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  3. Posted

    Ossining F.D. 2005 Parade Results

    Off the top of my head this is who won what:

    Best Overall:Mahopac

    2nd Best Overall: Tarrytown

    Best Overall Apparatus: Riverside Hose Tarrytown FD

    Best Appearing Fire Unit W/out Music: Yorktown Hgts.

    Best Overall Musical Unit: Tarrytown VFW

    Best Musical Color Guard: Tarrytown VFW

    Most Men in Line of March: Briarcliff Manor

    Best Firematic Color Guard: Mahopac

    2nd Best Firematic Color Guard: Montrose

    Unit Traviling farthest Distance: Lake Geoerge

    Best Ladies Aux.: Millwood

    Best Jr. Fire Unit:Elmsford

    Best Pumper: Sleepy Hollow

    2nd Best Pumper: Port Chester

    Best Aerial: Chelsea H&L Nyack FD

    2nd Best Aerial: Irvington

    Best Tanker:Millwood

    Best Rescue: Spring Valley

    2nd Best Rescue: Croton-on-Hudson

    Best Antique: Thornwood

    2nd Best Antique: Millwood

    Best Ambulance: Pleasentville VAC

    2nd Best Ambulance: Armonk FD

    Don't Remember All the Marching Trophies & all Musical Trophies will post at later time.

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    Quints in my eyes are a great piece of Apparatus. Like in almost all the topics and angles of the fire service it depends on the way you use it if it is the right way or the wrong way. Also it depends on your departments needs aswell. Many departments in this county have "Quint" type units as seen MFC2257 listed them all. If it works for you I don't see the problem with it. Tom Shand and another speaker down at the Baltimore Fire Expo have had Seminars on how to properly spec a quint. Its all about not going overboard. If you have a manpower problem during certain times of the day and are only able to get only one rig out it is great having everything with you. Also on the other hand are not go to have everything unless you have a monster of a truck then you run into other problems such as not being able to access some of your district. some of the quints in this county are not used as pump capable rigs but if the needs there it's there for you. From hearing about Yorktowns new Ladder from people it will be equipped with a pump but will be operated as a true Truck Company rig. Elmsford's quints from my understanding are not used on car fires but if there engines are tied up you have an option of using the pump equipped Ladders. Pumps on Ladders are also an advantge at using elevated master streams and Ladder pipe operations. Just some things I can think of.

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    Senate H&L Co. (Ladder 41) quarters in Ossining located on Main St. was built in the 1860's-1880's. This house is also Steamer Co.'s (Eng.98's) house they are connected. They are technically underneath Senate but there meeting room is on the same level as Senate's Truck room. Speaking of which the New Ossining Headquarters on State St. is coming along. As everyone probably know's this will be Senate's new home Along with Rescue 14, there Rig is currently housed at Holla Hose's (Eng.100) quarters on the South Side.

    Sleepy Hollow has an old house. Eng. 85 (Rescue Hose) still has Automatic Wooden Folding doors. Regardless I don't know how old but it definetly is up there.

  9. Posted

    The New Stuff is there Sub-Station (8-102) And there new "8-EQ" (Lafrance Rescue Engine) Also involved in this dedication is there current Lafrance Engine Circa 2001-2002 I believe "8-1750" and There ladder "8-Tower"

    This is going to be a great party from what is being planned a good event to attend Shirts & Mugs I think are going to be sold I heard there Hot!!

  10. Posted

    Mt. Kisco Parade Results

    Still an Excellent time even with the Crap Weather

    (Props to Independent Fire Co. for the good Afterparty)

    Best Antique:Briarcliff Manor

    Best Rescue:Croton-on-Hudson

    Best Tanker:Millwood

    Best Aerial Platform:Chappaqua

    Best Aerial:Yorktown

    Best Engine over 10:Katonah

    Best Engine:Bedford

    Best Chiefs Car:Banksville

    Best Ladies Aux.:Millwood

    Most Men in line:Katonah

    Best Color Guard:Ossining

    Best non-Regulation:Millwood

    2nd Best non-Regulation:Chappaqua

    Best Regulation:Bedford Hills

    2nd Best Regulation:Briarcliff Manor

    Best overall Out-of-State:New Cannan

    2nd Best Overall:Katonah

    Best Overall:OSSINING

  12. Posted

    Yeah it was definitly Cataracts 57' Maxim. Holla Hose had almost an identicle rig but I believe from seeing old pictures the grill and front bumpers were different. Also from stories I've heard it was sold but not knowing what its future had instore for it. Holla Hose's is still around it was sold to a collector in Texas and still is owned by him. last I knew it was for sale. Talking about old trucks and where they are now Ossining Hose's 76' Hahn is now owned by a campsite or something like that in Lake George. Also no Cataract does not have an antique but Ossining Hose has there original hose wagon.

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    Some Other Parade results that I can remember:

    Best Overall:Ossining

    Best "Firefighters" in Line?:Ossining

    Most men in line of March:Ossining

    Best Ladies Aux.: West Albany- I think

    Best Color Guard: Beacon Eng. Co.

    2nd BestColor Guard: Mahopac

    3rd BEst Color Guard: Ossining

    Best Bloused Over 30 somthing:Mahopac

    2nd Best: Brewster

    3rd Best:?????

    Katonah also got something just can't remember.

    Also know Orangetown from Rockland took a 3rd best bloused from there class. Also Tappan took home some stuff.

    From what I remenber there were a good amount of Westchester Dept's. in line of march: Ossining, Croton, Briarcliff Manor, Katonah, Tarrytown(Washington Eng. Co.), Ardsley, Katonah, Elmsford, Irvington, Hastings, Buchanan, Montrose, Verplanck,Valhalla, & Thornwood were some I could remember quickly. Could have missed some also.

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    To x635,

    This site is an Excellent source for Westchester County information especially. Now going to a broader areas of coverage on this site is more work being put on your plate and your time is what you can make of it. Life is not just 1 thing it is obviously many different personal things going on for all of us. Certainly we would all want photos to go up faster of jobs but we are not the ones ontop of life and its problems running a site of this size and popularity. We can all only do things as fast as humanly possible.

    Being a Buff like pretty much everyone else on this site, this site is almost to people part of there daily lives just as it is to you. I'm sure its not like you purposly take especially longer to post other members photos than others. IF they have a problem with it offer them the chance to run the site for a week ontop of personal life.

    Keep on doing what you have been x635 its gotten this site to the size and level of popularity as it is running the way you have. "If it's not broken, Don't fix it" Upgrade where possible if anything when time permits.

    Great Job!!

  17. Posted

    Volunteer Firefighters who often respond from home or work.

    Do you have your (PPE) Turnout Gear at the Firehouse or in POV?

    What do you feel is better and why?

    More and more departments are going to keeping Turn-out Gear at stations. In Ossining I know you can keep your gear on Rigs or keep it in your POV but Ossining also does'nt require a crew to have the rig respond you can respond to stations or go directly to scene so it make's sense.Tarrytown's the same way but they require a crew unless after there Whistle blows 3 rounds then you can respond only driver. Other Dept.'s I know there SOP states you must keep gear in station unless it is Okayed by chief to keep in your POV because you respond to multiple stations or you live in between stations and not both stations apparatus respond on all alarms.

    Personally depending on department make up and staffing requirments is the way I think it should be determined. But keeping your gear in POV gives you the chance to be more versatile to your department. Reason being if you are going by the Incident for example an MVA you can basically give a heads up to responding units or dipatch on the situation at hand with being able to be Identified by your gear who you are. You then don't have to worry about making sure your gear is being put on a responding apparatus.