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My third Child left from Purdys NY today to head up to Albany to a 5 year stint in the US Army, she is going to Missouri for Boot Camp and AIT training to become a M P. Her Mother and I are extremely proud of her , she has been a member of Somers FD since she was 16, she has completed EMT and FF 1 and 2 and Safety and Survival. ( She is 20) I want to wish her all the best as well I want to keep her in our thoughts and prayers. I also wish to Thank all who have and are currently serving THANK YOU for all you are doing and have done for this great country we all live in.
Jim and Gina Arena
God Bless America

This building served as Greenburgh Police Headquarters until the 1950's.

Empress SOD Medic during Yonkers Radiological drill and a Pic from the inside of the Empress MCC

Ex-FDNY Ladder 44 now used by a tree company in New Hampshire...

This photo was taken in the early 1950's. Greenville(Westchester) HQ's was built in 1940 on Central Ave in the Edgemont section of Greenburgh NY.

If you wanted to fix the next crew because they complaned that you did not clean the rig good , you pledged the seats !

I got the chance to get a picture of a FDNY Battalion chief. I personally think these are the nicest Battalion trucks yet, down there.

Hospital Based EMS Agencies
Flushing Hospital Medical Center EMS
4500 Parson Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11355
http://www.flushinghospital.org
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center EMS
8900 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY, 11418
http://www.jamaicahospital.org/pre-hospital care
Lenox Hill Hospital EMS
100 East 77th Street, New York, NY, 10021
http://www.lenoxhillhospital.org
Long Island College Hospital EMS
339 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201
http://www.wehealny.org/services/LICH_EMS
Long Island Jewish Medical Center – North Shore University Hospital EMS
15 Burke Lane Syosset, NY, 11791
www.nslij.com
Lutheran Medical Center EMS
150-55th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11220
http://www.lutheranmedicalcenter.com/
Maimonides Medical Center EMS
4802 Tenth Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11219
www.Maimonidesmed.org
Montefiore North Dvision EMS
600 East 233rd Street, Bronx, NY, 10466
http://www.montefiore.org/northdivision/
New York Hospital Queens EMS
56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY, 11355
www.nyhq.org
New York Downtown Hospital EMS
170 William St., New York, NY, 10038
www.downtownhospital.org
New York Presbyterian Hospital EMS
525 East 68th Street, New York, NY, 10021
http://nypemergency.org/
Richmond Univeristy Medical Center of Staten Island EMS
355 Bard Avenue Staten Island, New York, NY, 10310
www.rumcsi.org
St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center EMS
1000 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY, 10019
http://www.slred.org/
Staten Island University Hospital EMS
475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305
http://www.siuh.edu/conindex3.html
Wyckoff Hospital EMS
374 Stockholm Street Brooklyn, NY, 11237
www.wyckoffhospital.org
Volunteer EMS Agencies
ALS Services, Inc.
1340 East 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11230
Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
P.O. Box 610540, Bayside, NY, 11361
www.bcvac.org
Bayside Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
214-23 42 Ave., Bayside, NY, 11361
http://bvacems.tripod.com/
Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
561 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11221
www.bsvac.org
Bensonhurst Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc.
P O Box 140147, Brooklyn, NY, 11214
http://bensonhurstvas.org
BRAVO Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc.
8507 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11228
www.bravoambulance.org
Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department
15 Noel Road Broad Channel, NY, 11693
www.broadchannelvfd.org
Brooklyn College Emergency Medical Squad
2900 Bedford Ave Suite 021 N.E., Brooklyn, NY, 11210
http://students.brooklyn.cuny.edu/ems/
Central Park Medical Unit, Inc.
PO Box 440 Gracie Station, New York, NY, 10028
www.cpmu.com
Chevra Hatzalah Volunteer Ambulance Service
1340 East 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11230
www.hatzalah.org
College Point Community Ambulance Corps, Inc.
PO Box 84, College Point, NY, 11356
http://departments.firehouse.com/dept/CollegePointNY
Columbia University EMS
101 Low Library, 535 W. 116th St., New York, NY, 10027
www.columbia.edu/cu/cava/
Corona Community Ambulance Corps, Inc.
104-38 47th Ave., Corona, NY, 11368
www.ccvac.org
East Midwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
PO Box 100788, Brooklyn, NY, 11210
www.eastmidwoodvolunteerambulance.com
Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
4623 Avenue N, Brooklyn, NY, 11234
http://www.fvac.org/
Flushing Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
43-14 162nd Street, Flushing, NY, 11358
http://www.freewebs.com/fcvac/
Fordham University Emergency Medical Service
441 E. Fordham Rd., Bronx, NY, 10458
www.fordham.edu
Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Inc.
P.O. Box 750617, Forest Hills, NY, 11375
www.fhvac.org
Gerrittsen Beach Fire Department
52 Seba Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11229
www.gbfd.net
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
257-02 Union Turnpike, Floral Park, NY, 11004
http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/falls/2854/
Glendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
PO BOX 863991, Ridgewood, NY, 11386
www.glendalevac.org
Jamaica Estates Holliswood South Bayside Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
PO Box 640181, Oakland Gardens, NY, 11364
http://www.jevac.org/
Lindenwood Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
PO Box 170191, Ozone Park, NY, 11417
www.lindenwoodvac.org
Little Neck-Douglaston Community Ambulance Corps.
42-18 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY, 11362
www.lndambulance.org
Middle Village Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc.
P.O. Box 5, Middle Village, NY, 11379
http://home1.gte.net/mvvac/
North Shore Rescue Squad No. 1, Inc.
PO Box 140702, Staten Island, NY, 10314
www.northshorerescuesquad.org
Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc.
478 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11217
www.psvac.org
Queens Village-Hollis-Bellerose Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
235-01 Braddock Avenue, Queens Village, NY, 11428
Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
PO Box 863992, Ridgewood, NY, 11386
www.ridgewoodvac.org
Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department
204-26 Rockaway Point Blvd., Rockaway Point, NY, 11697
Roxbury Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Inc.
42 State Road Roxbury, Rockaway Point, NY, 11697
Throggs Neck Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
P.O. Box 302 - Throggs Neck Station, Bronx, NY, 10465
Volunteer Heart Ambulance
P.O. Box 060252, Staten Island, NY, 10306
http://www.vollyheart.com/
West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department
P.O. Box 177, Howard Beach, NY, 11414
www.whbvfd.org
Whitestone Community Volunteer Ambulance Service
P.O.BOX 570064, Whitestone, NY, 11357
http://www.wvac11357.com
Woodhaven Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
78-15 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, NY, 11421
Proprietary EMS Agencies
Ace Ambulance
1028 Freeman Street, Bronx, NY, 10459
American Medical Response
930 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11206
www.amr.net
Citywide Mobile Response
1624 Stillwell Ave., Bronx, NY, 10461
Coling Medical Transport Inc.
833 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11226
Empress Ambulance Service
722 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers, NY, 10703
www.empressems.com
First Response Ambulance
455 Bayview Avenue, Inwood, NY, 11096
www.firstresponseamb.com
Hunter Ambulance Inc.
28 Sheridan Blvd., Inwood, NY, 11096
www.hunterambulance.com
Hunter EMS, Inc.
315 Smith Street., Farmingdale, NY, 11735
www.hunterambulance.com
Lifeline Ambulance Service
1439 Ferris Place, Bronx, NY 10461
www.lifelineambulanceservice.com
Midwood Ambulance & Oxygen Service, Inc.
2593 West 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11223
www.midwoodambulance.com
North Shore Ambulance & Oxygen Service Inc.
110-18 Corona Avenue, Corona, NY, 11368
Primary Care Ambulance Corporation
237 Woodward Ave., Staten Island, NY, 10314
Richmond County Ambulance Service, Inc.
1355 Castleton Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10310
SeniorCare Emergency Medical Services Inc.
855 Brush Ave, Bronx, NY, 10465
www.seniorcareems.net
Transcare New York Inc.
5811 Foster Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11234
www.transcare.com
Municipal EMS Agencies
New York City Fire Department, Bureau of EMS
9 Metrotech, Brooklyn, NY, 11201
http://nyc.gov/html/fdny
New York Police Department Emergency Services Unit (ESU)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd

Spartan, a period or a comma won't kill ya
Listen, traditions and the past are not lost. You're too young to be so jaded. Look up, the future's brighter than you think. You know what else they told me when I got on the job? "This is a great job, but it ain't what it used to be". Well, they told my grandfather the same thing in 1951. That's a silly line of crap that doesn't need to be true. This job is great and can continue to be great if we want it to be. We can all make little adjustments without ruining the purity of our jobs and the relationships we have there.

Amen. This was true in my service career that began in the early 80's. I've been with a PD now for ten years and I'm fortunate that it's not a crazy politically correct organization. However, I caution everyone to be careful and think before they speak. The good old days are over. NFD2004, I feel your pain. And for the new guys, as stated by someone earlier, never let them know what really gets to you. Once they figure that out your dead meat. It's all good.

Depends, how thin is that person's skin...
Nothing is sacred at the kitchen table.
All kidding aside, you can't put your finger on one topic or another as being over the line. Somehow, it's all in how it's delivered. Some are just nice guys, good buddies and TERRIFIC ball busters. No matter what the topic, you don't mind being in their barrel. Other guys might just rub someone the wrong way. When you work in a firehouse with a lot of different personalities, there are bound to be some you don't like. If I have a touchy relationship with a guy, I'm not going to break his balls. He's not going to take it and odds are, I don't care enough to want to engage him. Someone you have a great re pore with, that's another story. The best guys to see "go at it", breaking chops and such, are the two who are terrific friends.
There's a lot of truth to what they tell probies as they come through the door, "if they're breaking your balls kid, it's cause they like ya".

"calhobs", I certainly didn't feel at all that you were singling me out. Not at all there guy. (got the pm too).
I guess you can go back there a few years yourself. Me too. It was a competely different time. Not to get too off track here, but there just wasn't a term called "politically correct". We never heard of a thing called "Road Rage". In school we got in trouble for chewing gum, not for carrying a gun. We all went to the neighborhood school and nobody had to be bused from one side of the city to the other. Armed police officers or security guards didn't have to walk the school hallways. In most cities we left our doors Unlocked and didn't need security bars on the windows. These are just a few of the dozens of changes that occurred over the years along with "busting chops' as we once knew it.
So do most people think we've made successful progress over the years since we all now have a pretty good understanding of what we can say or not say. It seems at least to me that things like "Road Rage", "Home Invasions",or "School Shootings" are much more of a serious problem today than "busting chops" would ever be. I guess maybe one of the reasons that "busting chops" could be considered serious is that maybe it could lead to violence. But I don't remember any of Our "busting chops' leading to violence. Maybe a little ego destroyer, but thats about it.

I thought i'd share this video with you all.. Looks like the department knows what they're doing. Great job done by the department.
Enjoy..

Was also in the city yesterday and got some shots of one of the new rear mounts that is in service, while parked at Rockefeller Center.

Alof of different Mack chassis's but mostly CF models

First off - these pics pretty much suck as they were taken with my cell phone that I hate more than anything on earth, plus I was pretty busy.
JHK (Dover FD) was dispatched for a house fire yesterday around 1700ish. Additional calls reported a subject with injuries, poss burns. First due crews stretched to the finished section of a raised ranch basement and quickly knocked down the fire, containing it to a very packed room. The resident was removed via ambulance to a landing zone and flown out with severe 3rd degree burns from the waist down.
Mutual Aid was provided at the scene by Pawling, Wassaic, and Union Vale. Amenia stood by in Dover 1.
Standby Companies also responded to and handled an active chimney fire with Dover's ladder.
Later in the evening, while we were still at the house fire, we were dispatched for a rollover accident on Rt 343 (basically 100 yards from my house...of course). Mutual aid stand by companies responded along with our rescue engine to find a nice Mustang upside down in the roadway with one male with severe head injuries. A medevac was requested as well, and the patient also flown out. Dover and Millbrook remained on scene for traffic control for some time after.
It was no doubt, a very hectic night in the Harlem Valley, with serious incidents handled well by all responding companies. Good work Gentlemen.

the only country I know of that allows utilities workers to have emergency lights is Germany where the railways,electric & water all have a small number of bluelight equiped units certainly in the UK police,fire,ambulance,eod,coastguard are the only ones (i know of)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unknownisland/sets/72157594410124621/with/4606886617/

This is one of my rigs, 1957 Mack B-95 X Port Chester NY Engine 62 open cab with rag top !

funny you should ask British Transport Police are in the process of setting up a 100 man armed suport unit, so will have there own tactical team
these guys won't carry as only the driver s a police officer (yellow vest) the guys in orange are all civilian engineers who will work alongside the police, fire rescue and ambulance staff after 7/7 and the inquiry a few new units were setup to deal with mass casulty events in and around london

London Fire Brigade have USAR - Urban Search & Rescue

London Ambulance have HART - Hazardous Area Response Team

Met,City & BTP have under various names a CBRN response capibility and in the mets case the only non military EOD team in the country
this unit has been around in one form or another for years, perviously it was staffed totally by civilians with no Blue light authority, they got round this and the law by assigning a police driver and repainting the vehicles with the word police covereing the section of the legislation for "police purposes"

In one case;
The Westchester FF's Pipes and Drums got formed under the leadership of some guys, like retired EFD Captains Timmy Harte and Rick Lynch (feel free to add to the list). The band rose to notice and was asked to march in between large fraternal organizations of FDNY firefighters.
Because of the vast number of FDNY members, it would take several minutes for the entire regiment to pass, marching behind the great FDNY Pipes and Drums who lead the way. To cut that up they inserted the Westchester band to help out.
It might have had something to do with TV commercial breaks and the passing of contingents by the viewing stand.
The Westchester Emerald Society had reformed in the '80's after the band. These members organized, under Lt. Joe Dolan(?) of the White Plains F.D., the color guard for the Westchester band. This lead to the Emerald Society members gathering to march directly behind their guys in the band, with the informal blessing of the city Brothers.
Some other original color guard members;
Tommy Moriarity NRFD
Jimmy Lang FDMV
Bruce Kerr RyeFD
In those original years of the Emeralds, the marching members out of respect for where they were and particularly honored, humbled, to participate amongst the members of the city, in their city, began to march in formation because they were numbered in few and actually completed the Westchester band's compliment.
Over the years, this lead to expansion of the people who started showing up and attaching to the emerald society. Finally, added for probably security reasons as much as anything else the parade peoples said the contingent behind the band had grown too large (it had with the stragglers), and would therefore have to...."disband." lol
"End of the Pack'ers" didn't help, as many who joined behind acted severely unprofessional. NO WAY the FDNY guys are going to let anybody come in there, on one of their most celebrated days, in the city they protect, endure injury and die for, and allow anything unprofessional that might be associated with the fire department. This became particularly important in the years following 9/11.
It went back to just the band and the honor guard still doing their job, last I heard.

been away for a while but thought I'd pop back and share this with you

Andy was a nice guy and a great mentor to me and many others back in the late 70's. RIP Andy.

Past White Plains Maxims
Click above link

Go to "protection from the past" postings by TR-54 for WPFD Maxim pictures.