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I agree with PDs needing the proper weapons for the many given situations they might find themselves in. The problem I have is with any law enforcement agency that uses US Armed Forces combat uniforms for use against civilians. They are not members of the Armed Forces period. They might work great but the fact is police officers are here to protect and serve the public, what people expect to see are professional wearing PD blue or what ever color local LE wears. Not Army or Marine combat uniforms worn in the field. I'll even agree they can wear the ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet) for superior head protection but it should be painted blue.

This is a fact! FDMV hired 8 Firefighters in 2013 for the fall Academy, 5 are through the Academy and on the line. 3 did not make it, is the city planning to hire 3 to replace the loss, NO! In the past year 7 or 8 civilians died in fires within the city, I believe this exceeds the murder rate in Mt Vernon. What will the city do? Bets are nothing! Mutual Aid will cover its man power shortages! Mayor Davis thanks you.

Bnechis knows FirNaTine, and probably knows that FirNaTine has been in just as many fires if not more then he, will let Barry answer that. Reverse lay and forward lay both have pros and cons, I think we can agree on that.

Haha Jody, yeah "For the most part" my knees, back, neck and other parts of my body are doing ok! But as you know, regardless of what our leadership may say we'll still step up and put on those turnouts, step into the rig and give it well more then 110% when we step out on the fire ground for fire duty. By all accounts we know you all broke your _$$ trying to get the Urena family out. FDMV is fortunate too have Professionals like you, your DC and the entire 1 Group. Its very hard to measure at times just how successful your actions are when you get the people out, and the public does not know because it wasn't flashy and did not made the news as in most cases in the Vern, ??? But at the end of the day when you look to your left and right, you'll still have your brothers standing next to you ready to step into the next bag of worms you're handed, too do the very best you can with what you've got!

Date:10/30/13 Time:1st job 0923- 2nd job 1033 - 3rd job 1806 Incident Type:10-26 working fires Location:1st job 45 S.15th Ave/2nd job 50 Forester Ave/3rd job 61 Washington Blvd District: Units:ENG3,ENG4,ENG5,ENG6,L-1,L-2,R-1, Eastchester L-15 w/Asst Chief Description: Working fires at all three locations. Units packed up and were redirected to other fire scenes. Mutual aid received from Eastchester, New Rochelle and Pelham. Busy few days for FDMV!

No, he won't. The LT would be in charge, and I'd still thank him for his service.

The first thing is a "Non - Deployed Reservist" (meaning never deployed after basic and advanced training to a hazardous duty / hostile fire zone or on active duty) is not classified as a "Veteran". Reservists that have only attended training, and never deployed or entered active duty do not receive points or other benefits (Civil Service) currently as the system is set up in most if not all states. A veteran is defined as one who has served honorably on active federal duty for more then 90 days for other then training. Not everyone in the military is cut out to be Infantrymen. I think the same holds true with the fire service, not everyone in the military is cut out to be a firefighter. Hell we have firefighters that aren't cut out to be firefighters. What most people don't know is the unemployment rate for our returning veterans is 14-18 percent (DOL stats). This is accepted as a low figure, its most likely closer to 20-25 percent. These men and women are our nations most presious resource, your sons, daughters brothers, sisters, fathers and mothers. They stood up and raised their right hand and served in harms way when the nation called. With the best of intentions they are returning to there lives changed forever from what ever they endured. Some have sacrificed their lives, other their health and countless others presious time away from their families that they will never get back (missed birth of a child, birthdays, graduations and holidays) many have deployed more the 6 times. Its not easy to be told you can't go home because the team needs you. So if a veteran gets hired over another non-veteran by what ever system they use I vote yes for it. And I can't be sure but I'll bet none of them scored a 70 to get on the job. Yes some cities gets it, most do not. I tip my hat to the city of Boston and thank them for looking out for the next greatest generation.

No, the Rescue goes OOS first, followed by L-3 if the manpower drops. The Commissioner is saving the city dollars while placing the citizens and Fire Fighters at extreme risk. MVPD OT is wide open, they order officers on OT every day. 10 Fire Fighters go down with injuries and only 2 fire fighter were ordered to the scene. The commissioner was heard saying he'll just close down fire houses to avoid paying OT. High temps played a huge role at this fire. The fire had a head start, the first arriving engine and truck companies with the battalion made 2 saves with no time, no time to spare. The houses were 3 1/2 feet apart with a fence running between that 3.5 feet. Great ground ladder placement saved the day for the trapped victims which had to be lead down the ladders.

This is a great area of Fleetwood. This will be a great family event!

A great family and a great firefighter. Please support the Montana family.

Is your crew assigned to provide Fire protection on Kandahar Air Field or are you on a FOB or Camp near KAF?

Might be able to help you with this. PM me and we can talk.

FDMV BN-2 & Truck 3 at Appx 2250 hrs found remains on second floor rear of fire building. Very tough job, outstanding effort made by FDMV.

I too have seen this up close and personal. A firefighter with another Company on the stairs behind us broke out the window behind us on the landing which brought the fire over our heads within seconds. We were attempting to get control of the door to the fire apartment when the fun started. Coordinated effort is a must to keep all firefighters safe, freelancing puts us all more at risk!

That might be true in some cases but mil to mil foreign aid I've seen is not in the form of money, it's in the form of equipment. NGOs back fire all the time. As an example I've been down range at vehicle check points checking in on Soldiers when they have pulled over NGO trucks which had drugs, weapons, and even young girls for sex slaves being trafficed for sale. The UN has the same problem if not worse. "USAID" is the agency that in most cases hands out US civilian aid in what ever form. I have seen some of their snafus, but in most cases the project was completed to standard.

Foreign aid is in the billons without question. What should be asked is "whats foreign aid pay for?". Its used to further our national interests whether it be civilian directed aid or militay to military aid. In many cases it's given to the foreign nation with conditions requiring them to purchase american made equipment which I have seen first hand (this does put americans to work). Many times the aid is in the form of weapons that are no longer used by US forces or DOD. These weapons can be anything from the M60A3s/M1 Main Battle Tanks (as seen in Egypt)to out dated US kevlar helmets seen worn by many countries through out the world. Civilian aid also comes in many forms such as AIDS prevention to dam construction to create irrigation to produce crops for consumption for foreign nations. If its used to further the interests of the United States i'm in. If its wasted on BS that does little or nothing concerning US interests then cut it like a towed jumper.

The Mack 75' Tower Ladder being sold has seen many fires in Mt. Vernon. It was front line / first due for many years and then was made a spare. It predated high tech sensors and always worked when you turned the high hat and pressed the start switches. You could tuck it into some very tight places. It will be missed.

FDMV E-3,E-4,E-5,E-6, TL-1,L-2,L-3,BN-2

FDMV arrived as FDNY was stretching in, not after FDNY went to 3rd alarm. FDMV Deputy Chief on arrival coordinated and took control of exposure on Sanford Blvd and 11th Ave.

"(but honestly how much is driving)" This comment makes me assume you are not in the armed forces, at least not in the last 10 years. I can only speak for the Army, I know that the other services have very similar driver training programs. We certainly pick the more mature 18-21 year olds whenever possible. Soldiers that are drivers go through hundreds of hours of driver training before deployment. Those that tell you they did not some how slid under the requirement, and were most likely cheated out of the training because a leader failed this Soldier. Some don't pass and are reassigned to other duties. In addition to real driving hours, all drivers attend training with the crew members in simulators. These are not toys but state of the art mock ups of the equipment to be used down range. Soldiers lives are very important to us. We spend the coin to give them the best chance in combat to protect our freedoms.

OK, got it on the guidance because of their experience and service part. Why do you have to put EX - anything on your hat or helmet? If you know he is an Ex-Chief just seek his guidance if needed.

Put the chains on at 1000hrs this morning by order of the working Deputy. City streets with poor snow removal,loaded with slush. Makes for a fun night!!!

I've been told that Departments that have high rises do not use foam do to the standpipe systems. They stated that they are not reliable past 10 + floors. I'm not sure this is fact, but would like to see it put to the test. NYC, Yonkers, White Plains, NewRoc and the Vern have high rises. None to my knowledge use these "CAF" systems. I asked several FDNY Officers who made the reliability comment I mentioned earlier. They said they had tested foam with marginal results.

Mt.Vernon has its own City numbers for FDMV. It does not use county numbers within the City. Mt. Vernon Snorkel 1 is what most refer to this truck as. Trust me when I tell you that the Snorkel from Mt. Vernon fought a hell of lot of fires in and out of the City.

Maybe we can go through a pat down or body scanner to get into the Chili Cook off!