billfitz

It is no wonder he was voted out of office he was so out of touch with reality!!!!!!!!

This was not the first time we had to pull E-298 out of the basement and dust it off - we also used it as a decon engine for the Papal visit in 2008.

That sounds like what a professional career dept. does all the time!

27' Vigilant

Boston whaler 27' twin 250 Mercury Verados Tow post 800 GPM - 45 HP Darley fire pump system Remote akron combination nozzle on bow aft manifold 3 - 2 1/2" connections radar flir dive door / ladder dive cylinder racks etc

Transmission repaired - ready to go next season

Thanks for your opinion - but many New England Cities (Yonkers/Boston) have 3-4 story wooden frames, asphalt shingles as siding - with front or rear wooden porches - seperated by 2-4 ' alleys - which you rarely find in NYC - while I whole heartedly agree reach & penetration of a stream are directly related to the use of a solid stream not a straight stream as from a combination nozzle - a 30 - 45 degree master stream will provide better exposure protection than a solid stream from the same appliance. The same appliance after exposure protection is addressed can have the nozzle changed for direct fire attack into the top floor (cockloft) or to hit the seat of the fire. IMHO I think it is better to ride with the combination nozzle and switch to a straight tip when conditions warrant!

At approx. 0200 hours this date Water Tender 1 was placed in standby mode - The city had widespread water outages due to a main beak in the high service system. The 5000 gallon tender was manned and standing by to respond to any fire call. The tender is designed to buy time until a relay can be established. This would not be used to create a shuttle w/ quick dump & refill - but bridge the gap w/ the 5000 gallons. Normal water service was restored approx 0500 hours

Water Task Force for tonights shutdown Water Tender - 1 LDH Engines - 3 Battalion 3 - EMS Units to relieve Engines from First Responder runs

It is not a surplus fuel tanker - that tanker was manufactured to carry water - it makes a big difference in the GVW - water is much heavier than fuel oils - that is why many converted fuel tankers are involved in accidents when used by FD's as tankers

I will be one of the first to point out a deficiency or an area that needs improvement with Westchester County DES - but I am also want to point out when something is a benefit . We recently responded to M/A 2 days in a row - Last Sat. Batt 14 and last Sunday Batt 18 - switching to the appropriate channel gave us constant updates on what was going on with the incidents - as well as having our units utilize a common M/A frequency when on scene. We also occassionally use the tac channels for training and other miscellaneous operations. I know one of the original criticism with this system was that the frequencies were shared with the County buses (I don't know if this is still true or what effect it would have if it was true) - I am sure their are other departments out there that use this system a lot more than we do - what has been your experiences? So far I find it a big improvement over the old 46.XX that was previously used for M/A For another thread - as someone mentioned previously - I think the radio designation "Battalion XX"" to 60 control should be changed - that designation implies they may be associated with the "Incident Command Position" I believe it should be changed to a title that better descibes their role as a "liaison" just my 2 cents

Thats what they used to be called - I don't know why they changed it!!

In addition to the above front line units YFD also has full extracation capability on the following reserve apparatus L-76 L-79 E-316 R-2 USAR-1

Tanker is set up with 2 1/2" or 5" storz connection - in addition to gravity/suction feed it has an onboard diesel pump to assist with offloading - it is not set up with a quick dump valve as many other tankers are - it is intended to supply a limited amount of water (5K Gallons) until a relay can be established with LDH - most of our troublesome areas are augmented by water towers which would buy us a few hours if we needed to stage the tanker in the event of a planned or unplanned interuption of water supply in a particular area. Foam truck is currently at SOC having lights installed - it is awaiting paint, decals and radio's before returning to Station 13 - it will have foam unit signboards from previous unit.

Tanker = 5000 gallons 18' shamrock - former FDNY to be disposed of shortly - new 27' Boston Whaler w/ twin 250 mercury verado's on order other rigs in lot (except HazMat Support) most are either awaiting repair or disposal - rigs will be moved inside before the winter FYI - We plan to have the 56 ALF on the road for the Columbus Day Parade

Due to late delivery of 2 ALF pumpers - YFD has pulled the Mack CF (formerly E-306) currently E-298 out of Mothballs to use for upcoming training academy - the rig is currently at the shop getting a PM and a good once over. This rig will be used for training only and will not see front line service.

298 to probie school L-79 failed UL awaiting decision to fix or dispose of TL-77 still at PMFD for a few more weeks

unfortunately there is only 1 left - I beleive the other went to Brookfield a few years ago

The Yonkers loaner was returned in early July - we needed to have it UL'd and PM'd for use at our upcoming probie school - after that it will most likely be auctioned off

I would like to applaud the recent vote by the Westchester County Board of legislatures to reassign the foam trailer to the White Plains Fire Dept - this shows a commitment on behalf of them to put politics aside and do what is best for the county - putting a resource where it can be deployed most effectively - what a novel idea! - could this be a sign of things to come?

Our Foam unit is currently assigned to Station 13 (Could not be any closer to MVFD or Southern part of County) it carries 200 - 5 gallon pails w/ handline & master stream eductors & nozzles - it repsonds w/ E-313 & L-73 for Master stream foam operations (8 man crew) it is available on M/A - it did respond to New Rochelle for standby for the overturned gsoline tanker a few years back.

Very -interesting this is bizarro world things are starting to make to much sense! - CE Spano mentioned recently at a press conference on sharing County services that perhaps the County should look into Yonkers providing HM for the Southern part of the County - what next White Plains covering the North?

The saw location was planned from the beginning - but when we went to the factory for final inspection realized the rollout shelf was to low to operate the saw safely/comfortably - Hackney fabricated the raised shelf on the spot - also creating a storage space under the saw for a few tools, tape measure etc. also the saw can be removed quicky and set up on the DeWalt saw stand away from the truck. The saw is plugged in and ready to cut upon arrival - I can't stress enough the value of a pre-construction trip to the factory to work with their engineers on site/ Also during final inspection have the factory mount as much of the equipment as possible. For the final inspection we drove down with a pickup and brought the saw, stanley power unit, airshores among a few other things - it was no coincidence everything fit perfectly it was all coordinated with the factory from beginning to end.

http://www.rescueleader.com/rescue/deliver...res_yonkers.htm additional info

Our spec called for 100% useability of the ladder at a 17% grade at the time they were the only bidder to meet the spec.