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Man, that name is very familiar! Did he work at Empress before? Regardless - job well done. And good point on the PW at home...We have one as well.

RIP Chief.... I was stationed out of the Pelham Firehouse when we started that contract with Empress, under his tenure.

LOL..It's working... If Mike and Dan buy a Suburban with a lift kit and 35 inch Swampers, I'll be back in a wink.

Is the trunk heated Seth?

I understand where you are coming from - but I didnt see it quite that way... Union against Union...m'eh... For Profit...absolutey, Empress is...and honestly - there is NOTHING wrong with that...they are a company started as a business, to make money, and they have succeeded in that...I cant count how many times i had to move the Jaguar to get to my bus...I say good for the Minervas for following an American Dream and being successful. There is NO shame in that...if YFD wants to pint that out - all fair in Love and War..IMO. These guys are fighting for the jobs of some, and with les manpower - technichally the lives of the guys that dont get cut... I wish the YFD the very best, as always. BUt also know that as mentioned - the majority of the employees of Empress bust their asses with, and for them...for the people of Yonkers.

I missed that gem...it DOES seem a little over the top with sensationalism....

Some interesting stuff there...when you read the amount of apparatus, 10 engines...6 trucks...only two ladder towers...all I could think of is "That's it?".... You can see YFD rigs all day long, but until you see it on paper...then it hits hard...thats almost crazy..

It was crazy for a bit, but awesome job ALL AROUND

Where will this be operated out of...I have no clue what orwhere 43M.....is... Surely not Yonkers units....

Back to a can every two days......sigh.

Mid Hudson news.com is reporting the Poughkeepsie Common Counci has adopted a 2013 budget that restores the jobs slated to be cut. Good news.

And the fallout begins! http://www.lohud.com/article/20121217/NEWS02/312170098/Astorino-spokesman-No-Westchester-gun-show-next-year?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|Frontpage

How big is each Battalion Chief's first due in the FDNY compared to YFD's? FDNY Chiefs outnumber YFD, what, some odd hundred to TWO? Both outstanding urban departments, yet still, apples to oranges.

I would gladly pay more in taxes per year for a dedicated School Resource Officer in every public school in my township. NOT an armed guard....but a uniformed POLICE OFFICER who reports in a MARKED police car that parks IFO every day. I just cant put a pricetag on my children's safety, and ultimately, their lives.

Yep...they had them when i started...I remember one day, when I was brandy new...and a scared little country boy...I had to take one - Truck 06...the all white charger to YGH to go "hospital shopping...I was already loaded with backboards from the other ER's...turned up Ashburton from Nep...hit a huge ass pothole going up the hill...which popped the rear hatch open...spilling about 8 backboards into the roadway...Haha...that sucked so bad...I was freaking out..

Awww helllllllll yeah!

A - fricken - Men!

Break out the welder and the wallet and DO WORK!

As time goes on and more details emerge, we will read more about small acts of bravery and heroism, from the small children themselves, to the teachers, to the 911 Dispatcher, to the cops and firemen....and it will drive home that in the midst of pure, unthinkable, evil, good still exists.

Greys > Scrubs

Like.......LIBERATION!

Thats only part of my issue - but you nailed it on the head for sure... And first off - I want to make it clear that I am NOT a "Scrooge"...LOL. My kids LOVE these "Holiday Lights" parades that have become SO popular, and if my kids love it - I love it. They went to quite a few of them this year, and were even able to ride in a RETIRED fire engine all done up - (THANKS AFC!) My issue with THIS particular posting is the company stated they sepnt $1k....helloooo???????? People are losing their JOBS, their HOMES, their everything in this crappy economy, and it will continue to get worse for a long while before it gets better...and someone, somewhere thought it would be OK to drop a grand on blinkie lights for a parade? You Officers, both line and civil, are put into those postions to protect the best interest of the people living within that district...and keeping spending down is part of that..spending $1000 for lights is NOT.

Am I alone in seeing the problem with this?

Hasnt that been done in Dutchess already? (Being serious, not sarcastic, I am out of the loop of some departments) FINE job for an Applebee's Hero....I'll put ya in for it, K!

Now THIS is a vent hole! Nice work guys. http://www.lohud.com/article/20121208/NEWS03/312080098/Haverstraw-firefighters-stop-downtown-fire-from-spreading?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage