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A few shots I took from today's working fire on Maple Ave in Mt. Kisco.
News 12 Story about the fire
Lohud.com Story on the fire

There is a good chance this story has hit Albany and by now the trooper is being reminded of the roles & responsibility's of the emergency services on the scene of a highway incident and the need to protect one another.
This should be resolved easily but one never knows.
If you are the unfortunate one to be involved in a situation like this in the future don't argue with the officer do your job take the ticket have one of your crew (if possible) take a couple photos of how the vehicles were setup so that later on when you sit down to discuss it with others they see why you did what you did.
We are there to help each other not argue how it should be done (especially on the scene).

Unit ID: 35-11
Pump size: 1250 GPM
Tank size: 1000 Gal - No foam
Ground ladder storage inside the tank
Hope to have some photos in a couple weeks @ the mid build

By far the best and coolest ways to teach younger children about safety! Great shots x635!

Someone was able to prove which accident caused the brain injury? And no mention of the driver that hit and ran?

Caught this photo of Pleasantville's new T/L 5 on Route 59 in Nyack this afternoon. Probably on the way to Ruscon. Will see if I can get some more photos !

When its cold out as others said if you have a small camera you can put it in your pants pocket but the best way is in your coat near your chest. This is the warmest area so slide it in when your not snapping. it helps.
And yes always have multiple battery's, even in the summer when I roll up on something I make sure I grab a 2nd battery from my bag just in case so I don't have to walk who knows how long back to the car for a replacement and possibly miss "the shot"
Stay warm I think it's warmer in Alaska right now.

The school district in Denair, CA told a young boy he couldn't fly the American Flag on his bike

These are photos of a situation I came across this past fall in Antelope Island State Park which is located just north of Salt Lake City, UT...... I was driving through the park when out of the corner of my eye, I spotted what appeared to be an Excavator buried in the sand on the beach...... I turned the car around for another look and I was not hallucinating....... I did see an Excavator buried in the sand..... The story I was told was that a couple had set out to go out in the lake with their kayaks and had driven their Ford 4x4 pick up onto the beach..... As they made it onto the beach, the truck sunk into the sand/clay and they were now stuck and unable to get out...... They called a friend with another truck and he came out to help and also became stuck..... They then called another friend with an excavator to get them out and he also became stuck...... Actually he became buried....... As I was leaving, the news media satellite trucks were descending on the scene....... They were able to get the trucks out using rolls of chain link fence under the trucks tires but I am not sure how they got the excavator out.....Someone later told me they had to get a crane and lift it out..... As they say, No good deed goes unpunished....

I saw what appeared to be an excavator buried in the sand out of the corner of my eye as I drove into the park.....

I wasn't seeing things.....

As I pushed through the brush to get close, I noticed that these spiders were everywhere......The hell with the deer ticks!!!!!!!!!!!

I also came across this mule deer who seemed to be curious as to what all the commotion was.....

Wow, this isn't good.....

Working to free the original truck.....

These guys were headed towards the action too.....

This guy stopped for a drink.....

Everybody's helping out....... I'm not sure if its true, but I was told by a friend who lives nearby that they lifted it out with a crane..... I just hope the excavator owner had a "friend"

Greetings all. I have been member on this site for a long time, and at the moment I am also an assistant Chief with the Elmont FD. I will not get into specifics at this point, but just wanted to say a few things.
First, the Elmont FD is in no way racist, nor is the company in question trying to incite a racist point of view. Like it or not the nickname "rebels" and the use of the confederate flag has been a somewhat popular choice of fire companies for decades. Im sure you all know of a company somewhere called the "rebels". Hell just google "fire Dept. maltese cross rebel flag sticker" and you will see a dozen designs for your helmet and other applications from many fire service stores.
Second, the company was organized in 1924, and at the time was the only company on the East End of the district, away from the other then 3 existing companies in the West all a few blocks from each other. Back in the day the competition between fire companies was probably more fierce then it is today. The other companies did not want them to be located at that end of the district and "beat" them to the fires in that part of town. They got the nickname of the rebels because they went against the grain from day 1. The nickname rebels was born for being "different" not being racist.
This all said, the flag does bring about some strong feelings from many folks, and in the end we exsist to serve the public not offend them. I will leave it at that for now.
Be safe all.

Spyda in Da Hood?......
Bill Tompkins shots.......
http://www.btfirephotos.com/2011/Yonkers-1-20-11/15520800_tfRzB#1162590689_eQCrU

DOH policy statement 10 - 01 January 2010. Epi and AEDs were required to be on NY ambulances as of May 01 2010. Great job. Putnam Valley had the same experience back in 2001. We put epi on the rigs even though we had ALS back up. A woman presented with a hornet sting an hour old, having no reaction. The medic kicked it back to BLS and half way to the hospital she had a massive reaction. What seemed like a lot of money for something ALS could do for us turned out to be an excellent investment. It is wonderful to see BLS step up and have such a positive outcome. Well done.

I would be surprised if they don't come out with an app for that too!

Another question how many keep the AED in a warm area such as the cab or do you keep it in the body of the apperatus so when your truck is outside for calls in the winter it's just as cold as everything else?

Date: 01-13-11
Time: 2003hrs
Location: IAO 100 State Rt. 284 (next to Unionville's firehouse)
Frequency:
Units Operating: Unionville, Johnson, Greenville, Slate Hill, Pine Island, Otisville FASTeam
Weather Conditions:
Description Of Incident: Structure Fire
Reporters:
Writer: BFD1054
2003hrs-Orange 911 alerting Unionville, Johnson & Greenville. Johnson w/2 engines to the scene, Greenville Truck to the scene. Unionville Car-3 on the scene of a working structure fire next door to the firehouse.
2008hrs-Orange 911 alerting Slate Hill & Pine Island; 1 engine to the scene.
2011hrs-Orange 911 alerting Otisville; request for their FASTeam to the scene.
2015hrs-Orange 911 making a main channel announcement; all units responding to the structure fire in Unionville can respond with caution.
2019hrs-As per Command, fire knocked down, in the process of overhauling.

Pull up, Check for "life safety " pull a line, hand a pretyped letter to the home owner with the Mayor's phone # on it and what they have done ,then start flowing water from the safety of the outside ! We did not do this, we are here for you but with cuts that out of our control MY LIFE is most important to me and my family. 2 IN 2 OUT IS A LIFE SAVER!

Huffington Post recently put up a story called You're Out: 20 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade. It's a great retrospective on the technology leaps we've made since the new century began, and it got me thinking about the difference today's technology will make in the lives of tomorrow's kids.
I've used some of their ideas and added some of my own to make the list below: Do you think kids born in 2011 will recognize any of the following?
Videotape: Starting this year, the news stories we produce here at Money Talks have all been shot, edited, and distributed to TV stations with out ever being on any kind of tape. Not only that, the tape-less broadcast camera we use today offers much higher quality than anything that could have been imagined 10 years ago -- and cost less than the lens on the camera we were using previously.
Travel agents: While not dead today, this profession is one of many that's been decimated by the Internet. When it's time for their honeymoon, will those born in 2011 be able to find one?
These paration of work and home: When you're carrying anemail-equipped computer in your pocket, it's not just your friends who can find you -- so can your boss. For kids born this year, the wall between office andhome will be blurry indeed.
Books,magazines, and newspapers: Like video tape, words written ondead trees are on their way out. Sure, there may be books -- but for those born today, stores that exist solely to sell them will be as numerous as record stores are now.
Movie rental stores: You actually got in your car and drove some place just to rent a movie?
Watches:Maybe as quaint jewelry, but the correct time is on your smartphone, which is pretty much always in your hand.
Paper maps: At one time these were available free at every gas station.They're practically obsolete today, and the next generation will probably haveto visit a museum to find one.
Wired phones: Why would you pay $35 every month to have a phone that plugs into a wall? For those born today, this will be a silly concept.
Long distance: Thanks to the Internet, the days of paying more to talk to somebody in the next city, state, or even country are limited.
Newspaper classifieds: The days are gone when you have to buy a bunch of news print just to see what's for sale.
Dial-upInternet: While not everyone is on broadband, it won't be long beforedial-up Internet goes the way of the plug-in phone.
Encyclopedias:Imagine a time when you had to buy expensive books that were outdated before the ink was dry. This will be a nonsense term for babies born today.
Forgotten friends: Remember when an old friend would bring up someone you went to high school with, and you'd say, "Oh yeah, I forgot about them!"The next generation will automatically be in touch with everyone they've ever known even slightly via Facebook.
Forgotten anything else: Kids born this year will never know what it was like to stand in a bar and incessantly argue the unknowable. Today the world's collective knowledge is on the computer in your pocket or purse. And since youhave it with you at all times, why bother remembering anything?
The evening news: The news is on 24/7. And if you're not home to watch it,that's OK -- it's on the smartphone in your pocket.
CDs: First records, then 8-track, then cassette, then CDs -- replacing your music collection used to be an expensive pastime. Now it's cheap(er) and as close as the nearest Internet connection.
Film cameras: For the purist, perhaps, but for kids born today, the word"film" will mean nothing. In fact, even digital cameras -- both video and still -- are in danger of extinction as our pocket computers take over that function too.
Yellow and White Pages: Why in the world would you need a 10-pound book just tofind someone?
Catalogs:There's no need to send me a book in the mail when I can see everything youhave for sale anywhere, anytime. If you want to remind me to look at it, sendme an email.
Fax machines: Can you say "scan," ".pdf" and"email?"
One picture to a frame: Such a waste of wall/counter/desk space to have a separate frame around each picture. Eight gigabytes of pictures and/or video in a digital frame encompassing every person you've ever met and everything you've ever done -- now, that's efficient. Especially compared to what we used to do: put our friends and relatives together in a room and force them to watch what we called a "slide show" or "home movies."
Wires:Wires connecting phones to walls? Wires connecting computers, TVs, stereos, andother electronics to each other? Wires connecting computers to the Internet? Tokids born in 2011, that will make as much sense as an electric car trailing an extension cord.
Hand-written letters: For that matter, hand-written anything. When was the last time you wrote cursive? In fact, do you even know what the word"cursive" means? Kids born in 2011 won't -- but they'll put you to shame on a tiny keyboard.
Talking to one person at a time: Remember when it was rude to be with one person while talking to another on the phone? Kids born today will just assume that you're supposed to use texting to maintain contact with five or six other people while pretending to pay attention to the person you happen to be physically next to.
Retirement plans: Yes, Johnny, there was a time when all you had to do was work at the same place for 20 years and they'd send you a check every month for as long as you lived. In fact, some companies would even pay your medicalbills, too!
Mail:What's left when you take the mail you receive today, then subtract the bills you could be paying online, the checks you could be having direct-deposited,and the junk mail you could be receiving as junk email? Answer: A bloated bureaucracy that loses billions of taxpayer dollars annually.
Commercials on TV: They're terrifically expensive, easily avoided with DVRs,and inefficiently target mass audiences. Unless somebody comes up with a way to force you to watch them -- as with video on the Internet -- who's going to pay for them?
Commercial music radio: Smartphones with music-streaming programs like Pandora area better solution that doesn't include ads screaming between every song.
Hiding:Not long ago, if you didn't answer your home phone, that was that -- nobody knew if you were alive or dead, much less where you might be. Now your phone is not only in your pocket, it can potentially tell everyone -- including advertisers -- exactly where you are.
Note: Edited to fix a problem with some missing spaces spotted between words-PEMO3

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Officials-2-firetrucks-lost-in-crash-saved-lives-945656.php
STRATFORD ---- The Stratford Fire Department is reeling after the sudden loss of two of its fire engines in a crash on Interstate 95 in which one tractor-trailer slammed into Engine 1, and another into Engine 5.
The two crashes occurred almost simultaneously, officials said.
Lampart said the two engines......were parked in a "staggered" configuration on the highway, in order to protect the lives of the firefighters, police officers, EMTs and other first responders to the original car crash. In this positioning of the trucks, one is parked in the right-hand lane and the other in the center lane, in order to both direct traffic around the mishap, and also to provide protection in event an incompetent driver happens upon the scene.
"The system worked," Lampart said. "Even though we lost two trucks, we would have been looking at six or seven fatalities and or very serious injuries had those trucks not been in place."

People, Lets be careful out there

link to the sicard loading snow.

Extra manpower. That's one of the key things in my mind during responses in the inclement weather.
This past winter we had a few fires, and a couple of things were good learning experiences for me.
At fire #1, we had downed power lines and tree limbs in the road in front of the building. The first arriving Engine saw this and instead of pulling past the fire building, stopped short to steamer a hydrant. The Truck wasn't able to get the front of the building, so several portable ladders were thrown.
Additionally, the building was an auto body shop on the main level, with an apartment above. The apartment entrance came out on the back of the fire building on to another street. We special called another Truck to go here and position in the event we needed them. (Luckily we didn't)
The roof guys had to shovel snow out of the way of their vent holes. In an earlier post on this fire, someone mentioned how the weight of the snow could hamper roof stability. Luckily this was a building built years ago with real wood beams on real stone. It was a safe enough construction which allowed the guys to open up, giving the guys inside some much needed relief.
At fire #2, we had a fire in a masonry building up a long, steep driveway. The first arriving Engine "dug in" and came up the hill dropping supply line on it's way. They had to park about 150' from the fire building, so the stretching of lines in nearly waist high snow was exhausting. We still had chains on the rigs and this was 3-4 days after the snow fell. Prior incidents have kept us from being too quick dropping the chains, knowing we have quite a few driveways like these that aren't cleared too often.
Additionally at this fire, as Tanker10Engr mentioned, our closest hydrant (at the bottom of the drive) was apparently the go to location for every plow. The next closest hydrant was about 500 feet down a windy road which the 3rd Engine brought up to the 2nd Engine at the bottom of the driveway. Luckily the bulk of the fire was K/D with the tank water of both Engines (1750), and we needed a steady supply to finish the job. We called a Tanker task force to supplement the delay in hydrant access and to accomodate the low pressure we were getting.
As a responding Officer, no matter the weather or incident type, the #1 concern is our safety. We can't control the weather, but we can sure as hell do our best to prevent injuries from fatigue and overexertion.

Listen to the Ulster 911 PD channel for the most info on fires & accidents as well as other stuff of course.
Listening to the online scanner on R.R. you hear a load static noise every so often that makes you want to turn it off

"The epic snowstorm that hit the Northeast last week was matched with an epic effort from first responders, including a group of firefighters in Neptune, New Jersey, population about 5,100.
The Hamilton Fire Company crew that worked the night after Christmas were all volunteers, said iReporter Bhak Tanta-Nanta, a firefighter who filmed a 67-hour shift that spanned three days."


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/01/man-chronicles-firefighters-67-hour-shift-digging-out-n-j-township/?hpt=C1

Just ask the guy who was fighting the dumpster fire when that blew up on him, oh that's right he can't talk right now he died fighting the regular old dumpster fire
Use your gear especially when it's already on your back. save the tough image for the gym.

We received a post- arrest the other night in the local ER. She (a dialysis pt who missed her rx due to the winter storm) called 911 saying she couldn't breathe and "was probably having a heart attack." 2 minutes later PD broke down her door and found her asystolic-- started CPR. 2 more minutes later ALS arrived and loaded a few rounds of Epi and Atropine into her. Got a pulse. Gave 1 more of Epi and 1 more of Atropine. Scrambled her to me in the local ER with a pulse of 40 (mostly ectopic, med-based beats). We immediatley began the hypothermia protocol (AKA Code Cool).
Fast forward: 2 days.
She was warmed back up in our ICU from 93 degrees to 98 degrees and was extubated the day after. 2 days later she was extubated and asked ME, the one who received her and wrote her off as non-viable, ""What the Hell was I thinking bothering you people with my medical problems??? I'm so sorry I bothered you all!"
WE broke her ribs, tore her lip tubing her, and jammed lines and tubes all over the place in her tiny body, and she's apologizing to ME. This is why I do this. Beyond words. Seriously. There's so rarely a save post-arrest, and if the person survives, he/she rarely comes out of it as much more than a plant on a window sill. And she thanked ME.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, all. NEVER forget why you do what you do and NEVER assume your efforts are fruitless. This woman was proof to me to always the assume the outcome is going to be a GOOD ONE.

This video could have been put in the storm thread, but it is deserving of it's own. At 2:20 in to the video...better duck....youtube credit:elag777