jfmuller

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  1. Great shots. Don't see a porta tank or discharges, so wondering about the tanker designation. Did you get any shots of the interior?
  2. <p>Date: 8/26/13<br> Time: 04:59<br> Location: 125 Autumn Dr<br> Units: Arlington, New Hamburg FAST, Pleasant Valley 56-11, City of Poughkeepsie Engine 2<br><br> Description: Active garage fire, in single family dwelling. Initial Dispatch: ~4:59 2nd Alarm: 05:05 3rd Dispatch: 05:15 - 32-73, 32-15, 2nd dispatch 57-11</p>
  3. County: Dutchess City/Town/Municipality/Dept: Village of Wappingers, Falls W.T. Garner Engine Unit designation/identifier: Ladder 68-45 Chassis & Body (or Aerial) Manufacturer and model: Not Available Pump size, tank size (water/foam), aerial type & length: 100' Rear Mount Aerial Platform with 2000gpm/300gallon Estimated delivery date: Not Available Status: Out for Bid Notes: Replacing 1990 Simon Duplex 68-45 Legal notice posted in Southern Dutchess News and Poughkeepsie Journal
  4. http://www.abc15.com...in-green-valley http://azdailysun.co...c9893b23a4.html http://www.gvnews.co...19bb2963f4.html Four civilians and Fire Captain where in a Sutphen Aerial, extending 100' on 45 degree angle, when the bucket suddenly retracted 40 feet. Occupants suffered injuries of which could have been more severe had they not been wearing some type of restraint device. Members may want to rethink or look over SOP's and adjust for always wearing safety restraints when using the Aerial. Also when making a rescue make sure that stokes basket is secured to the bucket. Before the comments start that it was overloaded, in the images it appears to be a SPH100 which has a unique waterway, it has a 1000' weight limit and the Sutphen brochure states a 3:1 safety rating. (Huckbee bolts and box frame.) I would assume the cable was rated for the same. We should hold off judgment of what failed, until after a thorough investigation is finished. Edit: Spell check, so I don't come off as an Illiterate.
  5. I wonder how they will handle the situation when FIre uses an access gate, or will they be required to no longer use them as they need to have accountability.
  6. More importantly you need to wait for that receipt so that you can get that refund. When hard times hit, everyone is looking to pass the buck. I wonder how good collections are on identifying fire apparatus blowing through the easy pass lane with no plates.
  7. I wonder what it feels like to roll up with the wrong POD.
  8. Go Rangers!! What an ending to game 5.
  9. MN Tanker at Croton Harmon Open House 10/2006. I'm hoping someday they resume the open house.
  10. http://scalefirehouse.com/sfh_chat/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3045 After searching the number, came across Firehouse 66 Inc, then more links with bad reviews, and then a link to bankruptcy.
  11. Nice looking boat, with the new marina, increased activity on the water (Every school these days has a crew team), and the redevelopment of the Poughkeepsie waterfront, I'm sure it will be put to good use.
  12. Interesting read about this topic: Can a homeowner whose house is on fire refuse AMA? The following has a nice list of NYS laws that deal with the fire service. NYS OFPC has link to laws In the above scenario, the homeowner is in violation of 204-e since he has not received permission of the chief, you cannot burn your own property. § 204-e. Unauthorized destruction of property. No individual or corporation having a possessory or proprietary interest in a building or motor vehicle within the meaning of section 150.05 of the penal law shall ignite a fire or cause an explosion in such building or motor vehicle without the prior written permission of the chief of the local department or fire company with the responsibility to respond to a fire call, or the chief's designee.
  13. It appears in the patch as well, company patch not department. My linkhttp://www.nassaufdrant.com/patch-gallery/p2007_sectionid/9/p2007_imageid/255 http://firecritic.com/2011/01/the-elmont-fd-in-long-island-is-under-scrutiny-for-using-the-stars-and-bars/ In a world where PC police go to far, such as removing the Indian mascots from schools that are named after Indians, I feel the confederate symbol is racially charged, and has no place on their patch or the apparatus. If the apparatus image was changed to red, white, and blue and not reminiscent of the stars and bars, I would be fine with that. I wouldn't however accept them disrespecting the American flag as bunker pants either.
  14. Date: 10/25/10 Time: 12:15 Location: 40 Sylvan Lake Rd Frequency: DC911 Dispatch 453.900 (114.8),DC911 Command 453.800 (114.8), DC911 FG 9-10 453.625 (82.5) Units Operating: East Fishkill, Village of Fishkill Fast Team (42-12), Beekman Tanker 34-11, Mobile Life, East Fishkill PD, DC911 CC13 Weather Conditions: Sunny Description Of Incident: Structure Fire Residence Reporters: jfmuller Writer: jfmuller NOTE: Monitoring scanner has drawbacks that limit receiving all communications resulting in missed responses. 12:15 Dispatch East Fishkill smoke coming from back window @ 34 sylvan lake rd station 1 area 12:22 PD on scene 12:22 pd reporting caller is 34 sylvan, actual address is 40 sylvan 12:23 second alarm of fire, dispatch for remaining equipment, Village of Fishkill Fast team, Beekman tanker 34-11 House fire 12:29 34-11 responding 12:30 Second dispatch for 39-15, 39-46 to respond to house fire, Mobile Life to respond to Medical call Medical group. 12:39 42-12 on scene 12:41 Mobile Life on scene at House fire 12:46 CC13 on scene 12:49 Tanker 39-34 In service
  15. Irvington Police officer suffered severe head trauma in collision 16 YO in stolen Mustang hits officer responding. Mid Hudson News Story Wishing a speedy recovery to the officer, and many years of pain to the thief.
  16. KW on the fender, I assume Kenworth.
  17. Who needs a set of commissioners or budget, to get that new truck, instead let's build em and start some new rumors. Anyone up for a contest? Pick a department and come up with a design? http://www.eztruckbuilder.com/
  18. My department had a class done by DRM whom taught a good class on rescue. Most likely you are dealing with an elevator possibly 4 floors or less which is hydraulic. First determine what floor the stuck elevator is on. Most cars stop moving due to door issues, so making sure the door is shut and that the floor above/below is clear you can move on to the rescue. Using proper tag out procedures you can shut off electric and then remove the cover and use the hydraulic override to lower the elevator to proper floor height and let the victims walk out. Polling will allow you to locate the elevator car location (What floor). Rescue from the car would require a good anchor and roping so that if the car is moved no one is at risk of injury. The lowering and stopping of the car can be done using the hydraulic override. The last thing you want to do is to take (Victims) out using a ladder and the top of the elevator car. Since we need a controlled rescue I think by law the top of the elevators are locked so that the victims cannot climb out of the elevator.
  19. Comptroller charges Nyack fire officials saddled taxpayers with $13 million firehouse they don’t own Was this done to get around Wicks Law and backfire? Who is the non-profit that purchased the property and owns the Firehouse? The fire company? Article is short on information.
  20. I believe this is a first for them. If you look at our fleet, this is our fifth Sutphen with four in service. Update to post: Website updated with shots of compartments. Direct Link: romboutfire.com/20091229
  21. Command Center in cab takes up the Drivers side, hence no door. More photos are posted on our web site. Hopefully over the next few days I'll get some compartment shots of all of the mounting. Rescue 1 does a great job in mounting and design. The Rescue Committee did an excellent Job in working with Rescue 1 to get everything mounted and use as little space as possible. Rombout WebSite
  22. This the one?
  23. Who's to say appointments are not a popularity contest too? Or that the person appointed is any more qualified then the person not appointed? Every department has Cliques and there is No system that can eliminate that.
  24. August 1st was the reported transition date, has this gone through or fallen apart such as other deals in the bewitching hour before the honeymoon?