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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.

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

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.

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.

You must live in either the five boroughs of New York City or in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Nassau, or Suffolk County. Do you have to be a New York City resident to be a NYC firefighter?

Ignorance is contagious. We tend to accept the reality with which we are presented. I can't blame you for being exposed to unsafe practices when you first joined the fire service, but it is the duty of every firefighter to look beyond the culture of their department and educate themselves on how to improve. There are thousands of online resources that tell us how to prevent firefighter injuries and deaths. Don't wait for the next guy in the chain of command to enact change. Start with leading by example. One Fire Fighter Dies and Another is Severely Injured in a Single Vehicle Rollover Crash - Georgia A Career Lieutenant Dies and Three Fire Fighters are Injured in Ladder Truck Crash - Massachusetts Fire Fighter Dies after being Ejected from a Pumper in a Single Vehicle Rollover Crash - New York Volunteer Captain Dies in Engine Rollover - Colorado A Career Captain Dies and a Fire Fighter/Driver is Seriously Injured When Two Fire Trucks Collide at an Intersection - Connecticut

For those departments that have been using this system for the past year, how has it been working for you? Have there been any problems with getting members to use it on a regular basis? I recently noticed that this system can be integrated with dispatch centers so that operators can see if any members of a dispatched department are en route to their station to get a rig out the door. The website offers hypotheticals, coincidentally matching 60 Control's protocols for unstaffed fire agencies, that seem pretty feasible if departments were willing to get on board. IamResponding.com - DISPATCHER FUNCTIONS -- REDUCE THE RESPONSE TIME TO YOUR DISPATCHES! IamResponding.com

Flexible hard suction. FDNY - Brooklyn 2nd Alarm - Bushwick - 02/19/2010 - "FirstOnScenePhotos by Lou Minutoli" Storage issues aside, it makes you wonder why it isn't more common outside of the city.

CFPC: CPAT Information It would be in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.

I'm psyched. Anybody else already order the replica jersey?

This is an excellent point. Even if you have no regard for your own safety, think about how your actions may affect that of your brothers and sisters. No Seatbelt, No Excuse

Take your own advice and continue training. With some practice, you'll be able to don your SCBA while properly secured. For your own sake and for the sake of the members you're riding with, buckle up.

There are three EMS Zone Coordinators: EMS Zone 10: Covering Fire Battalions 14, 15, 18, 19 EMS Zone 11: Covering Fire Battalions 11, 13, 16 EMS Zone 12: Covering Fire Battalions 10, 12, 17 EMS Unit Coverage The tones for EMS Zone 11 may have been related to the motor vehicle accident in Mount Kisco.

Story and photos available on the Purchase Fire Department website. Purchase Fire Department Thanks to those who stopped by to check out the rig. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves and managed to grab an E-238 mug on your way out. A very special thanks goes to the members of Harrison (E-10), Village of Mamaroneck (E-42), Port Chester (E-61), Rye (L-26), and West Harrison (E-265) for bringing their apparatus to the party.