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The Bedford Hills Fire Department has recently taken delivery the new Car 2032, a 2009 Chevrolet 2500 Series Suburban. The Whelen emergency lighting and Havis-Shields console was furnished by AAA Emergency and installed by Pulsoni Custom Installations in Sleepy Hollow. The reflective striping and gold-leaf was completed by Forest Hills of Long Island. With the exception of the newly added RonTan Vizorlight furnished by Buckshollow Supply, the vehicle is a duplicate to the current Car 2031, a 2007 Chevrolet 2500 series Suburban. The Whelen CenCom siren, Kenwood and Motorola mobile radios are housed in a Havis-Shields 30" console. Console accessories include: side mounted armrests, cupholders and a 9" storage compartment containing a multiport power point, vehicle charger for portable radio and a Streamlight Stinger flashlight. A rear custom cabinet was fabricated by Chivvis Enterprises in Long Island. The cabinet provides storage for the command board, SCBA, gear and other related firefighting equipment. A special shelf was constructed to allow for the emergency radio equipment to be mounted on swivels. A special thanks to BHFD's very own Capt. Ross Burbank and his staff at Burquip in Bedford Hills for fabricating the custom mounting bracket for the Knox-Box Sentralock. PHOTOS BY AND POSTED WITH PERMISSION OF CUTTY630 PHOTOS BY AND POSTED WITH PERMISSION OF CUTTY630

And they use Dodge Chargers as flycars............. FULL STORY: http://firenews.net/index.php/news/news_ar...ms_app_program/

FULL STORY: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=...&id=6586050

FULL STORY: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news...05armoring.html

Date: 1-5-08 Time: 1310 Location: Main St, INSIDE Galleria Mall, 1st floor food court Frequency: Units Operating: White Plains Police, WPPD*ESU, White Plains FD Rescue 88, Transcare EMS Description Of Incident: Man witnessed jumping from third floor railing of mall, landing in food court on 1st floor Writer: x635, DR104

From the "Wrecked" Facebook fan page:

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Would you ever see the truck below (2008 Toyota Tundra Extended Cab) as a Chiefs vehicle or Utility? The truck is built right here in Texas, an hour south of me in San Antonio, TX. It employs thousands of area residents. It utilizes numerous aspects of the local and national economy, such as the railroad used to ship these trucks. The truck has an excellent safety rating, spacious interior, great reviews and reliability ratings. It has a whole host of features that would suit an FD nicely. A diesel version will be available soon. Toyota isn't asking for a goverment handout, something we as taxpayers ultimately have to pay for. So, why don't we see more chiefs driving these "foreign" pickups???

For those of you who own the newest generation of American LaFrance fire apparatus, surely you know the company was at one time owned by Daimler-Chrysler, which was out of Germany. So, technically, those trucks were "foreign".

Just wondering if any agency uses this product for pre-employment dispatcher testing, or has looked into it? http://www.criticall911.com/

Apaprently, Pound Ridge is getting another Engine from Gowans-Knight. Can anyone tell us about it? http://www.gowansknight.com/Pound%20Ridge%20Pumper.htm

BUT, it could be. Just curious, does it have to be on a state contract for a department to buy it?? Also, NYC uses the Toyota Prius.

FULL STORY: http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?...=1&id=44807

While browsing through JEMS last night, I noticed a suprising ad for the new LifePak 15, which I didn't even know was in development or hear it was announced. Has anyone seen this in person or used it? Is it smaller then the current LifePak 12, or just the same with more features? It's not even on Phsyio-Control's website.

Just curious, are there any plans currently for the former United Hospital in Port Chester??? Also, what ever happened to the Staff Housing? Did they manage to keep that open?

FULLL STORY: http://www.lohud.com/article/20081230/NEWS/812300381

All the people from Port Chester on here, and not one person knows a single bit of information?

Interesting video from the San Antonio FD Training Division. Firefighters torch a Christmas tree to show how quickly it can go up in flames. http://www.mysanantonio.com/videos/36611759.html

Comparitvely, with the price, FD's with their budgets can and do buy any new toy they'd never use, yet EMS would get to use this everyday and has to fight for the funding. Maybe some of the FD's with their extra cash would be willing to buy these for some ALS agencies.

Best wishes, Barry! Fairview will miss you, and I hope you will remain involved with the history and the Ahrens Fox. Seth G.

In various threads around this forum, there's been lots of talk regarding apparatus failures. Personally, I feel that some brands are unfairly dogged on this forum, expecially the Seagrave and Aerialscope brands recently as they relate to Mount Vernon's and Pleasantville's truck being down. The newest generation Seagrave Aerialscopes that are coming out are amazing. The systems and controls make it the "next generation" Aerialscope. There are numerous muncipalities that use Seagrave Aerialscopes succesfully and without issue, like FDNY, that just tacked on an order for 27 of them. Pelham Manor's Aerialscope, when the refurb is complete, will be the envy of many departments....a single axle MM tower ladder that fits into a small firehouse with weight restrictions, and fits down tight streets- a very basic truck lacking the traditional chrome, but built & spec'd solid to do the job. It will revoluntionize the industry. Bedford Hills FD Ladder 57 has been in service and responded to many incidents throughout Westchester with practically no downtime due to failures. There are numerous other Aerialscopes operating around the country and more on order because of their proven reputation. Seagrave bought Aerialscope, and they have invested A LOT of time and money into refining the product. It had a lot of system problems, especially the hydraulics and switches, when they aqquired the product line from Baker, but they really turned things around in the years since. If Pierce had bought Aerialscope, then I'm sure that they would be associated with the previous aqquired problems of the brand. Proper training and maintainence plays a huge role in keeping an apparatus in service. When people say an apparatus is out of service, let's take Mount Vernon's Aerialscope as an example since it's been getting a lot of attention, it's not always the truck manufacturers fault. It could be anything from operator error due to lack of training causing parts failure, things that have nothing to do with the brand but ends up making the brand look bad. For instances, if you jack an Aerialscope one jack at a time, you can end up severly torque-ing the chasis causing major problems throughout the apparatus. Also, compare it to one of the many other brands operating in the area- all apparatus have their problems, and sometimes, it has nothing to do with the product itself, rather the people that operate and maintain the product, who are actually causing the problem. Are your apparatus operators thouroughly trained in how to operate and troubleshoot the apparatus? Do they know what problems they should be on the lookout for when doing their checks? Are the people who repair your trucks qualified and trained on the brand? Are they using the correct parts? You wouldn't send a Honda to a Ford dealer to be fixed..... So, we should really be asking WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TRUCK- specifically- rather then just generalizing it on a brand. When a ladder fails a ladder test- ask WHY and WHAT failed-often times it's something very minor or has nothing to do with the product as built. When we question how often or how long a truck is down for, question WHY.....was it because the mechanic was waiting on a part or didn't have time to put it in, or didn't know how? Were they waiting on funding? Also, is the rest of the fleet suffering similar issues? How often is other apparatus out of service? Is the problem with the ENGINE or TRANSMISSION.....something that is beyond the manufacturer's control in most cases. When shopping for trucks, if you hear something negative about a brand, don't be so quick to write them off. If you have concerns, have the dealer come out and bring a demo....and prove your concerns wrong or right. In a nutshell, don't be so quick to blame the apparatus, the dealer, or the manufacturer.....they could have built the best product out there when it left the factory....but once it's in a customers hands.......

Structurally, the Aerialscope was a solid product, hence FDNY using them for numerous years. There are numerous other Baker Aerialscopes in service today that have been for numerous years in many cities across the country. Hydraulically, I can agree with you.

I have to amend something I said: Baker didn't build a bad product, either. It's just in their end years, their engineering, and particularly their hyrdraulic system construction, got sloppy and quality control went out the window.

Thanks, MediBart! Much appreciated! The ambulance looks like a great improvement over the old "Moduvans". I really like the graphic design on the back. Also, building turned out beautiful. I know they had a really hard time fundraising, and they wanted a simpler building, but the neighbors wanted it to "fit in". Glad they finally got it built, and hopefully will be able to get it paid off sooner then later.