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Good luck to the 60 Control dispatchers. As evidenced by some of the above posts this is not something that is unanimous. If this is something that the Board of Fire Commissioners have decided on their own and did not involve the membership to a certain degree it's going to be a bumpy road indeed. From experience there will be a portion of people not in favor of the move, probably the majority that will be looking for any reason to slam 60 and go back to self dispatch. "The procedures were not followed correctly, half the departments pagers did not go off, the transmissions are very low, we never get answered, etc...." Maybe not. But I'm sure 60 control dispatchers have experienced this before. The thing that sucks is that the dispatcher is caught in the middle of this BS.

You have a point if there is a history from Tarrytown, Central Nyack and Nyack with not getting out for "bridge incidents" both above and below. If not then there is no argument in my view. Why should'nt these first responders have the best equipment available at their disposal?

Well said.

Actually the trend on LI seems to be to do away with the traditional dedicated rescue truck, unless its for specialized equipment hazmat, TRT, dive team truck. Many departments are replacing them with a Rescue Engine. Plenty of room to store extrication equipment and other "every day stuff". Lots of things have changed on LI including much tighter accountability on how money is spent. Also note many of the required classes commissioners need to take now are required by law. What's wrong with taking a district vehicle to one of the seminars and stopping at a mall on the way?

BINGO.

Most departments have multiple alarm preplanned procedures dispatchers will follow. If the incident is that big and goes above what's written, a Chief or IC can just say "cover my station with 1 and 1 from wherever" and then its the dispatch center who can move around what's needed. The dispatch center should be next in line to assign units. When incidents get that big even the best Chief or IC running the show has no idea what's going on elsewhere in the county, who's available and who's not. The dispatcher will know what's out of service, what dept. is at a funeral, what dept. has had a problem all morning covering their own alarms, etc...

Any Westchester Dept have any in service? Hartsdale had a few left a few years back am I right?

Harrison Seagrave.

Lake Mohegan Young Crusader. My Dept had a Snorkel with this cab. Ahead of its time for the 60's in window design and visibility.

North Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow another classic Mack C Glen Vincent photo

I do have some Rockland stuff I will post at some point

I was in Hartsdale the other day on Central Ave and saw the street boxes still standing guard. Does Hartsdale have them in the back streets as well or only on the main streets of the district? Thanks be safe and keep em' rolling.

I saw a promo of a new series by FOX this fall...Sleepy Hollow, about the headless horseman and what not. Was some of this series filmed in the town of Sleepy Hollow? Were certain locations used? It is suppose to take place in the present day, I saw some police officers who play prominent roles in the series, are the PD uniforms similar to the real Sleepy Hollow PD?

Not Westchester but close enough....plus a neat rig. Mahopac LTI Oshkosh Ladder East Meadow and Lynbrook in my neck of the woods had one of these.

Yorktown Heights Engine. Love the gear racks on the hose bed.

Mt. Vernon C model Mack

Ossining Rescue 14

Jaws of Life..... HURST tool. Like asking for a Coke when they have Pepsi. Need a "HURST" tool over here!!!! When the department uses Holmatro. Anyway...what's a "fully involved" structure fire. Is the actual structural components of the building involved or is there just a S&^T load of fire showing on arrival? Heavy fire showing? Medium fire showing...I have heard this. I bet you will get a lot of variations on this as well.

No Yonkers, maybe the vern.

Mamaroneck 1971 Segrave

On the slide it says 1965 Mack C/1982 E-One....did Golden's Bridge refurb this truck at some point? photo Glenn Vincent Thanks for the info, and it does look like a city rig! Thanks for the info and it does look like a city rig at that!

Somers 1979 Oren/duplex photo by Glen Vincent Yorktown Heights 1968 Seagrave

Not Westchester but close....Greenwich CT 77 Seagrave 100 ft. photo by Glen Vincent

I think this is a neat little rig. Any history on this truck? Verplanck 83 GMC/Ranger with a pump. Photo by Ron Bogardus

Croton on Hudson C Mack