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In this post anonymity has been used for a reason, as it is in the past, and not to detract from the point of this post. I noticed on the yonkers tribune this morning, which for those of you who do not know, follows the coy and yfd matter very closely, and noticed that a negative post here on emtbravo regarding yfd was splashed across more than one article on the yonkers tribune in the comment section, with a preface explaining, look at what this person thought of a medical call with yfd. I personally do not see any evidence it was the original poster here on emtbravo himself who posted to that website, however, I would say 90% of members on emtbravo if not more, have or are currently involved in either police, fire, or ems and since you have to be a member to view posts, it is unfortunately probable, that the other person here on emtbravo who has been copying this post is mos. Regardless, this type of behavior and attempt to undermine the yfd is weak, extremely dissapointing, and leaves me shaking my head vigorously. I do not and have not ever worked for yfd or empress, however as a resident of yonkers I do follow this matter. In a neutral view and my own opinion, it is clear that all backs have been turned against yfd despite attempts to convince me otherwise. I have yet to understand any reason at all why this is the case and why no one will reach out to them, all the while they move forward with dismantling in less than 12 months the cfr program; a cornerstone of public safety in yonkers that has been in place for over 20 years. I can never turn my back with so much left unanswered.

With all due respect, CPR and Defib ARE the essence of first response, and should be done by a CFR and not a medic, so the medic may continue to drop a tube and a line. It is hard enough to deliver a shock within 90 seconds and not have interrupted resperations of more than 20 seconds when trying to hook up BVM/o2 just by fumbling through all the tubing and aed wires by yourself, and now one medic is supposed to do all this, and tube, and get a line. I would rather see 4 people set up a BVM with continious breaths and o2, and shock, and the medic can be a medic, not a CFR.

I would also like to redirect and add something authored by the organization that manages EMS in Contra Costa County http://cchealth.org/ems/pdf/lafco-fire-ems-relationship-0808.pdf

As an ex-member of this agency I can proudly say that I remember Ace vividly, and all the help she would offer to the department, myself, and others. It is a tragedy for CFD, the community, and any one who knew her to have to endure this loss. May she rest in peace.

http://www.yonkersny.gov/Index.aspx?page=29&recordid=1016

Fire promotions off this current list 2500, or you mean there will be another exam/list next year

sounds like FDNY has lost their confidence in Seagrave with this current rescue order and the upcoming possible orders w/ Ferrara. Has Seagrave just gotten lazy w/ their quality? and I haven't been keeping track on Ferrara but I guess they have figured out their financial problems and have enough quality to win FDNY contracts?

Haven't seen it posted yet, so figured I might throw it out there. Vital Signs 2010 New York State EMS Conference August 26-29 Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers NY,NY www.vitalsignsconference.com

Although I may agree with your prior statement, this one I believe is a little not thought through. For one, I am sure that a professional and well known organization such as the PAPD properly trained the civilian or had the proper paperwork/insurance/"whatever you need" in order to have their bases covered etc, with this person operating the vehicle. With that said, it is a simple matter of why the civilian would need it. At least to me, the most obvious reason would be that whoever the pilots of the PAPD are (civilian or not) if the chopper is not flying 24/7 365 (which seems unlikely with only 2-3 pilots i believe according to the lo hud article) should an emergency arise where the aviation unit needs to respond during off hours, the standby pilot would need to get their in a hurry hence the lights/sirens. Being the PAPD, I am just giving them the benefit of the doubt to them that this person was trained etc, and that the person using the vehicle would have it for the purpose of responding to the chopper or something of the like, and not just to be "part of the club. The aviation unit was part of the police, not ZIPPO helicopter tours. I see no problem with the pilot needing to get to the helicopter in a hurry in order to perform police/emergency service flights.

Rest in peace.

Rest in peace.

looks great, hopefully in the future some pictures of the inside

best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery

My sincere condolences to the family and all those in Roosevelt FD. Rest in peace.

ha, some grateful dead fans out there in irvington fd?