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Back in the early 1980's, after the Greenburgh Paramedic program was up and running, it was realized that there was no job description/classification for the P.O./paramedics. In an effort to compensate them for their extra duties and responsibilities, the P.O./paramedics were given the title of detectives to give them a boost in pay. This was an easy way to compensate them without going through the civil service process of creating a new job classification. Many departments make certain positions a detective position for compensation purposes.

You had a clear view of the ROOF. And how fast were we going ????? Flying just under the radar???

One of the requirements for employment as a firefighter with NRFD, was that you had to prove you could swim. That was 30+ years ago, maybe 40.

Do you know that from personal experience ??????

Which screen do you play 'Pong' on ?

After reading the comments on the MVA in Yonkers and the resulting topic about the "wash down", a few thoughts came to mind. 1) Whose responsibility is it to wash down the fluids? If the scene was inside of a structure or a confined space, an environmental clean up service would be contracted. 2) If the Fire Department has the responsibility, such as on a public street, what are the protocols for doing the clean up? 3) Does the Fire Department fall under the same rules as an environmental clean up service? 4) Would the Fire Department need to use some sort of agent to kill any pathogens. Hep B can survive long and in many types of environments. It could be possible that IF there was a large enough amount of blood and it was washed down into the storm drain and it could find it's way to an area the the public has access to. Could this cause someone to be exposed to Hep B? It just seems that if the fluids or body parts are in a structure of a confined area, there are all types of precautions that are required. If the same scenario is on the highway or out in public, there is a different set of rules. What do you think?

I was told by the health department (years ago) that when Speedy-dry is used the health department is to be notified and they would facilitate the proper disposal of it. On it's face it sounds great that they would handle it, however for them to handle all Speedy-dry clean ups, I don't know about that. Has anyone else heard of this with the health department?

Well Barry, I guess the cat is out of the bag now. If any one has direct info it's rfdu39. Thanks Patrick

One of the first things you learned to do was to be able to repeat 46.26/46.14 to the 33.96 portable. This was necessary so when there was only one dispatcher on duty, you could run down the hall to the bathroom when nature called. #615 1986, # 545 1974-1986

Would you attempt to do this? Greg Schenck struggles to remove debris from a drain on North Main Street just north of downtown Houston after the passage of Hurricane Ike, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. (AP /Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool) # To see more pictures of Hurricane Ike, go to, http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/t...ul_life_of.html

He shouldn't be any where near that drain. Unless there is a life safety issue, there is no reason on God's good earth that he should be doing that. If there was a life safety issue, then risk-vs-benefit has to be considered. Even with a PFD and a safety line attached to him, he can still get drawn into the suction and it can pull him under. Unless that line is attached at the other end to a fire engine that can pull him enough to break the suction.

At least 15 Indian train robbers looking to steal diesel from a freight carriage died today after inhaling poison gas stored in another tank they accidentally broke open, police said. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...5005961,00.html

It's been 22 years since the first class in 1986. Do the math.

Date: Sept. 24, 2008 Time: 2256 Hrs. Location: 47 Maple Ave. X Main St, New Rochelle Frequency: 460.4625 Units Operating: 2301, 2302, 30A1, DPT230, E21, E22, E23, E24, L12, NRPD, R4, TL11 Description Of Incident: Garage Fire. Writer: LTNRFD Initial Alarm Engs. 24, 22, 21 Lad. 12 and TL 11 Res 4 Car 2302 On the 10-75 Eng. 23 30A1 NRPD Car 2301 Eng 23 to locate on Pintard Ave with TL 11 to cover the rear of the building. Eng 25 relocating to Sta. 3 to stand by with Lad 13. 2310 Hrs. Main body of fire is K/D NRPD reported that the fire is at the same location of a truck into the garage 2 nights ago. See Journal News article. http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...EWS02/809220390

Spring on 1986 was the first class. Started the first week in March and went till the third week in May.

Date: Sept. 24, 2008 Time: 0027 Hrs. Location: 153 Woodhollow La., New Rochelle Frequency: 465.6125 Units Operating: 2301, 2302, 2309, 30A2, DPT230, E21, E22, E23, E25, L13, NRPD, R4, TL11 Description Of Incident: Fire in a single family house, in the garage. 1 person removed from the structure. Initial alarm: Engs. 25,23,21 Lad. 13 TL 11 Res. 4 Car 2302 On the 10-75: Car 2301 Eng.22 30A2 NRPD Car 2309 (safety officer) Relocated Eng 24 and Lad 12 to Sta. 3 Writer:LTNRFD 0100 hrs. Car 2301 reports, all hands working. Car fire in an attached garage with extension into the structure. Con Ed gas and electric to the scene.

Wax on... wax off !!

I wouldn't make that known....Barry was my EMT on NR Amb 1 for a long time and I taught him almost everything I know. Then I guided him along after he got his paramedic certification. After the paramedic stuff Barry and I were assigned to the same engine companies and he was my hydrant man when I was the MPO. Dame this guy just won't stop following me. What's next Barry .... RETIREMENT!!!! Congratulation to Capt. Nechis, I guess getting promoted to Capt. broke the cycle of you following me. Keep up the flow of info, you are a resource that many departments can only dream about having.

I was working for my father-in-law doing HVAC service calls. By the time I finished the second service call the 2nd tower was hit. I drove back to the office, then called my career dept to see if I was needed. They had already started to call back personnel to man spare rigs, with the possibility of going to NYC. So I went to my volunteer dept and they were just starting to assemble. When the 2nd tower fell, 60-control put out a county wide alert for all dept. chief officers to call 60 with their available apparatus and manpower for dispatch to NYC. We sent an engine and a ladder and were told to go to 243 and Bailey in the Bronx for staging. En route to the Bronx, 60-control advised 'all Westchester County departments, south of 287 are now directed to respond into Manhattan'. There was no additional direction as to where to go, so we went directly to the towers. No one there knew what to do with the out of town depts., so we stood around for about 10-15 minutes, then a chief said that there was a staging area be set up at Canal and the West Side Dr. Over there we went and stood around there for about 30 minute. No one there knew what to do with the mutual aid companies. So we decided to go find an empty fire house and see if they need us. We drove up and down every street until we found an empty house on W. 19th St., the quarters of E-3, L-12 and Bat-7. We stayed there from around noon to some time after midnight, when the company commander said that we were released from this assignment and to go down to the pile and assist. We stayed at the pile till around 4 AM when we were released and returned to Westchester. Many people were surprised that I didn't get a camera to take pictures. The sites, sounds, images, smells, quietness and the strange feelings that I experienced, will stay with me forever. Sept. 11,2001 Never Forget

That's it in a nut shell. When you have the right number of firefighters on each rig, you can specialize. Each position has an assignment and they do it. Not 1 person doing the tasks of 3-4. That's why you will see a lot of FDNY "standing around" outside of the fire. They preformed their job, their company preformed its' job and now they wait. Not like smaller departments that after FF 1 does job 1, he now has to do job 3,4,5 etc..... And it also helps when they train you to do it a certain way and everyone in the department all do it that way. As a Capt. at FLIP school once said, 'the FDNY is very parochial in the way they do things. Some times it can be a bad thing, change is difficult due to the size of the FDNY, but when you have anything the size of FDNY, you have to all be on the same page'.

So if I understand you above statement, Obama really isn't bringing many new ideas to the table. He will only go with the flow that was already started by the Republicans. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm sure the former Soviet Union will work out a nice treaty with the U.S. Hey they're more of our friends then the rest of the screwed up world. It's not the former Soviet Union that I'm worried about. What's his plan with the unstable third world countries that have the big chemistry sets? Those guys that don't play fair or by the rules.

Many years ago (25+) 3-4 car loads of friends went up there after hearing the stories about the Albino's who lived on Buckout Rd. They did not like being harassed and the story goes that if the light was shining on the clam shell with the Virgin Mary in it, then the Albino's were home. The story goes on that if they caught you on their property they would kill you and place an X in white paint on the road. These X's were to tell anyone thinking about going on the Albino's property that they mean business. The story goes that there were 3 X's in white paint on the street. Well off we go and when we got there the light was on. That night there were 4 white X's on the road. We proceeded past the Albino's house with caution. After going a distance past the house the cars turned around. I was now driving the lead car and went up ahead to the Albino's house. The other cars drove slowly back. I backed my car into the Albino's driveway and 2 of my passengers got out to hide in the bushes and wait for the other cars to scare the $**t out of them. As the other cars approached, 2 gunshots rang out and I noticed the gun flashes in the rear view mirror. The next thing I hear is the bullets winging over my car. Off I go out of the driveway leaving my 2 passengers in my dust, but not for long as the 2 of them caught up to my car and jumped in thru the windows. With all cars setting new land speed records, we got far away never to return. Everyone that night had a story to tell about the urban legend of Buckout Rd. The one thing that we could not understand was, all of us that had heard the stories about Buckout Rd, had heard about 3 white X's, not 4. It was about 3 weeks later there was a news article in the local newspaper about a body that was found in the brush on the side of the road. The article went on to say that the M.E. estimated that the person had been dead about 3 weeks.

When you get old, the memory is the first to go. Location #1 was Cooks. Dunkin Donuts is location 12.