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Date: 1/20/04 Times: 21:09hrs - 01:58hrs Location: Town of Ossining, 7-4 Nicole Circle, Hudson View Condos (Off Ogden Rd.) Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: OFD 2331, 2332, 2334, E96, E97, E98, E99, L41, L42, R14; CFD 2081, 2082, 2084, E118 FAS Team; BFD U12, 2551; YHFD 2533, E270 FAS Team, OVAC, TOPD, WCATF Zone 3, Batt 17. Relocated TL38 SHFD, OFD E100 & E101 in 1/4s. Note: Special Town Call assignment only brought E96, E97, E99, L42, R14 on initial alarm, E98 & L41 added later in incident. Croton EMS 55B1 relocated to OVAC HQ Description Of Incident: Fire in wood-frame condo unit, fire presenting on #2 floor - damage to fire apartment and water damage to one below, and basement. One aerial in use, three engines and 2 FAS Teams. Writer: 1075thebox Hopefully, I can get some pics I took.

Date: 1-15-04 Time: 0700hrs Location: 395 Westchester Avenue Units: E58, E60, E62, E64, TL2, R40, 2391, multiple EMS units Frequency: 46.26 Description: Fire in multi-story apartment building, Companies operating requesting EMS ASAP, fire possibly on upper floors, C&O dispatched along with PCPD Detective Unit Writer: 1075thebox

Date: 1/14/04 Times: 22:51hrs - ongoing (23:34hrs) Location: Route 6 in front of Cortlandt Town Center Frequency: 46.26 for Fire, 462.200 EMS, 153.575 ALS Units Operating: C2263, C2266, C2267, E255, E257, 69B2, 35M1, 39M1, U11, SP - Cortlandt Description Of Incident: Head-on 2 car MVA, Driver in vehicle one was pinned for over 40 minutes, being worked on by ALS units, Driver of Vehicle #2 apparently fled scene, leaving vehicle behind, possibly brought to hospital by other means. Snowy conditions causing serious road hazards county-wide!! 2nd ALS unit requested by 35M1 on arrival. C2263 is the IC. LMVAC in qtrs w/ add'l crew. Writer: 1075thebox

Date: 1-15-04 Time: 0702hrs Location: 123 Gordon Avenue (Between Rice and Anderson) Units: C2313, E85, E86, E87, TL38, R12, E80, Ossining FAST U51 Frequency: 46.14 and 46.26 Description: Fire in basement of 2 story balloon-type construction residential building - no extension; E97 & L41 Ossining relocated to SHFD HQ along with E189 Pocantico Hills - C&O Team requested Writer: 1075htebox

Commercial alarm, backed out due to noxious fumes. HM-1 on location investigating potential water from sprinkler system mixing with chemicals, however nothing was found, so I am told...

It's all about the spec, as a sales rep informed us at a recent meeting. If your specs state even the smallest details, like "when wheels are turned to their turning capacity, they shall not be hindered by any other components of the apparatus," then this should be adhered too. If you do not spec out every single detail, you leave yourself open for imperfections. Sadly, the way the industry, actually, every industry operates isn't as good as it should be. KME can build a good rig (Mohegan, West Harrison, etc.) or bad (Fairview, etc.) just like Seagrave can. Personally, if I want a rig built to my desire, I will make sure all possible items myself and the commitee can come up with will be in the specs. And on another note, Somers tends to buy and design apparatus that they don't like, wait until they have them, then point the fingers at someone else. I don't blame res20cue, because I know he knows his stuff, plus he is in one of those "jams" - where he has to deal with commissioners who should let the Chiefs do their jobs!

Departments Dispatched on 33.96 ONLY: Grasslands Fire Brigade (254) Harrison (216) Mamaroneck Town (223) New Rochelle (230) Station Alert w/ 46.06 "Rattle off" Pelham (235) Station Alert & 46.26 Vounteer Alert Pound Ridge (240) Purchase (241) Irvington (220) Departments Dispatched on 33.96 and 46.26 Fairview (212) Greenville (215) Hartsdale (217) Millwood (225) Mount Kisco (228) No. White Plains (232) Vista (256) Montrose VAFD (257) on 33.96 from 60 Control, all others on their VHF Hi-Band Freq. Departments Dispatched on Alternate Frequencies: Ardsley (201) Eastchester (210) Elmsford (211) Continental Village (213) Hastings (218) Mount Vernon (229) Sleepy Hollow (231) Peekskill (234) Stations on UHF, Vollies on 46.26 Scarsdale (243) Tarrytown (246) White Plains (251) Yonkers (252) Departments Dispatched on 46.26 only: Armonk (202) Bedford Hills (203) Bedford (204) Briarcliff (205) Chappaqua (206) Croton Falls (207) Croton (208) Dobbs Ferry (209) Goldens Bridge (214) Hawthorne (219) Katonah (221) Larchmont (222) Mamaroneck Village (224) Mohegan (226) Montrose (227) Ossining (233) Pleasantville (237) Port Chester (239) Rye (242) Somers (244) South Salem (245) Thornwood (247) Valhalla (248) Verplanck (249) West Harrison (250) Yorktown (253) Buchanan (255) Banksville (258) Archville (263) Rye Brook (266) Hope this helps!!!!!!!

Know what the problem is? Most Volunteer Assosciations waste time fighting for stupid causes, for example the blue light law. Many people out there are members of these organizations but only on paper. If we really cared about the issues in our service, we should be attending meetings and speaking our minds! We also spend WAY TOO MUCH TIME bickering with the Career Departments in Westchester. Focus our resources and energy on improving ourselves, like mandating training standards! Every firefighter should have the same minimum training statewide. Furthermore, FAST personnel should be trained universally as well. We all hear the comments "The paid guys are trying to eliminate us," but the truth is, we aren't helping ourselves! Take the time to better yourself, and you officers out there - motivate your people and set a good example!!!

My precautions are as follows: 1. Avoid the Flu! 2. Don't over eat! 3. Get someone to drive me home. 4. Wake up in the next day no earlier then 1pm. To all of you out there - Happy New Year, and F*ck the Taliban!!

I thought the one development in New Rochelle was the tallest, 30 something stories..........

First of all, the Millwood FD is a group of good guys, and this is very shocking to me. I can't understand what the reason is to take someone's land to build your firehouse, especially with other land available in the area. This is not a good way to go about doing this, and I hope they come to their senses soon, or the public is going to view them as a bunch of power-hungry bafoons.

Date: 12/28/03 Time: 03:00hrs - ongoing Location: 3600 Curry Street (corner of Jefferson Ct.) Size-up: 2 story wood frame residential, fire from exterior into interior. YPD gave units info of "caller states seeing fire and smoke." Units Operating: LMFD: 2262, 2263, 2264, 2265, 2266, 2267, E257, L10, U40, 69B2 YHFD: 2533, 253FAST, E270 PFD: 2342, 2343, 234FAST, E134 County: C&0 Team Zone 4, Batt. 17

A simple solution to this is Education! Each FAST unit should be reaching out to their neighboring agencies and advising them of their capabilities. Furthermore, As a responding Chief or Commanding Officer, upon receiving an alarm that may be creditable, have your dispatcher activate a FAST, even if it is to have them stage in their own quarters or yours. Time is of the essence.

Date: 12/19/03 Times: Posted 08:26, Alarm time: 07:51 and ongoing Location: North Castle PD Mt. Kisco FD and EMS Frequency: 46.26 and MKVAC Units Operating: 70B1, 70B2, 45M1, 45M4, E106, R31, U13, 51B2, 70-101 Description Of Incident: MVA, Bus vs. Van on initial report, 45M1 on location first rpts at least 3 patients, needs 2nd ambulance. Per 70-101, Armonk EMS to scene as 5th rig and 2nd Medic.