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Negative reputation points are gone, I just didn't see the value of them.

So what is new found point for negative points?

I see no need and they can easily turn into a way to get back at some one and eventually turn into a personal attach issue. We had this on a different forum I was on.

Arlington Fire Dist in Poughkeepsie has ordered A new Rescue Pumper and Tower Ladder that are in Production by Ferrara Fire Apparatus. Also Ordered were a Heavy Rescue and a second Engine.

link to Ferrara site for Tower Ladder and Rescue Pumper:Ferrara in Production

Rescue Pumper to be 32-15 due in April, and Tower to replace 32-46 due in July from what I have been told.

Cite the law that supports this!

Don't get me wrong, I am not in support of this but people cannot dictate what others are doing that complies with a law.

NYS Dept of Labor child labor laws prohibited occupations worker protection for workers under age 18.

so is negative gone or not??? I see it looks like it is back but I don't see a need or use for it.

and the article is only just over a year old.

By the way if you look at tax as percent of home value you see that Westchester is not even close to the top 10 if even in the top 100.

are you talking about highest taxed amount then yes its up there but so is the average income. sorry but no sympathy here.

What guys are the career personel? Basicly what im asking is do they wear the same gear ? i see a red helmet with what looks like an iaff sticker..

why does it matter?

I feel the worst thing to do is put different levels in different gear. It confuses the public, and promotes career vs volunteer animosity.

Fire calls I don't think should be billed for however what about MVA's.

How many MVA's did you have then look at how many of those were tax paying residents of the district vs. people driving through the district?

I don't sugest sending bills to people only insurance companies.

Thicker skin is a must, treat conversations as if you were face to face ( Put your real name in your profile) No censorship My 2 cents

I agree Real names are a must. We are all adults or at least should be, It's time every one grows up and acts like it. posting incidents is a way to learn from what is happening around us, critiquing incidents and openly discussing them without censorship is the only way to learn. NOBODY IS PERFECT, I have screwed up and guess what, I learned from it and won't make the same mistake twice. I will make new and different mistakes

It is kinda cute. It will wear on you just like the Dodge Sprinter.

thats like comparining a turd to a turd

I drove a sprinter ambulance and it was the biggest POS I have ever seen. The company I worked for was actuly happy when 2 of the 3 they had were totaled

I saw the Ford in person the other day at a dealership and think its not cut out for what we would need from it here in the states.

I hope that the DA is investigating this as well. As I read that report it definitely looks like a case of gross negligence.

with all that weight suspended from one point I would be concerned about warping or bending the frame depending on how long it was hung up and what part under the rescue was actually hung up on the post. It looks like the tire bent the cab out behind the front wheel.

negative rep will never work. as a Mod of another forum I can tell you we tried it and ended up banning several members after things turned ugly and ended in personal attacks. I think that Positive Rep is a great idea but I would get rid of negative rep immediately if I were you.

I seriously doubt anyone was on the second floor, therefore making the ladder placement not necessary for quick escape.

There were several FF's on the roof. However that pic is just a moment in time the ladder may have just been positioned and raised after the pic was taken. I would want the ladder raised higher then that if I was on the roof.

Actually 6 medics and 7 EMTs

I am not trying to start a pissing match but how many Volunteers do they have any more? I remember they were having trouble with membership like the rest of the volunteer agencies out there.

Don't really care what it says on the ambulance or what they should be called . I could care less if its a paid service or volunteer service. The more important issue is the response times, and the ability to cover 2nd, and 3rd calls.

Everything else is trivial .

Very good point. It doesn't matter what the ambulance says if it never shows up.

Close, but no cigar. George Cable helped initiate BVAC in the late 1950's. The most recent "Cable" that was the Chief of Glenham was Jeff a few years ago. Jeff also has something to do with Safety at Green Haven Prison. Before him, his father Dennis was also a Chief of Glenham back in the 1980's (?). I believe George may have been Dennis's father or uncle. I know, "TMI"

Sorry my bad. I was thinking about Jeff. Jeff is or at least was the FSO (fire Safety Officer) at Green Haven and the Glenham chief for 2008 I believe. I was half asleep when I replied. I talked to Jeff and his father a couple months ago during training and I believe that George was his grandfather and that he may have also been chief or a founder of Glenham FD. I know that the entire Cable family was honored by Glenham for their combined years of service.

I'm not as sure what rank George Cable achieved.

He was the Chief of Glenham last year or so.

Best of luck to BVAC however I do agree with others that the public is prone to temporary stupidity and could get misled by the name now that the have Paid staff.

I think it looks good. The only thing I don't like is the idea of white LED's to the rear. They will blind traffic behind the vehicle or approching at a scene. Do all of the clear lights shut off automaticly when the car is put into park or just the headlight flasher?

just wait until you need to get any parts for it $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

When is the last time you priced parts for an EOne, Pierce or and fire apparatus for that matter. any Diesel engine parts are expensive I don't care who makes it.

Good luck with the vehicle. I wonder how much money was saved by purchasing a "stock" vehicle over ordering custom and then having to wait for it to be built.

concidering I was born in the hospital across the street from the engine in that photo's station I can tell you that they do have sever frezing issues. The Chicagoland area is subject to weeks of subzero temps every year and with there call volume there are times that that engine does not make it back to quarters for almost the entire shift. It also halps since they don't use salt in that part of the country do to rivers and lakes they use treated sand and would you want sand constantly being blown onto damp pump contrlols.

The one quote that I will not forget in a long tile was at my Grandmothers funeral in December 2000 in Downers Grove. - 10 degrees F with sustained 30 mph winds. "Crap its cold, how do people live here." said by my wife as she blew across a parking lot standing on the ice.

how do they pick the classes to offer?

I would go up but I want classes that aren't constantly offered at DC911 (if any are, since the last few I have tried to get into were canceled or at lease postponed till 1/1/2099 :angry: ).

And because the parents don't care, this closing of the schools will do absolutley nothing except move the location of whatever problem that was going to occur. How many of these kids, or even parents of these ids are going to say "Maybe I [you] should stay home today and calm down a bit." I doubt very many, and the ones that do are the kids that wouldn't have caused any problems anyway.

The only problem with that is ti would require the parents to stay home too. As the husband of a teacher I constantly hear parents complain about being inconvenienced every time school closes. Most parents today only see school as free day care unfortunately. I would say that in the 10 years I have seen an average of 10% - 20% parent involvement in their child's school activities or academics.

Half the reason I continue to choose to work over night is to be involved in my childrens lives as much as posible. in contrast to some one I know who pays a babysitter to watch there kids when they are home in the next room.

I don't believe it. That's really crazy!

Gonna be a "hot issue" for sure. LOL

Whats the big deal most hydrants are owned by the water dept not the fire dept to start. The MTA has been renting out ad space on buses, bus stops, subway stations, and so on for years and I don't hear anyone complaining even though we just spent how much to bail out the MTA?????

If some one wants to pay to put an ad up great but I hope the money gos to make sure that the hydrant works.

We dont know who the vehicle is for so its all speculation anyway.

If this is such a big deal then pay to have the plate run by the DMV. Its easy enough to read the plate in the video and some of his pic's.

Remeber thanks to FOIL there are almost no secrets anymore.

Agreed, i just find it funny, how many people think that local companies dont do this type of work for governmental agencies. lol almost as if the government just calls a black-op hotline and a fully lit G-Car pops out of the sky lol

This is true the Government uses all kinds of companies to outfit its vehicles and equipment, AND THEN SHOVES A NON DISCLOSURE down your throat. So if this is a FED vehicle which I highly doubt I would say someone else in a vehicle with lights and sirens will come a knocking.

If this is a VIP vehicle good for them, if tax dollars paid for it, I don't really care since I see much worse wastes of tax dollars every day at work.