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Found some pics on there web site nice looking car.
http://www.goldensbridgefd.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=80

Are you for real? First off 46.26 does not dispatch Somers, and secondly, what large incident did Somers not respond to? In or out of district? I have maybe once, or twice heard that Somers did not cover an engine to standby in YHFD HQ. Never did I hear them not get enough manpower o/s of a "large incident" like you said.
If I remember right, didnt you say you lived in Somers? You see the structure fire a few weeks ago, they had enough manpower that an engine was parked on the side for the duration of the event. You see the brush fire a few months ago? Tons of manpower. Now, your turn to tell me the several large incidents they didnt show up to. Very Common is the LAST thing you should say about them, they had 6 different trucks out at 2am the other night for the thunderstorm that rolled by, but they dont show up to large incidents, huh?
Please, elaborate.

This is kind of like it taking 27 minutes to get a bus for a jumper down....

Hello Members of the media (I know you read this)....why not do some investigative journalism into the very serious, life threatening issue of fire department and EMS departments in Westchester County vis-a-vis, oftentimes ridiculously long response times, inadequately trained responders, duplication of resources, lack of transparency in regard to finances and frankly many other issues within lots of departments. This is serious stuff!
Disclaimer- , I must very clearly state....this is not an attack on volunteer Firefighters, EMS workers or their departments! There are many dedicated and knowledgeable volunteer members of emergency services in this region. However, the SYSTEM is BROKEN!
Positive change very rarely comes from inside of an organization, but rather through blunt force trauma from the outside. Well media, how about a little blunt force trauma in regard to this issue? Personally, my own department has been going through some blunt force trauma from certain segments of the media lately, and I'm ok with that- there's nothing to hide, no organization is perfect, transparency and acceptance of change are good things....Why are volunteer organizations who equally hold the fate of people's lives and property (and taxes) in their hands getting a pass from the media?
In closing, I will pre-emptively state that I will not be engaging in a back and forth bicker on this topic, and yes, I do anticipate attempts at deflecting from the issue at hand by attacking myself personally as well as my own department. So, please don't take my non-responsiveness as acquiesence, agreement, or defeat. I'm just too busy to bother with responding to all of it. This post is really just for the media- maybe someday someone in the media in this area will wake up and realize how honest reporting in regard to this crisis would save lives, property and dollars. I'm not optimistic though, because I guess it's just easier to attack salaries, benefits, and pensions, and ignore an almost completely broken system right next door.
stay safe and qtip brothers and sisters!

It's ON!

If the Somers FD dispatch procedure for a co alarm calls for a Chief only then they "covered" the alarm.
If the response procedure calls for an single Engine or Ladder response or a "general" alarm, then I dont think this could be considered a "covered" alarm.
If they were on scene over an hour then they were using fans and venting the structure while searching for the source. A Chief response would not cover this task.

Golden's Bridge Fire Department
New Car 2141
2012 Ford Interceptor
All work done by The Cruiser Division

Thanks all , had a great day with family and a pork roast with broccli robi !

I'd pay good money to see a zombie motorcycle gang.

I believe they did because they came through dobbs and hastings and the taconic is not near dobbs or hastings

Happy 21st birthday, Ang! In all seriousness, Hope you had a great birthday.

Date: 8/29/12
Time: 21:21
Location: 41 Highland Avenue (Cross of Dakin Avenue)
Frequency: 46.26 / Fire 16 / EMS 16
MKFD Units Operating: 2281 (IC), 2283, 2284, E103, E104, E105, E106, TL14, R15, R31, U13
BHFD Units: 2031, 2032, 2033, TL57, U6 w/ FAST
MKVAC Units: 7011, 70B1, 70B2
WEMS Unit: 45M1
WCDES Units: Batt. 16, C&O Zone 5
Weather Conditions: Warm, Clear
Description Of Incident: Fire in two-story multi-family dwelling. 2 L/S/O.
Reporters: Using All Hands
Relocated to Kisco: Chappaqua E146 / Bedford Hills TL57
21:21 - E105, E104, TL14, R31 dispatched for reported structure fire.
21:25 - 2284 transmitting 10-75 for fire on second floor.
21:26 - E106, E103, Bedford Hills FAST, MKVAC, 45M1, Bat. 16 dispatched on the 10-75.
21:27 - 60 Control advising Command of person(s) possibly trapped in building.
21:32 - Chappaqua Engine to relocate MKFD HQ (Green Street).
21:37 - Batt. 16 reports 50x50 two-story frame, fire on second floor. 2 L/S/O, searches underway.
21:39 - C&O Zone 5 dispatched.
21:40 - 2061, E146 relocating to Kisco HQ.
21:49 - Fire knocked down per Batt. 16. TL57 in service to cover additional runs in Mount Kisco.
22:01 - Command placing fire under control.
22:16 - 70B1 transporting one to Northern Westchester Hospital w/ 45M1.
22:23 - Command holding E103, TL14, R15 & R31. All other companies taking up.
UPDATE: Lohud is reporting one person perished in this blaze. LINK

I wanted to know if anyone has taken or is planning to take the paramedic program at SUNY Rockland Community College and can offer a little insight on the program? I am an Army Combat Medic looking to get my paramedic cert and heard that it was a pretty good program.
Thanks

After graduating PA school on the 11th, I took a small trip to Bermuda. Definitely needed a getaway to lay low and relax after studying my butt off these past couple years. While I was down there I stopped by the local FD and grabbed a couple quick shots. I was pressed for time so I wasn't there long. One FF came out and was very happy to talk to me and show me the rig, very nice guy. Anyways - just thought i'd share.
This station only had one rig at the time. I asked a little bit about what they usually see on a regular basis. Per the FF, they mostly respond to MVAs and MCA. I was told there is at least one fatal a week on the island with all the small streets and motorcycle/scooter drivers. Mix a little EToH, cell phones, speed and you get the picture. As for structure fires, he told me it is usually a room and contents type deal. Home construction on the island is usually a noncombustible type material and limestone roofs. All roof's are Limestone as they use it to catch rain water for home use.
I didn't have time to get into all the gear/tools/whatnot so here's what I grabbed.
Bermuda Fire Service - Port Royal Station (main headquarters are located in Hamilton Bermuda, didn't make it there)

200? Spartan/Dependable - 25' long, I believe he said 60 gallons of foam and 2 maybe 300 gallons of water. I can't remember exactly.


Police/Rescue boat I saw in Dockyard - I wasn't able to get a better shot than this one.

Enjoy
Mike

It's a shame they put bike tires on it.

I would just like to reach out and thank our brothers and sisters involved in bringing and letting us have their 1977 Oren. The Mahopac fire department generously donated the rig to our department, Sharon Fire Department. We have been struggling to keep our apparatus running and operating, it is a huge relief that we now know we have neighbors(could be far) that would do such a thing. I am sure, from what i heard, it will serve us great. I was sent a photo via email early this morning of it about to leave it's quarters for the last time. Now, ofcourse it made us happy, but we feel for their department for a loss, a loss because that engine served them well, we all know how they will miss it.
Again a very big thank you to everyone involved in making this occur, as it is greatly appreciated by us. They even lettered it for us too. We should be expecting the rig within a day or so. Then go from there.
A photo before being shipped..

Have a great day all any questions just ask

After months of work, one of our members recently put together this video "trailer" to help us attract some newer members, and to show people what we do and who we are.
We are in the midst of a recruitment campaign that will be unveiling soon. It will feature a new website (I hope), a recently created Facebook page (facebook.com/crotonfire) and signs/posters put up around our community.
Please check out the video and let the creator, Meraash, know how nicely done it is.
Thanks.
-2081

Date: 8/1/12
Time: 16:14hrs
Location: Rt 202 & Old Croton Falls Road
Frequency: Somers FD Dispatch, Fireground 1, TMC, Multiple others
Units Operating: Somers FD: 2441(IC), 80B1, 80b3, Rescue 20, Engine 180, Westchester EMS 45m1, 45m2. NYSP. STAT Flight
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, Warm
Description Of Incident: Around 16:15 hours Somers FD and Westchester EMS were dispatched to the above area for a reported MvA with entrapment. Multiple units signed on minutes later. Within 10 minutes units confirmed extrication was required. STAT flight was also requested minutes later, but could not take off due to weather. An additional ambulance was requested shortly after STAT was requested. 2441 assumed command until the last 01 hour of the incident, after that Lieutenant 48 took command. 80b3 & 80B1 transported 2 pt ALS to Putnam Hospital where 1 was pronounced shortly after arrival.
Reporters: x4093k
Anybody with additional information can PM me.

Here are some of the photos I got from Ball Pond today. Good luck and hope for many years of safe operation with the Squad.

Date: 8/4/12
Time: 15:12 hrs
Location: Park Avenue apartment building, 42 Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703
Frequency: YFD
Units Operating:
Yonkers Fire Department-
Box Assignment:
Engines 309, 308, 306, 303;
Tower Ladder 71, Ladder 72;
Rescue 1;
Battalion 1.
10-29/10-30 Assignment:
Engine 312 (S/C F.A.S.T.);
Engine 310 (S/C Safety);
Ladder 74;
Battalion 2.
2nd Alarm Assignment:
Engines 310, 304;
Tower Ladder 75.
3rd Alarm Assignment:
Engine (?);
Ladder 73;
Mask Service Unit (MSU);
recall of off-duty personnel for coverage and mutual aid to cover.
Yonkers Police Department [4th Precinct Patrol units];
Empress EMS;
Yonkers Office of Emergency Management (Y-OEM);
American Red Cross [three volunteers];
ConEd.
Weather Conditions: Hot.
Description of Incident: 3-Alarm working structure fire. Upon arrival, L-71, E-312, and others reporting heavy flames from 2nd and 3rd floors of a 6 (or 5, there are conflicting reports)-story OMD. Fire quickly knocked down within an hour, notably due to L-71's quick response. Fire began in 2nd floor kitchen outlet/area and spread through the wall to upstairs apartment, but cause is still under investigation and does not appear to be suspicious. No injuries reported. Red Cross, with Y-OEM's help, provided emergency aid to the two out of three heavily-damaged/uninhabitable apartments (seven people total displaced).
The day before, Yonkers had a two-alarm working structure fire on 20 Orchard Place (4-story apartment building) which displaced 22 people, and whose cause is still under investigation, but is not suspicious.
Reporters: Larchmont_Boy; news articles (additional details); Yonkers OEM Twitter (for some details); helicopper, srfd18, Ruck303 (all for rundown info).
Writer: Larchmont_Boy.
News Articles: Journal News, Journal News; Newsday, Newsday (w/ video); News 12 (same video).
15:12 hrs: Call came in. Signals 10/29 and 10/30 given.
15:24 hrs: B-2 transmits 2nd Alarm. Units include full alarm, 1 rescue, and 1 extra engine.
15:44 hrs: B-2 transmits 3rd Alarm.
16:18 hrs: B-2 reporting fire is out, and checking for extensions as well as dousing hotspots.
17:34 hrs: Red Cross on scene. All apparatus, except for one waiting police car, has since cleared the scene.
19:15 hrs (appx.): Red Cross clears the scene.
Please PM me if you have any more information or corrections.

New Fairfield Company A Engine 6

Company A Tanker 5

Seth, glad to see you're on the mend. Good luck Brother, if you need anything don't be afraid to reach out.

Last night the New London City council failed to vote on the tentative agreement that was negotiated in good faith by both Local 1522 and the city. Again the measure was tabled by the council for a later date. With this, the mayor announced last night at city hall all 25 firefighters, 1/3 of the department, would be laid off effective at 5:30pm today. This includes their newest hire all the way to a member who has 14 years on the job.
Many firefighters were there in support of the brothers with representation from many of the CT IAFF locals. Once again public safety is a pawn to politics.
http://www.wtnh.com/...-laid-off-today
http://www.newlondon...htersunion.org/
FDNL runs 3 engines, 2 trucks, 2 BLS ambulances and a BC over four shifts with a current manning of 16 per shift.

Maybe he is in hibernation until the heat passes. One must remember he is a transplanted Yankee and not native to Texas.

Hi guys,
I've had a rough couple of months.
I became critically ill in June while on a trip to Chicago, and was hospitalized in ICU intubated for several days.
A few days after I got home to Texas, same thing happened, I had a procedure to corrrect the problem, but while I was intubated I aspirated vomit somehome and came up with severe double pneumonia. Physically, I can only use the computer for a limited amount of time right now, and am still extremly weak but am getting better by the day.
While I was in the hospital, I had no access to my phone or computer. I lost my job because I wasn't elegible for FMLA yet and I ran out of time that I could use, so I'm on a very tight budget. I can reapply for my job, but read on to find out why I won't.
My PayPal account that I use to pay for this site was hacked, and I was cleaned out of all the funds for this site. Although PayPal will be reimbursing me, it will be several weeks. I'm on a limited budget right now, and bills for the website are due soon and I can't bill, sell, or design any ads right now to raise money, nor will I be soliciting donations.
Earlier this week, my luck started to turn around the best it can at this point. A very awesome longtime friend and great person helped me out, big time. I am thankful for him and his bosses because his actions and concern gave me great motivation to keep going and renewed my passion. For right now, all I'm going to be saying is that I'm moving back to NY in the next week.............................I think I'll be much happier back there, especially because I miss all my friends from NY and working there. I LOVE Austin and Texas and will miss it (I've lived here for 4+ years already), and have been succesful and had awesome experience with the agencies I worked for , but at this point I need to start taking care of myself. After I was no longer healthy enough to be a career firefighter anymore, my heart was broken and I really wasn't the same-it destroyed me, but I've finally had closure on that and want to have the old pre-2007 Seth back.
There is MUCH more to this story, but please don't speculate.
I also apologize for not getting back to all those who hae been calling and emailing, it just gets a little overwhelming right now as I recover.
I have over 1,500 emails personally from friends, collegues, and EMTBravo members and related to me since May 26th, and eventually I will get to them all.
I traded in my car and sold off a lot of my things and bought a small 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty/Winnebago Aspect 23' RV with only 7,000 miles on it. It's got all the comforts of home, and is cheaper and easier for me to live, especially since I will still have the home in Texas.
Does anyone know of RV Parks in the NY/CT area that are affordable and have electric and water hookups?
I was hoping I could park it at an FD or EMS, and in exchange join that agency and they would technically have a driver in house. I am stilll a certified Firefighter and Paramedic, and am capable of driving, operating, and maintaining any type of emergency vehicle. I can drive ambulances, midmount and rearmount aerials and tower ladders, engines (I am certified in pumping and water supply), rescue trucks, tankers, brush trucks, etc. If someone knows of an agency that could work something out with me, I would greatly appreaciate it. Email me at seth@emtbravo.com if you know of anything, even if short term.
I hopefully will have a job lined up, but I am looking for a second job, if anyone knows anything that's open and pays decent. It doesn't have to be emergency services. Email me at seth@emtbravo.com .
I wish I never gave up some of my Westchester jobs I had, I always thought the grass was greener and kept moving up jobs, but I look back now and had it great right where I started.
Thanks guys for your concern, and whatever help you can offer me. I hope that some of you guys can come up and hang out with me when I get back.
There is more to what I am going through, but please don't speculate or comment on that.