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Apperatus from the Chelsea Fire District's Past :

Apperatus from the Chelsea Fire District's Past :

Ulster County just did a emergency service PSA, here is a link to it on youtube.

Much like other modern day newspapers offering on line service and allow people to leave comments some MORON decided that Capt. Vince Iaccino death was an appropriate time and place for a paid vs. volunteer war in the story about his death in the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Who knows if that person is a member on this site, regardless this person needs to GROW UP!
This post is not an invitation to start that war because no one wants to hear about it it's your own opinion.
My gripe is the lack of respect for someone who spent the last 22 years giving back to the community as a firefighter.
Story look under the 3rd group of comments
Rest in peace Captain / President
Jim

Much like other modern day newspapers offering on line service and allow people to leave comments some MORON decided that Capt. Vince Iaccino death was an appropriate time and place for a paid vs. volunteer war in the story about his death in the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Who knows if that person is a member on this site, regardless this person needs to GROW UP!
This post is not an invitation to start that war because no one wants to hear about it it's your own opinion.
My gripe is the lack of respect for someone who spent the last 22 years giving back to the community as a firefighter.
Story look under the 3rd group of comments
Rest in peace Captain / President
Jim

Much like other modern day newspapers offering on line service and allow people to leave comments some MORON decided that Capt. Vince Iaccino death was an appropriate time and place for a paid vs. volunteer war in the story about his death in the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Who knows if that person is a member on this site, regardless this person needs to GROW UP!
This post is not an invitation to start that war because no one wants to hear about it it's your own opinion.
My gripe is the lack of respect for someone who spent the last 22 years giving back to the community as a firefighter.
Story look under the 3rd group of comments
Rest in peace Captain / President
Jim

A Senior man yells when yelling is needed, talks when talking is needed, does when doing is needed, most importantly listens when listening is needed.
They create themselves and each is unique.

You know what would be nice? If New York State did an audit of itself. Here we are in "financial straights" and I can't recall any pay cuts taken by elected officials or appointees, nor can I think of any other cutbacks in state Government. After they're finished with that, they can take a look at NYC, who's work force has grown by 50,000 +/- under Bloomberg. None of those jobs were in uniform services, but many jobs in those services were cut in those years.

Very interesting series of photos, and comments as well. Okay, so you guys want to talk about truck placement. I think the truck is in a pretty good spot. The fantangle of wiring and the utility pole pretty much takes the aerial out of the picture without some radical move like....taking out the utility pole while spotting the rig (jk). Could it have been further out in the road? Yes. And the Chauffer went into his SOP of dropping the outriggers, probably while he was sizing up the structure.
What are the advantages of having the truck in this position?
~easy access to ground ladders IFO the fire building.
~" " to truck tools IFO " "".
Truck positioning is not ALL about the aerial. And the Engine is in a good spot, with three sides of the building covered, and an easier stretch off the hosebed.
Photo one; obviously free burning fire on level 2. One 1 1/2" stretched into the vertical of exposure 1. This fire graphically illustrates the dangers of VES. If you performed that with a ground ladder on exposure 1 you can see in photo two, the venting has been done across exposure 1 (probably with a 12' pike pole), and the fire is rapidly moving towards the vents.
Interesting in photo two we see steam from exposure 3, leading one could assume vent has been done of exposure 3 and a line is operating on level 2.
2 lines stretched, 1 in operation.
Photos three, four, five are out of chronological order, evidenced by the large scorch-mark in photo three.
Photos four, five show heavy smoke from exposure 3. This is where the fire is venting from the front and rear of the structure, and the interior lines are pushing fire out of the building. Once again showing effective truck work via horizontal ventilation, it is done front and rear. I imagine if they had adequate manpower and the line protecting them, there were members on level 3 doing a search.
What we are seeing is an apparent flashover of much of level 2, leading one to assume an open loft/type space.
Photo six shows us the first due engine on scene was Engine One. Lines are stretched and operating from that rig. Engine 2 might have layed in the supply line, thus winding up next to Engine 1. Much of the firefighting activity taking place at this point is through exposure 2, or 3, as that's where a charged handline leads.
Photo seven shows a less intense fire after the flashover.
Photo eight makes it clear to me members interior were operating with 1 1/2" handlines with fog nozzles that simply did not have the GPM to push the remaining fire out; thus the exterior knockdown. The deckgun being used is actually off of Engine 1, as we see Engine 2's in plain view not being used.
Photo 9 reminds me of the days when we weren't putting a gate on the opposite side of the hydrant. Fire K/D, P/W/H?
This series illustrates the effective fire attack PFD performed with minimal staffing. The members may have placed the aerial too close to the front of the structure, but they then went to work, and knew what they had to do. Kudos to them for a great job.
This fire also illustrates the sturdyness of some of the type 3 construction out there. From the decorative cornice on down, this building was designed and built to withstand a fire. Can we still say that about our "buildings" today?

131 Washington St Assenza's Deli
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131 Washington St Assenza's Deli
All photos property of JETPHOTO

131 Washington St Assenza's Deli
All photos property of JETPHOTO

131 Washington St Assenza's Deli
All photos property of JETPHOTO

131 Washington St Assenza's Deli
All photos property of JETPHOTO

Emergency services are always preaching fire prevention, change batteries etc. But how about we make a big push for people to number their houses or business. How many times have you driven by a place, numerous times, and couldn't find it because its not clearly numbered? How's your own house, checked lately? Clearly numbering should be a campaign as well.

heard something about a file 12 or something like that this afternoon over city pd

Date: 1/5/2010
Time: 16:55
Location: I-84 Westbound @ exit 5A
Units Operating: Coldenham FD Maybrook FD, Air Guard, NYSP, Lifenet Air 2
Weather Conditions: Cold, dark
Description Of Incident: Overturned tractor trailer carrying scrap metal with entrapment and fuel spill
Writer: JETPHOTO
Fire department dispatched to a overturned tractor trailer with entrapment
FD arrived to find a tractor trailer hauling scrap metal with entrapment and fuel spill
Medevac requested and Life Net Air 2 responded and transported 1 to Westchester Medical Center
Command reported apx. 75 gallons of diesel fuel spilled & I-84 WB closed

The old tool of pen and paper still exist, jot down vitals and other important info inside the house and enter it during transport. The computer is great unless you are an expert and fast if not one write it down...When a PO arrives on the scene of a call, he takes notes and enters the info later on a computer not during a street interview. Obviously in EMS the info has to be published faster but not at the risk of proper EMS care.
In Dutchess, Beacon Vol. Amb. is in the process of of switching over and has been entering all info into EPCR after each call (until we get laptops) and billing turnaround is definitely improved.

Rombout recieved a new rescue today, 2009 Custom Heavy Rescue featuring a Sutphen chassis and Rescue 1 body