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that is  TBTAs new color scheme
 

Maybe the state is planning on using theses trucks the same way NYC DOT uses their trucks as road blocks. Fill one of those up with sand or gravel and you have a roadblock that can go anywhere under it's own power. Prevent car bombs from getting out onto a bridge such as the Whitestone, or you might see these preventing vehicles from entering pedestrian areas of major events to avoid a repeat of last months attack in Berlin. 

I agree with nfd2004.  If the Lisbon has never had a truck, then the department isn't accustomed to conducting truck company operations.  Even though their firefighters may have training in truck company ops, simply doing driver training and familiarizing themselves with the rig isn't sufficient to place a new truck company in service.  If they were an existing truck company just getting a new-to-them rig, it would go in service much faster.  In this case, they need to revise their SOP/SOG's.  Evaluate their response order of apparatus.  Train their crews on how truck company operations will be incorporated into their firefighting tactics.  Evaluate how this rig will fit into their mutual aid obligations and how they will interact with whomever used to provide truck company ops for them.  Will they run a dual response for the first few months with their existing truck company provider while they work out their operations.  And finally but not limited to, getting out into their first and eventual second due and setting the thing up at various structures to see how it deploys at various types of structures before they have to do it for real.

Good morning everyone,
 
My name is Tim Collins and I am a career firefighter here in Westchester County. I am also a certified Personal Trainer who specializes in functional fitness for firefighters and other First Responders.
As you may know, most firefighting related deaths are due to cardiovascular issues. I am passionate about lowering that number in any manner I can. I would like to offer a free fitness consultation to your department to help your members lower their risk of a cardiac event. The consultation would consist of meeting with you and discussing what fitness equipment you have available, and a tour of your firehouse/police precinct to see what space is available. Next, I would design a workout program based on your department's capabilities and workload demands to help your members improve their abilities and proficiency in regards to physical fitness on the fire ground. Please contact me via cell phone at (914) 329-8406 or email at floorabovefitness@gmail.com. You and your members can also view my Facebook or Instagram pages by searching “Floor Above Fitness” to see daily firefighter fitness workouts.
 
I have reached to quite a few departments already, but I figured this would be the best spot to let people know about the services I provide.  I work with ALL First Responders.  I have coached people through the CPAT and NYPD JST.  I was formerly a police officer in the Bronx for over 3 years.  If you or anyone you know is applying to upcoming tests (CPAT/JST/PFT), send my info to them.  Though it may seem like I am specifically for firefighters, all 3 services are facing issues of cardiovascular problems, healthy eating, and lack of physical fitness.  I have already worked with the Ardsley Fire Department and they have seen great results!
 
I have designed a 10 Week Workout Program specifically for the CPAT and do offer personal training sessions.  If you are interested, email me and we can talk.  If you guys have any questions on fitness, eating habits, or anything text/call/email.  Or if you just want free workouts to do at work, they are posted daily on Facebook and Instagram, just search "Floor Above Fitness".
 
Stay safe everyone and Happy New Year,
Tim Colins
914-329-8406
floorabovefitness@gmail.com

I guess I wasn't sarcastic enough.  

Sounds like another insurance company finding any way to not pay out to me.  Scum of the earth.

Some recent CT apparatus news (from CTFire-EMS.com).
 
 
Milford has a new Ferrara rescue engine in production. Also, they're purchasing a Ford F-550 Demo Ambulance.
 
Westfield has formed a truck committee for the replacement of Engine 5.
 
East Litchfield is looking to replace their current Engine 25 with a Mini Pumper.
 
Bristol has ordered a new Pierce Engine. If all goes well, it will be assigned to Engine 2.
 
Killingworth is in the review stage of bid for a new attack engine. Gowans Knight was the sole bidder. They plan on ordering mid February.
 
Sharon has an E-One Pumper in production.
 
Lisbon has purchased Pomfret's Tower 170, a 1999 Sutphen 75' Tower. Once in service, it will be designated as Tower 154. Should be in service in 4-5 Months.
 
Colebrook Center's new Engine 1 should be delivered in March 2017.
 
Oxford has put together a Truck Committee to replace Tanker 33 assigned to the Quaker Farms Fire Company.
 
Brooklyn's Board of Fire Commissioners have supported the following Apparatus Replacement Plan:

- Replacement of East Brooklyn's ET-192 with a Ford F-550 4 Door, 4 Wheel Drive 1500 GPM Pump/300 Gallon Poly Tank during the 2018/2019 Fiscal Year.

-Replacement of Mortlake's ET-190 with new apparatus at no less than 25 years from original purchase.
 
Bantam (Litchfield) has a new Freightliner tanker done at US Tanker.
 
Kensington (Berlin) has a new Velocity engine done at Pierce. And Berlin's new ladder truck should be done by April/May.
 
Farmington has 2 Pierce Enforcer engines in production.
 
Norfolk has a Pumper bid opening on December 20th at 12 pm. This will replace Engine 90.
 
 

On the update, it was sold to another CT department:
 
 
 

from what i have heard they want a  seagrave aerialscope

Civilian exposure to the audible warning devices of emergency vehicles is of very limited duration. These devices are only in use while the vehicle is en-route to an emergency, meaning the vehicle is moving. So, unless the complainers are keeping pace with and driving alongside the emergency vehicle with their window down rather than pulling to the right side of the road and stopping to allow the emergency vehicle to have the right of way, they are not being injured by the noise, just briefly inconvenienced by it.

 

Another moronic New Yorker without a clue.  Cars and people don't move as it is.  Sounds like a great idea?!?!!!!

Huh? Why lower the volume when you can just (maybe a law issues) limit the use of the siren to "as needed"? It would seem lowering the volume will result in the siren being ineffective when it's needed (inattentive motorists). I doubt the sirens used in the firetrucks or PD vehicles are any different in output, merely just the use as noted. No doubt this petitioner did not seek any "expert" opinions as to the problem and other solutions. 

Date: 12/21/2016
Time: Aprox. 16:22
Location: 2 Kemeys Cove Complex Apartment Number 206
District: Ossining
Battalion: 12
Channel: 46.26 Fire 12
Weather: Clear 
Units: Ossining FD, Croton 2082 E119, Briarcliff 2051 R37, Millwood E247, Tarrytown 2461 Ladder (On Standby),Sleepy Hollow E86 (On Scene) Batt. 12, OPD, OVAC 7411 74A1
Writer:  Spartan052

Description: 16:45 2331 Reports fire through the roof

AMR gained a lot of strength in NY when they merged with and inherited Rural/Metro. That gave the EMS and transport operations in Buffalo and Rochester.
 
AMR has come and gone in the metro area over the past couple decades.  I don't believe they still have operations in the NYC area.  They're pretty strong on the West Coast, and in CT as well.  And AMR gobbled up a lot of the smaller ambulance providers in the New England area in the late 1990's as their growth strategy at the time. 
 
As far as the posted Paramedic positions open in the areas they are, I don't believe they have any infrastructure set up yet that may be premature. 
 
I believe Empress EMS is the superior provider, and is much more invested in providing EMS then AMR would be.

Basically it is judged by exprience, are you in a 911 system. Education and training. CHanes are if someone has a year exprience in FDNY and someone has a year experience in a volley, The FDNY  person most likely get the job 

 

Hasbrouck Heights Spartan Smeal Quint delivered today pic provided by a member Teaseer shot like the "unibrow" light 

It will be interesting to watch.  I was told 30 years ago that there will be no more small apparatus manufacturers in the next 10 years and then there was ALF. Yes it was poor management but away went Becker, RD Murray and 3-D. Then there was PenFab from years ago that took Hahn head on and decided to just do a chassis and cut down on overhead with the engineering etc. they stayed around for 35 years. Then Howe and Oren became Grumman and they are gone.
The trick isn't getting bigger to grow more profit it really comes down to good communications between the truck committee and the salesman. Then the salesman has to have a consistent contact at the plant to transfer the committees thoughts to engineering get it on paper and an engineered drawing. Then do the process all over with the committee to see if it is laid out they way they want it and then back to engineering.
So it sometimes comes down to the personal within the organization to make things grow which will lead to the quality of the product.
They are both  good products so you just have to wish them well and keep your fingers crossed.

It sure does Nice job wonder how long it took?

WOW...now that's impressive! Shows some pride and dedication!
 
 

Date: 12/12/16
Time: 2345hrs
Location: Willow Ln IAO Mark Dr
District: Vails Gate/Town of New Windsor
Battalion: 4
Channel:
Weather:
Units: VGFD, New Windsor EMS/ALS, New Windsor PD, (3) Medevac's
Writer: BFD1054
Description: (1) car accident w/(3) patients entrapped 
VGFD Car-1 arrived, established command and advised of (3) patients trapped with serious injuries. EMS requesting (3) Medevacs. (Medevacs were not used).
 
single vehicle left the road way and struck a utility pole, fire hydrant and then rolled into its side coming to rest in a small stream.
 
Link to News12;
 
http://hudsonvalley.news12.com/news/man-charged-with-dwi-after-crashing-into-new-windsor-creek-1.12748029

 

 
INVITATION TO BID

The Board of Fire Commissioners of the Katonah Fire District, 65 Bedford Road, Katonah, New York 10536, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for the sale of equipment, to wit: 1984 Pierce Mini Attack Pumper, more particularly described as follows:

1984 Pierce Chevrolet Mini Attack Pumper 4 wheel drive, in service, 18,437 miles, WHERE IS, AS IS.

May be inspected at the fire house at 65 Bedford Road, Katonah, New York 10536, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Phone: (914) 232-4570.

Delivery to be at 65 Bedford Road, Katonah, New York 10536.

All Katonah Fire Department identification to be removed. All inspection and registration stickers and the like to be removed. Minimum acceptable bid is Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars.

Details: Chevrolet Heavy Duty Chassis 7.4 liter big block gasoline engine V-8; Heavy duty standard shift 4 wheel drive transmission with 4 wheel drive 2 speed transfer case; Self-locking front wheel hubs; Micro Lock additional brake; 2 man cab; power take off pump control: pump and roll capable; 400 gpm Waterous 2 stage pump; 250 gallon steel booster tank; 2 top side booster reels with  150 feet of 1 inch hose and high pressure nozzle each reel: three (3) hard suctions; rear hose capacity — 500 feet of 2.5 inch hose (hose not included); two (2) Speed Lays capacity — two hundred (200') feet of I% inch (hose not included); Two 2 ½ inch discharges; Two 1 ½ pre connect discharges Two (2) intakes;— one twelve (12') foot extension ladder, Front mounted winch with remote cable control; Q2B siren; Federal Light Bar, PA200 and siren; Grover air horns; two (2) front spots; two (2) rear spots; two (2) axes; three (3) pike poles; two (2) mounted Tele-lights, 500 watts each; 110 AC system.

Specs: Overall length 21 feet 5 inches; height 7 feet 7 inches; wheelbase 135 inches; gross vehicle weight 9,026 pounds.

Well maintained; service records available.

 
Bids may be submitted by hand delivery on Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, in a sealed envelope addressed to the Secretary of the Katonah Fire District, Nina L. Kellogg, at the Katonah Fire House, 65 Bedford Road, Katonah, New York 10536, or by mail addressed to the Secretary of the Katonah Fire District, Nina L. Kellogg, at the Katonah Fire House, 65 Bedford Road, Katonah, New York 10536. Envelopes must be marked "Bid — 1984  Pierce Mini Attack  Pumper", must bear the name and address of the bidder, and must be received by the Secretary no later than 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at which time they will be submitted to the Board of Fire Commissioners.

All bids received by 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, will be opened and read at the regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners to be held at the Katonah Fire House, 65 Bedford Road, Katonah, New York 10536, on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at 8:00 p.m.

All awards pursuant to this Notice shall be subject to the provisions of Section 103 and all subsections of Section 103 of the General Municipal Law. The Katonah Fire District reserves the right reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding. A signed non-collusion certificate will be required as part of the bid-award process.

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Katonah Fire District

NINA L. KELLOGG, Secretary


 
Dated: November 21, 2016


 

 

 

 
I did some reading up on this article, and I'm curious as to why Philadelphia FD is not held liable in this lawsuit  (although maybe it is a separate lawsuit....her family has been requesting criminal charges against the FD). Maybe because they don't have as deep of pockets as the manufacturers as aforementioned in the thread. The NIOSH report is not yet out, but here are some snippets I found in articles from reputable online sources and Philadelphia FD quotes strongly suggesting the Air-Pak may not have been the issue:
 
-An inexperienced ladder crew took 18 minutes to respond. Ladder 8’s late arrival delayed the start of much needed ventilation. Receipt of the LODD Report may have shed light on the impact that the “Firefighter Rotation Policy” had on Ladder 8’s response time to the specific fire at 1655 Middleton Street.  Nevertheless, a review of Ladder 8’s roster showed that firefighters on duty that morning may have been unfamiliar with the community and their first alarm district. 
-The team with whom Craig entered the rowhouse got separated, leaving her alone inside after they were overcome by smoke and heat and ordered to withdraw.
-The blaze that killed Craig was the sort firefighters dread: a basement blaze in tight quarters with paneled walls (paneling burns fast and hot).
-As other firefighters have said, Craig was pulled from the house 17 minutes after her first Mayday alarm sounded, when firefighters found her by chance.
-Bright said she's unsure why her mask collapsed. She thinks, in hindsight, that she should have opened her air bottle more.
-Meanwhile, a radio dispatcher had spent several minutes trying to ascertain Craig's status.
"Any information on the emergency button?" he asked around 3:06 a.m., according to the dispatch transcripts.
"Still waiting on an explanation of the Mayday button," he said again over the radio at 3:08, the transcripts show.
-Craig was found slumped near a window in the home's kitchen, sitting on the coiled-up hose.
-In an interview last week, Craig's coworker Nyree Bright described a chaotic and confusing fire scene in which Craig's Mayday alarm went unheeded, and those who could have rescued her were not told she was missing.
-Deputy Chief Rich Davison, the author of the incident review report, wrote that Deputy Commissioner Jesse Wilson - the department's second-in-command - had asked for redactions and explained his request with the suggestion that "some statements in the critique could hurt the city," according to a copy of the entry obtained by The Inquirer.
 
It's terrible. Horrible...and tragic the outcome of this fire and RIP to FF Craig, but go after the manufacturers seems kind of moot.  When you have a cluster of an incident such as this, no material equipment in the world is going to save you nor is it designed to if used improperly.
 
SOURCES:
http://www.firehouse.com/news/12051057/probe-of-philly-lodd-continues-issues-eyed
http://6abc.com/news/fallen-firefighters-family-seeks-criminal-charges/552799/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150402_Phila__fire_official_wrote_of_being_pressured_to_alter_report_on_fatal_fire.html