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WEMS first call in North White Plains as 37-M-1
 
(Photo submitted by EMTBravo member)
 

 

The EMT that is contracted to Briarcliff FD EMS by Transcare EMS most likely will be replaced with an EMT from OVAC. Most of the current EMT's will keep the assignment. Please note this information is tentative.

Empress was pretty busy in White Plains on their first day in the city, saw the fly car quite a few times and the ambulances going almost all day. Did Empress pick up the contract in White Plains or is it temporary ? 

Just want to hit a few things in this post. 1. I'm not too sure that NY Pres and Northwell are going to make that push to put busses up in the county for very small hospitals. These hospitals already have ambulance service from WEMS. The only time you see NY Pres or Northwell up here is if they are doing an inter-facility transfer...Like Hudson Valley to Pres in the City. I know WEMS already provides a great service to these hospitals and honestly it takes that burden off the bigger hospitals, since they don't do that many transfers with the little hospitals to begin with. But, that can always change in time. 2. It's great and all that Mayor Thomas has high hopes that one day they can have the FD provide EMS service in the Vern. However, like it was mentioned previously, no way in the world that is happening any time soon. The damn city council is fighting the mayor just to add 11 more guys. Maybe one day, but definitely not in the foreseeable future. The Vern has to really get its act together before it can even think of doing anything else besides basic firefighting. 3. Transcare had a huge role in 911 EMS in the Bronx. If I'm not mistaken, they had most of the hospital contracts. From sources I have and reading around, they were already starting to lose those hospitals to other private EMS companies such as SeniorCare and Citywide. This definitely hits hard for the Bronx, especially since they are already struggling right now with EMS calls as it is. 4. It's definitely going to be interesting to see what happens in these municipalities when it comes to an EMS provider. I know the remaining 3 big cities in the county are going to have to stick with Empress for now, but I wouldn't be surprised if eventually they turn to the FDNY style route of having their own "city" EMS. Only time will tell. Also with this, does this mean FDNY is going to hire more EMTs and Medics. I know they have been trying to make the push lately with putting more classes through and trying to attempt this new "flycar" program. But, I feel like now they have no choice but to pick up the slack that Transcare has left. They might feel like now these private EMS companies aren't as reliable and might just try to make that push for a complete FDNY EMS takeover in certain locations. Who knows, just some thoughts and comments I wanted to rattle off. Like I said before, only time will tell!

In regards to private ambulance expanding or commercial ambulances coming into the 911 system it not going to happen under the current mayor. The are very upset since in the last two years with other hospital failing and cutting ambulance tours and having to scramble to cover it they now want to start to push and take back tours. 
Transcare countined to lie to the city up to yesterday that they we fine and not going under,guess they didn't known !!
They have not ask any of the Pvt hospital for additional tours as of last night. 
As I perviously stated have a large class in the BOT that is due out next month, the already had a class to start in March and now have add 120 people to that class, so now they will be putting in two class of  180 probies one day tour and one evening tour for a total of 360 new probies that can be put out in as little as 4 weeks if they shorten the academy which is an option. If they don't shorten the class the will hit the street in six weeks after starting the class. 
 
 
FDNY EMS is always actively hiring but the hiring process has changed, we can no longer hire provisional employees they must all come off a civil service list. 
Currently we have an active list and two additional EMT and paramedics list that are waiting to be certified when they are needed. 
The hirring process is rather long, after the list is established and certified by DCAS they then start to call for interviews. The interview,background check have to first be completed and this alone can take up to six months to happened and way to many factors go into that part alone to explain the different lengths of time. 
After that has been completed your off to the medical and psychological testing which also includes a drug screening. 
Once medical cleared your off to your psychical testing. By that time hopefully all of the background check has come back and you are either offered an appointment to the department or disqualified.  
The city currently only has civil service fillings twice a year and the list can take one to or more to establish with the average around 2 years. Once the list is certified it is good for 3 years or until exhausted or the next list is establish, that why most people will file for multiple lists. 
 

They can not move assets from one company to a new company when that original company declares bankruptcy. The bankruptcy courts will never allow this or everyone could just say we are bankrupt and move on to the next business. 
The did not claim chapter 12 reorganization they claimed chapter 7, which means they have no intention of staying in busines. All assets are now the property of NYS bankruptcy court due to the fact the company operates in many other states they will fall under other federal laws governing bankruptcy. 
The letter states the are hoping to keep the Hudson Valley and Maryland operations going. 
From what I heard this was already denied in NYC by the bankruptcy court.
As far more private ambulances coming into the 911 service it is not going to happen as a permanent thing. 
The city is in the process of hiring more EMT has a class currently of almost 180 in the academy now and just was ordered to hire 300 more EMTs to start the next class. 
Before anyone says they will just higher Transcare employees they can't, the must hire off of the prestablished civil service lists. 
The city already has gotten approval from city council and OMB to hire more EMTs and purchase 75 more ambulances immediately. 

Good thread Seth, Paratrooper jumped and forgot to pull his ripcord.

Why is it that Mount Vernon FD has the right idea?
 
 
 

 
I'm pretty sure Seth put up disclaimers saying that it was rumor first before he edited his post to be fact.  And I heard about the situation from someone in ROCHESTER (mind you that is a 6 hour drive away) before I heard about it here in Westchester.  The facts are here.  But, whatever, you're not on this site any more, or so you say.

 
Yeah, I have the facts, as members that actually contribute to this thread in a positive fashion have posted. Try reading the thread before you reply to it. I know you SAY you're not coming back, but I felt "obligated" to reply to this. You could have just added the information you had. Many people, including myself, have no idea that Transcare in Putnam is a different company then in Westchester until @nyemtgirl's post. Additionally, Transcare ITSELF has issued a letter that they are shutting down operations, yet have formed a different company to operate some divisions. Which I have no idea how that works in business lingo. And I also clearly stated some information could be incorrect as all this is currently breaking.

Better cancel your Lohud subscription too...

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2016/02/24/transcare-ambulance-bankruptcy/80868708/
 

 
When did they buy you hot sticks?  I thought they didn't want us messing with them and actually recalled them all?
 

 
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/12953-police-officer-gary-r-stymiloski#ixzz416DHlKnf

And a New York Times article from when it happened: http://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/01/nyregion/slan-officer-is-buried-in-westchester.html

 

I know for the most part, the home rule applies about who is on the "FAST" Team and what their training is. It is nice for everybody on a FAST Team to have the FAST class offered by NYS. However, we know that this isn't always the case. What's important then, is to have experienced and trained guys on that crew. That has to be determined by the officers of that department to keep everybody at a certain level. Also, you have to take into consideration that sometimes a FAST Team isn't available and you got to use an incoming unit as the FAST, whether it be a mutual aid engine or ladder. The fireground can be a tricky and fast-paced place, so being able to call a shot on a dime is important. Remember, FAST techniques are really just honing in on firefighter survival and truck operation skills. Throwing ladders, searching rooms, buddy drags, etc. It's nice to put that title as a "FAST" Team, but honestly, everybody should be ready to go if they get called from the bullpen. It's about being good with the skills that you have been trained to do and have been implementing for however long you've been in the fire service.  

I know for the most part, the home rule applies about who is on the "FAST" Team and what their training is. It is nice for everybody on a FAST Team to have the FAST class offered by NYS. However, we know that this isn't always the case. What's important then, is to have experienced and trained guys on that crew. That has to be determined by the officers of that department to keep everybody at a certain level. Also, you have to take into consideration that sometimes a FAST Team isn't available and you got to use an incoming unit as the FAST, whether it be a mutual aid engine or ladder. The fireground can be a tricky and fast-paced place, so being able to call a shot on a dime is important. Remember, FAST techniques are really just honing in on firefighter survival and truck operation skills. Throwing ladders, searching rooms, buddy drags, etc. It's nice to put that title as a "FAST" Team, but honestly, everybody should be ready to go if they get called from the bullpen. It's about being good with the skills that you have been trained to do and have been implementing for however long you've been in the fire service.  

I know for the most part, the home rule applies about who is on the "FAST" Team and what their training is. It is nice for everybody on a FAST Team to have the FAST class offered by NYS. However, we know that this isn't always the case. What's important then, is to have experienced and trained guys on that crew. That has to be determined by the officers of that department to keep everybody at a certain level. Also, you have to take into consideration that sometimes a FAST Team isn't available and you got to use an incoming unit as the FAST, whether it be a mutual aid engine or ladder. The fireground can be a tricky and fast-paced place, so being able to call a shot on a dime is important. Remember, FAST techniques are really just honing in on firefighter survival and truck operation skills. Throwing ladders, searching rooms, buddy drags, etc. It's nice to put that title as a "FAST" Team, but honestly, everybody should be ready to go if they get called from the bullpen. It's about being good with the skills that you have been trained to do and have been implementing for however long you've been in the fire service.  

I know for the most part, the home rule applies about who is on the "FAST" Team and what their training is. It is nice for everybody on a FAST Team to have the FAST class offered by NYS. However, we know that this isn't always the case. What's important then, is to have experienced and trained guys on that crew. That has to be determined by the officers of that department to keep everybody at a certain level. Also, you have to take into consideration that sometimes a FAST Team isn't available and you got to use an incoming unit as the FAST, whether it be a mutual aid engine or ladder. The fireground can be a tricky and fast-paced place, so being able to call a shot on a dime is important. Remember, FAST techniques are really just honing in on firefighter survival and truck operation skills. Throwing ladders, searching rooms, buddy drags, etc. It's nice to put that title as a "FAST" Team, but honestly, everybody should be ready to go if they get called from the bullpen. It's about being good with the skills that you have been trained to do and have been implementing for however long you've been in the fire service.  

Local municipalities need to decide what equipment is right for them. For Con Ed to take on a project of obtaining meters, distributing them, training people, and providing ongoing maintenance and support would be a huge undertaking. It does have it's benefits, one being everyone is on the same level with the same device (which can be a double edged sword).
 
I do believe the best way for this is for Con Ed to issue grants to departments to fund natural gas metering devices, and the research into better devices more suited for the fire services needs. Everybody's call volume has literally, and excuse the pun, exploded with gas investigations. A lot of this has to do with Con Ed, and whatever you want to label as the reason for these calls.....aging infrastructure, extreme precaution, constant construction, poor code enforcement, whatever. But it is their system we are responding to, and assisting, on a daily basis, something they are paid to maintain.

This isn't going to heal anything, and I'm doubtful they will see much, of any, of this award.  Hopefully it can be put to good use.
 
 
http://pix11.com/2016/02/22/jury-awards-black-sunday-firefighters-families-183-million-in-damages/

I know for the most part, the home rule applies about who is on the "FAST" Team and what their training is. It is nice for everybody on a FAST Team to have the FAST class offered by NYS. However, we know that this isn't always the case. What's important then, is to have experienced and trained guys on that crew. That has to be determined by the officers of that department to keep everybody at a certain level. Also, you have to take into consideration that sometimes a FAST Team isn't available and you got to use an incoming unit as the FAST, whether it be a mutual aid engine or ladder. The fireground can be a tricky and fast-paced place, so being able to call a shot on a dime is important. Remember, FAST techniques are really just honing in on firefighter survival and truck operation skills. Throwing ladders, searching rooms, buddy drags, etc. It's nice to put that title as a "FAST" Team, but honestly, everybody should be ready to go if they get called from the bullpen. It's about being good with the skills that you have been trained to do and have been implementing for however long you've been in the fire service.  

I'm a little confused as to the direction this thread is going.  Was the original post asking about WCDES's FAST requirement as in 60 control and working fires, or the training center and live burns?
 
If I'm not mistaken NFPA 1403 already requires a FAST for all training fires so I'm sure the training center requires it. 
 
What I'd like to know is the 60 control policy regarding FAST. What constitutes a FAST team, and is one required by 60 for every fire, or does every department elect to call one for every fire ?

Hope the new Mayor and Fire Commissioner work. on background checks, so as not to hire problems, Remember past actions are the best indicator of future actions. MVFD needs eleven new firefighters not eleven new problems.

Are they needed? This is the catch 22 that most agencies find themselves in with special units. You get a rig, train the staff and commit to having the resource in service. However actual call volume is not there, so you use them for routine calls. If they are busy on a routine call when the special call comes in you have to send someone else.
Think about a Rescue Pumper, do we not send that to a brush fire, because a vehicle collision might happen? No, as a matter of fact dual purpose rigs in the fire service are usually purchased specifically  for multiple uses. I see no reason for EMS to be any different. Think about your Haz Mat team, do they not go on other calls just waiting for a spill? Of course not, because few if any departments or communities could afford a full time Haz Mat team. Still, you do want them there when they are truly needed.

Looks like it starts at the top and trickles down:
New York Democrats Blast President Obama Over Proposed Cuts to Counterterror Funding.

This is all around, whether it be career or volunteer, it's a complete tragedy. These politicians are absolutely clueless and ignorant to the fact that emergency services are a major part of keeping a community safe and going. I don't know what they do with the money, but it sure ain't going to things that actually need it. Instead, let's plant trees in places that already have trees and lets solarize all the buildings in town, even though we will still be getting our energy from the ways we always have. Some communities get it and some don't. And honestly, it's mixed across the board on who does. It takes someone getting severely hurt or killed to have change happen. That's not how this works, and they need to understand that the bare minimum is not good enough at all.