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REST IN PEACE BROTHER. Condolences are with your family, friends and fellow Officers. This has been a terrible past couple of days for emergency services.

Don't forget about the necessity of rehabbing the rehab personnel. Also, I do not get the majority of a post from above but what really left me scratching my....head....was that an EMS rub rehab = bunker pants being removed and a FD run rehab does not???

Where I run, we will typically get 2 transport buses, a Medic, and a rehab unit. Does not always work this way. We backfill as needed, etc.

Rest In Peace Brother. God Bless. Thoughts and prayers are with your family and fellow firefighters.

Rest in Peace Brother. God Bless you and your family. Thank you for making your life goal to keep the citizens of Mount Vernon safe. Thoughts and prayers are with the family and FDMV.

HAHA. What's next? The same concept for foot pursuits??? I giant claw that comes out of the uniform and grabs the "crook"

Date: 12-3-2011 Time: 02:45 Location: 83 Utica Avenue Frequency: Brooklyn Dispatch Units Operating: (See rundown below) Weather Conditions: Chilly Description Of Incident: Phone alarm received for a fire in a PD with people trapped. Units arrived to find fire on the #1 and #2 floors of a 3-story 20x40 PD with a restaurant on the #1 floor. EMS requested to the scene for a jumper down. (1) 10-45 Code 3, (1) 10-45 Code 4. Second alarm transmitted for extension to exposure #4 (exposures listed below). Primary and secondary searches complete and negative in the fire building and exposure #4. Collyer's Mansion condition in the original fire building. Health Department requested for restaurant on the #1 floor. Building Department requested to check stability of the fire building. 4 L/S/O. 1 L/S to a Tower Ladder, not in operation. Writer: PFDRes47cue Exposures: #1 - Street #2 - Alley #3 - Yard #4 - 3-story attached Box Assignment: Engine 234, 227, 214 Ladder 123 Tower Ladder 111 Battalion 38 10-75 Assignment: Engine 222 Ladder 176 (FAST) Rescue 2 Squad 252 Battalion 37 Division 15 S/C Extra Engine & Truck: Engine 233 Tower Ladder 120 2nd Alarm Assignment: Engine 217, 235, 231, 207 w/ Sat 6 Ladder 113 Battalion 44 (Safety), 57 (RUL) Rescue Battalion Safety BAttalion Fieldcom 1 Tactical Support Unit #2 Car 4 S/C Additional Truck: Ladder 132 S/C Truck for Relief: Tower Ladder 107

Date: 12-3-2011 Time: 20:00 Location: 711 Fairmount Place Frequency: Bronx Dispatch Units Operating: (See rundown below) Weather Conditions: Chilly Description Of Incident:Working fire in a 5-story 100x100 OMD apartment complex. Fire on the #2 floor in apartment B5. Searches were delayed due to Colliers Mansion. Fire places U/C @ 20:59 by Division 7. No firefighter or civilian injuries reported. Writer: PFDRes47cue Box & 10-75 Assignment: Engine 45, 46, 88, 42 Tower Ladder 58 Ladder 27 Battalion 19 Squad 61 Rescue 3 S/C Extra Engine & Truck: Engine 82 Ladder 56 2nd Alarm Assignment: Engine 43, 90, 94 Tower Ladder 31 Battalion 3 (Safety), 26 (RUL) S/C Extra Engine & Truck: Engine 92 Tower Ladder 44 S/C Truck for Salvage: Ladder 19

Date: 11-30-2011 Time: 19:45 Location: 36 Gary Court (Between Richards Lane & Leona Street) Frequency: Staten Island Dispatch Units Operating: (See rundown below) Weather Conditions: Chilly Description Of Incident: Working fire in a 3-story 20x40 P/D townhouse. Fire started in the basement with extension to the #1, #2, and #3 floors. Extension to the top floors of exposures #2 and #4 (exposure summary below). 7 L/S/O. Box came in as a fire on the #1 floor with a person trapped. (1) 10-45 Code 3. Primary and secondary searches complete and negative. Partial collapse of the #2 floor while members were operating inside. May-Day called, but then cancelled when member was accounted for. Companies removed from the fire building and switched to exterior operations. Fire placed U/C @ 21:29 by Car 4. Engine 158 was involved in a minor motor vehicle accident while hitting the hydrant. Writer: PFDRes47cue Exposures: #1 - Street #2 - Similar attached #3 - Yard #4 - Similar attached Box Assignment: Engine 166, 154, 163 Tower Ladder 86 Ladder 83 Battalion 22 10-75 Assignment: Engine 158 Ladder 80 (FAST) Rescue 5 Battalion 21 Division 8 All-Hands Assignment: Engine 159 w/ Sat 5 Squad 252 2nd Alarm Assignment: Engine 157, 156, 165, 160 Tower Ladder 79, 85 Battalion 23 (Safety Officer), 42 (RUL) Rescue Battalion Safety Battalion Fieldcom 1 Tactical Support Unit #2 3rd Alarm Assignment: Engine 167, 162, 153, 155 Tower Ladder 87 Ladder 78 Battalion 32, 40 (Staging Officer) Mask Service Unit Car 4 S/C Additional FAST: Tower Ladder 81

Rest in Peace. Thoughts and prayers are with LVAC and all who knew her.

Date: 12-2-2011 Time: 18:34 Location: 406 Midtown (Midtown Apartments) Frequency: St. Lawrence County Central Dispatch Units Operating: [Potsdam FD: 36-2, 36-3, 36-4, E49, T5, E80, R14]; [West Potsdam FD:]; [Potsdam Rescue:]; [Potsdam PD]; [sLC: Car 7, Fire Investigation Team]; Weather Conditions: 30 Degreed, cloudy Description Of Incident: Called from Potsdam PD reporting fire in an apartment on the #4 floor of a 5-story apartment complex. Engine 49 was en-route immediately. Standpipe was hooked into. Second alarm transmitted on arrival for heavy smoke coming from the apartment windows. Aggressive interior attack made. Heavy smoke condition in the #4 floor hallway. Fire located in the bathroom of one of the apartments. Quick K/D. Occupants all evacuated from the apartment complex and accounted for. Writer: PFDRes47cue (O/S)

To clear up confusion before this turns into the very popular game of how many people can post asking the same questions, I will reword and further explain my opinion and point to clear up confusion. Billing to cover expenses for calls is not an issue is not related to the term VAC. I was referring to billing for pay or salary. Sorry for not going into detail...

It all boils down to labels being using to loosely. VAC should be reserved for agency that are 100% volunteer 24/7 and do not bill or collect insurance money for transports. These are places that are Volunteer AC's Tradition plays a huge role in emergency services so changing names is not a popular switch.

Don't quote me (I am new at pump operating and have not needed to perform my yearly checkout yet...). I believe my home Dept. sets guidelines that each company follows for in house checkouts once a year. This is with the driver trainers from which ever company you are getting checked out with. The NYS course is not required annually. While on the topic, perhaps a NYS Pump Operations refresher class is not a bad idea...Do any of the experienced voices know if this idea has been toyed with?

I have heard this before. I have also heard them referred to as Valhalla EMS. I also know that their website is www.ValhallaVAC.com and that their badge still says Valhalla Volunteer Ambulance. You can see where he confusion comes from. Either way, this is a growing trend around the country. Wasn't trying to play the name game, just answering the threads questions. Also, no apology needed lol.

Dobbs Ferry, Croton, Hawthorne, Somers...answers were given. In addition, Valhalla VAC uses paid EMT's I believe through Transcare, but I am not sure. I also am not positive of coverage hours. There are also a lot of agencies who use other VAC's for coverage...

However it unfolds down the road, this is a good step for the community.

Will this be enforced? I think it is good but will definitely pose issues for some VAC's and "VAC's". Will something similar be implemented in the fire service...I see this posing the same issues.

Amen brother.

People who should know, are often the last to know...c'mon, what did you expect? Things are always gone about a** backwards.

Thanks you for serving. Stay safe during your deployment next year. God Bless!

My hometown department issues us 1010's but seem to be very slowly but surely moving over to 1044's. I have never had an issue with comfort or safety with the 1010. Like on poster said, the front mounts are easily damaged and are riveted in so this makes them a little more difficult to replace. I personally prefer the unfinished look of the 1044. My mutual-aid department issues us the Ben2. This is a pretty large helmet but I can not complain about it. It is comfortable to wear, has the unfinished look, and the front mounts can easily be replaced, but are sturdy so they don't often need to be replaced. Stay safe.

I am aware that the video is no brand new, I have seen i several times in the past. It could not possible be new since, it seems that the member featured, has not been a member for some time. I would hope that he would not have no idea of how to use the bailout system considering that it appears he had one with his gear. I would assume he was cleared to have this before putting it on his gear. I imagine that any department (paid or vol.) has its errors during training, in an unsafe manor, or backwards. No department does everything perfectly. This video is not a training video...its a joke, or stunt, or dare, etc.

This is very popular. The same is done with fruit. The use of gummy candy is growing in popularity in schools.

This is popular for girls during "pregaming" before leaving for a party. I have heard of girls doing this prior to having to walk to a bar or a party, this way they are drunk when they get their. All they need to do is go to the bathroom and remove it at some point when they get to the bar or party. The only problem is that they usually end up much more intoxicated then expected and much earlier in the night. It also becomes a problem when someone becomes sick and now a smart friend has to remove the tampon from their friend...no thanks.