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Rhinebeck and Hughsonville both had large brush fires today. Per Hughsonville Cmd, over 4 acres involved.

lol well at least you guys go pick them up from the hospital so we don't have to bring them back like we do with just about every other facility

yeah you're lucky TDDSO usually calls us direct instead of calling 911 lol....as much fun as that place is of course

besides the fires, things have been busy on the EMS side as well. serious MVA's, cardiac/respiratory arrests, etc. and it seems like it's only getting busier every day!

I just added the Dover fire to the list. I was only going the the IA's on here and fires I remember hearing sorry lol =(

That fire now is Hyde Park's...but multiple Roosevelt units operating mutual aid. 2009: Hyde Park 2nd Alarm Trailer Fire 3/20 East Fishkill Working Fire 3/20 Fairview Working Fire 3/20 LaGrange Working Fire 3/19 Hughsonville Working Fire 3/19 Rhinebeck 2nd Alarm House Fire 3/18 Arlington Working Fire 3/18 Wassaic Brush Fire w/Exposure 3/15 Beekman 2nd Alarm 3/15 Pawling Multiple Alarm Estate Fire 3/7 East Fishkill Working Fire 3/6 Arlington 2nd Alarm w/victim (who later died @ WCMC) 3/3 Pawling Working Fire 2/28 East Fishkill Working Fire 2/23 East Fishkill Working Fire 2/22 Arlington 2nd Alarm 2/22 Dover All Hands Fire 2/18 Milan 2nd Alarm House Fire 2/15 City of Pok Working House Fire 2/11 City of Pok 2nd Alarm 2/1 Pawling Working Fire 2/1 East Fishkill 2nd Alarm 1/25 City of Pok 3rd Alarm 1/20 Village of Wappingers 2nd Alarm 1/18 Beekman 2nd Alarm 1/17 Millbrook Multi Alarm Fatal House Fire 1/17 Roosevelt Working Fire 1/13 LaGrange 2nd Alarm 1/10 East Fishkill Working Basement Fire 1/7 City of Pok 3rd Alarm 1/5

Date: 3/18 Time: 0235 Location: 141 Slate Quarry Rd Frequency: DC911 Disp, Resp, Cmd, FG 7/8 Units Operating: Rhinebeck 59-14, 32, 53, 71; Red Hook 58-13, 45, 55; Hillside 44-22; Staatsburg 64-12; Stanford 61-13; West Clinton 71-11, 33; NDP Medic 71; 1K31; DC56; CC11, 51, 52; FID1 Weather Conditions: Clear, Warm Description Of Incident: -0235 Initial dispatch for house fire -0243 RB Cmd o/s w/heavy smoke -0246 2nd Alarm per Cmd -0250 FG 7/8 assigned -0251 Cmd requests NDP EMS to scene -0324 Per cmd, 20x60 2 story structure, fire under control, overhauling at this time -0714 All equip back I/S

Date:2/15/09 Time:15:39 Location:319 Willow Glen Rd Frequency: DC911 Dispatch, Response, Command, FG 9/10 Units Operating: Milan, Red Hook 58-13, Elizaville 191, Pine Plains 55-13 to Milan Sta 1, Rhinebeck 59-32 to Milan Sta 2, Ancram 792 to Milan Sta 1, Tivoli 66-12 to RHFD, NYSP 2K80 (1st unit on scene), 2K82, 1K36, 1K33, CC9, CC51/52 as FID1 Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: 2nd Alarm Structure Fire - 2 Story Residence 15:39 Original Dispatch for Possible House Fire 15:44 2nd Dispatch w/NYSP on scene requesting 2nd alarm 15:45 2nd Alarm per Command 16:12 FID and NDP EMS requested to scene 16:32 Possible victim in residence - search in progress per CC9 16:43 All Milan, Red Hook, & Pine Plains manpower to scene per CC9 17:04 Fire is under control per CC9 17:20 Red Hook 58-13 & Elizaville 191 clearing scene, Rhinebeck 59-32 released from standby

do you have to attend the dinner to buy tickets for the raffles or can you buy them at other times?

Couldn't agree with you more. Don't know about anyone else here but typically moving the stretcher around in the snow isn't exactly an easy task. And, I have no problem lifting/carrying anyone who is actually in need of it, but i'm not going to break my back lifting a 300 pound person down a flight of stairs and into the ambulance just because they broke their arm. I'd like to protect myself so I'm actually able to help those in need.

The entire purpose of the new protocol is to allow EMTs/Medics to use their clinical judgement in determining if the patient requires immobilization. It isn't a clearance protocol in the fact that once immobilization has been started, we aren't allowed to discontinue. However, as seen in the flow chart published by the NYS DOH BEMS below, if none of the conditions are met, immobilization is NOT required.

The NYS DOH has new protocols regarding spinal immobilization. According to these protocols, spinal immobilization is indicated in the following circumstances: 1. Altered Mental Status for any reason, including possible intoxication from alcohol or drugs (GCS <15 or AVPU other than A). 2. Complaint of neck and/or spine pain or tenderness. 3. Weakness, tingling, or numbness of the trunk or extremities at any time since the injury. 4. Deformity of the spine not present prior to this incident. 5. Distracting injury or circumstances (i.e. anything producing an unreliable physical exam or history). High risk mechanisms of injury associated with unstable spinal injuries include, but are not limited to: • Axial load (i.e. diving injury, spearing tackle) • High speed motorized vehicle crashes or rollover • Falls greater than standing height (from http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/s...l_protocol.pdf) If the EMTs/Paramedics on this call determined in their patient assessment that none of these conditions applied, then there isn't a problem at all with them walking the patient to the ambulance.

we have a couple of vertex standard radios at work and have the same problem. some county tones are distorted. we also have motorola ht1550xls portables but everything sounds fine on them