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So they have never gotten this money then correct? If thats true than this whole thread is really a non-story since there is no decrease in state funding to County PD,

Why would the transport hospital matter? I've transported DWI's with Westchester County PD to Jacobi in the Bronx and I've seen Greenwich and CT State Troopers pursue perps well into NYS.

Thats a valid complaint, but its also the standard of care and the smallest package that I'm aware of. Unless they want to start issuing it in pill form. I have a hard enough time getting some pts to actually lift their tongue or chew the aspirin. I can see problems with a pill form of nitro.

I don't see a problem with chief's question. Tax payers deserve to know how their money is spent. Paid firefighters are sent for training around the country (Fairfax, Vegas, NYC, etc) have workout facilities, kitchens, lounges with TVs and DVD players (great for training, but the cable or satellite are for?) and sleeping quarters. PFD has a LOSAP rewards program funded through our Benevolence association which also sponsors a small tuition reimbursement ($200 per year I think) and our death benefit. Individual companies may have gym membership reimbursement and share the cost of shirts, sweatshirts, etc. The dept does a trip to the NYS Chiefs Convention where members are required to attend training and lectures. We don't use the building for outside social functions. No free gas, bar, etc. I think the chief is expecting to see things on the scale of what Newsweek turned up in LI. Cruises to Cancun where a lecturer is hired to come along and speak for an our on the first day out, million dollar kitchens with $100,000 food and drink budgets.

Why not keep one portable on each truck? You're not working in an environment where getting separated from your crew could get you killed. You just need a portable to reach out to incoming units, the bus, etc. You may not even need a portable. During my little stint with Pleasantville VAC we never had a need for portables since just about every call was a private house with the bus parked in the driveway. If someone needed to reach us between PD, the medic, cops on scene, pagers, and cell phones we were easy to reach.

No, Baker put out a bad product. I looked into it. There were approximately 24 of Hartsdale/Pleasantville aerials dwlivered and they all died the same death. Actually Pleasantville's and Hartsdale's were among the last 3 or 4 on the road. They all outlived their warranty so I guess in that respect they were fine. But they certainly did not live up to their reputation.

squadco, you should pay more attention. The good captain is an excellent source of information who has no problem putting his dept out there in the same ways he talks about other depts.

My father grew up in Hastings and as long as he can remember there has been the fight over wether or not Hastings and Dobbs Ferry should share certain services. Pleasantville and Mt. Pleasant are not much different. Pleasantville is literally surrounded by Mt. Pleasant. A perfect example is Rt 117 which runs through all of Pleasantville and from Oak Hill Dr to Apple Hill Ln (less than 2/10 of a mile) is in Mt. Pleasant before you enter New Castle and there are dozens more places almost as ridiculous. Fire districts are just as twisted. There's small lot with a deli, video rental, and dry cleaner where the district line is the light poles in the middle of the lot and for a time there were few houses up off the end of Locust Rd that were Thornwood Fire District. Too many small minded people don't want to give up control over their fiefdom and too many residents just love seeing the name of their town on the trucks that drive by. Just as ask the Scarsdale folks being served by NRFD.

This is poorly written article about what sounds like a very weak study. These doctors have no education as to what is and what is not excessive force. The study does not appear to differentiate between doctors suspecting excessive force and hearing a perp complain about excessive force. Do most Docs know the difference between a perp who was wrongfully beaten and one who was coked up and and attacked an officer? Since there is no reporting system in place this is all based on doctors recollections rather than anything they or anyone else documented. Anyone with even a basic psychology background understands that events that stand out gain importance in your memory over time. The one guy who really was worked over 6 months ago becomes 2 guys or his injuries become more severe. Then there is also adrenaline's ability to intensify memories. It is related to the phenomenon where big trucks making noise go faster than small quiet cars. It also makes guns and knives bigger when you're at the business end. Say there is one guy who came in with a badly broken hand. Figure he's got an emergency attending, emergency resident, orthopedic attending, ortho resident, triage nurse, area nurse, and radiology doc treating him. Thats 7 people on one shift and according to their survey methods that could be seven different people reporting to have seen a potential abuse case in the past year. Thats your typical teaching hospital. If the perp throws in chest pain, significant medical history or an interesting toxicology result he will see even more people. He spends the night in the ER the next tour all get briefed on his condition.

wow, I thought we were slow in getting everyone radios. We've had them now in every riding position for 4 or 5 years now. Its not if people get lost or separated, its because people do get lost and separated. In paid depts that train together every day and see fire every week guys still get in trouble. In your busiest volunteer companies that see multiple fires a month guys still get jammed up. Its not a matter of if it happens, but when it happens.

http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?showtopic=29275 They managed an interior attack until pulling crews due to structural instability. Then for nearly an hour they appear to be having some trouble getting water to the scene.

Custom engine you're looking at about 500,000 and depending on the bells and whistles you want you can easily pass 700,000. Someone has to pay for those changes. Fed isn't, builder can't afford to, that leaves the customer. No different than the consumer car market.

Bingo. The arrest was the point. This could get tossed every time it goes to court. The headache of being arrested and going to court is enough.

On a dry road on a sunny day if you're not doing at least the speed limit wether its because you're approaching your destination, looking for something, or just dogging it; I'm passing you. I'll make noise and stay wide to your left but unless there is some obvious reason that I should be going the same speed as you I'm coming around.

What are the pretty good points for not carrying a radio?

New Cannan does a lot of work with Tankers. They run a pretty smooth operation. From the incident alerts, it sounds like this one gave them more trouble than usual.

A State Supreme Court jury in the Bronx found the defendant, Lillo Brancato Jr., 32, guilty of first-degree attempted burglary, a felony, but said he was not culpable in the death of the officer, Daniel Enchautegui, who was shot by Mr. Brancato’s accomplice after a night of drinking and a search for drugs. Under the law, a person is guilty of second-degree murder in a killing that occurs in the commission of another felony. But the law provides for mitigating circumstances in a defense. In Mr. Brancato’s case, the jury apparently accepted his contention that he did not directly participate in the killing, was not armed and did not know that his accomplice had a gun. The jurors left without commenting on their verdict. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/nyregion...ml?ref=nyregion First a killer slides in Brooklyn, then the city is let off the hook in Manhattan, and now another killer slides in the Bronx. December has not been the best month for slain emergency service workers.

The average American just ain't that sharp. If you read these stories, every single time they talk to Jurors they talk about how one or more of them don't understand something or were confused. OJ beat murder because the Jury couldn't understand DNA. In one of officer Timoshenko's murder's trials the jurors talk about how several jurors didn't understand what the charges meant or even what the prosecution was trying to prove. On the upside 1 is going away, one is up for another trial, and all 3 may be eligible for federal civil rights violations.

Seth are you sure 15 was post Baker? TL-5 I believe was the same design, same problems. Baker scope all the way. The hydraulic system is a maintenance nightmare. By their own admission a poorly designed system. Everyone that was placed in service eventually failed catastrophically and resulting in either a new boom or entirely new truck. After asking around it looks like Pleasantville is going to be the first to try and rebuild the boom.

For everyone who caries a ridiculously oversized Mag light for self defense, here is a more practical alternative.

Were they going to the same call? Several times I've passed a vehicle with lights on because they were either lolly gagging on the way to low priority job or maybe cruising the block looking for a call.

should have told him to drive faster.

He knew about the gun. He committed a felony that resulted in the murder of officer Enchautegui. He knew the guy he was with. He wasn't just some guy he met off the street and decided to rob someone with. You know which of your friends have guns and are likely to carry them. He knew he had a gun. Now he could potentially be out of jail in a couple of months.

I would love to shut the road down every time, but you do still have to allow people and commerce to continue about their routine. However my safety is paramount. Slow everyone down. Photounit, you're spot on. Anyone who has ever spent much time on two wheels learns that you go where you look. Want to avoid a pot hole, stump, rut, or pedestrian keep your eye on your line around the obstruction not the obstruction. Several studies have shown that people with impaired mental function (drugs, alcohol, or tired) fix their gaze on flashing lights. The chevrons supposedly direct the eyes away from the vehicle. But there's nothing about what happens when you have multiple chevrons or chevrons that are partially obscured by other vehicles.

The driver struck another vehicle before swerving around an ambulance and struck Ms. Smith. She could have been wearing 1,000 Watt light on her head and she was still going to get hit. Visibility is not our problem. If you've driven past a scene in Westchester or LI recently you've probably noticed how hard it is to see the road in front of you because the light show gets so bright. If you want to stop people from getting hurt at these scenes park a big flipping fire truck behind you and slow traffic down. Stack up cars till they're 3 or 4 deep in all lanes and you won't see these things happen.