ladder55

elmsford is a big truck stop....all gas stations and diners surrounded by highways

no re-kindle

sorry didnt see it... thank you

does anyone know if it was ardsly's district? and if it was why werent they called to their own district for m/a?

wasnt this in ardsly's district?

would the bell supporters be this upset if he was killed by a thug trying to rob him? i doubt it. they look for any reason to make it as racial as possible and to loot their own neighborhoods.

wow!

im not positive how it is in a combo dept but just assuming. you have 3 career guys sitting there when a structure fire comes in. do they wait for vollys to show up and if they do how long do they wait? now the vollys get there and the rigs are gone. they have to grab their gear and get back into their cars and drive to location. once there they have to get dressed before doing anything. from the time of dispatch to the time they get on scene im sure a few minutes have gone by. if im wrong or off on this let me know. getting back to the training issue. i cant see how anyone says vollys are so undertrained. from what i can see we protect our districts just fine. we are set to a standard that law deems suitable to fight a fire (ff1) and to drive the app.(pump ops, evoc, ladder ops etc.) if law required us to have 300 hours or 600 hours im sure they would make it a standard. just like many other vollys i have taken it upon myself to take additional classes to learn more and im sure there are people that take the bare minimum but i trust the guys in my fd just as much as i would trust a "professional"

i just looked at the youtube video again and im just wondering if the m/a was there at the time of the video. anyone know?

if you couldnt count on volunteers then we wouldnt be around. i dont hear about building burning down because it was a volly dept. i dont hear about a volly passing away at every fire because we are under trained. we must be doing something right. and if our village or town offers us an incentive then oh well i think we deserve it. im on duty 24/7 in my dept. not on a shift. we get called for mutual aid just like everyone else and that includes to careeer dept. if noone could rely on us that would have stopped.

i know speaking for myself i have never once asked for any tax break, pension, or any other incentive. i do it because i enjoy doing it. BUT if they offer it to me im not gonna say no.

it looks more like a paid vs vollie issue.

Date: 3/12/08 Time: 17:20 Location:24 North Mortimer Ave. Frequency: 153.98 Units Operating: 2111, 2112, L55, Engine 137, 237 TL21 Description Of Incident: Fire in a Private Dwelling Writer:ladder55

i think what i wrote some people think its directed toward them. im not saying anyone has ever "bashed" me or my dept. i have noticed times where people were called names because of their actions at the scene of an incident. it had nothing to do with me or my dept. just to clear the air.... you can write whatever you want on here or any other web site. you do have that freedom.

What did everyone think of the seminar on saturday???

same here danger

i agree that topics and incidents should be discussed on this site. we are all here to learn. i dont think anyone should have a problem with that. thats not bashing in my opinion.

maybe bashing shouldnt be allowed. constructive opinions and advice are better. when using the word moron is used when talking about a situation its no longer a discussion its bashing.

i stand behind the elmsford pd. they do a great job and have a great working relationship with efd.

THANKS JEFF. I AGREE WITH YOU. I LOVE L55

NO LOVE FOR TL-21 FROM ELMSFORD????