mikeinet

Personally -- Everyone can be in 100% agreement or 100% disagreement about a county fire department, and a holistic view to everything in Westchester County regarding the Fire Service... BUT!! the main issue, is that this is not an overnight process. To form a county fire department would takes YEARS AND YEARS of planning, approvals, and deployment. This isn't a "oh, Yorktown has had 2 fires that could have been different if we had a unified plan, let's go do it", it's a LOT larger than that.

I'm not against this by any means, I'm just saying people really need to differentiate between the two.

In terms of the YFD/MFD issue -- I agree that politics needs to get out of this issue. Most people don't care what fire dept comes to their house when it's burning, as long as it's quick and they can do what they have to...

Looking at the tax structure of a fire district probably takes some time and state planning, town planning, etc... but setting up an automatic mutual aid plan is as simple as calling DES and puting it on the box. Right? (Correct me if I'm wrong).

I just feel some people's priorities are not where they should be. Remember folks, we're here to serve our community! Not argue about who gets to piss on a fire first!

Somewhat upsetting to hear... but humerous at the same time to pretty much follow the plot line of Super Troopers.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_...lice_corruption

Duffel bags stuffed with cocaine were delivered by plane to an out-of-the-way suburban airport while two sheriff's officers provided security. A police officer stood by to guard the cash and keep out the riffraff at a poker game where $100,000 changed hands. And a drug dealer was told squad cars marked "sheriff" and "sheriff's police" might be available on a "freelance" basis to provide protection for his deliveries.

You missed the bottom of the article... it said "New York City will no longer be known as the 'city that never sleeps'... it will now be called 'the city that sleeps so we don't have a need for firefighters'

Facebook isn't just to connect back with college or high school friends. I completely disagree. I use it for professional networking with my job as well. Has groups as everyone has said, but also has the web 2.0 sense of keeping a "status" and whatnot. Many friends who don't live near me anymore throw pictures, statuses, notes, etc. on there and its a good way to stay connected with EVERYONE

Yep - that's the old 245 on the for sale page.

Great at the end of the video how they do compressions on the stomach and saying its CPR.... siiiiiiiiiigh.

I could only imagine playing this in front of family members while trying to save the life of a loved one.

You mean you can't send an ambulance from the UK to Vegas!?!?

So much for what happens in vegas stays in vegas

I got a kick out of them having to through NYPD

so... $50+ Million and 8 years... spent on... a press conference telling us to build or fix?!

oh... you wanted a ladder?? you mean that's not the same thing as an engine????

I was at the game and I have to say -- it was great. The early afternoon festivities were HORRIBLY organized in my opinion. I arrived at the stadium at ~1pm, saw lines out the door to just get into the stadium, decided to go get a beer. ~2pm, made my way into the stadium and wanted to get down on the field. I knew the field was slated to close at 4pm to allow them to get it ready for the game... 3:15pm after standing in line for more than an hour, when near the front of the line, we got told nobody else was getting let on! What a let down!

The pre-game activities I thought were very well done, and the fans cared. What I really liked was a lot of yankees games now (read as playoff games) are a corporate event... you see tons of business going on, etc. etc. Last night, it was for the FANS, the people that WANTED to be there and that was evidant by people staying quite late even after the game. There was no rush at the end of the game to get out of the stadium.

One thing that was somewhat mentioned here that bothered me was that throughout the night, it was "THE LAST GAME..." "THE LAST SEASON..." "THE END..." no, it's not the end!! The end of an era in the history of baseball, the yankees, new york city... but not the team!

With that being said though, I'm really a firm believer that the new stadium should NOT be called "yankee stadium" -- I think that'll just ruine the memories of the old stadium. Shea isn't being renamed shea... new stadiu, new era... let the babe have his stadium for good!

How is the security on these things?

Public safety agencies, such as Fire Departments, Police/Sheriff Departments, and Ambulance/Rescue Companies are issued radio frequencies by the FCC for their restricted use only. Possession of transmitting devices for non-authorized personnel is tightly controlled and transmitting on these frequencies is against the law (Federal & State statutes).

A. How tightly is it controlled common now...

B. Great it's against the law, so is breaking into your house! I doubt a bugler cares about that! lol

... With a blue light. Another great representation of the fire service (if you read some of the comments on that article)

I know from being in Syracuse... I was always told that any event over 5,000 people in attendance required a BLS ambulance decidated to the stadium. As previously said, if the ambulance leaves, the event must stop.

That's the only *actual* regulation I know of.

You know -- it's articles just like this that really make me gripe. I actually (this past week) just moved to the Albany area. I contacted numerous volunteer agencies in my area (pretty much all split daytime paid/night time volunteer). Due to work, i'm only going to be in the area until February. With that being said, I was met with red tape everywhere I tried to volunteer. I've been an EMT for 4 years and an ambulance driver for 5 years... so it's not like I'm straight out of EMT class. Each dept I spoke with told me that it's not worth their time to train me since I won't be in the area that long.

Makes me laugh seeing a 3 page article was written about how they're short staffed... They say they're short staffed, but are they? Or are they being too picky.

that's your own fault if you leave your car running while on scene... I understand leaving a fire rig or ambulance running while on scene, but turn off your damn car! (With that being said-- unless your car is parked in a dangerous location and you need emergency lights to protect your vehicle)

Yes... the web site is a little outdated... oops.

further updates -- all residents are safe and accounted for.

Cause is still under investigation. There's a lot of kuddos going out to the FDs and PDs initally on scene as they were literally running through the building with fire around them knocking in doors and getting people out

Date: 4-26-08

Time: 0130

Location: 2 Westledge Drive - Peachtree Apartments - Norwhich CT

Frequency:

Units Operating: Norwhich FD, ~12 total depts

Description Of Incident:

Writer: mikeinet

120 unit apt complex -- first units on scene reporting a working unit fire -- within minutes the entire building was engulfed. Building is a complete loss. Up to 45 unaccounted occupants. Building had no sprinker system and no fire stops on the roof.

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x292023059

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24327575/

As a NY Basic, I refreshed, then took only a written exam for national registry -- I had to get my instructor fax in a sheet agreeing that I passed the practical for NYS

I dont have proof or a listing of everything specifically...but generally, many common blood bourne diseases die within a short exposure to open air (like a few minutes)

I dont know...i've never seen a meeting that short in my days of the FD... lol

CHAPPAQUA - A 40-something homeowner thought of everything when he orchestrated an intimate candle-lit setting in his backyard gazebo to propose to the woman he loved, a top fire official said this morning.

There was only one problem

The man forgot to blow out all the candles before he left.

http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804100443

good way to start a marriage ;-)

Are you sure about that information? They took away abdominal thrusts for unconscious choking because of fear of internal trauma. I would think that chest compressions, would be far more effective in terms of circulating blood than pounding on someones abdomen, it just doesn't make any sense to me.

Sure -- here ya go: http://www.hr-hpr.com/reuters_article.asp?...921scie001.html

After rescuing him they couldn't even shut the door of the car??? how rude! ;-)