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    From FoxNews.com

    Virginia Officer Dies After Fatal Shooting at Police Station Last Week

    Wednesday, May 17, 2006

    Gunman Opens Fire, Kills Officer in Virginia Police Station

    FAIRFAX, Va. — A police officer who was shot five times in an ambush outside a Chantilly police station last week died early Wednesday, Fairfax County police said.

    Officer Michael Garbarino, 53, was hospitalized for the past week in critical condition and had shown signs of improvement before he died at 2:45 a.m., police said. He was the second officer to die in the May 8 attack.

    "Our family has again suffered a tremendous loss," said Fairfax County Police Chief David M. Rohrer.

    An 18-year-old gunman opened fire outside a suburban Washington police station last week. One officer was killed and Garbarino and another officer were wounded. No motive was disclosed.

    A 40-year-old female detective died at a hospital after the shooting, said police Chief David Rohrer, who did not identify the woman, a nine-year veteran of the Fairfax County Police Department.

    The third officer was treated for minor injuries from flying glass or a ricocheting bullet.

    Authorities did not divulge the gunman's name. They were uncertain whether he shot himself or was killed in the exchange of gunfire.

    "It's going to be unraveling slowly," police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings said. "We don't have a clue at this point. I'm sure some of the investigators are starting to put that together."

    Jennings said the gunman had a rifle and two handguns and had stolen a van that he drove to the station after unsuccessfully attempting to carjack a pickup truck. It was unknown "exactly who he was targeting except to say he was targeting police officers," she said.

    Fairfax County police officer Rich Henry said the gunman opened fire during mid-afternoon in a back parking lot at the Sully District Station.

    For hours after the shootings, roads were blocked and nearby buildings, including a high school, were locked down as police sought other possible suspects. Investigators later determined there was just one gunman, said police spokeswoman Lt. Amy Lubas.

  2. Posted

    GFD538-

     

    I am able to hear the repeater as far north right now as about Millwood. I am unsure of the location of the repeater. It's probably the "K" building in New Ro, but some people have been telling me it's the Esplanade. If so that would effect the coverage area of the repeater.

    Thanks. I live in Greenburgh and can't pick it up but I also seem to get bad reception where I am (not just scanner but my cell phone too.) possibly because of the WFAS antenna down the road.

  3. Posted

    What an absolute waste of foam. Looking at that picture makes me think of that Newsday artlice from a few months back. I guess it doesn't only apply to Long Island.

    I wonder who is going to explain to the taxpayers that they need to buy more foam because they had to use it for a wetdown...

  4. Posted

    Smoke clears Bedford Hills office building

    By TERRY CORCORAN

    tcorcora@lohud.com

    THE JOURNAL NEWS

    (Original publication: May 9, 2006)

    BEDFORD — A report of smoke in an office building led police to cordon off several streets near the Bedford Hills train station at about 10 this morning.

    George Graniero, first assistant fire chief in Bedford Hills, said a short time later that firefighters had determined the smoke on the fourth floor of the four-story brick office building came from a blown light ballast.

    The building is located at 2 Depot Plaza, just south of the station. About 15 to 20 people who appeared to work in the building were waiting across the street; they were expected to be allowed back inside shortly.

  6. Posted

    I'm not looking to criticize you or anyone else but I have to disagree with a couple of things

    TL-78 obviosly needs a higher ceiling for their ladder and bucket to fit in, E-77 does not need this ceiling space and you cant have 2 different ceiling heights. it is more expensive for the higher ceiling

    Building one large apparatus bay would allow for enough room for the tower ladder as well as plenty of room for an engine. This would also provide space for the future if larger apparatus are purchased down the road. In Greenville, the apparatus bay is pretty much one big room with 4 bays. The ceiling height allows for both a ladder and engine to fit with plenty of extra space.

    when TL-78 and E-77 were going over living together in the 2 bay house, both companies aggreed that it would be better if we had a dividing wall down the middle.

    I have to disagree with each company having their own section. Remember, you guys are part of the same department regardless of what company you are in.

  7. Posted

    Westchester, for example, asked its 43 municipalities to build a total of 5,000 "affordable" units between 1990 and 1999

    I'm not looking to start a paid vs volunteer debate but when you have to start having taxpayers pay to build affordable housing to keep you membership numbers up I think it's time to rethink how your department operates.

  8. Posted

    Are there any other Career departments that ride with 4 in their own responese areas?

    In Greenville both E150 & L4 have 3 FF's plus the duty captain so there is usually 1 rig with 4 men and 1 with 3 men. Also st times both have 4 men when the training officer is on duty. When Greenville goes on mutual aid (usually with E151) there are 3 FF's and a Capt. assigned.

    Also, off the top of my head I believe Hartsdale E170, New Rochelle E25 each have 4 men.

  9. Posted

    Date: 4/7/06

    Time: 2052 hrs.

    Location: Bronx River PKWY @ Crane Rd

    Frequency: 154.100

    Units Operating: SFD: 2432, E56, E57, SPD, WCPD

    Description Of Incident: SFD dispatched for a rollover at the above location. Updated as being b/w Crane Rd & Ardsley Rd

    Writer: GFD538

    2052 hrs. - 2432 10-19

    2054 hrs. - E56 10-19

    2100 hrs. - 2432 reporting 2 occupants out of vehicle, awating tow truck

  10. Posted

    Hartsdale dispatches themselves. Not all calls get dispatched over 46.26. HFD23 or X635 know better then me but I think only fire calls get toned out, EMS and public assist calls don't. Also, 60 Control tones out HFD when they do a dual response with Greenville, HFD then tones out a signal 9 themselves.

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    New York Legislation Would Watch Over Long Island Departments

    BY ELIZABETH MOORE. STAFF WRITER

    Newsday (New York)

    No more taxpayer-funded liquor at lavish fire installation dinners. Firefighter seminars in the Bahamas will have to be justified to the state. And most of New York's fire districts will be audited once a year, if lawmakers approve a detailed package of bills filed this week by Lindenhurst Assemb. Robert Sweeney and others.

    Sweeney, chairman of the Assembly's Local Governments Committee, has been negotiating since January with fire service leaders and other state officials on the 13-bill package he hopes will help clean up the extravagant spending, mismanagement and weak oversight highlighted in Newsday's series in November on Long Island's volunteer fire system.

    The package, which is expected to pass both houses this spring with volunteer support, is aimed at better accountability and more public involvement, Sweeney said.

    "We know there's issues out there, and we know we all want to tackle them head on," he said, adding the Firemen's Association of the State of New York and other volunteer groups had actively cooperated. "They didn't want to cut and run."

    Other Assembly sponsors included Patricia Eddington (D-Medford), Philip R. Ramos (D-Brentwood), Assembly Leader Paul Tokasz (D-Cheektowaga) and Marc Alessi (D-Manor Park).

    All New York fire districts with more than $200,000 in revenue, which includes all but six on Long Island, would have to have annual independent audits, as school districts now do, filing those reports with the town and state. Fire districts could no longer create reserve funds to save up for buildings and trucks without putting their plans to a public vote. And the state comptroller could examine the books of not-for-profit fire companies, and not just the fire districts that raise money through taxes.

    The measures also aim to cut down on what lawmakers termed "extremely extravagant" banquets and unnecessary travel spending. To send volunteers to Key Largo, Fla., for dive training, for instance, commissioners would have to certify that an in-state course wasn't available, and notify the state Office of Fire Prevention and Control. That agency would report annually to the governor listing all such trips.

    Fire districts would be required to adopt codes of ethics and post them prominently. Fire company officials and line officers would have to disclose any financial interest in contracts, as district commissioners now do. Commissioners would be required to take financial training courses, and no-show commissioners would be subject to removal.

    The measures also seek to improve public involvement. On the same day each October, all fire districts statewide would hold public budget hearings. No longer could districts schedule bond votes on religious holidays or the Friday before Labor Day: Special elections would have to be held on a Tuesday and timed to maximize turnout. And annual budget hearings and bond votes would be publicized not just in the small print of newspaper legal ads, but also on firehouse reader boards, town notice boards, and town and fire district Web sites.

    Republican Sen. Kenneth LaValle, who filed three similar bills earlier this year, said he would work with Sens. Michael Balboni and Betty Little, Sweeney's Senate counterpart, to pass the package.

    Volunteer officials agreed that changes are needed.

    "The last few months have been difficult," said Ken Hoffarth, president of the state Association of Fire Districts. He questioned the practicality of requirements to report out-of-state travel to the state, but said he backed the package and hoped it would "restore the public's trust in our fire district officials."

    The proposed fire fix

    Highlights of Sweeney's "fire service accountability" bills:

    Audits: Fire districts must hire independent auditors, as school districts do, and file the reports with town and the state.

    Ethics: Fire districts must adopt ethics codes and more fire officials would have to disclose ties to companies doing business with the districts.

    Buildings: Fire districts can't set up capital reserve funds without a public vote, after spelling out where the money would go.

    Voters: An annual, statewide "fire district budget day" with public hearings. Hearings and special elections must be publicized on Web sites and reader boards.

    Training: Mandatory state financial training for all fire commissioners.

    Perks: Dinners and travel expenses must be "cost-effective and reasonable" and out-of-state training trips must be certified as necessary and reported to the state. No more taxpayer-funded alcohol.

  13. Posted · Edited by GFD538

    Date: 3/18/06

    Time: 1525 hrs.

    Location: I-87 South @ Exit 8

    Frequency: 156.225

    Units Operating: TFD, TVAC, IVAC

    Description Of Incident: Units dispatched to I-87 for an MVA w/ entrapment, reporting 3-4 injuries

    Writer: GFD538

    1532 hrs. - 2462 advising E77 to ride the left shoulder down due to traffic

    1536 hrs. - 2462 reporting 5 injuries-all minor

    1537 hrs. - TPD dispatching TVAC back up crew to respond to the scene]

    1557 hrs. - 2462 advising E77, TL78 & U61 to pick up & return when ready

  15. Posted · Edited by GFD538

    Date: 3/5/06

    Time: 1622 hrs.

    Location: 28 Vanderbuilt Ave.

    Frequency: 46.26

    Units Operating: 2371, 2373, E259, E260

    Description Of Incident: PFD dispatched for a possible structure fire.

    Writer: GFD538

    1622 hrs. - PFD dispatched for a possible structure fire at 28 Vanderbuilt Ave.

    1623 hrs. - 2371 10-17 form Bedford Hills

    1624 hrs. - 2373 10-17

    1626 hrs. - E259 10-19 w/ smoke showing

    1631 hrs. - E260 10-19

    1644 hrs. - 2371 reporting 10-30, checking for extension

  16. Posted · Edited by GFD538

    Date: 3/4/06

    Time: 1905 hrs.

    Location: 3 Old Croton Falls Rd.

    Frequency: 46.26

    Units Operating: SFD, CFFD

    Description Of Incident: SFD operating at a working structure fire at the above loaction

    Writer: GFD538

    1908 hrs. - I/C req. Croton Falls engine to the scene for manpower

    1916 hrs. - I/C req. R20 to set up lights I/F/O the building

    1923 hrs. - B13 req. Mahopac Falls ambulance to stand by at the Lincolndale Station

  19. Posted · Edited by Truck4

    Date: 2/5/06

    Time: 1230 hrs. (Estimate)

    Location: 62 Williams St.

    Frequency: 484.7125

    Units Operating: YFD Full assignment

    Description Of Incident: Fire on 1st floor rear of a 2-story frame.

    Writer: GFD538

    1236hrs- B-1 rpts fire 1st floor rear. Fire is K/D, co's checking for extenson.

    1307 hrs. - All units 10-8 from a 10-29 as per B1 w/ exception of Car 6

    1313 hrs. - Car 6 10-8

  20. Posted

    Here are a few I came up with - Sorry I don’t have all of the dates:

    Greenville:

    Seely Place School fire

    Newmark & Lewis fire

    Beefsteak Charlie's fire 10/15/92

    Hartsdale:

    68 E. Hartsdale Ave. 5/23/93

    Yonkers:

    Wakefield Towers fire (Bronx River Rd.) 3/16/03

    Nodine Hill Fire 3/14/03

    Nepperhan Ave. Carpet Shops fire

    Pelham Manor:

    Boston Post Rd. apartment fire (next to Pelham County Club)

    White Plains:

    I-287 Tanker Crash 7/27/94

    Synagogue Fire 9/9/03

  22. Posted

    Man rescued after collapse at Greenburgh home

    By RICHARD LIEBSON

    rliebson@thejournalnews.com

    THE JOURNAL NEWS

    OSHA excavation rules at a glance

    • Trenches deeper than 5 feet must be shored up.

    • Contractors must provide a safe way for workers to climb in and out of a trench in case of an emergency, such as a ladder or one side with a more gentle slope.

    • A "competent person" is required to oversee a job and ensure that appropriate safety measures are being taken.

    Previous accidents

    • April 13, 2005: A construction foreman dies after an unshored trench collapses on him at a residential work site in New Rochelle. The accident occurred at 111 Wilmot Road, where workers were building drainage ditches at the construction site of a single-family home. Thore Christensen, 59, of Garnerville, was working at the bottom of a ditch more than 8 feet deep and 5 feet wide when the unsupported sides collapsed.

    • March 18, 2004: A Nyack man is freed after he is buried under rocks and dirt when the trench he was digging collapses on Lester Drive in Orangeburg. William Hicks, 35, was helping to replace a sewer pipe.

    • Aug. 9, 2000: A 24-year-old construction worker dies after he is pinned inside a trench while waterproofing the foundation of an Ossining townhouse. Lautaro Nieves of Ossining was buried under dirt and pinned against the wall of 811 Eagle Bay Drive when the trench collapsed.

    (Original publication: January 13, 2006)

    GREENBURGH — A Hastings-on-Hudson day laborer escaped with his life yesterday after a 6-foot-deep trench he was digging behind an Edgemont home collapsed, burying him neck deep and pinning his legs behind him.

    "By any stretch of the imagination he's very lucky,'' Greenburgh Police Chief John Kapica said of Ricardo Gutierrez, 27, who was taken by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center after he was dug out by police and Fairview firefighters from the town's technical rescue team. "It looks like he may have some injuries to his lower extremities, along with shock and possibly hypothermia, but he's alive.''

    Inspectors from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration were on the scene at 340 Ardsley Road as the drama unfolded, trying to determine why workers were digging so deep without bracing the trench, Kapica said.

    "Once you start digging past about 3 feet, it's really perilous if you don't shore it up,'' he said.

    The accident occurred about 12:15 p.m., when co-workers, including Gutierrez's brother, told police they hit a root while digging, which caused a tree to fall and the trench to collapse. The three other workers called police and uncovered Gutierrez's face. Authorities said he was able to take shallow breaths and remained conscious as emergency workers struggled to dig him out.

    Paramedics gave him fluids intravenously and oxygen as rescuers dug him out.

    Rescuers' efforts were hampered by the steep embankment behind the house, which caused many rescuers to lose their footing. They eventually strung a rope between two trees to hold on to and then formed a bucket brigade to pass the dirt back away from the trench.

    Gutierrez was freed about 1:25 p.m. and taken to a STAT flight helicopter that landed in a parking lot behind the nearby Midway Shopping Center.

    "I hope he makes it,'' Rhoda Thompkins of Yonkers said from across the street. "I was shopping when I heard all the commotion, so I came over and found out what happened. I'm praying for the worker.''

    Ardsley Road was closed for several hours, and a crowd of spectators gathered behind the shopping center. Greenburgh police Lt. Vincent LoGiudice said the road was reopened shortly after the rescue.

    LoGiudice said hospital officials told him Gutierrez's injuries were actually less severe than what was originally thought. As of 3 p.m., LoGiudice said, the victim was only being treated for hypothermia, and his legs weren't fractured.

    The homeowners and the contracting company, Rodrick Plumbing & Heating, will be issued summonses for not having a building permit to do the work, said town Supervisor Paul Feiner.

    Phone calls to the contracting company were not immediately returned yesterday.

  24. Posted

    Judging by the News12 footage, there wasn't too much damage to the apparatus floor. The Squad 5 trailer was still parked inside the station. I don't know what the extent of the damage to the rest of the station was, although they did mention that there was some pretty extensive damage due to overhaul and having to chase the fire throuhout the walls because of how long it took ConEd to shut the power down.