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Episodes of the reality TV show "The Bravest" are available on Hulu. http://www.hulu.com/the-bravest

"First In" is also available: http://www.hulu.com/first-in

Since the wildfires in the past few weeks, this company has been marketing a home defense unit to protect a home from approaching fire: http://www.fireice.com/fireice/gt-HDU.aspx I don't know if this is the safest thing to do. Wildfires can be easily pushed and intensified by wind, and may result in the homeowner delaying evacuation, and possibly putting themselves in harm's way. If it was my home, I would definetly use it. But is it seomething that FD's should endorse?

Bomb Disposal Tractor/Trailer http://www.auctionsinternational.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000072026

TImmy Murray went to SUNY Dehli and is a member of Dehli FD, the son of Packy Murray (Fairview FD/Ardsley FD), his twin PJ, and older brother Chris (FDNY/ex-Ardsley).

Ardsley's a real hard place to be a spectator. When traffic gets closed off and you have no where to park, people aren't going to come. It also cuts off a very busy bus route through 9A. The route is also long and tough for marchers. Ardsley is not the same Ardsley I grew up in. The same people every year would come out for the memorial day parade....but now they are all dying off and parent's aren't teaching their children about the impact veterans had on our daily way of life. Most residents are all too lazy and selfish to at least walk down the block to cheer on firefighters. Also, based on some vintage photos I have in my collection of Ardsley's Parade's, the entire village would seem to come out. As far as the convention parade last Saturday, same thing in 1997 when we hosted the 100th Anniversary Parade/Convention.(when I was a member there). I guess in a lot of parts of the county, Parades are becoming obsolete with residents as well. They'd much rather complain then support. The only Parade I've really been to back in 2006 that had decent attendance was Mamaroneck. I'm sure Ardsley worked long and hard to make this a great parade though despite all the obstacles. Also, wasn't the parade supposed to be last week, but rescheduled due to Irene?

Just wondering if any department in Westcheser has a Firefighters Combat Challenge Team, or a combined County one? Or looking to start one? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighter's_Combat_Challenge

As of late July, 2011.

From what I can think of: Gasoline, for remote areas that don't have diesel pumps nearby. Gasoline burns more intensly then diesel, which factors in in an MVA Here's an interesting article about Ford Gasoline ambulance fires: http://www.autosafety.org/ford-ambulancevan-fuel-fed-fires Here are the "standards" set by the US GSA. As we all know already, Washington DC is very up to date on EMS regulation and funding to meet their own standards. http://www.deltaveh.com/f.pdf

Thanks, but they aren't Joe Pinto photos! :-)

It looked like it was in pretty decent shape when I was there. That is way better then Engine 7 is now! Remember the old green ladder and old FDNY Mack (and the engine before that?). LOL. I would have thought that the County could afford another Engine designed for training (or quint), like so many other academies can, but I guess not now.

How does it work that Seagrave provides the chasis for Rescue 1? I know they've produced two units. Does the customer have to buy the chasis from Seagrave, and supply it to Rescue 1, or do they have some sort of deal? Is it because Seagrave didn't really build heavy rescues at the time? http://www.plcustom.com/recentdeliveries/gallery.aspx?galleryid=291&year=&archive=0&template=rescue1 http://www.radnorfire.com/rescue-15.php

That's what I thought, Billy. I'd like to see some of your shots, too. I remember the old Frazer DC trucks as they were nearing their final days when I moved down here. I have plenty of photos, too. They were the first to be produced, as you said, but never really took off on Frazer's end (until now-a few possible orders pending from other agencies). ATCEMS hated them, as they had numerous problems and didn't like the way they handled. So, they went with the Ford F-250's like the AFD Battalions with cap and slide out bed. And they were less expensive. For SO4 and SO6, they couldn't store all the equipment they wanted to carry on the pickups, especially in the more remote areas of Travis County, so they refurb'd two of the Frazer's on a heavier duty Ford chasis with better braking and suspension. They also made some modifications to the compartments in the module. I think they also have solar panels or are wired for the solar panels. They also wanted a light tower. Or that's what I am told, lol...you know how they are always changing their minds! The old:

*NOTE-I'm not looking for conterversy or an argument, I just thought this would be an interesting topic to talk about* One of my Dispatch supervisors taught me one "Don't strip down your district to go mutual aid". I've noticed (listening to online feed, etc) that some departments basically dump house to go mutual aid. This, in some cases, includes all three Chiefs going, a fully staffed engine, and a utility full of firefighters-for a "bread and butter" fire. Now, say, a call comes into your district. It's someone who pays your fire district tax, yet your most active and experienced firefighters are out of town on the mutual aid call. Your apparatus is delayed, you have bare bones staffing, and inexperienced or older firefighters that are not interior-certified. You may not even have the proper equipment. Sure, there's mutual aid to cover houses, but then that problem just repeats itself in another district, as most people try anything they can to go to the call instead. My EMT-I instructor, back in 1998, I believe he still is infulencing progress somewhere in Westchester ;-) ,, had a very well thought out Task Force concept, that would provide mutual aid without stripping down neighboring communities. He also had a plan for EMS as well. Anyways, how would you explain the response delay to the citizen who pays a high fire district tax for you to be there as quickly as possible with the right manpower and equipment?

Date: 9-16-11 Time: 1630 (Local time) Location: Reno,NV Stead Airport Departments: Description: Aircraft Down. WWII era. Plane crashed into crowded bleachers during air race. Plane descirbed as a WWII P51 Mustang. 30 critical,30 moderate at time of writing Links: http://news.yahoo.com/official-more-75-injured-air-race-crash-004947158.html Writer: x635 Google Map: http://g.co/maps/nx25d 1725: PIO for local Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority reporting 75 injured, many critical and life threatening. 18:30: PIO reporting multiple fatalities 18:45: Pilot was 80 years old, stunt pilot for several major motion pictures

-Command Equipment -2 sets full ALS gear including backboards and stair chairs -Swiftwater Rescue Equipment -Hazmat Equipment -Rehab equipment -Tactical Medic Equipment -USAR equipment -Land Rescue Equipment -PD K9 MS Equipment for treatment of an injured PD K9 -Light tower -Hitch for towing specialty trailers, such as the ice trailer, the Gator trailer, the special events trailer, etc... It was spec'd after this truck:

Take a lot of photos for me, Kyle! I wish I could be there!

Awesome photos! That Hahn(?) is in beautful condition! Almost seems it was spec'd to be a training engine.

Awesome, Joe. Thanks for the pics.....I never thought I'd see the day where a brand new high end Pierce would be in the City Of Mount Vernon! Did they get the Engines in as well? And got to love the cab tilt on the Arrow XT's (eXtreme Tilt), which was one of the features when this truck was in R&D by Pierce, it was initially designed for the Los Angeles City FD. The mechanics out there loved this feature as it made maintainence and repair easy, and it is also routine for LAFD to tilt the cab once every few shifts to inspect the engine area. Thanks for that shot!

I know many of you are sick of me comparing Central Texas to NY, but a lot of things make more sense to me (even though there are issues here too). What type of alarm determines what type of response. And that respone doesn't neccesarily depend on apparatus, it depends on the number of firefighters. So, if you have a box alarm (small to medium single family dwelling), you get 19 firefighters, not "give me another engine". Of course, you have special call if you need a certain piece of apparatus. Dispatch knows, via MDT, how many and who is on each rig. Here are the personel amounts required for each alarm in the City Of Austin: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/fire/typealarm.htm Basic Attack: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/fire/basic.htm And this kind of gives some background to the link above: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/fire/aboutafd.htm Surrounding cities follow basically the same protocol. Some of the individual "quieter" companies see more structure fires in a month then some Westchester departments see in their primary district all year. And most of the time, routine fires don't even make the news because it's an everyday thing....fire departments fight fires, water department fixes water pipes, etc. And it is their goal to NOT escalate the fire.....a second alarm or higher is kind of rare, and it's not something to usually be proud of, especially if the fire escalates while you are there. Anyways, now days with many departments having "Utilities" of some sort, does the department requesting mutual aid need an additional piece of apparatus or equipment, and/or the manpower? And can't that manpower be sent via the Utility instead of commiting a piece of apparatus?

Cool shots! Is it true that West Harrison's Mack CF TL shown above was a piggyback to an FDNY order?

Excellent viewpoints on policies and procedures...these are the types of threads I like. I know this has been discussed on this forum a million times, but if these departments are going to rely on each other for every actual fire, then why not combine operations? If a department needs to rely on another department for every incident, then the two can't function individually. Also, I don't see why a RIT team can be in house. There are many departments that do it that way. I understand there is going to be mutual aid for large fires and other large and possibly extended incidents, and tankers for water supply, but "bread and butter" fires, like room and contents, shouldn't need extensive mutual aid. Also, we've also discussed this a million times, but what's going to happen Saturday, especially in Northern Westchester, when you have most of the newest frontline apparatus and active manpower commited to a parade? Do departments at least staff an engine in house with the full interior staffing and a Chief, just in case? I'm not knocking parades, or debating it because that's not what this thread is about and I don't want to get off topic.....but there are so many issues with staffing to begin with. Again, how do you explain to the taxpayer his house burned down because the $700,000 engine that the FD "desperately needed" is at a parade? Would that impact things you need from a taxpayer in the future?

Excellent story! Very well written. Thanks for sharing it with us!

One of our many great EMTBravo members! Excellent interview, and thank you for your service and we are proud to have you as a part of our site!