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  3. Posted

    Great photos all around! Nice to see the BPD Harbormaster Boat! Always nice to see the historic Boylston Street Firehouse! Next time you're in Boston, drop by the historic Winthrop Street Firehouse in Charlestown! Great spot to visit and just as historic. ;)

    Take Care and Be Safe.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  5. Posted

    Great photos all around! You shot the moon, and then some! You got a great variety of LA County photos! THe Tiller Quints are impressive, at least, to me. I didn't realize Compton still had their own Fire Department. Congrats on such a great trip!

    The burgundy San Francisco rig was particularly awesome! The color is so striking.

    One question: Are the USAR and HazMat Squads in LA County like FDNY's Rescues or is the analogy not applicable?

    Thanks for sharing! GREAT PHOTOS!

    -Joe DA BUFF

  10. Posted

    Ordinarily, I would not even think of posting this. I am also very keenly aware that the Broadcast Media may not be telling the whole story. But, the allegations seem severe and disturbing, and I wanted to bring it to your attention and hear your thoughts.

    http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/0518...tion_rescue_911

    http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/investigat..._caught_on_tape

    Thank you kindly.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  13. Posted

    All of them look great! Engine 139 looks like it will be a tremendous boon to GBFD and more capable for their purposes, especially covering 684 (I remember seeing the old Engine 139 and Rescue 24 on an MVA there). Is M/A 14 going to double as a Brush Truck? Ladder 32 looks especially sharp.

    Best of luck to all Departments with them!

    -Joe DA BUFF

  14. Posted

    Just letting some of you know that Tuesday night i took and passed my nat. FF1 test and today i finally finished Highs school and tomorrow night i graduate from High school. Not gonna lie I already i kinda miss getting yelled and being sent to the office hahaha now its just all memories.

    Congratulations on both counts! Keep getting educated, Firematically, Scholarly, and Otherwise! Best of luck!

    -Joe DA BUFF

  16. Posted

    Joe DA BUFF,

    Odd that you got a Trooper after dialing 911, maybe the dispatchers were busy and one of the desk guys picked up the phone. Izzy would know. I know in my town (we only have 1 dispatcher on each shift) if the dispatcher needs to use the crapper, one of the town cops or Troopers has to man the panel for him/her.

    Ah-I apologize for omitting an important detail-it was a Cellular call to 911. I believe all cell calls to 911 default to the State Police. My area, even though it is suburban, has sub-par-ish cell reception. Things have improved, I now get my Town P.D. when I call (had to call a couple of months ago).

    Interesting about how "Chain of Command" works.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  17. Posted

    Right, but it wasn't a state police agency in the present distinction. Good historical find though!

    Eagle, thanks for the added information there, forgot about to add that in as well.

    Thank you for the props Izzy! You're right, the Metropolitan Police wasn't a state police agency as we would think of them today, but, I would add that they had jurisdiction outside of Boston (Quabbin Reservoir, for example.)

    Thank you also for the clarification about Sheriffs. I met a gentleman the other night who was a Deputy Sheriff and is now a State Marshal. I also didn't know the CSP had Civilian Dispatchers, when I've called 911 and gotten the State Police, the answering person identified themselves as "Trooper".

    P.S. That's a great open letter from the Sergeant about the value of Resident Troopers.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  18. Posted

    Well if you look at the Wiki, it said it has it founding in 1865 while Calvin Cooliage was governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Problem is he was born in 1872 and he was governor of Mass from 1919 to 1921. Plus the MSP essentially began to quell the rioting of the Boston Police Department union when its organizational beginning were announced in 1919 to create a new police force. Though it states it started in 1865, the agency it self was not a formidable police agency until 1921 when it was officially created. Also Mass is not a state, it is a commonwealth (just an FYI, not much difference between how the state government runs).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Police

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge

    Now the Connecticut State police was founded on May 29th, 1903 and is the oldest State Police force in the nation and was created to prevent moonshine running. With this, CSP is the oldest continuous acting state police agency in the nation with police powers as such.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_State_Police

    Now for the Resident State Trooper program. Initially when it was instituted, a trooper assigned this this duty would initially be living in the town he was in charge of. They had a phone and an office in their residence. As time progressed, the trooper was no longer required to live in town but if there was any sort of major incident, they are expected to respond to the scene for the investigation. If you look at the wiki link above it explains what you are looking for.

    Slighty off topic, the Massachusetts Metropolitan (District Commission) Police predate both the Connecticut State Police and the formal organization of the Massachusetts State Police, founded in 1893 and existing until the 1992 merger of Police Agencies in Massachusetts.

    See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunct_Massa...police_agencies

    -Joe DA BUFF

  19. Posted

    100K per year is alot. In reality he probably doesn't make that much. Resident Troopers make the same as a regular Trooper, based on rank of course. RSTs get something like $100 extra a month for "hazard pay" for being on a special unit, just as K9, Aviation, SWAT, etc makes. He's probably a Trooper First Class, MAYBE a Trooper Sergeant. The town pays only 70% of his costs, the rest is covered by the state. If that Trooper can't work a certain shift, it will go in as an OT job to be filled with regular troopers from Troop L or whoever else can fill in. It is important to mention he is not the ONLY State Police unit assigned to that area. Kent, like every other town, is also covered by a Patrol Sector (probably shared with a few other small towns up there) so there's another Trooper in the region for backup if its really needed.

    My town, New Fairfield CT, uses a combination of Resident State Troopers and town "constables", who are real certified Police Officers, but are not in command. There is a Trooper Sergeant, probably 5 or 6 regular Residents that work the town and 5 or 6 town cops as well. You could have a shift with 2 town cops, 1 townie and 1 Trooper, or 2 Troopers. The Tpr. Sgt. works 9-5 on weekdays. Its an OK program, but the benefit is the cost to the town. There have been several attempts to get an independent department in New Fairfield, but A. it costs more money and B. people were tricked into believing that they wouldn't get specialty services (Major Crime Squad, which is CSP's CSI, SWAT, K9, Dive Team etc) because of that. That isn't true though, CSP's specialized divisions are available to ANY department in the state. There are pros and cons to the system.

    Resident Troopers are fairly common in CT-ranging from One or Two Troopers or a Resident Trooper Sergeant in command of Certified Police Officers.

    http://www.essexct.gov/departments/police.html

    http://www.ellington-ct.gov/town_services_...tegoryID=police

    http://www.easthaddam.org/police.htm

    http://www.mansfieldct.org/town/department..._safety/police/

    Connecticut abolished Sheriffs back in 2000, and Sheriffs did not really provide Law Enforcement coverage, so far as I know. ( Civil Process,Prisoner Transports, and Court Security-Functions which became State and Judicial Marshals.) I'm not sure why the Resident Trooper Program is so popular, honestly. But, it does seem like a good balance given that there are no Sheriffs/County/Regional Police to pick up slack. And I think it is unfortunate that these programs, which seem like good Community Policing as well, are under the gun.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  25. Posted

    That, is one of the most awesome Brush Trucks I've seen. Reminds me of the former Power Wagons! I especially like the bumper mounted monitor. I'm glad to see that you're still taking photos Seth and sharing them!

    Nice shot of Engine 45 too. I like Austin's paint scheme. Simple, but distinctive.

    Thanks for sharing.

    -Joe DA BUFF