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This is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Just wait until the Feds come in to collect their $271 MILLION bill, plus interest and penalties for the Federal Transportation Administration Hudson rail tunnel project Governor Christie scrapped last month! Swooosh!

We learn from others. We can learn something here, too. For example: in·sub·or·di·nate. adj \ˌin(t)-sə-ˈbȯr-də-nət, Deep down I don't believe there are any political agendas by any of the players involved in Freeport. The suspension was a management decision based on the actions, or lack thereof, by the Chief.

This was avoidable to some degree. There is no reason why the union could not have put the latest concession offer to the membership for a vote, instead the "inner circle" shot it down, thereby forcing the City's hand. It goes against the definition of what the union is supposed to represent.

Operator error.

"The emperor has no clothes!"

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Absolutely. This is a critical time where many guys (gals) are most vulnerable, especially if stuff is still smoldering, (still making CO, and whatnot) people are working in there, usually with no mask.

They shouldn't . And after the first bread and butter room-and-contents fire that goes mutual aid because of inadequate staffing, the taxpayers should be screaming. The Union needs to take out a full page newspaper ad, and get the media in on this, to highlight the dangers now facing residents and businesses alike. Nevermind the danger to the guy on the nob or the one doing a primary search for victims in a fire.

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http://www.emtbravo....ndpost&p=192082 This is a post that began over a year ago with pre-delivery shots, and continues right up until fairly recently. Full vehicle specs are in there, around mid-thread. This truck turned out wicked!

If manpower staffing for the fire department is intentionally cut and they can no longer man their calls properly, expecting out of district departments to make up for their shortcomings is pure insanity. Additionally they are unnecessarily putting the surrounding community at risk by stripping their neighbors of resources. It is no longer mutual aid when it's only one way.

That was a test to see who was paying attention.

Read more: http://www.nydailyne...l#ixzz15wNX0sMJ This story would normally go against our rules on posting articles about members of uniformed services getting into trouble outside of their employment. Here I want to point out that this guy got suspended from his job for a month based on a CHARGE of driving while intoxicated while off duty, on his own time. Keeping in mind that an individual is generally considered innocent until proven guilty, this fellow has been convicted by his employer, the FDNY, and sentenced to thirty days suspension with no pay without even so much as a hearing. I think this goes to show that you can be held responsible for your actions outside of your employment, and that there is a level of personal accountability in your daily life that reflects on and can have a significant impact to your livelihood.

I'm going to take a wild guess here, that after he calmed down a little bit he attempted to parlay the fact that he was "on-the-job-@-FDNY" in an effort to make the incident go away, and it didn't quite work out as planned. They busted him just the same and now in fact, the hot water only got hotter because of the failed courtesy ploy.

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Thanks for the added input, Mike and Joe. With firms like these trolling the Net, there is no telling whose content they might lock on to in the future. And it sounds like once they have you in their sights, there will be no opportunity to apologize and remove the "offending content" to close the issue. You will need a lawyer, and a prayer. And a checkbook. EMTBravo site staff will sometimes edit posts containing more than the first paragraph of a copied article, however we are under no obligation to edit these or monitor any post on the site for compliance. There is always a possibility offending content could remain unnoticed. Posters are entirely responsible for the content in their messages posted on our forums. If everyone follows the site posting rules there should be no problem.

Pics? Nah, I want to see the Video!

Yes, absolutely. Can you PM me which topic that was? I can't see any of your recent posts which may have been taken offline.

It must be a very touchy operation to pluck someone out of a mud bog in an aircraft hovering so close to the ground. You gotta figure the gross weight of the craft instantly increases by the weight of the person who was just freed, there has to be precise corrections made to the lift to prevent a catastrophic drop in altitude! Excellent Job! We're all allergic to gravity.

I posted this ? here because of an issue in a neighboring town concerning the Police Chief, but this scenario could apply to the Fire Service, as well. Why is it that local governments and their politicians (selectmen, city council, trustees, whatever), almost always look outside their immediate area when it comes time to appoint a new Chief when the current leader retires? Especially when they are happy with the current state of affairs if you will, and there is qualified talent, (Deputy Chief, Capt. Lt. ) available within their internal ranks.

Thanks for the update, John. I'm glad to hear all your members are alright, AND, that your OVAC crews now have the necessary safety equipment to alert them to a potential hidden danger they might encounter! I hope the homeowners make a full recovery.

Unfortunately, the "Firehouse Property" is likely also village owned, so the lunacy follows them there. How sad. We are not safe from ourselves anymore. Nothing like letting a potential lawsuit govern all of our activities. Give me back the good ol' days!

WOW Great letter by this NJ Cop. That huge wad of pension cash is utterly irresistible to these politicians. It looks like NY has one foot on the banana peel and the other on the slope...if they pass that pension funding deferment measure they will certainly follow in NJ's footsteps. It's not just the states- The feds have been quietly raiding social security for years.

With all due respect, the arriving responders were facing two patients in distress, one unconscious, the scene presented several critical challenges. Any unusual odors may have gone unnoticed initially. That's the thing, with CO there is no odor. There can be other faint, telltale smells associated with a CO condition, but not always. The presence of unburned hydrocarbons such as aldehydes which have a sweet taste, are usually good indicators something is very wrong. These are what they probably noticed after a while and they reported that. How the FD responded to this "odor of gas" report is another topic ripe for discussion.

As far as the EMS responders not having personal CO /gas/monitor/detectors, I bet that is going to change. At least I certainly hope it does. In fact, it had better change, otherwise somebody is going to get hurt! There is no excuse not to have these devices. They were very lucky this time, next time, they may not be so lucky. Same goes for the residents. Had the concentration of CO had been higher the outcome would have been much different. An acute exposure to high levels of CO does not present the typical symptoms like a chronic exposure to lower level doses, such as dizziness, headaches, nausea, flu-like symptoms. If the readings are high enough the exposure can quickly cause convulsions, unconsciousness and death. Quickly, as in, within minutes. Additionally, studies have shown that CO exposure can cause heart muscle damage and increase chances of mortality due to cardiovascular problems years later, related to exposure! ([Jan 2006] Journal of the American Medical Association ) I'm curious as to why there were no working CO detectors in the house? Did the homeowners not hear about "Amanda's law" the New York State law that went into effect Feb, 22, 2010, § 2. Subdivision 5-a of section 378 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 202 of the laws of 2006. The law prescribes, In a nutshell, ALL dwellings (that meet the requirements, and the list is comprehensive) I know I'm preaching to the choir, here, but having working smoke and CO detectors is a no-brainer.