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I AGREE THAT PT CARE COMES FIRST. I ALSO DON'T CARE WHO HANDLES THE CALL ON THE FRINGE BORDERS. HELL I GOT TO STAY INDOORS AND WARM. BUT IF THE MAHOPAC F.D. HAD ALL THOSE UNITS ON SCENE THEN WHAT SHOULD OF HAPPENED IS A CALL FROM 40 CONTROL TO SOMERS OR 60 CONTROL THAT UNITS WERE AT THAT SCENE IN S.F.D. DISTRICT. THEN THE S.F.D. PERSONNEL DIDN'T HAVE GO OUT AND RISK UNNESSIARYLY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CALL WAS HANDLED AND PT CARE WAS HANDLED. LIKE I SAID I DON'T CARE WHO HANDLED THE CALL AND IAS LONG PT CARE WAS IN PROGRESS, BUT A COURTESY CALL TO MAKE SURE A NUMBER OF FFs FROM S.F.D. DON'T ALL RUSH OVER THERE. I GUESS THE FOOD AND DRINKS ARE ON ESJ1810 TONIGHT.

HEY BIG DADDY MUNS, NEW SEAGRAVE IS GOING TO COST 478,000.00 DOLLARS? SEEMS ALOT. WHEN SOMERS GOT THE BID IN FOR OUR NEW ENGINE IT WAS 360 OR 370 FROM SEAGRAVE. AND WE GET ALOT OF BELLS AND WHISTLES JUST WONDERING WHAT ADDITIONAL STUFF YOU GUYS GOT ON IT ABOVE THE STANDARD PUMPER?

THE CARDS IN 7. IF NOT I HAVE ALOT OF BETS TO COVER BECUASE HELL JUST FROZE OVER.

I AM A DIE-HARD YANKEES FAN, HOWEVER THERE IS SOME FUNNY YANKEES CHOKING STUFF ON BANGEDUP.COM UNDER ARCHIVES

NOT BOW HUNTING / BUT SHOTGUN AND RIFLE. A COUPLE OF GUYS HERE IN SOMERS BOW HUNT AND MORE SHOTGUN HUNT. ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR LTs HAS LAND UP IN DUTCHESS THAT WE ALL GO TO. WE CALL THEM NATURE WALKS

GREAT PICS. YOU CAN REALLY APPERCIATE THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING AN ELEVATED MASTER STREAM ON FIRES LIKE THIS.

GREAT POSITION FOR THE TRUCK, ALSO SMART FOR KATONAH'S CHIEF TO LEAVE ROOM FOR IT.

GOOD NOTE FOR F.D.s THAT DON'T HAVE LADDER TRUCKS. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GONNA NEED IT. CALL IT QUICK AND LEAVE SOME ROOM FOR IT.

ONE QUICK QUESTION, IS IT NORMAL FOR YOU GUYS TO RUN THREE IN THE BUCKET DURING WATER OPS?

GOOD JOB TO ALL.

IT IS AT SOUTH SALEM NOW, STRIPED AND READY TO GO / I HEARD IT IS A GOOD LOOKING PUMPER. ALFs ARE GOOD AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE GETTING ONE. TO BAD WE ARE NOT!

YES CHEIF BUT I STILL LIKE MY JOB NOW (GOD KNOWS WHY!) SHORT COMMUTE AND ALL. BUT I WOULD TAKE THE JOB IF I GOT AN OFFER

N.Y.S.P. IS GIVING A TEST FOR 911 DISPATCHERS, MORE INFO ON STATE POLICE WEBSITE . ITS A GOOD JOB AND SOME GOOD BENNYS

A LITTLE MORE ON SOMERS RESCUE 7/03/04 :

COMMAND ESTAB. SHORTLY AFTER 10-19 OF MA-14 : 1705

PT. LEGS HAD BECOME ENTRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE CONTROL BOX/PANEL, A SMALL TOOL BOX, AND THE WEIGHT OF THE EXCAVATING BOOM INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT AREA.

PT. CARE GIVEN TO ALS WESTCHESTER EMS AND MA-14 CONDUCTED A STABILIZATION OP. ON THE VECHICLE. USING THE WINCH AND THE VECHICLE ITSELF ( FRONT BUCKET STABILIZER ARMS.

E-183 WAS SET UP IN DRIVEWAY AND RESCUE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT BROUGHT TO THE SCENE ( ABOUT 50 YDS AWAY )

USED HURST SPREADERS AND COMBI TOOL AND "LOTS OF CRIBBING" TO EXRTACATE VICTIM.

L-18 STAGED AT FRONT WITH ADDITIONAL EQUIP. AND A SECOND AMBULNCE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REHAB.

PT OUT AND PACKAGED @1730.

A FEW NOTES SO ALL CAN LEARN FROM THIS.

1) INCIDENT COMMAND MUST BE USED. AND THIS DOESN'T MEAN THE HIGHTEST RANKING OFFICER MUST BE IN CHARGE. I WAS IN MA-14 AND UPON LEARNING NO OTHER OFFICER WAS ENROUTE ASSUMED COMMAND. CAPT. 2444 ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER WITH LADDER 18. BOTH HE AND I KNEW HE WAS BETTER TO SUPERVISE THE ACUTAL RESCUE WITH HIS EXPERIENCE ON THE TOOL (EX-CHIEF) AND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACTUAL VECHICLE.

2) SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT "VOLLIES" BUT IT HAS ITS PERKS.

SOME OF THE PEOPLE ASSIGNED TO THE RESCUE WERE PICKED OUT BECAUSE THEY KNEW THIS MACHINE. ONE OWNS A LANDSCAPE COMPANY AND OWNS THESE TYPES OF MACHINES. ONE IS AN EXPERIECED OPERATING ENGINEER WHO ALSO WORKED AT THE W.T.C. POST 9-11. COMBINE THE PEOPLE'S LIFE WORK AND EXPERIENCE WITH A COUPLE OF GOOD TOOL GUYS ( WHICH WE HAD) AND YOU CAN DO ALOT AND SAFELY.

3) JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE THE I.C. AND ARE "IN CHARGE" DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T GO TO EX-CHIEFS AND OTHER OFFICERS. USE THESE PEOPLE FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE. "YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING AND NO ONE DOES!" BUT IF YOU COMBINE EFFORT AND PUT YOUR HEADS TOGETHER IT WORKS. I HAD AN EX-CHIEF NEXT TO ME REMINDING ME OF THE LITTLE THINGS. I HAD AN EX-CHIEF FROM KATONAH ( A FREIND)UNNING COMMS AND KEEPING IN CONTACT WITH DISPATCH AND OTHER SOURCES. I HAD A GOOD SET PEOPLE ON THE TOOL DOING THE RESCUE ALONG WITH THE GUYS GIVING ADVICE ABOUT THE VECHICLE (BACK-HOE). AN EX-EMS CAPT ASKING TO BRING THE SECOND AMB. FOR REHAB. USE THEM ALL AND LEARN FROM THEM BECAUSE IT WILL BE YOU ON OTHERSIDE WITH SOME YOUNG OFFICER IN CHARGE STRUGGLING THROUGH THE OP AND YOU WILL BE THERE FOR THEM.

4) USE EVERYBODY!!! SOMERS IS LUCKY THAT WE WORK WELL TOGETHER WITH N.Y.S.P. I HAD TROOPERS BRINGS RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER STUFF UP BECAUSE THEY WERE THERE AND WANTED TO HELP. WE KNOW THEM AND THEY KNOW US BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND SOCIALLY. SOME ARE MY FRIENDS. JUST BECAUSE FDNY AND NYPD DON'T WORK TOGETHER DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T. WE CALLED STAT-FLIGHT BUT WERE UNAVAILABLE. BUT IF THEY WERE AND ON THE GROUND BRING THOSE NURSES TO SCENE. THAT WILL BOTH THEM IN TREATING THE PT. AND MAY HAVE ADVICE ABOUT HOW TO GET THEM OUT

I'M TIRED SO MOST OF THIS IS A LITTLE ROUGH BUT I WANTED TO GET IT OUT THERE SO IT MIGHT HELP SOME OF YOU

THANK YOU TO THE SOMERS CREW, SOMERS DISPATCH, 60 CONTROL, NYSP.

ANY ?s OR COMMENTS PLEASE WRITE BACK I WILL TRY TO GET BACK TO YOU.

DEFINE FACISM ? EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE IF EVERYONE WILL JUST DO WHAT THEY ARE TOLD !