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I'm changin' my lunch plans! Now that's what I call finger food.... 8-[

Engine 3 was a C type. Confirmed by mind melding with KEE404

Maybe E3 was a C type too. It's all a haze anyway.... :bong: A purple haze......

Y3 - the rig you show is a C type. Probably converted to Foam 1 from either former E1 or 2 considering they were the last C types in the department. Through the seventies and into the eighties engines 3, 4, and 6 were CF's and 5 was a B type. Back then Reserve engine was old E6 a '47 A type and Foam 1 was a B type. Ahhhhh, those were the dayzzz :sad: I saw the new foam unit at the training center last night. That's going to look sweet running the streets in MV! Great move getting that rig for Foam 1. =D>=D>=D>=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> Way to go FDMV ! ! ! =D> =D> =D> =D>=D>=D>=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

At the risk of getting my head bitten off again I'll repeat an earlier post of: FDMV never had a TL county designator. TL16 was chosen for their new Ladder 1. Because 16 is 61 reversed. We'll see....

A quick read through the posts on this subject brought to mind a few thoughts about parades. In no particular order: We work in a "what if" world and everything we do is geared for that worst case scenario. I was taught, "Plan for your worst fire; not your last fire", by some salty old guy who probably forgot more about firefighting that I’ll ever know. Departments should, and probably do, take the necessary steps to cover their responsibilities. A more regional view should be employed to ensure that the overall suppression capabilities aren't diminished beyond the point of containment. Work with surrounding departments to provide adequate coverage for your communities during an event. Our brotherhood extends throughout the emergency services community and parading opportunities solidify those relationships. The preparation for parades helps the department in a number of ways too. The close look at the apparatus identifies and fixes problems that might otherwise have gone undetected. The effort put into cleaning is a great team building exercise. Dressing in uniform elevates departmental self esteem (espirit d'corps). Having the opportunity to view and inspect other department's apparatus shares ideas and innovations. I would rather see a "working" piece of apparatus than a "parade" piece. I've bumped into the parade piece mentality when specing rigs and it makes me absolutely crazy! I can't think of, almost, anything you can bolt onto a rig that isn't cool on one level or another. It keeps those guys who make 6’ wedges in business. 8-[

Briarcliff Manor's repeater is on a tower overlooking the Hudson just 5 miles north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. 460.1125 PL to come later....

The NYPD frequency thing is related to Westchester's upcoming trunking radio plan. They've worked out a solution, though. We were lucky to get such a prime location for antennas. Our testing had us hitting the repeater with walkie talkies from Yorktown to Croton, down to Sleepy Hollow and over to Pleasantville. The west side of the Hudson has got to love the improved coverage it's giving them. I'm going to take a ride up to the Catskills to hear if we're making it up there. I'm lovin' the great coverage. We can hear rigs in Pelham! Gotta love that. A lot of thought and planning went into antenna placement on the tower and it sound like its paying off. The reports are helpful, thanks. Keep us posted if you hear anything out of the ordinary.

What a horror scene. My condolences to the families. Also, a prayer for the brothers and sisters in the service that have to deal with the aftermath of this tragedy. How many times have we heard that same story? I'm bringing that up in the next pub-ed session I'm involved with.

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You are a PD dispatcher in a mid- Westchester community that handles PD/FD/EMS (not my town, by the way). The FD and EMS are all volunteer. 0745 - One of your PD units relays to you that a passing motorist flagged him down informing him of a PIAA rollover involving two vehicles. The closest PD unit to the reported location is approximately 4 minutes away. The FD and EMS members are available by pager/radio. Weather and road conditions like todays' conditions. There are no written protocols to follow - You make the call. 0746 - You recieve 2, 911 calls from motorists relaying the same information. Neither the original motorist nor the 2, 911 callers could tell if there were any injuries or entrapment. What would you do? Do you send a PD unit to check and advise? Dispatch the FD? Dispatch EMS?

460.1125 Briarcliff Manor

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What no Salvation Army for soup? Well that makes no sense anymore.... :-k

Firedawg - For FF's the shield is black, the lettering is white on a red background (known as the field color when ordering). For Briarcliff Fire Company. Officers wear white shields on red helmets in all companies in the BMFD.

I was just notified that my Pump Ops class was cancelled due to impending snowfall this evening.

Hell we can't standardize our own department.... ](*,)

I'm glad they put her name in the article so that if anyone meets her they'll know not to piss her off. I'm putting that name in my palm right now!!! [-X See, that just goes to prove that it isn't wise to let your PO'd girlfriend tie you up after you've just told her you're dumping her. :chainsaw:

This is to elaborate on BMFD231's comments: This was my idea born out of necessity. In the past when equipment was stored on the apparatus helmets had either E93 or E94 helmet shields on them to indicate which rig to return it to. Since we no longer do that, having 93 or 94 on the helmet made no sense. I decided to use badge numbers with velcro backing on Passport type shields so that a member could move his badge from one helmet to another if necessary as they progressed from proby through Captain. Without having to buy new shields at every step of the way. It also serves as an additional identification. You might not know everyone, but you might know a few. If I found a helmet on the ground with a L40 or E92 badge I'd know only that I had a helmet from that company. The same helmet with a badge number shield and I might know who. Any additional information you get is helpful early on in mayday situations. Also I wanted to use different color badge numbers to indicate interior, exterior, etc. White numbers on black=interior / black numbers on white=exterior Black shields for all non officers White shields for Officers Different background fields to diferentiate between companies: White letters on red field = Fire Company Black letters on white field = Scarborough. From a distance looking at a persons helmet you could easily identify what company they're from, what rank, whether they we interior or not. It's confusing to imagine but if that became the way our department worked you'd soon be very familiar with the system.

I see BMFD went on one this morning. BMPD dispatched as an overturned car "lemme know what you need." However, PD was on the scene within a minute . . . To their credit they made a good call to roll EMS. The patient was transported. Even from a liability perspective the PD should have the driver sign off on the RMA. It could come back to bite you in the keister. We have to recognize that the PD see's this stuff all day, every day and they do a stellar job. If there was a protocol dictating the response to these types of incidents they'd follow it. In the absense of any they tend to want to clear them "in house." It's what they do - clean up the messes left by others.

In this case it was a verbal given to a patrol car by a passing motorist. The officer responded, found the driver out of the car walking around in good condition. Only a tow was required. Recently we had a call where the ambulance was overlooked and 15 minutes into the call the medic was desperate to get the victim off the ground. The air temperature was below 15 degrees. The initial call was for a PIAA with possible injuries and the PD dispatcher was waiting for the arriving PD unit to "check and advise." The medic wanted a rig from "anywhere." I don't think they realized an ambulance was never called.

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In this actual call I heard this morning only the PD went to the scene on a "check and advise". I felt they were remiss in not, at least, starting a medic in that direction.

Here in Briarcliff people don't even burn their toast.... :|

I tend to go along with the "When in doubt, send 'em out" line of thinking. However, I didn't think of the POV issue, especially at that time of day. You are wise, though - In this real accident, no injuries. I tend to believe that with a volunteer system you need to take into consideration the time it takes to get to the station to get the rig. If the station is 3 minutes away and the turnaround time for response is around 4 minutes, you are looking at almost 11 minutes until aid arrives at the scene.