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Our department has a bus and responds on both EMS and fire calls. On EMS calls, both 52-B1 and Rescue 44 will respond (our rescue has a substantial amount of medical equipment). If the call is an MVA, usually 52-B1, Rescue 44, and an engine will respond for traffic or a second set of hydraulic tools.

The Bedford Fire Department will soon be recieving a Scotty RV manufactured fire prevention and safety trailer to use among the numerous schools and camps located in our district. From what I know, Yonkers and Mohegan FD's also own these trailers. If anyone else owns one, or has had experience with these units, please post below. Also, if your fire department does fire prevention, and does not use a trailer, but has some other form of equipment i.e. "sparky the fire dog" motorized units or otherwise, please share. Thanks!

Last I heard, the thruway authority still has its own "Tappen Zee" division, and basically runs as a small city (maintenance and towing). A few years back I had read an article on the towing and emergency services division, to which "wrecker 1" is part of, and they run 24/7, 365. Considering the bridge has heavy volume and no shoulders, a break down can cause major problems.Sometimes if the situation calls for it, they will use the major push bar on the front of the truck to get you off the bridge. One story stated that a woman who had a fear of crossing the bridge had to get out and be driven across and back everyday of the workweek by a thruway employee (Now thats dedication). Other stories consist of being able to change a flat like a pit crew in Nascar as the traffic still moves 70 mph by. They operate at least two other wreckers, one which I believe is a Sterling Acterra configured the same as above, and a flatbed with a crew of 10. It sounds like one heck of a job! Hope you are getting better Seth...

Date:3/23/07 Time:13:14 Location: 8 Palace Place x Irving Avenue and Summerfield Place Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Port Chester Car 2391, 2392, Engine 58, 60, 61, Rescue 40, Ladder 31 Description Of Incident: Working Structure Fire Writer: BedfordFire, Iceemt21, GFD538 13:14 Port Chester toned for a possible structure fire between Irving Avenue and Palace Place, recieving multiple calls of smoke in the area 13:15 60 Control confirming adress as 8 Palace Place 13:16 Engine 58 and 60 on location, smoke showing, confirming structure fire 13:17 Rescue 40 responding 13:19 Rescue 40 on location 13:21 Engine 58 requesting retone for additional manpower 13:24 Ladder 31 requested to the scene 13:25 Ladder 31 responding 13:26 Firefighters reporting fire knocked down, requesting lines to the rear and teams to check for extensions 13:27 Ladder 31 on location, staging outfront behind Rescue 40 13:36 FF suggesting Car 2391 to have Cause and Origin Team respond to the scene 13:38 Car 2391 advising fire has been extinguished, requesting C&O to the scene 13:40 Cause and Origin Zone 2 requesting landline control for response 13:45 Car 2392 on location

WOW....thats the second new rig in less than a month...and that thing is huge! The side dumps might be in one of the covers above the wheel wells.

Sweet! Finally an F-450 is available in a pick-up!

I've seen those trucks around before. Why go with the suction mounted on the roof?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWl5k2BSJkY...related&search= Has this been aired on TV stations around here? Has anyone else seen this? Looks to be filmed at the actual firehouse in Westchester....

Bedford Fire Department has an active dive team, with monthly drills and training. From what I can recall from our biggest dive call ever this past summer, dive teams from Somers, Yorktown, Long Ridge, Stamford, Greenwich, Mt. Pleasant, and New York State were called in along with multiple marine units.

Up here in Bedford, Bedford DPW helps out with the State Roads and plows in tandem being that the State usually runs only one International through here every few hours. I'd imagine Interstate 684 and the Parkways would be plowed first. It may be that there is not enough equipment to go around, but keep in mind they have to travel over and plow a larger area than the local dpw plowing only within that town.

Date:3/11/07 Time:16:20 Location: 1590 Westview Drive Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Yorktown C2531, C2532, C2533, E273, R16 Bedford Hills TL57 (FAST), Millwood T15, Croton T10 Description Of Incident: Boiler Room Fire Writer:BedfordFire 16:20 Yorktown dispatched on a possible bolier room fire at the above location 16:21 Car 2531, 2533 responding 16:22 Engine 273 responding, 60 Control adivising caller opened boiler room door and saw flames 16:23 Car 2531 on location advising open flames, fill out a 10-75 assignment 16:24 Engine 273 on location, Car 2532 responding, stretch a line through the backdoor 16:25 60 Control toning out Bedford Hills FAST, one tanker from Millwood and one tanker from Croton 16:26 Battalion advising all visible fire has been knocked down, checking for extension, cancel tankers, FAST to continue in 16:28 Car 2531 requesting FAST to stand down, one engine from Somers (Engine 188) to standby in Yorktown HQ 16:32 Car 2531 to Rescue 16, fire is out and can return to quarters 17:04 Car 2531 advising all Yorktown units are clear from the scene and back in service, Engine 188 can return with thanks

Date:3/11/07 Time:06:58 Location: 6 Ashwood Road,Town of Lewisboro Frequency: 46.26 (Initial), Tankers to 46.42, Fire Operations to Fireground 4 Units Operating: South Salem C2451, C2452, C2453, E167, E168, R21, R34, T2 Ridgefield (Tanker), Goldens Bridge C2141, E140, Croton Falls C2073, E148 (relocate SSFD), Vista T4, Bedford Hills C2031, TL57 (FAST), Pound Ridge T3, Lewisboro VAC Captain, 67B1, 67B2 WEMS 45M3, Battalion 13, C&O (1405) Description Of Incident: Working Structure Fire Writer: BedfordFire 06:58 South Salem requested to respond to above location on a reported structure fire 06:59 Car 2451, Car 2452 responding 07:01 Car 2453 and Engine 167 responding, Battalion 13 responding 07:03 Engine 168, Rescue 34 and Tanker 2 responding 07:05 Chiefs on scene confirming, retone for three tankers and FAST from Bedford Hills 07:06 Requesting Lewisboro VAC and 45M3 to scene, Car 2031 and Rescue 21 responding 07:05-7:15 Tankers 2,3,4 and Ridgefield responding to the scene, and Tower Ladder 57 responding 07:25 Croton Falls to relocate to South Salem HQ 07:26 Car 2073 responding 07:27 Ridgefield Tanker on location, hooking up 07:29 Engine 148 responding 07:30 Tanker operations switching to 46.42 07:32 Goldens Bridge one engine requested to the scene 07:33 Engine 167 to Car 2451 advising a water source has been found 07:37 Car 2141 responding 07:38 Croton Falls E148 with Car 2073 to handle South Salem call to 41 Chapel Road on an Auto Alarm 07:40 Engine 140 responding to the scene 07:45 Cause and Origin Team requested to the scene (1405) 07:48 Croton Falls is cleared from the automatic alarm 07:55 Engine 140 is on location 08:06 Croton Falls with South Salem requested to respond to 41 Chapel Road (again) 08:17 Car 2451 releasing Tower Ladder 57 from the scene 08:18 Croton Falls with South Salem requested to respond to 2 Stonetop Road on an automatic alarm 08:18 Tower Ladder 57 with Car 2031 in service, returning to quarters 08:20 C&O (1405) on location, Car 2451 releasing 45M3 08:23 Car 2073 and Engine 148 on location (auto alarm) 08:39 Car 2451 releasing Ridgefield Tanker 08:52 Goldens Bridge Car 2141 and Engine 140 released from the scene *PM me if you have more info (Thanks WAS967)

Holy Crap! Talk about your "warzones"....stacking cars three high, ripping a tree out of the ground, and ruining a new bmw Hope everyone is okay

The "Old and New" Shot of Engine 109 and Engine 110 in Bedford Village[attachmentid=1966]

A shot of Car 2043 and Ambulance 52-B1 at a recent ice rescue drill in Bedford [attachmentid=1965]

Is the Mack (Engine 104) being replaced? The "new" engine order for Mt. Kisco is for the Independent Company....replacing their refurbed Hahn/Pierce Engine 106.

I keep finding more retired apparatus as I browse through sites...adding to my "mini attack" find for Yorktown, I came across their old 1957 Maxim engine. Take a look: http://www.fireservicephotography.com/10_2...es/IMG_7782.jpg http://www.fireservicephotography.com/10_2...es/IMG_7781.jpg Does anyone know who owns this piece?

It should be the same Crown...looks the same too. California is very different with their school bus laws, especially when it comes to the warning lights on front and back. They have single red lights vs. the yellow and red flashers on our buses. http://modena.intergate.ca/personal/pl8s/images/firebus.jpg

I'm pretty sure its not headed over to us...we dont have a place to put it! And as Remember585 said, we have tankers at our disposal. Pound Ridge and Banksville are on auto on one side of town, with Bedford Hills and Katonah on the other.

This choice probably has to do more with capabilities, not location. Even though Westchester may be closer, it cannot handle anything over a Boeing 737 (roughly). Stewart is an international airport and has much larger runways.

On Duane Street between Church and Broadway in Tribeca (Lower Manhattan)

Date:1/20/07 Time:17:35 Location: 54 Suzanne Lane cross of Stella Lane Frequency: 46.26, Fireground 5 Units Operating: Pleasantville C2371, C2373, E259, E260, R47, U57, TL5, Millwood C2253, R36, Chappaqua C2061, E146, Thorwood C2471, TL1, Mt. Kisco C2283,U13 (FAST), Briarcliff E94 (relocate to HQ), Batallion 11 Description Of Incident: Working Structure Fire Writer: BedfordFire 17:35 Full department response Pleasantville for a reported structure fire 17:36 Car 2371 responding from Briarcliff, Car 2373 responding 17:41 Engine 259 and Engine 260 responding 17:42 Rescue 47 responding 17:43 Tower Ladder 5 responding 17:45 2371. 2373 reporting smoke showing, working structure fire, fill out a 10-75 assignment 17:46 Chappaqua one engine to scene, Thornwood ladder, Mt. Kisco Fast, Millwood cascade to scene, Briarcliff relocate one engine to HQ 17:48 Utility 57 responding, Rescue 47 on location 17:49 Engine 259 and Engine 260 on location, 259 will hit the hydrant 17:50 Car 2253 responding, Battalion 11 responding 17:51 Briarcliff toning out one engine to relocate to Pleasantville HQ 17:52 Car 2471, Tower Ladder 1 responding 17:53 Car 2371 advising operation switching to fireground 5, fire started in the basement, no visible fire, checking for extension 17:54 Rescue 36, Car 2253 responding 17:55 Car 2061 and Engine 146 responding 17:57 Mt. Kisco FAST Utility 13 responding with Car 2283, Tower Ladder 1 to respond IFO structure, chief advising to set up ground ladders to the building 17:58 Car 2371 advising extension of fire to the "c" wall, stretching a second line (first to the basement) 17:59 Car 2371 advising Chappaqua Engine to stand by at a second hydrant, use caution due to ice, hydrant should be at the begining of the street 18:00 Batallion 11 on location, Briarcliff Engine 94 relocating, Tower Ladder 1 on location 18:01 Chappaqua Engine 146 on the second hydrant at 30 Suzanne Lane 18:03 Briarcliff Engine 94 has relocated to Pleasantville HQ 18:05 Utility 13 requesting directions from Car 2371, Engine 260 is charging the second line 18:06 Car 2283 on location, Millwood Car 2253 and R36 to stage at intersection of Stella Lane and Suzanne Lane 18:13 Car 2371 advising situation appears to be under control, continuing to check for further extension 18:16 As per Car 2371, Chappqua Engine 146 has been released from the scene, Utility 13 on location 18:19 Millwood cascade (Rescue 36) and Mt. Kisco Utility 13 released from scene 18:21 Chappaqua Engine 146 and Car 2061, Mt. Kisco Utility 13 and Car 2283 back in service returning to quarters 18:35 Car 2371 advising fire is knocked down, will be taking up, releasing Briarcliff Engine 94 as soon as Pleasantville units come back into service 18:47 Rescue 47 and Engine 259 available from the scene, Car 2371 requesting release Briarcliff 18:50 Batallion 11 clear from the scene, back in service 19:01 Car 2371 advising all Pleasantville units are back in service, returning to quarters

I recently came across a fire company in Pennsylvania that has a tractor-trailer set up for a tanker (6,500 gallons), and during the summer months, they provide a "pool filling" service with the rig for a profit. Maybe its just me, but isint that wierd for a fire department to be doing? What are your thoughts on this? Heres the link: http://www.kimbertonfire.org/pool.htm

Vista has two ambulances in service, both "slopeside" type mounted on Chevrolet Chassis (1988 retrofit and 1993 bodies). Also, upstate with Colonie EMS, most of their fleet are the "slopeside" type (and very attractive at that) Heres the link: http://www.10-75.net/apparatus/ny/albanycn...s/apparatus.htm

Appears to still be in active service, serving as a second due rig to the town of Noroton. http://www.norotonfd.org/Engine31.html Since I cant figure out how to put my own image on this site (the pic is too big), heres a link to an "ok" shot that I took of this truck at South Salem FD's Parade last summer. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/23856...098339608eVmMox