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Any official info been released to the public yet? News 12 on the scene? Seems like something that they should be covering. Shutting down a career department seems like a very drastic step to take. Were the vols spared? If your gonna do something dumb and get rid of firemen then shouldn't they have cut everyone, career and vol?

Are we sure this isn't a rumor?  This will have an adverse effect on a lot of things....Rye Brook would lose their night engine, the Village of Port Chester loses on the spot fire demand, never mind where else this will affect the county.  If this is true, my heart goes out to the residents of Port Chester and Rye Brook.  For Port Chester to disband their paid sector is only bad for the community and it's neighbors.  Where I really feel bad is for our brothers and sisters that just lost their jobs; they just lost their livelihoods!

Can anyone provide information (facts) as to why  the board made this decision, and what, if any, plan they have for fire coverage moving forward. 

This is despicable and disgusting. They should be ashamed of themselves for penny pinching at the risk of the resident's lives. Unbelievable. 
 
Brothers in Local 1971 Stay Strong! 

 
The life or property you save may be your own.  I have needed the services of my own member departments several times.  I would hate to call and have no one answer.  How about you?  If you want to effect change, the fire department membership, directly and by extension through family and friends, can be a powerful voting block.  Used effectively it can bring about changes both in policy and politicians. 

The village board of trustees are playing games with the residents lives. The career dept has been horribly understaffed for years and under threat of disbanding.  They should be ashamed of themselves and should be held responsible for their actions which are both unethical if not illegal

What good would that serve? 
 
Why did the border come to this decision? 

Now we're gonna see if the Port Chester Volunteers are truely Brothers. They should all resign immediatly. All of the westchester fire depts should remove themselves from Port Chester mutual aide response until the Board reverses the descision. 

How does this affect Rye Brook?  Port Chester still maintains protection through the volunteers, do they also now protect Rye Brook?

Is there any sort of a policy in Westchester that would allow other departments to hire these guys even if they're not on the current list? If they're able to I'd hope other departments do the right thing and pick these guys up. I know Hartsdale picked up a few laid off firemen from Long Island not too long ago .

How many were let go?

Well that's a kick in the nuts.

This is a shame!  My heart goes out to the the the guys and their families 

Why? Didn't they just hire? 

Not a rumor , shut down already and sent the guys home , by vote of the Board of trustees of the village  

100%. Surprise vote by the board. Rye Brook currently without fire protection, sent the PC career firefighter home.
 
Cops at every PC fire house

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

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

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

Any orders for this truck in the Westchester area? 

 
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.

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.

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.

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.