EJS1810

So far this year, my spare clothes bag still has shorts and a t-shirt in it. If and when we get winter it changes to sweats.

The whole idea of NIMS is that it dosent matter who is in command, only that a command structure has been established. As a Dispatcher I communicate with "Command". Here in Putnam we have been using "IC-XX" where XX is your department number. If there were 2 incidents in the same departments area, we add the street name, example "IC-18 Dixon Rd"

Check with Putnam

And God help the rest of us. Best wishes to my buddy Rick, It's a long time comming and well worth the wait.

Date: 01/01/2007 Time:1114 Location: 10 Adams Ave Nelsonville Frequency: Disp 46.380 Responce 46.440/46.540 Operations 46.500 Units Operating: Cold Spring 13-1-1, 13-1-2, 13-2-1, 13-2-2, 13-5-1, 13-6-1 North Highlands 21-1-2, 21-1-3, 21-4-1 (Tanker automatic mutual aid) CC-9, PCSD Description Of Incident: Report of Laquer on fire in a comercial building. Writer: EJS1810

Mine is to only visit EMTBravo two or three times a shift.

One picture is worth a thousand words.

Thanks Izzy, I was gonn suggest renaming this The Official Holiday Thread because it comes up the same time every year and the same opinions and ides are given.

I believe Rockland units "Assume Command" when arriving on any calls. Please any Rockland guys correct me if I'm wrong.

12/24 2330-0730 12/25 Holiday overtime coverage at PCSO 12/25 1600-2400 Regular shift at Putnam 911 12/26 2400-0730 Overtime coverage at PCSO 12/26 1600-2400 Regular shift at Putnam 911 12/27 1600-2400 Regular shift at Putnam 911 12/28 0730-1530 Overtime coverage at PCSO 12/28 1600-2400 Regular shift at Putnam 911 Then I will sleep for a couple days At least I am off on New Years Eve Working or not, everybody have a safe Christmas and New Years

Fantactic shots! I saw an old Oren but couldn't make out the name. Where was it from? There was also an International R model with an overhead ladder rack. I looks like our 1959 International-Oren. I couldn't read the name on the door of that rig either. Any help would be appreciated. Keep up the great work!

I believe that is a request for a driver to man the station

NHFD voters turned down the proposal. NHFD Commissioners will meet to decide waht to do next.

Where is the hose wagon, 39-81? a truly unique apparatus.

Bill McGuffey from KME and a representitive from Ruscon told us about all the problems International was having with the new 4400's and 4700 series. no wonder mack is making a comeback.

May the turkey be hot, the beverages chilled, the company excellent and the pagers silent. Happy Thanksgiving to all, especially those who have to work today and a special thank you to all who are serving both here and abroad to keep our country free.

The problem with fire alarm ordanances as some one said above is that activations due ot cooking and smoking are legitimate and usually not subject to the ordanance. My town implemented a false alarm law several years ago. Exempt from the law are all the school buildings ,government buildings and the hospital. These buioldings are where a lot of false alarms come from. The law mostly affects private homes which are owned by voters. No self respecting politician is going to piss off a voter by fining him or her becuase the alarm system that the voter installed and had to pay a fee to the town already for went off and a municipal service (police, fire) which is paid for out of thier taxes had to respond. Most false alarm laws are just paper tigers. They look ferosious (sp) but have no bite. Ok, so i meandered off the original topic just a little..............

These are two small but excellant ways to keep someone involved in an agency. In the volunteeer service, when our only "pay" is the thanks we get or the feeling of helping, a little "thank you" from the bosses can go a long way. Are there other things we should be doing? Yes I'm sure there are. I feel you have to know your membership and thier wants and needs to do something that helps keep them involved. If you have a younger membership and they want to purchase a Large Screen TV, the latest PS-5 or Nintendo WIIIIIII, then that is something that should be concidered finances permitting. it will keep members at the station and the first due would get out that much quicker. Too often the older guys will vote no on such a thing and then you start to loose the younger guys because they feel the Department dosent care about them. The main idea is to keep an open mind when somebody suggests something. Just because it doesn't appeal to you doesn't mean it won't help keep someone arround.

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Bump It's Tomorrow Night!

Dosen't matter which way you say it, We'll answer.........K

Lets look at this another way. Live wires down in the street. No Fire, no arcing. Who is responsible for "Securing" the hazard? If you notify the utility company that "their" wires are down in the street, should they be responsible? How about a "paid" agency like the Town Police. If they are sent and have to "babysit" the wires, who will handle the other calls in the town? Will they have to call someone in on "overtime"? Or if we call the local fire department which in this area is probably a volunteer agency will their members be responsible for " babysitting" the wires. They will now have to sit there awaiting the arrival of the utility company while the Town Police end their shift and go home. I say mark off the hazard area with caution tape. If necessary get "Road Closed" signs from Highway or DPW and close the street. If the public chooses to ignore your warnings, the local agency should not be responsible. It is the same as if you were actually there and told them that they cannot go down the street and they ignore your warning.

Common, stay on topic.

British Columbia Firefighters Issued Unisex Undies The Toronto Star The troubled Richmond fire department has banned front-line firefighters from wearing their own undies, briefs or boxers while on duty. Both sexes are now wearing mandatory standard underwear and it's costing the city $16,000 to provide each firefighter with six pairs. The mandatory standard translates into plain, sensible Stanfield boxers, said Richmond city official Ted Townsend. "You can buy them anywhere," he said. "There's nothing special about them." The one-style-for-all is part of the city's attempts to make the department gender-neutral and provide an environment in which men and women will feel comfortable, said Townsend. When firefighters are called out they remove all their clothes down to their underwear and don protective firefighting gear, said Townsend. Everyone strips in a common area and the standardized underwear came "from a sense in the department" that this was the best approach to the issue, he said. The department has been rocked by allegations from four female firefighters that they have been victims of sexual harassment and other forms of harassment from male colleagues. All the women walked off the job. Two have returned to work and one is suing the city. Investigations by labour negotiator Vince Ready and lawyer Susan Paish made a number of recommendations to prevent problems. In his report, Ready described the workplace culture at Richmond as "characterized by juvenile and hostile behaviour" towards women. Only active firefighters on Richmond's 215-member force will be required to wear the standardized underwear. "It won't be a requirement for persons in the department who don't attend fires," Townsend said. Canadian Press Sounds like a novel approach. any thoughts?