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Glad you guys got the shot! Nice seeing ya today.

I've seen the same exact signage on benzene barges in the Hudson.

Thanks for the pictures! I heard YFD request to notify FDNY around 1000 this morning. Reports were 1250 of 7500 gallons of number 4 fuel oil spilled into the Bronx River and flowing south. FDNY notified OEM, DEP, and Coast Guard.

38 Caryl, but darn close. These pictures are such a great glimpse into Yonkers' history. Keep them coming! Thanks!

Bronx Box 3000 is a Mutual Aid box to Westchester, staging at E081.

Taz was chillin' by Whole Foods this morning. CHOMP!

Also, Angelo, the old PC DPW Ford bucket truck is another example of a well-maintained relic.

I've seen and admired the Siccard Taz around Po Cho for a few years. Awesome machine, and can Yonkers borrow it sometime??

That agency changed names a couple of years ago to OPWDD.

PSAC 2 is planned to host Bronx and Queens FDNY Dispatch, last I've heard. FDNY M, B, and R, along with EMS and PD dispatch have been moved to PSAC 1, Metrotech, in Brooklyn a few years ago. Not sure about the PD or EMS side moving up to PSAC 2. Just in time for Intergraph CAD! Oh wait...

I'm sure Lt. H was there.

The Baofengs are quickly becoming popular among hams due to their $39 price tag. It is indeed a dual band portable capable of receiving and transmitting on not only ham bands, but also public safety bands. As was stated before, one does not need to be a licensed ham to purchase one, or any other radio - Motorola, Vertex Standard, etc. for that matter. Transmitting on a frequency that you are not authorized to so is a big no-no, but the responsibility lies with the radio operator to comply with FCC rules. - Adam, KD2AYV.

Midland and Slater?

Agreed - now that I have the bearing on the the pics, unless it was from the roof of 50 S. Main street - when was that built? I've worked in the office building at One Gateway Plaza for the last 12 years, so the history of the area is fascinating to me. Keep the pics coming!

I walked around Main street in Port Chester for an hour at lunch today trying to figure out which buildings were involved in the first set of pictures. Looks like most of them are gone.

Drove past the incident this afternoon, more than a few units on scene - any final disposition?

10-30 at 19 Dudley St in Yonkers on Sunday, on the grounds of Lenoir Nature Preserve. Tiny streets, difficult address, and close to the border of Hastings. Quick knockdown for a stubborn basement fire - kudos!

I always thought that if an MD had fire escapes, it wasn't "fireproof". Is that true?

The new thing on the RMP numbers is the last 2 digits of the year the car went in service, on the side and I think possibly also on the plate. Please correct me if I'm wrong about year in service on the plate. Command isn't on the plate, only on the side. I'll shoot and post examples tomorrow while down in the Bronx. Also, I remember the first 91 Caprice delivered to the 50th Precinct - RMP 1117. When I was a kid in the 80's and 90's, I used to keep a log book of RMP numbers.

NYC POLICE in huge lettering hit the sides of the RMPs in late 1991, with the 91 whale body Caprice. Before that, on the 198X-1990 Caprices (and Plymouth Gran Furys), it was just POLICE in a much smaller font, with a white stripe from the front to the back, an NYPD emblem on the front door, the command in the stripe on the rear door, and the RMP number at the back. NYPD POLICE in huge lettering was a variant later, then to just NYPD. The command and RMP number were sized down and squished onto the sides of the trunk.

Heard a few unusual units on the air other than the reserve companies - Yonkers Guide Car, and Car 7XX.

Buff or not, phones - either texting or talking - while driving are a no-no. At home, I listen to the Bee-Line trunked (good for knowing about traffic jams and disabled buses). They routinely talk about alternate routes due to accidents, fires, police activity, etc. I'd be interested to see the video to see what exactly the bus operator was listening to.

Good points on this post. I'd check out the transmit power on the portables as a starting point. If PD radios can be heard by dispatch, but EMS's cannot, it may be a power level issue (if all else is equal - frequency, PLs, etc.). Portables usually can be programmed to transmit from 1 to 5 watts. Is there a problem receiving on the portables, or is it just on transmit?

The one on Shawnee woke me up way too early with smoke in my apartment, up the block. Here's my video:

Skywarn is active on the local Westchester amateur radio frequency (147.060 MHz) of the Westchester Emergency Communications Association. Hams are encouraged to report hazardous weather conditions. NOAA in Upton monitors - I was net control for the ARRL Southern District Net tonight. Non-hams may report to Skywarn by using this form: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/report.php I can see transformers popping off south of me, in the area of Cross County, now that winds are really picking up. Adam, KD2AYV