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17 hours ago, newsbuff said:

Here's the million dollar question....

 

Who's going to staff it?  It is going to be a volunteer system, much like the Westchester Haz-mat team, which due to slow response times, has been skipped over many a time for a properly staffed rig?

 

Tech team responses require an immense amount of training, and if you get the cert once and never handle the equipment for months, you're gonna lose that skill...

What is option B?  Unless something has changed in the last 3 years since I left CT, there are no paid FDs in Putnam County. Certainly it isn't ideal, but there's no push for full time staffing in Putnam right now, so IMO this is probably the best that can be done with the resources available. You'll get the initial sign up of everyone wanting the cool T-Shirt, and then maybe end up with a dozen or two hardcore people countywide in 6-8 months who will do the training and respond to calls. Better than nothing.

On 6/29/2017 at 2:05 PM, 38ff said:

Marlborough Fire District just put out to bid a replacement for the 1994 Duplex/Saulsbury Rescue

I was only five, but I remember when Marlborough first got R-38-60. Probably my favorite rig when I was a kid.

The Danbury Police Explorers are currently raising money to fund a new van. Their program is one of the largest in New England, when I aged out we had 75 Explorers; now they are up to about 100 members; however, they only have two 15-passenger vans at their disposal. These young men and women do an incredible amount of work to support DPD and the entire Danbury community; including supporting the Patrol Division with traffic, parking, and/or security details for special events, conducting land searches to support missing persons and other Detective Bureau cases, performing Honor Guard duties at ceremonies, among other duties. On average they support about six events per month, and the program receives very little in terms of funding from the City.

Please consider donating to help these guys get a new vehicle so they can continue to support events in the western CT area:

https://www.gofundme.com/danbury-cadets-need-a-new-van

Deputy Thanks DC Firefighters for Saving His Life After Suffering Heart Attack During Hockey Game

By: Fox DC Staff

May 23, 2017

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WASHINGTON - A St. Mary’s County deputy is grateful to be alive thanks to some quick-thinking first responders.

 

On April 7, David Corcoran was playing goalie for the U.S. Capitol Police Department’s hockey team facing off against D.C. firefighters at the DC Firefighters Burn Foundation benefit tournament when he went into cardiac arrest.

 

Corcoran had no pulse and eight members of the D.C. Fire and EMS Department quickly jumped into action to performed CPR on him right on the ice. After a few minutes, Corcoran regained his pulse and was transported to the hospital

 

“When I woke up, I didn't quite know what happened,” said Corcoran. “I thought I just passed out. When I woke up and I was like, ‘Get off me, get off me. I’m okay.’ I was told, ‘No, this is a little more serious, you had a heart attack’ and explained everything. Somebody to my right, whoever was doing most of the talking, said something like, ‘We got your back. You're going to make it.’

 

Nice job by the DCFD Hockey Team.

So far AMR has been fairly successful down in DC. Right now, DCFD is responding to all medicals. After the initial assessment, if it is determined to be a low priority call, then AMR is dispatched to take the patient. Not exactly the most efficient system, but DC is just dipping its feet into the use of private EMS, so I think this is a measured approach until AMR gains the city leadership's trust. The general consensus from DCFD members I've talked to is that AMR is doing a pretty good job freeing DCFD up for actual emergencies.

Bodycam footage from the scene. https://www.badgecameras.com/chief-shot/

1 hour ago, x635 said:

 

How do they determine who gets laid off?

There will typically be contract language to address those sort of issues. Not being familiar with CSP's contact, I couldn't tell you.

Prince George's County, MD is at Pierce for the final inspection of HAZMAT 816. Due to the size of the county, PGFD's HAZMAT Team includes three stations. Station 816 (Northview) is located somewhat centrally within the county and has the larger HAZMAT rig. A Breathing Air Unit, Decon Unit, and the Safety Officer also run out of that house. Station 812 (College Park) and Station 845 (Marlboro/Croom) have smaller HAZMAT Support Units (similar to a soda truck) to get things started until 816 arrives. The Technical Rescue Team is set up in a similar fashion for collapse, confined space, and high angle; with a large cache of centralized equipment and two satellite stations.

Photos are courtesy of PGFD Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBmbarksdale/status/864226221231616000/photo/1

Date: 24-April-2017
Time: Approximately 0935
Location: 3400 block of Berwyn House Road, College Park, MD
Box Area: 12-01 (College Park)

Battalion: 884

Channel: 8-Alpha-3, 8-Alpha-5

Weather: Rain
Units: 

Fifth Alarm of Fire units in order of appearance:

BOX ALARM:
PGFD Riverdale 7 -E807B
PGFD Hyattsville 1 -E801
PGFD Chillum-Adelphi 34 -E834
PGFD Greenbelt 35 -E835
PGFD Berwyn Heights 14 -TK814
PGFD Beltsville 31 -TK831
PGFD Bladensburg 9 -TK809

Description: Working fire in a 7-story building under construction.

http://pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2017/04/college-park-fire-causes-nearly-40m-in.html

Just what Westchester needs, another jurisdiction.

You could pretty much replace "Westchester County" in the title of this thread with any other jurisdiction in the US and this would still be accurate.

I think Mr. Suarino's letter is excellent, and sheds light on the types of crap that has been going on for years in volunteer departments. Every department I've ever been a part of has had a select group of obstructionist old guys who haven't rode the rigs in 15 years that just love to make life difficult for officers and firefighters that are trying to get things done and move the agency forward.

We have a few Durangos at work. I'm not a fan. Huge blind spots, and the shifter is a dial the size of an air conditioning or stereo volume knob. 

I'll stick with the Suburbans or Ford Police Utility.

I wonder what effect the wildfire season has. If a FF deploys on a wildfire assignment for a week, are they paid every hour they are on that assignment? I'd assume they would be, since when they're back at basecamp they aren't really free to leave. That might cause someone to rack up a lot of OT hours.

On 1/31/2017 at 2:04 PM, LineCapt said:

WHY would they not ?!?!
 

 

My guess would be because the municipal "leadership" (using that term loosely) in Rye probably recognizes that after the SAFER grant period is up, they will be responsible for paying and providing benefits for any firefighters hired under SAFER. Clearly, paying additional fire personnel is not something they are interested in doing.

1 hour ago, FF402 said:

KME was the lowest bidder, followed by Ferrara and then Seagrave. Bids were opened January 5th.

 

 

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/ocp/1600252.pdf

Your signature is so appropriate for this post...

I believe Orange, CT had an 80's Mack Telesquirt. Not sure if it is still around though.

Great color choice for a team of employees who work on highways where vehicles travel at high rates of speed...

DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency:

Program Coordinator
Grade: 14
Salary Range: $103,605.00 - $133,476.00
Closes: 1/5/2017
http://careers.dc.gov/ts2__JobDetail...fyEAC&tSource=

Program Coordinator (DC Emergency Response System)
Grade: 14
Salary Range: $103,605.00 - $133,476.00
Closes: 1/4/2017
http://careers.dc.gov/ts2__JobDetail...fAEAS&tSource=

Fusion Intelligence Analyst
Grade: 11
Salary Range: $61,491.00 - $79,275.00
Closes: 1/2/2017
http://careers.dc.gov/ts2__JobDetail...eqEAC&tSource=

I am not familiar with how EMS works in NY, but is it possible that AMR is hiring EMS providers to provide transfer service between facilities?

That might explain why they all the sudden need to hire people without having obtained government contracts for any 911 services.

3 hours ago, S1720G said:

They are the BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST, SIR.....with honors 

Solid Men In Black reference.  Well played.

Thank you Seth, I've seen both of those pages. I'm asking if there is a way to change my preferences so that I do not receive any notifications for any reason. I don't need the emails, I just check the site directly to see if there's something I want to read.

Attached is the Cambridge FD Run Card, which lays out the units dispatched for a 10 Alarm.

Cambridge FD Run Card.pdf

Is there a way to completely turn off email notifications that keep filling up my inbox?  Right now the only options I see are to get notifications whenever new content is posted, daily summaries, or weekly summaries, unless I manually turn click off the "notify me of replies option". 

6 hours ago, vodoly said:

Them & Seagrave Give or take a few Spartan

Very few new Seagrave purchases, with the exception of some VERY well funded volunteer organizations.

Lately, DCFD is getting Pierce Wagons and Rescue Squads. New Trucks are Spartans.

Still quite a few spare wagons and active duty trucks that are Seagraves.  HAZMAT 1 is also a Seagrave if I am not mistaken.

All new PGFD county apparatus are Pierce, Fairfax County VA as well.