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Now say these accusations aren't coming from a complete moron and she says you fondled her while she was half asleep. It was quick, but she clearly remembers you lifting her shirt and touching her. Your mileage and time stamp mean nothing. Also don't forget there is nothing to document your actual mileage other than what you say. By the time any charges get anywhere and they get to looking at your vehicle you'll have hundreds more miles on that odometer. If I was trying to make you look guilty I'd show it as you trying to hide something. A premeditated effort that is unverifiable and appears on the surface to be based in good intent is rather an attempt to distract any potential investigation. Besides NYMedic, don't you work in NYC 911? Your AVL has your location time stamped every few minutes and at every signal change. City pulls your little black box and they have your every move for months.

The problem in the volunteer world is not everyone is up to doing the same jobs. If your exterior or brand new member is sitting in position they cannot handle you wind up having to assign jobs anyway. Why not just assign jobs en route every time and eliminate the confusion.

Buildings are not built with fire protection in mind. They are built to be cheap, strong and fast to construct. The only reason fire protection is even considered is due to local building codes. If people were worried about fire everything would be built from concrete and steel or at the very least heavy timber. Trusses, laminate I beams, composite materials, etc all lead to cheaper construction costs and shorter build times.

It was suppose to rolled out by the fall, but has been held up by the FDA. To comply with the NYS capnography standard Jan 1 FDNY was going to switch to the LP15 as part of a massive product roll out. Last I heard they are shooting for availability by this summer. Its about the same size and weight. Color screen with a lot more info on the display. A lot of bells and whistles that I don't have any details on.

Hydrogen is lighter than air and burns at such a low temperature how much of a risk does it pose? It seems gasoline is more dangerous with its high density and high burn temperature.

Yeah, thats about the phrasing I usually hear from moms in labor. While not always in English or without profanity, that is the general sentiment. To the people who insist on giving out mileage and times when transporting unescorted females, what exactly are you hoping to prevent? First, there is nothing stopping a male from making the same accusations. If you were accused of fondling a woman the distance you travel and the time it takes you to get there don't matter. All it shows is how well you manage your time. Taking a wrong turn or getting stuck in traffic doesn't make you any more or less susceptible to false charges. What matters is what you do and why you do it.

Spouses, children, hookers, just about anyone might be in that sleeper. Always check.

Probably because most haven't heard of it. Not many are involved in construction bidding. For those that don't, here you go. Some time around the turn of the century NYS passed Wicks Law requiring the state and all government entities over a certain value ($100,000??) are to be bid out in separate parts; Plumbing, Electric, HVAC, and General. As part of his '08-'09 budget Patterson has put forth an overhaul of the law that would increase the threshold for NYC to 1.5 million, 1 million for other cities and NYC suburbs, and 500,000 for everyone else. If it goes through it'll mean a savings between 20 to 40 percent in future construction projects depending on who's numbers you use.

remember, when bailing with the petzel your hand is not on the lever. Once you're out the window you can then use the lever to begin your descent.

crcocr, firecapt, dfd thank you for getting the point. We have built this country out of morals that we hold up for the world to see as the gold standard. While we have at times fallen far short of that standard we continue to strive towards achieving it. To consciously take a step back and sacrifice anything in the name of revenge is to me defeat. We pride ourselves on being resilient and our history of perseverance. We need to continue that tradition, because f-em we're better than them and we will be the last ones standing when the dust has settled.

Pleasantville had this issue a while ago and we chose to eliminate the deputy chief position. It was absolutely in no way a knock to our ex-chiefs they continue to be a great asset. It was more an issue of ensuring that the officers were getting the exposure to command that they needed. There's much less work to go around now so they need to get more of it. Without Deputy Chiefs there's no question that the officers have to step up. At a major incident or if the chiefs are all going to be out of town the ex-chiefs can be called upon to step into what ever roll they're needed for. For day to day operations however the officers have to step up now.

remember, you cannot compare the response of paid ff's who may be in the middle of a Rip VanWinkle like sleep to that of volunteers at 3am on a weekday. Even the most committed volleys are just as prone to being a little slow on the draw coming out of some much needed sleep. Paid ff's have to show up. If it doesn't come across as a good job then there are plenty of guys who for whatever reason are not going to show. Don't you guys have a minimum staffing for response policy? Just about every volley dept does because at times getting guys out is a problem. Its the simple truth.

I'm pretty sure oneeye is a cop. Personally I'd rather have him out doing that job while the facility that was created to dispatch were allowed to do their job. We spend enough money training, paying and equipping police officers that we should at least be so kind as to allow them to police.

Rather than respond to everything lights and siren the dept could create more CRO positions and perform a decent interview of each caller. 30 extra seconds could go a long way towards getting the right units to the right jobs with the right level of urgency. The reality is that much of the time there are more calls than CROs. When that happens they are typed out based upon what PD has entered on to the screen. No interview beyond "What is your emergency?"

We still still don't have a real 911 call receiving center because local PD's won't give up their control and people think that a Westchester County FD is feasible? Short of a major disaster that gets the state to take action no one is giving up control of their fiefdom. Yay Home rule.

I have no hand in my FD's maintenance but on the user end Rapid Fire has been great. Better than Excelsior or Ruscon.

People also have to remember the body is dynamic. It changes constantly. Pt was watching TV laughing her butt off. Suddenly feels epigastric burning sensation and sharp pain so she calls 911. Obese, diabetic, african american, 40+ years old, no cardiac history and she pops nexium like candy. By the time we get there she's burped, popped another nexium, and the burning is almost gone. She wants to RMA so she gets a 12 lead. Everything is clean. The next day tour 2 gets called to the lobby of her building. She fainted out after walking down the stairs from the 8th floor (broken elevator). 12 lead shows massive inferior wall MI and she's in the cath lab 35 minutes later. Turns out she had significant blockage and the first call was probably a result of Chris Rock getting her heart rate up. She stopped before any damage was done and since I can't test troponin levels in my pocket lab (I keep it next to my pocket radiology dept) there wasn't much for me to see. Her 8 floor walk down was however enough to do enough damage to cause lasting changes in her 12 lead.

Not saying something shouldn't be done, but that stuff happens along any jurisdiction lines. Hell that happens with NYC because of different dispatch frequencies and antiquated dispatch software. What is the actual difference in response times? If Yorktown os getting rigs out of their closest station 2 minutes faster than Millwood then Yorktown could be the better choice. Closest isn't always best.

Maryland has long been a leader in Trauma care with the most extensive Medivac system I'm aware of. Here's an article out of Jems. http://www.jems.com/news_and_articles/news...vac_system.html BALTIMORE -- Almost half of the patients flown by helicopter to Maryland trauma centers are released within 24 hours, making some lawmakers wonder whether the state's vaunted Medevac system is overused.

Never said cops aren't hated, but no one curses out the cops cutting them out of a car or doing CPR on a family member. Walking down the street is a whole other animal.

PD and Fire are two very different fields yet in NYC PD has air and water rescue as well as vehicle extrication and tech rescue. People don't care who you are so long as you are there helping. EMS and Fire make an excellent pairing. They are there purely to help others. There is none of the fear of punishment that come with PD. FD and EMS also share the same primary goal. The preservation of life. Fact is, if FD has to step in to help you, then you probably need EMS. EMS in a major city like NYC cannot be run efficiently unless it is run at or near capacity. To make up for this lack of down time you need units that are available to respond quickly to address any immediate life threats. This is a perfect opportunity for Fire to step in. When managed properly with either complete integration or through clearly defined rolls and separate work forces it can and does work. While FDNY EMS isn't there yet, if they can continue growing and maintain the integrity of their job titles you will eventually see who well it can work.

Unless birth is imminent (ie: crowning), there is no rush unless the mother is in distress. Check out maternity at any local hospital and see what happens any time the panicked mother and father to be come rushing in out of breath. The slow everything way down. If its mom's first, she'll be walking the floor for hours trying to speed up the birth. If she's had a few, there's not a whole lot going on until she feels the need to push at which point it is clear to all that baby is on the way. I'm going to side with the cop. This seems to be a mountain out of a mole hill.

Anytown F*!%ed Department

I'm pretty sure a member of this board was stationed at Governors Island during his days in the Coast Guard.

Damn youngins. No sense of history. NYPD were the first to get famous for selling out to help criminals. Check out Serpico. It's an excellent movie, with probably Pachino's best performance. Besides, how can you hate on Chicago . . . "Vote early and vote often." Chicago Mayor William Thompson