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Exactly what evidence did they not have??

Westlake Fire Department Austin, TX 2009 Pierce Velocity PUC (just delivered) Photo by me Department: Westlake Fire Department. Austin , TX Job Number: 22377-01 / 02 Category: Pumpers Chassis: Velocity™ Model: PUC Body: PUC Overall Height: 9' 7" Engine: Detroit S60 Horse Power: 515 Foam System: Hercules® Compressed-air foam system Pump: PUC Pump GPM: 1500 Tank: Water Tank Size: 750 Generator: Harrison hydraulic Generator KW: 10 Safety: TAK-4® independent front suspension Lighting: Will-Burt 6000 watt recessed light tower Storage: Hatch Compartments on each side Sales Organization: Siddons Fire Apparatus, Inc. Top mount pump panel Pump Panel Officers Side Compartments Top Front Top compartment with Speedy Dry hopper: Access to top compartments and hosebed: Hosebed: Rear headset plugin for communicating with driver when he is backing up: Rear Compartment: Drivers Side Top Compartment: Ladders and some pike poles: Apparartus Operators Compartment: And the drivers seat (with some pump controls): Hope to post a couple more shots later..

GREAT SHOTS!! I love how, repeatedly, in photos and on scene of Yonkers fires they often have their aerials close to the building and up, despite the obstacles that the city presents. Great job by the apparatus operator!!

Thanks for the info regarding dispatch. I may be a little out of it-when did they move from Maspeth? And are the EMT's in title only?? Also, this quote from 1010WINS...can anyone clarify? Sad story, sad for the family and the dispatcher, could happen to anyone anywhere.

Saw and was wondering the same thing. I photographed this Tanker in 2005: http://www.x635photos.com/displayimage-76-38.html I know they recently took delivery of a new E-One engine, maybe that replaced this? Does their district still need a tanker?

Thanks to Joe Pinto for, once again, sharing these AWESOME shots with us! All photos by and copyright of Joe Pinto, and posted by me with express permission. Photos may not be used in any other manner without permission. Chappaqua Engine 144 2009 Pierce Velocity ALL photos © Joe Pinto (and thanks again for sharing your awesome shots with us all! Strong work as always!)

Congrats!

I think that is Mount Kisco's old ladder as discussed here working at a recent structure fire in it's new home in New Fairfield, CT: http://www.gowansknight.com/New%20Fairfield%20Page.htm

Who dispatches FDNY*EMS nowadays and from where?

http://www.lohud.com/article/20100221/NEWS05/2210363/1442/newsfront2/Carbon-monoxide-detectors-to-be-mandatory

Great photos Mark, and an awesome tanker that looks very well spec'd to serve Millbrook.

Thank you for that positive and encouraging feedback regarding this forum. I don't get much positive feedback so openly, and I really appreciate your kind and understanding words. Also, if it wasn't for the AWESOME staff on this forum, I don't think I would be able to tolerate doing all the day to day stuff that they handle. I also agree and am happy to see that other members notice that this forum is growing professionally, and we are attracting and retaining some very knowlegeable, respectful, and great members. I'm glad that the rep system can reconize that. I also appreciate the fact you realize the cost of running this site....it is a monthly struglle for me to pay the bills. If I had more time, I could maintain more advertisers, but what I really depend on is donations. The whole plane incident and working fire at this guy's home was unreal for me. I am just so proud to be involved with many of the agencies that responded. It is very traumatizing that this isolated incident caused by a psychopath could happen in an office building I pass by numerous times each week. GPDExplorer, thank you for making this thread to reconize this outstanding member.

It's easier to get to both sides of the pump panel with a top mount. Also, it keeps you away from the hose connections. And, on narrow roads, muddy roads, steep roads, etc, it keeps you out of that. With a Pierce PUC I just photographed, I noticed a difference between the original Pierce PUC demo. It is actually a top-side mount pumper Getting up and down really isn't an issue, it's not any different from getting up and down from the hose bed or getting out of a really high Pierce Arrow XT cab. It puts the operator out of harms way. And this department uses a headset to communicate. And, intially, you don,t even have to access the pump panel to charge some lines. As far as wheelbase, Austin FD uses them almost exclusively with their engines, and they manage to get them anywhere.

Still in the reasearch and development phase.

I was thinking the same thing and no tandem axle.....Sound Beach has some tight streets. However, they have an excellent rescue team and carry a lot of advanced equipment....I would think the wheelbase is no longer then their ladder truck? Can't wait to see the compartment shots. Thanks for the spy photo.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20100219/NEWS02/2190338/Mamaroneck-grapples-with-frigid-firehouses

This thread is about PARADE LOCATIONS AND DATES FOR 2010, NOT FOR DISCUSSION OF THE PARADE CONCEPT, which this may be likely to turn into. Any comment not related to a parade location or time will be deleted, and can be re-hashed on another thread if anyone feels like starting THAT annual discussion again. Please be sure to post as many details as you can and possibly a link to your parade or any other event so we (or you) can add it to our events calendar.

It's gotten smaller from what I heard in past years, but the ads seem to make it as getting bigger...I know a few years ago...apparatus was on the arena floor...I would imagine that Ferrara, Crimson, and Wheeled Coach will have a large presence... Too bad they don't do training, or make it more like a muster flea market....since a lot of the vendors you can get stuff off the interenet now, and smaller vendors can't afford the fees.

Are you talking about the Cessna that flew into a building in TAMPA, Florida in 2002? If so, that was a suicide by a teenager and NOT terrorism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Tampa_plane_crash

I am VERY shaken up by this for a number of reasons on a variety of levels. Very similar to 9/11 (on a much smaller scale, but living/working in NY during 9/11 and Austin during this). This occured only a few miles from my house, in an area where my wife and I frequently dine and shop. INCIDENT ALERT: http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?showtopic=35840 Local newspaper coverage and photos, witness accounts, etc: http://www.statesman.com/ That's about all I can say right now.

Date: 2-18-10 Time: 0930AM CST Location: 9430 Research Blvd Service Road NB Aerial Map Departments: Austin FD, Austin FD USAR, Austin PD, Austin-Travis County EMS, Travis County OEM, Lake Travis Fire Rescue, Round Rock FD, FBI, Travis County Sherrifs Office, FAA, Joint Terrorism Task Force, NTSB Description: Plane into seven story building housing federal government and other offices. Building adjacent to highway and struck first floor on the highway side. Building fully involved in fire 2nd-4th floor, defensive ops, 2 people unaccounted for, unknown further casualties or injuries. EMS has triage set up and working. Links: News Articles Sources: Local media reports, streaming of press conferences,scanner Writer: x635 Weather and visibility: Clear, sunny 0930: Fire Department has command as this time until all rescue and fire suppresion efforts have been completed. PD stating making no determinations or prelimarary statements regarding building until FD and EMS complete their operations. FBI located in adjacent building and immediate spotsately on scene. Incident Command will be turned over to law enforcement for investigation as soon as fire, USAR, and EMS operations are complete, however it is a crime scene and preliminary investigation has begun. 0945: Building 7 stories tall. Concrete construction with glass sheathing on the outside. Several IRS, government, and private offices. Plane hit 2nd floor. 1103 CST: Multiple witnesses saying plane appeared to be in full control, flying very low at full throttle apparently aiming for the building. "Huge fireball" seen and explosion felt reported when plane struck building. Plane originated from local general aviation airport. 1120hrs CST: Subject reported to be pilot REPORTEDLY set house on fire before going to the airport. Power outage in entire area. Numerous other office buildings, hotels, and retail complexes in immediate area. 1135hrs: FD still working on knocking down several large hot spots. Water pouring out of building. Defensive ops just coompleted, now offensive ops and inside the structure.Extreme heavy fire damage throughout the building. USAR operations in progress. FD just completed news conference. 1140hrs: No fatalities confirmed yet. 2 subjects transported to Brackenridge Hospital (Level I Trauma Center in Austin) with burns, 1 person unaccounted for. Emphasis that is PRELIMINARY information at this time. 1145hrs: Witnesses stating building was quickly evacuated. Another large hot spot in building is progressing. 1151hrs: NORAD has 2 F-16's patrolling area which were immediately launched after incident. Plane DID NOT originate from Austin Bergstrom International Airport. Possibly from smaller airport in the Parmer/Brushy Creek area. 12:07hrs: Plane reported a single engine small plane. 12:10hrs Fully involved single 2 story wood frame residence structure fire earlier in the day before the incident in north Austin linked to pilot. 1212: 200 people work for IRS office in building. IRS office deals with law enforcement and criminal tax issues. 1215: Strongly believed to be a criminal act. 1217hrs CST: Portion of building or floor expected to collapse per FD USAR. 1230: News conference at this time........Austin Police Chief Art Acevdeo asking public not jump to conclusions, this is an isolated incident, and many media reports are inaccurate. Investigation still ongoing. Only believed to be 2 injuries, with 1 person unaccounted for....HOWEVEVER......unaccounted for person may not have been at work or may have not been in the building...unknown status of pilot.........pilot also left a 6 page letter about the IRS on his website this morning. 1700: All secondary searches officially complete 1845: Two bodies have been recovered, one of the pilot, and one of the believed missing IRS employee. Everyone else is believed to be accounted for, and only 2 serious injuries, 1 male by 25% 2nd degree burns to the back to Brooks Army Medical Center Burn Unit in stable condition expected to make a good recovery, and 1 male with minor burns and smoke inhaltation. Several other walking wounded but obtained refusals and patients have not shown up at hosptials. Per the local news media and press conference. 21:38 FD will be on scene overnight on watch for hotspots or flare ups as well as structural integrity of building which will be dealt with tommorow (probable demolition). Investigation has been turned over to the FBI and being treated as an assault on a federal offfcer AT THIS TIME. *INFORMATION COMPILED FROM NEWS MEDIA, PRESS RELEASES, AND RADIO SCANNER. AREA VERY CLOSE TO MY RESIDENCE*

Very interesting article by one of our own forum members. I also love the way it was written. http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/59593/articles/fire-engineering/volume-150/issue-3/features/the-burning-bush.html

Negative. I was browsing through the Fire Engineering archives, typed in Hartsdale to see what would come up, and found that article.

If enough members feel strongly enough about it, I may be able to set it up to see who repped you. Please give me input on this thread and I will make a decision with the staff. Negative reputation points are gone, I just didn't see the value of them.

LOOKS GREAT, thanks for the spy shots Batt2!! Can't wait to see Joe Pinto's shot as well (hint) The type of Battalion vehicle Yonkers is now going to is also becoming the standard Battalion chief vehicle in Texas as well, with the demise of the Excursion. Here's a similar Battalion vehicle down here, got delivered about a year ago (scroll down on page) http://www.emtbravo.com/NewDeliveries/rrfde1.html