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Here's a very short video I shot...... The weather made shooting so difficult that I wasn't able to do much more than basic photography..... Click on the image and it should open in a new window...... I gives you an idea of what they were up against......

The Firefighter is at fault!
Why? Because this is 2010. Everything is somehow the Firefighters fault.
The economy? Our fault
Low private sector pensions? Our fault
Gulf war? Our fault...retaliation for our 343
Global warming? Our fault...we go shopping with rigs
Civilian fire death? Our fault...slow response
Vehicle accident? Our fault...driving too fast

Merry Christmas to all that celebrate it.
Happy Holidays to everyone else
Stay safe

Merry Christmas to all that celebrate it.
Happy Holidays to everyone else
Stay safe

I departed JFK at 5pm. Here is my Plane...


We landed at the Eagle County Regional Airport in Eagle, Colorado at 8pm local time.

Beaver Creek has a fleet of snowmobiles. They have initials showing whose uses them. For example, "SM" is for snow making and "SP" is for ski patrol all of them are fitted with LED emergency lights and a siren. Beaver Creek Ski Patrol has one dispatch center and 4 outpost scattered around the mountain. They cover all 1815 acres of the Beaver Creek Ski Area. In the event a skier needs medical attention, the Beaver Creek Medical Center, can treat some injury’s. Major injuries call for an County ALS Ambulance, run by the Eagle County Ambulance District, to respond and Transfer the patient to Vail Valley Medical Center in Vail, Colorado. Here is one of Beaver Creek Ski Patrol's snowmobiles.

The Beaver Creek Metropolitan District is protected by Beaver Creek Public Safety. They respond to all EMS, Police and Fire Calls on the mountain. I do not know what kind of training they have but I do know that they are all EMTs. They are always first on scene to any emergency of 911 call. All they carry is a radio, so I assume they do not have arresting powers. So, if Law enforcement is needed, they would call upon the Avon Police Department or the Eagle County Sheriff’s Department. The public safety officers patrol in Toyota Pickups and Toyota SUVs. I have seen the light bars with red lights so they must be "emergency vehicles". They also have an old tow truck.



Here is one of their officers hiding behind a pole. I do not know why they have two radios. The whole resort is on a trunked system.

The Beaver Creek uses a Unimog to plow snow. I did not ever think I would see one of these in the United States, but it makes sense here. Here is some of the Beaver Creek Metro District's plows...


The Beaver Creek Metro District and the surrounding area is protected by the Eagle River Fire Protection District (ERFPD). They have 6 fire stations that cover an area of about 240 square miles, including one of America's deadliest roads, I-70's Vail Pass. ERFPD is a paid fire department with 60 full-time firefighters and 21 resident-intern firefighters. I believe they have around 20 Apparatus including 9 engines, 2 tower ladders and 5 brush units. They respond to all EMS calls too. I tried to contact someone at the station but my emails were not returned. So I had to settle for some outside shots of station 11, at Beaver Creek.



I decided to spend an afternoon in Vail. Only a 20 minute ride for Beaver Creek. The Vail Fire Department only has one station, located in the center of downtown. They have 1 Tower Ladder, 2 Engines, 1 Brush Unit and some support trucks. I believe all of their apparatus are 4x4. They are in the process of building another station to support the demand for calls on the Westside of town. The West Vail Fire station is scheduled to be completed this fall. Here are some pictures from outside their HQ...

Effective January 1, 2011 the Ambrose-Searles Move Over Act becomes law in NYS. Failure to move over carries a $150 fine and a $85 state surcharge. The law protects law enforcement officers and emergency workers stopped along roadways while performing their duties.
Some of the highlights of the law are:
• Drivers must use due care when approaching an emergency vehicle that displays red and/or white emergency lighting.
• On all roads and highways, drivers must reduce speed;
• On Parkways and other controlled access highways with multiple lanes, drivers must move from the lane immediately adjacent to the emergency vehicle, unless traffic or other hazards exist to prevent doing so safely.
See: Ambrose-Searles Move Over Act

Date: December 19, 2010
Time: 2325 hrs.
Location: Bard College - Stevenson Gym 32 Woods Avenue
Frequency: 453.900 - Dispatch, 453.800 - Command, 453.050 - F/G 5
Units Operating: Red Hook All Equipment, Rhinebeck 59-32 and 59-46, Tivoli 66-12 and NDP EMS on scene, Milan 48-12 relocate to Red Hook
Weather Conditions: Dark, Cold, Slight Overcast
Description Of Incident: Structure Fire
Reporters:
Writer: FireChief63
Update:
2345 hrs - Building heavily charged with large amounts of smoke, looking for the cause.

BOT Tiller

Not a problem, Thank you

Date:12.14.2010
Time: 1653 hrs
Location: 73 Creek Road
Frequency: Dispatch, Response, Command, Fireground 5/6
Units Operating: Fairview, Poughkeepsie Engine 2, Arlington FAST, Mobile Life Ambulance, Roosevelt 63-12 to relocate, Fire Investigation Division.
Weather Conditions: Cold, Dusk.
Description Of Incident: Initial reports of fire on the second floor, update on assignment striking a second alarm.
Reporters/Writer: FiftyOnePride
1707 - Dispatch for FID Team.
1709 - 3rd Dispatch for Roosevelt to relocate, they are awaiting a driver.

Thanks all for your concern. I am ok, a little sore but still in one piece.
Nate, not fair you saw the picture before me.
Thank you Fairview & Mobile Life for your quick and professional service.
Jim Tompkins

Thanks all for your concern. I am ok, a little sore but still in one piece.
Nate, not fair you saw the picture before me.
Thank you Fairview & Mobile Life for your quick and professional service.
Jim Tompkins

Thanks all for your concern. I am ok, a little sore but still in one piece.
Nate, not fair you saw the picture before me.
Thank you Fairview & Mobile Life for your quick and professional service.
Jim Tompkins

The camera man took 300 pictures of the same shots, put the camera down and grab a hose. These knit wits need stories that bad that you have to degrade emergency services personnel on a daily basis... This is why I stopped receiving the paper.
The Poughkeepsie Urinal (Journal).

Make sure your family is aware AND agrees with your decision. No matter how you indicate it, and how many ways you make it plainly obvious you want to donate, your family has the ultimate say. All that the donor card does is indicate to the hospital staff that this is a conversation worth starting.

Date: 12/7/10
Time: 05:04
Location: 6 Country Ln c/s O'Halloran Cir
Frequency: 453.900, 453.925, 453.800, 453.350(PV channel)
Units Operating: Pleasant Valley FD & EMS, Fairview FAST, DCSO
Weather Conditions: Cold 32 / Dark
Description Of Incident: Trailer Fire
Writer: JETPHOTO
05:04 FD dispatched to a reported trailer fire
05:07 Firefighter on PV channel reporting to chief working fire all occupants out
05:12 Cmd request Fairview with FAST to the scene
05:18 Cmd request 10:35 & manpower to the scene
05:19 Setting up port-a-tank operation
05:20 Cmd reports heavy fire on the C/D corner of the building, 2 lines in operation
05:27 Cmd reports all main body of fire knocked down primary search is negative continuing to use all hands
05:31 Cmd reports EMS transporting 1 civilian to the hospital with smoke inhalation
05:35 Cmd request county fire investigation division and town building department to the scene continue to use all hands

Talk about 911 abuse. They have a population of 14,928 almost every person in the district must be calling.

Using POJO's figures, thats 46.57 alarms per day or 1.94 alarms per hour.
Must be some tired crews in LaGrange.

A couple of quick points:
I don't personally know of any Board of Commissioners who recklessly squanders the district funds. They each believe that they are responsible to the taxpayer to get the best FD at the best price. The meetings are public but are sparsely attended for the most part.
In many districts, the union has only a little influence in elections. The uniion members can't vote because they don't live in the district. Take me, for example. I was hired from out of town and never lived in town in my 34 years of service, but I feel I gave the taxpayers my best.

On November 19th @ aprox 2215 hours Radio HQ [44-Control] started transferring the first of many cellular 9-1-1 calls from an intox male that would only tell us he was at the McDonalds in Central Nyack. Luckily he was calling from a Wireless Phase 2 call and we could see that he was in that general vicinity. Our officers searched the area over and over and there was no one to be found. The male would keep calling back saying he could see the officers. We begged and pleaded with him to come out from wherever he was hiding but he wouldn't. Finally one of our officers saw a head peak out of the top of a dump truck parked around the corner from McDonalds. At 2241 hours just as I was getting out of work my fire department was requested to the scene with a ladder to assist in the removal. Nyack Ambulance & Medic 5 were also dispatched.
Blame it on 4Loko !

I can understand Florida having a law for that, the state is full of older gentleman who's own set hang that low to start with. Why would they want to see it in public. LoL

I can understand Florida having a law for that, the state is full of older gentleman who's own set hang that low to start with. Why would they want to see it in public. LoL

I can understand Florida having a law for that, the state is full of older gentleman who's own set hang that low to start with. Why would they want to see it in public. LoL

I can understand Florida having a law for that, the state is full of older gentleman who's own set hang that low to start with. Why would they want to see it in public. LoL

"Mama Boucher: [to Bobby] You don't have what they call the social skills. That's why you never have any friends, 'cept fo' yo' mama."
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"Coach Klein: [it's half-time at the Bourbon Bowl and they're in the locker room] Anybody got an idea?
[silence]
Derek Wallace: Hey, remember the time Bobby tackled the referee by mistake?
[Everybody chuckles]
Lyle Robideaux: Yeah, that was pretty funny. How 'bout the time Bobby tackled the guy from Louisville, and threw him into the stands?
[Everybody laughs]
Guy Grenouille: Y'all remember the time he intercepted the ball and his pants fell off, and he ran for the touchdown bare a**?
[Everybody laughs]
Farmer Fran: Remember the time Bobby Boucher...
[begins to mumble in his southern drawl, and everybody stares at him]
Bobby Boucher: [bobby shows up in the locker room by surprise] Remember the time Bobby Boucher showed up at halftime and the Mud Dogs won the Bourbon Bowl do ya?
[Everybody starts cheering and shouting]
"