jfmuller

I'd take out a window and use a Roof ladder, tied off to reach him, He's got a harness on already, Tie him off and bring em in. Lifts also have Hydraulic overrides that may be used to bring them down to a safe level to get him.

I assume it was beccause of this accident plus East Fishkill working with 3 ALS buses at the time.

The application is the first step in the regulatory process in forming a new company, NDP.

Putting aside the fact that the Journal has the worst editing staff in the world, Does this Mean Alamo will become NDP?

Always thought Funerals processions had the right of way, (typically the Lead/Hearst will wait for the right of way then proceed), well according to this Bill that is not the case.

NYS Assembly Bill A04972

Poughkeepsie Journal Article

Poughkeepsie Journal Photos

Stop typing and start uploading some pics, sir!

I wouldn't expect any pictures anytime soon, as the seriousness should allow for family notification, etc.. wouldn't be right to post them.

Poughkeepsie Journal has little information.

Journal News has more:

Fatal crash closes Route 9 north of Route 301

By TERENCE CORCORAN

THE JOURNAL NEWS

(Original publication: December 5, 2007)

PHILIPSTOWN - Police were not allowing any northbound traffic on Route 9 to go past Route 301 late yesterday afternoon after a fatal accident on the road north of there in Fishkill.

Cars were being diverted either to Route 9D or to eastbound Interstate 84. The crash occurred at about 2:15 p.m. near Clove Road and involved a large dump truck carrying stone and a Utz potato chip delivery truck.

One of the drivers was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie while the other was reportedly killed although police on the scene would not confirm that.

Firefighters from the Rombout Fire Department in Fishkill responded, along with state police.

The Taconic State Parkway, which like Route 9 runs north/south, is another alternate route for drivers.

Date: 12/5/07

Time: 13:59 ongoing

Location: 70 Route 9 in front of Cransville Block (near Putnam Cty line)

Frequency: DC911 (Disp 453.900 (114.8), Cmd 453.800(114.8), FG5 453.050(114.8)), Rombout 19 462.125 (114.8), Putnam County 46.380

Units Operating: Rombout: Cmd 62-1, 62-12 Engine, 62-55 Rescue, 62-11 Engine, 62-62 Utility, Alamo, Mobile Life, North Highlands

Description Of Incident: MVA involving car v. 2 tractor trailers, PD on scene reports double ejection

Writer: 129k, jfmuller, SPFC56-233

13:59 First Dispatch for Rombout and Alamo, Priority 1, for two tractor trailer's with a rollover vs a car, units use caution sand in the roadway, 70 Route 9 in front of Cransville Block.

14:00 Alamo 23 Responding

14:01 62-55, 62-12 responding

14:02 Cmd requesting an additional two ALS Ambulances

14:04 Dispatch Alamo and Mobile Life

14:05 Cmd reporting Rt9 Closed, requesting North Highlands (Putnam County) to close Route 9 North, South of Dutchess line.

14:05 Mobile Life 267 responding

14:06 Alamo 23 reporting 1 in Traumatic arrest

14:07 DC911 to Cmd, PD on scene requesting Helicopter, Cmd Reports Negative on need of Helicopter

14:09 MobileLife 267 on scene

14:09 Cmd cancel 1 of the additional Ambulance's

14:13 DC911 Dispatch Fire Police to Southern Entrance of Dutchess Mall for shutting down Route 9 Southbound.

15:17 Medical Examiner on scene

16:09 TFPD Base 6, DOT enroute for cleanup

Four Connecticut Firefighters Saved by Belts

Any one catch this on the front page of Firehouse.com?

The sedan's driver, identified by police as Donna Cella, 44, of Lindberg Drive, Trumbull, is charged with failing to obey a stop sign. She refused medical attention, police said.

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"They were traveling at the speed limit without lights or siren when the truck was hit," said Assistant Fire Chief Dominick Carfi. "The driver of the car didn't appear to make any effort to stop."

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The front of the Lexus caved in and the airbags deployed, but Cella waved off firefighters and emergency personnel as they approached her car.

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"I'm fine, I'm fine. I just want to get to work," she said, punching numbers into a pink cell phone. "I'll go to the hospital later, but right now I just got to get to work."

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"I was just in a hurry to get to work in Westport, but I have a good solid car, thank God," Cella said. "I just wish they would hurry up because I really have to get to work."

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A few minutes later a taxi pulled up to the scene and Cella announced that her ride had arrived.

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Police eventually allowed Cella to continue on her way in the taxi, pending the investigation. Her car was towed from the scene.

This absolutely infuriates me that someone can blow a stop sign because her time is so valuable that she needs to get to work, destroys a fire engine, and puts her own health on the back burner. Seems the charge of failing to obey a traffic sign is way to light. She definitely needs an attitude adjustment and some therapy, perhaps in time Karma will get even.

Date: 11/29/07

Times: 10:32

Location: City of Poughkeepsie - 50 Worrall Ave

Frequency: 453.650, 453.900

Units Operating: City of Poughkeepsie, Fairview Fast Team (scene), Arlington 32-15 (relocate), Roosevelt 63-12, 63-45 (relocate)

Description Of Incident: Fire on second floor

Writer: jfmuller

First dispatch possbile structure fire

Poughkeepsie on scene, smoke showing from second floor

Cmd Request Alamo to scene

Cmd Request 10-75 transmitted

10:17 10-75 transmitted for 50 Worrall Ave

10:18 Fairview Fast Team Disptached D911

10:19 Fairview responding

10:20 Cmd req second alarm

10:20 Second alarm transmitted

10:26 32-15 Arlington, 63-12 63-45 Roosvelt dispatched to cover

10:30 10-35-1 Requested for Fairview

10:37 32-15 relocating to Hooker Ave Station

10:44 63-12, 63-45 relocated to Main Street Station

Date: 10/31/07

Times: :12:03

Location: New Hamburg/8 Edge Hill Rd

Frequency: 453:900 114.8, 453.800 114.8, 453.650

Units Operating: New Hamburg, Village of Wappingers, Arlington, Hughsonville

Description Of Incident:

12:03 Initial Dispatch, New Hamburg, Wappingres one engine under mutual aid

12:04 Command on scene working fire in 1 1/2 Story Cape

12:06 Command Hughsonville to New Hamburg Station 2 for Coverage

12:08 Dispatch: Second Dispatch for 53-13, 53-45, 32-13 Fast team to scene, Hughsonville relocate one engine to NH Station 2

Writer: Jfmuller

MUNCIE, Ind. - A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird's owner says.

Shannon Conwell, 33, said he and his 9-year-old son fell asleep on the couch while watching a movie. They awoke about 3 a.m. Friday to find their home on fire after hearing the family's Amazon parrot, Peanut, imitating a fire alarm.

"He was really screaming his head off," Conwell said.

The smoke alarm had activated, but it was the bird's call that caught Conwell's attention.

"I grabbed my son and my bird, and got out of the house," he said.

The fire destroyed the home's dining room, kitchen and bedroom, Muncie fire officials said. It remains under investigation.

Aside from Peanut, Conwell said the fact that he and his son fell asleep on the couch helped save them. They may not have heard the alarm or the bird if they were asleep in their bedrooms.

Conwell said he runs an air conditioner and a breathing machine in his bedroom and they drown out a lot of noise around the house.

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Information from: The Star Press, http://www.thestarpress.com

It's about time some other pets step up to the plate, it always seems to be the Dogs saving owners.

I Don't think things would of worked out the same if it was a Carbon Monoxide incident.

Poughkeepsie Journal Article

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Two arrested on arson charges served as volunteer firefighters

A 16-year-old Town of Poughkeepsie resident arrested on arson charges Wednesday was an Arlington Fire Department volunteer at the time of his arrest, Detective Sgt. Kent Linderholm of the Town of Poughkeepsie Police said this morning.

The 18-year-old Hyde Park man arrested with him was at the time of his arrest a former volunteer with the Roosevelt Fire Department, Linderholm said.

Zachary Ferris of Poughkeepsie and Craig Nash of Hyde Park were arrested on arson charges Wednesday following an investigation by Town of Poughkeepsie Police and the Arlington Fire Department.

The two agencies began investigating suspicious fires that were being set in dumpsters throughout the town, starting in early June.

Ferris and Nash were both charged with eight counts of misdemeanor fifth-degree arson charges and one count of felony fourth-degree arson.

Ferris became an Arlington firefighter March 27. At the time of his arrest, he was a member of Arlington Engine Co. Number 1. The Arlington Fire District is made up four fire companies and about 100 members, less than a dozen of whom are 16.

"We're absolutely appalled that someone who wants to be a firefighter, either volunteer or career, sets off on a path off like this," said Jeffrey Pells deputy chief of the Arlington Fire District. "By no means should that reflect on this fire service at all, but it happens. It happens throughout the nations. And it's not a good thing."

Pells referred questions about any disciplinary action against Ferris to Frank Carlon, an assistant chief with the Arlington Fire Department who represents Engine Co. Number 1. Carlon said he had no comment.

The investigation revealed the two are allegedly responsible for several other fires that were started in Wappingers Falls, Pleasant Valley and Hyde Park, police said.

They would allegedly set fires to dumpsters in both residential and commercial buildings during early morning hours.

In one case, a dumpster located near a residence in the Town of Poughkeepsie caused minor fire damage to the home.

The investigation into the fires is still continuing, and anyone who may have had an unreported similar suspicious fire is encouraged to call a local police agency.

Ferris and Nash were released and are due back in town court Sept. 17.

Sorry, Good for Alamo if they are making a buck. This is America, Alamo is a private business, they are doing what they need to do. Better than saying they can't do it anymore cause they are going broke. They may be there to provide good care, but turning a profit is important also...they are not a municipal agency!!!!!!!!

Way to go Alamo!

Alamo is a HealthQuest affiliate, non-profit agency, making a buck should not be the priority. Providing a quality service at a reasonable cost should be.

http://www.health-quest.org/alamo.asp

$112,392 for a service that the county figures costs between $500,000 and $600,000. Hmmm, who is getting the best deal? If I got a life saving process for 20% of cost I would be very happy. Come to think of it, that IS what my dental plan is; they pay 80% & I pay the other 20%. Pleasent Valley is getting an excellent bargin.

Please recall the drama with Pawling. After they looked around, tried the two other services, Pawling came back to Alamo.

I think your math is off considering the ambulance is only 5AM to 5PM Monday-Friday, at the least, not counting weekends it would be half of the $500,000-$600,000. Unless you want to argue that a Paramedic covering the 24x7 is funded the same as an Ambulance. Then you figure it's just covering the uninsured or underinsured, I think Alamo is trying to take them to the cleaners. Since there's not much choice out there and the problems everyone else is having with the other Commercial EMS providers they can do this. After they try to justify that they are upgrading their equipment and ambulance fleet, you'll probably still see the same old tired ambulances covering their contracts and as usual coming up short with the backfill. I am not against staff pay increases as I feel that all EMT's are underpaid, considering my Life is in their hands. Last I heard (5-10 yrs ago) they were paid pretty much the same as cashiers at Home Depot and some of the other retail establishments. I hope this is no longer the case.

Perhaps they are under billing the Insurance Companies too? Especially after just learning they are under billing the Town. They should pursue that instead of relying on the town to cover bad business practices.

Poughkeepsie Journal has a video which includes the Dump Truck being "Righted"

Image from Journal:

Video Link

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Interoperability: The Real Story

Of course most of these channels don't have the infrastructure so they don't do any good, in NY that is. (Repeaters, people monitoring, etc..) Would be nice if there was, so that FD and PD could talk direct, especially for things like traffic control, evacuation, etc..

Dutchess has a 911 police channel but FD has to talk to 911 and have them relay. Perfect example is the typical Domestic Incident with injuries, FD/EMS and PD are dispatched, FD/EMS has to wait around the corner till the police radio 911 that it is all clear, then 911 relays to FD/EMS scene is secure go on in. (Grapevine)

To make things even worse we do mutual aid calls to Putnam County and they are Low-band and our radios are UHF so we can't even talk to them unless we use a separate portable they provided us. Would be really nice if they cross banded 5 freq's between low-band,vhf,uhf,800mhz so that everyone could talk together when needed.

jfmuller

Oct 27, 9:04 AM EDT

Cub Scouts' truck in parade catches fire

BATH, Pa. (AP) -- Cub Scouts in Pack 55 got a real fright in their Halloween parade, and later an award from the mayor, when the flatbed truck they were riding on caught fire.

Mayor Betty Fields said the parade had started normally Tuesday night and had gone about 500 yards before flames erupted.

"All of a sudden the back of the truck started on fire," Fields said Wednesday.

Fortunately, the parade contained fire trucks. The Klecknersville Rangers Volunteer Fire Co. was behind the Cub Scouts and quickly snuffed the flames.

Firefighter Jason Harhart said it was unclear how the fire started. No injuries were reported. Fields said the parade continued on, and she gave the Cub Scouts a loyalty award for sticking with it.

Oct 27, 9:13 AM EDT

Firefighter ordered to anger management

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A volunteer firefighter was ordered to take an anger management class after using his vehicle's emergency lights to pull over a motorist.

Kevin G. Hutchins, 44, of Palo, pleaded guilty Thursday to impersonating a public official. He was given one year of probation and was ordered to serve 50 hours of community service and write an apology to the woman he pulled over, court records show.

Hutchins used his vehicle's emergency blue lights to stop the woman in March after she made what he considered an improper lane change. Only law enforcement officers have the authority to stop drivers.

Palo Fire Chief Steve Mason said Hutchins has been on suspension pending resolution of the case. He said he has not decided whether Hutchins will remain with the department.

Construction accident knocks out M-town power for hour

October 25, 2006

By Dianna Cahn

Times Herald-Record

dcahn@th-record.com

Middletown – A construction accident on Dolson Avenue knocked down a utility pole with 30,000-volt live wires this morning, knocking out power to the southern portion of the city.

No one was hurt but traffic lights were out from downtown across to Dolson Avenue for close to an hour until Orange & Rockland utility company could isolate the site and turn the power back on.

The accident occurred where the former Agway Farm store is being demolished. The site, which will hold a Rite Aid pharmacy and storage units, is directly across the street from O&R.

The incident occurred when a demolition tractor struck the utility pole, bringing the wires down onto the tractor, said 1st Asst. Fire Chief Kevin Duggan. The tractor caught fire, but the driver, who was unhurt, followed proper procedure and stayed in the vehicle until O&R could cut off the electricity.

“The driver did the right thing,” said Jeff Peifer, a division engineer at O&R.

Peifer said the area should have been marked with high voltage signs, and the pole should not have been touched.

I'd have a hard time staying in a burning tractor would you?

Of course there is always more info needed than what's in the paper. It always seems short articles raise more questions then answers.

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pb.../608170328/1006

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Kelly wants tax breaks for firefighters, EMTs

By Michael Risinit

The Journal News

MONTROSE, Westchester County — Volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians could get a break on their federal income tax under a proposal announced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Sue Kelly, R-Katonah.

Kelly stopped by the Cortlandt Engine Co. to discuss legislation she has introduced that would provide the volunteers with an income-tax deduction of up to $250 to reimburse them for their gas costs incurred when responding to emergency calls.

"A lot of people don't realize the people going down the road with the bluelights on the dashboard are us, going to calls, going back to the firehouse and going home," said Tom Johnson, a Cortlandt volunteer since 1998. "Repeat that 200 times a year and that's $500 in gas."

Kelly introduced the bill this month and modeled it on legislation she co-sponsored that gives teachers a similar tax break for out-of-pocket classroom expenses.

"Volunteer firefighters and EMTs donate their time and resources to help save lives and protect our communities," Kelly said in a statement. "Not only are they not paid for the critical services they provide, but their gas costs for responding to emergencies come out of their own pockets. This bill would provide these volunteers with some well-deserved federal assistance for their selfless efforts."

A Kelly spokesman said the latest measure would be referred to the House Ways and Means Committee when Congress reconvenes next month. It most likely would be incorporated into a larger piece of tax-relief legislation, similar to the teachers' tax deduction, spokesman Kevin Callahan said.

Michael Risinit can be reached at mrisinit@lohud.com

The picture shown is a tandem axle rig with would be indicitive of it having a 100 foot aerial as the 75 footer's only have a single rear axle. 

However......

If I remember correctly, Pattersons truck is late 80's.  Sutphen did not manufacture a "true" 100 foot aerial platform then.  The aerial is likely only 95 feet.

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Sutphen did make 100' towers in the late 80's as New Hamburg has an 87 100'.

New Hamburg Tower

Rombout had a picture taken at one time of local Sutphen Towers not sure why New Hamburg was not there, but Dover, Patterson, Rombout and one other company not sure whom.

btw nice pictures.

Rombout firefighters will dedicate 3 new trucks

FISHKILL — The Rombout Fire Department will dedicate three new trucks at 3 p.m. Saturday at the department's station 1 at 901 Route 52.

The department will put a 2006 Sutphen 100-foot tower ladder truck, a 2006 Sutphen engine pumper and a 2006 Ford Expedition into service at the ceremony.

The tower ladder and engine will replace equipment that had a combined total of 26 years of service with the fire district, Rombout spokesman Kevin Barry said.

The public is invited to attend the dedicating ceremony, which will include refreshments. Firefighters will sell T-shirts and mugs.

For information, visit romboutfire.com or call Rombout Station 1 at 845-896-8620

I've always secretly wished that those that drove over flares so that they can ignore you and get by had a leaking Gas tank, never seems to workout though. You would think the Darwin system would remove them from the Gene pool.

I remember seeing one of those COP shows, or Worst drivers or something like that where the police had the road shutdown because of Water Main break. This yahoo decided that it was a little bit of water and the Police were making a big thing out of nothing. So around the cars, past the cop, through the barriers and into the 8ft puddle he went with his Van. Sunk and barely made it out on his own. (I think he had a dog too, would've felt bad for the Dog if he died from his masters stupidity.)

I was at a call where we had power lines down. We shut down the intersection and everyone tried racing through a gas station to get around us. Wondered who would be at fault if instead it was a bridge out. Even had one car squeeze through the small space between the Utility and curb and kept on going, drove over the down'd line and kept on going.

Fire Police have never received any respect or courtesy so now they are extending it to the Police. I'm always amazed at the threats they receive from people when I help out. They should assign two officers to every post, one to direct the other to write tickets. Maybe they feel well this Officer is busy so I can abuse him and he can't leave to give me a ticket.