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The mutual aid request to relocate was declined because their spare truck was out of service.

If there was a job in Port Chester, that's where we'd find you. The fireground will never be the same. Rest easy, Charlie. 68 Munson Street - July 29, 2007

While I can't confirm when and how the protocol was established, it was not tailor-made for each individual agency. All agencies dispatched by 60 Control fall into one of those three categories.

Negative. If memory serves me correctly, the breakdown for agencies dispatched by 60 Control are as follows: Staffed Fire and EMS agencies: (Dispatch) - One minute to respond Unstaffed EMS agencies: (Dispatch) - Three minutes to respond - (Redispatch) - Three minutes to respond - (Redispatch) - (Dispatch) mutual aid agency Unstaffed Fire agencies: (Dispatch) - Five minutes to respond - (Redispatch) - Five minutes to respond - (Redispatch) - (Dispatch) mutual aid agency

God forbid the American public see such realities in the media.

Fenway Country Club has restricted the use of golf carts through Monday due to the recent rain. Instead of rescheduling a second time, the golf outing has been relocated to Saxon Woods Golf Course. The cost has also been reduced to $150 per golfer. Participants who have already paid will be reimbursed the difference. The driving range will be open at 10:00 AM and breakfast will be available until an 11:30 AM shotgun start. Relocating the outing was a difficult decision and every effort was made to avert further changes. Unfortunately, Mother Nature wasn't on our side. At least Monday's weather looks promising. Despite losing some foursomes, we're still anticipating a great event. Dinner at the Saxon Grill is now only a short walk from the course. Again, if you're interested and available for a fun day of golf, food, and beverages in support of the American Cancer Society, feel free to swing by Monday morning.

The "Putt for Pink" Golf Outing has been rescheduled for Monday, October 17, 2011 due to current course conditions. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. However, I hope this date creates new opportunities, as there is still plenty of room for additional foursomes and single golfers. Please help Local 1394 support this worthy cause.

The Uniformed Firefighters of the Village of Scarsdale, Local 1394, is hosting the "Putt for Pink" Golf Outing to benefit the American Cancer Society's Westchester Region on Monday, October 3, 2011 at Fenway Country Club. I apologize for the late notice, but there is still space available for foursomes and sponsors. This is a great opportunity to support a good cause while enjoying a day on the golf course. See the attachments below for contact and additional information. Putt for Pink Flyer.pdf Putt for Pink Sponsor.pdf

Those of us local to the Mamaroneck area are probably familiar with this house on Grand Street. Mamaroneck's Slimmest Home

It looks like this unit is being housed in the DES Support Services Building. Is the consolidation of DES and DPS moving forward?

It's not TV. It's HBO.

If this is a problem, have you suggested using plain English on the radio to your superiors? The defunct definition of "10-20" in Westchester County is "respond with caution." If you want operators who are no longer trained to use ten-codes to advise your units to "respond non-emergency," perhaps you should tell them exactly that. In my experience with 60 Control, using the words, "working fire" or "10-75" will prompt the operator to upgrade the incident to the predetermined first alarm assignment, if one exists, in the CAD. It seems as simple as using a couple of magic words after the initial size up.

For over a century, researchers have debated whether or not wood exposed to long-term, low-temperature heat sources can exhibit spontaneous combustion. Vytenis Babrauskas, author of Ignition Handbook, argues that ignition is possible for wood building members exposed to temperatures as low as 77oC (170oF) for long time periods (months to years). Due to internal heating (self-heating), a reactive char forms under oxygen-deficient conditions and eventually ignites as oxygen enters newly-formed cracks. Examples that we may encounter in the field include wood floor/ceiling assemblies penetrated by steam/hot water supply pipes or ducts. For the sake of comparison, external heating applies to the ignition of wood exposed to higher temperatures of around 250oC (482oF) for periods no longer than a few hours. Most causes of fire probably fall under this category. For the fire investigators and chief officers out there, have any of you determined that a fire was caused by self-heating or pyrophoric carbon? Conversely, does anybody think that long-term, low-temperature ignition of wood isn't possible? My knowledge is limited, but I understand that this topic is controversial in the fire investigation community. For more information, click the link below. 'Pyrophoric Carbon' and Long-term, Low-temperature Ignition of Wood

Where is the disparate impact? Drop the FDNY quotas

Interactions between field units and 60 Control operators are generally limited to radio transmissions during an incident. Take a quick look at their role as call takers, all of whom are certified emergency medical dispatchers. Great interviews with 651 and 662, and of course, well-delivered pre-arrival instructions by 637.