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Your correct; I should have been more precise; its really a part of the government, the Republican Senators, who are holding out.

I'm beginning to think (and I hope I'm wrong) that the government views these hero's as "expendable"; that includes the career EMT's/FF's/PD along with the numerous volunteer fire fighters/EMT's/Auxiliary Police and/or civilians who also were called into help or volunteered on their own. When election time comes around again, I hope that the American people remember those who abandoned our sick hero's in their time of need. They'll have the eyes of 2,819 people who died on 9-11 plus those who later died from illnesses from the site looking down upon them.

And don't' forget; the Republican's are not your friends if you are union; most of them would like for nothing more to change the laws so unions would not be able to represent public sector workers as well.

Don't forget this come the next election day!

That is so true.

Using POJO's figures, thats 46.57 alarms per day or 1.94 alarms per hour. Must be some tired crews in LaGrange.

NIce looking website whether or not its accurate; appearance is 50% from the get-go. "Joe Public" will read it and if the other opponents have nothing to compare to it, they'll most likely vote for him if for nothing, he talks a good talk in his website.

I first met Ray back in the mid-1970's; a real gentleman and if he gave you his word, it was as good as gold. RIP Ray.

*sigh*

Uh, right mark. I think you and I are going to have to agree to disagree on this.

The word "volly" doesn't offend me; however the context in which you used it was completely unnecessary. If it were me I'd have removed all references to "volly"; additionally your quotation marks on "qualified" imply's sarcasm and as such your posting is not as innocent as you portray it to be. While you have an unfettered right to your opinion; likewise so do I and I was simply pointing out that your post was very transparent. Everyone I showed it too thought so as well, so its not an overeaction on my part. 'nuff said.

Thank you for your most eloquent post.

You and I are simply going to agree to disagree. Before I posted I had three FF'se review what marc posted just to make sure that I wasn't over reacting; all three agreed that he was baiting and turning it into a volly thing. btw one of the FF's is career and he agreed with me also, so while your entitled to your opinion, we are will not be able to agree and I think the Moderators ought to review the post from Marc and if they deem necessary, remove it. It's "crap" like this that causes people to become frustrated with this site and yes, this is a free site ane we don't have to read it; then you hear people moaning that particpation levels are down. wonder why? Think twice before you post.

Its quite possible that its in name only now. When I lived in Pleasantville back in the mid-70's, I remember them doing salvage, initial fire attack and search and rescue. And yes, now that you mention it, they used to be called "Patrol 7". Are there any other Departments in Westchester who have Fire Patrol Companies, even if in name only?

It'll be interesting to see how it all unfolds, services they will offer and yes, how they'll integrate with FDNY. On a sidenote, Pleasantville FD (Westchester County) has a Fire Patrol Company, although I believe they are combined salvage, search & rescue and intitial fire suppression.

Yes they did. Didn't win anything but gave it a good run.

My goodness, its that time of the year again; the tree goes up and here come the tree people again. Run for the hills!!!

A very good reason why both sides need to learn to work together without stabbing each other in the back.

How about one that just prints the truth?

Your very correct, unfortunately it generally comes down to selling newspapers or ratings.

That is the question herein; were they on the scene? Another question as a followup could be: did they have access to a PIO or Chief at the time?. Another factor that needs to be taken into account is the news conditions of the day; was it a busy day news-wise. Much like EMS, the news industry prioritizes news stories based on the story type. Many stories that would normally get coverage under most conditions can get dropped if conditions demand it. It's basically up to the news managers in broadcasting or editors in the newspaper industry as to how much, if any coverage you get.

Did the Fire Department send out a press release to the media?

Having worked in the media for over 35 years, I can tell you that as long as it continues to generate ratings and sell newspapers, its highly unlikely that the media is going to stop reporting.

Glad to hear that the site is not going to be shut down.

If memory serves me correct; the area I think your referring to is known as Usonia Homes; a 48 home private residential section of Mount Pleasant/Pleasantville consisting of homes designed by the late Frank Lloyd Wright. Back in the 60's and early 70's Pleasantville FD used to provide fire protection "gratis" since the development was in "no man's land". At some point the fire district became aware that their members were not covered by the districts insurance policy since Usonia was not in any fire district and for the insurance to be in full effect the department would have to be called on a Mutual Aid basis. The fire commissioners of Pleasantville met with the Usonia Homeowners Association and advised them the they could no longer provide fire protection for them unless they formed their own fire department or were able to convince an existing fire department to cover them, who could then call for mutual aid and we could then legally respond. The Usonia Homeowners Association decided that this was unsatisfactory and instead decided to sue either the Pleasantville Fire District or Town of Mt. Pleasant; I don't recall which entity they sued but it was one of them. In the meantime, there was at least one structure fire that occured in Usonia homes in which people fought the fire with garden hoses and buckets of water before they were able to find a department willing to respond to the scene. The house was heavily damaged and of course the media gave it a lot of press. Consequently there were a few brush fires that threatened nearby homes and once again the homeowners brought out their garden hoses, rakes and contained the fires. Eventually the courts ruled against Usonia Homeowners Association stating at the time that volunteer fire departments could not be forced to respond to area's outside their district (that law may have changed between then and now) and as a result of the ruling, the Homeowners Association approached the Pleasantville Fire District and requested to be added as a fire protection district. Once the homeowners association met the requirements (installing hydrants; removing speed bumps; widening the roads and agreeing to pay fire tax), the Fire Department members voted to provide coverage and they became known as the "Usonia Fire Protection District." And as far as I know, thats how it stands today. The only other area in Westchester County I remember that was considered to be "no man's land" was an area in Silver Lake. I'm not sure if they are in a fire district today or not.