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I know that everyone whats career firefighters, but I understand that cost would be high, so does NYS law allow for part-time Fire and EMS that could act as daytime staffing.

Sycamore uses the same concept as Broward, but is in the process of phasing those units out and only has one in frontline service currently. On that not I don't believe it is used very often due to growth of population down in that area, and that Sycamore has joined several dept in that area in a fire collaborative fire district that has AMAR with all the joining depts. (note al depts in the collorabative still operate indipentant at this time, no idea if a future consoldation is planed). http://www.nefcfire.com/home.php

I think the new Ultra chassis looks like a Spartan chassis that Ferrara modified and stamped their logo across it.

Her in Ohio at my dept we did 3253 fire and EMS, an increase from last yr of about 150 calls.

We carry them on our medics, but they are to be used as a rescue airway after failed ET tude attempts. That being said I prefer the King over the combi-tube, we do carry both as well as LMAs but our medical director only wants us using LMAs used on Pedis. To answer your question it probably wasn't placed right or wasn't the correct size.

We have a Smeal quint in our dept on a Spartan, and the wheel base for ours is 204''. I love the truck and one thing nice about Smeal is that they build their own ladders and only do steel ladders.

Here in my region of Ohio 12-lead is the norm, but is not required (however all but 1 or 2 agencies has the ability), we also have the ability to transmit to the ER if we see something of significance. We also have a program called cardiac alert witch lets us make an alert that notifies the needed people (cath Lab) when we see something of significance. Just recently added is the transmission of 12-leads by EMTs (properly trained on lead placement) if approved by your dept and Medical Director.

Being less than an hour away from my current location their was alittle more press about it, and the firefighters have been complaining about the radio system. Most agency that are on that counties radio system have complained. That system is a fully digital 800mhz system, and it was complained about in the dubble LODD in one of cincy norhtern suburbs.

What size tank does it have, looks like over 1000 due to the height of the hosebed.

can't speak on holmatro because I have not used the, however we just placed a new set of Genesis tools into service and are awaiting our other set. The new tools have genesis's OSC coupler that is a single twist and look coupler and it also allows for the tools to be hot switched, and the new tools have a stronger cutting force. One a side not our Asst. Chief is on of the big auto extrication teachers and a couple years ago he broke multiple sets of holmatro tools at state fire school that holmatro brought for his class to demo.

neat rig, don't see many front-mounts anymore

Our dept just recently placed into service Scott75 SCBA with all the bells and whistles including the pack tracker system. To further add to this every ajoining dept is in the process of adding Scott 75s and the stand-alone pack tracker so they can add it to the existing Scott 50s. My question is anyone up there in the northeast using the Scott 75s or the stand-alone pack trackers and if so do you like it or dislike it.

Just wondering what due you have the power outlets in the cabniets in the for, one would assume its for ems equipment, but my understanding is that most of you guys don't run ems, just wondering

neat video

Englewood Ohio 3256 combined Fire and EMS and that is a 500+ call increase for us and no signs of slowing for 09. Other Job, Union Ohio 824 combined Fire and EMS

In our dept we have no written SOP on this subject, it is up to the individual that is the operator, I myself and 50/50 on when I dress, but their are no specific calls that I sort out from any other, but if going Mutual Aid almost all of our operators dress, because 95% of the time you are called for manpower, and we don't have an SOP that states that you muat babysit the rig.

Not East coast per say but Columbus OH runs several tda and theirs are unique being that that tractor is tadem axle.

AS many problems that you have in your area I think it would be time for some of the fire depts to staff the buses, and make the ems run by the fire dept, Here in Ohio we run EMS as part of the fire dept and it is manned 24/7 ALS, I cant think of many depts that don't at leasr get the primary bus out the door on a regular basis, that why u have to be a medic to get a full time fire job. Now their are a few depts in the state that are fire only but that few and far between.

I personally will leave the rig if its not need for any part of the operation, and if you go mutual aid it is expected that if your rig is not needed for its purpose, you best be going to work with the rest of our crew. we have no policy in place that mandates you to stay with your rig if its not in operation.

Things are different here in Ohio as most funding comes from property taxes based off of the county values, the rest of your dept funding comes form individual levy's that just raise taxes in that particular district, the final way depts. in this area get funding is off of EMS billing, even though it is soft billing. I also happen to live in the city I work for and it does not make me more concerned aboout the way we spend our money, because the city is very well off, and we do provide all of our own city services including water. The one thing that I have seen is the money they pay us part-timers vs other part-time city employees. I should not complain because we stay up with current technology and pay for all of our apparatus in full when we take deleivery.

A city south of me has a public safety dept and has had for several years, although the city is only 2.6 sq miles and is extremely rich. Also the dept that is to our north is trying out the cops as firefighters as well. I don't know about it personally but hey if it works it works.

Very Sharp looking Engine I really like that Color scheme, not the tradational red but a very nice departure.

I have the leather heritage by Paul Conway, I like it, but the Asst Cheif has a Sam Houston and he likes it very well. As for a place to buy try www.thefirestore.com

This topic was started from a discussion that started out about escape ladders on aerialscopes people got off subject and started in about maintance issues, so I wanted to see how many depts in your area have a local guy just fixing stuff, or they actually have an EVT that works for the dept and does all the regular and routine maintance. In my dept the city has 2 fulltime mechanics that service the whole city fleet and they are both desiel quailified, and are pretty good with small engine stuff like a saw, but when it comes to any pump issues or major aerial problems we use outside quallified professionals that come to us or we go to them, such as the case of yearly pump testing.

To correct you we have 2 engines, 2 quints, 3 ambulances, and 3 staff cars. However the place we use to do pump testing also fixes any pump related problems when they preform anual testing, or will come to us if the truck is non-driveable. We have a great preventative matiance program and have never had any problems related to the mechanics not working on our equipment due to priority of other city equipment, we frequently have such well maintained equipment that other local depts borrow our equipment when something happens to theirs.