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But, what is the cost of lost firefighter productivity due to increased exhaustion of heavy and unnecessary structural turnout gear and the strains it adds to a firefighter? I believe LAFD did a study, I'm trying to find it. Most departments out West, and it's actually spreading nationwide, are equipping their firefighters with proper wildland gear. If some departments can afford a fancy brush truck, they can afford proper brush truck PPE.

I hear AAA Emergency Supply Co Inc will have a demo available starting next week. I'd contact your local sales rep to inquire.

I've never been, but from what I hear, yes. The following is a list of vendors that will be at the show this year. And I'll be there too with the company I work for, and we'll have some really cool stuff. http://www.unionhistoricalfiresociety.com/VendorsAppearing/

Has anybody come across these in our area? http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/04/15/denver-firefighter-death-prompts-nationwide-alert/

I was monitoring all of the agencies, simultaneously, using a couple of scanners during this most recent incident involving the kayak. If you're referencing my prior post on this topic, I suggest you go back and listen to ALL the audio of the following agencies on the following channels: NOTE THESE ARE ALL INDIVIDUAL SEPERATE CHANNELS THAT WERE ALL USED DURING THE KAYAK INCIDENT: 60 Control-46.26 60 Control-Fire 14 60 Control-Fire 18 WCDES Fireground 1 WCDES Fireground 5 WCDES Fireground 7 Marine VHF 16 Tarrytown FD Yonkers FD Operations Yonkers PD Empress EMS Greenburgh PD & EMS Irvington PD WCPD Now, after listening to ALL of the audio, explain how it is "bashing" and not restating the FACTS of what happened. Please explain how that is not something that can be improved on.

This is just a conceptual drawing, I don't know if it is or will be an actual thing: From: https://www.facebook.com/SSTEmergencyProducts/

Date: 4-19-16 Time: 10:30hrs Location: Shaw Pl & Spencer Ct District: Hartsdale Battalion: 14 Channel: Fire 14/Fireground 7 Weather: 50F, clear, light breeze Units: Hartsdale FD Engine 170, Engine 171, Engine 169, Tower Ladder 15, Car 2172, Car 2171 (IC), Car 2173, Car 2174 Greenville FD Squad 15, SSU 15, Car 2151 Fairview FD Engine 175, Rescue 3, Car 2121 Squad 6 Utility 102, Squad 6 Trailer, Car 2122 Elmsford FD Engine 237 (Relocate Hartsdale FD) Greenburgh EMS Ambulance 77, Car 70 Greenburgh PD Patrol, Special Operations WCDES Battalion 10 (Acting B-14), County Car 4 Writer: x635 Description: Unknown substance, possibly gasoline, poured into storm drain. Flow into Rum Brook primary concern. 10:35 Car 2171 requesting off duty recall of 3 firefighters and 1 officer to staff the Squad 6 trailer 10:44 NYS DEC on scene 10:59 Car 2172 advising of Accountability and Safety officers, requesting EMS for a standby 11:06 Hartsdale Dispatcher advising Car 2171 that DEP stating they will not be responding 11:34 Battalion 10 (Acting B-14) advising in service, Hartsdale FD beginning to break down operations 11:56 Car 2171 advising operations terminated, will give dispatcher a full report upon return to quarters

Looking to see what other use antenna wise to monitor the WCDES Trunked System. I currently use a Uniden Bearcat BCT15X to monitor. I've tried different antennas and configurations, but my reception mostly always sucks, especially with signals very close to me. I live in Battalion 14, and I can hardly hear what's going on, but Battalion 16, which is way north of me, I get crystal clear. I can't put an outside antenna, but I do have it as high up on an inside window frame as I can. It's a wideband antenna that's basically a "rubber ducky". I've also tried a mobile wire antenna in different places. I'm interested to see how others have their base station antennas setup. Any help would be appreciated.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/15/nyregion/bankruptcy-of-transcarestrains-new-yorks-emergency-services.html?_r=0

Date: 4-17-16 Time: 20:00 Location: SUNY Purchase, Anderson Hill Rd District: SUNY Purchase PD (lies within Town of Harrison) Weather: 45F, clear Units: SUNY Purchase PD, Harrison PD, WCPD & WCPD SOD Aviation Writer: x635 Description: Reported black male with dreadlocks with a gun on campus. Full search in progress. Campus is being locked down.

WOW! A must read. Some really complicated, issues, to say the least.

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Nice shots! Soon that aluminized proximity gear will a thing of the past and be replaced with Globe G-Extreme 3.0!

Date: 4-17-16 Time: 17:09 Location: 42 Halladay Ave C/S Mitchell Ave & Palmer Rd District: Yonkers Battalion: 2 Channel: Fire Ops Weather: 60F, clear Units: Yonkers FD Engine 312, Engine 310, Engine 306, Squad 11, Ladder 72, Ladder 75, Rescue 1 Battalion 2 (10-30) Ladder 70 (FAST), Battalion 1 (Safety), FIU, MSU, Empress EMS, Yonkers PD Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as smoke from a structure, originally in area of 295 Palmer Rd, receiving multiple calls 17:15 Battalion 2 reporting 2 story wood frame with a garage underneath exposure 1 street, exposure 2 street, exposure 3 nothing, exposure 4 no concern 17:16 Squad 11 requesting PD, stretching across Palmer Rd 17:16 Battalion 2 requesting a 10-30 17:23 Battalion 2 reporting 2 lines stretched, main body of fire knocked down 17:37 Battalion 2 placing fire under control. Dispatch requesting official address of fire, multiple reports of different addresses, Battalion 2 confirming it as 42 Halladay Ave 17:39 Battalion 2 reporting fire is out, overhauling, all companies working 17:53 Battalion 2 reporting all companies picking up 18:30 Battalion 2 reporting all units in service, final signal 10-30 (working fire, fill out the assignment)

@SageVigiles I know you knew this guy. Sorry for the loss of your friend in your company. Also just found out the guy who shot him got off without charges. I guess he thought the firefighters were intruders, and shot them. The civilian he shot was his brother. Something similar happened in Arkansas as well a few months ago, if I remember correctly. Anyway, thoughts and prayers to all involved.

Quite a deal!

http://cbs12.com/news/offbeat/bizarre-escape-from-ambulance-at-walmart-is-captured-on-camera

And yet another mess today. NO agency, IC, or dispatch center could figure out single interoperability frequency they should be on. Yonkers FD had the best information with visual on the subject, up to date information, on shore with wife, on Marine VHF 16 (from shore), and no one was working to communicate with them or could figure out how to. By the time the information was passed through dispatch centers (multiple), the information was 3-4 minute old. And no one relinquished or tried to consolidate command to Yonkers FD Battalion 1, or go to their existing command post, despite it being in their district. Note, hundreds of kayakers of all experience on river today with the beautiful weather. And good job by the 60 Control dispatcher (636) on trying to coral all this info and disseminate it as best as possible. The Hudson River remains the "wild west" of emergency services.

Date: 4-16-16 Time: 16:16hrs Location: Hudson River, just north of the JFK Marina District: Yonkers Battalion: (Yonkers) 1 (Westchester) 18 Weather: 62F, clear Units: Yonkers FD Engine 308, Battalion 1 Yonkers PD Patrol, ESU Empress EMS ALS Ambulance, BLS Ambulance, Medic Supervisor Irvington FD Rescue 49, Marine 4, Car 2202 Tarrytown FD Marine 5, Car 2461, Car 2462 WCPD (SOD) Marine 2, ESU, Aviation Writer: x635 Description: Person in the water, in distress 16:18 Engine 308 reporting kayaker in distress, on shore with wife, difficult visual from shore of JFK Marina 16:22 Engine 308 reporting kayaker has life vest on per wife, is floating in the water 16:26 Yonkers FD Battalion 1 reporting subject is about 300 yards off shore, current is flowing north, subject is now further north of JFK Marina, floating in life preserver alongside boat 16:32 All separate agencies, IC's, and Dispatch Centers trying to determine and figure out interoperability frequency. 16:33 Yonkers Battalion 1 reporting good Samaritans going out in a rowboat. 16:39 Westchester County PD Marine 2 in the area 16:40 Yonkers Battalion 1 reporting subject is out of the water. Best access for ambulance is via the same path ESU took aside railroad tracks to boat club.

Date: 4-16-16 Time: 15:51 Location: 9 Bedford Rd C/S Parkway District: Katonah Battalion: 16 Channel: Fire 16 Weather: 60F, clear Units: Katonah FD Engine 115, Engine 116, Tanker 6, Ladder 39, Rescue 17, Car 2211 (IC), Car 2212 Bedford Hills FD Engine 198 Mount Kisco FD Engine 104, Utility 13 (FAST) Goldens Bridge FD Engine 140 (Relocate Katonah FD) KBHVAC 65-B-1 Bedford PD WCDES Battalion 16, C&O Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as an unknown type fire in the structure 15:43 Car 2211 working fire, fire under the porch of a 3 story wood frame, 10-75 15:51 Car 2211 reports water on the fire, 2 lines operating 16:00 Car 2211 reporting fire under control

Date: 4-16-16 Time: 10:35hrs Location: 8 Armett Street C/S Midland Ave District: Port Chester Battalion: 15 Channel: Fire 15, 46.06 Weather: 52F, clear Units: Port Chester FD Engine 58, Engine 60, Engine 61, Ladder 31, Tower Ladder 2, Rescue 40 Port Chester EMS 77-A-3 Port Chester PD Writer: x635 Description: Units arriving with a fire on the side of a house

Date: 4-16-16 Time: 10:00 Location: 759 Pelhamdale Ave C/S Pine Ave & Wickford Rd District: Pelham Battalion: 18 Channel: Fire 18 Weather: 50F, clear Units: Pelham FD Engine 5, Ladder 2, Car 2351 (IC) Pelham Manor FD Engine 3, Tower Ladder 3 (Standby PMFD HQ) Mount Vernon FD Ladder 62, Engine 205 New Rochelle FD Engine 22 Eastchester FD Engine 30 (Relocate Pelham FD) Larchmont FD Tower Ladder 7 (Relocate Pelham FD, later to the scene) Yonkers FD Engine, Ladder, Battalion (Cancelled enroute) Empress EMS 38-M-1, Tac 1 Pelham PD Writer: x635 Description: Working fire 10:27hrs Car 2351 reporting 2 1/2 story wood frame residential dwelling, fire on the second floor, attic, and through the roof. 10:29hrs Car 2351 requesting Mount Vernon Ladder 62 locate in front of the fire building when they arrive, and set up aerial to the roof 11:14hrs Car 2351 requesting Larchmont Tower Ladder 7 from the relocate assignment to the scene for relief. Car 2351 instructing TL-7 manpower to the front of the building. 11:38hrs Car 2351 reporting fire under control, holding all units for extensive overhaul

Interstate Truck Equipment, which was one of the largest and oldest Seagrave and Mack Fire Apparatus dealers in the country, serving the Washington, DC area, is going out of business. Of the many things they are known for, is buying out the remainder of Mack chassis, parts, and tooling when they went out of business. They have also refurbished numerous Macks and Aerialscopes, including Kentland's. Belltown (Stamford, CT) has their Mack CF Aerialscope in the middle of a extensive refurbishment there. Does anyone know if this will affect that, or will they be able to complete it before closing the doors?

Will the "half doors" be put back on the back open cab?