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While on the topic of FAST (RIT), almost nothing aggravates me more than when ICs say "send me another FAST, we are putting this one to work". If conditions are getting worse, then A) if you do need to use that FAST, this is probably around the time you will need it and won't have it, and the original FAST has (hopefully) been monitoring building stability, fire growth, etc since they arrived on scene and cannot then relay this to the new team that may or may not arrive for 15 minutes because they are "working".

Date:08/13/2013
Time: 05:00
Location: 154 Underhill Avenue Apartment 2A
Frequency: 46.26,Fire 19, FG-8

Units:
West Harrison FD: 2501,2502,2503,2504,2505,Engine 265, Engine 266, Tower Ladder 9, Utility 25
Purchase FD: 2412, Engine 238, Utility 10
Valhalla FD: 2481,Rescue 9 (FAST)
Town Of Mamaroneck: 2231, Rescue 6 (2nd FAST)
North White Plains FD: 2321,2322, Ladder 47
Westchester DES: Battalion 19, C&O Zone 2
Harrison EMS: 61A4, 61A5
Other: Harrison PD, Con-Ed Gas & Electric, Building DEPT
*RELOCATE*
Harrison FD: 2162,2163,Engine 10

Description: Structure Fire With Fatality
05:00:41- Initial tones for a reported structure fire at 154 Underhill Avenue
05:04:15- Car 2501 on the scene nothing showing but alarms ringing
05:05:38- 10-75 Per Car 2501
05:07:27- Notify Con-Ed Electric & Gas
05:07:59- Car 2501 Reports parties trapped
05:09:47- Per Car 2501 Notify HPD for H-EMS
05:17:58- APT 2A Main body of fire is knocked down
05:18:41- Slight Extension into the roof area per car 2501
05:22:00- Car 2501 requesting Ladder 47 to the scene
05:25:01- Car 2501 putting Valhalla FAST to work requesting additional FAST team
05:31:09- Battalion 19 Reports possible DOA at the scene to notify CC1
05:33:20- CC1 Was notified and will call BATT 19
05:34:00- Requesting C&O to the scene
06:20:42- Car 2501 requesting notification be made to building rep.
09:48:09- Car 2501 reports all WH units are back in service from 154 Underhill Avenue
*RE-Kindle*
Units:
West Harrison FD: 2501,2501,2503,2504, Engine 265, Tower Ladder 9, Utility 25
10:36:28- Initial tones re kindle and Heavy smoke from pervious fire
10:44:16- Car 2501 reports negative fire at this time
11:06:02- All units are back in service
*Articles*
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130813/NEWS/308130021/West-Harrison-fire-where-woman-found-dead-caused-by-cigarette-fire-officials-say?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews
http://harrison.patch.com/groups/breaking-news/p/firefighters-at-scene-of-fatal-fire-in-harrison

Date: 8-12-13
Time: 11:14hrs
Location: 182 Astor Ct
Units: (See below)

Description: 2 story wood frame residential dwelling on dead end street, heavy fire on arrival, exposure issues.
Incident Commander: Hawthorne Car 2192 Asst. Chief Joe LaGrippo
Operations Channel: Fire 11
Battalion Support Chief On Scene: Battalion 11
Hawthorne: C-2192, E-155, Ladder 56, 63-B-1
Grasslands Fire Brigade: Car 1, Ladder 7, Engine 7, Utility 3
Thornwood: TL-1 and R-75
Valhalla: Engine 84 (and TL-49?)
Pleasantville: R-47 (FAST)
Briarcliff: Rescue 37 (cascade) and 2052 to scene, Engine 94 standby in quarters
North White Plains: E-74 relocated Hawthorne
Elmsford: E-237 relocated to Hawthorne, then redirected to scene
Pleasantville VAC: 76-05 Rehab Team
Mount Pleasant Police
Transcare 37-M-1
11:44hrs: Knocked Down
11:52hrs: 1 Firefighter transported to WMC for minor laceration
12:04hrs: Using R-47 FAST team for overhaul
NOTE: If anyone has updates or corrections, message me. It got really confusing real quick because numerous M/A units could not get out of quarters due to manpower and were retoned several times. Or units could not get the requested apparatus out of quarters but could get another one out. I/C had to keep modifying his initial and prompt requests because of this. Units listed are the ones that did get crews and got out. But again, please message me with any corrections.
Great job by 60 Control keeping up with all the confusion that the above caused!

I would like to personally thank all the first responders for the quick and professional response as the fire was in my girlfriends house. So thank you to the brothers and sisters in VMFD MEMS and LVAC

Date: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 Squad 4 On-Duty
Time: 2219 Hours (10:19 P.M.)
Location: 311 North Avenue Across From NR Train Station
Units: On-Scene: NRFD Engines 21 22 23 24 25 TL 11 L 12 13 Cars 2302 2301 2306 MSU 3. NREMS 30Alpha1 30Alpha2 3015. NRPD. Con Ed Electric and Gas. Batt 18.
On-Stand-By: NRFD E 18 and R 4 @ Station # 1. Mutual Aide into City: Yonkers E 307 L 73 Batt 2 to Station # 1. Greenville Squad 15 Eastchester L 15 to Station # 3.
Description: Working Apartment Fire on the # 2 Floor Apt # 5. 3 L/S/O and in Opertation.
2221: 2nd Floor 10-75 Per 2302.
2226: Multiple Victims on Fire Escapes Per 2302 Transmitt 2nd Alarm.
2233: 2 L/S/O and 1 Additional Being Stretched Per 2302.
2245: Fire in Apt. # 5 is K/D Checking for Extentsion.
2255: Still Checking for Extenstion on Floors # 3 and # 4.
2316: Fire Under Control.
0058: NRFD 10-8.

Date:8/9/13
Time:11:26
Location:64 Charter Oak Avenue
Units: East Haven FD - Branford FD additional M/A units enroute

Description: Twin Engine plane down into houses. Reporting multiple structure fires at this time with entrapment's.
Very active scene: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/689/web
East Haven FD - Engine's 1,4,6 Truck 3, R1, Sq 2,5 - multi command units
Branford FD - Engine 1,4 Rescue 1 ,Med 1 multi command units
Branford E1,9 to East Haven FD for cover
New Haven FD - Eng 15,5,17 Tr1, Sq1, Sq2 w/ LDH wagon, C33 (East Side Battalion) FYI NHFD Squads are Rescue Engines.
INITIAL REPORT - 8 passenger twin engine took off from Tweed/New Haven airport. Unkown # of souls on plane.
Live coverage on WTNH
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3 people involved. 1 person in the plane and 3 people in 1 house. Mother, 13 year old and 1 year old. Other house was vacant. Both structures fully involved upon arrival.

Chief acted as if it were 2 structure fires with a fuel filled vehicle. Partial collapse on both homes. Nobody has been recovered from house or plane yet. Fire was k/d in less than 30 minutes.

Plane is a twin commander twin engine turboprop plane that took off from Teterboro at 10:49 am and was using instrument landing and communicated to tower to land at runway 2. Plane missed its approach. Clouds were at 900 feet.
Additional info provided by peterose313

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Date: 08/03/13
Time: 2145hrs
Location: IAO 992 River Rd
Units: Middlehope, Vails Gate, West Point, Fort Montgomery, others
Description: Pleasure Boat crashed into the shoreline w/multiple injuries
Writer: BFD1054
Reporter: Jetphoto

Good job everyone!
http://youtu.be/C-pxGYnM9zI

My point was that NFPA considered raising them above the almost nonexisting current.
However, many manufactures are already getting UL to certify that their cabs meet SAE-J2420, SAE-J2422, and ECE R29SAE crush standards,
Some custom cabs can support 120,000 pounds or more.
There are Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) for lighter vehicles #216 Roof Crush Resistance:
GVW < 6,000 lbs: 3x vehicle weight
GVW 6,001 - 10,000 lbs: 1.5x vehicle weight (including ambulances)

While I see what you're saying, I think you might be over looking some the benefits of using a "custom" (purpose built cab over) chassis for most large apparatus applications. Custom (for the purpose of this discussion) chassis offer much better occupant safety in accidents. The frequency of accidents is greater, making this valuable point to consider spending the extra money. As you said, the FD's using tankers often have a smaller run volume and thus less operator experience, and even still a generally less rigorous driver training program. Add in some adrenaline and you have a recipe for a tanker involved accident. Why not at least acknowledge the increased risks and enhance the safety of the personnel on the rig? Also as Bnechis noted, the cabover design tends to be more maneuverable which is typically advantageous in rural settings.
Of course there are ways to minimize the risks of tanker accidents that should be undertaken as well, given the amount of potential from the weight of tanker apparatus. It has always been my belief tankers over 1200 gal. should not have emergency lights or audibles, but utilize yellow lights and respond with the flow of traffic minimizing some of the greater risks. But even if everything else was perfect I'd still prefer the apparatus that was most likely to protect the occupants best.

County: Ulster
City/Town/Municipality/Dept: Esopus Fire District
Unit designation/identifier: Tanker 27-11
Chassis & Body (or Aerial) Manufacturer and model: Freightliner MS 112 with 2 Door Cab KME
Pump size, tank size (water/foam), aerial type & length: Hale DSD-125, 12500 GPM Single Stage Pump
Intakes: Driver Side: 6" & 2 1/2" : Officer Side: 6" & 2 1/2"
Discharges: Driver Side: (1) 2 1/2", Officer Side: (1) 3" & (1) 2 1/2" Rear: (1) 2 1/2" OS Sleeved, Other (2) 1 3/4" Crosslays
Side Mount Pump Panel
3000 Gallon Poly Tank
(3) Newton Dump
(1) 2 1/2" and (1) 4" At Rear
Estimated delivery date: Finished,Displayed at Baltimore Fire Show 2013
Status:
Notes: PHOTO BY KME

Good job everyone!
http://youtu.be/C-pxGYnM9zI

Date:07/31/2013
Time:13:40
Location:1531 Mamaroneck Ave
Frequency: 46.26, Fire 15
Units:
Mamaroneck Village: 2241,2243, Engine 38, Engine 41, Engine 42, Utility 9, Ladder 21
Mamaroneck Town: 2231, Rescue 6 (FAST)
Harrison FD: 2163, Engine 12(Relocated to the scene)
Port Chester FD: 2393, Ladder 31, Engine 61 (Relocate)
Westchester DES: Battalion 15, C&O Zone 2
Mamaroneck EMS: 68A2
Other: Building Department, Con Ed Gas & Electric, VMPD
Description: Working Fire
13:40- Initial Tones for a reported structure fire
13:41-Caller States fire coming out of the window
13:43- Engine 42 Transmitted the 10-75
13:46- Con Ed Gas & Electric Notified
13:47- 2241 Reports First Line is in operation
14:03- Battalion 15 on the scene
14:12- Battalion 15 Requesting C&O Zone 2
14:31- Per Car 2241 Fire is under control
14:32- Battalion 15 Reports Fire is U/C Extensive Overhaul at this time
14:39- Putting Mamaroneck Town's FAST to work Extensive overhaul
14:47- 2241 is requesting an additional engine to the scene and back fill an engine from the 10-75 card
15:01- C&O is on the scene per 2243

MidHudsonNews.com live streaming the funeral
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/

It is my understanding based on a phone call too a friend that the units purchased in the region were $330,000.00 but the Yonkers unit was modified to accomplish local missions as well as the UASI Task Force Mission and cost over $400,000.00. Yonkers Police ESU were the lead on this project and are forming a task force which is going to consist of YPD ESU, YFD, Empress ambulance and OEM personnel. It will be a regional as well as a national asset and should be in service end of August. They haven't received it yet and have a lot of work still ahead before it hits the streets. Hopes this answers some of the questios.

Date:7/30/13
Time:10:26
Location:655 Old White Plains Rd X Madison St
Units: 2241, 2242, 2242 E40, E41, E42, TL20, 68A2, 4911

Description: VMFD dispatched to the above address for smoke in the kitchen.
E-42 on location with the hydrant (10:30)
TL-20 on location with smoke showing in the rear and a slight burning in the kitchen (10:33)
TL-20 requesting a 10-75 (10:36)
4911 on location requesting EMS to standby (10:41)
2241 reporting the main body of fire is knocked down. (10:54)
2241 reporting the fire is under control. Holding all units for ventilation (11:02)

Hey Everyone,
Was down in Sarasota the last week visiting some family and managed to grab some shots while out and about. I only had my phone to take them with, so I hope they came out alright (just dont mind that guy in the door reflection...)

Some more from On The Job NY.

Saw This At Firehouse Expo in baltamore

Please someone close this thread before this escalates.

While I too am a proud volunteer, not only of my department, I think proper credit is due to all responders on this incident. This was a multi agency effort, volunteer and career. Everyone acted professionally, and cooperated with each other to the best of everyone's ability. I've never seen so many agencies operating at one incident on the Hudson. Kudos to all!

Date: 7/28/13
Time: 16:30 hours
Location: Village of Kiryas Joel, Orange County, NY. Subject went missing IAO Lizensk Blvd. cul-de-sac x Schunnemunk Rd.
Units:
KJ Public Safety Patrol, KJ Chaveirem (with Mobile Command Center), KJ Hatzolah, KJ Fire Department, KJ Shomrim; Boro Park (BSSP) Shomrim (with ATVs), Williamsburg Shomrim, Rockland County Shomrim, Rockland County Chaverim, Monsey Chaveirem (with ATVs), New Square Ershte Hilf/Volunteer Fire Company;
Hasidic residents of KJ/Monroe, Catskills, and NYC;
Woodbury FD, Monroe FD marine unit, 36-3, 36-1;
NYSP (multiple units), NYSP K-9, Orange County Sheriffs, Orange County Sheriffs marine units, NYS Forest Rangers.
Description: Large search for missing 10-year old Autistic/Downs Syndrome, Hasidic boy. Officials don't think boy is hurt, as of 23:00 hrs. Road closures and delays throughout Village.
16:30 hrs: search by KJ emergency services agencies begins.
17:00 hrs: NYSP assisting.
21:30 hrs: Command Post located at 30 Schunnemunk Rd. IFO Bais HaChaim.
22:00 hrs: Orange County Sheriffs Marine units searching Shadow Lake and Lebanon Lake.
22:30 hrs: More manpower requested to do additional full sweep of Village.
23:00 hrs: Hundreds of people still searching.
23:30 hrs: NYSP K-9 at possible shirt of boy on Forest Rd. IAO a bus stop.
00:00 hrs: Command Post moved to Shopping Center.
01:30 hrs: Command Post reopened IFO Bais HaChaim.
01:45 hrs: several hundred people located at the CP are volunteering to search.
08:00 hrs: search begins after being called off late last night. Reportedly with one or two NYSP helicopters.
08:45 hrs: minivan rollover with injury IFO Valero gas station x Rt. 208. KJFD, Monroe FD, Hatzolah, PD operating.
09:25: child has been found by NYSP trooper in the Village after being missing for 14 hours. Being evaluated by KJ Hatzolah.
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=179500
http://jpupdates.com/2013/07/29/photos-of-kiryas-joel-ny-search-for-missing-10-year-old/ (pictures)
http://www.vosizneias.com/137239/2013/07/28/monroe-ny-kiryas-joel-boy-still-missing-last-seen-930-pm-in-village/
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2013/July/28/KJ_missingchild-28Jul13.htm