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Just out of curiosity firecapt, are you sure it was to nip at the heels of the horses? I mean, that may have been one of their functions, but from what I have been told (remember, this is what I have been told, truth or not, I am actually asking) I thought that their job was to run in front of the wagons, and basically alert people the fire department was coming, making a pathway. Dalmations are not known for their speed, but more for their endurance. They would be better suited for those long runs than other dogs. Also, once on the scene of a fire, the dalmations would stay with the horses and wagons, and keep people, other than firefighters, dogs, and other animals away from the horses, to prevent them from getting spooked and running off with the wagon. One last point, dalmations were used as "fire dogs" because the horses could distinguish them more easily than any other dog. Any other input, corrections, or validating what I have heard??? Yes, a slight tangent from the main topic, but I am really curious if anyone else knows about this!!!

My district's policy is to have 1 "qualified person" watching the apparatus as they back up. It has never been clearly defined what "qualified" to back up is, but I suppose someone who demonstrates enough competency where they can rely on them to be smart enough, and safe enough to watch an apparatus backing up. On scenes, usually the fire police are relied on, as long as there is one available, but many times, it ends up one of the members on the apparatus jumps out, and is supposed to stand on the driver's side of the rig. Obvious situations, like objects on the opposite side of the rig are reasons to go to said side, but most of this is common sense. Then again, we have to define what common sense is, is it common these days?

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/copflip.html

Very true ny10570. Most people slow down when passing traffic stops/mvc scenes to rubberneck. Also, when people look in a direction, they tend to move the wheel in that same direction as well, unconsciously. Chances are that this is what happened in this video. Someone rubbernecking slowed down while passing by, and slowly drifted toward the cruiser. More that likely, this is one contributing factor to why this officer survived the incident.

Can't say I have seen too many of the NYSP cars with LED lighting, a lot are using the LED Traffic Advisors on the back deck, but not much else LED warning lights. A few of the local cruisers that are slicktops have LEDs coming out the wazoo, as well as their hideaway strobes. These are much much more visible during anytime of the day, night, day, morning, take your pick! Personally, I love the LEDs, find them much more effective, as well as more warning power for your money.

I love stupid people. They make me feel so much better about myself for not being quite as stupid as they are.

Ohhh, I see. Thats cool though. East Fishkill was more than happy to go out. We really do not get many calls for our FAST. I am relatively new in our FAST, so I get excited when we get called out. Thanks for the info!! Feel free to call us as you need us!

Found it interesting that my department got called mutual aid with our FAST a few months ago to Patterson. We had a nice 30-35 minute trip, got to the scene, sat around for 5 minutes, adn then got returned.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/5078003/detail.html CONTINENTAL VILLAGE, N.Y. -- A 23-year-old man was being held on $10,000 bail Monday for allegedly stealing a fire truck from the Continental Village firehouse, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department said. The Putnam County volunteer fire department was getting ready to respond to a call at 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, the sheriff's department said. A car drove up as the firefighters were preparing to leave, and a man jumped from the passenger side into a fire truck, the sheriff's department said. As the thief pulled out of the fire station, Chief William Rimm grabbed onto the side of the truck and tried to stop him. Rimm jumped off the truck when the truck began to pick up speed. The truck was found about 30 minutes later on Winston Lane. It had crashed into several trees. Seven hours later police arrested Jesse Watson, 23, of Mohegan Lake, who was seen walking in the woods. Watson was charged with burglary, robbery, grand larceny, reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated.

My district covers both I-84 and the TSP, including where they meet. We are slowly getting into the mode of using blockers, but in the past we have had a second engine come in, or used our rescue as a blocker, if and when their services are not needed directly at the incident. Like I said, we are not all the way there yet, but its becoming more and more obvious, and a necessity!

Pre-reqs?

Um, wow.

I am not sure exactly how many guys they want to hire this year, but I believe that in Jan. 2006 they are opening a new firehouse, so however many guys they will need to hire to staff that. I am kinda worried, i htink I bombed that Oral Exam

Date: 9-16-05 Time: approx. 1345 hrs Location: 86 Beekman Road (Same location as Lightning Strike, 6-29-05) Frequency: 453.900, 453.800, 453.925, 453.625 Units Operating: East Fishkill with 39-11 (Engine), 39-18 (Engine), 39-33 (Tanker), 39-46 (Tower Ladder), 39-67 (Squad), 39-97 (Fire Investigation) Description Of Incident: Fire in the wall in 2 separate locations. Fire was being extinguished by resident with a garden hose upon FD arrival. Firefighters opened walls and checked for extension, with slight extension found. Fire Investigation determined cause to be faulty electric. All fire was extinguished, and units cleared. Writer: xfirefighter484x

Lets see, first things first. The only reason that Station 1 had pictures of their apparatus was due to that fact of having a qualified driver to pull the rigs out to photograph. I cannot speak for the other stations, but the day that the pictures of the stations were taken, St. 1 had a drive for our apparatus there to pull them out for the photographer. Feel free to contact the webmaster and request pics of the other apparatus, and I am sorry to say, but that photograph of St. 1 rigs, on the district site, is not due just to the fact that Hopewell have a website. If you actually look at our website, I did not even use that picture! Ok, moving on, some of the employees do leave for calls, but it is only those that work in the service shop. The EMS Chief will leave for the more serious calls, not just running out on any old call. The other main mechanic can leave for any tech rescue call, or structure fire call. Sometimes, when some of the college kids are home, and work int he service shop too, they can leave for serious calls (i.e. bad MVAs, fires, etc....). The best is when some of the other members and or chiefs are at the station, lol, it clears out like someone flipped on a light, and all the roaches scatter, its a blue and red light parade, lol!!! Those working behind the counter cannot leave their post, though. And no, I do not work there. I do spend a lot of time hanging out there though, seeing as many of my friends work there.

I'm going to go ahead and venture a guess that it was at the Blue Hill Mobil, @ Route 52 and Blue Hill Rd. East Fishkill's Rescue Chief owns that service station (also the webmaster for our district site), the other mechanic is an ex-chief and current Special Ops team leader. Recently, it seems like half of the district either has, or is working there at Mobil, lol. Also, if you like our district page, check out our Station 1's site, Hopewell Hose, EFFD Co. 1. I am the webmaster for the Hopewell Hose site, but it isnt as well laid out as the district site. Any ideas to better improve the Station 1 site is more than welcome! Hope you guys visit, and leave some nice messages on the Guestbook too!!! And everyone is welcome to visit East Fishkill anytime you want and visit our stations! I was surprised to see my town as a topic on here, and thought it was cool!!

Date: 9-10-05 Time: approx. 0200 Location: Route 52, IAO Shady Lane Frequency: 453.900, 453.800, 453.925, 453.625 Units Operating: East Fishkill w/39-52 (Rescue), 39-17 (Engine), 39-71 (Ambulance), 39-98 (Fire Police), Mobile Life ALS, medivac (unknown which helicopter, whether stat-flight or NYSP), Also East Fishkill with Extrication Team, and Low Angle Rope Rescue Team Description Of Incident: 1 vehicle rollover, approx. 30-40 feet into the woods and down an embankment, with 1 patient ejected and underneath the vehicle. Initial reports were 1 patient pinned under vehicle, yet the patient just came to rest under vehicle, no entrapment. Car was stabilized, and patient removed, and taken out of woods by East Fishkill Rope Rescue Team. Patient transported to landing zone by 39-71, unknown condition, or which hospital patient was flown to. Writer: xfirefighter484x

My Dept. has 4 main stations and 2 sub-stations. Our station 2, and station 4 each have sub-stations. Those substations cover the outer reaches of the company lines, where response time would be longer from the main station. Also, the offices for those companies are housed in the main station, and the sub-staitions only house apparatus. Our sub-station 2 houses 2 engines, and out sub-station 4 houses 1 engine and out Squad truck.

Date: 8-20-05 - 8-21-05 Time: from approx 1730hrs on Location: MVA #1 TSP Southbound @ milemarker 40.4 (alarm time unk. but approx 1730) Location: MVA #2 TSP Southbound @ Hosner Mt. Rd. (alarm time 2043) Frequencies: 453.900(dispatch) 453.800(command) 453.625(fireground 9,10) 453.925(response) Units Operating: East Fishkill w/multiple units, and Beekman Fire Dept. mutual aid w/1 chief, utility, and Fire Police for traffic control assistance Description: MVA #1, single vehicle rollover w/1 pt reported pinned. Driver in traumatic arrest, rapid extrication prior to apparatus arrival, transported to LZ for Stat-Flight, SF refused transport, so flight nurse rode aboard EFFD Amb. 1 (39-71) to hospital. 2 children in vehicle also transported BLS to hospital for checkout. MVA #2, car vs. motorcycle. Vehicle crossing the median at Hosner Mt. Rd. t-boned at passenger side B-post, w/massive intrusion (B-post all the way to center console) by motorcycle traveling southbound on TSP. Passenger of (motorcycle or car, unk) flown out by Stat-Flight to WMC, condition unk. Driver of motorcycle DOA. Writer: xfirefighter484x

I know that some of the guys here are saying the same thing, talking about how they don't want to make it harder to get them out God forbid they go down. Some of the guys in my department choose to leave their waist straps down, so that in the event they DO go down, it is easier to set-up the pack for an rapid extrication, by placing the waist straps, one under the groin from the front, and one from the back, and hooking them together (how I was taught in Truck Co. Ops, and in FAST). This is to prevent the pack from slipping off during FF victim removal. I don't go along with them, I always wear my waist straps, when I remember to, but I can kind of see a semi-valid point they make.

Our Rescue Truck and our Squad Truck both have Will-Burt 9000 watt night scan towers.

I did read about this on 1stResponder. Baltimore City 2nd Alarm Im sure it was quite the occurance for all those kids there for a day of fun and learning!

Oh, no doubt that is is above and beyond what is needed. It definitely can go beyond reasonable, I'm just saying it looks pretty sick. I will admit too, East Fishkill is a somewhat busy department, the second busiest in Dutchess County (I believe only the Arlington Pk. FD has more than us). Covering parts of I-84 and the TSP as well. Warning and visibility are important on high-speed roadways such as those. Thankfully, we have a lot of funding and tax-base to where we can afford new apparatus to phase out our old fleet, as well as state-of-the-art equpiment, vehicles (chiefs and whatnot), yes, even some stuff that we do not need. I dont want to sounds as though I am bragging (although in a demented sorta way i am) I am just proud to be as lucky as I am to be in a department such as the one I am!

http://www.emtbravo.com/Spec2/EFW.html Towards the bottom is a pic of our "new" district chiefs car, I believe it is a 2004, White Chevy Suburban, all decked out with hide-away strobes in blinkers, reverse, brake, headlight, and front blinkers, and a @$$-load of LEDs. Combo LED/strobe lightbar, TIR6 ultra-intense slimlighter on dash, some Code 3 LEDs in rear window, Whelen TIR3 units mounted alllll around the car, rear bumper, running boards, grille. This is one sick puppy. I believe the total cost of the lighting package was somewhere in the range of $12K-$15K. I am talking Close Encounters of the Third Kind, spaceship flying by you.

Thank you for putting it so eloquently ALS. I do take pride in trying to word myself to the best of my ability. I was honestly really surprised at how well everyone responded to my response. I am glad to have been able to be an intelligent part of this discussion!