20y2

Great concept, but what happen's when it comes time to transport.. Are they a ALS/BLS FR agency, or will they transport in there own ambulance?!

Uh, the answer is in x635's post. It's a FR agency only, they still have to call for a transport.

I was told by someone I know that Binghamton PD now has a marked Nissan Altima hybrid and that it is parked IFO the PD/FD HQ. Can someone PLEASE take a pic of it for me?

A cop car that looks like a cop car brings pride to the people driving it. Cop cars look a lot like taxis in a lot of places, the black and white is unique to emergency vehicles.

As for the price, as of 2008 both Dodge and Ford offer black and white cars as no cost options.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

I don't see why we can't consolidate ALL the different police and fire departments into one. The people will complain about the lack of 'community policing, knowing your police officers', but I bet they'll be far happier with the 1000 dollar smaller tax bill they'll get. The many fiefdoms of Westchester lead to confusion on so many levels that the consolidation idea MUST be explored again. Yes, we can roll Yonkers and Mount Vernon and White Plains into a Countywide system. Will be it easy? No. Will it be cost effective and safer for everyone in the long run? Yes.

Depending on ESU is a very false sense of security. In situations like this time is essential. If ESU is immediately available fine, let them respond in. However ESU responds to aideds, MVAs, EDPs and a host of other things meaning that usually they will not be immediately available. What has to happen is better training for ALL police officers and a rifle and shotgun (along with O2 and an AED) in every car. Depending on ESU to save the day leads to weaker cops, just as sending a medic to EVERY medical call can lead to a weaker EMT ( he will never have to deal with an unstable patient by himself all the way to the hospital.)

Certain calls are dispatched as the NYSPIN (New York State Police Information Network) date entry types. File 1's are stolen cars, File 6's are missing youths, File 16's are stolen plates, etc....

Unbelievably bad news. Godspeed Brothers. My sincere condolences to their families, friends and loved ones.

Thanks for the info. My point was this 60 y/o was tazered (I am not questioning the use of the Tazer, (It makes great sense in protecting everyone) the barbs removed. The person transported to the hospital and admitted for psych evaluation (note: not under arrest). The hospital staff found out that the person was Tazer'ed by:

A) the police dept

B.) EMS unit that transported the "patient"

C) The Journal News (article 24 hrs later)

D) All of the above

The answer should have been "D" but in this case the answer was "C".

MVPD has an absolute policy to leave the barbs in for removal AT THE HOSPITAL by hospital staff only and that ALL people tased HAVE TO be transported by EMS. I find it literally impossible for them not to have realised that she had been tased since 1.) the barbs would have still been in 2.) EMS transported her in and 3.) PD would have, without a doubt been transporting with her and would have been at the hospital with her.

Well that was dumb, if this is in fact true. Wonder what was so pressing?

It's surprising that they wouldn't use safety markings if they were coming up with a new design....

Good to see that someone is making an effort to increase safety. I still think that the sides should have been traditional Battenburg Markings squares, but well, its not up to me. Good luck with it RPS.

The codes are off because of the Bronx. The five NYC Counties do not fall into line, however, for Kings, New York, Richmond, and Queens, the number were sequenced between the County prior and post. For reasons unknown to me, this wasn't done with the Bronx. Broome County, which follows the Bronx was issued "03", instead of "04".

Thereby causing all Counties following da Bronx to be maladjusted.

Police agencies use location codes that correspond correctly, therefore a Traffic Ticket issued in the Town of Cortlandt contains a CTV Code of K6051. "K" for being in the confines of Troop "K" and 6051 for Cortlandt.

If I remember correctly there are fulltime Ambulance 1 and 2, with Ambulance 3 being a BLS between something like 7a to 7p. Transcare will send 'transport buses' into the city as call volume allows. TransCare also carries New Rochelle with similar staffing levels.

Those Hybrids will 'see' patrol duty much the same way the Tahoe Hybrids do. They will only be operated by Captains and Deputy Inspectors, the patrol guy will never, ever see them.

Since when are they putting the model year on the license plate?

NYPD started doing that in about July of last year.

Doesn't that seem a bit like big brother? I have little problem with them scanning the plates, but holding a list of where you were and when... not only does it seem like big brother, it also sounds like a violation of my civil liberties.

There are still ambulances that don't carry AEDs, why would you think that every ambulance would carry Epi-Pens?

I don't understand why these fire districts don't require a Type I or III ambulance for these contracts? With some of the transport times in Dutchess County, as well as the calls, and safety of the crew, I'm sure a mod would be a lot better off.

You can get a Type III Chevrolet/Wheeled Coach Citimedic for a good price, and they are very nice units.

What would transport times have to do with a mini-mod? As for the safety, I also don't see a difference.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Godspeed.

Vinnys and Presby also have hiring freezes in pplace. Transcare is his best bet, but it doesn't look good. Two more hospitals in Queens are closing which could affect up to 12 BLS and ALS units. If he really wants the work, get into transports.

What's closing?

Transcare has about 15 NYC hospital 911 contracts, I would assume it would take far less time to get into 911 with then than with a company that has one city (yonkers) and kinda sorta another (Mt. Vernon).

Hate to bring it up, but I saw between the Eastchester, Pelham Manor and Yonkers alarms that the entire lower county was busy, but I didn't see Mt. Vernon in any of the rundowns. Were they not available or just not requested?

Not at all illegal, but in bad taste. On the flip side I have had a PD '10-13 with a confirmed cop shot where I was flying up the street in the ambulance and both marked and unmarked RMPS were pulling me over and letting me pass them. That was an odd experience but in retrospect they did the right thing.

Truck 4,

Are the guys who got layed off eligible to transfer somewhere or do they have to goto the acadamy again??

Technically they aren't certified police officers yet. About 2 years ago DCJS made post academy field training a part of the curriculum. I think they need to do something like 5 or 6 weeks more training to be certified.