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Ummm.  Hmmmm.

Apparently Transcare HV is not making payroll today either...rumor was their employees were told at least a week late. Not good. 

Trauma 74 , thank you I was unsure if it was the same owners or just one of those avoidance moves. I did work part time for Empire and what eventual turned into Hudson Valley Paramedics. The people running the day to day ops were some of the best people and we're proud to work with them. 
I was very said when the owners of Care 1 came in and start their unethical work practices. 
As for Emstar unless they have a significant amount of ambulances stock piled in PA they will fail. 
Everyone wants to run 911 EMS for the prestigie,that people think come with it. 
But in reality it is a huge cost loosing venture for almost all agencies. 
Remeber the main goal of commercial ambulance services is to make money. 
When your doing 911 work a large majority of the people you serve have little to know medical coverage. Thanks to Obama care and new managed care billing collections revenue has become very low. 
If Emstar comes into the 911 system I truly wish them the best of luck because as far as I am concerned Mobile life is becoming to large and is not making the national standard on response times.  Do to there system becoming  so large and over taxed, they to need to becareful not to faultier and fail. 
Anyone who believes the article in the Poughkeepsie journal that Transcare is going to be allowed to move assets from a chapter 7 company to a new company good luck with that ! I am sure that the courts we love it. 
 
Remeber at the end of the day jet one more miss manged and corrupt coperation has gone out of bussines and hundreds of people are unemployed. 
Further more the failure of yet one more provider to reneder care to people in their time of need is the worst part. What would happen if you dial 911 and know one came ??
 

The Empress contract with White Plains in temporary for the moment as per the Director of Public Safety.

The Empress contract with White Plains in temporary for the moment as per the Director of Public Safety.

The Empress contract with White Plains in temporary for the moment as per the Director of Public Safety.

The Empress contract with White Plains in temporary for the moment as per the Director of Public Safety.

The Empress contract with White Plains in temporary for the moment as per the Director of Public Safety.

They sure did. They ruined one of the best EMS departments around with some of the best EMT'S & Medic's I ever worked with for over 10 years. A lot 
of peoples lives changed due to Transcare coming into  Montefiore (Our Lady Of Mercy) and destroying  that department. It was a end of an era. 

That is a pretty cool feature. I wonder how good it is.

That is a pretty cool feature. I wonder how good it is.

Can someone on here, who is a current Fire Alarm Dispatcher, please send me a private message? I have a few questions. Thanks in advance!

It's weird a bulldozer company is developing a smart phone, but pretty cool idea and partnering with FLIR will give them the technology they need.
http://gizmodo.com/caterpillars-new-s60-is-the-first-smartphone-with-flir-1759685817?sf44639276=1

This is what is wrong with the step child of emergency services. When any municipality puts EMS out to bid you do not get stability in service. Over the years every system goes through a cycle. The lowest bidder. Now most of the current EMS employees of TransCare NR will be looking to switch over to Empress. Thus losing seniority and pay grade. This is no way to maintain quality EMS personal.
EMS must be part of the municipality just as Police and Fire is. EMS must be the third service.

There will never be stability in EMS when there is a profit to be made.

With today's homes burning faster then ever before, it will be interesting to see who puts their money where there mouth is and signs/supports this petition. Even though this is for NJ, it will have a national impact.

Those VACs are still volunteer, for now. I can see some paid staff in the future for some of them. The majority of the remaining VACs in OC have paid staff, either full time or part time to supplement the volunteers.

The Town of Montgomery AC staffs M-F 6a-6p with 2 EMTs.

I am selling 1 pair of navy blue Fire-Dex brand bunker pants. Size: 40X29. They are in excellent condition. Never worn inside of a fire. Worn a few times on scene of MVAs. Black padded Fire-Dex suspenders come with the pants. Retail price is $500+. I am asking $400 or best offer. No reasonable offer will be turned down.

Anyone have any idea if and when 60 Control or County PD will be hiring any dispatchers?

Does anyone know if any fire department in Westchester that uses the command post radio? Sounds like it would be a great tool.
http://www.altechradio.com/command.cfm

Just curious - at 45W how long does the battery last?

New Rochelle has several of them

Congratulations Hap! Thank you!

Congratulations Hap (602) Thanks You For Your Dedicated Service And Sharing Your Intense Knowledge Of Westchester County Fire Departments/Apparatus/Personnel/History With ALL New Dispatchers. Stay Healthy And Enjoy Those Retirement Checks For Many Years To Come, You Deserved Them !!!!!! Sorry I Can't Be At Your Dinner, I'll Give You A Call And Take You To Dinner When I Come Up North In June.
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Congrats Hap!