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Some more shots... Rear of the building facing away... AC Units: Parking lot entrance side (right side of building): Front drawbridge, I mean front enterance....only entrance/exit point: Far side of the building: (left side) And, for Chief Raftery, the rock the city is named after (City Of Round Rock, TX)

Looks awesome! Long time coming for Pleasantville, hope they have many drama-free filled years with it! What was the final dispostion with the old TL-5 (Spartan/Baker)? Was it sold to another department? Thanks K for the photos!

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.lohud.com/article/20110213/NEWS01/102130362/Police-fire-pensions-gap-widens

Very unique! I love that pump panel. I also love the way the truck looks! Is this going to be a first due engine for them? Thanks for sharing the pics, Mark! I especially appreciate the detail shots!

Was there ever a Tuckahoe FD, Bronxville FD, or another FD in Eastchester?

Greenville's Former Engine 151, which was replaced last year, is for sale: http://www.commandfireapparatus.com/apparatus/listing.php?1989-E-One-Protector-1500-500-Pumper-149

You have an instant engine and truck company right there! Both in great condition for a department in need.

The BEST way to browse ALL new forum content, including Incident Alerts, in an organized fashion is through: http://www.emtbravo.com

Well then, the LEAST Time Warner could do in the meantime is offer you free wireless: http://www.timewarnercable.com/east/learn/mobile/

The Today Show had on a very interesting piece about Carbon Monoxide and Ice Skating Rinks. Even though some may think it is a "no-duh", it's still an interesting piece. "Hidden Danger At Indoor Ice Rinks" http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/#41508607

Fort Lee has a tanker? Is this because of the extensive highways that run through it? Or the many difficult to access hydrant areas?

I feel your pain. When I lived in Hartsdale, a high density neighborhood, we didn't get Cablevision "Optimum Online" high speed internet until years after it was standard in the suburban marketplace. In fact, I was living in Boston at the time and had Comcast, and had high speed internet and digital cable, and when I would visit my mother in Hartsdale, still Cablevision had nothing. When I started this site in 2003, I could only work on it when I was in Boston. Verizon, AT&T, Sprint don't offer wireless internet plans, with the antenna that plugs into a USB port? When I go out into rural Texas, and I mean this rural: With a "City" (every municipality in Texas is a city) with 87 residents and dozens of miles from anywhere, they have high speed....some places have it through their Electric company. With the new CLEAR service, people are even ditching their fiberoptic connections now. Hopefully they will offer it in NY soon, since the network is nationwide. And Google will soon be rolling out super fast internet boh wired and wireless for free.

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OK, I'm confused, lol. I know this is confusing, and it should really be forums.emtbravo.com or something easier. EMTBravo.COM is the portal page, not the forums. The "Recent Topics" refers to the box on the forum index on this site, EMTBravo.NET I think we need to address the problem of the types and amount of Incident Alerts being posted at once as well.

Wow, that's ridiculous. I guess 6 customers don't matter to Time Warner and their giant corporation. It should be part of the Town's franchise contract that EVERY residence is covered....but in some areas they have a monopoly. Will definetly add my vote. Has Verizon strung Fios in nearby areas yet? Also, have you tried services like CLEAR yet? http://www.clear.com/

Noticed this article in Firehouse Magazine's "100 Years" section by Paul Hashagen http://www.firehouse.com/magazine/contributor/174343

I've been thinking the same thing. Not only mandate them, but enforce them. Whereas a firefighter could lose his/her job as a disciplinary measure, how do you really discipline a volunteer, especially when they're harder and harder to come by?

Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/02/06/2827917/arlington-district-plans-firefighter.html#ixzz1DZWuLa2p (Just a note, Arlington is home to Cowboys Stadium, which hosted this year's Super Bowl and is home to the Dallas Cowboys, and also Rangers Stadium, home of the Texas Rangers MLB team)

It seems like many EMS agencies take delivery of brand new ambulances every couple of years. Almost always, the ambulance and module are brand new. Many EMS agencies keep their modules in great condition, and their lifespan typically outlasts the chasis. However, when it comes time to buy, they buy an entirely new ambulance with almost the same exact module. They could save thousands of dollars just by remounting onto a new chasis. If I'm not mistaken, there are several agencies in Westchester that used to do this. I've heard the argument that they won't have an ambulance in service, but truth is a remount can be done really quickly in most instances. And rental/loaner ambulances are always available. I don't know if resale value factors in either way.

Great photos, Pete! I love their fleet. Looks like very well cared for Seagrave's.

Excellance, which makes a very rugged module made with remounting in mind, is one manufacturer to spotlight here. Excellance modules have served in some of the nation's toughest EMS systems, like UMDNJ EMS in Newark, NJ-over and over again. Those streets and systems are punishing on the modules. However, some of those modules have been remounted 2,3 times onto new chasis. They hold up just fine. UMDNJ went with PL Custom for a bit to keep the business in NJ, but Medic 5 in East Orange always rained inside when it was raining outside, while those inside the Excellance modules were nice and dry. I believe Excellance just completed their 1,000th remount as well. http://www.excellance.com/remount.html Look at the agencies around you. Are their ambulances that radically diffent then their preddecesor? And look at the Excellance sites, and see how practical a remount is.

Looks like Mount Kisco FD's TL-14 is for sale. Does anyone know what they ordered to replace it? http://www.adirondackfire.com/1991%20Sutphen%2090%20ft%20platform.htm

http://tarrytown.patch.com/articles/state-releases-reports-on-manhole-deaths

True. But I have lost some of my knowledge, what are the main differences? They have the capability of rappelling from the bucket easily, but would that be safe to do next to a building on fire?

The black over yellow looks unique...first shot's I've seen of this Engine: http://www.sutpheneast.com/deliveries.htm Anyone have better quality shots to post in the "Apparatus Photos" section?