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Ummm...doesn't the NYS Fire Code require that copies of all testing be furnished to the Code Enforcement Official upon request?

Ummm...doesn't the NYS Fire Code require that copies of all testing be furnished to the Code Enforcement Official upon request?

Ummm...doesn't the NYS Fire Code require that copies of all testing be furnished to the Code Enforcement Official upon request?

Nope.  Especially since it isn't recognized in NYS (OFPC), and you can go through ALL the NIMS courses for little/no cost in the State.....looks like a lot of money to spend on something that I at least have never heard of in my 25+ years in the fire service in NY.....

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/New-York-jumps-on-brandwagon-with-State-of-5949318.php

 
One of the best things NYS has done for the career fire service.  Otherwise we'd get very little training like that.
 
 

Nope.  Especially since it isn't recognized in NYS (OFPC), and you can go through ALL the NIMS courses for little/no cost in the State.....looks like a lot of money to spend on something that I at least have never heard of in my 25+ years in the fire service in NY.....

IT'S WINTER IN THE NORTHEAST!!!
IT'S GOING TO SNOW!!!
Everybody needs to get over it and stop buying all the toilet paper!!!

I remember Stan well from my days down there.....his legacy will live on in his photos!

The wayward K9 officer has been located!!!!!! He is safe and back with his handler.

NO, I DID NOT!
(Actually, I was just taking a ride with the grandkids.)
Now that you brought that up, there were other difficulties on the trip that all our training doesn't touch upon. The kids got ice cream at the marina when we first started out. Five minutes out, Brayden stepped on his popsickle and wanted to return for a new one. His father explained that the wrapper was still intact, so it was still good, then showed him how you could use a popsickle stick as a spoon. Training does a lot, but sometimes ya just gotta wing it.

But the real question is.......Did you catch any fish???

Funny you should mention training, Capt32. I learned water rescue using a boat when I was about 16 years old. That's 50 years ago, but this was the first rescue of a swimmer in trouble I ever made. My son is on the VBFD Tech Rescue team and learned the evolution a few short years ago. When the rescue was being made, we were both exactly on the same page. Each knew what the other was doing. Communication between us was clear and concise and both of us knew the drill step by step. That was an operation conducted by two generations of firefighters.
You might need your training today, tomorrow, or maybe 50 years from now. When the unusual situation comes along, it usually comes quickly "Whoop...there it is." Ours is the only profession that has to commit every training course to memory and remember it forever. Do you remember high school trig? Probably not. But do you remember the signs of impending backdraft? I bet you do...forever.
Tommy Brennan (RIP) used to say that a good firefighter has to fill his head with "stuff" and be able to get up at 2am from a sound sleep and be able to pull that "stuff" back out.

I don't know if a Higher Power put me in this particular situation or not, but I doubt it was a test for me to enter the Big Firehouse in the sky.
I do know, however, that we all get 15 minutes of fame in our lifetime and some of you people are using mine up with bullpoop

Good job. Reminds me of the time my (then) boyfriend and I were on the Hudson River just south of the Bear Mtn Bridge - saw a boat of people partying, and a few hundred yards away a swimmer in obvious distress. We went to the swimmer (who had a boat cushion keeping her afloat), managed to pull her out and get her safely back to the other boat.
We declined the offered beverages and went along on our merry way.....another example of why alcohol and boating do not mix!

I'm actually reviewing a proposal to put solar panels on our house. One of hte things my husband and I asked the company representative was what happens to the electricity if the power goes out. The answer we got was that it doesn't go anywhere - so yes, it would still be in the panels, and potentially in the cabling that goes to the cut-off switch. We also have a back up generator, so if that is running, the solar energy again would not be going anywhere....
As for cost, after the current tax credits and NYSERDA incentive, our system would cost us out of pocket just under 10k. That averages out to $68-/month, (15 year loan) including the National Grid line charge. Oir last electric bill was $134-, the one before that $184-...and we are not expecting it to go down. We can also pay off the loan early, if we paid $100-/mo it would be paid off in about 8 years. This is a system designed to produce 100% of our expected usage, so after the loan is paid off, we would be paying around $20/mo for the line charge - or whatever National Grid is charging.....
To me it makes sense, also, our panels would be on the front of the house, and I would also place some type of label at the meter. Our standby generator is right there too, so no missing that....

I'm actually reviewing a proposal to put solar panels on our house. One of hte things my husband and I asked the company representative was what happens to the electricity if the power goes out. The answer we got was that it doesn't go anywhere - so yes, it would still be in the panels, and potentially in the cabling that goes to the cut-off switch. We also have a back up generator, so if that is running, the solar energy again would not be going anywhere....
As for cost, after the current tax credits and NYSERDA incentive, our system would cost us out of pocket just under 10k. That averages out to $68-/month, (15 year loan) including the National Grid line charge. Oir last electric bill was $134-, the one before that $184-...and we are not expecting it to go down. We can also pay off the loan early, if we paid $100-/mo it would be paid off in about 8 years. This is a system designed to produce 100% of our expected usage, so after the loan is paid off, we would be paying around $20/mo for the line charge - or whatever National Grid is charging.....
To me it makes sense, also, our panels would be on the front of the house, and I would also place some type of label at the meter. Our standby generator is right there too, so no missing that....

Those who know me, know who I am, and if someone messages me I do share my info.....
One primary reason I use a username is to keep away trolls - when message boards are public it is amazing the amount of information you can get off of them! I Also use the same/similar name on multiple forums, so someone on here and the FH Forums should know it is me.....

Those who know me, know who I am, and if someone messages me I do share my info.....
One primary reason I use a username is to keep away trolls - when message boards are public it is amazing the amount of information you can get off of them! I Also use the same/similar name on multiple forums, so someone on here and the FH Forums should know it is me.....

I know there is probably alot of people that have the same feeling here But Ray Rush, awesome introduction to the fire service. He was a tell it like it is No BS. he did my essentials class in 1993. My father introduced me into the volunteer side of things at a very young age and taught me what it was all about, volunteering for years with many good people in northern westchester helped me to become a fireman in the greatest fire department in the world. Thanks to all who were a part of this

I put far more stock in what a person's comments are than whether or not they are "anonymous" on a forum since it's so easy to create a false profile. It doesn't take long to figure out who the posers and pot stirers are by their own comments.

Interesting, I don't put much stock in as many people who post there names to just as many who don't post there names, I also find just as many sh!t stirrers from both sides. But that's the way I see it just as you see it your way.

As a officer my self all I can say is take a sec and put that belt on. The life you save my be the most important one you can save YOUR SELF.

Tonight @ 21:00 the Plattekill Fire Department was dispatched for a PIAA on the NYS Thruway at mile marker 71.1 South Bound. Car 1, Car 3, Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 4, 645 and 47-36 where all responding when @ 21:11 We were advised that Engine 4 was involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident, roll over with entrapment.
I have a been some sort of a chief officer for 13 years now, in the fire service for 21 years and never once did I instantly feel like I was going to vomit while responding to an incident...not until last night. I can tell you there are so many things that are going through your head after receiving an alarm involving your own...
What do I do? Whom do I call? How difficult is the extrication? What Happened? What did they hit? Who is in the truck? But the toughest question, the one that still rings in my head is "Are they alive?"
I will not speak of specifics. I will not release the details of this incident and I will let the authorities finish their investigation. But what I can tell you, 4 of the 5 firefighters have been released. Engine 4 is a total loss and the definition of brotherhood was re-taught to me through the actions of area fire departments and fire departments through out the state.
Cronomer Valley whom handled the incident...Thank you!!! Your professionalism went a long way tonight. You are our brothers and for you I am thankful. With out getting into every department that has reached out to us, because I can guarantee someone with be forgotten, whether it be at either at our stations or through phone calls, I had 132 missed calls, Thank you!!! Never have I had such an out pouring of support just for us.
I ask you, do you know what it is like to have to sit at the back of your vehicle trying to coordinate different responses while your Firefighters need YOUR help? Not something I EVER want to handle again.
For years we instill into our memberships heads...Seat belts, seat belts, SEAT BELTS... and on November 2nd 2013 @ 21:11, those seat belts saved their lives.
At St. Francis Hospital...the support continued. Fairview, Roosevelt, Arlington Fire Departments, with Engines, and Lisa Gardner, whom provided me with very informative updates, met the inbound ambulances to assist with ANYTHING we needed, ANYTHING. Tears is the word that best described how I was after I was notified of your support! I cant say thank you because thank you doesn't cover your actions. I owe you... period.
At 1:21 we called back in service, My membership continuing to want to help the community, knowing that what we seen tonight could have been completely different.
We will continue serving the community, we are Plattekill. We ARE Plattekill Strong.
I ask no one post NO Photos or post no details until the investigation is complete and I approve of such postings.
Thank you Everyone.
Chief Christopher Mancuso

Play the video backwards...it will look like the fire is going out.