMS agency, and I love it. Give me a rig, a good partner, and an area with a decent call volume, and I'm gonna enjoy it. Now as for being part of a vac or a paid agency, they obviously have their benefits and and subtractions. I enjoy my paid spot, because can go in, run my calls, and then go home at the end of the tour, and when I go home, and I don't have to care or worry what's going on while I'm not there. However it can get boring sitting in the station when it's slow. As for volunteer, I ride with a very strong VAC, and it's nice to get out and help my community and provide top level service at a significantly reduced cost than what a paid service would cost our community. However, I do find that when you volunteer, you run into alot of bs. I also find that alot of vollies feel that the amount of time you've been involved/what your age is is all that matters, regardless of skill, experience, training, etc. I will say it gets annoying when you have people who push you out of the way to get to a position of power, but then you have to show them where equipment is on a rig, or you have to assist the medic with something because the more senior EMT doesn't know how to do it, and then they act like you purposefully showed them up in front of other people. All in all though, like I said, I truly enjoy being an EMT and wouldn't trade it for the world.

Why is this coming up now, after 5 years? My guess, the commissioners got turned down on their $1 million ladder truck last year, and they thought they'd try for a new rig again.

Why is this coming up now, after 5 years? My guess, the commissioners got turned down on their $1 million ladder truck last year, and they thought they'd try for a new rig again.

As I understood it, it was to give the rig the ability to carry more equipment. The EMTs and Medics could use the rear seats to store their turnout gear and personal stuff, ALS rigs were going to get a refrigerator to allow them to carry cool saline to administer therapeutic hypothermic treatments, and it was to allow for the transport of additional family members/ride alongs in a safer way then having them ride in the back of the rig.

Obviously, this guy, along with everyone else in the US, has a right to their own opinion. And I will agree with his original thesis statement, which is that fire men, and emergency services in general shouldn't be regarded as heroes. I could be wrong, but all most everyone I know would say "I'm not a hero". After the thesis statement though, it quickly becomes an opinion piece, either that or he doesn't understand the evidence he's looking at. Yes, the Holland FD only has working fires at 3.8 percent of their calls, but he claims the 3.8 percent actually represents suspected fire too (that total is actually 20.7 percent). He then goes on to the FDNY. Yes they've received a lot more money in terms of funding, but alot of that has gone towards terrorism preparedness and future natural disasters, such as another hurricane sandy. Also, does he realize that the FDNY dropped a firefighter off every engine company? In my opinion, this professor is one of those people who think that if they're not fighting fires, firefighters are sitting around eating lunch and playing checkers, which as we all know is untrue. Also, it may seem that emergency services get paid alot, even though we aren't actively working at emergencies all that much, but as a professor of mine put it "emergency services don't get paid for what they do do, they get paid for what they may have to do."

Obviously, this guy, along with everyone else in the US, has a right to their own opinion. And I will agree with his original thesis statement, which is that fire men, and emergency services in general shouldn't be regarded as heroes. I could be wrong, but all most everyone I know would say "I'm not a hero". After the thesis statement though, it quickly becomes an opinion piece, either that or he doesn't understand the evidence he's looking at. Yes, the Holland FD only has working fires at 3.8 percent of their calls, but he claims the 3.8 percent actually represents suspected fire too (that total is actually 20.7 percent). He then goes on to the FDNY. Yes they've received a lot more money in terms of funding, but alot of that has gone towards terrorism preparedness and future natural disasters, such as another hurricane sandy. Also, does he realize that the FDNY dropped a firefighter off every engine company? In my opinion, this professor is one of those people who think that if they're not fighting fires, firefighters are sitting around eating lunch and playing checkers, which as we all know is untrue. Also, it may seem that emergency services get paid alot, even though we aren't actively working at emergencies all that much, but as a professor of mine put it "emergency services don't get paid for what they do do, they get paid for what they may have to do."

Obviously, this guy, along with everyone else in the US, has a right to their own opinion. And I will agree with his original thesis statement, which is that fire men, and emergency services in general shouldn't be regarded as heroes. I could be wrong, but all most everyone I know would say "I'm not a hero". After the thesis statement though, it quickly becomes an opinion piece, either that or he doesn't understand the evidence he's looking at. Yes, the Holland FD only has working fires at 3.8 percent of their calls, but he claims the 3.8 percent actually represents suspected fire too (that total is actually 20.7 percent). He then goes on to the FDNY. Yes they've received a lot more money in terms of funding, but alot of that has gone towards terrorism preparedness and future natural disasters, such as another hurricane sandy. Also, does he realize that the FDNY dropped a firefighter off every engine company? In my opinion, this professor is one of those people who think that if they're not fighting fires, firefighters are sitting around eating lunch and playing checkers, which as we all know is untrue. Also, it may seem that emergency services get paid alot, even though we aren't actively working at emergencies all that much, but as a professor of mine put it "emergency services don't get paid for what they do do, they get paid for what they may have to do."

Obviously, this guy, along with everyone else in the US, has a right to their own opinion. And I will agree with his original thesis statement, which is that fire men, and emergency services in general shouldn't be regarded as heroes. I could be wrong, but all most everyone I know would say "I'm not a hero". After the thesis statement though, it quickly becomes an opinion piece, either that or he doesn't understand the evidence he's looking at. Yes, the Holland FD only has working fires at 3.8 percent of their calls, but he claims the 3.8 percent actually represents suspected fire too (that total is actually 20.7 percent). He then goes on to the FDNY. Yes they've received a lot more money in terms of funding, but alot of that has gone towards terrorism preparedness and future natural disasters, such as another hurricane sandy. Also, does he realize that the FDNY dropped a firefighter off every engine company? In my opinion, this professor is one of those people who think that if they're not fighting fires, firefighters are sitting around eating lunch and playing checkers, which as we all know is untrue. Also, it may seem that emergency services get paid alot, even though we aren't actively working at emergencies all that much, but as a professor of mine put it "emergency services don't get paid for what they do do, they get paid for what they may have to do."

Obviously, this guy, along with everyone else in the US, has a right to their own opinion. And I will agree with his original thesis statement, which is that fire men, and emergency services in general shouldn't be regarded as heroes. I could be wrong, but all most everyone I know would say "I'm not a hero". After the thesis statement though, it quickly becomes an opinion piece, either that or he doesn't understand the evidence he's looking at. Yes, the Holland FD only has working fires at 3.8 percent of their calls, but he claims the 3.8 percent actually represents suspected fire too (that total is actually 20.7 percent). He then goes on to the FDNY. Yes they've received a lot more money in terms of funding, but alot of that has gone towards terrorism preparedness and future natural disasters, such as another hurricane sandy. Also, does he realize that the FDNY dropped a firefighter off every engine company? In my opinion, this professor is one of those people who think that if they're not fighting fires, firefighters are sitting around eating lunch and playing checkers, which as we all know is untrue. Also, it may seem that emergency services get paid alot, even though we aren't actively working at emergencies all that much, but as a professor of mine put it "emergency services don't get paid for what they do do, they get paid for what they may have to do."

Being honest, maybe it's just me, but something looks "off" in those shots.

Same as Tuxedo's been doing for years with RPS

First, it sounds like they are streamlining the EMD protocols, not getting rid of them. Secondly, the article talks about how LACoFD, among other FD/EMS agencies, has already created a more streamlined the dispatch/EMD protocols. Personally, in my opinion, EMD is a waste of time to a degree. While I agree that having dispatchers giving instructions for CPR or how to stop serious bleeding is a good idea, I don't need them trying to determine what kind of seizure the patient had, or should what type of unit (ALS or BLS) should be dispatched based on the patient's specific symptoms. It should just simply be a couple of quick questions, basically what's wrong, and things on list A are ALS calls and things on list B are BLS calls.

I love that the excuse for not securing his vehicle was that he needed to leave the heat on to keep the EMS supplies warm. Except for my corps issued AED, everything else stays in my car overnight, it's not really a big deal. There is a simple solution to this problem though. All vehicles in my VAC have two keys to the vehicle on the key chain, one being on a breakaway magnetic key chain. That way, you can leave the vehicle running, and take the break away key and lock the vehicle with the key in it and the vehicle still running, very simple solution.

87D124, First of all, the main reason for the shutdown was the financial mismanagement, and really only the financial mismanagement. Chester VAC has other issues in addition to the debt and missing calls. Secondly, Emstar was providing BLS crews for Chester VAC, however, Chester stopped paying their Emstar bill, so Emstar pulled the BLS crews. And yes Emstar is a multi-state company with a lot of resources, but you would never know it. It's getting more and more common to hear them have very long response times to 911 calls, such as coming from Rockland for a call 20 minutes away from the Orange County/Rockland County border in Orange County. Personally, having worked with Emstar many times for ALS intercepts, I will say that most of their crews either Medics or EMTs have yet to impress me. Don't get me wrong, there are Emstar personnel who I think are great and do their job well, but the majority of their staff is less than impressive, including a few who I don't want in my ambulance. And all of these secret meetings you keep talking about with MLSS, you should come down to Emstar territory and listen to some of the stories about how Emstar does business. They will downright lie about anything if they think it'll help Emstar some how. Next you'll be saying that MLSS had secret meetings with Saint Anthony's administration and that's why Saint Anthony's ER now calls MLSS for inter-facility transports. And the reason this didn't really come out until now is that Neuhaus didn't want his name attached to shutting down volunteers while he was running for county Exec., but this has been going on for quite a while.

87D124, First of all, the main reason for the shutdown was the financial mismanagement, and really only the financial mismanagement. Chester VAC has other issues in addition to the debt and missing calls. Secondly, Emstar was providing BLS crews for Chester VAC, however, Chester stopped paying their Emstar bill, so Emstar pulled the BLS crews. And yes Emstar is a multi-state company with a lot of resources, but you would never know it. It's getting more and more common to hear them have very long response times to 911 calls, such as coming from Rockland for a call 20 minutes away from the Orange County/Rockland County border in Orange County. Personally, having worked with Emstar many times for ALS intercepts, I will say that most of their crews either Medics or EMTs have yet to impress me. Don't get me wrong, there are Emstar personnel who I think are great and do their job well, but the majority of their staff is less than impressive, including a few who I don't want in my ambulance. And all of these secret meetings you keep talking about with MLSS, you should come down to Emstar territory and listen to some of the stories about how Emstar does business. They will downright lie about anything if they think it'll help Emstar some how. Next you'll be saying that MLSS had secret meetings with Saint Anthony's administration and that's why Saint Anthony's ER now calls MLSS for inter-facility transports. And the reason this didn't really come out until now is that Neuhaus didn't want his name attached to shutting down volunteers while he was running for county Exec., but this has been going on for quite a while.

As of 14:00 hours today, the Chester Volunteer Ambulance Corps has been indefinitely shut down by the town of Chester supervisor and Mobile Life has been contracted to provide a rig to cover calls in the Chester district.

As I understood it, it was to give the rig the ability to carry more equipment. The EMTs and Medics could use the rear seats to store their turnout gear and personal stuff, ALS rigs were going to get a refrigerator to allow them to carry cool saline to administer therapeutic hypothermic treatments, and it was to allow for the transport of additional family members/ride alongs in a safer way then having them ride in the back of the rig.

Uniden will be releasing the new BCD436HP and BCD536HP at the end of January. The BCD436HP appears to be basically a combination of the BCD396XT and the homepatrol 1 with trunk tracker V (APCO Project 25 Phase I and Phase II, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR Trunked Radio Systems). The BCD536HP is a combination of the BCD996XT and homepatrol 1 also with trunk tracker V. The interesting thing about the BCD536HP is that it comes wifi ready and will have an app that can allow any smart phone or tablet as a remote head. The BCD436HP and BCD536HP will retail for $499 and $599 respectively.
http://info.uniden.com/Newscanners.
http://www.scannermaster.com/Uniden_Bearcat_BCD436HP_Police_Scanner_p/10-501853.htm
http://www.scannermaster.com/Uniden_Bearcat_BCD536HP_Police_Scanner_p/10-501854.htm

Agreed. Also, people need to realize their limitations and stop riding when it becomes too much, I've got a few people I ride with who are over 65 and one who's 80. Each crew member should be able to lift and do any of the physical stuff involved with a call, and if you can't do the physical work, then don't come. Unfortunately, EMS is a young persons game and if you can't handle the job, then don't ride.

Date: 11/16/13
Time: 23:18
Incident Type: 2 car head on mva
Location: State Route 94 North and East Ridge Road
District: Warwick Fire District, Warwick Ambulance
Units: Warwick FD (T-633, E-634, R-637, fire police, car 2), Warwick EMS (201, 202, 203, 209 (captain)), Greenwood Lake EMS (365), Emstar EMS (809, 811, ?), Town of Warwick PD
Stand-Bys: Pine Island EMS (301) standby at Warwick's bay
Description: Initial dispatch for a 2 car mva with unknown injuries. Warwick PD communications advising they are taking multiple calls on the mva, still unsure on injuries, 209 requesting his second rig be dispatched, 811 placing medevac on standby. PD on scene reporting at least 2 patients pinned, multiple patients self extricated, multiple injuries. 209 and FD car 2 on scene, assuming command (of respective agencies), 209 requesting all three of Warwick's rigs to the scene, and one rig from Greenwood Lake to stand by in Warwick. Warwick FD working on extricating the two pinned occupants. Orange 911 advised no med-evacs due to weather. 209 requesting 365 move up to the scene, backfill Warwick with a rig from Pine Island, two additional ALS units to the scene. FD extricated both patients in approx. 20 minutes, one patient transported ALS to Orange Regional Medical Center (202, 809), One patient ALS to Good Samaritan (201, 811), 5 patients BLS to Saint Anthony's (203, 365)