TBarnum

Here is a post.

Hope things are working correctly.

More so the Font in the posts for us "not as young as we used to be" members.

Thank you.

Does anyone on here know FACTUALLY (not asking for opinions) how many active interior qualified volunteers are on the current roster in Rye?

I went on city's website ryeny.gov and watched the Rye City Council budget workshop from Nov 16 2015 and during the discussions about personnel it was stated that there were

18 volunteer interior firefighters & 17 career interior firefighters.

If Rye needs Tower Ladders they are just a phone call away - surrounded by them now.

Turk, Group 1 or Group 3 for you?

I think you have something there

There have been Volunteers from Rye who ran and were elected to the City Council.

Currently only the Rye Judge is a member.

No Rye Police Officers are currently active.

Rye Public Works has 3 members.

Would Rye have won if they were on the list?

The ice skating center was appropriately named WISC -

Westchester Ice Skating Center

Crazy Eddie's used to be in the Dalewood Shopping Center on Central Ave.

Christmas Tree Shop is currently occuping the space

On my way home passed Harrison FD operating at a Fatal on I-95 Northbound early Sunday morning.

Motorcycle or MVA? Anybody have any further info?

FirNaTine - From what I was told on Monday Rye's 3 front line apparatus are STAYING in Rye (E 191/E192/L25).

3 additional Career Firefighters will cover Rye during the hours of the parade

which will give us 2 Career Firefighters on each piece of apparatus.

I do not know if any Volunteer Firefighters will skip the parade and come to the Stations to stand by.

You can't comment about the big wigs but you want to write a letter to the City manager?

Can't make up your mind I see.

And you are SO knowledgeable about the Rye Fire Department when you are NOT currenty a member!

Call upstairs - you have your finger on the pulse!

Hey Ed - Maybe you should come back to Rye and help us out.

You have not been a member of H & L yet and your Harry Howard time should be valuable!

Thanks for ALL of your support!

I would not call the Dry Standpipe system installed on I95 in Rye totally useless. Granted it is not the best designed system ( no Stortz connectors - need adapters carried on Rye Engines). For an extended operation like a Propane or other Tanker fire it might come in handy. To put it into operation requires a COORDINATED effort.

And there are areas that are not covered by the System yet - pretty much where the fire occured at MM 14.0 to the CT state line. If that Trailer was full of a Class A type load (instead of water bottles) on scene operations might have been longer.

Steve, You have to put the pressure on your Dad to get some double yellow lines on both Locust and Purchase streets - even if just like 12 feet out from the intersection. Cars are all over the place without it. You think the Right turn is bad, wait till you do the LEFT onto Purchase from 26's bay.

Mutual Aid is a very grey area. Is it being called for additional personnel at the scene, another Engine for pumping, Ladder for elevated stream, Fast Team, etc. Then there is coverage for the department that is committed to an incident.

Sometimes closer is not the textbook answer to what is required (sufficient manning and timely response).

Ah yes - Little Miss Muffet sat on her Tuffet and then it bust into Flames.

There are usually a couple of incidents at Playland each year, only a few notables since the 60's.

Group 1

Flood Gates will only LESSEN the damage to the structure in event of a MAJOR incident.

Apparatus and Manpower will have to relocate since the gates will block all means of egress into the building living area.

Too bad no gates for HQ at this present time.

PLAYLAND FIRES

April 8 1958 Game Room Office

November 12 1963 2 Alarm fire 2010 hrs

April 11 1964 Brush fire and Shed 2 Alarm

June 5 1965 Boat Fire at Docks

JULY 10 1966 6 ALARMS 0230 hrs

May 20 1967 Dodgem Cars 3 Alarms 0044 hrs

July 23 1968 Bathhouse Tower 2007 hrs

February 14 1969 Administration Building 2 Alarm 2355 hrs

July 7 1973 Storage under Dragon Coaster 0223 hrs

April 20 1988 House of Mirrors (Fire in the Wall) 1406 hrs

August 7 1988 Power Shed 1245 hrs

City of Rye FD Apparatus Numbers

1955

E 52 - 1937 SEAGRAVE PUMP

E 53 - 1950 WARD LAFRANCE PUMP

E 138 - 1947 MACK PUMP (Little Mack)

L 25 - 1929 SEAGRAVE AERIAL

L 26 - 1955 MAXIM AERIAL

P 3 - 1948 DODGE PATROL

DECEMBER 8 1962 Change to current numbers

Well Turk's post pretty much sums it up.

Rye does not have tillered ladders any more because it takes 2 to get it on the road.

The career firefighter for ladder 25 would sit in quarters waiting for a tillerman and the rig was not getting out.

Also in Rye are the LOW Metro North overpasses which make it tough for an enclosed tiller seat to fit under.

I am sure Port Chester wrestled with both these issues as well as the financial aspect.

Sometimes CHANGE has to happen.

Good Luck to Harry Howard Company with the new stick!

WHAT ! NO MONEY LEFT? Gee how can that happen?

To access Hosner Mountain Road you will have to get off the Taconic at Route 52 then head West.

City of Rye FD Starting Salary 1/1/2008 $41,290