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  6. Posted

    New York State

    Vehicle & Traffic Law

    Section 375 41.4

    Blue Light

    One blue light may be affixed to any motor vehicle owned by a volunteer

    member of a fire department or on a motor vehicle owned by a member of such person’s family residing in the same household or by a business

    enterprise in which such person has a proprietary interest or by which he is employed, provided such volunteer fireman has been authorized in writing to so affix a blue light by the chief of the fire department or company of which he is a member, which authorization shall be the subject to revocation at any time by the chief who issued the same or his successor in office. Such blue light may be displayed by such volunteer fireman on such vehicle only when engaged in an emergency operation.

    Revised 2001

  10. Posted

    Seth and I came up with the idea.

    We need some UNITY in the Westchester Volunteer Fire Service.

    I will need help from ALL of you to promote this once we get a

    date worked out.

    Should know by this weekend. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

    Rob C

    E130

  11. Posted

    As we all know training is very important. Unfortunately sometimes we seem to forget that. Train, Train, Train. You can never get enough of it.

    I would like to suggest the services of a personal friend of mine.

    Lt. Pete Lund of FDNY Rescue 2. He recently retired after 30 years of service. In addition Pete is also an active vollie on LI and with Kentland FD. You have seen him on "The Bravest".

    Lt. Lund has formed a Training Group called Traditions Training.

    http://www.traditionstraining.com/staff.shtml

    The main focus is RIT Training and Firefighter Survival. Other classes offered include Building Construction Class featuring lightweight construction, Strategic Planning for your Department, Truck Company Operations, Tower Operations, Engine Company Operations, Forcible Entry, Incident Command Classes for the Advanced and Beginners. More to come.....

    Check him out. Remember EVERYONE GOES HOME!

  12. Posted

    FREE BEER! OK.. Now that I have your full attention I have been working on a plan with EMTBravo to have a Westchester County Firefighter Appreciation / Friendship Night. It would be nice to have a little something were everyone could get together for some beers, food, and a few good laughs.

    We have selected the NY Firehouse Grille 50 Welcher Ave. in Peekskill.

    How appropriate of a place to have something like this. I am working on a date and details with the owners but I am hoping for a Saturday night sometime in mid-January or February.

    We'll have a Minimal Cover, Appetizers, 50/50 Raffle and a FREE BEER if you bring a Department Patch for the Bar.

    I need some feedback. What do you think of this idea?

  14. Posted

    I happen to have visited with a few fire dispatch agencies and I can only say good things about having a county-wide dispatch. The very 1st thing that should happen is establish county-wide "Dispatch Only" frequency. Suggestion would be one for Northern end and one for the Southern end of the county. Too many agencies on 46.26 and now that almost everyone is getting repeaters it's only a matter of time before it gets out of control if not at that point already.

    We have other low band frequencies and the UHF Fire Grounds but let's face it. Do we utilized them? No. Do all department's have the correct radio equipment? No. Has anyone ever listened to when you have more than one working fire or major incident? It's too much radio traffic. I have to give DES "60 Control" a lot of credit. I've heard a working fire and then some department comes on announcing the ladies auxiliary spaghetti dinner. Read it now and it's a good laugh but for the chief officer on the scene requesting an additional ladder for people trapped I don't think it was funny.

    C'mon!! By having a "Dispatch Only" frequency you would dispatch the call and the agency would respond on another frequency. Once on the scene you should switch to a Fire Ground. This may sound like a lot of frequencies or radio equipment it's not. Look at all the various systems out there now. Multiple Low band frequencies, UHF repeaters, UHF Fire Grounds, VHF repeaters, Vehicle repeaters. We are repeater crazy!

    Why? Because the current system is not working.

    I think the county should switch everything over to UHF but personally I must say I am not sold on the county-wide trunking idea at all. Well, that's my suggestion and opinion I hope to have some feedback.

    On last thing on safety. PLEASE UTILIZE THE UHF FIRE GROUND FREQUENCIES!! Firefighters have died being trapped in fire's making mayday calls on a repeater system. The Command Post or a Firefighter 20 feet away may not hear you. Simplex direct unit to unit is the ONLY way to go for on scene communication. I say this only because I know of a few department's who still operate this way and it's so dangerous.

    The life you save could be your own.

  15. Posted

    Greetings, I am Rob 29 from Peekskill, NY. aka RWC130.

    I work for an Armored Car. No I can't give you a cash

    advance. haha

    Additionally a Volunteer Firefighter with the

    City of Peekskill Fire Department, plus 10 years as an EMT.

    You may know me as the sticker guy. I designed the stickers you

    see all over the local area. If you don't have one chances are you know someone who does. FDNY-8087-9-11-01.

    Enjoy the boards! Good job "635" :D

    Stay Safe... Remember.. Everyone Goes Home!!