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there are other ways to track them now. most radios have an Identifier code now, especially the trunk probables. most radio systems with a man down button on the radios have them to know who is in trouble.

The troopers are I'm the area at night but reduced the number of cars because they double up at night for obvious reason so it can take some time for a trooper to show up. Yes the WEMS crew is there along with the medic if not out on a call but not near the door or a phone so they will never know of someone is banging in the door

The barracks is nice but it's not manned. They have an emergency call box at the front door Unless you catch them at shift change or they have someone in being questioned there. Out side of that only the 7-11 and mobile gas station are manned 24/7

ive used the philips its not bad but the print-out on the 12 lead is a little weird... just takes getting used too but seeing a dynamic 12 lead is cool. where i work we started with the lifepack 12s not a bad machine but heavy, and short battery life.. i had to carry 4-6 batteries working a 16 hr tour. also because of limited chances of getting back to the station to change out dead ones. then they changed over to the 15s.. very nice a little lighter but still heavy compared to the zoll but the battery life is longer. and easy to use just like the 12.

good luck

i was not Monday quarter backing what they did just made a comment of what i would have done. i have sailed and operated vessel in that area. and dealt with numerous emergencies on board vessels too. I just put it out there. no reason to bash someone over it. i do up they get a speedy recovery.

Makes sense to cross the river. Going to the 34th street helipad is something I would have considered Numerous docks there and closer to belvue

It worked good for me. Helped out for most of my college years

true but you don't know how the patient is, from the bridge i would say maybe 30 to 45 mins to the time the ship was all fast alongside depending on traffic and if the tugs were ready to go.

maybe a couple of more lives then you actually think that sort of looks like a chemical tanker and FYI its at anchor its not moving. nor will they be able to move anytime fast if needed too. it could take 5 to 10 mins depending on a lot of factors. and she looks loaded

sorry we don't have one and just got quick clot and commercial tourniquets... but the training was a youtube video they sent by email. i heard training cost money

Thats the thing i am sure they didn't have direct contact on the bridge with crew trying to off load the patient. and who knows what the language barrier is on that ship. typical cruise ships have an Italian captain, some of the other officers may be american, but the ABs (Able Body seaman) and the OS (Ordinary Seaman) maybe filipino or another country that doesn't speak English as a first language. majority of the cruise ships have this problem.

The Pilot seemed fine just want to get out of dodge and out of danger and go out and come back in. I bet he didn't know about the transfer till he got to the bridge. Its something that could have taken place out by the sea buoy

yes i was referring to the guidance the fed has set forth so to be a standard. http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/active_shooter_guide.pdf

The Maphopac training is alittle more out of a movie with multiple shooters. There has been only once incident that I know of so far that had more then one shooter in a school. And then when both of them were finally engaged they took there own lives. These people who do this aren't looking to have a shot out like in the wild west. They want to do as much damage as they can as fast as they can. And then once engaged they know its over, and the best thing for them to do is to do take there own life. In a way I am grateful they do. Can you imagine what the court case would be like. It would have more media coverage then OJ Simpson. And they might make this person a star without knowing it. I still can't understand why they don't give as much media coverage to events where the shooter was shot dead. Like the shooter in colorado, he shot once or twice and then was engaged by a school armed guard,(i've heard conflicting reports if he was a PO or off duty) but he engaged and the shooter took his life.

do i ever see ems going in "armed" no but maybe with the knowledge on how to make a weapon safe and remove the clip in an active scene if they come across one. i know its a chain of evidence but you don't need someone picking up a live weapon.

personally im not going in im not trained or properly equipt to and have been told im not a first responder too... but thats something else

HOLY SH@T The tanker is close and they are going strait towards land. He's In big trouble there. They should have lowered the fast rescue boat from the cruise ship with the patient on board and go to a pier or meet up with the fire fighter and do a transfer that way. Also there is no reason why the ship should stop. the pilot gets on the ship when she is doing about 5kts. In Fast rescue boat training all maritime officers are trained on how to do a high speed transfer from one boat to another..

That sounds like the Sandy Hook pilot there is some audio of the main pilot boat making agreements with another ship and pilot captain. The ship can't stop. The current he needs to keep water on the rudder so he can maneuver.

From the Mariners point of view this is really scary that the NYPD and FDNY Marine units can't do a simple personnel transfer while still underway. Its something all mariners do all the time. The PILOT did a great job in avoiding hitting the narrows and the other outbound tanker. Right move in going back out to graves end to. Just get out of dodge, too much traffic to play with. especially smaller traffic that is requesting the impossible from larger traffic.

ITS THE RIGHT THING TO DO my parents made the rule with me when i was still in high school and a full active member at the firehouse. no late calls on a school night. the pager was off. i wish i did this when i was in college and a member of the ambulance corps there. my grades would have been better. Education is why you are there you are a better responder with knowing more. just like you can't respond when your in fire fighter 1 class.

This is great to hear and put out there to main stream media. But my concern is ems well because i work in the field, I know they have classes on combat medic and stuff but have they reached out to local als agencies to also meet the new standards that fed has come up with for a response to such an incident. having ems run right in side by side with PD to save more lives?

yeah but if you look outside nyc thats a good response time... i hate to sound cold

well once you get off the coast about 200 miles all bets of a "fast rescue" are gone. Going to sea makes things that are normally ok or simple to deal with at times spin into something very catastrophic. take a broken finger. not properly set, no x-ray and about a week until you can put in or get someone out there to get the person off. in that time they can through a clot and have a stroke depending on there age. I have sailed with many people over the age of 50, some very good sailors.

I have been on the receiving end where they couldn't send a medivac out to pick up a patient who was scalped because she lost her footing on deck. we were in 25 foot seas with a 40kts sustained wind (about 50mph) gust were higher. we treated the best we could, and waited 32hrs for the weather to break so we could put into port.

Im not knocking the fire service, yes its dangerous, and there are more dangerous jobs then fishing or working deep sea. The oil industry has a high injury rate too. Anywhere you mix humans and heavy equipment and then add some bad weather you will have injuries and fatalities. I wonder if OSHA publishes which industry or profession has the highest injury rates.

you need to remember a robot can go into alot more nasty stuff then a human can. this would be cool to test in japan and the reactors i am sure there is some work that can be done there on something. the navy and other branches of the military do things that well can be interesting at times and they also go to the other end of the extreme. Ive seen a ammunition ground transport with a full fire department escort and heavily guard escort to deliver a box of phosphorus 12ga flares to a ship. a little it bit over the top but they had something go horribly wrong at that base once so i can't blame them.

A FAST team is good and all but has a team ever trained with there local EMS or VAC? What happens after the fire fighter is pulled out? is C-Spine considered? If its a surround and drown do you release the medic when the area has no medics in-service? How long does EMS stay on scene? are they released the same time the FAST team is?

Please don't respond to these questions. ask your IC or chiefs them or at least the first one. ALOT of EMS and VACs DO NOT KNOW what and who the FAST team is. every fire i go on i like to find them and the IC and then make the ambulance crew meet and great the FAST team... yeah it sounds silly but when it hits that fan your going to be running and screaming for the EMTs and Medics. north of 287 seems like they have been further and further apart lately from things i have been seeing except for very few departments.

no but flycar medics have been calling for U88 to free up and have only one ambulance on scene for emergency transport. Its a good resource especially on en-climate days

not too bad looks good but i figured they were pulling the engine and pump out. looks like its all body work? and roof replacement.

with the synthetic you also have to change the filter every 6k or so on some oils and models of car. but you can go up to 20k on the same oil. just top it off a little after you change the filter out. check with the dealer or owners manual. there are some really good car forums out there for almost every car with tech reps from the manufacturer. my truck has a great forum with great techs from the company on there

wow sounds like some people here might be in the article... lol hit some nerve with some. let them investigate. it might prevent those claming disability and then going deep sea fishing another idea about it when they get caught. if you are really injured and cant work it usually plays out the right way in cases like this.

just looks like the state is fallowing up and expanding the investigation from a couple of weeks back when they arrest 20 or 30 or so FDNY and NYPD officers caught scamming the system and posting pics and stuff on facebook when they claimed they couldn't work and barely able to work or function

is this on the road yet? i saw this video a while back or something similar to it.