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WEMS supplies the 45 medics, the 34 Medics are Empress in Yorktown. Also when I worked with WEMS which was admittedly over 5 years ago they had mutual aid contracts with a few surrounding towns in north eastern westchester.

WEMS is not for profit.

Shears, Gloves, Scope. Meh kind of the scope 9 out of 10 times it's in my tech bag not on my person. Debating on a flashlight, don't feel like spending the money though.

DCAS just opened up filing for EMTS and Paramedics to join the FDNY. EMT Notice of Examination : http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/noes/201404004000.pdf Paramedic Notice of Examination : http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/noes/201404005000.pdf How to apply: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/civilservice_2.shtml Good Luck! Hope to see some new faces!

Might just be doing what ems is. EMS got the 4 door cabs so members could put their equipment in there. More specifically in case of a WMD or terrorist attack we wouldn't need to get out of the truck we could grab our equipment from behind us which we previously couldn't

Future tool for firefighting?

Icad is down again.....that's #3 for those keeping score

I believe it as 172/Amsterdam ave. If you look at google maps there was an abandoned lot they took.

Yeah I have a bunch of friends in this station. When I first started out I was in station 16 which at the time had units from 13 and 16. I started out in Washington Heights and definitely miss working there. Will be exploring transferring to 13 after my surgery. Even if it is another " trailer" station.

Even if the business doesn't there are 3rd party agencies that will pick up the food and deliver it for you anyway.

The fire commissioner ordered one thing and the EMS chiefs didn't execute those orders. There was another piece of CBS tonight. The city council is going to have hearings on this in January. I agree

I'm pretty sure fire was in the same boat as us. I remember hearing about fire companies who needed to be rescued from their quarters. I can't speak on behalf of them though, only from the EMS perspective.

As much a I hate to admit it this is true. EMS is treated like a second class citizen in the FDNY but it is still better then when we were under HHC ( based on what I've been told). There are some old timers who swear up and down on HHC but the majority say it's better under FDNY. We've gotten better pay/ benefits, as well as a much better budget for EMS. The ambulances used to be barebones you were lucky to be part 800. Now most of our buses are overstocked and the stations have plenty of extra to restock. However as I mentioned you are a second class citizen. Many people get frustrated that when EMS does something they refer to you as " FDNY members " or " Firefighters" and very rarely mention EMS. Also the changing our of supervisors mentality has changed drastically in even the 4 years I've been there. I wish our bosses were like the bosses for the Firefighters, but ours would rather write charge packets, for the same thing they were doing a year ago before they got their bar. This is where the whole Sandy thing comes into play. Unlike what the Commissioner says units were ordered to stay at their cross street locations ( not in shelter) during the storm, and station supervisors were ordered to stay in quarters until the water was so many many people lost their cars because it was too late to evacuate. Had these same Chiefs been out in the field ( there is usually only 1 to 2 EMS chiefs on at night and they're basically ghosts who only appear when something big happens) they would have seen how fast the conditions deteriorated and how much danger the crews were in. Putting the crews in danger jeopardized the citizen's we are here to protect because we became focused on trying to save each other and therefore took longer to respond to emergencies. Many member unnecessarily lost possessions and their vehicles because of the lack of preplanning and the lack of orders issued. This is a job to be proud of, and a honorable job where people look up to you. However I believe it is unacceptable to sit back and simply take abuse which can endanger you, this isn't a rant by someone who is burnt out, this is a rant by someone who loves his job however wish it was managed much much differently.

The picture I posted as well as others were on CBS 2 news at 6 just now. When the segment becomes available online I will link it here. I will tell you one thing though, this isn't about EMS members "whining about being wet". This is about the safety of our coworkers and the public we are sworn to protect, and the failure of our leadership during Sandy.

Note this is NOT my photo.