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fdalumnus liked a post in a topic by AFS1970 in Day Drills May 4, 2017

We never had much in the way of formal daytime drills, but in my old station if there were a bunch of members around during the day it was not unusual to hold a drill. We got a lot of pushback on that from members who worked during the day and felt that they were being denied the "right" to drill so those of us around in the day should not do drill reports or get any kind of credit for doing that drill. This was also briefly a problem when we were a combination department and there were occasional drills during the day for the career staff and any available volunteers. There was a certain volunteer element that felt these were somehow being used to avoid our weekly nighttime drills.

I am a fan of drilling in any way possible and favor a combination of day and night drills, whenever possible. I applaud that department for figuring out a way around the problems their membership was having.

dwcfireman liked a post in a topic by AFS1970 in Consolidation of Fire Districts in Victor, NY May 4, 2017

Two things jumped out at me in this article. First it seems to be that these two departments have been functioning as one for some time so this may be a matter of formality to combine. I can see good and bad to this, as it seems to include stretching the career staff pretty thin. However if they are responding into that area already, it might reduce response time depending on their deployment. I think it is a good thing that these departments are starting the talks themselves instead of having them forced upon them by the municipalities and having to start from behind the 8 ball.

Second was the idea that this would create 3 organizations. Two VFD's and 1 Career staff (article did not call it an FD) that would all essentially work for the same district. So I am not sure this is really all that much of a consolidation, at least not more of one than they already have. Other than management of the career staff (which might become more complicated) I don't see a big change here. Although much depends on who will be responsible for what, such as apparatus, equipment and stations.

fdalumnus liked a post in a topic by AFS1970 in Day Drills May 4, 2017

We never had much in the way of formal daytime drills, but in my old station if there were a bunch of members around during the day it was not unusual to hold a drill. We got a lot of pushback on that from members who worked during the day and felt that they were being denied the "right" to drill so those of us around in the day should not do drill reports or get any kind of credit for doing that drill. This was also briefly a problem when we were a combination department and there were occasional drills during the day for the career staff and any available volunteers. There was a certain volunteer element that felt these were somehow being used to avoid our weekly nighttime drills.

I am a fan of drilling in any way possible and favor a combination of day and night drills, whenever possible. I applaud that department for figuring out a way around the problems their membership was having.

BFD1054 liked a post in a topic by AFS1970 in State lawmaker: Consolidation ‘never going to happen' April 29, 2017

He forgot to add that all these towns, villages, cities, districts ect. would not need nearly as many elected officials. That might be a key reason that this will never see a vote.

fdalumnus liked a post in a topic by AFS1970 in Day Drills May 4, 2017

We never had much in the way of formal daytime drills, but in my old station if there were a bunch of members around during the day it was not unusual to hold a drill. We got a lot of pushback on that from members who worked during the day and felt that they were being denied the "right" to drill so those of us around in the day should not do drill reports or get any kind of credit for doing that drill. This was also briefly a problem when we were a combination department and there were occasional drills during the day for the career staff and any available volunteers. There was a certain volunteer element that felt these were somehow being used to avoid our weekly nighttime drills.

I am a fan of drilling in any way possible and favor a combination of day and night drills, whenever possible. I applaud that department for figuring out a way around the problems their membership was having.

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by fdalumnus in Day Drills May 4, 2017

Anytime is a good time to train.

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by Morningjoe in Would You Hit This Fire From The Outside? May 4, 2017

We're getting only 1 view from this fire...

1) first Due unit appears to be a ladder co. You can hear the outriggers setting up...

2) the first line appears to go through the rear of the building. Most homes like this on long island have a rear slider that is opposite the main stairs. You can see a significant change in smoke to steam in the basement before the front door is even open, so water was definitely on the fire.

3) I hate second guessing or making it seem like my way would be the right way, but being it early morning, looking at the smoke condition coming from the bedrooms above the garages (appears that the doors are closed, and the amount of fire in the living room and dining room and the obvious compromise of the stairs, If I was one of the two guys on the front patio, I probably would have VESed them.

4) the "hit it hard from the yard" idea... With the obvious amount of fire, and seeing that the living, dining room, kitchen, and stairwell are involved, that whole 80* through the window might work for a single room off, but for that much involvement you need to get to its source and attack it there. Period. And if my observation from note 2 is correct, then hihfty is not even an option.

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by goon16 in Would You Hit This Fire From The Outside? May 4, 2017

Instead of questioning an exterior attack vs an aggressive interior attack. They should be getting back to basics and work on that. Like someone mentioned above not really an "A" effort. The way the video was edited you can't really create a true time line of how long it took to get things going. In the video it shows an engine pulling up and to me it looks like it took a long time to get the line in place and water in it. They had a chance to make a good push on this but their lack of assertiveness and aggressiveness they let this get away from them. I'd be embarrassed if I was the chief after seeing this.

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by x635 in Cleveland firefighters rescue stranded photographer by raising money to buy him a new car May 4, 2017

Cool story.

http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/cleveland-firefighters-rescue-stranded-photographer

fdalumnus liked a post in a topic by AFS1970 in Day Drills May 4, 2017

We never had much in the way of formal daytime drills, but in my old station if there were a bunch of members around during the day it was not unusual to hold a drill. We got a lot of pushback on that from members who worked during the day and felt that they were being denied the "right" to drill so those of us around in the day should not do drill reports or get any kind of credit for doing that drill. This was also briefly a problem when we were a combination department and there were occasional drills during the day for the career staff and any available volunteers. There was a certain volunteer element that felt these were somehow being used to avoid our weekly nighttime drills.

I am a fan of drilling in any way possible and favor a combination of day and night drills, whenever possible. I applaud that department for figuring out a way around the problems their membership was having.

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by dwcfireman in Consolidation of Fire Districts in Victor, NY May 4, 2017

I know the masses here on EMTBravo love to talk about consolidation, and since I stumbled upon this while reading the news, I figured it could be a fun discussion where consolidation IS moving forward. So, I'll start us off with some facts and information about the districts.

The Village and Town of Victor are located in Ontario County, in the Finger Lakes Region of New York, about a 20 minute drive southeast from downtown Rochester.

This article states that on March 20, the joint session of the Village and Town Boards of Victor voted to bring the issue of consolidating the two fire districts, Victor and Fishers, into a single fire district. Since the two districts are already relying on each other for manpower and equipment, to the point where they purchase equipment together (such as their ATV's), the joint boards have put though the idea to consolidate the districts. The other reason, in which the article points to, is that a single district would also level out the taxes that property owners are paying (where taxpayers in the Fishers district would see a slight decrease, and Victor would see a slight increase). Leveling out the tax levy, according to Victor Fire Chief Sean McAdoo, puts more tax burden back onto the taxpayers of the Victor district, as they are currently receiving more services under the current mutual aid and equipment purchasing plans.

The Victor Fire Department is based in the heart of the Village of Victor. The village is tight on space, houses the Victor Central School District, and is heavily congested with traffic along Main Street. VFD also covers the Victor Fire Protection District, which surrounds the village in the south and west sides of the town. These areas are generally residential, with multiple subdivisions in the west and some agriculture in the south. VFD operates with a quint, engine, heavy rescue, brush truck, and two utilities. The VFD is 100% volunteer staffing. [http://victorfire.com]

The Fishers Fire Department operates out of two stations, covering the north and west sections of the Town of Victor. Station 1 is in the west side, comprised of mostly residential, some industrial, and agriculture towards the southern end of the district. Station 1 is also their headquarters, which houses a quint, engine, and heavy rescue. Station 2 is at the north end, which is a heavy commercial/retail district, including Eastview Mall, the largest shopping center in the Rochester area. Station 2 houses an engine, brush truck, and two utilities. The FFD is a combination department with four career firefighters per platoon (four platoons), but relies heavily on volunteers. I don't know off hand which apparatus they staff, but I believe it is the engine out of Station 1. I have not talked to anyone within that organization in years, so my knowledge of the career staffing is a little lacking. The FFD also covers a large section of the NYS Thruway. [http://www.fishersfd.org]

In my honest opinion, the fact that these two districts have already been working together as a single unit through training, response, and equipment purchasing, it makes sense for them to consolidate into a single district. Although only one of the district's taxpayers would benefit financially, it's better for these two districts to completely join forces to increase the benefit of emergency services to the people they protect. This has been foreseen by many in the area, and the fact that it may actually become a reality is enlightening.

Maybe a trend will start out of this?

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by x635 in Day Drills May 4, 2017

I came across something pretty interesting at a FD I was at recently.

They have a lot of members who work nights and weekends, or have childcare issues that prevent from attending, So each Wednesday, at 9AM, they drill.

Pretty cool solution to make sure training is accessible to everybody. Do any other departments do this?

LayTheLine liked a post in a topic by AFS1970 in STAMFORD - Structure Fire (Detached Shed) May 3, 2017

Date: 05/02/2017
Time: 18:35
Location: 69 Ridgewood Ave
District: Springdale / SFD7
Channel: Ground 1
Weather: 70, Partly sunny
Units: SFD: E7, E6, E1, T1, R1, U4 (IC), FM110 (C&O)
          SFCo: C511 (Chief), E52
          LRFCo: V713 (Captain)
          SPD: 4E54
Writer: AFS1970

Description: Initially reported as a structure fire in a house. Long Ridge Captain who was in the area arrived within 3 minutes and reported detached shed fire in rear of house, mostly extinguished and calling for first in engine to stretch a line. E7 arrived shortly thereafter and did so. U4 requested a Fire Marshal to the scene. Police responded and cleared quickly.

*** Note SFD is Stamford Fire Department, SFCo is Springdale Fire Company SFD E7 is quartered in the SFCo Station.

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by BFD1054 in Cornwall (Orange) - MVA w/Tech Rescue - 05/01/17 May 2, 2017

Date: 05/01/17
Time: 2120hrs
Location: Route 218 at the "high point"
District: Cornwall
Battalion: 4
Channel:
Weather:
Units: Cornwall FD Car-1, R403, Cornwall EMS, V/Cornwall PD, T/Cornwall PD, Mobile Life EMS, West Point, City of Newburgh, 36-13, 36-1, OC Rope Rescue Team
Writer: BFD1054
Description: Motorcycle down an embankment
2120hrs-OC911 alerting Cornwall for the MVA; reported motorcycle over the embankment and no longer visible.

2121hrs-Cornwall Car-1 en-route.

2123hrs-OC911 advising Air-2 checking on weather.
- OC911 advising further information stating (2) riders down the embankment.

2124hrs-R403 responding.

2125hrs-CFD Car-1 on scene.

2126hrs-OC911 advising that all medevacs have declined due to weather.

2128hrs-CFD Car-1 on scene with (2) patients approximately 100 feet down the embankment. Cornwall starting a rope rescue from the high point. Command requesting West Point FD and the remainder of the OC Tech Rescue Team to set up at the low point.

2129hrs-CFD R403 on scene.
- City of Newburgh Car-4 and the NFD Tech Rescue equipment en-route.

2130hrs-West Point acknowledging the run, Car-1 and the Tech Rescue Trailer en-route.

2136hrs-OC911 confirming with Command that he has Newburgh standing by at the Village line and West Point setting up at the low point.
Port Jervis and Sparrowbush also were paged out as part of the OC Rope Rescue Team. Command advising they can stand down due to the response time.
Port Jervis and Sparrowbush units in service.

2138hrs-Newburgh FD Car-4 and West Point Car-1 on scene.

2150hrs-OC911 conducting a status check. Command advising they are set-up and approximately 03 minutes from sending rescuers over.

2152hrs-36-13 on scene.

2202hrs-Command advising that rescuers are at the base, beginning to package the patients.

2203hrs-36-13 requesting Cornwall-on-Hudson FD on automatic response to all calls in Cornwall's district.

2225hrs-OC911 conducting a status check. Command advising that the 1st patient is being lifted.

Link to Times Herald Record:

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20170502/cornwall-firefighters-rescue-couple-on-storm-king-mountain-after-motorcycle-crash

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by dashield in Pierce Introduces Single Axle 110' Rearmount Tower May 2, 2017

I was very interested in the Ascendant when it first came out, after looking at the specs and drawings I realized a few things:
While a single axle intially sounds very appealing, the wheelbase of the single axle Ascebdant is actiually longer than most tandem axle ladders. Due to the engineering, the weight allowance for equipment in the compartments is minimal. The ground ladder complement is an abortion for a ladder truck In my case the Ascendant was not a good fit for a urban career dept, I am sure others have found the Ascendant to be the "end all be all".

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by Chief2211 in Katonah To Replace Mini Attack with HME 4x4 Extreme RAT Pumper? May 2, 2017

Wet down for Katonah's 2017 4X4 HME pumper, Engine 117, will be Saturday, May 6 from 12-2, Katonah Fire Department HQ, 65 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY.

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by dwcfireman in State lawmaker: Consolidation ‘never going to happen' May 1, 2017

My thought process makes me believe that Assemblyman Abinanti actually thinks that consolidation will destroy the "local flavors" of Westchester. Does he really think that the local flavors will be taken away if there was a single county-run police department? Fire department? School district? Police cars and fire trucks can be outfitted with the local patches on the doors to represent their little nook in the County. School buses can still have the name of their local area on the side. The local flavors would not be lost, especially since consolidation of SERVICES has no impact to regular people in their everyday lives. Pleasantville, for example, will still see people going to Starbucks and getting on the train, and fighting through traffic during rush hour. But Pleasantville would still be Pleasantville regardless of who is paying for the services. Oh, wait, the tax payers pay for those services, and they'd be able to afford the vente coffee versus the grande because they're saving money on their tax bills!