Monty

So, I'm curious, what the process for PANYNJ? Can you test for FD only? Do they have age limits like all NY Police agencies? And when are they testing again? Thanks. P.S. Wish FDNY would dump their age limits!

Here are a few: Ossining has two rear mount sticks (Ladders 41 & 42), Croton has a rear mount Tower Ladder 44, Peekskill Tower Ladder 45, Verplanck Tower Ladder 46

From Poughkeepsie Journal

From the Poughkeepsie Journal

It's been a while since I did my EMT training and refresher, but as part of triaging a MCI like this, isn't it advisable to use colored tags or something similar? Hopefully a lot of these lessons will be taken in to consideration and will be used to improve the process. Fingers crossed

Just to mess things up, and it's probably off topic but the SOP (such that it is) of at least one agency in Westchester is to respond to 10-20 calls with lights on and NO sirens. Now, that's really confusing! You can't exercise privileges of emergency vehicles, but again your average driver expects you to cross over the yellow line, go through red lights etc, etc.

I've seen a couple of plane crashes. I'm sure one of them as a kid was a F104 at an air show in the UK. Think that cost more than a few thousand that day Of course, in the best tradition the show went on.

Even though most extrication euipment is hydraulic (Powerhawk for example is electric battery), they still need a power plant. Maybe most are self contained gas engines, but there are definitely electically driven pumps too. I think there are even some water powered pumps out there. As was recently reinforced, shame is not a good motivator, we should find another way to get our point across. As for being on a level playing field I don't think that will ever happen. One of my main reasons for being here is to learn & get new ideas from people with more experience than me.

I tried to find more info on this, not much but some from http://www.firerescue1.com/news/103866/. I wonder if seat belts were worn? And what effect it had (or not) on the accident?

I guess someone at least turned on their air. About 8.5 minutes in to the clip you hear a pass alarm going off.

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I dunno, but maybe it would have made life easier at the recent Ossining fire? I understand it started in the hood / vent at a Restaurant. Incidentally. I believe it is the third time it's happened in that location, although I'm not sure it's been the same business the whole time.

Not a definitive source, but I did find this definition of class A (which is similar to what I had previously heard: The NFPA 1901, requires 1 dry chem and 1 water extinguisher only. It also requires some other cool things like salvage covers (that we dont use).

From NY V&T Title 7, Article 23 Now, of course you need a lawyer to understand what the heck this means! What's a lawful order anyway?

I guess you can look at it both ways. Tradition that is. We have the bad tradition of it 'we've always done it this way', 'we never used SCBA before', 'why do I need to train (I did it 20 years ago)' etc, etc. As far as elections go, it seems that there is fewer of them happening - scrambling to find volunteers, accepting candidates under a special request as no-one meets the minimum requirements. I think it is a sign of the times. Not sure how it will be resolved. If I had to offer something, I'd say consolidation. Although my crystal ball doesn't show it happening any time soon!

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Amen. I hope this is the start, and not the end. Not to rehash old territory, but maybe this will lead on to some of the other mandatory training that isn't happening - HAZMAT refresher, OSHA, Bloodborne pathogens etc. It's a lot to do, but this isn't a game! Fun yes, I hope so but deadly serious.

I wonder, is there any 'proof' of changes to property values? Is it concern over parties / gatherings, sirens? If it is sirens, that should be easy to resolve. Who can really justify routine use of sirens? I did a quick google on the topic but didn't find anything. I wonder if property values would actually increase. I would imagine the home insurance companies would rather have a fire house on the block instead of 2 miles away. As for the arguement about taxes, pretty much it's going to effect everyone the same regardless of where the house is actually built (assuming they build it elsewhere in the district).

Actually most of the departments up by Shaker Road have a utility with plows. Among other things they are used to plow the stations (not DPW, although sometimes the operators will take a swing by). On occasion, the pick up would be the assigned response vehicle. The other thing they do up there is to relocate the cops to firehouses, rather than have them on the road in the middle of a blizzard

May his soul rest in peace. A shame to see yet another tragedy.

Here is the text of an email I recently received. I attended this class earlier this year. All paid for by the feds (apart from lost wages). Learn all sorts of things about explosives - see them in action too Great networking opportunity, lots of fun. Thoroughly recommended.

I took the White Plains and County test together. From what I can recall, the County test is not fire specific - general math, logic and reasoning pretty much. There are books at the library and book stores on Civil Service tests and firefighter in particular. In most cases, the tests don't assume any prior knowledge of fire-fighting.

Of course, it may be just the media hyping it - but would your department just call up in the middle of the night? If they didn't have a FF to send to the house, couldn't they send PD to break the news?

Have to see if I can better my score this time around And have enough money in the bank to afford to take one of the positions offered!

Actually, anyone have experience with reflective T-Shirts or jackets? I've got some old ones from an old dept and seen others with the department name in reflective print on nylon / windbreaker type jackets. I searched the web but haven't found much so far. Thanks.