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Date: 3-6-16 Time: 08:03 Location: 440 South Riverside Ave C/S Croton Point Ave District: Croton Battalion: 10 Channel: Fire 10 Weather: 26F, clear Units: Croton FD Engine 118, Engine 119, Engine 120, Tower Ladder 44, Rescue 18, Utility 44 Car 2081 Ossining FD Ladder 41, Car 2331 Croton PD Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as a dryer fire 08:08 Car 2081 reporting fire in a 100x60 taxpayer, 1 line stretched and operating, fire is doubtful 0:09 Car 2081 requesting Ladder 41 set up in the front of the building 08:10 Car 2081 requesting Tower Ladder 42 to set up in the back of the building 08:15 Car 2081 reporting main body of fire knocked down, trucks opening up, overhauling 08:38 Car 2331 advising Ladder 41 has been released from the scene 09:08 Car 2081 advising fire is extinguished, extensive overhaul and ventilation complete, all Croton units back in service

Date: 3-6-16 Time: 05:32hrs Location: 245 Union Ave C/S Monroe Ave District: Mount Vernon Battalion: 18 Channel: Mount Vernon FD, Fire 18 Weather: 26F, clear Units: Mount Vernon FD Engine 5, Engine 3, Engine 4 (FAST), Engine 6, Ladder 2, Ladder 3, Rescue 1, Battalion Pelham FD Engine 4 Eastchester FD Tower Ladder 17 (Relocate MVFD Station 3) Greenville FD Engine 150 (Relocate MVFD Station 3, Declined) Yonkers FD Engine 307, Ladder 73, Battalion 2 White Plains FD Engine 71 (Relocate MVFD Station 3) Empress EMS Mount Vernon Ambulance 1 Mount Vernon PD WCDES Battalion 18 Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as a car fire possibly up against a building. Units arrived to fire extended into a 3 story wood frame occupied multiple dwelling 05:53 Battalion on scene, car fire up against a house with heavy fire in house on number 2 side. 05:56 Battalion reporting fire is doubtful, primary searches negative 05:58 Battalion advising command post will be at Monroe and Union, Engine 4 will be FAST, bring Engine 6 to the scene 07:35 Battalion reporting fire under control 07:36 Battalion 18 reporting Yonkers being released, he is back in service 09:21 White Plains Engine 71 and Eastchester Tower Ladder 71 released from Mount Vernon relocate

Date: 3-5-17 Time: 13:48 Location: New York State Thruway Southbound at Exit 7 (Ardsley)' Jurisdiction: NYSP Troop T Channel: Greenbugh PD Weather: 48F, clear Units: Greenburgh PD Car 60, Car 54, Car 64, Car 79 (Ambulance) Ardsley PD Car 96, Car 98 NYSP Patrol, Supervisors, BCI (Primary Agency) Writer: x635 Description: BOLO 2011 Black Subaru FJG3414, Suspect Kevin Stack, wanted for domestic, threw female out of car on the Thruway near Exit 7 (Ardsley). Still in the vehicle is a 3 year old female and a 6 year old boy. Destination believe to be 5 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne along with a residence in Mount Vernon. Mount Pleasant PD checking Skyline Drive, Mount Vernon checking an address in Mount Vernon. Hotline placed.

Date: 3-5-16 Time: 14:18 Location: 233 Sprain Rd C/S Curtis Ln District: Yonkers Channel: Yonkers Fire Weather: 46F, clear Units: Engine 310, Ladder 75, Rescue 1, Fire Investigator, Battalion 2 Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as an inside gas with possibly deceased male 14:30 Battalion 2 reports apparently there was a fire, self extinguished, inside the residence prior to arrival. Primary search is positive, 1 male found, in care of EMS 14:40 Battalion 2 aid reports now zero CO readings, patient is in care of Empress EMS, all units picking up

Think it's interesting that they are shifting away from the "medium duty" chassis to a Ford F450 Super Duty, although that's just as good as any medium duty is anyways. The Liberty model is the one featured on the show "Nightwatch". It's also nice to see more and more departments going with 4x4 ambulances. From a Braun Ambulances Press Release:

One of the major issues with the Terrastar chassis was the ride. On the show "Boston EMS" on ABC this past summer, you could see the quality of the ride. Also, the crews didn't feel like the Terrastar handled well, and there were some engine issues as well. I'm sure the Boston streets don't help the ride, but the crews noticed a significant difference in ride between the Chevy C4500 Medium duty chassis that was used before, which was loved, until Chevy was stupid enough to discontinue the popular line, which is when they went to the Terrastar.

Sounds like an awesome event! Look forward to attending, can't wait to which FD's take the challenge!

To be authorized at the Ardsley Village Board meeting on Monday.

*Spy Shot* Fairfield new Rescue 1. Just arrived from Marion (builder) to New England Fire Apparatus for final preparation. Fairfield CT FD New Rescue 1 is a 2015 Spartan/Marion Photo courtesy of and thanks to Fairfield CT FD.

Great video! VERY COOL prop! https://youtu.be/p9BHgQ2xNXM

Date: 3-4-16 Time: 15:45hrs Location: Route 6 IFO Whispering Pines Nursery C/S Windsor Rd District: Somers Battalion: 13 Channel: Fire 13, Somers FD, Fireground 2 (LZ Channel) Weather: 46F, clear Units: Somers FD Engine 185, Rescue 20, Utility 5, 80-B-1, Car 2441, Car 2443 Mohegan FD Engine 253 (Mutual aid for Landing Zone) Mohegan EMS 69-B-2 (Mutual Aid) Croton Falls FD Engine 148, Car 2071 (Standby for Somers) Mahopac FD 18-?-? (Standby for Somers) Yorktown*ALS 34-M-1 & 2 (Mutual Aid) Westchester EMS 45-M-? (Dispatched as any available 45-Medic) LifeNet Air 2 (Coming from WMC) Hackensack UMC AirMed 1 (Coming From Hackensack) Yorktown Police Patrol, Supervisor (First PD on scene, assist SP with traffic control) NYSP Patrol, Supervisors, Accident Investigators (Primary Jurisdiction) WCDES Battalion 13 Description: Head on MVA. Multiple patients in critical condition, several needing extrication. Reported 1 patient traumatic arrest. 2 Medevac Helicopters requested. Roadway will be shut down for an extended period of time. **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

If anyone wants to read the specs: http://www.fairfieldct.org/filestorage/10726/13912/15829/17604/22777/24109/2015-37_Heavy_Rescue_-_City_Service_Apparatus.pdf

Announcement and photos: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-deployment-19-foam-trailers-combat-crude-oil-spills

Here's some photos of the trailers being deployed at the train derailment in Ripley, NY on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/NYSDEC/status/705480007083282432

#‎tbt‬ Mount Kisco Lions Club Ambulance 70-501 1992 Ford E-350/MedTec Photo circa 2003 (Agency is now known as Mount Kisco VAC) x635Photos.com - Photography By Seth Granville

Beautiful rig! I like to think of it like I was in that time....I can only imagine how they marveled at it.

And Chief Terrazas has and does all that and more. He's cleaned up A LOT of crap in the department already. The guy likes to keep his skills up and he is still a firefighter no matter what his title. He's done the same throughout his administrative career before taking the role of Chief as well. How can you stay in touch and be respected if you don't understand or interface with what's actually going on day-to-day in your department? Locking yourself up inside City Hall is not the answer.

This REALLY should include a new, functional ER with space that's appropriate for a Level 1 Trauma Center, but hey, that's just me. http://mountpleasant.dailyvoice.com/news/wmchealth-plans-to-build-230m-ambulatory-care-pavilion-in-valhalla/641237/#.Vtc1FEQR14s.facebook

Doesn't matter when the article was published, because it could still be published tomorrow and the problems exactly the same. I think it's an excellent piece that the author reflected in the correct light. VAC's provided a valuable service when Westchester was smaller, more affordable, and people truly cared about the communities they lived in and the neighbors they lived with. I used to know everybody in the community I grew up in, it was blue collar, now it is a whole different world. Just like you're never going to find volunteer nurses, the volunteer EMT is becoming extinct as well. The training is increasing, and there's no attempts to make it any easier. Whereas VAC's used to respond to mostly true emergencies within the communities, they are now forced to deal with the abuse of EMS, especially by mammoth senior citizen "health care" communities that have turned EMS agencies upside down. That also contributes significantly to volunteer burnout. EMS is also slowly emerging as a profession on a national level, and New York State will be the last to embrace that. When Westchester decides to let 60 Control actually use their judgment to decide what resources to send, which units where, and for Westchester to be a single, unified regional system, public/private partnership, is when the problem will be solved.

Date: 3-2-16 Time: 13:31 Location: 40 Cottage St C/S Cesario Pl and Edgar Pl Battalion: 15 Channel: Fire 15 Weather: 40F, clear, strong wind gusts District: Port Chester Units: Port Chester FD Engine 58, Engine 60, Engine 61, Engine 62, Engine 63, Engine 64, Ladder 31, Tower Ladder 2, Rescue 40, Car 2391 (IC) Mamaroneck Town FD Rescue 6 (FAST), Car 2233 Mamaroneck Village FD Engine 38, Tower Ladder 20, Car 2241,Car 2242 (Relocate PCFD HQ) Purchase FD Engine 238 (Standby in own quarters) PCRRB*EMS 77-A-3, 77-A-1, 77-11 Port Chester PD Car 50, Car 51, Car 53 WCDES Battalion 15, C&O, County Car 4 Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as a reported structure fire 13:35 Car 2391 on scene, 10-75, 2 story wood frame residential 13:48 Car 2391 reporting heavy fire, 3 lines stretched and operating 14:07 77-11 1 firefighter being cared for by EMS, requesting second ambulance for scene standby 14:16 Car 2391 requesting second alarm, Engine 62, Engine 64 to stage at Cottage Ave and Midland Ave, Rye Brook Ladder 30 and Mamaroneck Engine 38 relocate PCFD HQ 14:20 Requesting Purchase FD standby with one engine in their own quarters 14:21 Car 2391 reporting heavy fire throughout, multiple lines stretched and operating 14:40 Car 2391 reporting main body of fire knocked down 14:48 77-A-1 transporting 2nd firefighter, this one for smoke inhalation 15:08 TMFD Rescue 6 in service returning 15:23 Port Chester units beginning to be released from the scene 17:30 Car 2391 reporting all Port Chester units clear from the scene *Please PM me with any updates or corrections*

Good points, Bill. The other thing I just thought of....this looks like they may have to demolish the Taylor Care Pavilion, which is mainly WMC administrative offices, no inpatient care other then a small rehab wing with only a few beds, and possibly reconfigure Behavioral Health. Unless that building can sit in-between the two or be integrated, which from the sketch above doesn't look possible.

List of Transcare's creditors: tccreditors.pdf Some very interesting creditors on there. And are those names of employees they owe as well?

Date: 2-29-16 Time: 15:54 Location: Route 133 and Edgewood Lane District: Millwood FD/Ossining EMS Battalion: 12 Weather: 60F, clear Units: Millwood FD Engine 247, Rescue 36, Mini Attack 10, Car 2251, Car 2252 Ossining EMS 36-M-1, 7411 Croton EMS 55-B-1 New Castle PD Writer: x635 Description: WEMS Ambulance vs. pole. Patient onboard. Reported significant pole damage. No further on condition of crew or patient ATT. 16:35 OVAC 74-11 advising all EMS units are clear of the scene 16:51 PD reporting road closure will last until tomorrow due to pole repair 16:52 Car 2251 reporting all FD units are clear, scene turned over to PD and Con Ed **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Looks like the old employees have re-opened the company http://www.itefire.com/ And are finishing Belltown's Aerialscope: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1285476714801726&set=gm.1244283102253463&type=3&theater