PFDRes47cue

Date: 5-31-2011 Time: 02:12 - 06:36 Location: 762 Potsdam-Morley Road Frequency: St. Lawrence County Central Dispatch (154.355); FIre/EMS Channel 2 (154.25); Potsdam Rescue (155.22); Units Operating: West Potsdm FD; Potsdam FD; Morley FD; Canton FD; National Grid; NYSP Weather Conditions: 75 Degrees, dry Description Of Incident: Working fire involving two large garages and a house. No injuries reported. Reporters/Writer: PFDRes47cue

Random post but to comment on some other posts... Not all volunteer fire departments have LOSAP or any "pension" program. Time to resume my position of sitting an seeing where this discussion goes. Stay safe!

Nice work.

Just saw one of the new patrol car on the Saw Mill Parkway while operating at an MVA. I think the new color scheme is very sharp and the cars look great. I think if the new color scheme improves the PO's safety then reasonable cost should not be an issue.

Date: 5-23-2011 Time: 14:55 Location: Kensico Avenue (Westbound) @ Linda Avenue Frequency: 60-Control (46.24); Mount Pleasant PD (156.015); Mount Pleasant EMS (155.88); Pleasantville VAC (151.04) Units Operating: Thornwood FD: 2471, 2471, 2473, R75; Pleasantville VAC: 76B1, 76B2; Transcare: 37-Medic-1; MPPD Weather Conditions: Wet, cloudy Description Of Incident: T-bone MVA with significant driver side damage (1.5 ft intrusion) to one vehicle. Driver of the vehicle was pinned inside of the vehicle and was extricated from the vehicle @15:28 by Thornwood FD. Pleasantville VAC packaged two patients and transported them to Westchester Medical Center. 1 ALS & 1 BLS. Reporters: PFDRes47ue (O/S) Writer: PFDRes47cue (O/S)

It is TL57. Isn't the 7 is part of the 57 on the drivers side of the bucket and the 5 is part of the 57 on the Officers side of the bucket...

Rest in Peace Brother. God Bless

Date: 5-18-2011 Time: 07:00 Location: 620 6th Avenue (between west 18 and 19 Streets) Frequency: FDNY Manhattan Units Operating: FDNY Manhattan Weather Conditions: (indoors) Description Of Incident: Phone box 579 reporting that an occupied elevator fell 3 floors into the basement. 15 Injured occupants were removed from the elevator. Reporters/Writer: PFDRes47cue Rundown: Chelsea, Manhattan, NY, 5/18/11 Address: 620 6th Aves between West 18 and 19 sts 07:00 hours Phone Box 579 - Report of an elevator collapse (Confined-space Rescue Assignment) Engs. 3, 14, Squad 18 TL12, L3 TL7 (SOC Support Truck) Battalions 7, Rescue, Safety, HazMat Rescues 1, 4, HazMat 1 SOC Rebreather 1, Tactical Support 1 FieldCom 1 Receiving report of an occupied elevator that fell 3 floors into the basement. 07:04 hours Battalion 7: NYPD is on the scene and has the occupants out. Notify EMS we need additional buses. 07:07 hours BC7: We have Rescue 1 and Squad 18 on scene, you can return all other special units. 07:16 hours BC7: At this time, we have 15 injured occupants removed from the elevator. 3 require backboards, the rest are walking wounded. Notify Buildings Dept. to respond, the elevator fell 3 stories into the cellar. Also special call 2 additional CFRD engine. Engs. 16, 5 S/C 07:30 hours BC7: We'll be operating at Box 579 going 10-99 assisting EMS 7-5-579 - 07:32 hours - Duration 34 minutes BC7: Box 579, we're using All-Hands, Under Control, no additional units needed, using units we have, we're assisting EMS to get all patients we have on backboards Building Height/Size-up: Commercial 5 story 250x250 Exposures are: 1 - street 2 - parking lot 3 - street 4 - street

Date: 5-18-2011 Time: 22:10 Location: JFK Airport - Parking Area 8 Frequency: FDNY Queens Units Operating: FDNY Queens Weather Conditions: Rain, Description Of Incident: Car vs. Bus. One person in the car was DOA and another passenger was seriously injured. 6 people on the bus are reported to have suffered minor injures. Reporters/Writer: PFDRes47cue **ATTEMPTING TO GET RUNDOWN** PM W/ ADDITIONAL

This is definitely a problem that is found around the country. Not many people hang out at my FD back home so the issue is not really existent. When we do hang out there, we hang out in our own companies room. Our company Steward is responsible for cleaning that room but in general the members keep it tidy. The FD that I am a mutual aid member with while at school, does not have the problem either. A lot of people are always hanging out at the station but they clean up after themselves. I think a lot of this has to do with respect. If you respect the leadership and their rules, you try to keep from disrespecting them buy keeping the station clean. Some places have a house keeping committee. This committee serves to clean the building when needed. Don't feel alone, most places are a mess. Good luck! EDIT: removes some info that was not totally accurate.

In Pleasantville we typically sweep it to the side of the road. In Potsdam we collect it (and debris from the car) and put it into garbage bags which the tow truck driver then takes with him and exposes of properly at his shop.

Date: 5-13-2011 Time: 21:16 (U/C @ 22:15) Location: 16 Covert Street (Bushwick) Frequency: FDNY Brooklynh Units Operating: FDNY Brooklyn (See below) Weather Conditions: Dark, dry Description Of Incident: Working fire in a 3-story 20x40 frame building. Fire originated on the #3 floor from hot plate.. When units arrived they had heavy fire on the #2 & 3 floors. Extension to exposure 4 & 4A. Two 10-45 code 1's (Black Tag - deceased), One victim (44 y/o male) died from jumping out the window of the structure and the other (56 y/o male) was found inside the structure. Car 11 requested a 4th alarm for relief purposes. Four firefighter suffered minor injures. The fire was called U/C @ 22:15. The building had a complaint filed against it in October 2010 for an illegal conversion. Reporters/Writer: PFDRes47cue Units Operating: Engine 271, 283, 286, 237, 214, 277, 222, 234, 231, 207, 250, 227, 290 Ladder 104, 140, 112, 176, 111, 123, 120, 102, 110, 124 Battalion 37, 35, 38 Division 15 Squad 252 Rescue 2

I was just curious. Plenty of patience here. Hopefully some more people provide their opinions,

What about NYC incidents? 2nd alarm or higher?

Has an agreement been reached? It seems that people have decided to stick with the current I/A forum rules and guidelines...posting only acceptable incidents with a description of the incident when possible. You can not really limit how many I/A's are posted. As long as they fit the guidelines, they are acceptable to post. I personally enjoy news and I/A's from places other than Westchester (I like Westchester ones too). It is good to see what other places are faced with, how they handle their incidents, the equipment they utilize. People can learn things from fire around the world. It makes sense to not post I/A's for locations that have their own branch of EMTBravo (south, west, etc) unless it is a serious incident or worthy of being seen by as many people as possible. I know EMTBravo originated in Westchester and I am a fanatic of Westchester's emergency services, but one of the reasons EMTBravo is he great site it is, is because it has spread around Westchester and beyond. Plus Westchester is pretty slow in terms of significant incidents (fire, mva's, rescues, etc.) I think the big issue is incomplete I/A's and insignificant incidents getting I/A's...a dryer fire is not worthy of a working fire I/A IMHO. Stay Safe, Madison

I would like to see significant events. I think that fires from different areas are alright if an EMTBRAVO member worked the job. Things can be learned from people experiences outside of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess. I am not a fan of fires being posted that are called U/C after a matter of minutes...a dryer fire is not that exciting. While I understand people saying that they do not care about every fire from upstate NY (and I don't think all are posted), they should keep in mind that some people do not care about every fire in downstate NY.

Clearcoat safe rubbing or polishing compound does a good job. Just make sure after using whatever method you choose that your re-wax the area. Good luck!

Date: 5-12-2011 Time: 12:00 - 15:00 Location: Clarkson College - Camp Building Frequency: St. Lawrence County Central Dispatch; Channel 2 Units Operating: Potsdam FD; Potsdam Rescue; Potsdam PD; Parishville Rescue; West Stockholm (Stand-by in own HQ); SLC Car 7 Weather Conditions: Warm, clear, dry, sunny Description Of Incident: Students working in a lab spilt 2 liters of Styrene (monomer). Styrene then spread with water across the room. Potsdam FD crews contained/absorbed the spill and help with removal of items from the building. One patient was transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital for exposure to the chemical. Reporters/Writer: PFDRes47cue (O/S)

Date: 5-12-2011 Time: U/C @ 07:24 Location: 109-02 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Frequency: FDNY Queens Units Operating: FDNY Queens Weather Conditions: Good Description Of Incident: Battalion 47 reports fire in a 1-story 50x100 commercial garage with extension to exposure #2. 3 L/S/O. 2nd alarm transmitted on arrival. Reporters/Writer: PFDRes47cue Box Assignment: Engine 268, 266, 329 Ladder 137, 121 Battalion 47 10-75 Assignment: Engine 265, 264 Ladder 134 Squad 270 Rescue 4 Division 13 2nd Alarm Assignment: Engine 309, 328, 332 Tower Ladder 159, 107 (Extra TL) Ladder 173

DateTime: 03:45 Location: I287 EB (between exits 9 & 10) Frequency: 60-Control Units Operating: Purchase FD: Car 2411, 2412, Engine 240, Rescue 30; NYSP; NY DOT; WC ME; Harrison PD; Harrison EMS 61A3; NYSP K9 Weather Conditions: Dry Description Of Incident: Car vs. Tractor-trailer. Driver (only occupant) of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports say that the car struck the guardrail and then crashed into the truck. Police had been receiving reports of an erratic driver. This is believed to be the vehicle involved in the crash. All east bound lanes remained closed until 12:30PM due to an ongoing accident investigation. Reporters: PFDRes47cue; PFD1257; WHFD318, Voltage 1256 Writer: PFDRes47cue

Don't have any info about a casino night fundraiser but some other ideas that have been very successful are a fund drive (PM for info), boot drop (not time consuming and big profits), chicken BBQ (inexpensive with big profits)...there are a lot of good fundraising methods out there. Good luck!

A member of this site, and good friend once told me that someone approached her FD about the horn. The annoyed citizen said the horn going off at night was preventing the citizen from getting pregnant. (THIS IS NOT A JOKE...TRUE STORY!)

Amazing... ABC Local Article

Hopes for a speedy recovery. God bless

You are right. Deaf is deaf but for those who do hear it go off and also hear the Q have some extra warning. 5+ minutes rather than 30 seconds.