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On a partially related note - and while I moved out of NY a long time ago, I am back semi-regularly - I saw a NYSP Taurus (Ford PI sedan) at LGA, and it appeared to be a REALLY dark blue or Black.  looking through these pics - I see several shades on relatively recent vehicles from multiple manufacturers.  Are they no longer standardizes on the old "Sunoco" blue?  are the darker cars for certain units?

Seth - just curious - are the tiller drawn apparatus interchangeable 0 ie: can they pull a tractor and replace it with a spare - keeping the unit in service while a tractor is in the shop?  Also - there are some obvious differences in the Tractor for the TDA and for the USAR - would they be otherwise interchangeable other than the cabinetry?

On 4/3/2016 at 10:17 PM, EMSLt said:

Why not just merge Harrison EMS and Harrison Fire? Firefighter Paramedics.

Also - remember that the Town/Village of Harrison, like many other municipalities in Westchester is protected by not 1, not 2, but 3 different fire departments (Harrison, West Harrison, and Purchase) 

Went to a wetdown once somewhere in the Great Neck, NY area, about 30 years ago (damn, I'm getting old) - no idea what department or where specifically - doesn't matter...

One wise guy climbed aboard an engine and intended to spray the new engine/truck with a deck monitor, and as he swung the monitor around toward the intended victim, he blew the dome off the rooflight on his own pumper with the monitor stream.

No way, lol

Is it the same green as the old EMS uniforms (and sanitation and parks are or were green too, no)?

Just curious - at 45W how long does the battery last?

They've got a 75ft Quint and are surrounded by a ocean of tower ladders.

Well not to pick on any one department, but - one might say they (as is every other department in the area) are surrounded by an ocean of engines too, but I would never bring that up.

Well - when I lived/worked up there - 99% of the areas that now have independent Medic response (ie: N Westchester, Putnam, etc.) did not

so the patient waited thru multiple tone outs to get anybody at all

So by waiting for AFTER the 3rd tone failure, your response time is already 9-15 minutes and the patient is dead.

Not living in the county any more I am behind the times - what is bringing this on?

BTW - is there no longer a way to edit a post for typos and the like?

THANK YOU Dino!!!

OK, and I make my own typo in pointing it out

No - NOT about being paid...

I was revering to the fact that the PUBIC doesn't understand...

quoted from article - emphasis mine

"If there’s one thing Steltz, DiNardo and Smith all agree that the pubic doesn’t always understand, it’s that CSFC’s members are unpaid volunteers. “People think we get paid,” Steltz said"

I wonder if that's what he said...

Hadn't realized that the Chevy has no column or dash mounted shifter... that just look weird

Didn't miss the ball - missed the whole side of the barn

My Favorite was always just the opposite command: "Respond with caution". I always wanted to ask if they thought we were using reckless abandon before they gave that sage advise.

Well done guys!

Neither of the examples you gave are four digits. What's that say about their numbering system.

Well Technically it would be 0201, but the leading zero is silent.

This goes back a long ways - but I used to like the Tompkins Co (NY) system - no idea if its still in use

4 digits for everything:

1st 2 are the dept. in alphabetical order

3rd digit is apparatus type - 0 for engines, 3 for ladder 4 for utility/rescue 5 for ambulance 6 for chiefs - i forget the rest - its been 29 years.

4th digit is the individual unit -

so 201 was Cayuga Heights engine 1

933 was Ithaca Ladder 3

etc

Ah - here's the reference: http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Tompkins_County_%28NY%29

Well I'm not sure that this really counts as consolidation, but it's an interesting step.

On a similar note, what percentage or how many FDs are with 60 for dispatch?

Seth, my friend, that right there is the multi-million dollar question in Westchester Co.

One could just as easily ask (and no one jump down my throat here, please), Why does Harrison have/need 1 PD, 1 EMS, and 3 FD? You gotta figure that there could be cost savings there too. Or Town of Greenbugh, too?