Billy

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    One needs to read the whole article. Best and Worst is highly subjective. If one starts by defining the best job as high pay, indoors, no activity, no contact with other people, no stress, no danger, --which is what they did,-- then guess what, it sucks to be an EMT or a firefighter. The list is far from complete. Smoke jumping has to be the absolute 'worst' job on the planet, but if I had it to do over, I think I would have spent a few years at it.

    Let's see, tax accountant or parachuting into forest fires? That's not a hard choice.

    The best job is one that makes you happy and pays the bills.

    Agreed!! Most of what you read in that article is very subjective. Some people do certain jobs because they enjoy it. The pay and working conditions aren't always the deciding factor.

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    If this FAILS to pass, the parkway patrols may become an issue. The three options as I see it are: 1. County continues to patrol them at our own expense (like what Nassau and Suffolk do/used to do), 2. State Police will take over responsibility for the roads, or the least likely 3. locals will be expected to patrol the roads going through their community. I really don't see that happening though as they are state highways.

    They will not put 35 more troopers down here, they've said that already so you can expect to see even longer delays for a trooper as they're stretched too thin already!!!

    We shall see!

    Would the "eliminated funding" also affect the County Police coverage in the Town of Cortlandt as well?

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    Speed "may" have been a factor? Ya think? It takes a tremendous amount of energy to roll a vehicle of that size FOUR times. For it to be operating at such a speed for a "test run" is irresponsible and may prove to be reckless. I wonder how the fire department's insurance company is going to view the $500K loss during a "test run".

    There but for the grace of God... Thankful nobody was killed is right.

    He's been driving the ladder truck since he was 17? What's up with that?

    What training requires the operator to be speeding along during a test run of the apparatus?

    You're exactly right Chris, these are the questions I had in mind when I posted the article. And who was the unidentified female passenger that was in the truck? Was she a FD member? I'm interested to see if there is a follow up to this story that answers some questions.

  13. Posted · Edited by xfirefighter484x
    To Conform to Forum Policies on Quoting Online Articles

    From the Cape Cod Times newspaper:

    http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll.../NEWS/811110307

    By Mary Ann Bragg

    mbragg@capecodonline.com

    November 11, 2008

    PROVINCETOWN — A 21-year-old volunteer firefighter may have driven a fire engine too fast, resulting in a multiple-rollover crash on Route 6 Sunday morning that destroyed the specially designed ladder truck whose replacement cost could be as high as $500,000.

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    Here is the rig it replaced in action a few years ago in our first due. It was used to stabilise the vehicle upside down on the edge of a gorge whilst crews extricated the patient.

    Not sure on the cost, the pumpers on the same chassis are about $400,000 Australian so take off the cost of the pump and plumbing etc, maybe $350,000.

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    I've never seen a rig with a crane on it before. That's awesome!! What are the capabilities of the crane and what type of incidents has it been used at? Does it need extra stabilizing of the truck?

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    Today, October 22, 2008 at 10:30 AM

    Indian Point conducted another "FULL VOLUME" Siren Test.

    Is this a joke?

    "Full Volume"

    What does a Low Volume sound like?

    I could hardly hear the Full Volume and I live about

    300 FT away from one of the many sirens.

    You CANNOT hear the New Sirens!

    When is someone going to do something about this?

    Anyone else hear or NOT hear them this morning?

    Old Sirens were 100% better!

    When they went off you knew it was the IP Siren!

    My house would rumble.

    I agree. Especially now with the colder weather its even harder to hear them through closed windows at home. If they can't increase the volume then maybe there needs to be more sirens.

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    I was down in the city for the memorial and went over to Staten Island afterwards for lunch and to meet a few friends. We went to RH Tugs over on Richmond Terrace and got a hell of a lunchtime show from Marine 9. Enjoy.

    Terrific shots!!! Thanks for sharing and thanks for coming to NYC too!!!

  23. Posted

    As an NYPD Auxiliary officer, I'm not quite sure how I feel about this. It is hard to distinguish us from an armed NYPD officer on any given day. This will only make it even harder to distinguish us. Fact is, when you see a white police car coming down the street lights and sirens, you immidiately will think the officers in the vehicle are armed. When you see a dark blue car in the same situation, you will either think traffic cop ( no authority to do anything ) or an auxiliary (unarmed).

    Again - I dont think this was a good decision.

    Even though auxiliary officers are unarmed, are they allowed to carry their own personal firearms if they are properly licensed?

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    I'm pretty sure the residency requirement is not tied to civil service status. There was no mention of it in any of the exam notices or in the paperwork I signed. I believe its job specific. Many members of EMS live in Pa, Jersey, and way upstate. Hell, chief of EMS lives in Jersey. There are many that are so far out there that they chip in on crash apts or just sleep at the station on the hours between their shifts.

    FDNY has repeatedly enforced the residency requirement and has always won in court. The crux of their argument is that you knew about it before you were hired. As long as they insist that its necessary for a potential recall its not going to change until its negotiated by the union.

    Pension laws have no restrictions on your residence. The only restrictions there are once you earn a pension in NY your next pension needs to be in another state or federal.

    What's the purpose of the residency rule anyway? If it is for a "recall" then all personnel should be required to live within the city limits. if there was a major fire or disaster, how could anyone get to there respective job in any reasonable amount of time to help? Even if you live in New Jersey! What if there was a terrorist attack on one of the bridges or tunnels? The residency rule, if it is enforced, should be to keep emergency personnel close to there job. Nothing else.