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I always wanted to do a tee shirt with: BMFD - "When seconds count" "We're just minutes away!" 8-[

While responding to an alarm this afternoon I was thinking about what to do if I ran up on a 10-75. I wondered how much hot water I'd be in if I called the 10-75 and then immediately called for Millwood's FAST. Of course I was imagining the place rolling. It seemed prudent to me to ask as early as possible for the FAST assignment to get them there ASAP. It might not be a bad idea as an SOG to allow the first arriving unit to get the jump on it. By the way - at the alarm we were responding to - 10-16... :roll:

Compiled from FDNY website: Fire Incidents Structure Fires - 27,718 or 76/day - Average Response Time 04:21 NON Structure Fires - 22,437 ART 04:47 NON Fire Emergency - 180,047 or 493.2/day ART 05:19 Medical Emergency - 189,162 or 518.2/day ART 04:35 Malicious False Alarms - 37,332 or 102.2/day ART 04:21 Total Alarms - 456,696 or 1251.2/day Serious Incidents All Hands - 2908 or 8/day 2nd Alarm - 204 3rd Alarm - 32 4th Alarm - 15 5th Alarm or Greater - 5 Total Multiple Alarms - 3164 Fire Service Response Time includes both dispatch time and travel time. It begins when the Fire dispatcher receives the call and ends when the unit signals its arrival on the scene. The number of incidents used to calculate the response time may be lower than the total incidents due to omitted or incorrect unit arrival signals. My hat is off to NY's Bravest for another year of "serious" firefighting.... =D>

Signal 6-5-2 has been transmitted, message as follows: It is with deep regret that the FDNY announces the death of FF 1st Grade J.H. Arrington of L42 on 02/02/05. Funeral arrangements to follow.

Signal 6-5-2 has been transmitted, message as follows: It is with deep regret that the FDNY announces the death of FF 1st Grade J.H. Arrington of L42 on 02/02/05. Funeral arrangements to follow.

Anyone have the scoop?

You're right on target ***23! Our tradition shouldn't become one of intolerence. However, in some cases there needs to be discretion on both sides of the issue. As in the case with the "Happy Hookers". That is a truly intelligent and creative slogan. It uses something from the general population (book and movie title) and makes it relevant to the neighborhood (Red Hook) and the job (pike pole {hook}). It isn't often that you get to knock one out of the park like that. It demonstrates the inate intelligence and creativity of the firefighters in the FDNY, as does the logo art found on the rigs. Unfortunately when you become too PC you inevitably have to throw the baby out with the bath water.... What really needs to happen here is that the brass take a good look at the underlying problems that are leading to these behavorial issues. And recognize that theses are symptoms of a deeper problem that is troubling the staff. Cosmetic cover-ups will temporarily mask over the problem and come back to bite you hard.

What's going to happen when the next scandal breaks after they've taken the nicks away?

As I wrote my response initially I was somewhat suspicious about the circumstances. Call me cynical but it sounds like a convenient equity distribution scheme. My original question was why did they go this route? Wasn't the work getting done before? If not, then why, all of a sudden, do these guys find the time to get it done when there is remuneration involved? Sniff, sniff - hey what's that smell.....Fishy isn't it?

The amount of work required to maintain a fire department has increased dramatically over the past decade and this sounds like a viable solution. We pay a member a part-time wage to perform administrative duties. In our minds it doesn't make her a career firefighter. However, historically these positions have evolved into career firefighting positions. In Mount Vernon the FD's building custodians became apparatus drivers and then ff's as the need warranted. The FF positions were formalized during the war and over the years were unionized and strengthened to the point where the volunteers were marginalized. Once that happened the volunteers disolved and the FDMV is a fully career dep't. Now that took 40 - 50 years and everyone lost out in the deal. The taxpayers in MV got a less, the career guys got a more dangerous job with more work, and the volunteers got shown the exit. Career and volunteer should not be and are not mutually exclusive. For the highest quality service in areas like Westchester/Putnam, etc. we should be looking at both working together seamlessly. Just like we've done with not riding the backstep, wearing SCBA's, 2 in 2 out, and so many other changes we need to change how these two service types interact. It shouldn't be one or the other. Just thinking out loud :-k

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With a $600 Bearcat trunk scanner u will 8-[

:headache: He successfully lowered my libido... I guess the showers don't run cold enough in Reno... All I can say kids, is [-X DON"T TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!

and we'll be able to place orders from Rocky's on the fly... =D>

Try The Brick Shirt House in Croton ...

ALSFF - Technically you're right. Though, as a rule of thumb we install chains at 6" at which time on-spots become unusable. Up to that point we find (in my experience)that we can navigate with them considering that DPW plows have been making passes along main roads.

RES20CUE - You are right! That's why we're also setting up our own ops channel that will take the bulk of our radio traffic. We'll be dispatched on 46.26 and our apparatus will call 10-17 there and then switch to our ops channel. No comms other than dispatch, responding, and returning will go out over 46.26, with the exception of communication to 60 Control for mutual aid and the like. While we want to share, we don't really think you're interested in hearing that a compartment door is open, or that the engine should pull in front of such and such as if we had responded to the front of your house. You will, however, be able to tune to us on our ops channel. I hope, but don't expect, other departments follow suit.

On-spots are only good in 6" or less. Above that amount you need to install chains. We usually begin our stand-bys at that time. Usually it takes a few hours to complete the task so we're covered during that time. We've had some discussion about who calls stand-bys. I contend that as a senior line officer I have the authority to do so, at the company level. The Chief can call one at the departmental level.Some disagree. My belief is that I can call impromptu work details and other types of details, why is snow different. Also, as a line officer my primary responsibility is the safety of those assigned to me and if I can improve that margin of safety by having a detail then it's within my pervue as Captain.

585 - gat a call last night that we'll be up in a couple of weeks too....

BOBO- Thanks for the clarification. We're all excited to see this rig arrive in the village. You guys did a lot of work on the planning and spec's. and deserve accolades. =D> Can't wait for a ride... :D/

I agree 585... Sounds close to home when you describe the 10-3 during a 10-10. :-k I've been monitoring the airwaves in this area for over 30 years and all that's changed is the ability to hear "portables" as if they were base stations. During Flloyd a few years ago we began using our "band aid" radios (private EMS frequency) to communicate because of the congestion on 46.26. That has led us to redesign our communication plan. We'll be implementing it over the next few months to take all of our ops traffic off 46.26. Using 46.26 for dispatch, M/A,and interagency comms only.

This thread is similiar to the thread on the Mt. Vernon Incident Workshop. The net result is that WC is bass ackwards when it comes to DES. From radio frequency allotment, and communication to apparatus numbering we'd better get our act together. It's like the wild west here! Individualism is our enemy! Westchester County is too big to be small; and too small to be big! ](*,) DC

Andy, Thanks for your input. Running a rig on an MVA is a neccessity these days. As I said at the start of this thread we are now running apparatus on all Briarcliff ambulance calls. We don't send apparatus to mutual aid, only in town. ALSFF, I believe we'll move toward the BLSFR as we grow into this. Until then we've decided to keep the apparatus in quarters until the ambulance is staffed and responding. This way we don't have a rig with medically untrained FF's sitting at the foot of the driveway while the s**t hits the fan inside (very bad PR). If we can't get the bus out we'll send the apparatus to help the mutual aid company. As for the the blocking, we figure that while we're there we might as well position the apparatus such that it provides a secure patient loading area. We've already had a few calls turn into "goat rodeos" so we've really locking down the operations. Thanks for yor input as well...

For calls on the Taconic BMFD uses R37, E94, and E92 from the west side if necessary. We also dual response with Millwood on the TSP.

We use our 1970's model Cingulair hose washer all the time. We recently replaced the roller brushes - 5 of them cost over $900! Works great now and we're gettin' alot of miles out of it now. As for drying, we do. We'll be purchasing a new drying rack in the '05 budget year...