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Part of the updated NFPA Apparatus specification reccomendations include stuff on seatbelts. First, all seatbelts must be of the three point style. The straps must be red, to differentiate the seatbelt straps from the SBBA and PPE straps and make it easier for the OIC to identify who is wearing one. Also, seatbelts must be longer to fit around PPE and SCBA. If the seatbelt does not fit around you, ask your cheif to purchase seatbelt extenders, which are available usually from the OEM. If you don't think seatbelts are neccesary, then you haven't been to many MVA's.

Do you mean dreams like sleeping or dreams like ambitions?

Well, Spring has arrived, I hope. Although Winter is not my favorite season, there are certainly things I enjoy, like the peace and quiet free of loud lawn equipment. This morning, at 0730 hrs, I had the pleasure of being awakened by a landscaping crew. They were at my neighbors house, who has a small piece of propery, blowing debris. OK, I can understand the use of the blower in this situation. So, what's my problem? These terrorists, who robbed me of my precious sleep, had 4 backpack leafblowers going at once for one small piece of property. So, after about 15 minutes of this LOUD LOUD disturbance, they shut them down, finished up, and left. Went back to sleep, was having a dream about a ride in the bucket of 57 truck, and another crew came at 0900. Stress repeats, blood pressure rises, and the bucket never leaves the ground!! This is a disturbing trend I think is getting worse. Wouldn't 1 leafblower suffice? What happened to a rake? What happened to the push blowers?? Why do they need 4 at a time FOR 15 frikkin minutes on a small piece of property!!? I know this is a NIMBY yuppie complaint, but each of my neighbors has a different lawn crew that comes first thing in the AM with these things and wakes me up. I would like to sleep late at least one day of the week! GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

A Verplank Green Seagrave Rescue Pumper? Now that will be a neat/unique looking rig!

It was done in AFD. I remember twice in recent memory. Jordan Lane, and the house on Grandview. Both had controlled Class A Fires inside the structure. The only difference is, it wasn't done as extensively or thoroughly from both a planning and evolution standpoint, no mutual aid was invited, and the structures weren't burned down in the end.

Recently, I've been discussing the issue of ALS at fire scenes with many Medics who I know. This seems to be a more conterversial issue than I intially thought. I personally believe that ALS is absolutely a neccesity at a fire scene standby given the high potential risk of injury. Granted, many injuries are BLS, but the injuries that will need ALS will need ALS ASAP, such as inhalation burns and chest pains. I also feel that a medic should be there to oversee the rehab sector. I strongly feel that there should be a fire scene and rehab protocol added to the WREMAC protocols. I'm currently researching the issue, and hope to write a letter eventually. The other part of the issue seems to be liablity with regards to a tiered, flycar type system, and how they intergrate into a system. I've been told by one regional agency supervisor that he does not think ALS is neccary at fire scenes, and that they should not be doing them because it presents a large liability for the agency. I feel that is ridiculous, and it presents an even bigger liabilty for ALS not to be there. The only part of that issue that I agree to is the taking medics out of service for a fire scene, but that is a system problem. One last part of this issue.....should FD's add ALS to their line cards?

Congrats to the new Ardsley FD line officers: 2011: Chief Joseph Cippollone 2012: 1st Assistant Chief Ronald Gretczko 2013: 2nd Assistant Chief Rick Thompson Captain Scot Mcartney (Father of Jesse "Z100" Mcartney) Captain Paul Porco (Firemn23) Captain Vincent Coulehan (Ex Chief) (Hazmat Celebrity) Congrats again to all, and the outgoing Chief, Richard J. Scott. Thanks to CM36 for the info!

http://rescuestuff.net/ssi/deliveries/LMFD...5expedition.htm Looks like Lake Mohegan Fire-Rescue Car 2263 is getting a new Ford Expedition, which is a departure from the traditional Suburbans that have been used in the past. Also, a nice and unique color! With SSI doing the lighting, this truck should be sick!

There were standby crews ready to go at the scene (members who were rotated out, doing another function or not involved) with apparatus that was staged there, not being used and ready to respond to the call. Also note that the FD's in the Bedford area have a long-standing agreement and training they can ride each others apparatus anytime, so each rig had a full crew from the scene from a trained pool of firefighters. Also, this drill was centrally located in Bedford Hills, and the area. In addition, each department there had members that did not attend the drill and were available. In fact, several calls were promptly covered during this drill from the scene and firehouse(s). The drill could and would be put on hiatus if a major incident was to occur. As far as apparatus covering BHFD: Battalion 2032 or 2033, Rescue Engine 198, 57 Truck, Tanker 5-A and Rescue 10 were all available from the scene. Mini-Attack 9 was ready to go from headquarters. . In relation to the "Large amount" of apparatus being there, not really. Each department, with the exception of the Hills, brought only one piece of apparatus.. (Except PR, which brought 113 and T3 Saturday). Note the tankers were involved in a shuttle, so they were all ready to go if need be. The people involved in this drill covered every base possible.

Is it just me, or does Mohegan have new tones?

ALS, The majority of our calls in general are BLS in nature, lol!! For the first time I can remember, I cannot really understand your reasoning. First off, you say things "should not" be happening to firefighters. You know no matter what, and no matter how safe you are, things happen. This is in no way a perfect world, and due to the nature of the business, we cannot guarentee a perfect incident every time due to a variety of factors. You say we don't post Cops at banks because of potential robberies, but banks in high risk areas have security guards, cameras, safes, and other PRECAUTIONS. Why do we have FAST teams? Additionally, you say inhaltion injuries do not happen often and should not. Well, masks can get ripped off and such accidentally, but have you forgotten about one aspect of a fire scene....the RESIDENTS/VICTIMS!!!! I've treated several inhalation injuries from fire scenes, including ones that have needed immediate intubation. Due to the chaotic nature of a fire scene, these vicitims, whatever injuries they may have, may not be immediately found or noticed. Of course BLS is an essential. But you can use your same logic on every single ALS call we do. Why is there even ALS then? As far as the intercept portion of the call goes, well, why even call the medic? They can be at the hospital before ALS can even intercept. Also, doing immediate defib and proper CPR is more important, but having that resource with the drugs and the abilty to treat those reversible causes is beneficial at times. In urban systems I work or have worked for, we easily send an ALS and/or a BLS bus. Flycar-wise, where resources are limited, well situations like this IMO are just another reson to add another car, send a supervisor, or an ALS from a transport system. As far as tangling up your resources....simple....park remote from the scene and potential scene and hoof it in, or create a staging area. That's what I have always done for years. I've also kept an eye on the bus or car and moved it as neccasary. And when you cover a large area, sometimes its going to take the medic awhile to get there., which is an essential reason for them to stage. I guess you don't believe in rehab, either. WE CAN SEND ALS TO CUT FINGERS, AND OTHER MINOR BLS CALLS IN THIS COUNTY, THEN WE CAN SEND ALS TO FIRE SCENES!!!!!

Red Sox will win again, Yankees will be the biggest flop. :poke:

I've often heard (not specifically Yonkers) that many cities do not like 5", or LDH, because of water source dependabilty and short lay ins. With 3" supply lines, you have feeds coming from different sources in case one gets cut off. In an urban enviroment, the possiblity of the hose being ruptured by whatever factor is high. 5" is definetly a benefit to moving a large amount of water quickly, so it will be interesting how operations are modified into an urban enviroment due to it, and if any redundancy is lost.

On a photo hunt today, saw an apparently brand new white Seagrave cab w/ no striping (rest of the body wasn't visible) at Excelsior in Mamaroneck. Any idea who this is going to? Only a handful of departments in the Excelsior area I can think of that are white.

Thanks for the info, mpalmer. Also informed by msm that this is going to New Haven. Should be a pretty hot truck once it's done. One of these rigs would look mighty sweet in Stamford as well!! Couldn't get photos of it because it was parked in the garage, a very tight fit with poor lighting. I'm hoping Rick or Carl will send in photos of this, and/or I will be going on a hunt to New Haven.

For those Westchester County Dispatchers who have had the pleasure, that sounds a lot like a younger west-coast version of our good friend Rosanna!!!! The lady in the tape complains about BK, Rosanna about Verizon and the PD Commisioners. On another note, I'd love to know how this kind of stuff gets released to the public like this. Maybe the dispatch center released it to the media? Or if this is even real, or just a spoof??? Dispatcher: "Is It A Harmful Cheeseburger Or Something?"....LMAO!

Wonder what happened to his "big plans. There was a bunch of new stuff, including new chasis and aerial products, introduced at FDIC last year, but none of it seems to be selling or delivered, or aggresively marketed? I wonder what the future holds for Seagrave, and what will be introduced at FDIC next week? Hopefully the new midmount tower ladder, and not an aqquistion by Pierce.

LOL! I think that was just 648 looking for a snowball fight! He's lucky we got cancelled! I think the hose reel idea is a cool, labor saving one. I think it is obsolete for the most part though, as they really don't fit into operations well and take up a large amount of space. I'd love to see/post some good photos of the hosereel unit!

Just to note and clarify, the 19 year old FF from Lairdsville died because of the FD's gross negligence in the execution of this drill, and the fact they used him as a LIVE VICTIM!!!!! "Bradleys Law", banning the use of live fire victims in live burn situations, was created because of this.

Additionally, here's a great article regarding live fire training: http://wildfiremag.com/ar/firefighting_no_substitute/ Take the time to read it!

Are you kidding me? Unbelievable you keep this negativity regarding every single little thing up all the time on every thread you can. I'm getting quite sick of it. :roll: How about something positive and constructive, for once? You may want to try listening and reading legitmate facts, instead of wherever you are pulling your information out of or puttng your information forth as fact. It is in NO WAY "illegal" to hold this type of drill. There is NO state law on the books regarding this issue. The law that is on the books ("Bradleys Law") relates to using live victims in live fire conditions. There is an NFPA standard, and there are scattered other guidelines on this issue. Other than that, it's up to the individual department and has nothing to do with legislation. Here's a great article on this type of training: http://wildfiremag.com/ar/firefighting_no_substitute/ And just because of the tragedy in Lairdsville, in which they were extremly negligent and careless in the execution of the drill (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face200138.html), totally disreagrding safety guidelines, that SHOULD NOT ruin it for everybody else. Let's take a hypothetical situation...some guy was driving his car like a nut and with no regard to the laws, crashed into a pole, and died....now, should everybody else who drives responsibly not be allowed to drive? The main issue with Lairdsville is they used a LIVE VICTIM, which is what caused the tragedy!! And the NYS legislation as a result of this was the banning of use of live victims in live burn drill situations. The other problem, among many, was that they had brand new, untrained and unsupervised firefighters particpating and on top of that, without safeguards or planning. Read the NIOSH report! For you, and all members that want to spew incorrect and negative information, please take a moment to know the FACTS!! Read the NFPA1403, read the NYS guidelines, and read the report on Lairdsville by NIOSH! Also, there is some great commentary by Harry Carter and Chief Billy Goldfeder regarding this. EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE ISSUE BEFORE PRETENDING TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT EVERYBODY!!! When done properly and thouroughly, these drills can be quite a success. They are dangerous, and there are some negative aspects to these types of drills, but they can also be enourmously helpful, esepcially for departments with low fire volume. A lesson learned at one of these drills may in fact save a firefighters life in the future. And these drills are not all live fire training, infact that is a smaller part of these drills. Also to note, there are MULTIPLE, career and volunteer departments in this county that have undertaken and excercise like this.

Today, while on a photo hunt, we stopped at Walter's Hot Dogs in Mamaroneck for lunch. We ate in their picnic area, and while doing so, we spotted an old/classic tiller that was tightly wrapped under a blue tarp directly behind Walter's in their driveway. Only a small piece was sticking out, and by the shape, and the piece sticking out, you could tell what it was. Anyone have any idea about this? Whose it is? Whose it was?

I just had a thought... Maybe it is going to Suffern (Rockland County). They have a beautiful older white Seagrave tiller that's probaly due for replacing. I betcha thats whose it is. Other than New Haven, I can't see anyplace in CT really having a white tiller.

Congrats Hartsdale!!! I better get a tour when you guys are done!! I will be trying to photograph the work as it progresses, and maybe HFD will send in some too. One question, will the look of Station 1 change, or will the new addition be intergrated? Same question for Station 2 as well...plus where will the addition at Station 2 be placed?