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Probably a "Very Sore" subject on here, but I post it anyway. Why, on some Major Jobs in YONKERS, Greenville is dispatched by 60 Control to help cover Yonkers on Mutual Aid requests BUT Yonkers is not dispatched to assist Greenville in their requests for Mutual Aid????? (Yonkers Station 14, with Engine 314 and Ladder 70 is just down the road on Central Avenue from the Greenville Fire District (Why Eastchester or even better Mount Vernon ????)
My opinion is (and always has been) that the Westchester Mutual Aid System is flawed, broken and in dis-repair and the "ONLY" an FULL AND COMPLETE (with ZERO EXCEPTIONS) County-Wide Consolidation (and this INCLUDES YONKERS) is a MUST
Yonkers is on our 10-75 assignment. They have operated at several working fires in Greenville in recent years.
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Can you answer why FDMV isn't sent to Greenville then for a JOB but 60 Control sends Greenville to FDMV. The M/A agreement for Westchester seems to be out of wack in many areas. Again my problem with this Incident today isn't so much the request for m/a it's Depts. supplying it that have no business doing so.
FDMV is a part of our mutual aid system. Just not on our 10-75 assignment. Just as a side note, GFD probably hasn't been to Mount Vernon for a fire in well over a year.
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Depends on how many guys are on duty and how big a Job it is to start with. If many units were turned around then maybe that "panic button" was hit once again that I spoke of in the other thread. My problem really is with those Depts that send m/a to others and really can't afford to and shouldn't. Many Depts that provide m/a also don't implement a call back to staff their spares. Don't know about you but I look out for my own first, and that includes the taxpayers that pay my salary. Everyone else comes second.
I have to disagree with your logic. As has been mentioned on this site before, NFPA 1710 requires a minimum of 16 FF's to respond to a working fire. The number of departments dispatched does not necessarily reflect on the intensity of the fire nor does it imply that the "panic button" was hit. Is the system perfect? Far from it. But when an IC is looking at a house with smoke pushing from the roof and 2nd floor, its not the time to start questioning what departments should be called in. The initial response to this particular fire was 1 capt & 6 ff's from GFD (our normal staffing) plus the crew from HFD E170 ( I believe it was 1 capt & 2 ff's today)as per our automatic aid agreement. With the transmission of a 10-75 additional resources are dispatched to the scene as well as to cover quarters. A recall of off duty ff's was also conducted. Keep in mind that mutual aid agreements were in place way before this fire started. Both sides agreed to it and signed off on it. Our alarm assignments are in the system for 60 Control so when an officer requests an additional alarm, the dispatcher can quickly dispatch all requested departments. If a department could not supply a rig for whatever reason, they can always deny the request.
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Most of what was requested was turned back from what I saw. The only mutual aid units operating by the time I got called back and sent to the scene was HFD and FFD along with Scarsdale & WPFD covering Greenville and they were returned almost as soon as they got to Greenville. As far as Eastchester, their TL17 is dispatched on our 10-75 assignment. I'm not sure how they handled the response on their end. I'm curious as to what you feel would have been an appropriate response to a working fire in either the career or volunteer departments that you belong to.
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The article claims that Greenburgh pays $220k a year to Tarrytown to cover the Greenville section of town. Im not trying to start anything, but im just curious if this is correct? If so, why is this done when Greenville has its own career department?
As for Riverside getting a new engine, i hope all works well for them regardless. Ive never been involved with spec'ing a rig, but man, i guess i didnt realize how expensive engines have gotten.
The area Tarrytown covers is Glenville. Completely separate and no where near Greenville.
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Thanks for the info!Is Island Furniture in the same plaza that was built on the old Newmark and Lewis site that burned down back years and years ago?
Yeah, it's the same spot.
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The fire was in Island Furniture opposite the Hartsdale Post Office. The fire started in the electrical box outside possibly from a power surge and spread to the roof. GFD initially responded with E150 & L4 after hearing the reported fire over GPD's radio then was toned out by 60 Control for an auto alarm. As for the ladders on location from what I saw were L4, L28 from Scarsdale as the FAST, YFD L70 and EFD L16. All companies assisted in opening the roof and preventing fire spread to the rest of the stores.
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Date: 2/9/08
Time: 1503 hrs.
Location: 60 E. 4th St. x S. 1st Ave.
Frequency: 154.145, Trunk Fire 18
Units Operating: E3, E5, E2, L3, L2, R1, B3; 10-26: E4; 10-36: E6, E22, L12, Car 1A, Car 5
Description Of Incident: Initial call for fire on the top floor
Writer: GFD538, Remember585
1503 hrs. - Time of Dispatch
1505 hrs. - B3 10-84 w/ smoke showing from top floor on exposure #1 side
1507 hrs. - As per B3: L2 respond 5th St to S 1st Ave to locate on the #4 side
1508 hrs. - E4 dispatched as FAST
1509 hrs. - 10-26, doubtfull A/T/T
1514 hrs. - 10-36 (2nd Alarm)
1515 hrs. - E6 assigned on the 2nd Alarm
1518 hrs. - B3 req. Con Ed for overhead wires
1518 hrs. - EFD TL17, PFD E5 relocating to FDMV Sta. 3
1519 hrs. - Dispatch advising B3 E22/L12 + E6 responding to the scene on the 2nd Alarm
1523 hrs. - B3 reporting main body of fire knocked down
1527 hrs. - E22/L12 on location
1536 hrs. - As per B3 fire is under control
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Date: 2/1/08
Time: 1658 hrs.
Location: 122 S. High St
Frequency: 154.145
Units Operating: E4, E3, E2, L3, L2, R1, B2; 10-26: E5, E6; NRFD E22, L12
Description Of Incident: Initial report of smoke from the attic
Writer: GFD538, Truck4
Photo by Truck4
1701 hrs. - B2 reporting 3rd floor fully involved, 10-26 transmitted
1702 hrs. - E5 dispatched
1706 hrs. - Mutual Aid 1 Eng/1Lad to Sta. 3
1708 hrs. - NRFD E22/L12 to the scene
1710 hrs. - Primary search underway
1711 hrs. - Eastchester TL17, Pelham E5 to Sta. 3
1712 hrs. - EFD TL17 relocating
1719 hrs. - B2 reporting primary search is negative
1730 hrs. - Dispatch advising ConEd, & Red Cross notified
1749 hrs. - NRFD L12 released
1753 hrs. - NRFD E22 released
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Date: 1/21/08
Time: 1759 hrs.
Location: 600 Tuckahoe Rd - Bridge Auto Parts
Frequency: Dispatch: 46.500 Operations: 484.712
Units Operating: SQ11 w/ Collapse Unit, L70, B2, Safety Battalion
Description Of Incident: Report of a car into a building, B2 req. SQ11 to respond with the Collapse Unit.
Writer: GFD538
1800 hrs. - B2, SQ11, L70 10-84
1802 hrs. - Safety Batt. responding
1805 hrs. - B2 advising holding all companies; removing glass from store front
1824 hrs. - All units 10-8
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Date: 1/21/08
Time: 1325 hrs.
Location: 131 Parkway Rd x Palmer Ave. "The Station House"
Frequency: Dispatch: 154.340 Operations: 453.675
Units Operating: EFD: E29, E27, E30, L16, TL17, 2102
Description Of Incident: Working basement fire
Writer: GFD538
1324 hrs. - E31 to relocate to EFD Sta. 1
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Date: 1/17/08
Time: 1339 hrs.
Location: 127 S. 12th Ave
Frequency: 154.145
Units Operating: E4, E3, E2, L3, L2, R1, B1
Description Of Incident: Orginal call for smoke from the basement
Writer: GFD538, Truck4
1338 hrs. - 10-26 (Working Fire) transmitted
1342hrs- M/A New Rochelle to cover.
1359 hrs. - Main body of fire knocked down, all companies still working
1400 hrs. - Primary and Secondary searches are negative. (2) Firefighters to Mount Vernon Hospital with minor injuries.
Photo By Truck4
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Date: 12/22/07
Time: 2059 hrs.
Location: 280 Pinebrook Blvd.
Frequency: 460.462
Units Operating: Initial: E23, E21, E25, L13, TL11, 2302; 10-75: E22, 30A2, 2301
Description Of Incident: Report of a possible structure fire
Writer: GFD538
2101 hrs. - All units responding
2102 hrs. - 2302 req. 4th due engine to respond 10-20
2103 hrs. - E22 dispatched as 4th due engine
2104 hrs. - 2302 10-84, 10-75; E22 to step up response
2107 hrs. - 30A2 to the scene, E24, L12 to relocate to Station 3, 2302 reporting dryer fire with extension, 1 L/S/O; 2301 responding
2112 hrs. - 2302 reporting main body of fire knocked down, checking for extension, holding all companies
2118 hrs. - E22 10-8, E24 out at Station 3; 2302 reporting negative extension
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Over the summer, I saw their Astrovan with lights and sirens on heading south on the Sprain at Grasslands Rd after leaving WMC. At first I thought it was a NY State Police vehicle until it went past me.
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Date: 12/1/07
Time:1808 hrs.
Location: 439 S. 1st Ave, x Sandford Blvd.
Frequency: 154.145
Units Operating: Initial: E5, E3, E4, L3, L2, R1, B1; 10-26: E2
Description Of Incident: Working fire
Writer: GFD538, hudson144
1809 hrs. - E5 10-84 nothing showing
1818 hrs. - 10-26(Working Fire) transmitted: E2 FAST
1819-Batt 2 aide- all co's working, lines stretched , primary neg- Eng 2 added to responce
1822- Fire knocked down P/W/H
1823- CO'S checking for extension
1830- Batt 2 Aide-"fire under control"
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Date: 11/22/07
Time: 2123 hrs.
Location: 33 Lincoln Ave.
Frequency: 460.462, EMS 18 trunk channel
Units Operating: NRFD: E21, E22, E23, E24, E25, TL11, L12, L13, 30A1, 30A2, 2301, 2302; EVAC 57B2, LMVAC 66A1
Description Of Incident: Working fire in a trash compactor, heavy smoke condition throughout the building
Writer: GFD538
2123 hrs. - 2302 transmitting a 10-75: E24, 30A1 to the scene
2126 hrs. - 2302 req. L13 to the scene, E25 to cover Station 3
2128 hrs. - 2302 transmitting a 2nd alarm for ventilation, heavy smoke throughout the bldg, main body of fire knocked down, : E25 to the scene
2130 hrs. - 2301 req. 1 Eng. & 1 Lad. mutual aid to cover
2138 hrs. - 60 Control advising 2301 that FDMV has 1 & 1 to cover (E6/L2)at Station 1
2139 hrs. - 2302 reporting approx. 6 patients, req. 1 addt'l ambulance
2141 hrs. - Eastchester VAC 57B2 to the scene
2143 hrs. - LMVAC 66A1 to the scene
2147 hrs. - 2301 advising fire knocked down, problems evacuating residents due to smoke condition, using full 2nd alarm assignment
2208 hrs. - 2301 placing fire under control, total of 3 patients transported
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From WFSB.com
Crash Kills K-9 Officer, Injures 3Police Continue To Investigate Crash
POSTED: 2:38 pm EST November 10, 2007
UPDATED: 2:44 pm EST November 10, 2007
WATERBURY, Conn. -- The Waterbury Police Department said Saturday it is investigating a crash that left a K-9 officer dead and sent three people to the hospital.
They said the crash happened at about 3 a.m. at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Highland Drive.
Officer Matthew Smith, a five-year veteran of the Waterbury Police Department, was traveling east across Highland Avenue from Highland Drive to Vail Street when his police cruiser was struck by a 1994 Cadillac Seville traveling north on Highland Avenue.
Micah Bonacassio, 19, of Thomaston, was driving the Cadillac with Jason Giordano, 22, of Watertown, when he hit Smith's cruiser. The impact killed a K-9 officer, Domino, and left Smith and Giordano in stable condition at Waterbury Hospital and Bonacassio in stable condition at St. Mary's Hospital.
No charges have been filed and the accident remains under investigation.
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Date: 10/20/07
Time: 2220 hrs.
Location: 125 Harriet Ave
Frequency: Dispatch: 46.50 Operations: 485.712
Units Operating: E303, E304, E306, E308, L71, L74, R1, Safety, B1, 10-30: E309, MSU
Description Of Incident: Report of heavy odor of smoke, occupants evacuating
Writer: GFD538
2219 hrs. - B1 transmitting 10-29
2221 hrs. - B1 transmitting 10-30
2223 hrs. - B1 reporting: Fire on the #3 floor, primary search under way, req. addt'l Engine
Exposure 1: Street, 2: Yard, 3: Rear Yard, 4: 3 Story Similar Construction
2224 hrs. - E309 dispatched as the FASTeam
2229 hrs. - E309 10-84
2230 hrs. - MSU responding
2233 hrs. - B1 reports primary search is negative, main body of fire kocked down, still have fire in the walls, all companies working
2236 hrs. - MSU 10-84
2239 hrs. - As per B1: fire is under control
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4 families displaced in Greenburgh fire(Original publication: October 17, 2007)
GREENBURGH - Four families were displaced this morning when a fire damaged their home in the Fairview neighborhood.
Firefighters were called out to a multi-family house at 31 Gibson Ave. around 9:15 a.m. today.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The American Red Cross gave food, clothing, shelter and referrals at the scene to six adults and four children who lived in the home.
Does anyone have anymore info?
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Date: 10/13/07
Time: 1645 hrs.
Location: 22 Elm Pl. Morgan's Fish House
Frequency: 46.26
Units Operating: Rye FD
Description Of Incident: Working fire in the basement
Writer: GFD538
1647 hrs. - Harrison 1 Eng, Mamaroneck Vill. 1 & 1 on stand by in own quarters
1649 hrs. - I/C cancelling M/A companies, advising small fire in the basement, out at this time
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Now, are we talking about the actual game or the carnage that follows????Stepinac vs. Iona Prep
Iona will probably win the game but my money is on Stepinac to win the fight after the game.
in Westchester County Area Emergency Services News
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I guess Greenville is more popular then I thought.
As far as the Larchmont fire goes, we weren't called until almost 2 hours into to operation so we were must have been pretty far down the list. On the flip side, Larchmont is also on our mutual aid list so it is MUTUAL, we just haven't had to call them yet. At least 3 of the guys who responded on that call are from the Sound Shore so they knew the area very well. Also, most departments provide a guide-usually a callback FF-to ride with the mutual aid rig.
When we send a rig on mutual aid-be it to the scene or to relocate-we almost always send 1 Capt. and 3 FF''s. We will also initiate a call back of 1 & 3, starting with the guys who live closest. Rarely will we send more then that unless both rigs are requested. We have on occasion sent additional manpower once we were back to full manning in quarters.
As far as interoperability goes: we carry the neccessary adaptors for the neighboring departments that we work with as well as having a bag with our adaptors in our apparatus bay for incoming units should they not have them. We also have a laptop and mutual aid guide book on each rig as well that lists what channels to use and hopefully soon will have hydrants and other building information stored on them for all of the departments we work with.