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I couldn't read the full article, but I would think they are the dark blue, four door dump trucks. There is one stationed at Stewart airport. Two wheel drive, with red instead of amber lights, and the spare tire mount welded into the middle of the dump bed. I have pictures on my phone, I'll try to put them on here.

Perfect planning, making it on the day there were no fires in the districts that paid for those tower ladders. It was neat, I just don't agree with taking important pieces of equipment away from the taxpayers that "need" them.

That happens in Orange County daily, for small calls. Cascading mutual aid. Department one can't get enough people out to handle the emergency (Fire, AFA, MVA, cat in the tree, etc.) so they call for an engine on automatic response from Dept. 2, a ladder from Dept.3, and a FAST team from Dept.4. All of those departments, if they can get out the door, each call the next department for standby, and it goes on and on. Volunteer departments don't want to acknowledge that they have a man power problem, commissioners don't want to recognize there is a problem, and the county doesn't want to enforce the mutual aid agreement preventing cascading mutual aid, because then they would be admitting there is a problem. I'm sure most counties are like this.

I can believe they are replacing. It is 12 years old. They have the money to replace everything that gets dirty, instead of cleaning it.

Tradition, good answer. Confusing other drivers, making them react to oncoming EMERGENCY lights and sirens. No harm in conditioning the public that red lights and sirens don't mean anything. It's like the boy that cried wolf. I'm sure some of these same apparatus drivers and officers complain when the cars that are in the way don't move when they are going to a real emergency. Is that new Truck in service yet? Does it carry ground ladders? How many? Doesn't look like much compartment space

that's a Maxim? I thought it looked like a Seagrave on a Spartan Chassis

Should the Chief be required to have FF1, FF2, Ladder Ops, etc? Is he going to be running into burning buildings? How about AVET? is he going to be running the jaws? See what I'm getting at? Wouldn't it be good to have an idea of how and why things are done if you are going to be in charge of those things?

Must have been some house!

This was a real car. The NYSP had these, and before this Camaro, Mustangs for pursuit on the interstates. I saw them in the past on both I-84 and the Thruway (I-87).

"Being realistic with resources" Is that people or equipment? And with the people, does certification, training and ability count in that? I wasn't there, but I often hear armchair Incident Commanders saying this department should have been there, instead of this one. Not this incident specifically, but any large scale incident. It seems, sometimes, departments have to be honest with what they are really sending for mutual aid. This is something I run into a lot. You might have a rig come pulling in with 5 guys, but only one can even wear an airpack, making it a one man crew. I've never worked with the fire departments listed on this incident, but could this be part of what went on?

How many fire departments serve Spring Valley? Would all of their first due fires be just in Spring Valley? How about the ones they respond mutual aid to? How many structure fire (fires involving a building) were there in 2014 in Spring Valley? How many structure fires, not including relocations or standbys, did Spring Valley respond to under mutual aid? It's 2015...there should be a better number for 2014 by now, not just "ballpark".

Not with that dumpster hanging off the end

In our city, it is because the taxpayers and city council believe that a resident will have more of a vested interest in the city, and the salary will stay in the city supporting city business. Whether or not this is a fact is up for discussion

But, you have NO opportunity if you don't take the test...

Vails Gate command on scene reporting fully involved 2-story private dwelling. You must have good ears. I never heard Vails Gate command report fully involved

Yes, you're right. They should continue to buy 2008 Durangos and 2012 Chargers and keep their fleet uniform.

Yes, I heard them noted OOS on the six o'clock news too. Castle Point was the FAST on this one

Air Guard FAST team is out of service. I don't think they were dispatched to Newburgh

Sure. Strap this 70 lb. thing to yourself, plus your airpack and the rest of your stuff. That'll help with the manpower shortage everyone has.

You mean, focus on the good and find good. Ignore the crap, and pretend it's not there.

You must have a tough time at the mall.

" Try focusing on what is right with the fire service or better yet join your local volunteer FD and show them how its done" By reading his post, that's sounds like what he did. He tried to demonstrate and preach professionalism, only to run into the same wall every department has. People who only want to do the bare minimum training and belong for the t-shirts and parties.

We had issues with door handles on our 2005 ALF ladder. At the time it was built, ALF was somehow tied to Daimler-Benz, which included(somehow) Chrysler group. We actually have jeep Cherokees and a Dodge Durango with the same door handles. We ordered the replacements right at the dodge dealer, with a jeep part number.

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2013/December/21/OC_ff_train-21Dec13.html New firefighters train at Orange County center Maloney, back right, watches as future firefighters train in the snow NEW HAMPTON – Newburgh s 15 newest firefighters met with Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Friday at a live burn training session at the Orange County Fire Training Academy in New Hampton. The $2.4 million in funding to pay for the additional full-time firefighters for two years came from the federal government. Thirteen of the new recruits are currently in week seven of their training; two others will train in the spring, according to Newburgh Fire Chief Michael Vatter. They have another seven weeks to go and are scheduled to graduate on February 14th. All are Orange County residents; most of them from the City Newburgh. Many are longtime residents, but one just became a citizen on September 30 at the Newburgh Armory ceremony. “So he’s just thrilled to death to be helping the community and working Newburgh and looking to make a difference,” Vatter said. The recruits all passed a written test, a physical examination, an interview, and a physical fitness test. “They also took a physical agility test which involves simulating a lot of the physical activities they have to do- up stairs, carrying things, dragging things, hitting things,” Vatter said. The City of Newburgh had applied for the grant more than once before Maloney took office. The congressman’s office took over the process. “Through a lot of bumps and turns and no’s we got to a yes,” Maloney said. “And as a result a lot of the guys standing behind me today are going to be working and saving lives in a part of the county that really needs help,” The new firefighters could be responding to calls as soon as February 15th, the day after graduation. There are two new recruits in the Westchester Academy that were hired before the grant as well. They will be graduating in the middle of January.