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  2. Posted

    Orange County should be giving the Public Safety Dispatcher (911 dispatch) test & the test for the Towns & Villages around the end of the year or the early part of next year. They do hire part time dispatchers there and there are a handful of PDs that hire dispatchers part time and you do not need to have any experience. At my job (no spots available, sorry), they hire part timers and train them.

  5. Posted

    EMS Night

    at

    Shea

    May 13, 2008 at 7:15 p.m.

    Mets vs Nationals

    10-13

    for

    Bonnie Ames

    A portion of all EMS group tickets purchased will be rebated back for the support of EMT Bonnie Ames, critically injured while on duty in MVA on 4.14.08 (with advance purchase through this flyer).

    Sit together with other employees, family, friends and EMS supporters.

    Great price for group seats in our Upper Level Reserved ($5)!

    A pre-game ceremony at home plate will honor selected EMS members.

    Each person will receive a Commemorative Shea Stadium Lapel pin (with advance purchase through this flyer).

    Help support EMT Bonnie Ames as the Mets celebrate the hard work and dedication of all EMS personnel in the Tri-State area during EMS week.

    Please return payment to:

    Contact Person:_______________________________________

    Phone:________________________________________

    Seating Level Number of Tickets $ Amount

    Upper Reserved ________________ @ $5.00 = ___________

    Mezzanine Reserved ________________ @ $23.00 = ___________

    Mezzanine Box ________________ @ $38.00 = ___________

    (Subject to availability) Group Order Handling = $15.00

    TOTAL = ___________

    A pre-game ceremony at home plate will honor selected EMS members.

    Tickets can be purchased on line for the event here-

    http://mets.com/groups

    Sign in ID- EMS

    Password- METS

    (both sign-in ID and password are in ALL CAPS)

    Help support EMT Bonnie Ames as the Mets celebrate the hard work and dedication of all EMS personnel in the Tri-State area during EMS week.

    http://nycemsblacksheep.com/downloads/EMSNight_Ames.pdf

  6. Posted

    Here is another way for everyone to help!

    EMS Night

    at

    Shea

    May 13, 2008 at 7:15 p.m.

    Mets vs Nationals

    10-13

    for

    Bonnie Ames

    A portion of all EMS group tickets purchased will be rebated back for the support of EMT Bonnie Ames, critically injured while on duty in MVA on 4.14.08 (with advance purchase through this flyer).

    Sit together with other employees, family, friends and EMS supporters.

    Great price for group seats in our Upper Level Reserved ($5)!

    A pre-game ceremony at home plate will honor selected EMS members.

    Each person will receive a Commemorative Shea Stadium Lapel pin (with advance purchase through this flyer).

    Help support EMT Bonnie Ames as the Mets celebrate the hard work and dedication of all EMS personnel in the Tri-State area during EMS week.

    Please return payment to:

    Contact Person:_______________________________________

    Phone:________________________________________

    Seating Level Number of Tickets $ Amount

    Upper Reserved ________________ @ $5.00 = ___________

    Mezzanine Reserved ________________ @ $23.00 = ___________

    Mezzanine Box ________________ @ $38.00 = ___________

    (Subject to availability) Group Order Handling = $15.00

    TOTAL = ___________

    A pre-game ceremony at home plate will honor selected EMS members.

    Tickets can be purchased on line for the event here-

    http://mets.com/groups

    Sign in ID- EMS

    Password- METS

    (both sign-in ID and password are in ALL CAPS)

    Help support EMT Bonnie Ames as the Mets celebrate the hard work and dedication of all EMS personnel in the Tri-State area during EMS week.

    http://nycemsblacksheep.com/downloads/EMSNight_Ames.pdf

  7. Posted

    Before reading what I am going to post about the updates regarding Bonnie, I want everyone to know that all of the information that I have was either provided to me by Bonnie's mother or one of two people who are like family to her.

    Bonnie was aware on Tuesday that her right arm had to be amputated due to the extent of damage suffered in the accident. It goes without saying that when she was told that her arm was gone, she became very upset.

    They gave her a CT scan which revealed fractures in C4 & C5 vertabrae along with some swelling and damage to her spinal cord. They put a halo on her to manage these fractures. The damage to her spinal cord has caused her to not be able to move her legs, but I was told that she is starting to get some sensation back below her waist.

    This is the most recent information that I have available for everyone. Bonnie has a very long road ahead of her and she is going to need ongoing continuous support from all of her family, friends, co-workers and members of the EMS community. She is a strong brave and heroic young lady who will not give up on herself.

    Please continue to keep Bonnie in your thoughts, hearts & prayers. You can also show your support for her by attending the blood drive that will be held this Friday at the Florida FD from Noon-2000 hrs and by making donations to the RPS/Regional EMS Benevolent Fund. http://www.rps10-13.com/

    Douglas S. Di Blasi, Captain

    Chester Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.

    PO Box 244 79 Laroe Road

    Chester, NY 10918

    845-806-7111

    www.chesterambulance.com

  13. Posted

    Oneeyedmedic,

    Their prices are very fair compared to some of the other places around the area. They are not out to screw people over on the prices, especially when they know if that an individual is paying for something and not their agency.

    If and when you go there, ask to see Bill or Kim, they are the owners. Tell them that the Captain from Chester Ambulance recommended them and sent you there and make to let them know the distance that you travled to get there. They should take care of you.

    Doug

  15. Posted · Edited by TR54
    add map link

    Date: 3/14/08

    Time: 19:13 hours

    Location: Slate Hill area of County Route 93 & County Route 12

    Frequency: 154.205

    Units Operating: Several FDs & DES operating on scene

    Description Of Incident: USGS Confirming earthquake of 2.5 on Richter Scale. Approx 100 homes sustained minor damage. Aftershocks felt for several hours after

    Writer: Trauma74/Times Herald Record

    Click link below for more info:

    http://recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...4/NEWS/80314056

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Slate+Hill,+...115356&z=13

  17. Posted

    KVI Uniforms & Equipment has moved to a new location (50 Carpenter Ave) in Middletown, NY. Their new store is 6 times larger than their previous location. They are now open 6 days a week with longer store hours.

    They are an authorized full line 5.11 tactical equipment dealer and they carry pretty much every brand of uniform and equipment with the exception of Blauer. They do business with about half of the PDs, FDs and EMS agencies within Orange County. With the large number of residents who live in the area who work for NYPD and FDNY, they also carry NYC spec uniforms and related equipment. They do emroidery and screen printing on site.

    In addition to the items listed above, they are also a dealer of FireDex turnout gear, they sell Carhart clothing, scrubs and boy/cub scout uniforms and Red Wing shoes and boots.

    As of right now, they do not have a website for their business, but there is one in the works. I would like to congratulate Bill and Kim (the owners) on their new store and I wish them great success.

  18. Posted

    As Captain of my VAC, I came up with an SOP a while back in reference to taking the bus out "for a ride" or to "get something to eat". It states that the crew on call "the duty crew" may take the bus out to go anywhere in our district whether it be to eat or take care of something personal or stop by their residence etc. If the crew wishes to leave the district for any reason, they must contact a Line Officer, state the reason why they want to leave the district and ask permission to leave the district.

    In our district there are no eating establishments that are open 24/7 except McDonalds, so often times my duty crews call me and ask if they can go to the neighboring town that has a 24/7 diner. 99.9% of the time, we will grant the crew permission to leave the district. One of our other neighboring Towns has the hospital that we take the majority of our patients to. Without asking for permission, any of the duty crews may take the bus to go "hospital shopping".

    I do not mind having my crews out driving around our district. I feel that it shows the public that we are out there and available if they need us for some reason. When they get toned out for a job, they immediately drop what they are doing and they respond to the job. We do not have any rules that state that when our members are "on duty" that they must be at our HQ. Many of my members ride from home and when they get a job, they respond to our HQ to get the bus. This sometimes takes several minutes. Having a crew already out on the road leads to a quicker response time. Even if they are in a neighboring Town, they can get to the call in around the same time it would take a crew that is riding from home to assemble for the job. The two most common places that my crews go to outside of the district are very close to our district line and the highway and another main road that leads back to our area, so it does not take them long to get back into the district.

    I do not feel that there is any extra liability when our crews responds code 3 thru another district while going back to our district to take a job. We have spoken to our insurance carrier numerous times and they have no issue with it either. They have stated that if something happen outside of the district our coverage would be the same as if something happened within our own district.