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I was also thinking along the lines of some psycho spoiled brat 15 year olds! I used to hang around a few when I was growing up in Westchester. You dont think "Dalton" who lives in the McMansion down the block wont take your car for a joy ride while you run in the store for a cup of coffee?

No it was completely idiotic and unprofessional for this to happen to any IC. Being familliar with the area I know that Uniondale/Hempstead is pretty much the "Mount Vernon" of Long Island. To leave your keys in your car running and then go out of view into a building is beyond words, I wouldn't even do that in Katonah! I'm not bashing anyone who doesn't deserve to be bashed. I apologize (kind of) if I offended anyone by calling out someone for being insanely irresponsible.

Let me get this straight, Firemen and innocent children being severely burned or killed on a regular basis is a great time?

Queens West(Bn 45/46/49) is a great place to work, could be worth the bridge tolls for FDNY EMS members who live in southern Westchester/Bronx. Though nowhere in NYC is safe, it has far fewer skells than Bronx commands...maybe a good choice for those burnt out from the ghetto nonsense.

I have no problem with FEMA money being used for Obama's innaugriation. The event(administration?) is already set up to be a disaster. His main support groups are idiot college kids and inner city skells, and DC on tuesday is gonna be chock full of them. Think of all the riots and other acts of uncivil disobedience these groups have been responsible for in modern American history.

Why would anyone want to work for a commercial service. I can see for part time when you already have another career, but their really is no benefit I can think of. Maybe the scabs in NYC where the conditions bosses dont bust their balls as much as FD EMT's and medics?

I wholeheartedly agree, benefits, a union and a pension is what you need in this economy. Also their training in the TOPS program at the EMS academy is second to none. They will reteach you EMT and more. Though the job sucks at times it is the ONLY place to work EMS full time, whether as a career or waiting on another civil service list.

Wow seeing the demolition of Shea is tough, almost brings a tear to the eye...many great memories going to games with my Dad growing up and when I was older going with my friends and my wife. I was hoping to pass that tradition on with my kids, but they will only get to go to some sanitized ball park that belongs in Phoenix or Houston or something. Shea Stadium may have been grimy and dirty and smelled bad, but it was distinctly New York, maybe I'm a little romantic but I thought that would of meant something. Same goes for the "real" Yankee Stadium.

A good idea I guess, or just another thing for LI vollies to waste taxpayer money on...and make somebody a millionaire. I was always fine with strapping the bag to the patients lap. They can keep that heavy a** stryker also, I like the cheap but light ferno 2 wheeled stair chair.

Somebody else sees the giant white elephant in the room! I have family in Brewster and in my short lifetime have seen that town change from "Mayberry" into a virtual 3rd world slum.

I'm guessing the ambulance crew flagged her down to see if she was ok, considering she was driving down the road with a fuel nozzle hanging out of her vehicle. I dont know what the protocol is in Nevada or elsewhere but in NYC intoxicated people or people suspected of being under the influence can not RMA. They probably talked her into some kind of patient contact long enough for PD to arrive. I say good job to EMS for getting a dangerous driver off the road.

I actually kind of agree with you, its too bad NYC coudn't or wouldn't annex the whole city rather than Yonkers. Its clear the city administration is a complete disaster. The only thing that has kept it afloat the past few years has been the inflated real estate market in the tri state area. Lets hope its not a long term recession away from being another Gary In, or Camden NJ. Mark my words things are going to get much worse in the Vern, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Lets keep the brothers in FDMV, MVPD and Empress EMS in our thoughts and may they stay safe.

Remember when the wheels fell off on the Throgs Neck Toll Plaza with a vent patient in the back? Hahahahahahaha!!!

I dont know if its changed with some of the more recent classes, but FDNY academy, especially in the first few weeks, we reported at 0600 and often didn't leave the gates until 1700 hrs, with some probies staying for unpaid mandatory extra help in PT and other evolutions. Then we drove home to points all over the metro area to eat, study, sleep and prepare to do it all over the next day!

I think when you are on probation or "new" in any profession its probably always best to just kind of go with the flow and not make too many waves, unless there is some sort of SERIOUS grievance. Remember the impression you make in your first few months will last through an entire career. Apparently the academy Plattsburgh sends their probies to is more paramilitary style. Until the city sends their recruits elsewhere this is just the way things are.

Oh sorry didn't notice you are already a P.O., forget the FDNY EMS stuff, go out there, have fun, and do the right thing for yourself and your patients.

I know I will probably get some crap, but be careful the habits you learn from private hospital EMS in NYC, many are clowns! Although its not the greatest gig in the world and has its fair shre of nitwits also, you are better off applying for FDNY EMS. They get full time hours and benefits and probably have the best EMS academy anywhere. They will reteach EMT-B and more. They are also union which is a big plus in this economy. I worked FDNY EMS for 2 years and I am currently a CFR FF in a heavily private EMS section of the city and I can tell you there is a huge quality difference between FD and private hospital EMTs and medics. Private hospital techs can get away with alot more stuff and act like skells accordingly. Lets put it this way, you can get fired by FDNY EMS and turn around the next day and be hired by a private hospital. Anyway good luck bro.

Correct me if Im wrong but it seems to me that living in an incorporated "village" is just a yuppie way of saying "I want all the services of living in a city but when it comes time to sell my house, I'd rather list it as located in the 'Village of Bronxville' than in the 'City of Bronxville" There also doesn't seem to be any criteria as to what a hamlet, town, village or city actually is in NYS. I went to college in the "City of Oneonta NY" which is so small by Westchester standards it would probably be just a village or a large hamlet, but in Otsego county it is defined a a city. This is just another example of how NY and the rest of the Northeast should get on the same page as the rest of the country. You either live in an incorporated city or you live in an unincorporated township, thats it, no more confusion! LI is evern more messed up, Whats considered a town is more like a county in the rest of the state. I currently live in the town of Islip and we have something like over 20 different hamlets, school districts and fire departments. I think the population is a couple of hundred thousand! Villages are more like cities, the village of hempstead has I think a population of roughly 75000 and is very urban

Training is not a bad thing, taking 15-20 companies OOS everday for 4 to 5 hours to watch the same video at the rock and play with the same hi rise nozzle or blanket (which I feel like I do every 2-3 weeks) is what guys are complaining about. There are hundreds of hours lost everyweek where first due companies are OOS in their areas making life dangerous for civilians and FF's alike. Nobody is complaining about training, In my house we take the iniative to train on our own all the time. Our lives literally depend on it and frankly we take training very seriously. Most other houses are the same.

I dont know what St Louis wears as a uniform, but I have seen a dangerous trend from the west coast where they make firefighter work duties look almost like cop uniforms. Pressed navy pants, navy button up shirts complete with badge. In this day and age when we are diversifying what a FF job entails (EMS) maybe we should get away from these PD like uniforms.

Shocker! I had a friend who worked down in "DCFEMS" and that dept has many similar issues.

Wow awsome photos from back in the day. While I never worked "pre merger" those photos still brought back memories. The uniforms may have changed but the game remains the same. I almost missed working for EMS for about 30 seconds.

Got rid of it 2 years ago after most every one I knew switched to Verizon. The service sucked and hardly any friends and family members had DC anymore. Was useful back when i worked construction. As for casual conversation it was nothing more than a fad back in 2003 for me...and I think pretty much everyone else in America. It was so annoying you could never get away from that f'N chirp, the movies, resteraunts, family gatherings it didn't matter. The other day I was riding the LIRR and the kid behind me was having a DC conversation. For the first 2 minutes it was kind of nostalgic since it was the first time i'd heard it in a while, but after that I wanted to strangle him!!! Years from now when we look back on the early 2000's we'll smile and cringe when we think of nextel, similar to the way we look back on disco and bell bottoms

Ive been thinking for the last few years that maybe MV should just be annexed by NYC and become part of the Bronx. For my 28 years on this planet it has been the joke of Westchester County. The people of the 'Vern have continued to vote corrupt nitwits into public office year after year. The city is a mess, crime is rampant and the tax base is non-existant. I think we should just call it a wrap and give it a 718 area code, maybe the nice part by the cross county can become part of Eastchester.

The Mets should get rid of Omar Minaya, who has been more concerned with turning the Mets into "Team DR" instead of a winning ball club. At the risk of sounding controversial I think they need more American born English speaking players who can communicate with each other and have a better understanding of the fundamentals of the game. Id also like to see someone turn into a clutch player and a locker room leader, for now we're stuck with Wright who is just AROD Jr. Is it just me but does anyone else think they should have had their ceremonies before the game? For the Yankees this seemed to psyche up both the fans and players, and they played a great final game at the stadium.