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Here is the obit, with service information. Below that is instructions for the tow truck procession And here are the Tow Procession directions:

Scarsdale Engine 54 is up for sale: http://www.auctionsinternational.com/auction/9761/item/village-of-scarsdale-9761-59324

A training structure specifically intended for "Mayday" training. Interesting. http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/spotsy-fire-department-builds-mayday-house-for-training/article_a672561f-5919-5892-b853-d6f6bfa59749.html

Date: 12-27-16 Time: 13:41hrs Location: 20 Bogert Ave C/S Walton Ave & Quinby Ave District: White Plains Battalion: 19 Channel: WPFD Weather: 58F, clear Units: White Plains FD Engine 65, Engine 66, Engine 70, Ladder 32, Tower Ladder 6, Rescue 88, Car 2512 White Plains PD Car 14 Empress EMS WP Ambulance 1, WP Ambulance 3 Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as an active fire in a bedroom, unknown if evacuated 13:46 Car 2512 on scene reporting 2 1/2 story wood frame residential, nothing showing on the interior, reports of fire interior. 13:47 Car 2512 requesting Engine 71 relocate to HQ's 13:57 Car 2512 requesting an additional ambulance to the scene to replace the one that left with a patient, Dispatch advises already enroute 13:58 Car 2512 reports fire under control with 1 line stretched and operating on the second floor.

Some lessons can be learned from the remembrance of this tragedy. Especially now since the frequency of gas calls is on the rise. From "The Secret List":

Merry Christmas to all my fellow EMTBravo members! I hope this message finds you and your family having a happy, healthy, and safe holiday! I hope Santa brought you everything you asked for! Seth G. AKA EMTBravo AKA x635, my warmest regards!

Joe Rao's farewell...

Great guy, great video.

Nice job!

Also, looks like they are going to need a new roof saw:

Photos show damage to ladder company at NJ furniture store fire https://www.statter911.com/2016/12/22/photos-show-damage-to-ladder-company-at-nj-furniture-store-fire/

For Harrison's new Tower Ladder:

Date: 12-21-17 Time: 1904hrs Location: 3 Oak St Apt 1X C/S Manhattan Ave District: Fairview Battalion: 14 Channel: Fire 14 Weather: 29F, clear Units: Fairview FD Engine 174, Engine 175, Ladder 1, Rescue 3, Car 2121 (Engine 176 placed into service with recall manpower) Hartsdale FD Engine 170, Car 2172 Elmsford FD Engine 237 (Relocate Fairview FD HQ), Car 2111 Valhalla FD Tower Ladder 49 (Relocate Fariview FD HQ) Greenburgh PD Car 66 WCDES Batt 14, C&O Writer: x635 Description: Kitchen fire, 1 line stretched and operating 19:18 Main body of fire knocked down

LoHud Article and more details: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/peekskill/2016/12/21/ground-breaking-peekskill-central-fire-station/95666588/

The newly formed Town Of Patterson EMS, which will be staffing 1 BLS ambulance with 2 per-diem paid EMT's 24/7. http://www.theexaminernews.com/patterson-moves-forward-with-town-ems-plan/

Well, this is interesting. I know @Bnechis mentioned a few months back that AMR bought one of Transcare's old CON's. I wonder what their short term plans are? https://jobs.evhc.net/job/Brooklyn-AMR-Paramedic-New-Rochelle%2C-NY-NY-11206/381290000/?feedId=173500&utm_source=Indeed.com

Pissing match.

AMR gained a lot of strength in NY when they merged with and inherited Rural/Metro. That gave the EMS and transport operations in Buffalo and Rochester. AMR has come and gone in the metro area over the past couple decades. I don't believe they still have operations in the NYC area. They're pretty strong on the West Coast, and in CT as well. And AMR gobbled up a lot of the smaller ambulance providers in the New England area in the late 1990's as their growth strategy at the time. As far as the posted Paramedic positions open in the areas they are, I don't believe they have any infrastructure set up yet that may be premature. I believe Empress EMS is the superior provider, and is much more invested in providing EMS then AMR would be.

Palisades Park NJ will take delivery of their new Pierce Arrow XT 105' RM 2000GPM 500 Gal on Wednesday.

Peekskill FD getting a new Engine. Looks like they want to buy an E-One on HGAC Buy Board contract, but they are required to go out to bid. http://www.cityofpeekskill.com/sites/peekskillny/files/agendas/10_legal-fire_dept._-_purchase_of_fire_truck_update.pdf

Article & List of Officers and Departments: http://whiteplains.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/white-plains-welcomes-newly-graduated-police-officers/693349/

Some more recent news: http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Debate-rages-over-Greenwich-Fire-Department-change-10801700.php?cmpid=fb-tablet