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Having read the proposal, I have to agree with some that it seems more like a takeover then a merger. I see nothing showing what DPS positions would be lost thru attrition after the merger because DES employees are doing the same function. Having worked in a police controlled dispatch center, I have to say that if the two communications centers were to merge into 1 and they become both fire and police then the fire side will suffer. The main concern of the police dispatcher are his/her officer in the street. You can't tell an officer requesting something to standby while you acknowledge a fire communication. That said, there are combined centers where it does work but they are combined but seperate. Glouchester County NJ is such a center. They have taken over all county agencies including local police(brought in gradually with local dispatchers being absorbed into the county system). However they are in two rooms, Fire & Police, so each dispatcher still only does 1 function. Back to Westchester, are DES and DPS employees in the same union? If not, how will this be resolved? Good Luck

Hamburg NY sounds like the old RD Murray/ALF facility to me

The fact that they have to place labels like this on the vehicles says it all.

It was a thunderstorm

10 man cab, Driver, Officer, 4 facing back, 4 facing forward. My engine is a "10" man cab. the 4 forward facing seats include 2 flip down "Jump" seats (Non SCBA) . We have 7 SCBA seats ( Officer, 4 rear facing, and 2 foward facing). Do we fill them all the time, no. sometimes yes. Do we have 7 SCBA on the fire scene for use, Yes. Sounds like the Crimson does not have the 2 flip down "Jump Seats". I do not agree with the Village (AHJ by the way) interfeing with what the FD wants/specs but in these economic times it all comes down to the bottom dollar. I would be more concerned if the Department wanted Stainless/Aluminum for longer life and the village bought Galveneel for the lower priice

If the Department gets the 2%, they can set the 2% Budget. Purcxhase of uniforrms is allowed with 2% money

Mahopac won 2nd Best Overall and Best Color Guard

It already did http://www.lohud.com/article/20100331/NEWS02/3310316/1216/NEWS0204/Fairview-Fire-District-disputes-state-audit-over-payroll--board-oversight

Putnam, Westchester, Dutchess, Orange? How are you recogizing your Dispatchers?

To expound on this a bit, yes, Independent Fire Compaies/Departments can be a subject of a State Comptollers audit. (Example XYZ Fire Departmet Inc contracts with the Town od OZ to provideFire & EMS services in Town of OZ Fire Protection District 1). If the contract is over 200K, they can be audited. There are a couple of audits on the State Comptrollers website of indepentent (501.C.3) Departmetn audits

Other local Audits in the last week include The Croton Falls Fire District-Internal Controls over Financial Operations and The Fairview Fire district (Westchester)-Internal controls over Payroll. Croton Falls. http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/firedists/2010/crotonfalls.pdf Fairview. http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/firedists/2010/fairview.pdf If you interested in Fire Department management they are interesting audits.

Katonah uses 46.220 to x-Band Fire Trunk 16. Maybe thats bleeding over

Now he gets Robbie to bring them to him

We Started this last year

OC-911 just announced that the Orange County Executive has declared a State of Emergency in Orange county from 1800-0700 Tomorrow. No non essential traffic is to be on the roadways

In the January Fire Trader I see in the Brindlee Mountain add what appears to be the "new" 52-31 2005 Mack Amthor tanker. I went to the NKFD website and in the 2009 annual report it says the tanker was sold. Can anyone give us some more information on why a 4 year old tanker was sold? Were there any problems with the truck? Did it not meet the needs of the district? Is it being replaced? Thanks for any information.

Mahopac is Thursday July 8

Due to the electrical draw on the alternator

Possibly the MIV valve for the officer side suction

Date: 01-27-2010 Time:0400 Location: 71 N Porchunk (sp) Rd Greenwich Frequency: Greenich Trunk, Westchester Fire 16 Units Operating: Greenwich Fre,Additional CT Agencies, Banksville T-7, Armonk T-9, Pound Ridge T-3, Bedford Hils T-5, KatonahT-6, WCDES Batt 16 Car2 Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: 4 Story vacent 200x100 Fire on all Floors Reporters: EJS1810 Writer:

Thank you, i stand corrected

Thanks Doc, thats what happens when you try to post at the end of a long midnight tour. You forget things

From what I can remember hearing. At scene, Katonah (All Eqpt) , BHFD TL-57, T-5, Mt Kisco U-13 (FAST), E-104, TL-14, Goldens Bridge E-140 , Bedford E-108, Tankers, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8,14, 15 DES B-16, B-13 (Water) C&O Zones 4/5 Relocates Chappaqua E-146 (Later sent as additional water source on Jay St), Banksville E-158, Pleasantville E-261 ( I thinK) in Katonah Thornwood TL-1 in Bedford Hills

KATONAH — An overnight fire gutted the Deer Park Tavern. The blaze was reported about 3 a.m. in the two-story building at Routes 22 and 35. A sanitation man from a private carter passing by noticed the fire and flagged down a state trooper. http://www.lohud.com/article/20100126/NEWS02/1260365

October..............Colombus Day.................Some Italion guy got lost.......... I thought it was funny