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Spent a lot of time in these buildings when I worked out of Jacobi. There's a lot if them throughout that area. Once the fire starts going lateral it gets big fast. Many of these buildings are poorly maintained and often subdivided. They suck to be in on an average day. Somke and fire make them a nightmare. There was a similar multiple on E Tremont by Bronx Park Av a few years back that sent members hustling for the exit when conditions turned. Glad everyone will be all right.

Forget helmets and safety belts. The practice needs to stop. Hopping on between properties or across the street is not enough of a time saver to justify the risk. We hear about the catastrophic injuries, but what about more minor ones that still result in lost days or even permanent injury?

I was with you right until the dig on unions. The system you mentioned has substantial upfront costs. Figure the free market would find the cheapest and most cost efficient way of garbage hauling, right? Then why do all of the commercial haulers still do it this way? While some municipalities sacrifice speed in exchange for forbidding employees from riding on the back, I don't see any commercial haulers that ban the practice.

The state has a hard time explaining the benefits of mass transit in the NYC suburbs to the rest of its constituents. So they continue to cut the money for the MTA in the state budget. One stop gap was this payroll tax on any community served by the MTA. There was also an MTA tax on vehicle registration recently to bail the MTA out of a hole the state dropped the ball on.

You hit the difference right there. Neither has their equipment. Who do you think is closer to their comfort zone? I get it a couple times a month where a doctor will try and step in and help on calls. For simplicity sake I try to just go along with it as long as they're not insisting on something I was not doing or about to do already. It rarely works out. They want tests I can't perform, history I can't obtain, or tools I don't have. It is doctors that I have pushing IV epi boluses in living patients. Doctors sticking things in seizing patients mouths. Even had a doctor looking for a knife so he could trach a diabetic he was convinced was choking. In the subway or on a bus, give me CFR/EMT/Medic any day over a doctor.

The uniform requirement in NYC was under the assumption that cops and firefighters generally only wear their uniforms on duty. Exceptions are infrequent enough as to be insignificant. As grumpy pointed out while they are technically riding for free they are expected to act in the event of an emergency. While these are rare, they are frequent enough that the vast majority of employed cops, firefighters, and ems happily pair their way so as to remain anonymous. The LIRR shooting was a really big deal. This was not some random spraying of bullets into a crowded train. He walked through the train calmly shooting each passenger as they sat or hid in their seat. He was armed with more than 100 rounds of ammunition and was not stopped until 3 citizens jumped him while he attempted to load his third clip. The public was understandably upset and politicians wanted to get more cops riding the trains. There were proposals put forward to make any cop legally allowed to ride mass transit for free. What is the value of a human life? Not the emotional value, but real world civil court value of a life. One cop on that train and how many lives are saved? I don't agree with randomly handing out free rides to anyone. However if an officer wants to carry and be willing to act, welcome aboard. Its a much cheaper alternative to hiring a cop to ride the train. How is a discount any different than a free pass? What's a fair break, 10%, 20%, or 99%? How many joy rides do you think cruisers, fire trucks or ambulances take across the bridges and tunnels? Generally speaking we are making these crossings because we have to. We do not charge the MTA or TBTA for services rendered on their property so why would they charge us for using their crossings? At the start of the budget crunch there was an attempt by the TBTA to start billing emergency vehicles until this very point was made to them. The FD would happily develop a rate structure for responses on their property. Its bad enough that not having an EZPass or using a cash only lane causes actual delays in response while they attempt to record your vehicle number, license plate, and driver ID. Everything has a cost, just because you're not seeing it at the toll booth or turnstile doesn't mean it is not being recouped in another way. No, but they do frequently receive discounts to all those places and more. How often are doctors, nurses, or lawyers experienced in handling whatever situation they may encounter outside the warm confines of their office? The fact of the matter is emergency service workers are experienced in handling not just the situation but the crowds and uncontrolled environment they find themselves in. Businesses give us discounts for both the goodwill it generates and to attract people that can and will help in an emergency. The engineer was paid to design the train. Until an engineer voluntarily walks into the MTA's Brooklyn headquarters and hands over a useful design or schematic without outside compensation that's not a valid point. The MTA expects members riding for free to step up and help in an emergency. For all the calls I handle in public places in Manhattan it is incredibly rare for a bystander not connected to emergency services to stop and help. Nurses are the only exception to this. Everyone else, whether they're suits or laborers all have a volunteer gig or previous career in emergency services.

These aren't secrets. The MTA allows FDNY and NYPD to ride in uniform for free throughout the 5 boroughs. After the Colin Ferguson shooting on the LIRR it became policy to allow cops to ride free at all times. Since Metro North and LIRR are still semi autonomous I don't know what their rules are, but I doubt they're too different.

The best thing about every diet or exercise plan anyone here and everywhere else will suggest is that they work. Running, lifting weights, crossfit, MMA, walking, eating less, no carbs, all meat, all raw, nothing with a shadow, whatever it is is. They all have the same fatal flaw. YOU have to stick to it. Do it till you get bored then do something else. Do a bunch of them, or just do one of them. Just do something! Please, do something and get others to join you. Moose and every other member here. None of us are perfect and the sooner you get at it, the easier and more beneficial it is down the road.

Anyone with specs on these birds? I know its a long shot without federal regulation, but are these companies taking advantages of the lessons learned in the last few airmedical crashes? Are night vision, terrain avoidance, and auto pilot or a second pilot standard for these new birds?

Nit picking a bit? Seing as how gas tank has become synonymous with fuel tank to the masses, everyone watching knows exactly what they mean when they refer to the truck's gas tank.

I used to work 26W on Southern and 168. We'd see Aviation and another BS group, I think it was the Bronx Fire Patrol. Always drove like lunatics and usually in the way.

If they have a star of life in the cap window they are EMS conditions cars operated by an EMS Lt or occasionally a Captain. A while back the department ordered several of these vehicles, 80 I believe. 40 went to Fire Battalions and 40 EMS. The Fire and EMS versions have different slide out trays.

Rail is very expensive. Until gas prices go up dramatically cars will still be the cheaper form of transport. The taconic median is no good as a rail right if way. Huge sections don't have the wide median, access for stations, and space for stations doesn't exist, and many sections feature grades not suitable for rail traffic. Before additional north south lines are built east west connections would have a much bigger impact on road congestion and rail utilization. Yes, the repair is a bandaid; but its a 30 year bandaid. I can't find the environmental impact statement anymore, but I believe the engineering is for a 30 year service life with improvements in structural safety and maintenance efficiency. They studied replacement, but the repair got similar returns on their investment. With as many bridges as the state has to repair/replace in this economy bang for the buck right now is paramount.

The diversion will not be a significant strain on the other bridge. While it will now be carrying 4 lanes of traffic and 2x as many cars they will be crossing at a slower speed and only for a relatively short period of time. The parallel span was built in the 70's with much more accurate design life numbers. The original planners never foresaw the volume and type of traffic the road sees today. The Taconic is a meandering parkway built to avoid established communities, access parks, and provide scenic views of the Hudson Valley. The original speed limit was 40 mph, while today doing less than 70 keeps you out of the left lane. I haven't heard anything about a major overhaul of that bridge. I couldn't even guess at the cost to replace the bridge. Champlain was about 75 million and the Tap is up in the Billions, but if the cost isn't close to the $1 million per year of service life then going rehab is the easy choice. Especially when you look at the list of deficient bridges across the state. To replace the bridge you wither have to build alongside the bridge or shut it down. The added cost of road reconstruction and site preparation only make the replacement option more costly. More tolls are great if you don't use that road or live anywhere near it. Tolls would push huge amounts of traffic onto surrounding roads and virtually eliminate southbound traffic coming from 84.

In the event if a tie, the blame falls on the ambulance. Due regard.

You're going to have to show me one of those. I just bought a negative cable and terminal for an '02 carrera for $45. It was only a few inches long and a single lead; but even a long multiple lead negative from the dealer shouldn't run you hundreds of dollars. Dollar store jumper cables cost $20. Good 4 gauge heavy duty cables start at $50-$60. Wiring harnesses?? I'm not talking about accessory power and and signal distribution. I'm talking about the thick black colored cable that comes off the negative (-) lead of your battery. The heavy gauge wire that completes the circuit of your cars electrical system and allows current to flow back into the battery. Not the bundle of wires plugged into a plastic socket.

I'm confused on this one. When are insurance companies yelling at anyone? Battery cables run about $20. What damage are they causing to any of those systems? Batteries are removed from cars or simply disconnected all the time. The biggest PITA is anti theft codes after the battery is reconnected. Unless there is significant intrusion into the engine compartment or an extrication, there's no reason to cut/disconnect the battery. Other than making it an extra hassle when moving the vehicle where is the harm?

My mistake on the officer part. Confused PVAC with PFD in my too often foggy memory. If you can't open the hood to access the fire your extinguishers will have no meaningful impact on said fire. In the vast majority of your cars, right behind the grill is that big old hunk of aluminum fins and tubing, the radiator. Right behind that is big old fan assembly. How much dry chem do you really think is getting to that fire? Even if you can pop the hood and attack the fire, all new car engines are covered in plastic to make them look nice. By the time the fire has burned through enough where you can reach it, it will likely have spread far enough that you'll be ineffective in extinguishing it and will still have a total loss. Now lets say hose bursts, piston explodes, battery explodes, whatever and one of these officers or well meaning bystanders is injured. How much injury is a burning car worth?? Cut hand, sure. Blinded, no. Scald burn to the face...? How about just the arm? Is a poor job by a professional always better than an untrained civilian? I didn't see anything done on there any different than would have been done by an untrained civilian.

Out of several dumb posts this one takes the cake. The members of this site LOVE photos and videos of fire scenes. Who do you think takes the overwhelming majority of pre arrival footage? So good, lets further the erosion of our rights to what end? So we can stop the recording of a few ill-informed observations of the general public? And those comment! What a bunch a a-holes. What about their observations was so wrong. It took at least 6 minutes for the FD to arrive from less than 2 miles away. While not a bad response time by Westchester standards, still a long time to wait when your home is on fire. At this point is anyone still surprised people don't understand how little fire protection they have. They see a big firehouse full of vehicles and expect them to show up. Then they went on to mock the lack of PPE and firefighters. The very same things that members here have critiqued. We preach PPE, using the reach of the hose, and proper angles of attack because of the dangers inherent in car fires. Speaking of the dangers of car fires, frequent poster and volunteer officer PFDRes47cue wants to slam them for staying back and waiting for the fire department to handle it. The nerve of these "cowards" recognizing a hazardous situation and waiting for the "professionals" to handle it. Why do we, cops and firefighters both, feel the pressing need to risk our safety just to dump $40 worth of dry chem into the grill of a car? The car is total loss. Open the car and trunk if possible, then step back and wait for a hose line.

My post was in reference to the liveleak video of a rooftop cell tower on fire. I didn't realize this thread was now part of the much older wind turbine thread.

IAFF screwed up by making it a firefighter soliderity rally. A lot of unions backed out once it changed from a pension reform rally to a firefighter rally. Its ridiculous that semantics get in the way of our futures. Now that tier 6 is a reality has anyone read through it? Here's the Assembly version.

Shut the power and if its within reach knock it down. Doesn't look much taller than the telephone pole in the background. An elevated stream would be ideal, but a hand line from the roof should work.

Easy on the political rhetoric there. No matter how wrong you may feel it is, there are a lot of people who disagree. Seeing as how this board is predominantly NYC and the surrounding metropolitan area statistically most of this board is going to disagree with you. Even our Right leaning members are almost as likely to disagree with you. As long as abortion is legal (wether or not you agree with it) putting their information in a public database exposes these people to harassment and ridicule. Once its illegal, convict these people of a crime and you can post whatever information you want wherever you want.

That was my thought too. This article sounds identical to the articles on the FDNY boats. Since then I haven't heard a peep and regularly see '343' and 'The Bravest' out on the river.