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I remember last time this happened. Sometimes things "take a while" to get organized in Westchester.

The county Tech Rescue Swift Water team has been there since this morning.

It's interesting how someone’s password being hijacked and a malicious post can actually turn into a good topic.

Good grab!!! yes he was......thats how I got into this crazy obsession......BTW BHFD equipment rocks!......T

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Tony, check your PM.

Must say as I recall when I was there in the 70's Greeley schooled us in football, we maid them our bitches in soccer though.........ahhh a walk down memory lane, cant forget my girls from JFK lol......they are all old and tired now I bet....

Ah Tony, you gave yourself away. Your dad was an ex-chief in Bedford Hills.

Any vehicle that's upside down.

Those of us that Volunteer should be proud enough of what we do to educate the public that we are highly trained and professional, not hide the fact that we are vollie's.

Kentland VFD has no problem advertising the fact that they volunteer, they have it in big letters on all of their rigs.

Any more info?? I'm at work and cannot access the link or any other sports sites.

Just saw it on TV. Looked like a rear tire shreaded and broke the car in half right at the drivers legs.

Compound fracture of the left lower leg, abrasions of the right leg to the bone, broken left wrist and fingers.

I assume that you mean engine EMF noise coming from your speakers. Electro Magnetic Frequency can come from any source that operates with a pulsating current. ie ignition system, alternator, injection system, etc. The faster the pulse the less noise you will hear (it's still there, but it appears to disappear because the ear can't process an extremely fast repeating noise.) If you rev the engine up does the noise get faster? The first thing you need to do is make sure that the stereo itself has a good ground to the chassis of the car. Second, make sure any stereo wires are routed away from the engine or at least behind a piece of metal (firewall). A wire that runs next to another wire can pick up EMF through induction. Other than that, talk to the stereo manufacturer and see what they say. Good luck

Wow! That's all I have to say about that.

Bedford Hills - Snorkle 1 - Young/Snorkle went to a large tree company in Maine.

Take a closer look at pictures 1 and 4 (first post).... Notice the small building that is completely submerged and the building that is being POUNDED by the tide (when I drove past the buildings, they were still occupied).

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Why is that wood chipper on it's side close to the edge in #1?

Related to this subject, in response to the Worcester fire in which firefighters became lost, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is developing this system:

http://www.wpi.edu/News/Transformations/20...r/safeexit.html

I didn't believe that FD's had competition race cars either.  That was, until, i was on the NYS Thruway and saw several FDs (all from L.I.) traveling SB with these race cars in tow.  Not only did they have souped-up race cars, but also had large commercial trucks (lettered & w/lights) to tow them!  I also couldn't believe that many of them had at least 1, if not more, chiefs car with them.

Hmm, flagrant spending much?  Thats just rediculous and outta control!  These guys need to be stopped and have some control in their spending.  I too would be pissed if i were a taxpayer in one of these districts.  And how the hell can racing a car better your firefighting skills? 

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This stuff used to be on ABC Wide world of sports back in the early '70's.

Who was the hero FF from Yorktown who saved the guy in the house fire??  Sounds like a bit of good news for the Vol FF after seeing the negative stuff earlier in the week...

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By BILL HUGHES

whughes@lohud.com

THE JOURNAL NEWS

(Original publication: August 17, 2006)

YORKTOWN — A man who apparently fell asleep while smoking a cigarette yesterday was rescued by a volunteer assistant fire chief who saw smoke coming from a Douglas Drive building while working his day job as a town employee.

Assistant Chief Martin McGannon was driving to check out a nearby pump station for the town's wastewater pumping system about 9 a.m. when he saw smoke rising from a second-floor bedroom at 3098 Douglas Drive and got out of his vehicle to check the building. McGannon got inside the front door and found a man at the base of a stairwell conscious but suffering from smoke inhalation. He managed to get the man and his pet cat safely out of the house.

Firefighters from the Yorktown Heights Engine Company 1 arrived and contained the fire to the bedroom while others administered oxygen to the man and his cat until paramedics arrived.

The resident declined further medical treatment and was allowed to remain at the house, which sustained minor damage.

Explorers are not Fire Fighters.  They should not be on the fire ground.  Junior FF"s should not be on the fire ground.  If you don't believe this to be true check with your departments attorney.  It is great to involve the younger FF's, they truly are the future of our departments, but we must look out for their best interest.  NYS Child Labor Laws protect them and so should we.  The SSO class is for older members, driver only and Fire Police.  If a member who is on the fence about FF 1 and they take this class it usually wets their appetite to go on to finish out FF 1.  Junior members of a department are great to train.  Remember that even if they graduate a SSO class or FF 1, they should not be on the fire ground.

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I disagree. They do have a place on the fire ground just like other "support" personnel. If properly trained and supervised, juniors are an important asset on the foreground doing alot of the "grunt" work that many older support people may not be willing to do. The SSO class would be perfect for them.

You are also wrong about NYS Child Labor Laws protecting them. When we first formed our Junior Corps I looked into this and received an opinion from a NYS Dept of Labor Attorney that said since they are not being compensated, child labor laws do not apply. That being said, it would be foolish for any officer to put a J/C member in a dangerous situation.