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Stewart Air National Guard is part military, part state. In order to get in there to start you must have a military f/f back round. Easiest way is to go guard, and hope u can get the full time state job. Alot of there work is M/A to the City of Newburgh. Due to some contract agreement they can only provide FAST services to them, however once on scene there job can change, and it usually does. Most City of Newburgh guys have a problem workin with the vollies, but no problem w/ the guard. Vollies usually dont get to the scene unless its real good.

My dept., Walden (Orange), we have an cold water rescue team. All our equipment is stored on our ladder truck, mostly due to the available room and equipment already one it to assist in the rescue. Protocol is for the first 2 cert. guys 2 get to the fire house start to suit up and throw at least 1 bag of PFDs and helmets in the cab. If the guys arent finished suitin up when the trucks ready theres enough room in it to finish. Also as soon as our first unit arrives on scene and confirms there are people in the water M/A goes out for our back-up team, our neighboring dept. Montgomery, to respond with thier team and boat.

Date: 01-21-06

Time: 2:15 Hrs.

Location: Village of Walden, So. Montgomery St. and Cross St.

Frequency: 46.16, 46.42(Ops.), & 46.40(LZ)

Units Operating: Walden FD Cars 2/3/4, E-237, TA-239, M-242, R-246, Town of Montgomery Ambulance 478, MLSS, Village of Walden PD, Town of Montgomery PD, NYSP, Orange County Coroner, & Stat Flight Air 2

Description Of Incident: MVA Car Vs. Pole w/ Heavy Entrapment, 1 Fatality, & 1 Critical(Med Evac'd to Westchester Med Center)

Writer: 201/65

Here in Orange County the OC Firemens Field Day is held every year @ OC park in Hamptonburgh(Campbell Hall FD). Usually held in Aug. Attenance has been down lately. last year i beileve they only had like 12 teams(5 man teams) with a few depts puttin in a few teams. Alot of food n drinks 2 go round. They give awards out after, they also have a tail gate award, n horse shoe comp. I've participated in it for a few years now, I think its great. Last year it fell on the same day as one of our softball league games. The Dept. we were playing was also participating in the field day so we moved our game there and played on the upper softball field. I engourage any one who would like to do something like this to do so its a great moral booster, and a great way for the guys 2 mingle, a lil friendly competition is always good 2.

My name is Mike. I live in Walden NY (Orange County). I'm a Sr. @ Valley Central High School in Montgomery NY. I'm a member of Orange Hose Co. 1 of the Walden Fire Department and The Town of Montgomery Ambulance Corps. I'm currently enrolled in the EMT-B class.

Alamo isnt the only amb co sendin units from far reaches to do calls. Ive recently heard MLSS dispatching units from Stn. 3 on Rt. 32 in the Tn of Newburgh to ALS emergencies in Fishkill. MLSS has have the majority of Orange contracts for many years and in the last few since they've taken contracts in Dutchess, they've already lost 1/2 of Orange not to mention alot of their employee's have been leaving and going to Regional EMS, higher wages, who in the last 2 years has taken over a very significant part of the county. More and more MLSS has had trouble staffing rigs in Orange and has also given up alot of area in Ulster to Alamo. More and more i hear 718 (Orange EMS Dispatch) advising no MLSS units available. And and my corps has either transported ALS pts. w/ BLS care or drove 15-20 mins before we can meet up with a Regional Rig.

The Sutphen East plant in White Lake is just outside of Monticello, They mainly build apparatus on commercial chassis, but they handle most repairs for the East Coast. In 1996 my FD (Walden, OC) our 1980 Sutphen engine was totally refurbed at the Sutphen East Plant, that encluded enclosing the cab, a totally new body, and a few other little details. Most of Sutphen's production is done out of thier Ohio plants.

As for Sutphens in OC

Trucks

Silver Lake T-160

1990 100' Tower 1500/350

Coldenham T-205

1989 100' Tower

Fort Montgomery T-425

1983 65' Aerial 1250/750

Monroe T-538

1995 100' Tower 1500/400

Goshen T-937

1993 100' Tower 1500/250

Engines

Pocatello E-151

1991 1500/750

Coldenham E-201

1991 *on Pem Fab chassis

Cornwall E-404

1996

Harriman E-511

1992 1250/1000 *on Ford chassis

Harriman E-513

1995 1750/1000

Monroe E-543

2002 2000/1000

New Hampton E-726

1976 *on Ford chassis

Campbell Hall E-903

1991

Chester E-920

1990

Tanker

Pocatello TA-152

1988 1250/2500

Rescue

Silver Lake R-162

1996 *Salisbury body

*most of that information comes from www.ocnyfire.com

Here in Walden, OC, we have 1 chief, car-1, and 3 Assts. cars 2-4. We only operate 1 district owned chiefs vehicle, car-1 gets it unless hes not available, where he can pass it on to car-2, 3, or 4 who all run private vehicles w/ lights n sirens.

Also i kno Coldenham has 4 chiefs vehicles, cars 1-3, and DC-1. DC-1 is also OC-12 and uses the vehicle for all his deputy coordinator duties as well. Their Saftey-1's official name is Asst. Chief of Saftey and also has red lights and sirens on his vehicle. He's gunna most likely end up with a district vehicle next time they buy one.