Medic137

It has been several years since I worked in Putnam County. As I recall, Channel 13 was programmed into mobile and portable radios so units in the field could monitor what other field units were transmitting to Putnam 911 on Channel 5.

Also at that time, each fire dept. had a low band fireground frequency assigned to them that they used for all operations interior and exterior.

Hope this helps.

Ha, they're an entirely different story

Perhaps your attitude toward the Ambulance Corps is why they only want you on scene when it is absolutely necessary.

"Location and luck" A distant signal can be blocked by a pipe, HVAC duct, or even wiring in the wall. Moving the scanner a couple of inches will change your reception for a particular signal. Putting it by a window will help. An external antenna is better.

Particularly when one considers this was an unexpected crash.

If we could predict when crashes will occur, the response time would be zero.

EMS has lost a true friend. Farewell Dr. D. "Til we meet again.

I'm in!

Good luck PVAC. Nice looking rig.

Sounds like the opening scene of "Super Troopers II". Coming soon!

I wonder what the PCR and RMA says.

That will be the key factor in whether or not the medic gets jammed on this. We've all been with patients that should go to the hospital and refuse despite our efforts to convince them. Documentation is everything here. Did the medic paint a picture of an informed and competent patient refusing treatment and transport?

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You should check with 60 Control before you commit to the TSP. They have access to the traffic cameras at TMC and can tell you how the traffic is moving in the area. With narrow lanes and no shoulders, any incident on the bridge will probably shut down the road completely.

GREAT NEWS! I'll be sorry to see Station 1 shut down. But, I glad I'll still be working with ALL the guys. Beacon FD does a great job on EMS response.

Bill Oehrlein

(Flycar 302)

Good luck with your new rig PVVAC. ps I miss you guys!!

May his family find comfort in the job he did and the respect he has among his coworkers.

Those 767's still give me the creeps.

I'd still pay more for the '59 than the Malabu. Different color though.

What are the qualifications for this training?

JBJ

My qualifications are watching from a safe distance while I an "setting up" my ALS gear. Would this qualify me to stand in the very back row here??

We haven't haven'd had any problems with the system being maxed out. My only suggestion would be to add some "preset buttons" onto our mobile radios with our most commonly used frequencies. It's tough when when you are responding alone to scroll through all the freqs looking for "EMS 17" or a Tac freq.

I'd like to have NWHC, HVHC, WMC, EMS 17. and our local tactical frequency on presets on the next generation of radios we get.

The new black boxes required will record that they are disconnected so don't even bother. There's only 2 ways around it. Either require all firefighters who get on the rig to weigh less than 60 lbs. or wear the seat belt.

Or have each member acquire the "male" end of the buckle and plug it in when they get onboard. I have heard of this being done to get the Roadsafe systems in the Alamo rigs to shut up. I would never do it myself, of course.

Just wondering where were they in Mount Kisco? By Northern Westchester or in town? Did Westchester EMS take over for them?

A-1 had an office on Lexington Ave. many years ago. They later moved to Plainfield Ave. in Bedford Hills. They were bought out by CMT. There is no connection with Westchester EMS.

I would hope that being disqualified from a parade would be the least reason not to have blue lights on the rig.

SACRILEGE, HERESY!! Just kidding Andy, I agree completely.

The Hudson Valley guys were on their way home after an overnight shift and got stuck in traffic at the MVA. I guess they could have stayed in their cars, turned up the music, and sipped their coffee.

HALT! or I will yell HALT! again.

I agree that Empress should be applauded for going the extra mile, regardless of how it is funded. If the City of Yonkers is funneling some of their Homeland Security funding to Empress then they are setting an example that all the other jurisdictions should follow. The welfare of the citizens should take priority over who gets the shiny new equipment.

We had the patient off the scene in record time. A couple of off duty Hudson Valley EMTs had the patient assessed and were protecting his C spine when we got there. (Thanks Joe and Jimmy). I think our total scene time was less than 10 minutes.