Turborich

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    Got this shot while at kme looking at our tanker. Modena ny's new kme engine undergoing pump testing. Not sure of the unit # just know our salesman said it was modenas and was going to albany friday night.

    Probably E 40-10, That looks like a NICE engine... that cab appears that it has a forward facing rear seat arrangement.. I'll have to check it out when they take delivery.

    Didn't happen to take a picture of the rear hosebed did you?

    Ach- the tanker looks nice.. is the tower in service yet?

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    More than likely the County agency has an independant contractor memorandum of understanding with the municipalities serviced stating that the municipality itself will be charged a flat or variable rate (ALS-1, ALS-2) by the County agency for services rendered.

    Next month check your local Town board minutes for resolutions that outline this.

  17. Posted · Edited by Turborich

    No we dont bill, We send a beg letter once a year. The Town also kicked in $100k that is less than half of the overall cost. This is the first Line item in the town budget for Ambulance service in 40 years

    Holy S....! That's an expensive ambulance! My guess is that you spec'd it with the power pro stretcher/ stairchair/ and all other misc. equip. for that price.

    I think we may end up sending a beg letter out this year. Those seem to work wonders once in a while you just can't overdo it.

    If this is the first line item in the town budget for the ambulance service in 40 years then you guys should get anything you want!

    Best of luck!

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    This photo deserves a caption..... Or better yet - What was actually being said :D

    "The Captain and FF Lewis, beaten from the devil they have crushed come to the front of the house for a well deserved breather. Onlookers are shocked, as this is the first time anyone has EVER seen the Capt. wearing his bunker pants in his 20 year career. FF Lewis kneels and just as the onlookers think he has had it, he turns to the Captain and onlookers and proudly exclaims-

    "GROUP 1 ! DON'T HATE US 'CAUSE YOU AIN'T US!!!!!"

  21. Posted

    Ya know - I guess its not the prettiest thing in the world, but I kinda like the overall idea. On the other hand - the sides are, IMHO, done worng - the striping should lead down and away from center mass of the vehicle, like on the rear, based on the research/guidelines I've heard. But it will be seen, except by those incapable (ie: drunk), or simply clueless.

    +1 on that..

  22. Posted

    Haha sounds like Ken is back to his old self if he's cursing the lack o' Jack.. he had us scared for a while there. Nice pics one heck of a road trip!

    One-One-Oh to Brooklyn K.. Martin without Daniels is like a respectable callgirl sans stilletos... take some spy shots of "Da Shops" next time you go for a ride!

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    Ulster has also gotten away from the Letter/number combo as far as Apparatus is concerned, Because I know that Highland's trucks are just numbers, IE: 31-10 is an engine, 31-60 is the rescue, etc. Their Numbering system is similar to Dutchess' system, until you get into ambulances, or Chief's cars... Their Particular Chief's numbers are Car 31A, 31B, 31C, etc. What the significance is I haven't the foggiest, other than assuming "Car A" is the Chief, and B and C are Assistnant?? I still quite haven't figured out the Ambulance numbers, other than knowing which one it is by dealing with them before...

    There's truly no rhyme or reason aside from Department numbers in Ulster. I really wish it was like Dutchess but it truly isn't and here's why-

    Fire Departments-

    15- Accord

    16- Binnewater (now disbanded)

    17- Big Indian- Oliverea

    18- Bloomington

    19- Centerville - Cedar Grove

    20- Claryville (now under Sullivan Co. 911)

    21- Clintondale

    22- Connely

    23- Cottekill

    24- Cragsmoor

    25- East Kingston

    26- Ellenville

    27- Esopus

    28- Gardiner

    29- Glasco

    30- High Falls

    31- Highland

    32- Hurley

    33- Kerhonkson

    34- Kripplebush - Lyonsville

    35- Lomontville

    36- Malden - West Camp

    37- Marbletown

    38- Marlboro

    39- Milton

    40- Modena

    41- Mount Marion

    42- Napanoch

    43- New Paltz

    44- Olive

    45- Phoenicia

    46- Pine Hill

    47- Plattekill

    48- Port Ewen

    49- Plattekill

    50- Rosendale

    51- Ruby

    52- St. Remy

    53- Saugerties

    54- Sawkill

    55- Saxton - Asbury - Kaatsbaan

    56- County Fire

    57- Shawangunk Valley

    58- Stone Ridge

    59- Spring Lake

    60- Tillson

    61- Ulster Hose

    62- Vly Atwood

    63- Walker Valley

    64- Wallkill

    65- Wawarsing (Disbanded)

    66- West Hurley

    67- Woodstock

    Fire units have no rhyme or reason aside from sometimes having the prefixes of E/R/T/L/M

    etc and that's even going away.. Most start at 10 and go up from there, and some do the 10-

    20-30-40-50 thing. Generally if there are two stations or above in a district most if not

    departments elect to number the apparatus in the station to reflect the station # ie. "apparatus

    X" out of Woodstock station 1 would be 67-10,11,12, station 2 would be 67-20, 21, 22 etc...

    Chiefs are all messed up too.. top ranking usually will be Car XX, then 1st asst. or

    deputy being XX-1... and so on. These can sometimes be numbered by station too.. like

    the Asst. Chief from Olive Company 4 being 44-4.. etc.. Some do the "XX-A", "XX-B", thing

    for chiefs but mostly that's for company Captains.

    County Cars use numbers with the prefix 56, as well as the dispatchers. Arson Task Force

    uses letters.

    Someday I want to use a symbol.. "the Firefighter formerly known as..." anyways..

    Ambulance Squads-

    71- Kerhonkson Accord Rescue - Unit 600, 601

    72- Marbletown First Aid - Unit 611, 612 (I think)

    73- Olive First Aid- 630, 631, 631

    74- Ellenville First Aid- ?

    75- Esopus Ambulance- ?

    76- Wallkill Ambulance- ?

    77- Marlboro Ambulance- 604, 605, 606 (I think)

    78- Shandaken Ambulance- 625, 626, 78-50

    79- Diaz Ambulance- 664, 665, 667, 79-50

    80- New Paltz Rescue- 621, 622, 623, 80-10

    82- Alamo Ambulance- Medic X

    83- Mobile Life Support- 2XX

    *Gardiner (635), Hurley(?), Modena (640), Plattekill (647 +1?), Shawangunk Valley(?), West Hurley(667, 668), and Woodstock (670, 672, 673, 67-50) also run FD ambulances*

    This also adds to the pandemonium as all ambulances have unique numbers in the six-hundred

    range. One would think that the numbers would correspond to the department #s.. but that

    would make sense right? So lets take for instance Shandaken Ambulance.. 2 ambulances..

    Unit 625 & 626... ??? The one thing that is constant is the Ambulance Squads (and Fire

    Department) that have medics.. these units correspond to the Department # and have the

    last two numbers of 50. Additional medics count upwards.. ie 51,52, etc.. so Ellenville

    Rescue's Medic would be 74-50, backup medic is 74-51, etc..

    Squad Chiefs/ Captains are the same as fire.. with highest usually being "Car XX" as an

    ]example.. so for instance Shandaken's Grand Poobah is Car 78, 1st Assistant Idiot is

    78-1, etc..

    Then to make things EVEN MORE confusing you throw in the commercials.. these guys are on

    their own... Mobile Life 268, Hudson Valley 64,723, Alamo Medic 15, you get the idea..

    In addition to the above shenanigans we have some "behind the fence" Departments whose #'s

    I don't really know-

    85- Eastern Correctional Facility

    Mohonk Fire Brigade

    Watchtower Fire Brigade/Ambulance

    ....it drives me crazy every day I'm not in Dutchess!