somebuffyguy

Unless things have changed I believe Yonkers still conducts their own classes separate from the county.

Date: 2-28-15
Time: 12:09hrs
Location: 135 Broad Brook Rd
District: Bedford Hills
Channel: Fire 16, Fireground 1
Weather: 23 degrees, clear
Units:
Bedford Hills FD Engine 199, Engine 198, Tower Ladder 57, Tanker 57, Rescue 10, Mini Attack 9, Utility 6, Car 2031 (IC)
Mount Kisco FD Utility 13 (FAST), Car 2284 (Safety)
Katonah FD Tanker 6 (Relocate Bedford Hills FD), Car 2213
Goldens Bridge Tanker 1
Pound Ridge Tanker 3
Banksville FD Tanker 7
Katonah Bedford Hills VAC 65-B-3
WEMS 45-M-2
Bedford PD Car 34
WCDES County Car 4, Cause And Origin Team 1405
Description: Fire in a garage attached to a house, 2031 on scene transmitting 10-75
Updates:
12:20hrs Car 2031 reporting fire in a garage with possible extension into a residence. 1 line stretched and in operation.
12:33hrs Car 2031 placing fire under control
Writer: x635

That's may be good on your "job", but in the career FD service, with the exception of some high ranking officers with state given exemptions, there is a thing called MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE. You are forced to retire at a given age and have no say in the matter. You can be in the best shape of your life, doesn't matter, you must leave.

You make a valid point but what good return does a fire dept have spending tons of money and time training a ff who is going to leave in less than 20 years and in this case, 15 years? Plus ffs with 15 plus years on the job have valuable experience and are an essential asset to the health of a FD organization.

Date: 2-13-15
Time: 16:24hrs
Location: 85 Titicus Rd, Purdys Train Station C/S Route 116
District: Croton Falls
Weather: Clear, 18 degrees
Channel: Fire 13, Fireground 2 "Titicus Rd Command"
Units:
Croton Falls FD Engine 149, MA-16, Rescue 28, Car 2071 (I/C)
Somers FD Rescue 20 (For additional plywood and shoring resources)
Metro North FD Car 2641, Car 2642
South Salem FD Engine 168, Car 2452 (Relocate Croton Falls FD Station 2)
North Salem VAC 72-B-2 (Scene standby ambulance)
Somers FD*EMS 80-B-1 (Transport to LZ ambulance)
WEMS 45-M-3, 45-14
Lifenet Air 2
NYSP Patrol, BCI
MTA PD Patrol, ESU
Metro North RR Ops Trainmaster
WCDES County Car 4, Car 2001, Car 2007, Battalion 16, WC Technical Rescue Team Rescue 77, Utility 77, Collapse/Shoring Trailer

Description: Confirmed subject entrapped under a train "still alive at this time". Command requesting Westchester County DES Technical Rescue team. MA-16 requested to cut down chain link fence so incoming units can gain closer access to scene. Medic requesting helicopter, Lifenet Air 2 giving 20 minute ETA. Landing zone being established by Engine 149 at Westchester Exceptional Children's School on Route 22 near Route 116.
Updates:
16:42hrs Somers Rescue 20 being requested mutual aid for additional plywood and shoring resources. Advised to expedite, responding driver alone.
16:52hrs Car 2071 reporting subject has been extricated, cancelling WCDES Technical Rescue resources.
17:01hrs 60 Control advising Metro North Trainmaster on scene as a liaison with track and third rail operations. Lifenet Air 2 has landed.
17:12hrs Lifenet Air 2 enroute to Westchester Medical Center with 8 minute ETA, hot offload. Reporting stable patient with minor injuries.
17:30hrs Car 2071 reporting MTA requiring no further assistance, all Fire and EMS units back in service.

Here's the actual letter from DOH
Imgur link for anyone who doesn't want to download it
http://imgur.com/Ai5ytuU
Trauma Ctr Dedesignation - Sound Shore (MNR) 02052015.pdf

Live footage http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Metro-North-Train-Hits-Car-Valhalla-New-York-Harlem-Line-290716911.html
Good job keeping up with all the units on scene so far Seth. I think OEM was just requested/ arrived on scene. Also Cortlandt EMS enroute.
Tech rescue team now requested.

I love it when they can't even read the application, just another one you can count out of the competition.

1000 calls but what's the number of actual structure fires? There are a lot of busy FD's doing way more than 1000 calls per year but the number of actual fires is not that high.

Just wondering if SV's are really that disparate?

I love it when they can't even read the application, just another one you can count out of the competition.

Page 4 of the application states "Five points on Written Exam for Active Military Service". Call it a hunch, but something tells me there may be a written exam.

Yeah, if you apply now you just may get it in time for 2016...

Page 4 of the application states "Five points on Written Exam for Active Military Service". Call it a hunch, but something tells me there may be a written exam.

Page 4 of the application states "Five points on Written Exam for Active Military Service". Call it a hunch, but something tells me there may be a written exam.

Got it from http://yorktownfire.org/
Not on me if they didn't put the right number up

Well then, go ahead.

I'm sure that the curriculum is much more focused on YFD specific operations. I can't speak from experience, but I'm sure that easy comparisons could be made to FDNY Proby School. The basics are largely eclipsed by Dept. specific operations, such as positions in the ladder, positions in the engine and what each companies responsibilities are depending on being 1st due, 2nd due, ect....
I know from checking my transcript with the State OFPC, I didn't' receive many certs by attending The Rock. From my 6 months (yup used to be that long) in the academy I received:
National FireFighter 1& 2
CPAT
Building Construction (Both Combustible and non)
National Haz-Mat Ops.
When you are sent back for Chauffeur training school you don't even receive an EVOC certificate.
The point is, career academies don't have a great need for state courses. They're just too general and each large department has developed their own SOP's and a curriculum that suits their specific needs.
The Westchester Career academy has the challenge of teaching to a range of candidates who will encounter a wider variety of daily operations when they graduate to their individual departments.

Got it from http://yorktownfire.org/
Not on me if they didn't put the right number up

Yorktown Fire :589
Millwood Fire: 274
Continental Village Fire: 181
Katonah Fire: 338
Goldens Bridge Fire: 260
Pound Ridge Fire:307
Vista Fire:253
Croton Falls: 622

Good luck to all taking the test tomorrow

Good luck to every one taking the test Saturday

We posted the info to help FF Campbell and his family, as well as Sgt. Lopez' family on our website www.crotonfd.org in hopes of further raising awareness and help.
http://crotonfd.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=200

Well guys after 43 years as a Port Chester Firefighter [ 18 years very active volunteer working at DPW then getting the dream job getting paid to do what I love to do this is my last day. It didn't end the way I wanted it too but away I go . I was fortunate to catch the war years when we went out every day for a job worked side by side with many dept.'s and made a lot of life long friends on mutual aid. I saw a lot of death and sorrow [ Gulliver's 24 DOA Stouffer's 26 DOA 9/11 world trade center ] and saved a few along the way but my greatest call was closing a large window [ life savers building ] for a 84 year old lady who was freezing because her window was open and she needed help. The next day she baked a apple pie for me and my partner. So I say good bye to it all and hope that I left a small mark somewhere. To my 2 sons that are following or trying to follow in my foot step's keep up the good work in this most rewarding profession . Good luck to the guy's that are left on my job and hope that thing's get better for you and the people we were sworn to protect.
Angelo Sposta [ Retired Local #1971 ]

I'm still gonna take the test, why not. It's just frustrating to score highly on the exam and watch guys with 80's and even lower get hired because they live in a 4 square mile area. But hey, best man for the job right ?

I'm still gonna take the test, why not. It's just frustrating to score highly on the exam and watch guys with 80's and even lower get hired because they live in a 4 square mile area. But hey, best man for the job right ?