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My eyes say otherwise. It is a Ford F-550 Super Duty 4x4 chasis. Someone from DFFD want to back me up here?

We were here before the boat. It's not meant to be another FB group, Rob is just testing it as an extension of our Incident Alert section, which existed way before these FB groups. To note also, EMTBravo has an official FB page separate from the above page: http://www.facebook.com/emtbravo

Where you sit in the ambulance makes a big difference as well.....everyone loves to spec "CPR seats".....watch this video on why this seat is dangerous without a 3 point restraint. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-TWXjDYqCk I'm just trying to make conversation.

I stand corrected. That's weird, though, I wonder why not. But I'm figuring that there's more safety engineering in them then a lot of the boxes out there.

All I know is that Stellaris, their parent company, was dissolved. Stellaris was a partnership between White Plains Hospital, Lawrence Hospital, Phelps Hospital, and Northern Westchester Hospital, and also operated WEMS. I *think* that made the contracts for each hospital up for grabs again. They continue provide EMT's to Somers FD VAC, and the three Northern Westchester 45-M flycars. I figure they will become a stand alone company and provisions for continued operations have been made already, since I still have seen their ambulances out and about in Westchester.

No, it's not. It was replaced with a 2013 Ford F550-Super Duty 4x4/Specialty Vehicle Sales rescue-type body.

http://news.yahoo.com/50-dead-grocery-roof-collapse-latvia-183637714--finance.html

WOW! A very good way to clean the streets. FULL ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/amsterdam-pays-alcoholics-beer-clean-streets-162840412.html

http://www.ferrarafire.com/FerraraCustom/Chassis/cinder/

The initial steps are happening, or else I wouldn't have posted it. There are some legal, "political", and other issues to take care of first, complicated by the fact that a commercial ambulance service is currently contracted in house to dispatch for Somers and the terms of that contract. They also dispatch their ambulance operations from the Somers Dispatch Office as well. I will say, with no offense to SFD, that Somers FD and their commissioners can be somewhat unpredictable and can change things on a whim at times.

Do departments in the area that have large areas of brush and wildland interface have proper initial and ongoing training to deal with these types of situations? Is it included in basic training? Do departments with brush trucks drill with them regularly? I remember, in Westchester Career Fire Chiefs Probie School, we learned about forest/brush fires from the NYS Department of Forestry. I think the class was a day or two, and included hands on training to dig a firebreak, etc. It gave us a basic knowledge of how to deal with these types of incidents. These types of fires are very different, dangerous and unpredictable. Properly fighting these fires is much, much more then putting water on the fire. I would hope that there is plenty of regular training and drills.

Thoughts and prayers. LODD's are always tragic, but are harder to make sense of when it happens while someone is training to help others.

Interesting article. http://www.wbay.com/story/23962005/2013/11/13/firefighters-change-tactics-say-you-should-too

With winter coming soon, I'm wondering if any department has direct radio communication with their local DPW in case they need a road plowed or area sanded so they can respond and operate safely on scene? I know, in many cases, the IC or Dispatcher sometimes has to call the local PD, who has to call the highway foreman, who has to call the truck, but does any IC or company have the capability to directly call the highway foreman or plow/sander directly from their rig? I know many departments had this when they had low band and before they made radios all fancy.

Does the NYS Board Of Education have the power to require CPR in order to graduate high school? To go even deeper, to require it in the 9th grade on? I know in some places, it's required to get your drivers license. Also, are all teachers and all school personnel in NYS required to have CPR/First Aid?

Today marks the 10th birthday of the EMTBravo.com Forums. We were here before Facebook, Twitter, before everyone could make their own site or post photos using a wide variety of social media platforms. When we launched in 2003, we were the original and only emergency services community website in Westchester, the NYC Metro area, the lower Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, CT. We were the original "Incident Alert" and place to share photos, before everyone making their own "wire" and FB groups to duplicate and therefore dilute the concept. This site, including the software, was built from the ground up custom for this site. Here are some quick stats 10 years later: -1,000 member visits a day -8,000 registrations -44,000 topics -250,000 posts -43,000,000 topic views -39,500 personal messages sent -Members from over 10 countries, and visitors from over 30 countries and still growing Thanks to all who make this website and forum a continuing success! Seth G.

OK, this may hijack the thread, but I will bite....on what grounds?

That Google image is for Firematic Fire Equipment and their Pierce dealership and service facility. The Firematic BRAT facility is located a few blocks away in an industrial park. For the amount of work they are doing now, they are definetly outgrowing the space. And they also operate with a very efficient, skilled, dedicated but small team. Here's a photo of the front of the place, with Wassaic's not blue like it should be Chief's car. From the car to the corner of the building is theirs. Here's two of the three bays: Here's another angle: And another angle: And the third bay: And another angle of the third bay: Yet another angle of the third bay:

I think you misunderstood this. Two discussion points: CPR as a requirement for a drivers license **OR** CPR as a requirement for graduation. No one mentioned a drivers license requirement for graduation, and that's not what this topic is even about..

Heartbreaking....I pray they find this dog alive and well. FULL ARTICLE: http://rye.dailyvoice.com/news/rye-family-searches-missing-service-dog

Some really good news, the dog was found safe and returned to the family: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Autistic-Boy-Dog-Found-Labrador-Retriever-Echo-232088091.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand

Tragic....thoughts and prayers....RIP

According to sources, WCPD Communications will be handling 911 and non emergency calls, and dispatching, for Tuckahoe PD starting in December This will be for the midnight shift, and the desk officer will be reassigned to the street. A emergency callbox will be at the public entrance to the police station. Bronxville PD will handle any overnight arrests/prisoners. This will allow for consistent staffing on the overnight shift. This may sound like a smart "cost savings" measure, but I always wondered....if Eastchester has one FD and one VAC, then why three PD's? Couldn't they all benefit by consolidating with one another?

Would it be Engine 76 that would be replaced by grant money? It's 19 years old, and first due to thruway calls. Maybe a Rescue Pumper or Rescue? And a new fireboat is definitely a wise investment with all that goes on in the river. Tarrytown handles a lot of Thruway and Tappan Zee Bridge calls and will do so into the considerable future, they are deserving of the grant money. Tappan Zee Bridge: $20M community fund gets $47M in requests

It is one of the most high profile bridge projects going on right now. It's also critical infrastructure for the NYC Metro area. Incidents on the bridge often make regional and national news. It's limited access and traffic jams when something happens makes for a very difficult response to the scene, and often leaves units committed to the incident or having to go into Rockland and turn around in a major traffic jam for hours. Although I think the East Side Access Project (Bringing LIRR trains to Grand Central via tunnels bored under Queens, the river, and midtown Manhattan) is bigger, the ASCE claims this is one of the biggest transportation projects in the US to date. Source and more detailed information on the project: http://www.asce.org/CEMagazine/ArticleNs.aspx?id=23622324457#.UoPyUGAo7Gh It also holds the #2 ranking for suicides in the nation, only after the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. One source and article: http://www.newsday.com/search/high-anxiety-trooper-fights-fear-to-save-would-be-tappan-zee-jumpers-1.4111767 And, Tarrytown is not buying new toys....they are replacing existing equipment that is due for replacement and has a lot of wear and tear from I-87 and the TZB. When the "Big Dig" tunnel project in Boston was underway, and after it opened, the project provided funds for Boston FD for Tunnel rescue and foam pumper equipment for operation in the tunnel. The Port Authority has a large fleet designed and equipped specifically for the George Washington Bridge, as well as other crossings. The Thruway Authority used to maintain more of an emergency fleet including a boat and fire engine, but that program was axed a long time ago, leaving the burden on Tarrytown FD and the Rockland FD's who respond.