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New York state has issued 14 violations to two fire departments regarding the Dec. 19 line-of-duty death of Mount Marion volunteer firefighter Lt. Jack Rose.

 

http://www.recordonline.com/article/20160804/NEWS/160809712

For discussion on this topic: http://www.emtbravo.net/topic/52754-breaking-port-chester-disbands-career-fd/?do=findComment&comment=301480

Rally to support Port Chester Career Firefighters, 1PM, IFO Port Chester Village Hall. Wear red.

Any orders for this truck in the Westchester area? 

15 hours ago, dwcfireman said:

 

The technology I was referring to the is the fancy fancy stuff, like computers in pumps, TICs with Bluetooth to a command screen, remote control deluge cannons

So remote control deck guns are a bad thing? Especially with the limited manpower most departments operate with?

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Currently Old Greenwich, Cos Cob, and Byram only have two career firefighters assigned while Central, Glenville, and North St have 4 career firefighters

Aren't the areas covered by only 2 firefighters the most dense areas of Greenwich? What is the rationale for the disparity in staffing? And is it one firefighter per apparatus in stations that have multiple pieces?

Well, Transcare and it's parent corporation, Patriarch, as mentioned in one of the posts, has screwed New Rochelle and White Plains twice now.  First on parts and service when they ran American LaFrance into the ground with little notice, and now on their EMS contacts.

Maybe taking it a step too far?

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They also have an enlarged exercise area that includes one of SaunaRay’s Cycle Saunas. It is designed so a person can ride a spin-bike inside the gently warm infrared environment and sweat quickly and profusely without raising their core body temperature.

This means they remove chemicals via the sweat, without processing them through the organs in their digestive system.

 

Studies out of the University of Alberta in 2011 proved that human sweat is 10 times more toxic than urine. The researchers measured 16 toxic metals and nine of them, including Lead, Aluminium, and Cadmium – known to affect firefighters – are removed 10 times more efficiently via sweat than other natural avenues.

 

“After a fire the guys used to complain that they smelled of smoke for three days,” said Elyea. “Now if they go in the Cycle Sauna they sweat it out in a few minutes.”

 

FULL ARTICLE:  http://saunaray.tumblr.com/tagged/cancer-prevention

If this is true it's sad.

The nation’s leading charity for injured war veterans is taking shots from battle-scarred soldiers who claim it’s a boondoggle that’s more focused on raising and squandering money than helping out ailing American heroes.

Dozens of ex-employees of the Wounded Warrior Project — including many disabled vets — have revealed lavish spending on luxury travel, fancy meals and swanky getaways that rivals the amount spent on its combat stress-recovery program.

http://nypost.com/2016/01/28/wounded-warrior-project-probed-for-lavish-spending-while-vets-suffer/

I guess there will be more to come with the NIOSH report.

Police: Mount Marion firefighter died from inhaling 'superheated gases'

SAUGERTIES - Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra has released a statement on the fire which resulted in the death of Mount Marion volunteer firefighter Jack Rose. The fire on Dec. 19 was at 11 Fel Qui Road in the town of Saugerties:

"The investigations into the events leading up to the death of Mount Marion Firefighter (Captain) Jack Rose is still under investigation. The cause of death however, has been determined to be result of the inhalation of superheated gases, leading to irreversible respiratory failure, subsequently resulting in cardiac arrest. Saugerties Police Detectives in collaboration with investigators from the state Department of Labor are continuing their investigation."

http://www.recordonline.com/article/20160121/NEWS/160129856

i agree put your SCBA on all the time its all about being safe but maybe he had to do some thing fast or check on some thing? but a stupid remark about he wants CANCER? REALLY that doesn't belong on this site.

The title may be dramatic, but you either want something, or you don't. If he didn't want to increase the risk of getting cancer significantly, he'd be wearing his mask. Of course no one wants cancer, but why would you subject yourself to something so blatantly? It's 2016.

NO ONE WANTS CANCER VERY POOR STATEMENT for a trainer like your self to say.

Well, is he doing everything he can to prevent cancer or any other respiratory ailment, especially at this type of job? On the other side, what if he took of few whiffs of CO and whatever else was in that acrid smoke, passed out, and fell off the ladder? Dramatic, yes. Possible? Yes.

Nice shots!

I hate to be the "Monday Morning Quarterback", and it even annoys me.

HOWEVER, I also hate when firefighter friends die of cancer. Or short term, get other respiratory illnesses, such as CO or cyanide poisoning.

I think this was of a recent fire. This guy was sucking in smoke from a garage fire, yes, a garage fire, with all kinds of chemicals and materials you'd find in a home garage burning. This kind of exposure to toxins is preventable. AT LEAST PUT AN SCBA ON YOUR BACK! What could be the reason for not wearing an SCBA and not having your face mask on? There is none.

This photo was passed along to me...

Fantastic perserverence!

Agreed!

Watch what happens at about 55 seconds to one minute in

Thank you for all that you do.

C'mon guys! Put your masks on! I don't like "Monday Morning Quarterbacking", but this is pretty blatent. The Chief is also just standing there and watching it. One guy is even using his hood as a "filter". These guys could probably saves thousands of dollars by not buying SCBA equipment they aren't going to use, and just use their filter hoods instead.

'Tis the Season!

Pelham and Pelham Manor got called to fill Mount Vernon last night, and they are severely understaffed as well. It's not really these departments faults that they are understaffed, but the fact they are understaffed and leave their districts to cover another understaffed district is mind boggling.

Firehouse.com recently posted an article about a fire department in Ohio that is switching from testing-based promotions, to promotions based on a combination of seniority and training.

This obviously prompted all of the world's greatest firefighters on social media to weigh in with their opinion. Surprisingly to me (maybe not so surprising) there were a number of guys who thought this was wrong. Some argued that seniority and experience doesn't make you a good officer. Maybe not. Lucky for me, I get to write for UniformStories and everyone wants to know what I think...right? Haha. Well here's what I think anyways.

http://uniformstories.com/articles/opinion-category/why-seniority-should-be-the-major-player-in-fire-department-promotions

How come when New Rochelle has a simple room and contents fire, they don't have to call half the county? In fact, this morning they didn't even need to call mutual aid and still had an Engine and Truck in service.

http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic/52026-new-rochelle-working-fire-12-3-15/

As stated above, Boom upgraded to Aerialscope II. New bucket. New motor and transmission. 100% mechanical.

Why are they selling it if all the above was done? Wouldn't it just be cheaper to send it to Seagrave and finish the upgrades or refurbishment? Maybe a new chassis? Seems like a great truck, and for $200,000, quite a bargain if all of the above was done.

Pelham has told their volunteers they are no longer needed. They also had a fire today and Pelham Manor was not called.

Does Pelham Manor have any interior-qualified members left? Maybe they took themselves off the run card?

Larchmont TL-7 was sent to cover a Yonkers station during last night's 4th alarm.

They sent all their career staff, and put the Town Of Mamaroneck FD on standby to cover Larchmont for 9 hours.

Larchmont strips down it's department by sending 1 truck M/A, and by doing so to the point they need another department to cover for the most basic of alarms, taking from that department's coverage as well. What's wrong with this picture?