WAS967

EXCLUDING the use of a turbo draft...
In order to draft out of a body of water, hard (in reality its flexible, non-collapsible) suction must be used. The angle of hard suction used has no bearing on the drafting operations, rather it's based off the height of lift, the atmospheric pressure and the vacuum that the pump can create to "pull" the water into the pump. Theoretically, a fire engine's pump, under perfect conditions, can lift water about 33' above the water level. Due to limitations, imperfect seals, and other factors, the actual lift of the pump is actually closer to 20-24 feet. If the barometric pressure was reading low that day, you're looking at a lift of maybe 15 feet.
If I remember correctly, for the South Salem Fire the size up was given as a 3 or 4 story structure, with 2 in the front and the remainder in the rear... that right there is a huge difference in height to draft from those sources.
INCLUDING the use of a turbo draft....
The turbo draft works by using a simple physics process known as the Venturi effect. A 2.5" hose line is stretched from a discharge on the source pumper, to the turbo draft and a 5" supply line is returned into the intake of the engine. Water is pumped from the engine's tank, down to the turbo draft, and then the venturi effect forces more water back up and into the supply hose. Priming the pump is not required.
According to the specs of the turbo draft, you're maximum effective height is a 30 foot lift, with a 250' length of 5" being used. At the maximum distance and height, with a 150 psi 2.5. supply pressure, you're looking at a flow of about 150 gallons a minute. If' you're on flat ground and using 50' of 5', you should be getting a flow of 670gpm. http://www.turbodraft.com/products_01.html

Forgive me if the answer is obvious to everyone here but I'm not in the fire service. What prevents one from running a hose down to the lake and getting water from the backyard or across the street?

Forgive me if the answer is obvious to everyone here but I'm not in the fire service. What prevents one from running a hose down to the lake and getting water from the backyard or across the street?

I don't give much attention to forum trolls with names like "madlady" and only one post.

The guy in the white shirt in the last picture looks kinda like Bill Rice.

All the information comes from the report given at the September township meeting. These regular meetings are attended by Town Supervisors, other town officials, police chiefs, town OEM officers, VAC officers, hospital administrators, physicians and Stellaris and WEMS management. I'd rather pass along that information than have people state incorrect information.

Damn it! Beat me to the REACT comment.

What about the beat cop, that actually saved the day?? Early CPR saves lives. Defibrillator is important, but useless without early CPR.

Does Hertz rent fire trucks?

To answer your question, the house is literally feet away from the Yonkers border. One side of the street is Hastings but across the street is Yonkers. Very happy to see everyone working together, regardless.

$5000 may be chump change in fines, but it opens a HUGE door for civil lawsuits from the next of kin.

I have to respectfully disagree. In this age of modern communications, I think the sirens are a thing of the past. If they were so necessary, why would career FD's and PD agencies not "need" them? If you need "two forms of notification", your pager and cell phone text message should suffice. The siren may be a tradition, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking it's the only way to get the job done.

I'd rather see a MNRR connection across the Hudson so that people don't have to connect via Hoboken.

I keep hearin' about this storm, but looking up the waterway, I still don't see nuthin' and the temperature keeps on arisin'...79... (Sorry you asked for photos... )

From what you say, maybe you did get shocked a few times and didn't realize it!! Are you insane? I understand that there are risks in EMS, but taking UNNECESSARY risks is just plain stupidity. I also believe that you are mistaken about the results of the CPR machines. (I will look for concrete data) Not to mention it makes the stopping CPR to carry down stairs or just move the patient a thing of the past. The machine performs compressions better then ANY EMT/Medic, and the best part is it doesn't get tired. Each and every compression is the correct depth and at the correct rate.

A few tips to keep in mind folks:
1) Turn on the heat in the back of your rig on the way to the call. I've been getting in a lot of ambulances lately and it's been almost as cold in the patient compartment as it is outside. The warmer it is in there, the quicker people will warm up when they come in from the cold.
2) When dealing with the elderly, make yourself sweat. Peel off your layers and keep the heat kicking. While you are sweating, they are most likely still only borderline comfortable. Especially after just being out in the frigid cold.
3) For the love of GOD - put blankets on your stretchers/stairchairs. PLEASE. A sheet ain't cutting it. Got one of the wool jammies? Great. If not, toss a few hospital blankets on there and don't be afraid to double up.
4) Cover feet and heads. A lot of people loose heat through their head. Give em the "Mother Theresa" look.
5) Consider storing a liter of fluid over the heater/blower in the front of the truck. I've felt fluids that were stored inside for a period of time still feel quite cold. Nothing makes a person's temperature drop like cold IV fluids.
6) Stock heat packs. Yeah a lot of people carry ice packs, but they don't do much good in the winter. Got a hypothermic patient? Pack the major arterial points and work on getting core temp back up. (Groin, armpits, neck, back of knees, inside elbows, etc - any places where arteries are close to the surface of the skin).
You'd be surprised how quickly someone (especially the elderly) can drop their core body temperature one or two degrees, which can make a HUGE difference in different situations. Plan ahead, be proactive, protect your patient (and yourself).
Stay warm out there.

The Excelsior program is the largest nursing program in the country. There are plenty of people that have taken it graduated to good jobs and it (the curriculum) has stood up to criticism in various states including Georgia. It's a good route for an experienced medic to take to become an RN. A brand new medic out of school might find the transition difficult to RN, but it's still doable.
I'm currently taking my A&P through Excelsior (wanted to redo it anyways since it's been a while and they didn't accept my A&P from WCC for credit) and my one beef with it is that you kinda feel like you are on your own. They give you a course outline which basically boils down to "read the while book, do the workbook, take the test". The nice thing is it is completely self paced and you can work at your own speed for a lot of classes (I've been doing the A&P slowly over the course of the last year - been busy with a lot of stuff).
If I were going to do ANY online class, it would be the excelsior one. TCN uses the Excelsior tests but I'm not sure what advantages they offer over Excelsior alone. Sounds annoying that they hound you so much however.

Date: 11/25/2010
Time: Today
Location: 510 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY - Billy's Auto Repair MAP
Frequency: 46.26, Trunked Fire 12
Units Operating: Briarcliff FD, Ossining FD, Croton FAST, Briarcliff PD, Ossining Town PD, Con Ed,
Weather Conditions: Clear & Cool
Description Of Incident: Structure Fire in a commercial structure - auto repair shop.
Reporters: WAS967
Writer: WAS967
PM with details and I'll add em.

0433 - Pleasantville and Archville requested for 1 engine each to standby in their own quarters.

Date: 11/25/2010
Time: ????
Location: ????
Frequency:
Units Operating: MFD, West Harrison FAST
Weather Conditions: Clear & Cool
Description Of Incident: Working structure fire.
Reporters: WAS967
Writer: WAS967
60 Control dispatching West Harrison FAST to respond to Town of Mamaroneck for a working structure fire. PM with more details.

Date: 11/25/2010
Time: ????
Location: ????
Frequency:
Units Operating: MFD, West Harrison FAST
Weather Conditions: Clear & Cool
Description Of Incident: Working structure fire.
Reporters: WAS967
Writer: WAS967
60 Control dispatching West Harrison FAST to respond to Town of Mamaroneck for a working structure fire. PM with more details.

http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-news/244700-hows-this-for-a-hess-truck/

http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-news/244700-hows-this-for-a-hess-truck/

Moral of this story: Always come to a complete stop, make eye contact with people at the intersection, make sure it's clear, then proceed with utmost caution. Get there safe! Thankfully everyone was okay.
EDIT: God, the idiots who post comments on those LoHud articles never cease to amaze me. For the record, Command Security (the parent organization the run Heritage Hills Security) is indeed a NYS DOH certified first response agency (http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/counties/westchester.htm) and certainly is authorized to use RL&S. Regardless I'm reminded of something a driving instructor once told us: "The right of way is always given, never taken."

Yeah, I found out Mike Wik was working Transcare like 3 days before his departure. I was kinda surprised he left HVP. What's the average life span of a manager over there lately? 6 months?

You'd be surprised how often positive feedback comes back about a medically bad situation. I've seen thank you cards come back from cardiac arrests, fatal car accidents, etc. Remember when you're at a patient's home working an arrest (or any call for that matter), it's just as much about how you treat the family/loved ones as it is about how you treat the patient. I'm not saying to take focus away from the patient care, but tossing a little reassurance, explanation, etc at the family in the process does wonders for overall satisfaction scores.