Billy

Please join us for our annual Open House on Saturday, October 21st at Station 1 (100 Millwood Road) from 1-4pm! There will be demos, fire truck rides and refreshments!

Good deal for someone
 
https://www.auctionsinternational.com/auction/12346/item/village-of-scarsdale-12346-75319

 
https://patch.com/new-york/rivertowns/village-tarrytown-awarded-325-000-new-fire-boat

Unit it's replacing 1990 Spartan Gladiator 10 person cab /Saulsbury Walk in Box Heavy Rescue 

 
Because ISO isn't about firefighting ability or even capability, it's about meeting textbook benchmarks and checking the box. I've seen a good number of ISO Class 1 rated FDs burn buildings to the ground on a regular basis. But hey at least the residents benefit from the rating in their premiums.

If anyone is interested contact 1 of the 3 photographers to have your apparatus pics taken
A disk with pictures of your rigs will be sent out to you for Free! 

Rest Easy Chief. 
Thank you for everything. 

City of Newburgh - Full Time Fire Dispatcher 
 
*Applications accepted thru July 25, 2017*
 
 
http://www.cityofnewburgh-ny.gov/sites/newburghny/files/news/dispatcher.pdf

 

 
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/opinion/valley-views/2017/06/26/area-needs-rethink-emergency-services-model-valley-view/428918001/

All 3 Englewood Engines Received all new Orange colored 5 inch LDH & 3 inch line in same color Here's Engine 3 doing a detail at englewood hospital today due to sprinkler system work I was told by a dept member Thier mutual aid group is color coding Their LDH supply lines

Here's Englewood Engine 3 A 1984 Hendrickson Eone 1750/750 Refurbished in 1996 with addicion of Hurricane cab & repainted red/white at an mva Englewood Car 3 in background 

 

 
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2017/06/13/yonkers-firetrucks/390790001/

 
Urban Studio Unbound (www.urbanstudiounbound.org) along with members of the Yonkers Fire Department have opened a two week exhibit honoring the history of the department with photos and displays.  The exhibit opened this past Saturday and runs through June 24, 2017.  The studio is located at 66 Main Street in Yonkers.  There is no entry fee but donations are greatly appreciated!  Hours are: Wednesdays 2-7 pm, Thursdays 11am-4pm, Fridays 12-5 pm, Saturdays 1-6 pm, and Sunday June 18, 1-6pm.  The exhibit closes on Sunday June 25th.
 
Members past and present, along with their family members have commented on the heartwarming and sincere effort that went into displaying the hard working firefighters over the years and the professional rememberance of those members who lost their lives in the Line of Duty

Engine 2 's a 2008 E one Clyclone II Chassis 2000/750/40 low style crosslays & hosebed 

Here's Englewood Truck 2 A 1995 Eone Hurricane Chassis 110 foot Rear mount Aerial Unit was Refurbished by E One unsure of year it was Refurbished  complete Refurbished  New lighting & brow lights New White /Red Paint  some roll up doors  added as well as a steel bumper & My favorite add on A federal Q mechanical siren  Something the original did not have

A friend and I were discussing the new Tesla solar roof tiles recently (The website is https://www.tesla.com/solarroof for anyone that wants to take a closer look).  But our discussion of cost versus benefit turned to firefighting tactics as we realized some hard facts about the newer solar technology that is out there.  There are four things that stuck out to me that are going to hinder us at structure fires in the near future, especially as solar power companies start to mimic the Tesla Roof:
 
1.  The panels are damn near indestructible.  They have a Class 4 FM 4473 hail rating, which is the highest rating on the market.  This means that the panels can withstand a 2 inch diameter ice ball with an impact speed of 100mph.  This is coupled with the Class F ASTM D3161  wind rating, also the highest at 110mph.
 
2.  The panels are Class A UL 790 rated....the highest fire rating.  This means that they can withstand 1400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.  These things are going to absorb a lot of heat energy during a fire, which may result in runoff electrical production (increased amperage).
 
3.  The panels are INVISIBLE!!!  That's right.  Just go to the website above and take a look for yourself.  You're not going to know that it's a solar roof until you're already at the roof.  This is even more dangerous as they are covered in coated glass, which is slippery even before it gets wet.
 
4.  The last issue that is going to hinder us is the addition of home batteries.  Tesla markets that you should add the Tesla Power Wall with your solar roof, which means the house is going to remain energized as we work (that's right, not just the solar panels, but the whole house!).
 
So, what are we left with?  The need to train.  We need to learn our districts and know which homes and structures have solar panels.  We need to learn about the solar systems, especially as to how to shut them down.  And we need to start re-thinking vertical ventilation, as it may not be possible.

An interesting article in "Wired" magazine this month:
 
 
Full article: https://www.wired.com/2017/05/rooftop-solar-panels-great-planet-terrible-firefighters/

I'm embarrassed to say that I've never been to Walter's!  Hopefully this summer......sigh!

I don't know if this is a good thing....I hope the quality doesn't suffer like other restaurants ruined by expansion
 
 

Interesting story from the city I used to reside in. The city of Round Rock Texas is very progressive and proactive.
 
 
FULL STORY: http://www.kvue.com/news/local/family-home-turned-into-fire-station/435744706

 
 
From: https://www.facebook.com/PutnamNYEmergencyServices/posts/1541654022573810
 

The Chief of Dept. when I started was convinced that this was a valid thing to do when venting was necessitated, and couldn't be quickly or safely performed by personnel. His take was the aerial was a tool and far less important than firefighters lives. It was/is hard to disagree. I know of one fire where our old Maxim aerial was utilized to open up multiple windows covered in plywood on a tire warehouse, as the IC felt putting FFer's on the tip to remove plywood would have been too slow and very dangerous given the flammability of the exiting smoke. Not an option any more for us as we only have a TL. 
 
Some years later (2005) while we were having dinner with a few factory engineers, our salesman and a nationally recognized apparatus consultant this topic was brought up. Everyone agreed this was a valid tactic, but of course the manufacturer would have no control over how it was done, thus no way they'd sanction it. Noted was the fact that most new aerials have a bolt on tip section, and damage to the end could be fixed as long as the rest of the aerial was not damaged in the maneuver.  Clearly, you need to be certain the tip clears any structural members. Questions of whether it should be lined up then lowered in vs. extended into the window remain a source of contention. I know of one "old" story from Auburn, Maine where the aerial was extended in and was driven into the ceiling above which then blocked the window as a means of egress which was the original intent, and firefighters suffered burns as a result.