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Date: 07/09/14
Time: 1624hrs
Location: Route 302
District: Pine Bush
Units: PBFD Car-1, E226, Pine Bush EMS, Bullville Car-2, E252, (LZ), LifeNet-75
Description: MVA w/Entrapment
1624hrs-OC911 alerting Pine Bush for the MVA with possible extrication needed.
1626hrs-Pine Bush Car-1 en-route. OC911 advising possible heavy entrapment. Car-1 advising approx 01 out.
1645hrs-OC911 advising PB Car-1 to let EMS know that LifeNet has accepted the mission and has a 10 minute ETA if need be.
1651hrs-Car-1 requesting a launch of the Medevac, OC911 advising they will get an updated ETA.
1653hrs-OC911 alerting Bullville; mutual-aid request to Pine Bush to set-up an LZ at County Route 48 and Route 302.
- Bullville Car-2 en-route. OC911 advising of a 10 minute ETA for LifeNet-75, crew is boarded and waiting for liftoff, ground contact will be Pine Bush LZ Command.
1656hrs-Bullville E252 en-route to set-up the LZ.
1659hrs-As per Bullville Car-2, the LZ has been changed, OC911 advising that the Medevac has a (6) minute ETA and they will advise them of the new coordinates.
1701hrs-Bullville E252 on location at the LZ.
1702hrs-OC911 advising Pine Bush command that the LZ has been moved to IAO of #712 Rt. 302.
1706hrs-Pine Bush LZ Command advising that LifeNet-75 is on the ground.
1717hrs-Pine Bush LZ Command advising that LifeNet-75 is off the ground and en-route to Westchester Medical Center. Bullville units taking up and returning to quarters.
1725hrs-As per Pine Bush Car-1, Pine Bush units in the process of picking-up.
1744hrs-All Pine Bush units back in quarters, in service.

Date: 07/03/14
Time: 1933hrs
Location: 65 Pin Oak Dr.
District: Vails Gate
Units: VGFD Car-1 (Command), Car-3 (Ops), E478, E481, E479, T482, T484, R480, City of Newburgh (FAST), Salisbury Mills (Engine & Tanker), New Windsor (Engine), Cornwall (Tanker), Cornwall-on-Hudson (Tanker), Air Guard (Tanker), New Windsor EMS, New Windsor PD, New Windsor FI
Coverage: New Windsor (Engine) & Cornwall (Truck) on s/b at VGFD Sta-1
Description: Working fire in a large SFD secondary to a lightening strike
1933hrs-Base-5 alerting Vails Gate for the reported roof on fire after a lightening strike, 65 Pin Oak Dr.
- While en-route, Base-5 advised that the caller is stating there is now a fire in a 2nd floor bathroom.
Car-3 arrived and confirmed fire in a 2nd floor bathroom and in the attic.
Car-1 arrived, established command and requested a 2nd alarm and tanker task force.
1st due E478 dropped their LDH and laid into the scene and it's crew led off with an 1 3/4" through the front door and up to the 2nd floor. They then gained access to the attic where they encountered heavy smoke, heat and fire.
At this time, fire started to self-vent from the roof on the 2/3 corner.
T482 and R480 arrived with their crews throwing ground ladders and going to the roof to further open up.
E481 arrived and reversed-laid it's LDH from E478's LDH back to the water drop area.
The crew of E481 then stretched the 2nd 1 3/4" line to the 2nd floor bathroom where fire had extended.
T484 backed up the driveway and placed it's aerial to the #2 side roof.
Crews worked from the roof and attic to open up until all fire was knocked down.
2004hrs-Command placing the fire under control.
2128hrs-All Vails Gate units back in service.

The Westchester Special Operations Task Force(WSOTF) is a mutual aid group consisting of 11 Career FD's. The departments are divided into squad companies. Every squad is trained in Hazmat/WMD, Trench, Building Collapse, Confined Space & Rope Rescue. Each Squad is equipped with Hazmat/WMD equipment (except Yonkers handles it outside the squad). Greenville, New Rochelle & Yonkers squads have collapse rescue units in addition (which carry Trench, Building Collapse, Confined Space & Rope Rescue equipment). White Plains Squad also has collapse (but I am not sure if they carry trench).
The squads are assigned as follows:
Squad # 1 Yonkers
Squad # 2 New Rochelle (with Larchmont & Pelham Manor recently being added)
Squad # 3 Mt Vernon
Squad # 4 White Plains
Squad # 5 Eastchester / Scarsdale
Squad # 6 Fairview / Greenville / Hartsdale
Each squad must respond with a minimum of 5ff's & 1 Off. But some respond with more.
Yonkers Squad Responds with a Collapse Unit. Their USAR Trailer responds with the Rescue and a USAR Task force to support the squads.
Both Greenville & White Plains have collapse units.
New Rochelle Responds with either hazmat/WMD support unit or Heavy Rescue and Collapse Rescue unit. New Rochelle was also designated for swift water rescue, has been equipped and officers have been trained as instructors. Members will be training this summer.
The system is set up so that their are approximately 54 trained/certified responders on duty in the different depts. available to respond.
Many of the squads have responded as far as Delaware County. NRFD has responded as far as Canada.
We can be requested via 60 Control. Dispatch times are generally under 5 minutes to get sent out of district.
When a tornado hit California Closets in Hawthorne (17 miles from NRFD Sta. #1) 60 Control Requested us immediately and YFD, GFD & NRFD had 50+ responders and equipment on-scene in under 25 minutes.

KUDOS to any Volunteer EMS agency to ADMIT they have a problem and DUE something about it.

TOMVAC closed down 3 to 4 years ago due to declining membership and not being able to cover the increased call volume. Mobile Life covers the town now.. We have 18 hours of in town ALS coverage, and the other 6 hours are the "slowest" call volume covered by Mobile Life the next town over. It has worked out well. While it is sad for the organization to shudder itself, they chose to go out honorably by admitting they could not provide the coverage that was expected, instead of limping along providing a shell of coverage.

Yonkers purchased a used 85ft American LaFrance tiller from the Great Neck L.I.'s Alert Hook and Ladder and Hose Co 1 on Feb. 28, 1979.
Richard Smith and Joe Kelly drove the truck back to Yonkers from Long Island with Sam Locatelli on the tiller. The truck went to Station 12.

Disregarding the gift shop, the museum is very well done. My wife and I went on Sunday, and were impressed by the great job done by the curator in setting up all the exhibits and films,etc. Particularly gut-wrenching was Ladder Co. 3's rig. On the side of the aerial, with the company's name, is "Recon 3". That's the name the brothers came up with for the company, after Capt. Paddy Brown was assigned there. Paddy was in marine recon in Vietnam; a Golden Gloves boxing champ; and a super-fireman. He never talked about any of the medals he won over the years, and was one of the most humble guys you ever wanted to meet. He died at the WTC, along with all his men. They would have followed him anywhere- he was a super leader and a great human being.
If you get a chance, visit this museum, despite the rip-off price of $24 starting this week. If you responded to the WTC in Sept. 2001, you can join the "rescue and recovery worker registry", and after signing up, you are allowed free entry.

Date: 05/22/14
Time: 1100hrs
Location: 8 Menayas Ct. c/a Round Hill Rd.
District: Washingtonville
Units: Washingtonville Car-4 (IC), Salisbury Mills Car-3, Tanker, Woodbury FAST, 36-15
Description: Working Fire
1100hrs-OC911 dispatching Washingtonville for the possible structure fire, house struck by lightening with smoke coming from the house.
1101hrs-OC911 alerting Salisbury Mills; (1) Tanker to the scene AMA.
- OC911 receiving multiple calls.
1102hrs-OC911 advisng that PD is on scene with smoke showing.
1104hrs-Washingtonville Car-4 on scene, establishing Command with light smoke showing from the eaves of a 2 1/2 story residential dwelling.
1105hrs-OC911 alerting Woodbury; FAST requested M/A to Washingtonville.
1106hrs-Car-4 advising 1st due E574 to hook a hydrant and lay in, leave the driveway open for the truck. Car-4 advisng E574 to stretch a line and that they'll have to force entry.
1114hrs-36-15 requesting (1) Engine from Chester to re-locate to Washingtonville's Firehouse.
1124hrs-Command placing the fire under control, releasing Woodbury's FAST.
*times are approximate

Minority this, minority that. When is everyone going to put race, gender, sexual preferences, religious background, completely behind us, and simply acknowledge when great work is done. What this explorer has done, was exceptional and will surpass the abilities of many Senior firefighters. We shouldn't segregate her any further by saying "this female did this, this female did that" but rather including her in the bigger picture of "this firefighter did this, this firefighter did that." And that should be applied across the board, regardless of the job title or task. The only way to truly include everyone without discriminating, is to remove superfluous titles of race, gender and sexual preference.I don't care who you are, or what you are. If you can cook an excellent cake, you're a great baker. If you can legally get me more money back on my taxes, you're a great accountant. If you can stretch a line, and force a door, vent a roof, follow the chain of command, then you're a Great firefighter.
What this video shows is a great firefighter.

*****DELIVERED***** and Placed Into Service Last Week.
Photo Credit To: Barry Nechis During Hose Testing About 2 Weeks Ago.

In radio and voice contact is still considered supervision. If you are not comfortable doing a search alone you should resign.

Westport currently has a population of 26,400 residents living in 33.3 square miles. The population density is 790 per square mile and there are 9,600 households in town.
The Westport FD currently runs approximately 4,000 emergency calls annually and operates 4 Fire Stations, 4 Engines, 1 Truck, and 1 Rescue(cross-staffed). There are 15 members on per shift and each member works a 24-hour shift (1/2/1/4).
Engine 2, Truck 1, Rescue 3, Car 3(Asst. Chief, Shift Commander) - 515 Post Rd. E., Post Rd./Downtown (Headquarters for WFD and house Fairfield County Haz-Mat. Command Vehicles)
Engine 4 - 555 Riverside Ave., Saugatuck
Engine 5 - 66 Center St., Greens Farms
Engine 6 - 61 Easton Rd., Coleytown
Engine's 2 and 4 are each staffed by 1 Lt. and 2 Firefighters per shift.
Engine's 5 and 6 are each staffed by 2 Firefighters per shift.
Truck 1 is staffed by 1 Lt. and 2 Firefighters per shift, who also cross-man Rescue 3.
Car 3(Shift Commander) is staffed by an Assistant Chief and a Firefighter(Driver/Aide) per shift.

Schenectady Fire Department responded to 1884 State St for a vehicle fire. Engine 2 and Truck 2 were originally dispatched with adding Engine 3 as a cautionary measure due to exposures.
Truck 2 was using Reserve Truck 3.

Yeah, you hit the nail on the head!
PARENTS! Not the school, not the FD, not the government.
Good for you!!!

One of the more ridiculous posts I've seen on here in a long time. Many others have beaten the horse to death- if you are relying on a bunch of high school kids for your first alarm assignment, you have big problems. I started back in the day as an 18 year old with 6 months of high school left to go. My department had no "junior" members and therefore no special rules. Small town, everyone knew me for many years, it was left to my discretion, my parents didn't put any limitations on me, and I graduated with high honors from high school. Fast forward 35+ years, I have my own son who is a 17 year old junior member where we live now. Just finishing FF1 this week. Given the chance, he'd be running on every call he could grab. I as his father have placed limitations on what he is allowed to respond to, and that generally means he goes to NOTHING on school nights once he goes toes up in bed (I still go, but without him). No one in previous posts has mentioned the parental element in this discussion. As a parent of a minor, I make the decisions for my son, not the fire district and not the school when it comes to this topic. He can make all the weekend calls he wants, but if I find out he left school for an alarm, or took his pager to school, that's the end of it.

Maybe its just me, but I'm much more concerned that there are towns that have 9 Chiefs cars in service but only 5 Engines than I am with a PRIVATE company buying a large military tow rig.
Last I checked the owner of a private company can spend his money as he pleases. This being America and all.

A feel good video if the ever was one.

Many of their "grants" they did not write, they were given because of their population & location, including Nann/Luger, UASI, SUSAP, & MMR. Nothing wrong with it, that's the same way NYC gets much of its homeland security funds.

This was a major deal in NY with police depts. and it was referred to as "badge drain". NYPD & many small 'inner city" depts. who's pay was low would train recruits (6 months + of academy) and after a year or 2 they get offered a job with a small village (very high end bedroom community). They double their pay, and have a nicer work environment, the village saves a ton & gets an experienced officer (which includes dealing with street crime at a level they wont see in 20 years in the small dept.) The only loser is the city dept, who is out the training costs. When some of those cities started to pay better wages, the drain slowed.

I do not understand all of your post. What do you mean by "wow come on really?" , "have some respect"and ..."even if they are volunteers"? Are you infering that I am being disrespectful? If so, please elaborate why you feel this way.
To be clear to the objective and fair minded readers out there- I intend no disrespect. Is your comment "even if they are volunteers" meant to be demeaning or disrespectful of volunteer Firefighters? If so, I disavow that totally and would point out that disrespecting of any group or individual has no place on this forum.
In answer to your question "what answers are you looking for?"...I am looking for (not demanding, simply inquiring) for answers to the questions that I asked.
qtip

Alright, here goes nothing...
First, the chiefs vehicle that is being investigated as the cause of the fire was parked in the garage because it was due for replacement. Our replacement, another Police Interceptor SUV, has been on order for months and is currently at Cruiser Division for outfitting. It had been expedited at this time and is slated for delivery within the next couple of weeks.
As it stands the Goldens Bridge Fire District is being covered by the South Salem and Croton Falls fire departments. The officers from GBFD will be responding to aid with logistical aspects I.e. Water source locations, address locations and aspects of that nature. We are not responding solely due to the fact that a good majority of PPE has been either completely burned beyond recognition or has been exposed to extremely high heat. Not to mention it's all covered with about a quarter inch of soot. All of our reserve sets were in storage in the effected apparatus bay.
We did have a chief resign for reasons that are far, far out of my pay grade. However, he was in attendance throughout the process of of this incident. Both remaining chiefs were on location however opted to have 2071 act as incident command, however remained at the command post to aid with building construction aspects and to assist with possible hazards.
After another day, the amount of aid that we have been offered is unbelievable. We have received emails from fire departments from all over the world offering assistance. From turnout gear to pieces of apparatus, the offerings have been truly amazing. A huge thank you goes out to the Croton Falls, South Salem, and Katonah Fire Departments for making this process extremely easy for us. Again we can't thank everyone enough for reaching out a offering any assistance possible.

We did lose a few items that are irreplaceable. As many know we lost our '43 Willys. We lost some memorabilia from the Rec Room, however a good majority was able to be recovered. The majority of the things we lost were completely replaceable. We lost approx 30 sets of turnout gear, with the remaining being sent out for testing. HUGE THANKS goes out to car 2443 for recovering our 100+ year old "Golden's Bridge Fire Department" sign from our meeting room. It was on the original firehouse when it opened and is probably one of the most important historic pieces in the firehouse currently.
We are already making progress in leaps and bounds. The restoration company, SoundShore Restorations out of Bedford Hills, has done a phenomenal job and has made the process as easy as possible for us. Their guys have been at GBFD scrubbing, wiping and mopping basically non stop since monday evening. They have assured us that by the end of this business week, that the remaining side of the engine bay will be cleaned to the point that you wont even be able to tell there was a 2 alarm fire in the building. when I left last night, I was able to see the white paint on the ceiling and the nasty puke green walls are back to being the nasty puke green walls. They literally have an army of workers there round the clock. as i counted yesterday, the total neared 40 workers. which doesn't even include plumbers, electricians, engineers and architects.
Currently "the neighbors" are housing our apparatus. We are waiting on a semi-permanant structure being transported from Tennessee, which will house all remaining equipment. For anyone whos familiar, it s the same building Katonah FD had out behind their firehouse while they were under renovation. As it stands now E-139 and Marine 25 are being housed in Katonah, E-138 & E-140 are being housed in Croton Falls Sta. 2 and T-1 is being housed in South Salem.
Also, there was a huge Interior attack initiated at this fire. Operations went exterior only for a small period of time after a partial collapse, however after deemed that it was safe to re-enter, the interior attack was re-established. The Master stream from TL-57 as well as the deck gun on E-149 were utilized after the collapse to darken down the free burning fire. The roof was constructed out of tri-bearing wood trusses. however the engine bays luckily, and unknown to us, had a double redundant walls. the first layer is 4 inch solid concrete block, which covered 2 inch styrofoam insulation board, which covered at least a 12 inch thick structural reinforced poured concrete wall.

Gentlemen, I would like to start by thanking anyone who was involved with on scene operations as well as all of you who took the time to bring us refreshments and food during our definite time of need. While I was not on scene, I would like to try to clarify some of the still foggy details.
1.) @RWC130, Engine 138 was successfully removed from the building before any damage was sustained. That goes for E-139, E-140, and T-1 as well. R-24 was badly burned and while it's not been deemed a total loss yet, it's in bad shape. We did lose 2142, a 2006 Chevrolet Suburbam 2500 as well as ex-2143, a 1998 Chevrolet Suburban 2500.
2.) @JM15, Mack your somewhat correct. We do currently have a tanker in the final/paint stages at 4Guys and we were visiting for pre-paint inspection. Myself and 3 others attended. Truck looks phenomenal, once I'm done here I'll post a few pics.
3.) Our tanker was full until, like GBFD111 said, an ex chief deployed the contents into the 1st arriving Porta-Pond. Standard practice is to leave the tanker full in quarters in preparation for an alarm, we're no different, our tanker stays full.
4.) The alarm system was functioning properly and it did activate. The original call was for a commercial alarm. Anyone who has any doubts regarding this fact, pm me your cell numbered I'll be glad to send you the ipage.

One that comes to work with a monogramed brief case.