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  1. Posted

    I don't know if that's accurate. NYPD cars used to be green many many moons ago. The only place that I know regulates police car colors is California where the black and white paint scheme is a state requirement - as is certain lighting configurations.

    To my knowledge the paint schemes in Westchester County have always been at the whim (or $$$) of the department.

    Funny you should mention that Chris... I was going to mention that Bedford P.D. is a definite exception to all of this (green on white).

    Do you know anything else about the California Regulation? I ask only because I've seen some all white police cruisers and San Diego County used to be Green and White. This is a very interesting subject about who decides what colors police cars are. ;):D

    The new car definitely looks good. :)

    Thanks for sharing.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  3. Posted

    Villages can also cross County Lines. Example: The Village of Saranac Lake upstate, which lies in Franklin and Essex Counties in the Towns of Harrietstown, St. Armand, and North Elba.

    In Connecticut, there aren't incorporated Villages... That being said, there are Incorporated Boroughs, although, not many of them, and are similar to N.Y.S.'s incorporated villages in that they are subordinate to the government of the town they are located in (Connecticut abolished county government almost 50 years ago.)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_(Connecticut). If memory serves, Fenwick was home to Katharine Hepburn.

    One other New England State has incorporated Villages, albeit not many of them, Vermont. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_(Vermont). Now here's something interesting: Some Villages provide Police Services to their entire town, like Waterbury, Vermont.

    There are no other formally incorporated villages in New England, however, in New Hampshire, there may be "Village Districts", which are special arms of Municipal GOvernment that can provide Fire Service, Pest Control, Parks, etc.

    See here: http://nhavd.org/what_are_village_districts.htm

    A few other states of note with Incorporated Villages are New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Oregon.

    And thus ends my little discussion of municipal government! Nice to see a thread about all of this! :D:)

    -Joe DA BUFF

  7. Posted

    Not to churn a pot.... But, I wonder if this isn't pre-empted by Federal Law..... Never mind. Two totally different issues. The thing had been fresh in my mind because Mayor Bloomberg recently lost his bid to have an all Hybrid Taxi fleet because setting standards on Air Pollution was up to the Federal Government. Two totally different issues though. I can certainly see the County's interest in Fresh Air and the Public Health.

    Carrying on....

    -Joe DA BUFF

  9. Posted

    Wow. Great story and thanks for sharing the photos. I didn't realize how new Rescue 4 was in New Rochelle! Beautiful rig, reminds of Boston's Rescue 2 from the 50's when it was the Rescue-Pumper Unit. Did F.D.N.R. run it or was it a purely Civil Defense rig? Thanks again!!

    -Joe DA BUFF

  12. Posted

    Hi all. I posted earlier about old Rescues and saw some excellent photos. I wanted to revive the topic, specifically to ask about the predecessor (if there was one) to New Rochelle's '91 Pierce for Rescue 4, since her days are numbered. Any other interesting vintage Rescues in Bravo Land? The last topic considered mostly Rockland and Westchester, I was wondering if the good folks from Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam (and further north) had any good ones or good stories! Thanks.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  13. Posted

    More great photos Duane! Nice to see Light Force 127. And thanks again for answering my questions about California OES. Crazy Q: I heard that there are a few Crowns left in service in LA County, like Engine 269 out in Topanga. Is this true and do you have any photos? Thanks.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  15. Posted

    Joe-California OES is our version of the old "Civil Defense" rigs. There are somewhere around 160-175 rigs doled out to departments around the state, which are accepted under certain terms the state lays out. Mainly, anytime the state activates them ( 1989 San Francisco Earthquake, 1994 Northridge Quake, numerous campaign wildfires) the department must staff and respond the rig. The rig cannot be used in frontline service, only in place of a reserve rig or a "break-in" period, such as when the department receives the rig to get acclimated to it.

    Jimmy, didn't mean to draw out the little green monster. Mike Quinn and I are already exchanging emails with ideas for next year.

    Thanks for the kind words. Due to work today and tomorrow it'll be the weekend before the rest are posted into albums.

    Duane

    Thanks for the explanation Duane. I wondered about it, and that's very interesting about their purpose and why they're staffed. So, in the event of a disaster and a Department is called back to respond, they staff that rig instead of their own? Wow. It also kinda makes sense about "Statewide spares", if I followed your explanation correctly (and if I did not, please do clarify.) Thanks.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  17. Posted

    There are tons of Tillers left on the east coast... I can think of a crapload off the top of my head

    Berwyn Heights MD

    Chillim-Adelphi MD

    Owings Mills MD

    Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

    Mamaroneck, NY

    Albany, NY

    District of Columbia

    FDNY

    Hyattsville, MD

    Pottsville, PA

    Eden, PA

    Somerville, MA

    Suffern, NY

    Reading, PA

    North Hudson Regional, NJ

    Hoboken, NJ (maybe replaced with RM)

    New London, CT

    Baltimore City, MD

    Baltimore County, MD

    Virginia Beach, VA

    Don't forget (disclaimer: NOT ALL are in front-line service):

    New Haven, CT (D'oh! Someone beat me to it on that one. Sorry!)

    Nyack, NY (x2!)

    Haverstraw, NY

    Elizabeth, NJ

    Newport, RI

    Attleboro, MA

    Cambridge, MA

    Fall River, MA

    Gloucester, MA

    Holyoke, MA

    Haverhill, MA

    Leominster, MA

    Melrose, MA

    New Bedford, MA

    Newbury, MA

    Peabody, MA

    Quincy, MA

    Revere, MA

    Salem, MA

    Somerville, MA

    Southbridge, MA

    Springfield, MA

    Waltham, MA

    Worcester, MA

    Stowe, VT

    Manchester, NH

    In all seriousness, nice photos, especially Ventura County Rescue 54, Anaheim Truck 3, and of course, Riverside City Truck 1! Thanks for sharing.

    Slightly off-topic, but I thought I'd ask, what exactly does California OES do?

    -Joe DA BUFF

  19. Posted

    I'm curious, was there really a Magnum Police Package and did it catch on anywhere? Seems a little like a throwback to those LAPD Sergeant's wagons of old. I wondered because there was the Matchbox Magnum Police Car (not the best litmus test, I know.) Thanks.

    -Joe DA BUFF, wondering what a WCPD or NYPD Magnum woulda looked like speeding along!

  22. Posted

    AWESOME! Thanks for the photos, TR54! I really appreciate it- made my day! :-)

    Definetly the "next generation" of GPD ambulances. I note the return to the Chevrolet chasis after a several year hiatus, and the diamond plating on the sides. Also, both appear to have updated striping. And, 79 has a new GPD*EMS patch on the door, and 76 doesn't have a GPD patch on the door.

    Greenburgh EMS is the civilian portion of Greenburgh PD EMS. They operate with a single Paramedic in an ambulance that covers the unicorporated town, and with a flycar with a single medic that covers the 6 villages/VAC's within the town.

    The Police ambulance patrols with a single Police Officer-EMT, and ALS is provided by Police Officers who patrol in flycars. They both cover the unincoporated town and back up the villages as needed, and all have regular patrol sectors as well.

    My information is current as of last February though.

    Thanks for the clarification Seth.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  23. Posted · Edited by 10-Buff-4

    That is my old neighborhood over there! I love it, I move out, and right after I do, they have a major 10-75! (Then again, they had one on my block in February, March or April, I think. Can't remember now.) I walked by all of that stuff daily! Salut Rob to informing them and to the 18th Battalion guys who made such a quick stop (especially 48 and 56!)

    If anyone's wondering, 88 and 38 (Belmont/183) is further south than 48 and 56 (Webster/187). I miss those guys. They were a great bunch. And, someone please correct me if Im wrong, but, I think that that's box 3344, 3345, 3350, or 3351 (I know, I'm a block or so off... But, close enough, I hope. )Again, Salut to them (and to Rob) for a quick stop! ;):DB)

    -Joe DA BUFF