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Rumor has it that the VA Hazmat team was downgraded to a decon only team. Any truth?

Sounds like it benefits the firefighters more then the public.

Over 900 votes for a smaller fire district election.  And the incumbent won by only 17 votes. Those numbers must say something.

What's a Jaffrey valve?

It's Hartsdale's decision how they spend their 2% money. Not anyone else's.

Can a vendor repossess items just like that?

Did Port Chester participate in the Airport drill today? I've seen Engine 58 there on emergencies and drills in the past. That's another part of Port Chester's jurisdiction that I hope speaks up....I'm sure the airport ARFF guys would rather see an engine for mutual aid sooner then later.

Will this technology be partnered with the PAK-TRAK in the future?

Anybody been? Worth the 2 hour drive?

7 minutes ago, fire 1 asst chief said:

That being said the County has all the former Town of Ossining police officers on staff no longer used to police the Town of Ossining.  Is there really a shortage?

There are retirements between then and now creating vacancies, and I believe the contract was absorbed with the current amount of officers at the time.

Also, didn't some of the County PD officers that were hired when Ossining initially made the switch return to Ossining?

Is this the one where they had to dam the Saw Mill river for water supply?

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Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) last Thursday joined an increasing number of state legislators who are calling on Albany to provide more health coverage for volunteer firefighters who contract cancer during their service.

http://www.qchron.com/editions/south/goldfeder-let-s-take-better-care-of-vollies/article_61779911-c7c2-5be6-9d4a-7acc470973b2.html

It does stop with some Chiefs in this county! See the other article you posted about toxic leadership!

Article in the Somers Record. Nicely written, goes into the history of the SFD and all.

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SOMERS, N.Y. - People call the Somers Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) for all sorts of reasons, says Chief George Wahlers.

 

During 2015, the SVFD handled well over 2,000 incidents. These included commercial and residential fire alarms, motor vehicle accidents, electrical hazards, smoke and odor investigations, structural fires and cries for assistance from neighboring towns.

 

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/somers/articles/more-volunteers-needed-for-the-somers-fire-depart

EMStar's Press Release

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· Message from CEO Joseph Zupnik, NREMTP Emstar

Bad things sometimes happen to good people. That has never been more true than what happened today to the dedicated emplo...yees of Transcare Ambulance.

The company declared bankruptcy. In just a matter of weeks it will be out of business, and Transcare’s EMTs and paramedics, who played no role in the poor business decisions that led to the bankruptcy, are now looking for jobs. We welcome you to look to us.

EMStar has established itself as a strong and stable Hudson Valley company with great potential for growth. Our mission is to ensure that Duchess, Putnam and Westchester Counties and the remainder of our coverage area receive the level of excellent service that EMStar has consistently delivered. We can be even better with additional professionals who want to help make us the premier provider of emergency medical transport in the region.

There is no joy in watching another company – even a direct competitor – go out of business. Unfortunately, some companies in the healthcare sector have made poor decisions that have ended up preventing them from providing the services they promised. By contrast, EMStar has grown smartly, created a strong base and positioned itself as a long-term viable provider in this market.
The patients who need care still must be served. To do that, we will need highly qualified people. If you fit that description please send us an email with your resume or expression of interest to Careers@EMStarAmbulance.com.
Alternatively you are also welcome to call us at (845)621-9300.
We will move as quickly as possible to review your resume, respond to expressions of interest, and add orientation classes.
I wish Transcare’s workforce well and look forward to hearing from those who want to join the EMStar team.

 

Didn't the ladder before the Sutphen, the Seagrave rearmount, have the same problem where the bottom rotted out? Hope they Line-X the crap out of the bottom of this truck. I wonder why this would be an issue twice for them?

Responses in Carmel prior to this rig was always an Engine was first out the door. Even when their last Ladder was in service, the ladder was not the first one to roll.

Unless Carmel is changing their response policy, I do not think this is the first due rig. I have not heard of this truck will be used as a Quint.

I could be wrong, does anyone know if this will be the case?

You'd think with a Quint setup like this you'd want it to be first due. But I'm not familiar with Carmel's ops.

I don't trust anything the Post says. Why would the Commissioner be so blatant about it? Doesn't make sense.

Has anybody noticed that Port Chester and Rye Brook are suffering from a career staffing shortage as well?

What does that have anything to do with Rye? Especially since Port Chester is a department that has plenty of volunteers.

Wouldn't' the Chief's position have to be a civil service test?

More details LoHud Article: http://www.lohud.com/story/money/personal-finance/taxes/david-mckay-wilson/2015/12/31/federal-probe-patterson-fire-department/78095810/

Makes sense. I've heard a lot of dissention between those in charge and the membership in the past couple of years over finances and the such.

I would think they are being abundantly cautious, which is not a bad thing.

I also want to add my name to the list of knowing why it didn't respond yesterday. I sent an email to the Commissioner, let's see what I get back.

When did saving taxpayers money by eliminating redundancies become a bad thing?