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Happy Birthday to RWC130!

Hope you have a great one and many more to come.

Thanks for all that you do for EMTBravo.

NY Mets - 1-0

Red Sox - 1-0

NY Yankees - 0-1

Thats what I call a great start.

Thanks for the info Chris. Love the pic of Seneca, my favorite slobering pooch , jumping out of the helo. I've seen first hand what a great asset you are to the whole county, from assisting Tarrytown with jumpers on the Hudson to listening to you guys work when I'm working the desk over the summer. Keep up the good work, all of us on the ground breathe a sigh of relieve when you are over head.

That's a new idea! Maybe they will watch COPS on local reruns haha.

Joe Arpaio, "America's Toughest sheriff," has started many new ideas out in Maricopa. Pretty sure I wouldn't want to serve time in Maricopa, between tent city, pink underwear, and pink handcuffs.

Did I see "Clearwater Police Volunteer" on that car?

Yes you did. Many departments in Florida have volunteers, like Citizens on Patrol from Police Academy. As far as I know they supplement regular police officers in order to free them from jobs that don't require a police officer to be there.

Ohh, I see Hawkeye in those pics.

But I saw the bailout sim in person today and it looks great. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Here's my question, not just for this particular incident, but trailer fires in general.

If you know you have fire under the trailer, would you still send guys in to make an attack?

I know every situation is different, but if I had a trailer like this with that kind of fire and smoke pushing, and saw fire under the trailer, I would tend to believe that floors have given out somewhere or another. Either way the trailer will probably be a loss. Am I saying I wouldn't send guys in, not necessarily, just something to be cognizant of. If you fell through the floor, sure you could probably crawl to safety, but is it worth taking that chance that something catastrophic happens and you go home without a brother?

What is the push button for on the console right above the cup holder?

Within the past couple weeks, Riverside Hose Company #4 of Tarrytown took delivery of their 1965 Anniversary Edition Seagrave. This rig served from 1965-1988 until it was replaced by Riverside's current apparatus, a 1988 E-One. The truck was trailered back home from California, where it has spent much it's time away from home. The rig is in fairly decent shape and still pumps. The Riverside crew plans on restoring it back to proper order.

The crew from Consolidated Engine Company came to visit with their 1974 Ward LaFrance which they have recently taken delivery of as well.

Thanks Dad!

PCFD, can you post a link?

On a side note, Riverside Hose of Tarrytown just took delivery of their 1965 Seagrave last week, will be posting pics later.

I think it might be more along the lines of a more intelligent mammal then what already resides in the area. The USCG is trying to keep it there and hope the intelligence might rub off on the residents. After seeing people run generators inside their garages, walking on downed power lines, complaining that they don't have internet access during the storm you have to wonder what about how smart the people in the area are.

Hey, its called job security haha.

Exactly. While visiting Station 21, they received an EMS run and both members responded on the Rescue. The other rigs will relocate accordingly to maintain coverage.

Thanks Chief!

Great pics Chief!

One question, does each crew man both apparatus and then respond with either their normal rig or a rescue depending on the type of call?

I believe Vols are covered not under Workman's Comp, but by the Vol FF Benefit law which covers their injuries, disability, and lost wages from their regular job. I know you fill out Worker's Comp forms on a vol injury but I think it is only administered thru Workmen's Comp.

I'm a little confused here Chief, could you clarify that a bit?

A member of of my firehouse got injured while at the firehouse. He was covered by Workman's Comp for his lost wages. I'm not sure if the village covered the medical expenses or if that was covered by Workman's Comp as well.

A few years ago I was taking the summer daytime FF1 class at the county. There was one member of our class who was 16. Personally, I feel that it was a waste of a spot that someone else could've taken. Not only did he not complete the class with us, he took the situation very lightly, told us that he wouldn't be allowed to be interior until he was 18, I believe, and was only there because his family was active in the FD and they wanted him to take the class, not that he wanted to be there. There are several members of my class that are on this board and can confirm this.

While I believe that younger FF's who are ready and willing to take classes, priority should be given to older members who will be able to do more for the FD, as younger members have curfews as to when they can respond on alarms and therefore will be less likely to actually utilize the training they received for the better good of the department.

On my shift (12 hrs, from 1900-0700hrs) 350 calls per processed into the CAD. I'm not sure how many in total..but 350 during the begining of the storm, holy crap, thats about 3 days worth of calls in 12 hrs!!!

Good work George! It was nice talking to you the other day haha

I thought the white hat was supposed to be driven around.

Thankfully all made it out ok eventually.

What does the CTS on the front of the rig stand for? 4 picture down in the second set. Thank You

It means that its assigned to the Bureau of Training, which is on the door where the numbers usually are, I know you cant make it out well. I'm going to take a stab at it though, and say that CTS is Cadet Training School? I'm sure there are some brothers here who can confirm or correct me on that.

Thanks Todd! Definately a lot bigger and better than our spot down by the river.

Anesti, the lettering was already blacked out like that. I imagine it was deemed surplus and was going to be put out to auction.

As said, outstanding work by the staff at 60 control, as well as all the dispatchers of the other agencies in the area. Without you, our jobs would be impossible. Our hats off to you.

Probably not wise to use a laptop with a smoke condition.

Do they need a new truck? Maybe. Comparatively to other departments in the area that will spend upwards of 600-700k on apparatus, is the 450,000 outrageous? Not entirely.

I don't know much about the department or their numbers. But maybe it would make more sense to acquire a used apparatus that will better serve them than their current apparatus. Since the just got a new rig relatively recently, I think that it would make more sense to do this because I feel that the taxpayers won't want to pay for a new rig.

My 2 cents.

Nice pics. Do you get to try the driving simulator? or at least catch a glimpse?

No unfortunately we didn't get to see it.

Also one rig that I wish i got to grab a shot of was an old engine that the shops converted into a mobile bailout simulator.

Last set, I promise

Are there any brothers here who can explain what this is for?