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I found this article to be quite applicable to the fire service as well, and a insightful read. Here's a quote: FULL ARTICLE: http://www.forbes.com/sites/darwinatwork/2014/01/10/toxic-leaders-and-the-social-environments-that-breed-them/

LOL

If you go to Google Maps today, and look in the lower left hand corner, it gives you the option to turn your map into a Pac Man game. google.com/maps

I wonder why now? They were all about the aluminum aerial being superior, that was one of their trademarks. Maybe the same reason Pierce started offering aluminum, so they can compete better in the marketplace with agencies that don't want an aluminum aerial. http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/articles/2015/03/e-one-adds-steel-aerial-fire-apparatus-to-its-portfolio.html

Article: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2015/03/22/putnam-police-consolidation/25204439/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/when-it-comes-to-putting-out-fire-gmu-students-show-its-all-about-that-bass/2015/03/22/47a7f8e8-cf1a-11e4-a2a7-9517a3a70506_story.html

Date: 2-25-15 Time: 10:49hrs Type: Structure Fire, 3rd Alarm Location: Lake St/ Danger Rd District: Goldens Bridge Weather: 29 degrees, clear Units: (See below) Description: Heavy fire from a 30x60 two story wood frame single family dwelling. 3+ lines stretched and operating. Units: Goldens Bridge FD Engine 140, Engine 138, Rescue 25, Tanker 1, Tanker 21 Croton Falls FD Engine 149, Tanker 8, Utility 64,Car 2071 (IC) South Salem FD Engine 168, Tanker 2 Bedford Hills FD Tanker 5, Tower Ladder 57, Utility 6 Katonah FD Engine 116, Tanker 6 Vista FD Tanker 4, Engine 141 Somers FD Rescue 20, Rehab Unit Utility 88 Yorktown Heights FD Tanker 14, Car 2532 Mount Kisco Utility 13 (FAST), Engine 104 (Relocate Katonah FD) Mahopac FD Engine 18-2-1 Mahopac Falls FD Engine 19-2-1 (Relocate Goldens Bridge HQ) Brewster FD Tanker 11-4-1 New Canaan (CT) FD Engine (Relocate Vista FD) Lewisboro VAC 67-B-1 WEMS 45-M-3, 45-14 (EMS IC) North Salem VAC 72-B-1 (Standby in own quarters, both LVAC ambulances on calls, later deployed to scene) Lewisboro PD WCDES Battalion 13, County Car 4, C&O Zone 5 Updates: 10:56hrs: Goldens Bridge Engine 140 on scene, heavy fire from a 30x60 two story wood frame single family dwelling. 10-75 transmitted. 11:12hrs: Second alarm transmitted 11:20hrs Third alarm transmitted 12:26hrs: Car 2071 placing fire under control, reporting extensive overhaul needed Writer: x635

Date: 3-26-15 Time: 15:15hrs Location: E 7th St at 2nd Ave Box: 436 Units: Description: Building explosion with collapse, with 2 five story tenements fully involved, and a 7 story tenement with fire on three floors. Multiple civilian injuries, several serious. One of the tenements has collapsed. 10-60 (Major Incident) transmitted 15:52 Division 1 transmitting the 5th Alarm 15:55 Division 1 transmitting the 7th Alarm 16:05 Command reporting all maydays have been accounted for WABC coverage with photos and videos: http://7online.com/news/fire-rages-after-explosion-collapse-at-east-village-apartment-building/574555/ Photo source Kyle Mckenna Twitter/Instagram Photo source Kyle McKenna Twitter/Instagram

A strong reminder on how important fire codes are and code enforcement is. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/dozens-die-fire-illegal-bonx-social-club-1990-article-1.2152091

43 years old with 4 young children. I can only imagine the financial hardship this tragedy will cause his family- his kids have a long way before they are adults. I hope this campaign raises enough to take care of them as well as Rob did.

Great article.

Nice find! Mack CF's are a relative rare breed in Texas.  Sure looks like it.

Date: 3-35-15 Time: 13:23hrs Location: 28 Tomahawk Drive District: Fairview (Town Of Greenburgh) Channel: Fire 14 Weather: 46 degrees, partly cloudy Units: Fairview FD Engine 174, Engine 176, Ladder 1, Rescue 3, Car 2121 (IC) Hartsdale FD Engine 170, Car 2171 (Safety) Greenville FD Ladder 4 (Redirected enroute to relocate Fairview FD HQ Rosemont Blvd) White Plains FD Engine 65 and 2514 (Cancelled enroute) Elmsford FD Engine 237 (Relocate Fairview FD HQ Rosemont Blvd-Cancelled enroute) Valhalla FD Tower Ladder 49 (Relocate Fairview FD HQ Rosemont Blvd) Greenburgh EMS Ambulance 79 Greenburgh PD WCDES Battalion 14 Description: Working fire in two story wood frame single family dwelling 13:30hrs Tomahawk Drive Command requesting working structure fire assignment 13:36hrs Command reporting visible fire knocked down, Hartsdale Chief Rush 2171 and Engine 170 assigned safety Notes: Fairview FD Engine 175 staffed by off-duty recall personnel, standing by in quarters to cover district.

The results were determined by a survey, detailed in the article at the link below. Article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2015/03/25/americas-best-employers-2015/

With the tax cap, I think more and more agencies are going to start realizing that consolidation may be the only hope for staying alive. Many may not have a choice unless they want to make drastic cuts in staffing and services which could render their agencies useless. As INIT95 referenced above, it doesn't sound like the county is too enthusiastic about this idea though, and makes it seem it would be a separate agency. Carmel PD is the one spearheading this, not the County, because they see the tax cap becoming a problem. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

Garrison FD has received their new Freightliner/US Tanker for 15-4-1. It's at their firehouse, just not sure if it's technically "delivered" as of yet. Here are some photos: http://www.ustanker.com/Deliveries/Delivery/Default.aspx?OrderId=1231

I believe a new career fire academy class starts this Monday at the WCDES Training Center. I know Peekskill hired 4 guys, and I heard Port Chester had hired a couple for this class as well.

I believe I remember hearing that a Pierce Quantum Rescue Pumper is due later this year.

Congrats to Deputy Chief Dunn! A great guy who will be an asset to Fairfield CT. Article: http://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/news/article/NY-fire-official-hired-as-Fairfield-s-new-deputy-6131992.php

Date: 3-11-15 Time: 13:30hrs Location: 95-97 Walsh Rd Weather: 53 degrees, clear Units: Engine 306, Engine 303, Engine 309, Engine 312, Ladder 71, Ladder 72, Ladder 75, Squad 11 w/ Collapse Unit, Rescue 1, FSU 6, Battalion 1, Car 2 (IC), Empress EMS (Standby), Yonkers PD, Yonkers OEM Description: 8 feet of mud and debris slid up against rear of building behind 95-97 Walsh Rd secondary to a large retaining wall collapse near Old Croton Aqueduct property with potential for additional soil disruption . Building is a multiple-story, multiple unit concrete-construction senior citizen and disabled senior citizens residence. Buildings being evacuated as a precaution. Walsh Rd Command being established, extended incident. Requesting Battalion 3 be placed into service for the city. Over 100 evacuated residents being moved to a temporary shelter. View of incident area: Click Here 13:54hrs Walsh Rd Command reporting 95 Walsh Rd is fully evacuated, working on evacuating 97 Walsh Rd 14:15hrs Fire Prevention requesting a truck company to 164 Ashburton Ave for assistance for forcible entry, water coming from the building flowing down towards Walsh Rd. Buidling is behind and uphill from the Walsh Rd property. Ladder 72 assigned. 14:26hrs Walsh Rd Command reporting 97 Walsh Rd is fully evacuated 14:27hrs Walsh Rd Command requesting Engine company to 164 Ashburton Ave for dewatering of the basement. Engine 309 assigned. 15:30hrs Walsh Rd Command releasing some units 16:46hrs Walsh Road Command requesting Engine 312 to the scene to maintain control of the building

Great article shared by a friend. About the growth in Charlotte NC, but kind of applicable to White Plains and New Rochelle. Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article13133225.html#storylink=cpyArticle: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article13133225.html

LAFD's terminology is vastly different then east coast lingo. A Light Force gives you 6 firefighters, and a Task Force gives you 10. A "Light Force" is a truck company (1 Officer, 1 Apparatus Engineer, 1 Firefighter/Tillerman, 2 Firefighters) plus an Engine (200-series numbers) staffed solely by 1 Apparatus Engineer. The primary role of the engine know as a "Pump" in this scenario is so that the truck can be self sufficient if they need to deploy a master stream, stretch a line, or need specialty equipment carried on that piece. Although the Engine generally never splits up from the truck and runs everywhere with the truck, it can be fully staffed on it's own as an independent engine company with recall or held-over duty personnel during large scale crisis-type emergencies. A "Task Force" is the Light Force above, plus the Engine Company from the same station (1 Officer, 1 Apparatus Engineer, 2 Firefighters). The firefighters in these stations are rotated through positions to maintain familiarity with each spot. This gives an incident a cohesive team of firefighters and manpower under the command of the truck captain that are flexible with tools and skills on how they can be deployed at any type of incident. Here's an awesome website post that goes into full detail about LAFD, as well as extensive explanation of how Light Forces/Task Forces work: http://forum.emergency-planet.com/topic/7398-a-guide-to-the-lafd-and-assisting-agencies/

Tonight, at the State Of Putnam County address, the Putnam County Executive announced the new Commissioner of Emergency Services for Putnam County, Anthony Sutton. Commissioner Sutton is the former commissioner for the Westchester County DES, has held numerous other emergency services leadership roles in the area, and a very good man who I think Putnam County will be lucky to have. Congrats to Commissioner Sutton!

It was the Old Croton Aqueduct that runs behind 95-97 Walsh Rd, built in the 1830's to provide millions of gallons of water from the reservoir in Croton to NYC, and decommissioned in 1965, and now the grassy surface atop the aqueduct makes for a linear park (trail) along it's old route. http://parks.ny.gov/parks/96/details.aspx