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I do not want bias since I wrote the IA. I will try to find a ATC Clip of the audio. On the bottom of the flight tracker page, the graph with the two lines, One is speed, One is Altitude. The abrupt loss of speed, when they went from 425 knots to 220 knots, that is when they lost the engine. They were at 35,000ft when this happened. The zig zag on the map is not representative of the loss of the engine, rather just the planned flight path. If you zoom in, the dotted blue line is the intened flight path, as assigned by ATC. All planes with 2 engines can do fine, with just 1 engine. For this flight, he was probably within guiding distance to HPN. If he choose a closer airport, he would of had to done a rapid descent. Also, keep in mind, this is when atlantic city, newark, LGA and JFK and a lot of others were closed for snow removal.

Date: 12/27/10 Time: 1827hrs Location: Westchester County Airport; Harrison, NY Frequency: ATC, HPN Ops Units Operating: HPN Ops, Airport 7, Airport 11 Weather Conditions: Cold, Clear, Icy, Windy Description Of Incident: A private aircraft reported to ATC that they lost one of their engines. They lost it somewhere over the Philly Area. The aircraft landed safely at HPN. HPN ARF rigs were holding short of the runway, waiting for the plane to land. Airport 7 followed the plane to FBO. Airport 11 swept the runway for debris. The plane departed Malcolm Mc Kinnon Airport in Georgia enroute to HPN. Air Traffic was not disrupted. Reporters: firedude Writer: firedude From the FAA: Tail Number: N70X Owner: SPECTRUM AIR SERVICES INC CHAMBLEE, GA Aircraft: 1981 CANADAIR LTD CL-600 CHALLENGER Fixed wing multi engine (13 seats / 2 engines) Engines:LYCOMING ALF-502 SER. Horsepower: 7500 (Turbo-fan) Track this flight

From the National Weather Service... So, who is ready?

NYC is a mess! people calling 911 to then be put on hold??? FDNY*EMS Ambulances left stuck in the streets. All three major airport were closed. It seams to me that NYC was not ready for this storm.

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Blizard Warning for Southern Westchester, NYC, LI and Southern CT.

Little poly tubes run up and down the streets with heated water. They are about 1 inch below the street. The water is only heated a couple degrees. As long as the road is above 32, noting will stick. The water is heated with large heating units. I think they use recycled water that came of the mountain.

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I really want one of these snow cats now, but they cost around $350,000!!! These too are equipped with sirens and PA. Finally, It was time to head home. EGE-JFK on American Airlines. The Eagle County Airport is Awesome. Only Airport I know that has FREE PARKING! It is also one of the only aiports to still have a online live webcam This airport is also interesting because the FAA does not own the Air Traffic Control Tower. It is owned by the county and air traffic control services are contracted out to a private company Fire Apparatus Journal had an article about this airport ARFF Department a couple of months ago. Here is the Airport OPS building. The 3 bays on the right hold their 3 ARFF rigs. The White truck in front is the ARFF Supervisor. The window was dirty, so the image didn't come out so good. My plane... Inflight... And finally back to New York. So, I’d like to hear what you think about my photos or how the county emergency system runs. I do not have access to a photo editing software, so I couldn’t edit really edit them. All of the photos I tool can be seen on my flickr page, there is a link bellow. I am welcome to hear any constructive criticism and or thoughts you have.

The Vail Police Department followed the Aspen Police Department when they switched their main patrol vehicle to Volvo 4x4 SUVs. I was really on the lookout for one. But, I could not find any in town. I stopped by the police station to look but found that all police vehicles were kept in an underground heated garage. Instead I found some other interesting police vehicles. The Vail Police Department does a lot more then you would think, they have a volunteer program were residents help out the police force in certain events. They also do code enforcement and animal control. All these divisions drive White Chevy Colorados with "Vail Police" on the side. Here is one of their old Ford Explorers. Here is one of Vail Shuttle busses at the Vail Transportation Center (VTC) The Brand New, Four Seasons Vail! Town of Vail Snow Plows Eagle County has two EMS Providers, The Western Eagle County Ambulance District and the Eagle County Ambulance District, both are paid. The Western Eagle County Ambulance District covers the west part of the county including the towns of Eagle and Gypsum and the eastern part of Garfield County. The Eagle County Ambulance District (ECAD) covers the County Airport and the western parts of the county, including the ski resorts. According to their website, ECAD has 3 stations, 8 ambulances and 4 staff paramedic supervisor vehicles. They have 53 employees that cover 770 square miles. Here is some of their fleet. Interesting Colors. Here is one of their ambulances, sorry for the fence. This was taken last year with a different camera. Here are some sights around Vail, home of the 1980, 1999 and 2015 Skiing Championships. Missing Hydrants are not a problem when you have heated sidewalks and roads. And here is Beaver Creek Mountain... If you have $3-5 Million to spare, you can own one of those slope side Duplexes or Condos

Found some here... Code 3 Yonkers, NY ALF Engine 306 Code 3 2008 Christmas Edition - Yonkers, NY ALF Engine 313 Code 3 Yonkers NY American LaFrance Tower Ladder

Very Nice Eli! Great Shots!

I was in the area and decided to drive by. Here are my photos... The new and the old.

I am not sure if they still are, but they used to be made at Odyssey Auto.

According to a local blog, called MyRye, The Rye Fire Department will declare Engine 194 as a 'surplus'. Engine 194 is a 1982 Hahn Top-Mount Pumper and has earned the nickname "Yellowbird". It will be donated to the Fire Training Center. In the blog post, the author refered to saying it was "headed to the dumper". It will be announced at the December 1st Rye City Council meeting. From the blog post... Here it is... (my photo) I am glad RFD will donate it and not sell it at auction. I guess the next apparatus for replacement in Rye would be Engine 191 or Utility 39. So, are there any plans to replace or refurbish Engine 191, A 1994 Pierce Lance, or Utility 39, a 1989 International/Saulsbury?

Date: 11/29/10 Time: 2013hrs Location: 548 Harrison Ave X Sunny Ridge Plazza & Sterling Road Frequency: 46.26 (WCDES), 155.895 (HPD) Units Operating: HFD: 2161, E10, E12, E13, TL24, R19 / WHFD: 2502, R35 / HPD / WCDES: C and O zone 2, B15 Weather Conditions: Clear and cool Description Of Incident: Structure fire on rear desk Reporters: firedude Writer: firedude 2013hrs - Harrison police get a call of a fire at 548 Harrison Ave 2015hrs - 60 control dispatches harrison to a possible fire near the structure 2016hrs - 2161, E10, E13, TL24 Responding 2016hrs - Harrison PD units on scene reporting fire 2016hrs - 2161 on scene, reporting small fire, request retone 2016hrs - Harrison FD retoned 2017hrs - E10 on scene, on hydrant 2017hrs - TL24, E13 on scene 2020hrs - R19, E12 responding 2021hrs - Harriosn PD, possible suspect under arrest at scene, found with gas cans 2022hrs - 2161 requests C and O to scene, fire ruled suspicious 2022hrs - R19, E12 on scene 2023hrs - 60 control dispatches C and O zone 2 2023hrs - Battalion 15 dispatched 2030hrs - 2161 advises 60, several fires, all knocked down 2032hrs - 60 to 2161, 2 members of C and O zone 2 responding 2033hrs - 2161 to 60, releasing e12, 10 2034hrs - E10, E12, TL24 returning 2039hrs - 2161 to 60, C and O on scene 2052hrs - 2161 to 60, request West Harrison's R35, for light 2053hrs - West Harrison Dispatched to Scene 2055hrs - 2502 sign on, responding, 60 advises that 2161 requests R35 for light 2057hrs - R35 responding 2104hrs - 60 to 2161, Capt Gus enroute with dog 2107hrs - 2502, R35 on scene 2107hrs - 2161 to R35, put rig in driveway of 548 Harrison Ave 2122hrs - 2502 in service, R35 remain on scene. 2124hrs - 60 to 2161, Capt Gus and dog 30min ETA 2203hrs - R19 in service

here is the story... Volunteer Firefighters: Answering the Call

Date: 11/26/10 Time: 2040hrs Location: 697 King Street X Tower Hill Drive & Upland Street Frequency: 46.26 (WCDES), 155.625 (PCPD), PCFD Units Operating: PCFD: E59, E58, E63, E62, TL2, R40 / PCPD / Con ed Weather Conditions: clear and cool Description Of Incident: Con ed was called privatly to the area by a homeowner. Strong odor of natural gas was found when con ed arrived, requesed FD. 60-Dispatched Port Chester to the scene. PCPD Shut down King Steet while PCFD helped Con ed enter homes. The center of the odor was found around the Kneses Tifereth Synagogue at 575 King Street. Reporters: firedude Writer: firedude

FDNY apparatus usually get replaced every 5 years. After five years, they serve as a spare.

First, What is the date? Second, this should go in the Classifieds section.

Full Article and Video Photos of the Denver Fire Department Fleet, including the Command Post, can be found on 5280Fire.com

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If I am correct, white may only be used as a secondary color to either blue or red. There is a great website, called "PolicePosers.com" that has a page where you can check light laws from around the US. Check it out here.

The full IA can be viewed here. All of my photos that I took can be viewed here. Let me know what you think...