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x129K liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Check your construction - know your district July 26, 2011

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BHFD members can fill in the gaps/corrections and provide some construction pictures but if I remember from the construction, essentially everything from the bottom of the dormer windows and above is a false roof. There is actually another roof above the one visible and is built with a truss construction. Mind you this is an entire strip mall, home to a Panera Bread, Shopright, a liquor store, Marshalls shoe, deli, nail salon, etc etc with a false roof, providing from what I could tell at the time, the mother of all void spaces.

x129K liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Check your construction - know your district July 26, 2011

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BHFD members can fill in the gaps/corrections and provide some construction pictures but if I remember from the construction, essentially everything from the bottom of the dormer windows and above is a false roof. There is actually another roof above the one visible and is built with a truss construction. Mind you this is an entire strip mall, home to a Panera Bread, Shopright, a liquor store, Marshalls shoe, deli, nail salon, etc etc with a false roof, providing from what I could tell at the time, the mother of all void spaces.

x129K liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Trial-by-Fire: Training New Medical School Students as EMTs July 23, 2011

I found this interesting article on Time.com.
Essentially Hofstra's Medical School is training all new medical students to be EMT's during their first two years. This initiative is to increase doctor/patient communication as well as to have new doctors understand the world of pre-hospital medicine.
There is one interesting quote in the article I would like to share:
"The student is actually providing a service. Patients being attended to by EMTs by definition need help and, while EMTs cannot provide more than limited medical interventions, in the settings in which they work, they actually are more capable than physicians, as any honest doctor who has stopped at an accident scene will tell you,"-UCSF's Dr. Cooke
http://healthland.time.com/2011/07/22/trial-by-fire-training-medical-school-grads-as-emts/

TAPSJ liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in WTC Site - Ladder 3 Laid To Rest North Tower July 21, 2011

Very emotional and moving. Which engine will they be lowering and displaying?
RIP Truck 3 and the 343. NEVER FORGET.

TAPSJ liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in WTC Site - Ladder 3 Laid To Rest North Tower July 21, 2011

Very emotional and moving. Which engine will they be lowering and displaying?
RIP Truck 3 and the 343. NEVER FORGET.

firedude liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in 'Out and About' FDNY Style July 18, 2011

I could be wrong but it seems like that would be for the new accountability system that FDNY is implementing with RFIDs. Great shots btw.

M' Ave liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Should Teens Be Able To Drive Firetrucks/Ambulances? July 12, 2011

If you want to be taken seriously, you need to act and write seriously. If you can not write out complete sentences without "text-speak" when address professionals, especially on a topic you feel so passionately about, then you will not be taken seriously or given the respect you desire. Effective communicating is just one part in the difference between adolescence and maturity. Another aspect is understanding your limits and the risk involved in your actions. At 19 and male, the insurance for your car is significantly higher than that of a 30 year old male, if you don't pay your actual bill, ask your parents, thats what I did. There is a reason for this difference, this reason is that people in OUR age and sex groups get into a significantly higher number of crashes causing serious property or bodily harm. These are the indisputable facts backed up by well documented and respected statistics. If you do not believe this also relates to driving fire apparatus, then I have no idea what facts will actually sell you on anything. One thing that needs to be understood is that no one here is saying you specifically are a bad driver, however the facts and statistics are stacked heavily against you. Additionally, no one is saying you will crash, however, odds are you will at some point before you turn 25. What people are saying here is that at 19 you have had a full drivers license for 3 years tops if your 20th birthday is tomorrow, if you have been a full member of your department since age 18 you have only been interior qualified for 2 years, if you have been driving, you may have been driving for a year, maybe a year and a half. If anything is even remotely true, how many times have you driven your ladder in the snow, the rain, the 40+ mph gusts of wind? How many times have you driven code 3 to a working fire with reports of people trapped? How many times in a year to a year and a half have you considered what crashed the $750,000 rig you are driving endangering the lives of yourself, your crew, the people on the road and the people who called for your assistance will do to you, your family, your department and the community?
My answer, as well as the answer of those opposing your opinion on this topic is not enough...I am sorry we disagree but its not about your feelings or opinion, its about public safety. Not public safety in terms of police/fire/ems, but public safety in the form you of driving a 20+ ton piece of high tech firefighting equipment 30+ miles an hour down a busy street while school is getting out. Sure outliers do exist, but statistics dont lie. You factually and statistically are not a safe driver nor experienced driver. You are right, you need experience to get skilled, just not at 19...

M' Ave liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Should Teens Be Able To Drive Firetrucks/Ambulances? July 12, 2011

If you want to be taken seriously, you need to act and write seriously. If you can not write out complete sentences without "text-speak" when address professionals, especially on a topic you feel so passionately about, then you will not be taken seriously or given the respect you desire. Effective communicating is just one part in the difference between adolescence and maturity. Another aspect is understanding your limits and the risk involved in your actions. At 19 and male, the insurance for your car is significantly higher than that of a 30 year old male, if you don't pay your actual bill, ask your parents, thats what I did. There is a reason for this difference, this reason is that people in OUR age and sex groups get into a significantly higher number of crashes causing serious property or bodily harm. These are the indisputable facts backed up by well documented and respected statistics. If you do not believe this also relates to driving fire apparatus, then I have no idea what facts will actually sell you on anything. One thing that needs to be understood is that no one here is saying you specifically are a bad driver, however the facts and statistics are stacked heavily against you. Additionally, no one is saying you will crash, however, odds are you will at some point before you turn 25. What people are saying here is that at 19 you have had a full drivers license for 3 years tops if your 20th birthday is tomorrow, if you have been a full member of your department since age 18 you have only been interior qualified for 2 years, if you have been driving, you may have been driving for a year, maybe a year and a half. If anything is even remotely true, how many times have you driven your ladder in the snow, the rain, the 40+ mph gusts of wind? How many times have you driven code 3 to a working fire with reports of people trapped? How many times in a year to a year and a half have you considered what crashed the $750,000 rig you are driving endangering the lives of yourself, your crew, the people on the road and the people who called for your assistance will do to you, your family, your department and the community?
My answer, as well as the answer of those opposing your opinion on this topic is not enough...I am sorry we disagree but its not about your feelings or opinion, its about public safety. Not public safety in terms of police/fire/ems, but public safety in the form you of driving a 20+ ton piece of high tech firefighting equipment 30+ miles an hour down a busy street while school is getting out. Sure outliers do exist, but statistics dont lie. You factually and statistically are not a safe driver nor experienced driver. You are right, you need experience to get skilled, just not at 19...

M' Ave liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Should Teens Be Able To Drive Firetrucks/Ambulances? July 9, 2011

21+ no question, then you can take EVOC or CEVO and pump ops, ladder ops etc. then get checked off by your department chief training officer.
SMC in Colchester (The town next to Burlington where I go to school) has had numerous difficulties with their drivers to the point where they usually have an alumni member drive the pumpers, the ambulances are driven by upperclassmen drivers in their 20s. No offense to the posters under 21 who think they are qualified to drive a pumper or ambulance, but I don't trust your abilities. Regardless of what your department says, you have not had enough experience behind the wheel driving code 3 or using the pump or flying the aerial. I commend your desire to drive, but your skills are of better use inside tending to the patient or manning the hose line. This has been a point of contention in several departments I know of but it takes that one avoidable accident by a member under 21 to change the policy. Additionally, it is significantly less expensive to insure a 21 year old driver than a 18 year old. However, that point is secondary to the point where I don't feel safe with a driver younger than I am, for a time I would have disagreed with me, but I have learned that age actually does mean experience over the years.
Don't drink the kool-aid, you are not a better driver, there is a reason why males under the age of 25 are the most expensive group of people to insure...we get into more accidents, plain and simple...if you need an 18 year old to drive your piece of apparatus, look into getting paid drivers.

SRS131EMTFF liked a post in a topic by JetPhoto in Photo's found on this site.... July 7, 2011

Everyone do not assume that because you see a photo published on this site that you have a "right" to download the photo from this site and send it to another site. It's not only wrong, it's discourteous to the photographer.
You may not see my copyright marks on my photos but trust me, IT'S THERE!

x129K liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Chelsea House Fire 7/2/11 - DISCUSSION THREAD July 5, 2011

Or they had enough manpower of scene that they didnt need to special call FAST....FAST is just the name you give to the people providing the 2 out when you got 2 in. Around here we have special call teams called FAST or RIT, other places just use anyone else not doing anything.

x129K liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Chelsea House Fire 7/2/11 - DISCUSSION THREAD July 5, 2011

Or they had enough manpower of scene that they didnt need to special call FAST....FAST is just the name you give to the people providing the 2 out when you got 2 in. Around here we have special call teams called FAST or RIT, other places just use anyone else not doing anything.

x129K liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Chelsea House Fire 7/2/11 - DISCUSSION THREAD July 5, 2011

Or they had enough manpower of scene that they didnt need to special call FAST....FAST is just the name you give to the people providing the 2 out when you got 2 in. Around here we have special call teams called FAST or RIT, other places just use anyone else not doing anything.

x129K liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Chelsea House Fire 7/2/11 - DISCUSSION THREAD July 5, 2011

Or they had enough manpower of scene that they didnt need to special call FAST....FAST is just the name you give to the people providing the 2 out when you got 2 in. Around here we have special call teams called FAST or RIT, other places just use anyone else not doing anything.

calhobs liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Chaos In Canada June 17, 2011

South Park The Movie - Blame Canada
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Sorry I had to...

SRS131EMTFF liked a post in a topic by loopy31 in Armonk - Plane Crash - DISCUSSION June 20, 2011

First I would like to say that all involved with the response did a great job.
There has been a lot of planning that has gone into the Westchester County Airport Response Plan over the years. The plan has evolved quite a bit since its inception. It is still not perfect, but is always evolving.
The pilot declared an emergency right after takeoff; the plane tried to get back to the airport but obviously didn’t make it.
The airport operations contacted 60 Control and declared a Level 2 Alert. The plan alert categories are based on the type of plane, how many passengers, and how much fuel on board. This Cessna 210 should have been in the Alert level 1 category.
Right from the start, there was a larger response because the wrong alert was made. That being said, the operations staff had no idea where the plane was because it went off radar. So the ICs kept all units coming in until more information was received. There are several businesses and homes in the area surrounding the airport and if the plane had crashed into a structure, that level of response may have been needed.
Reports came in through the security guards at MBIA that the plane was in the woods behind their building. All units were directed towards that address.
Battalion 19 and 2022 set up the IC and the command post. Battalion 11, 2023, 2393, EMS 11, and Port Chester EMS along with firefighters entered the wooded area to see what the wreckage looked like, what resources would be needed, and to determine if there were any survivors. Upon their arrival, there were no survivors found, but there was some significant fire. The wreckage was approximately 1000 ft. into the woods, with some rough terrain. Hose lines weren’t stretched, they decided to use Indian tanks and water cans to extinguish the fire as well as the DES and Hawthorne FD gators with the water pumps. Please note that in this area, there are NO fire hydrants. So having the extra water on the fire apparatus was helpful.
The Westchester County Airport Response plan is for when a plane crashes on the property of the Westchester County Airport. This plan is no longer in effect if the plane crashes offsite. This plane did crash offsite in Armonk FDs district however since the call originally came in as an alert to the airport, the Alert 2 response was welcome until they got a handle on what the situation was.
Once the wreckage was found and the fire was extinguished, most of the apparatus was released fairly quickly. However due to the scene being deep into the woods, and the nature of the weather that day, it was helpful to have the extra manpower at the scene. Maybe all the apparatus wasn’t needed, but most of the manpower and additional water was helpful. EMS remained on scene for Rehab. Harrison EMS provided rehab and did an excellent job.
Now on to why each alert has the level of response it does. The Airport property falls in three separate fire department jurisdictions and three EMS jurisdictions, all departments involved send apparatus to the scene. Armonk FD only sends their tanker and then 2 ambulances because they know there is no need to send additional fire apparatus due to what Purchase FD and Port Chester FD responds with. Port Chester FD responds with their minimum level that is in the agreed upon contract with Rye Brook. That is contractual and cannot be changed without changing their contract. Purchase FD responds with a rescue, engine and ladder. All of which can be needed based whether the plane hits a structure on the airport grounds. When the plan was developed, although the alerts are based on the size of the aircraft, the possibility of that aircraft hitting one of the many structures on the airport grounds (including the terminal) was considered when developing the level of response.
Also, for the comment about additional EMS resources needed to be placed in the plan, on an alert level three there are 6 EMS agencies dispatched as well as their ALS fly cars to the scene. That is a minimum of 10-12 ambulances on initial dispatch. When a crash occurs and an estimated # souls on board is determined, then specific number of EMS task forces will be requested by the IC. A task force consists of either 3 BLS ambulances and 2 ALS ambulances or 5 BLS ambulances a 2 ALS fly cars.
A lot of good airport operations people, experienced firefighters, fire chiefs, emergency mangers, and EMS officials have put a lot of time and effort in making this plan as good as it can be, it has certainly come a very long way since the first plan written. There are some difficulties since it is in three jurisdictions, but all of them do the best that they can to make it work. It is a very unique situation and can criticized over and over again. Until you are responding to an area dealing with multi-jurisdictions (Fire/EMS/Police/Federal/Airport Ops/County), please understand it is not as easy as you think. In this particular case, there was also three police agencies involved, so there were a lot of hands in the pot. But no responders got hurt and everyone went home safe.
Representatives from each agency involved with the airport response meet monthly to continually update the plan. And yes, an AAR will be held to review this event.
Please remember, a plane can fall out of the sky anywhere, is your department ready if it happens in your jurisdiction?

x129K liked a post in a topic by SRS131EMTFF in Happy Fathers Day! June 19, 2011

Happy Fathers Day to all those fathers out there, or all you filling that role for your loved ones. An especially happy fathers day to those on-duty today, whether career or volunteer...including my own father. Be safe out there tonight.