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    we have 3 Chiefs all from different companies. If as the chief from my company I go away for 48 hrs or more the car gets passed to captain from my house. If he doesn't want to take it/can't it gets given to one of the other captains. If they dont take it it generally gets passed to a LT but that could change to a past chief based on the current climate in the department

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    Alright here in my department ( a rather large department with a high call volume) We have some basic requirements to even be on the FAST team.

    1) 3 years as an active interior member in the department- thus you have to be 21 to be a official "member" of the FAST team. Although this could be waived for someone coming from another department -we haven't had that situation yet.

    2) FF1 or equivalent and the NYSOFPC FAST Class

    3) Our FAST team drills on its own at least 1x a month. You are required to make half the drills a year some months they drill only once others there are 2 drills.

    4) A member who does not meet 3 years interior can still train with the FAST team, but is not a "member" until they hit the 3 year mark. Although if manpower is tight and they are responding to a job, and are 1 short ( our minimum staffing is 4 FAST members and officer) the officer of the FAST team, or the OIC of our response can give the thumbs up for that member to respond with the FAST

    We also have a FAST team Captain who is appointed by the Chief of Department after submitting his/her training records, resume and letter of intent.

    My own personal opinion especially here in Orange County I think you will see dedicated FAST teams go by the wayside over the next 3-4 years. I can think of a handful of teams that have been placed out of service permanently due to training and staffing levels. I would much rather as an officer call for a FAST team from 15 minutes away, as opposed to the one 5 minutes down the road that their training or staffing is questionable.

    This past weekend our team held a drill on just one thing, our department oxyacetylene torch. How many teams train on that? Soon we will have another drill on the same topic but also include our neighboring teams. I really think teams drilling together and cross training on everyones tools is a major step in the right direction. Who's to say that they won't need it at our job, or if they are going as a 2nd FAST after god forbid we get put into operation?

    Our FAST team drills with a few other FAST teams a few drills a year and cross trains on their equipment and the like.

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    We did it here in the Town of Monroe. Well 3 fire departments ( 2 villages 1 private) into 1 FIre District just last year.

    I was heavily involved in the setup and organization on the firematic end and my best piece of advise for anyone from any of those departments that are reading this is go into it with an open mind, look at the big picture and make sure the right people are setting up the department/district.

    BFD1054 and 16fire5 like this

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    It appears she waited until she graduated the academy to bring this up. What's good for the goose......looks like she'll be the only one working on Easter, Christmas etc when all the Christian officers grieve to get off their religious holidays. This may open a can of worms everywhere!

    It gets better. She has a criminal background ( Shoplifting in Town of Clarkstown) and even though the Investigators did NOT recommend her-the town board decided to appoint her anyway!

    She is THE ONLY person on patrol at RPD that has Steady RDO's AND steady tours ( she works 4x12's)

    I find it screwed up that if the PBA is indeed the bargaining unit for the Members that this "officer" was allowed to pretty much make up her own contract

  15. Posted

    If anyone has not seen pictures of this job here are a bunch

    http://www.fireforums.us/mutualaid/masbgsf125/

    Heavy fire load including 4 cars that were located in the garage on the 1/2 side of the building. 55 Gallon drums of tar in the place. SBGFD, Lakeside and Monroe ( Mombasha) attempted to make a very aggressive push on the fire to attempt to contain it mostly to the 2 side of the building. Crews from Salsbury Mills, Washingtonville, Woodbury, Chester, Kiryas Joel, all assisted at the scene with numerious other tankers and standby companies.