BFD1054

As someone who works Sanitation, this is news to my ears.
Even in the tiny Village of Buchanan, people drive like complete a$$holes with no regard to anyone else. 
When I drive, I try my best to make it as safe as possible for the guys on the back. No matter what, it just seems people can't wait 30 seconds...
 
link to the CSEA's website with further info;
 
https://cseany.org/sanitation-safety/

A good law to have on the books.
 
 
http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/new-york/2016/10/31/ny-makes-illegal-speed-past-garbage-trucks/93081054/

I could be wrong but this is already a series it's called "COPS".  and plenty of others have been done.   People either support or us or they don't.  No TV show will change opinions.  And even the ones that support cops don't understand and until you work the streets you never will.  

 
 
Andy, in reference to Campbell Hall; I'd assume "rapid intervention vehicle" as in a RIT or FAST vehicle? Is this correct?

As I have friends in the NFD, I had heard that they adopted a stray dog that they found tied to a fire hydrant. 
NFD previously had another dog, Barney, who passed away a couple of years ago. Barney could always be found in the front seat of the rig.
I commend the men of NFD for taking this dog in and giving him the life he deserves! Nice job guys!
 
http://www.pupjournal.com/these-firefighters-didnt-care-one-lick-about-pit-bull-myths-when-they-adopted-this-stray-dog/

As I have friends in the NFD, I had heard that they adopted a stray dog that they found tied to a fire hydrant. 
NFD previously had another dog, Barney, who passed away a couple of years ago. Barney could always be found in the front seat of the rig.
I commend the men of NFD for taking this dog in and giving him the life he deserves! Nice job guys!
 
http://www.pupjournal.com/these-firefighters-didnt-care-one-lick-about-pit-bull-myths-when-they-adopted-this-stray-dog/

As I have friends in the NFD, I had heard that they adopted a stray dog that they found tied to a fire hydrant. 
NFD previously had another dog, Barney, who passed away a couple of years ago. Barney could always be found in the front seat of the rig.
I commend the men of NFD for taking this dog in and giving him the life he deserves! Nice job guys!
 
http://www.pupjournal.com/these-firefighters-didnt-care-one-lick-about-pit-bull-myths-when-they-adopted-this-stray-dog/

As I have friends in the NFD, I had heard that they adopted a stray dog that they found tied to a fire hydrant. 
NFD previously had another dog, Barney, who passed away a couple of years ago. Barney could always be found in the front seat of the rig.
I commend the men of NFD for taking this dog in and giving him the life he deserves! Nice job guys!
 
http://www.pupjournal.com/these-firefighters-didnt-care-one-lick-about-pit-bull-myths-when-they-adopted-this-stray-dog/

As I have friends in the NFD, I had heard that they adopted a stray dog that they found tied to a fire hydrant. 
NFD previously had another dog, Barney, who passed away a couple of years ago. Barney could always be found in the front seat of the rig.
I commend the men of NFD for taking this dog in and giving him the life he deserves! Nice job guys!
 
http://www.pupjournal.com/these-firefighters-didnt-care-one-lick-about-pit-bull-myths-when-they-adopted-this-stray-dog/

Date: 10/23/16
Time: 0145hrs
Location: 4 Paksh Pl
District: Village of Kiryas Joel
Battalion:
Channel:
Weather:
Units: KJFD, Monroe (2&1), Vails Gate (FAST), Washingtonville (FAST), Woodbury, South Blooming Grove, Salisbury Mills, Chester, Tuxedo
Writer: BFD1054
Description: Heavy Fire in an OMD 
 
Link to Mid Hudson News article with pictures:
 
http://midhudsonnews.com/News/2016/October/23/KJ_fire-23Oct16.htm

Way to go Dan, make us all proud Bro!

I didn't know White Plains had a new Smeal truck coming:
 
 

x129K!
 
 
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/sports/recreational/2016/10/18/climbing-cause-dover-firefighter-takes-stairs/92341154/

Awesome to see this. A member asked a simple question out of pure curiosity and another member answered, in detail, with no BS.
I like seeing posts like this. 
Also like that FDs still use box systems, but that's another story.

Awesome to see this. A member asked a simple question out of pure curiosity and another member answered, in detail, with no BS.
I like seeing posts like this. 
Also like that FDs still use box systems, but that's another story.

Awesome to see this. A member asked a simple question out of pure curiosity and another member answered, in detail, with no BS.
I like seeing posts like this. 
Also like that FDs still use box systems, but that's another story.

Awesome to see this. A member asked a simple question out of pure curiosity and another member answered, in detail, with no BS.
I like seeing posts like this. 
Also like that FDs still use box systems, but that's another story.

Awesome to see this. A member asked a simple question out of pure curiosity and another member answered, in detail, with no BS.
I like seeing posts like this. 
Also like that FDs still use box systems, but that's another story.

Box 6-6 Full Department Response
Box 1-1-2 South End of Village E97 E100 L41 R14
Box 1-1-3 North End of Village E96 E99 TL42 R14
Box 1-1-4 East End of  Village E98 E101 TL42 R14
Box 1-1-1-1 Center of  Village E97 E98 E99 L41 R14
Box 2-1-3 North End of Town of Ossining E96 E97 E99 TL42
Box 2-1-4 East End of Town of Ossining E97 E98 E101 TL42
Box 5 L41 or TL 42
Box 7-1 R14 & E96
Box 7-2 R14 & E97
Box 7-3 R14 & E98
Box 7-4 R14 & E99
Box 7-5 R14 & E100
Box 7-6 R14 & E101
Box 7-7 R14
Box 8-1 E96
Box 8-2 E97
Box 8-3 E98
Box 8-4 E99
Box 8-5 E100
Box 8-6 E101
 
 

 
Again,
 
The fire service has changed. What you were brought up with is not the way things are now.  Any engine drive or truck chauffer, paid or volunteer, knows the duties.( I hope) First and foremost,search and rescue. If there are plenty of able bodied responders, the chauffer, engineer, MPO, whatever you want to call them, stays and operates the rig with other responsibilities associated with his or her tasks. 
 
Back to the City of Kingston FD; theoretically a combination department, in reality, only five or six volunteers. That's the way things are, no fault implied on the vollies. Again, if you think otherwise, well, go with the "100 years of progress, held back by 100 years of tradition." I stated before, I'm not looking for a debate. I just think its incorrest to refer to someone a term that they are not.
 
Lets get back to original topic. The dept is getting the proper apparatus for their response area. In addition, they will now have a spare TDA, making things better when the new one goes out of service. 

 
 
Andy, in reference to Campbell Hall; I'd assume "rapid intervention vehicle" as in a RIT or FAST vehicle? Is this correct?

Why did they say Middletown's tiller got "scrapped"?   It is still very much alive and well (privately owned).....and they still don't have enough manpower to keep all seven rigs in service 24/7, but that's another story for another time.  
 
How hard would it have been to put a picture of the actual Kingston rig that's being replaced, rather than a stock photo of an unmarked Philadelphia rig?    Gotta love the media.   

We had a mayor publicly call us "A bunch of glorified truck drivers" when we were negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. He also stated in the newspaper article that we "just drive the trucks to the fire, the volunteers fight the fire." We kicked his butt in arbitration. His motives (I think) were to divide the career and volunteer members. Didn't work.  But the public, unfortunately, thought otherwise till we educated them on how our department worked. But that's ancient history.

reporters should get their facts straight before writing an article. 
 
paid driver ? want one, go to the cab stand. its an archaic term, used by, heck, don't want to even go there.
 
glad the brothers got the rig they wanted and needed. regarding middletown, the volunteers stormed the city council meeting wanting another tiller. the city fathers went the rear mount route, citing cost differences, and the real reason, to be able to cut four jobs. most of the volunteers were against that also. 
 
give me a tda anytime.

In honor of Rockland County native and FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Fahy who was tragically killed yesterday in an explosion of an illegal drug lab in the Bronx, our department vehicles will be displaying a red line across the rear windows of our patrol vehicles in his memory. This was the idea of PO Andrew Yorke and he was assisted by PO Mike Careswell, K-9 Officer Lou Venturini, Sgt. Rick Marsh and Sgt. Dave Tarantino. We greatly appreciate Chief Fahy's as well as all firefighters service to their communities. - Chief Osborn
 
In honor of FDNY Battalion Chief Fahy, we at the Suffern PD would like to extend our condolences and support to Firefighters everywhere. Thin Red Line's have been placed on the rear window of our cruisers to show our love. It's the least we could do after Suffern FD has been flying Thin Blue Line flags from their apparatus to support us in trying times. 
- In this brotherhood, nobody fights alone - Police Officer Andrew Yorke