MR Bravo - The Beginning!!??

[CAM502 6]

Well seeing as how I've haven't been here since the day of creation. And I never bothered to ask before. How did the site begin?? Or was it always here just waiting to be found....

:-k :-k

[Guest]

EMTbravo is a god. He has made many people happy. And made many people sane again.

THANK YOU

[TR54 239]

EMTBravo is the part of the Westchester County Fire SERVICE.MR. Bravo is more informative than a hundred meetings. Information at the fingertips for everyone to enjoy !! Great JOB Mr.EMTBravo !!

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

[CFD320 35]

Mr. Bravo himself is a dead sexy SOB if you ask me!!!

[WAS967 97]

I want a Mr. Bravo! I can put him right next to my Mr. Coffee and my Mr. Radar.

"I always have coffee when I watch Bravo! You know that. EVERYONE knows that!"

"Of course we do sir!"

[Guest irishfire]

This site is the Best thing in on the Web it teaches and gets people to learn what is happing in differents department around Westchester and now on to the State of NEW YORK and some importain new around the world.

Thank YOu MR.Bravo

for making EMTBRAVO =D> =D>

[EMTbravo 312]

CAM,

Thanks for the interest! And thanks to all for the kind words.

The main site, www.emtbravo.com started being built on 12/31/02, and went live 1/1/03. The idea for the site was based on x635's (my other personality's) desire to share all the Westchester County FD and EMS photos and news he recieved from his many sources. It also expanded on the popular Westchester email news list produced by x635. There was also no website of this type for Westchester County, NY. From there, due to all the support, ideas, encouragement and photographic contributions of everybody who visited the site, the site has "snowballed" into what it is today.

An intergral and popular part of EMTBravo.com was the "Westchester Fire and EMS News" section. Visitors of the site would submit news, which would then be manually posted on a single page. This portion was not interactive, and was read only. It contained news such as new and upcoming deliveries, incident reports, personel changes, etc. Maybe I will post a archive clip if I have time. Interesting to note, this was the flagship portion of the original site, and still remains alive today as the brand that incident photos are posted under.

On 11/13/03, the EMTBravo Network forums went live. On this date, the forum started from scratch with 0 posts and 0 members. The idea of this forum was to expand on the popularity of the Fire and EMS news section, and make a place where members of the Fire, Rescue, and EMS service could interact to share news,events, incidents, ideas, discussion and related in a friendly and positive format. As the forums have grown, the forum focus and membership has expanded from just Westchester to the lower Hudson Valley and NYC metro area. We also have regularly visiting members of this site from as far away in the US as Los Angeles, and even have several members from Austraillia, Germany, and the UK. And thanks to the ideas and suggestions of moderators and members of this site, it has been tweaked and expanded to better serve the visitors, and is continually tweaked and adjusted.

Please note, it's all the members who make this site what it is, not me. I just coordinate everything. And IT IS NOT MY SITE, IT IS YOURS....OURS!!!

As for the site name, it grew out of my old email address which I used for the email list. I've had that email name for 12 years now,ever since I've had email. I've considered changing the name of the site several times to something more fitting. But I've been threatened not to by several members of this site. It seems the name has become a brand or something.

There is a bit more to the history than above, that's just a short glimpse. When I have more time, maybe I will make a permanent thread regarding it. I never have in the past because I always enjoyed telling the story personally.

Although I have wanted to stop doing this several times, it's all the positive feedback I recieve from the members of this site, the great emails that people send, along with seeing the results of a site like this and its benefits, that keeps me going. Hours upon hours go into this site every week, and that includes EVERYBODY who send in pictures, posts, and/or moderates. I enjoy doing these sites as long as I know that you guys are enjoying the site and it remains for the most part a positive place.

As for the future, as time allows, I have many more ideas.

Feel free to ask any more specific questions that I may not have answered regarding the history of this site, and I'd be more than happy to answer them.

[firemn23 8]

What about you having been an Ardsley FF you forget already

[CAM502 6]

Well what more can be said in response but:

=D> =D> THANKS =D> =D>

[doug_e 0]

I've been lurking around the internet for years now and haven't found another place quite like this. Coupled with the fact that it is in my home area, what more could I ask for.

Well maybe a streaming video link of incidents as they unfold.... :-k

Tremendous job!!! It has become part of my daily routine. If I want to know anything that's going on around here, it's usually on the boards.

[MGMedic 0]

Job well done.

[Guest pentax02839]

well keep up the great work.this is a great website =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

[FFD260 1]

great job =D> =D> 8)

[PVFD113 6]

Seth--you are the man!!! Keep this going-- we all will help however we can!!!