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Today a special drill was held at the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services Fire Training Center.
The goal was to determine different ways to deliver high volumes of foam and/or F500 while maintaining a large standoff distance.
The following depts were involved:
ConEd, Millwood FD, New Rochelle FD, Pleasantville FD, White Plains FD and Westchester DES.
Procedures/equipment tested and/or reviewed:
Around the pump foam delivery via master stream Foam Delivery Methods Transfering F500 from the county trailer directly into an engine or portable pond. High volume attack using a remote foam source (3% foam @ 500 gpm applied from 225 feet away, with the foam source 150 feet from the deck gun - Note: The system we were testing can place the foam source up to 3,000 feet away from the deck gun.)
The 2 1/2" line is providing a foam solution of 30gpm foam & 30gpm water

Using 5 gal pails in a high volume system (at 500 gpm you need 1 pail every 20 seconds) NRFD's foam bin allows unopened pails to be just dropped in and they are split open and foam pick up tubes are then used in the bin,
Using an Tower Ladder to deliver foam (3% Foam @ 500gpm from 30 - 40' elevation) Note: above that hight the back pressure prevents the eductor from picking up the foam.

I would like to thank all participants and a special thanks to Commissioner Cullen for making this drill possible.

Found this and thought I'd share it, will be my new "picture" in honor and respect for Chucky.
R.I.P.

RIP Chucky.....we share the same name but not the same blood....but yet I still will always consider you a "Distant cousin" and more importantly and EMS Brother.
May you look upon us as we do our sworn duty and guide us in the right decisions, and please watch over us so we can make it back to our families when our day is through. We know you are up there, and someday we shall meet again and tell the stories of our days in EMS and the Fire Dept.
Rest in Piece Chucky.

If there was a job in Port Chester, that's where we'd find you. The fireground will never be the same. Rest easy, Charlie.


68 Munson Street - July 29, 2007

I had the pleasure of knowing Charlie from EMTBravo and EMS.
This is not just a loss to his family and friends but also to the FIRE & EMS community.
Rest In Peace Charlie "Chucky" Melillo
Empress EMS / Harrison EMS / Port Chester FD
He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother

I had the pleasure of working with Chucky when I first started at Empress. He will be greatly missed. RIP Chucky. You will greatly be missed.

Date: 10/22/12
Time: 07:17
Location: 340 Illington Rd (Map) (YHFD box alarm assignment map)
Frequency: 46.26, Fire-17, County Ops-1, YPD
FD Units Operating: (Yorktown: E270, E271, E272, E273, R16, T14, 2531), (Pleasantville:T57) , (Pocantico Hills: T12), (Millwood: 2252, 2253, E-247, T-15), (Somers: T16, E181), (WCDES: BAT10, BAT17 C&O-Z4), (Bedford Hills: 2033, T5) (Ossining: 2331, 2334, E-98, U-51, FAST) (Croton; T10) (Katonah: T6) (Mohegan: L35)
FD Units standing by @ YHFD HQ: (Montrose: TL8) (Mount Kisco: E104)
PD Units Operating: (YPD, NYSP, NCPD, WCPD, DEP,)
EMS Units Operating: (YVAC: 86B1)
Weather Conditions: Clear, 48 Degrees-F
Description Of Incident: Reported fully involved structure fire
Reporters: fireboyny, peterose313, Larchmont_Boy
07:16: Time of Dispatch, (Possible structure fire, reported fully involved)
07:17: 2531 Requesting 1st alarm assignment with 2nd alarm tankers
07:23: 2251 On location, 40X80 Wood Frame, Heavy Fire on the 2nd floor and attic
07:25: 3rd engine in is to Reverse lay down the driveway
07:34: E270 approaching the scene
07:35: T10 approaching the scene
07:39: Katonah unable to respond, Millwood's tanker taking their place
07:40: Bat-10: On Location
07:43: Ossining FAST on scene
07:47: Disregard, Katonah T6 responding
07:49: 2081: Acting as water supply officer, taking over County ops 1
07:50: 2531: 2 hand lines in operation, heavy fire, switching to defensive operation
07:50: All tankers to switch to ops-1
07:51: Bat 10: Requesting C&O
07:51: T14 On location
07:51: C&O zone 4 Dispatched for responce
07:56: Con-ed Electric requested
07:58: Millwood's fill site has been established,T14 to set up fill site at IBM)
08:17: C&O Zone 5 dispatched for responce
08:23: Units overhauling at this time
08:40: 2531: Fire under control, knocking down hot spots at this time
09:00: Bat 10:All mutual aid tankers released
09:09: Bat 10: Units standing by at YHFD HQ, report to the scene for manpower
09:11: Mount kisco - 1 engine relocate to YHFD HQ
09:11: Montrose relocate ladder to YHFD HQ
09:20: E181, L10 on location, manpower report directly to fire scene
09:50: Ossining units back in service
11:23: Yorktown and Millwood units back in service
Links: lohud, patch,daily yorktown, mid hudson news, News-Day
anyone with additional info please send PM

Hey all on the update. CCVAC's first new rig should be in within the next few weeks. As soon as it does I will get some pictures up. the old 88B1 has been delivered to its new owners in Brooklyn.

Hey all on the update. CCVAC's first new rig should be in within the next few weeks. As soon as it does I will get some pictures up. the old 88B1 has been delivered to its new owners in Brooklyn.

Due to the fact that some of us in westchester get medics on automatic dispatch is the lack of BLS knowledge out there. EMD should always be done reguardless of the call volume. I cannot begin to discribe who pissed I become when I see "No EMD due to call volume" if its that busy hire more people and get the proper help needed. We are depriving that cardic arrest pt proper care because of someone playing russian roulet on how many dispatchers are needed to run an operations center. Let's face it the amount of EMS calls has gone up everywhere!!! Its time to get prepared. Get these guys some help!

If this can go ice to water and water to ice, I'd think it'd have a market with anyone with ice water rescue. Maybe water rescue where there is no normal boat presence? I can see a bunch of AFG's being filed now.

We had a couple at Empress. Like every other rig, we beat the living B-Jezus out of them for every inch of their lives. They took it like a champ- in particular when we drove one into a parking structure that was just a tad too low. We thanked them by not buying any more of them.
Your post strikes a sore spot for me. Ambulances and motor home are the only two passenger carrying vehicles in the US with NO crash safety standards. No seat belt strength requirements. No rules on strength of the cot mount. You could build (the modular part) of an ambulance out of ice cream sticks and cardboard. If it had enough ceiling height and could be heated and cooled, it would be legal. Once you get 20 horizontal centimeters behind the seats, federal regulation ends. Do a search for "ambulance crash" on the image section of any search engine and see how ambulances dis-intigrate.
Much of this come from here: http://objectivesafety.net/ A site dedicated to ambulance safety. Apparently OSHA considers ambulances to be vehicles, which they do not regulate. The Society of Automotive Engineers (The SAE you see on motor oil) makes standards for vehicles, but they consider ambulances as workplaces and don't regulate them.
Sorry for the long winded answer, but like I said, it is a sore point for me. Last few years one local EMT dead and two severly injured in one car ambulance crashes.

County: Westchester
City/Town/Municipality/Dept: Montrose Veterans Affairs Fire Dept.
Unit designation/identifier: Marine 21
Manufacturer and Model: Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (Boston Whaler) 22' Guardian Rescue Boat
Pump size, tank size (water/foam), aerial type & length: N/A
Status: DELIVERED
Notes: The new Marine 21 was delivered yesterday, 10/9, this will be replacing the current Marine 21, a 1978 Boston Whaler 17' Guardian Rescue Boat. Still needs lettering and radio install
Features:
Remote control 200,000 cp spotlight
Handheld spotlight
Whelen 48" led edge ultra freedom w/siren
Hi-low bow/side rails with 34” dive/rescue door
Bow storage locker
Forward below deck storage compartment
50" aluminum deck utility box
Raymarine c90w 9" widescreen display w/loaded us charts
Raymarine dsm300 sounder with transom transducer
Mercury 225xxl Verado outboard engine

Brauns are very good ambulances. Depending on what the need is depends on what you should look at. I have worked in many Brauns Peekskill VAC runs 3, CCVAC has 1 which is currently up for sale. Currently looked at the signature series nice truck not enough interior lighting. I must say the new chevy chasis do not fancy me. I'm a ford guy and will always love the fords.

Drove by the other day was a packed house. Cars parked all over the place! Can't wait to go up and get some grub.

Brauns are very good ambulances. Depending on what the need is depends on what you should look at. I have worked in many Brauns Peekskill VAC runs 3, CCVAC has 1 which is currently up for sale. Currently looked at the signature series nice truck not enough interior lighting. I must say the new chevy chasis do not fancy me. I'm a ford guy and will always love the fords.

Love the engine! Good luck with it WHFD. Another KME added to Westchester. This has to be atleast the 5th or 6th KME Predator. Looks like KME has found a popular chasis.

I believe that Buchanan is 10/14/12

Respectfully fireguy,
I don't know much about that neck of the woods you guys are talking about, so I won't comment on it. However, I take issue with ANY firefighter referring to fire apparatus as "toys." I recently rode with another firefighter who referred to his apparatus as I believe he said "a shiny red toy."
This isn't a lecture or anything. Fire apparatus are there for a deadly serious purpose. Those ladders, aerials, pumps and hoses might be the tools needed to pull a seriously burned victim from a raging fire, or get water on a fire to hopefully prevent that victim from burning to death, or dying of asphyxiation from toxic, choking, burning plastics, wood, or a thousand other things.
Firefighters definitely take pride in their apparatus. We love to wash them, test them and keep them ready for those times of need. We love to operate them.
Let's just keep our eyes on the objective of the mission. And it is serious, it is deadly, it is why we are/were there. To answer the call to action.
I don't think you'll hear too many cops refer to their weaponry or rigs as toys. Why should we be any different?
Have a safe day Bro.

Date: 9/18/12
Time: 00:31
Location: 4 Lent Avenue(Between Kings Ferry Road & Trolley Road)
Frequencies: 46.26 / Fire 10
Montrose Units Operating: 2273, E121, E122, E123, TL8, R51
Croton Units: E119 w/ FAST
Montrose VA Units: E225 w/ RIT
Buchanan Units: 2551, U12 (E161 on standby in own HQ)
WCDES Units: Bat 17, C&O Zone 4
Cortlandt VAC Units: 88B2, 88B3
Weather Conditions: Cool, Clear
Description Of Incident: Fire on 1st & 2nd floors of 30x30 frame dwelling
Reporters: Using All Hands
Relocated: 2491 & E128 at Montrose FD HQ.
00:31 - Montrose w/ Buchanan & Verplanck on standby for reported structure fire.
00:33 - 2273 on location, transmitting 10-75. E122 responding.
00:34 - Croton FAST, Buchanan Cascade, Cortlandt VAC, Battalion 10 dispatched.
00:35 - E121, TL8 responding. E122 on location. U12 responding.
00:37 - E123 responding. E121, TL8 on location.
00:38 - E119 w/ FAST responding.
00:39 - R51 responding. E123 on location. IC requesting Montrose VA RIT.
00:41 - E225 w/ RIT responding. R51, U12 on location.
00:42 - Battalion 17 responding in place of Battalion 10.
00:43 - E225 on location.
00:45 - E119 on location.
00:51 - IC requesting Con Ed & Cause and Origin Team.
00:55 - Command reports fire knocked down, checking for extension.

Didnt come up on the birthday list so I figured I'd post a topic happy birthday pops enjoy your day!!

Date:09/06/2012
Time:0953
Location:119 Dog Tail Corners RD
Frequency:DC911 Fireground 11/12
Units Operating:JHK ALL, Pawling, Litchfield, CT tanker, DCDER CC73 and 16, Amenia, Wassaic, and Union Vale. NPD, DCSO, and NYSP as well.
Weather Conditions:Perfect
Description Of Incident:Call for a smoke from a residence, first arriving Chief found heavy smoke from 2 story SFD.
Reporters:X129k
We got out on first dispatch and put the fire out.

QUICK!! SOMEONE GO AND GRAB THE "GUM-BALL MACHINE" OFF OF IT!!!

Like a good neighbor state farm is there...with a new mast and sail!