ny10570
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A little foam to control the fire and a tool for the door pop both sound like good ideas, but neither are good enough to do the job when it matters most. A little door pop, absolutely makes things easier at times, but isn't necessary. I've taken patients out the other side of the car and out the rear window. How much fire are you candling with the on board CAFS system?? I've seen a lot of fire knocked back very fast with a couple dry chem extinguishers. If you're not going to extinguish the fire, that seems like the better option for quickly snatching the patient. Isolated company with occasional 20 minute waits and 30 mile transports seems like all the more reason for a dedicated EMS vehicle. I'd like to see how many structure fires vs how many hospital admissions that area generates. If we're talking about saving lives then an ambulance with added firefighting capacity would make more sense than an engine with added EMS capacity. I'm not saying there shouldn't be an engine there, more questioning why its acceptable to cut corners with EMS.
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Even on paper this doesn't make sense. I just don't get what these agencies are thinking.
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One thing unique to the volunteer fire service that always struck me is how coverage improves when a department has a fire. Middle of the day many depts can barely get two rigs out the door, yet if they have a fire they'll pull an engine and ladder from their neighbors that usually come loaded up with firefighters ready o respond the moment an alarm comes in.
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On Bedford St in Manhattan there's a 3 story house that's about 10 feet wide. It was a few years ago that I was in there, however the house was fairly roomy and easy to maneuver around in after you got in the front door. LES tenements and Chinatown walk-ups are definitely far more difficult to get around in. I've seen many apartments where the residents would have killed for a full 9' of space.
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Reread the article. Apparently engines were on the way but 1 minute in engines from an additional dept were requested. This is a story about an ambulance arriving before the fire apparatus. Not about an ambulance being sent instead of an engine as the headline states. Apparatus are out of service for many reasons from being involved at another call to being shuttered temporarily for staffing shortages. In this case the chief redeployed his resources based upon who was available and due to the location of the fire the ambulance was the closest unit and arrived first. Nothing more. It happens every day in cities across the country and sometimes the OOS unit misses a first due job. Maybe budget cuts are responsible for a decrease in reserve apparatus or longer turnaround for repairs, but that's not discussed. This is a poorly written story aimed at getting readers.
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All NYC surplus equipment is auctioned off by DCAS at monthly auctions. Many past vehicles have found second lives with other departments but most are in pretty sad shape by the time they are auctioned.
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Its a blind shaft. I'm sure there's several on that roof and even with a good flashlight clearly identifying whats on the bottom may be tough. It could have been as simple as they were walking along the roof and suddenly she disappeared down one of these holes or, after she fell they lost track of which shaft during the panic to get help.
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Guessing this is the FDNY EMS exam. I haven't read this one, but in the past there was a separate part that had to be mailed in even when filling online. Call DCAS Monday morning and find out from them. When you call, get the name of the person you are talking to and keep track of who and when you call just in case there are any problems down the road.
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Why are they moving the Ferrara? Isn't it pretty new?
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So B of A should just go there and hand out cash?? There are no ATMs and in some cases no banks operating for miles. Not all businesses take credit cards, especially without power. How much cash do you keep in your go bag? Eventually you'll need more. I would hope they waived any fees for other bank customers.
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To everyone going up there, be safe and good luck. Do your departments providing their members with vaccinations? cholera, hep A, and tetanus are the big three off the top of my head. Sewage and septic systems are among the first things to fail and last to be restored in flooding and thanks to our modern sanitation systems we have little exposure and even less vaccination for cholera and hep A.
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I believe FDNY sent more than just an IMT team. They deployed to Binghamton today.
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Nothing compares to Liberty, and more specifically the photos that made it here last year. Hands down the best photos of the tribute I've ever seen.
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Yeah yeah yeah, The Vern got new rigs. How about someone just dropped in a Fred Sanford quote with zero recognition. Strong work Cap.
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Unless donations are specifically donated for a certain event they go into the general fund. Then at the end of their involvement ARC takes any remaining money and rolls that into the general fund. There are not a lot of people texting funds for the thousands of displaced families the ARC helps every year at smaller less noteworthy events. The media acts like they're uncovering some big scam, but this info is in ARC's tax fillings every year. Last year they had over $300 million from Haiti placed into the general fund. This does not mean that they've stopped helping in Haiti and are using that money for new canteen trucks. They are continuing to help in Haiti and will continue to do so long after the donations have stopped coming in.
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ARC is extremely well regarded on their efficiency as a charity. http://www.charitywatch.org/ is an oft cited resource on the national evening news programs discussing avoiding fraudulent charities and they gave ARC an A-. According to their filings with the Federal government ARC spends about 90% of their money on their programs and somewhere around 5% on administration. Yes their CEO is pulling in 7 figures, but she's running a nearly $4 Billion corporation. After 9/11 when they were tagged for trying to use 9/11 funds for their general fund and her compensation came to light it was less than her peers at a similar sized corporations.
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You're missing out on the last 40 years. I had a phenomenal time there as a kid in the 80s and later taking children there in the 90s.
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The ceiling and rear wall collapsed shortly after the chiefs arrived and before fire suppression began.
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This article has literally made me sick. I'm aware of much of the financial ineptitude of the Port Authority and the many scams perpetrated in the name of 9/11 but to see it so clearly quantified was rough. Worst of all, these are all of the "legit" scams. People filing taxes and twisting truths. This doesn't even begin to address all bogus claims, fake charities, mountains of donated cash that evaporated without a trace. http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-08-31/news/9-11-the-winners-profiting-from-september-eleventh/
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Here's an almost excellent video of the first few minutes of the incident.
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I'd like to point out of all the accusations of sabotage not much has showed up in the news of actually substantiated claims. At one point the list of possible acts was down to 14. I do not doubt a few members acted over zealously and crossed the line into criminal action, but the media firestorm really raked the workers over and in the end they returned to work with nothing more than a commitment from Verizon at a compromise. A hearty congratulations to all of the verizon workers. Your example will not only help protect our fellow union employees from unfair attacks, but also protect all of the non-union workers out there the companies will pay just enough to keep from uniting.
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All FDNY apparatus are lowest bidder.
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Not a clue. Remeber585, any idea as to the cost??
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Of all the doors I got to use, this was my favorite... http://www.firehouseinnovations.com/
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FDNY also picked up 10 or 12 95' TL's. I thought the bids were announced together.