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City Of White Plains - Hebard's House Fire , Soundview Ave - June 24, 1946.

White Plains pumper in the driveway.

Aerial to the roof.

June 24, 1946

Hamilton Ave Station - Engine Co. # 2 - October 2,1968.

Pat DeFrancesco , Ray Johnson


October 2, 1968

December 5, 1992 - Two WPFD engines drafting at a huge water main break located on the Central Westchester Parkway. This roadway is an extension of the exit ramp from Interstate 287 connecting to Rt 22 in North White Plains. Engines are Ford / Smeal.

WPFD apparatus as they appeared in 1973 - Chief Of Department John W. Weir , Photographer Dr. Ralph A. Slater

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below 1957 American LaFrance Ladder

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Lt. Thomas Veal should have been fired!!

DAMN!

PS After I left I heard my LT put on the spare tire and drove the pick up home.

Truck 58

St Barnabus ambulance

ESU

Engine 45

The 5th man on the back step of Engine 45. A silent protest, or a sense of humor?

Rescue 3

Members of R3 and the squads used a grip hoist to remove the SUV from the hood of the pick up. Engine 45's front bumper and a steel post near the building were used as anchors

Some of the apparatus on scene, Squad 41 and their Haz Mat unit

Squad 61

A general overview of the scene after the SUV was placed on the ground. This also gives a rough idea of the height involved

Driver's door skin impaled on the fence

Initial impact to the red pickup

the Engine 45 officer giving the size up

Beginning to stabilize the vehicle to deal with the fuel leak and prepare to move the SUV, since the patients were being treated by FDNY EMS and units from St Barnabus Hospital.

At 0746 hours this morning I was signing out at work after working a midnight, when we heard a loud crash, and found this green SUV on top of our LT's personal truck in a cloud of smoke.

The SUV had been traveling northbound on the Bronx River Parkway when the driver lost control and went off the side of the elevated roadway falling approximately 40 feet striking fence, the side of the red pickup, and finally coming to a rest on the hood as seen. Our first fear was that our LT who had just signed out was in his truck. Luckily he was still in the station house. The driver of the SUV was just getting out of the car. A passenger was still in the front seat of vehicle and she was removed due to gas leaking from several punctures in the gas tank. I think our sergeant requested everything as the 49 Pct, ESU and numerous FDNY units quickly arrived on scene. First on scene was Engine 45, who quickly stretched a line. On the top rear of the photo, where the chain link fence is bent is where the SUV left the roadway.

By my understanding, you mean a ride-along correct? Even so, if a buff (or another person from a different agency) is on a ride along, then they should be following the same rules as the first responders. Obviously if the person has permission to be there, then they are not affected by the rule. Honestly, if you are certified to help and allowed to operate on the scene, that is your first priority before taking any pictures. Obviously anyone that is taking pictures of an incident should be conscious of staying out of the way of the operations and be mindful of what they are capturing on film, which buffs are and take great pride in doing making sure that the photos are tasteful and not offensive.
I'm sure there will be some leeway as this is geared towards more of the abuses by a few of the first responders in this state and also some of the news media getting in the way.
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Also this law is referring as worded in the last few lines to the patient being treated and without their or a family member's consent to post the picture of them specifically on a public outlet. It's not written concerning anything about taking scene photos.

Hey guys , if the Parade catches fire they can meet the two in and two out ! come on think positive !

Where in the definition of "Volunteer" does it say lack responsibility? It seems to me to be the ever growing "attitude" within volunteers. Whether it is a new mandate for training , or a change in operations for better overall function of your home dept. It seems to me that the "excuse" of "I'm a volunteer, why should I have to take OSHA," or "I'm a volunteer why should I have to be at my ambulance when I am rostering that time." The last time I checked when I became a volunteer at the age of 16, I joined because it was something I enjoyed doing and wanted to help. Just because you don't receive any type of monetary payments does not mean you cant uphold yourself to the same standards as everyone else. I for one feel that without changing that outlook, volunteers will be a rapidly dying breed. Now for those that don't me, and may think I am "voly bashing" get your facts straight. I have been in my dept for 10 years, and put as many hours as any other active voly. I have not forgotten where I came from, and continue to provide the service and have the attitude as of a volunteer just as I would at work. The main objective of this topic is to answer the following ques. and agree or disagree with the above statement, (Because I am a volunteer I don't have to uphold responsibility.) Is this attitude moral oriented? Is it something that can be changed? If so how?

Right down to the orange roof on Howard Johnson's outhouse!!

Here's WTNH's article with a picture of the truck: http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/litchfield_cty/kent-fire-department-loses-truck-in-blaze
By what is being told, the truck was driven up to this point and the fire had been moving in the opposite direction. The operator began experiencing some mechanical problems with getting the pump into gear and the wind then shifted pushing the fire towards the truck. They tried to get the truck going but the problems persisted so they had to abandon it. The good thing was no one got hurt.
Me personally, I rather loose a truck than loose a member.

Here's WTNH's article with a picture of the truck: http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/litchfield_cty/kent-fire-department-loses-truck-in-blaze
By what is being told, the truck was driven up to this point and the fire had been moving in the opposite direction. The operator began experiencing some mechanical problems with getting the pump into gear and the wind then shifted pushing the fire towards the truck. They tried to get the truck going but the problems persisted so they had to abandon it. The good thing was no one got hurt.
Me personally, I rather loose a truck than loose a member.

There are a lot of good stores online to purcahse scanner antennas. The main thing when thinking about truck lip mounts is where to locate the antenna. Make sure whether you mount it on the side of the truck top or closest to your rear window, try and have it centered as possible. This will give you a good ground plane (or counterpoise) with your truck deck (also make sure that the truck door is metal, poly carbon doors will not give you a good ground). A good little trick when setting up the lip mount is to scrape off a little paint where the set screws will bit into the metal, this will assist in getting that good ground. You don't have to do this for scanner antennas so much compared to two-way radios, but it will help a lot. The set screws will mark up the paint anyway, and little to no rust should form, but check up on the mount every so often.
There are many styles of lip mounts to choose from. Preferably I would recommend an NMO antenna connector style mount. It's the most common style mount and many scanner antenna manufactures that produce both the mount and antenna in a package. Some like Hustler make a nice whip scanner antenna bu their truck lip mount is very large an noticeable. Me personally I would get a smaller looking mount and purchase a separate antenna.
Also when choosing your antenna, make sure that you select one that will cover all the frequencies you want to hear. Don't get something that is tuned for UHF and is small for a stealthy loo because it won't pick up Low Band and 150 Mhz unless you are right up on the transmitter. Try and get a multi band antenna if possible. You can spend anywhere from $20 to $100 for one. Also the most expensive is not necessarily the best.
They get good reception yes but only on a "local" level. Just a little "geek-time" explanation, any antenna that does not have a good ground plane (ie. like in radios, the negative side connected to metal) you are only going to pic up strong transmission signals. These types of antennas need to be run as a dipole, basically the center connector (the part the whip of the antenna touches) has to go one what while the shield part of the antenna wire (the ground) has to run the other way. Also the suction cups don't last very long and in cold weather without proper maintenance, will eventually fall off or loose their shape. Don;t get me wrong, they are a great alternative if you only want to listen to local traffic and want to have that "hidden" look, but they are a lot of maintenance. Nothing is worse that having one of these strung across the front windshield while driving then it pops off in front of you. These are best suited to be mounted on the back window instead.

What??? Don't like the "man in the moon"???..................
Oh wait that sounds sooooo wrong!!!!!

What??? Don't like the "man in the moon"???..................
Oh wait that sounds sooooo wrong!!!!!

When they said Super Moon, I first though of this....................