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Saw it this morning at the kick off of the Police Unity Tour in NYC and it looks great! Nice job and a fitting first ceremony to be a part of!!! 

I don't live in Rye Brook, but this would seriously bother me: (From Journal News)

"... the village will save $800,000 next year through eliminating base salaries totaling $600,000, as well as associated benefits, overtime and equipment costs, officials said."

So for eight full time positions, including benefits and other perks Port Chester is saving $800k by eliminating these positions.

"Rye Brook has paid Port Chester just under $1 million a year to staff the Rye Brook firehouse for a 12-hour overnight shift."

Okay, I'm not a mathematician, but Rye Brook has been paying Port Chester a million bucks for one half time position and Port Chester has been paying less than a million bucks for eight full-time positions.  So the Rye Brook contract pays for the entire paid Port Chester staff annually, but they still can't keep them on? Port Chester has made an annual profit of $200k thanks to Rye Brook! Anyone else see something wrong here?

Like I said in the first sentence, I don't live in Rye Brook, but if I were mayor, now that the contract has been breached I'd be doing the math that Port Chester has now supplied and sue going back to the original date of contract for the total amount they overpaid for the half-time position they were given.  There is obvious fraud here on many levels.  Port Chester is going to end up paying so much more on this one in the end... 

Pete was laid to rest today in a beautiful and fitting ceremony! RIP Pete! See everyone at the 10-13! June 10th at Vintage.

Having been a cop down south and in NY, I have to say unions. Texas and most states down south do not have the right to collective bargaining and union protection. You have no civil service protection and if they don't like you anymore you're gone! They can't fire you based on race, religion etc... because those are your FLSA rights, but they can fire you because you've underperformed on the job. Right to work states are a very different animal and coming from one to a state with unions it's very nice to say the least. Unions afford you many, many more rights than a job down south. They have fought for so many years to protect their members from a pissed off boss who just wants to fire you. Remember these points if you're up here and frustrated with the hiring processes of the northeast. If you move south to better yourself you're also losing that one protection which is priceless when you need your delegate. I'm lucky to have never had to deal with being administratively messed with, but raises are few and far between in right to work states. They only come whenever your local government decides to give you one, not when your union has negotiated one for you. I hope this helps the topic a little.

About 200 in December, mostly cadets. Then approx 1000 next summer, maybe...

My thoughts and prayers are with the Becerra family. RIP Frank Sr!

Ok so my second question kinda got answered but not really. There are career departments that run 3000 to 4000 calls a year that update command cars less then the volunteer service. But even though the volunteer service does 1000 calls a year and most milege is put on for non department driving its a justified cost put off to the tax payer to replace a command car!

My first question is still out there! No one can justify this car or any car going to a personal job on the tax payer buck?

Next question

How many volunteer departments in Westchester have more then 1 Chief with a department car for personal use?

FYI due to the current economy people are losing jobs every day and the unemployment numbers are at there highest yet someone can use these cars to travel to work? Its not just the one I saw its all over in every city, town and village. Eliminating the uses can save dollars and help save jobs! I'm not saying eliminate the command car but don't drive it 20 miles away for your personal job!

First: Hastings to Pelham on Mapquest/Google etc... is approx 11 miles, so stop blowing up the numbers to serve whatever your cause is.

Second: You're posing as a career firefighter somewhere, but drive to work everyday on the Hutch and see this vehicle everyday. I don't know many firefighters who go to work everyday, but maybe you're different...

Third: Is this chiefs vehicle parked on the side of the Hutch, because your profile shows that you work in New Haven, CT. So, while you go to work everyday in New Haven, CT you exit the Hutch in Pelham/Mount Vernon to look around and then get back on northbound I guess... Good bagel and coffee shop around there I guess?!

I question your integrity and your cause. Good luck with your posts.

Rest in Peace Ricky. I miss you already brother!

Awesome shots! I too did not know FDNY had squirts at one point. Good deal.

All that greasy firehouse cooking, of course they did. Booh, sorry bad joke...

I think Paul Feiner should be very careful with this issue. He is in a major financial dilemna and as a Hastings homeowner I'd rather see his government go versus county government. I pay pretty high taxes to the Town of Greenburgh and can't be on their police list, can't go to their pools, but can give them a lot of money... Yes, they have a collecting agreement with the villages etc..., but I have to believe we could definitely do without them!

Stay in school and then join the military as an officer. A DCman in the Navy doesn't do a lot of firefighting. They get stuck with a lot of crap jobs, so beware. If you have to choose, as a former Navy guy, go Coast Guard or Air Force. The Air Force and Marines have an amazing Crash/Fire and Rescue unit. The training is great also. School will always prevail, b/c when it comes time for promotions many jobs want a degree now. Good luck!

is it worth the paper work and time, the judge will give him 20 hours of community service if that, you gave him the ticket as the trooper you won so he flipped the bird now when you go to court you dont plea the seatbelt ticket down thats the revenge. we dont need to take an officer off the street for this do we.

Yes! It is completely worth it. Nice job trooper!

The cop in one photo is taping off the scene. He's way off judging by the visible skids and rubs on the roadway. He needs to push it out at least beyond the parked ambulance and another 40 or 50 feet.

Don't forget to put your helmet on and line your windows with tin foil... They are coming and they like Nike sneakers!

background checks take a long time to complete. I am sure before the academy is finished someone's skeletons in their closet are going to fall out. They will either be asked to leave, or they will get a shiny new pair of bracelets for an active warrant. I can't tell you how many stories I have heard of people getting locked up in the academy (both fire and police).

You are 100% correct. I taught at the police academy in the city for a few years. We used to laugh in the first couple of weeks in the academy about how many recruits we would lose b/c of drug test results, criminal history stuff and background investigations. One day they were there, the next day they were gone.

Always amused, never surprised!

RIP Sarge! And, best of luck to the officer!

picky,.....................who knows.. Maybe its because they want an agency where everybody is alike? If you have somebody who wants to volunteer, no matter what you should take them in and not push them aside or deny membership.

sounds like a break down in organization and bad leadership..............

I'm not sure why it's a breakdown, but you must not be around very long. There are certainly some people who want to volunteer who shouldn't be brought into any department. How are you in law enforcement at such a young age? I know NYS minimum age is 21 years old...

Seems pretty dangerous to me. Every month there's an article in the Daily News etc... about RMP's being fired at in Brooklyn or wherever. Maybe this means PD RMP's are changing also. Black and white's are always nicer! Probably never going to happen though...

The guy doing the training is Captain of Manhattan's Rescue 1. There is probably few, if anyone, here that has the level of training or the incredible amount of experience he has. So in my opinion unless anyone criticizing is one of those few people, then don't worry about it. Perhaps go read one of his articles in Fire Engineering or Firehouse, it would certainly be more productive since you can learn something from almost everything he says, I know I have.

Okay, so he's above getting injured then?! Bad argument... The big problem is the buffs who brought their gear...

"Just to point out a safety concern.

In this picture it would have been a better use of FF's if one of the five that was 'packing up' helped the tiller man raise the 24. It would of made the raise safer if there were 2 sets of eyes looking for hazards. The ladder looks to be within 2-3 feet of the structures' electrical service line. A slip in footing or raising the ladder could have ruined the day.

When ever I touched a ladder and still to this day when a grab a step ladder, I can hear NRFD's D.C. Kelly saying "look up before you put up". He never let us forget it and I haven't."

Please tell me the above quote is a joke. Looks to me he knows what he is doing and did an excellent job! Later pics show ladders everywhere, but he was unsafe?! Come on...

Great photos. Anyone else start humming the theme song to CHiPs when you saw John and Ponch sitting on their BMW motocycles? haha.

Very nice truck. But, did they mess up the web site? It says NKFD and everything else says New Hackensack of Town of Wappinger. Or, is there some fire district involved.

Jersey guys must love Hooters Girls. Remember Hoboken SWAT...?!

Only a Navy veteran would throw a dig in on this... I thought the Air Force cancelled basic training and renamed it summer camp. Don't get hurt on the stairmaster.

Just kidding. Good luck and be safe!

Go Navy! I mean Air Force!

Tom Drake

Danny is truly and excellent guy, facing a horrible situation. Dig down deep for this guy!

A 10-13 party has been organized to help support Police Officer Daniel Ulrich (NYPD 52 Precinct) and his family after his wife's recent diagnosis with stage 4 cancer. Danny has 3 young kids whom he is caring for as his wife undergoes extensive chemotherapy. The details are as follows:

Thursday, June 26th

7PM til' whenever

Gaelic Park at West 240 Street and Broadway in the Bronx

Tickets are $20.... anyone interested can PM me for more details