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  2. Posted

    On 7/19/2016 at 8:29 AM, Paolo5286 said:

    I received a canvass letter from Scarsdale. I filled it out and replied yesterday by fax and mail. I was looking around for the Scarsdale FF contract which I found thanks to this thread I have a couple questions maybe someone can clear up..

    1) What does the workweek schedule like?

    2) How long does proby pay last?

    3) What is the pay scale structure?

    4) What is work life like in the Scarsdale Fire Department? 

    5) After receiving and replying to the canvass letter... what should I expect next? How long?

    Any info would be great! Thanks

    Based off the contract I believe this is the pay scale:

    Start- $37,500

    1st Step- $49,738

    2nd Step- $61,976

    3rd Step- $74,214

    4th Step- $86,452

    5th Step- $98,690

     

    Also I would recommend getting to a gym and training for the CPAT incase you get to go to it. If you start now, especially training on a stair master with a vest on, if/when you go to the CPAT you should be good.

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    But in regards to operate safely and mitigate hazards on Ossinings 10-75 a few weeks ago they had the power lines connecting to the house right were the fire was. Wouldn't it make more sense to have them be able to respond to situations like that with lights and sirens? I'm not saying they go to everything with them but if it's an emergency and will help everyone stay safe I don't see a problem with it.

  8. Posted

    E259 which is at HQ and is a "reserve" engine is an 84 pierce, while E260 which is at D.P. Hays Hose is a 94 pierce. The E90 designation is currently not on any rig since the old E90 was sold around 2007, but is reserved for Pleasantville. Once E90 is in service E259 will most likely be sold and the designation will not be used again until another new engine is needed. Also I would assume E260 would become Pleasantville's reserve engine, but E90 will be stationed at D.P. Hays Hose.

    Another way of explaining it is that Pleasantville has 4 engine designations, but only 3 in service at a time and the designations are rotated.

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    What were the PPM levels of the CO leak? Was the deceased an employee? I find it hard to imagine that a shopper would be exposed to CO in a store environment, which is considerably more open than a home, at sufficient duration and level to cause death.

    Our EMS agency just started to carry CO monitors with us as well

    I believe the deceased was the manager of the restaurant. The situation reminds me of the CO2 leak in an Arizona McDonalds a few years ago... http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/CO2-leak-sparks-evacuation-at-Phoenix-McDonalds-122939268.html

  11. Posted

    I wonder how long they kept the truck on and the engine ran without oil??? at worst they need a new engine, not a whole new vehicle.

    Yea it sounds like it ran completely out of oil and seized up. Nothing much you can do with it at that point rather than replacing the engine. My only question is if they saw the warning light turn on then why didn't they shut the rig off? What could they of needed it on for with a water rescue?

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    I would try to talk to a look at long island and see what they have tried and what has worked. Out there it has been a big issue for a number of years and is just getting worse and worse. Now with NY's new I-STOP program, https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/narcotic/prescription_monitoring/ I feel it will just make the demand for heroin worse since there will be less prescription drugs on the streets

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    I just flew last week and it was nice to be able to listen to my music the whole time. I must say I didn't pay attention to their safety presentation at all, but it was no where near my first time flying. Also any device over 2lbs must be put away during take off and landing.

  14. Posted · Edited by ac316scu

    Perfect timing, our regional comm center is looking at a regional radio designation system right now. Anyone have a system they think works well? It appears that using a singular dispatch freq with lots of auto aid ends up with a lot of similar sounding apparatus moving thus they feel a numbering system is the answer. I understand it works well for our local LEO's, though I'm not sure the numbers or types of resources are nearly as complex.

    Suffolk county has an ok system. Basically its the town-village-apparatus. Only downside is they don't have a set standard for the apparatus designation besides the chiefs, which are x-x-30, 31, 32, 33. If it was set up so that the engines are always x-x-1 thru x-x-5, rescue is x-x-6 thru x-x-10, etc, it would be better. Here is an example of how it is set up. There are over 100 agencies in the county, including EMS, and it seems to work.

    Babylon Town

    Fire Coord n Administration 1-1-x

    Amityville 1-2-x

    Babylon 1-3-x

    Copiague 1-4-x

    Deer Park 1-5-x

    Huntington

    Fire Coord 2-1-x

    Cold Spring Harbor 2-2-x

    Halesite 2-3-x

    Huntington 2-4-x

    Huntington Manor 2-5-x

    Islip

    Town Fire Coord 3-1-x

    Bayshore 3-2-x

    Brentwood 3-3-x

    East Brentwood 3-4-x

    Islip 3-5-x

  15. Posted · Edited by ac316scu

    http://emergencyservices.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/communications/UHFlineup.pdf

    List is on there. it starts with Ardsley, 201, and goes up alphabetically (Armonk 202, Bedford Hills 203, etc). There are some odd balls at the end, like Banksville, 258. For the chiefs just put a 1 on the end, 1st assistant put a 2, and 2nd assistant put a 3. So for Banksville, 258, the chiefs are 2581, 2582, and 2583.

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    Date: 8/22/13
    Time: 16:30hrs
    Location: 7 Rustling Lane C/S Middle Patent Rd
    Units: Banksville FD C-2581 (IC) E-158, E-157, T-7, T-17, MA-11, R-7
    Bedford FD E-108
    Bedford Hills FD 2031/2/3, E-199, and Tanker 5
    Katonah FD Tanker 6
    Pound Ridge Tanker 3 & Gators
    Greenwich FD (Cos Cob) Tanker 2
    Armonk FD Tanker 9 & Gators
    Mount Kisco Engine 106 (Suppression) and U-13 FAST

    Katonah Rescue 17 S/C for cascade and manpower

    Chappaqua FD Rescue S/C for manpower
    Armonk FD EMS 51-B-3
    WEMS 45-M-1
    Greenwich Engine 8 (Relocate Banksville HQ)
    Battalion 16

    C&O Zone 5
    New Castle PD

    Description: 2 Story wood frame house with heavy fire showing on the A & B sides. Multiple lines stretched and in operation. Tanker operations in progress on Ops 1. Command requesting Engine 106 directly to the scene and for New Castle PD to shut down E Middle Patent Rd at Cedar Hills Rd

    Dispatched by: 60 Control 651 on Fire 16

    17:17 C-2581 reports main body of fire knocked down, checking for extension

    17:46 90 minute mark per 60.....per C-2581 all hands still working, several areas of minor extension

    I/C requesting preference of Westchester tankers for communications purposes.

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