FDNY 10-75

County: Westchester
City/Town/Municipality/Dept: Montrose Veterans Affairs FD
Unit designation/identifier: Engine 224
Chassis & Body (or Aerial) Manufacturer and model: Ford F-550 (4x4)w/ Rosenbauer Body
Pump size, tank size (water/foam), aerial type & length: Pump= Waterous 1000 GPM; Water Tank= 300 Gallon
Status: Delivered
Notes: This vehicle will be replacing the current MA-28 (1998 International/E-One). Same concept of vehicle except with a "class A" pump. MA-28 only has a 500 GPM pump. This vehicle also is our EMS first response vehicle and Rescue. The last Engine 224 (1970 International/FTI) was replaced by MA-28 in 1998.

Unbelievable how selfish Fox is. They aren't making money on it, and they need space to air repeats are their reasons. Like Fox isn't making millions upon millions elsewhere and just do this show as a public service, considering all the good it's done.
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2011/05/16/Americas-Most-Wanted-canceled/UPI-27151305559390/

Here's the thing. Cassano and Kilduff(Chief of Department) will wrangle and cajole and there will probably be a compromise. Let's say, 6 or 7 companies get shut down. Then they can come out and say, we saved 13 companies. I hate to say this, as so not to insult any of my cop brethren on this site. But you never hear about a precinct being shut down. You don't hear about patrol sectors being divvied up between three or four other sectors. Yes, the size of the force has gotten smaller, but if anything, this city needs a little more, not less than what it has.
They also didn't mention Bloombergs plan to take the alarm boxes. Fully implement UCT, whatever that means, which is a collossal failure. I can't wait to tug on the ear of a City Councilperson when that fight comes up. Or, when the lawsuit goes to court.

Rich Uncle Pennybag's little pet project with the bike lanes is simple: he couldn't get congestion pricing passed several years ago, so now that he's well on his way to inventing a traffic problem vis-a-vis taking away a vehicular travel lane from just about every major thoroughfare in Manhattan, he can say that there is a legitimate traffic condition and therefore, the peasant citizenry should pay the price.
The man needs to be stopped. At this point, he's just as dangerous to the City as the crazy guy on the subway platform, mumbling to himself and making furtive movements as if he's about to push someone in front of an oncoming train.

Here are some photos taken by Gus Stretz and myself of new apparatus deliveries received in Westchester County.

A quick pic of Leonia FD Engine 1, still not in service yet.
Scott

Sorry photos aren't better but it was very overcast and the rig was sandwiched between a dump truck & Verona, NJ's new KME.






Mamaroneck E.37 on the left & Verona, NJ E.14 on the right

Next paragraph:
" Now,"said the president, "I'm going back to Washington to see if we can get rid of your Collective Bargaining, your outrageous Pension Plans, and that pesky Union of yours."

It's a 64 foot SAFEBoat, I liken it to a Coast Guard Rescue Boat on Roids. It's named the Bravest and will replace the Kevin Kane as Marine Company 6. The Kane will be kept as a spare.
Not the greatest shots because of weather and where the boat is moored up. Pump Capacity is 6,000 GPM, the top Monitor is rated for 5,000 GPM. Top Speed of 46 Knots(Over 50 MPH)Enjoy!!
With the Mc Kean and Firefighter behind it.

This is a little way off, but the Intrepid Air, Sea, Space Museum is hosting a Firefighter Appreciation Weekend at the Intrepid on July 16 & 17, 2011 (Saturday & Sunday).
Looking at last years schedule of events it looks like the blessing of the FDNY Marine Fleet is scheduled for 1100 on Saturday. When more info is posted I will pass it on.

Yes !, when I get mine in the mail I'll P. M. you

Negative. Due in early May.

Round Rock Fire Department (Williamson County, TX) New Brush 7
2011 Ford F-550/Siddons Skeeter T5

Here is another thought: 25 years ago we did 3,200 calls per year with 187 membrs doing the job. Today its about 9,000 calls with 151 members.
So we are doing 3x the work with 20% fewer workers. There must be some merit in that.
On second thought, its all my unions fault that congress gets a full pension after 1 term with no contribution or full medical.
Its my unions fault that wall street gambled everyones retirement (including mine).

Can you give examples of how my union has not "fairly negotiated"?
Can you explain why my employer takes money out of every one of my paychecks under the title: "medical"?
While I do not have to pay into my "pension", I am paid less than when I was in the private sector and had to pay into my retirement. When I was debating switching jobs the issue was less pay, but more benefits. A hard choice when your single, no children and in your 20's, but I understood that as I got older it would be worth it.
How did we get this pension system? Was it the greedy unions that developed it? We had a city pension system until the 1960s, when the Mayors in NY State determined it would be cheaper for the taxpayers to have one pension system (and they would look good reducing cost), instead of one in every municipality and they convinced the state legislature to develop it.
Interesting way to look at it, I understand it very differently. All FF's are at similar risks of being hurt/killed at an incident, but after figuring out what a firefighter salary should be, the municipalities understand that if they lower the starting salary by up to 50% with a 5 year build up to "top" pay knowing there are still enough people willing to take the job and struggle to make ends meet for those 1st few years. It’s not non-merit, it is what they should have made in the 1st place, but the big bad unions dont have enough power to fight this reduction.
My union contract allows all members to "share" in a college funding account. By contract the city must fund $20,000 per year (not per member) to cover the tuition of all union members. At its height that was 181 members sharing $20,000. If 20 of those union members went to college, each was able to get $1,000 toward their annual college education. Now to get this benefit, the union had to give up something and in the last few years more than $10,000 of the fund each year does not get used and is returned to the City's general fund. Over the last 25 years I think about a dozen members have participated and 3 or 4 have gotten degrees.
And the tax payers benefit from all of this.
We do, we do, we do and while I did benefit from the education, it taught me how to bring over $2.5 million back into my municipality and reducing the cost of property insurance by more than a million annually for the last 14 years. Over the last 25 years $450,000 has been made available to 175 employees, but only about 1/2 has been used. and the return on the investment has been over $16 million.
You still have yet to show anyone how "they sold us out"?
I have given you the history, to bad you missed it in your research. Its true, you are ignorant of all the facts and you make a lot of assumptions, that are not true.
Then how come, for every gimme, we had to vote on giving something up? Or worst it was taken from us by an arbitrator.

Well, a few things.
I might suggest that your grammar is more ignorant then my opinion, but I’m above that, so I won’t. 
And while discussing ignorance, let's take a look at your "facts".
Every single one of your assertions is wrong. I believe that is ignorant. Your contention that all public employee unions are entitled to all the benefits you list is just absurd. Please let us know the source where you are drawing your "facts" from.

Dude, wake up. They are taking away rights that these unions fought for. It is anti-American what those states have done. It is not the unions that have put the municipalities in the spot they are in. The republicans are pitting the working class against each other. (It's not fair that the unions have this and the rest of the workers don't. Vote republican and we will get rid of the big bad unions) Do you really think that the non-union citizens will see any difference in their taxes? You are kidding yourself if you think the residents will get a tax break if they strip the unions of their collective bargaining rights. The unions are not to blame. Nor are they unwilling to make concessions. But don't sit there and say that we have to cut this and that and watch those cutting get raises and if you think it hasn't happened you are insane. They are destroying what so many have worked for. It is not right.
Your comment of making sure unions are kept in line... what exactly do you mean? The unions have to negotiate every single thing in their contracts with... yup the municipality! So don't sit there and say it is the unions fault, the contracts have to be agreed to by both sides. The unions have not strong armed anyone. They have fairly negotiated their contracts. So you are saying well done to Oklahoma because you think this will be what is best for the union members themselves but not the union itself? So basically the cities can now say you will get this for pay and this for vacation and this for medical and if you don't like it you can go work elsewhere. So how is this better for the union member???

Date: 4/14/11
Time: 23:51
Location: 30 Ballina St.
Frequency: Troy Fire 1
Units Operating: Engines 3,6,2, Truck 2, Rescue Squad, Car 4
Weather Conditions: clear 50
Description Of Incident: Report of fire in rear of structure. Engine 3 on location with heavy fire. Car 4 transmitted 2nd alarm. Engine 4 and Truck 1 to scene, Engine 1 to HQ. Green Island Engine, Watervliet Truck and chief, Colonie EMS 641 cover to HQ. Car 1 request recall of 6 from 3 rd platoon. Watervliet recalled 2nd platoon.
Ranch style residence heavy fire. Multiple lines and crews to roof.
Reporters/Writer: NYSFF

Yesterday, I traveled to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to attend the Avalance Tour featuring Art Of Dying, Halestorm, Skillet, Theory Of A Deadman, and Stone Sour at the Verizon Theater. The best concert I've ever been to. I managed to get some fire apparatus photos before the show, and figured I'd share them with you.
Thanks to Pete (TaskForce7) and Ben for the help........
First up, North Richland Hill's new 2011 KME Predator:

Fort Worth Truck 2, American Lafrance

Corey Taylor and Stone Sour putting on a killer set!

Dallas FD Truck 3, Spartan/Crimson

Plano, TX FD Engine 1- 2010 Spartan/Rosenbaeur


Dallas FD USAR Task Force 2 Component (International/Reefer Trailer donated by Schlepps Dairy):

Dallas FD Battalion 1-2011 Ford F-250 awaiting lights, radios, and equipment

Plano, TX Truck 1- 2010 Spartan/Smeal

Dallas FD Engine 6, Spartan/Quality

Dallas FD EVOC Training Unit:

An In N Out under construction....finally a confirmation that In N Out is really coming to Texas

A Union Pacific train makes it's way through Grand Prarie, TX:

Grand Prarie FD Truck 1 (sorry it's not a better shot):

Fort Worth FD Engine 12, Spartan/Central States

Dallas USAR Task Force 2 Component-2011 Ford F-750

Lizzie from the band "Halestorm" makes time for the fan betwenn Skillet's and Theory Of A Deadman's sets.

You are correct, what a waste of government money to maintain any antiques (like this 125 year old antique).
Wait. History is important. I really wish My dept had not gotten rid of some of those wonderful pieces of history that all we have left is some pictures.
Since everyone has jumped on DFVAC as being a governmental agency, has anyone considered that they maybe a private not for profit corporation and not an arm of government.

Progress Photos 4/7/11




Should be done soon.

The WPFD vollie's do absolutely nothing but take 1% of the 2% money the city gets. it's a disgrace to even call the vollie's since they do nothing. All the 2% money the city gets should go to the real firefighters of the city, they use that money for their eyeglass and dental, which is ran by the union, and every penny can be accounted for. the vollies throw parties which was investigated years ago by the reporter dispatch. I CANNOT SAY IT ENOUGH THEY ARE A DISGRACE.
They provide NO SUPPORT, they do NOTHING, but rob money. To call them volunteer firefighters is a disgrace. They should be called a social club.
on a day to day basis, not sure but i know one thing........ HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF WHITE PLAINS

Engine 1 - 2010 Seagrave

Rescue 1

FDNY Skid Steer