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Looks like a win for Portchester. While it will add to you call volumes it won't be as bad as this will be a fairly well off population. I'd look into getting the developer to kick in some cash for any specialty equipment. Maybe a mini-pumper for the parking garages, a bus, training facility. Extra staffing is going to have to come from the bump in the tax base. Luckily this isn't being built in some outlaying area.

Which would make it virtually undetectable inside or outside the body. The statement implies that purely by placing the bomb within the body it is now undetectable.

They're commonly used in europe for spinal immobilization. They do a better job of restricting movement and are much more comfortable for the patient.

If metal detectors don't detect things inside the body why did I see a guy have to explain the rod in his leg supporting his femur fracture.

I believe the collapses went to a Spartan chassis because Mac either changed or dropped the chassis FDNY had been using.

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/video?id=6980859 More video, photos of the aftermath, and final determination of cause. Operator error, speed and last second turn.

Remember bail is not punitive. t is there to ensure the defendant shows up in court. There are several issues a judge must consider when setting bail. First is the crimes for which the defendant is on trial. According to the article he was only charged with illegal handgun possession and stolen goods trafficking/possession. I'm pretty sure these offense require bail. When determining how high to set bail factors like threats to public safety and flight risk are considered. The perp took a few rounds in this didn't he? He's not going anywhere any time soon and will soon enough begin the punishment phase of what will hopefully be the rest of his natural life.

Ahh, that makes sense. Sign me up! Goose, I'm surprised to see you say that. While recerting is a monumental pain in the balls, its only such a pain because we lose proficiency in areas we deal with infrequently. While it certainly guarantee a good medic you at least have to have picked up a text book in the past 3 years.

Any time FDNY makes a significant purchase it must be put out to bid to ensure the tax payers are getting the best price. To ensure they get the right product FDNY has developed an incredibly detailed and extensive bid for all of their fire apparatus to ensure it can do exactly what they want. Maybe the last round of ladder problems forced Seagrave to up the cost of the bid to cover the demands of FDNY's warranty repair. Ferrara has aggressively pursued FDNY contracts as well as expanding their footprint in the tri-state area. Maybe they underbid and will find themselves taking a hit on this. Either way, no matter who's name is on the grill it should be fully capable of doing the job. We'll know who's getting the next contract after its awarded. They're truly up for grabs to any company that can put itself out there.

Can someone remind me again why Licensing is better than Certification?

Probably a numbers game due to budget issues. Order 20 now and 60 later rather than 40 each time.

In Peekskill and Greenburgh medics can still get patient contact on a regular basis. In White Plains how are these guys keeping their skills up? I'm no lover of Transcare so this isn't about them being the EMS agency in White Plains they should be doing this. This is about intubating and starting IVs. Easily taught difficult to master. Does White Plains require their rescue medics to be medics on the outside or are they counting on frequent simulation training?

I'm going to jump the gun on this and say all involved are behaving like children. I've been stuck behind a vehicle that was less than enthusiastic about getting to a call and you're stuck behind them until they acknowledge your presence and pull over for you. I've also been in front of someone who I feel was driving too fast for the conditions, but I signaled and pulled aside so they could safely pass. The last thing you should have to swerve for is one of your own. I've got a lead foot, but you know where responding units are going to be coming from and you should be the first vehicle on the road out of the way. Leave the egos at home. When you're responding to a call there are more important things to worry about than politics.

Every week I have another half dozen examples of this system screwing the pooch. Only blessing/curse is that it always works out in the end. Until someone news worthy gets hurt or killed by this nothing is gonna change. How about the injury at construction site that no one knew was 20' below street level until the BLS got on scene. Had he been entrapped or in a hole you're looking at upwards of a 10 minute delay in getting any rescue resources rolling (even ESU was out of the loop on this one). Sending two ALS units out on clearly BLS calls while an arrest drops and now rather than 2 to 5 minutes for ALS it was more than 10. How about the drowning called in at a park that doesn't have a pond? Why use dispatchers familiar with the borough when you can have two ambulances, a conditions boss, an engine, and a handful of cops race around the borough.

With Transcare handling patient care in White Plains where do the Rescue guys get their patient care experience in?

Try for a range permit in NYC and the Westchester carry process will seem like a breeze.

It all depends. If I gotta take a door to get to my pt, then I prefer to take the roof too. Its easier to get the pt out without spinal motion and doesn't take too much longer. Many just pop the door, wedge a spinal board under the pt and drag them onto it.

County will dispatch an alarm however you ask them to do it. For a short time in Pleasantville, any possible structure fire in certain no water areas automatically started out a neighboring tanker. At times when a ladder or rescue goes OOS depts will have a neighboring dept automatically assigned to their alarms as well. There is still the whole debate as to why and why not, but it is absolutely possible.

Both boats will be operating year round.

You can't save them all and the John P Harvey is all ready struggling to survive. http://www.fireboat.org/

Sorry, I had the times wrong from the dept study. After looking it up, here's the results for Supression bunker gear. Without the SCBA you have only 2.5 minutes of positive buoyancy. Due to the compressive affect of the SCBA straps positive buoyancy lasts only 1.5 minutes. In short, without a life jacket you're not going to stay afloat long enough for someone to come get you. The tests were performed in fresh water, using dry gear for each test, and different types of dept issued footwear. Boots or shoes had no affect and attempts to swim or remove the gear significantly decreased the buoyancy time. There's nothing mentioned in the results as to wether or not the gear was new, however the EMS gear tested was used.

Phenomenal thread. Thanks for the detailed story and photos. Any thoughts about going with an inline foam eductor? Then all you need is a bucket and the drain valve on the foam tanks. FDNY recently conducted buoyancy tests for members in EMS and suppression bunker gear. You have 5 minutes of positive buoyancy that can be increased by calmly floating and not attempting to swim.

Heartstart FR2 from Philips. I've used 3 different defibs and while they're all easy to use, I've never seen one take abuse like the FR2.

3 hrs and only cover 150 miles along the highway sounds more like a leisurely drive than a real pursuit. It sounds like PD did just enough to keep track without losing her.

Its not to be used to avoid a car or modify the drivers behavior. Its for use if the driver is incapacitated.