gpdexplorer

At home over break I heard this:

Police desk to a mobile unit: "Your accident number is goin to be 8, that's 8 as in Ocho Cinco.

And the Other day at school:

"Eng 2 to Central, we'll be on air and available at Home Depot"

"Roger, on air and in service at Home De-Pot"

Date:1/14/10

Time:0745

Location:Hudson River X TZB Mid Span

Frequency:Fire 14, others

Units Operating:NYSP, Rockland units

Weather Conditions:

Description Of Incident:Jumper Down

Reporters:gpdexporer

Approx 0745: Tarrytown FD, Irvington FD, Sleepy Hollow FD, Tarrytown VAC, Greenburgh EMS, with Rockland units, dispacthed for a possible jumper up.

Westchester FD Marine units unable to respond due to heavy ice flow on the Westchester side. Rockland units responded with NYS Thruway tug due to heavy ice flow on Rockland side.

0815: Rockland 10-1 advising FD divers are enroute on Thruway tug

0817: Rockland 10-1 advising victim has been located

0830: Rockland 10-1 advising divers in water, still unable to rescue victim, difficult location.

Would be interested to know the exact specs on this truck, i a gree iut does look like a very long truck, having grown up in tarrytown, i would think that its a bit long given some of the roads in the district especially in the crest and reservoir area, Very nice tho, i do like, can any one get a video of it lit up?

I'll see what I can do as far as video. I've never driven it, but it manages pretty well on the streets, never seen anyone have an issue. I've driven the TL through the crest and resevoir, it's a little tight in some spots, but it gets there.

I'll try to get a pic for you.

Tarrytown FD = 484 calls

I'll try to find out how many the VAC ran.

All members of the Marine Unit in Tarrytown must have a minimum of First Aid, CPR, and USCG Boating Safety Certifications. In firefighting operations, members who are entering another vessel for fire suppression, i.e. tug boat fire a year and a half ago, must be interior qualified within the department. We also have members who have been certified rescue swimmers, as well as several members who are EMT's. Members train regular on the equipment on the vessel, such as the FLIR system, fire suppression equipment, and rescue equipment, to name a few.

Date: 1/3/09

Time: 23:50

Location: Hudson River X Tappan Zee Bridge Center Span

Frequency: Fire 14, 156.225, Marine 16, Rockland Frequencies

Units Operating: NYSP, 2461, 2462, 2463, Marine 5, Marine 31, Tarrytown VAC, Greenburgh EMS, WCDES Battalion 12, Westchester County Police Air-3, Nyack F.D. (10-Rescue and 10-Marine), Piermont F.D. (13-Marine), Rockland EMS

Weather Conditions: Clear, Windy, and Cold

Description Of Incident: Jumper Down from Tappan Zee Bridge

Writer: gpdexplorer (o/s)

*All times approximate*

23:50: Tarrytown FD Marine Units, Irvington FD Marine FD Marine Unit, Sleepy Hollow FD Marine Unit, Tarrytown EMS, Westchester County P.D. Battalion 12, along with Rockland Units advised to respond to Hudson River Southbound Side Midspan of the TZB for a possible jumper down.

Irvington advising unable to launch due to heavy ice condition.

00:00 Marine 5 and Marine 31 enroute to Boat Launch

00:05 Units being advised of a confirmed jumper down, reportedly a male with black clothing.

All units performed thorough searches of the areas surrounding the Tappan Zee Bridge with assistance of WCPD Air-3 overhead. Search was terminated at approximately 0100. All units returned to service.

*Good work by all, it was very cold and windy last night. Ice formed rapidly on the vessels and anything the spray of the waves came in contact with.

This past week, 21 firefighters and myself completed Firefighter 2 at the Westchester County Fire Training Center. I'd just like to take a moment to thank our instructors, Tom MacPherson, Bill Dingee, Ralph Stupple, Pete Bertocchi, and John Baker. These instructors dedicated so much of their time to educating us, as well as firefighters across Westchester and beyond. The instructors that teach us often go unthanked for their diligent work and effort. I just felt it important to recognize them for their dedication to educating us.

Congrats to the rest of my classmates, you all worked hard this week, braving the sub-0 wind chills and lots of ice to better yourselves. Excellent work.

I agree there guy

Double agree.

I always start at .com and then move to .net

Ok, it might be not on dept business at RWU, however it is plausible that a Chief's car can be in another state on official business. I have driven the Chief's car 2 states away (NY to NJ to PA) to follow our truck back to the factory for repair work so I could get the driver back home or to the factory with a driver to get the truck back home.

Today is the 68th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a date which will live in infamy. Please take a moment to reflect on all of those who lost their lives that day.

I know someone else is bound to ask, but what does the old Rescue 16 look like?

Ossining's 42 is very similar to Tarrytown's 37, minus a dual axle, which is also slotted to be replaced.

that is diffrent never seen the frount weels like that. it seemes like Stiloskis is becoming like the ohare towing in westchester Haha

And Rockland!

Thank you to all the Veterans! I truely appreciate everything that you have done for this country, without you, this country would not be the same. To all those that are still serving, please return home safely.

mfc,

The last I heard from a buddy of mine in Ossining was that 42 was getting the bucket. Sounds like her years of faitful service have taken a toll on her and a new truck is inevitable.

I'm sorry that I saw a cartoon and thought to share it. I don't recall bringing this issue up before, so how can one say that I brought it up again? I only brought it up because I've heard people on both side of the fence say things about the other side that don't need to be said. I legitimately did not think anyone would see this post as negative, and have asked that it be deleted in order to prevent heated arguments from starting. I was not trying to say that blame deserves to be placed on either side. I have the upmost respect for all firefighters, career or volunteer, it doesn't matter to me. So once again, my apologies, if I offended you some how, and hopefully the thread will be deleted soon.

Brothers and Sisters,

I stumpled across this picture online and thought it was worth sharing. The fire service is one of the greatest life paths that anyone can take. Career or Volunteer, we should all have the same goal in mind. In today's society, there is no reason for any of us to engage in, for lack of better terms, a pissing match. We are all here to serve the people of our cities, towns, villages, and districts. While some may not believe it, there will be a day in which we have to work side by side, and most likely will not be in an environment where a train of thought is "Is he/she a paid guy?" or "Is he/she a jolly volly?" All too often, we see discussions begin to take a Paid vs. Volunteer turn here.

So all I ask is, the following:

Swallow your pride, we call each other brothers and sisters, let's begin to act like it. We are on the same team.

Remember what the fire service is about. It's not about how big and shiny your truck is, or how runs you go on, or how dirty your gear is. We are here to serve others.

If we don't, we will be the down fall to the service which we all love.

Stay Safe!

Seth,

Law Enforcement Exploring is picking up in Westchester. I joined Greenburgh's post less than 6 months after it was started. At that time (2004), we were the only PD Explorers in Westchester. Since then, many other dept's have started posts as well. To the best of my knowledge the following dept's in Westchester have posts:

Greenburgh PD

Mt. Pleasant PD

Westchester County PD (Cortlandt area focused)

Tuckahoe PD

New Rochelle PD

There may be more, but I haven't been around the Explorer scene for a little bit.

While on a ride-along with a local PD at school today for my internship, we drove through an fire apparatus repair/dealer. In the lot there were mulitple apparatus including:

Wassaic's old tanker

White Plains' old TL-6 Sutphen

A rescue from Waldorf, MD that was in a roll over

A rescue from Rockville Centre

A ladder from Preston, AZ

Will try to get back there to take pics.

Eng 80 carries a set of Holmatro tools.

Eng 79 carries air bags.

Eng 77 carries a set of Hurst tools.

Utility 61 carries Paratech support struts.

A typical extrication call would bring a response of Eng 79, Eng 77, and UT 61.

That's all folks!

On Saturday Oct. 17, 2009, the Tarrytown FD held an 8 hour school bus extrication class taught by NYS Fire Instructor G. Bassler. It was an excellent class, all had a good time and learned a lot.