JohnnyOV

No matter what call it is, not just ALS, the medics are dispatched and both respond in the single vehicle. It could be broken finger on the south east end of town off crow hill and a more serious call up in mohegan by lexington and route 6 and they would still have to travel to both calls. As for the more buffy side of the new car, it comes complete with a "Rumbler" siren. Lemme tell you, there is no chance in he11 you wont feel that car coming up behind you

The Blues Brothers are in town?

what's on the menu? I'm starving!

:lol::lol: oh wow, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Hey, at least someone has to feel bad for everyone

Thanks for singling out Yorktown and and putting us and ridiculous in the same context. But you might want to check your facts, the old chief's cars state "Proudly we serve." Have a great day

2009 Year in review video, compiled by Matt Lauria. I must say, its the best one yet. www.yorktownfire.org

The story gets graphic. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35577688/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/

OK, its class time: Most volly departments operate under a set of by-laws for a social organization, much like the elks lodge or loins club. They, however, supply the man power for the fire district (which is the taxing entity) to operate its equipment and preform it duties on calls. The fire district and the fire company are two totally and completely separate entities. When a department holds a boot drive or any other fund raising event, and the signs out front say support [insert taxing name here], the money raised will go to the taxing entity. If however the sign says [insert social organization here], then the money goes to the members of the social organization and they can do what they want with the money.

Just for factual purposes alone, estimate $50 average for a handle of top shelf liquor and you're looking at 152 handles of liquor at a total of $7,600. For $11,000 you are looking at around 220 handles.

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION...mearly stating that I highly doubt tax payer dollars pay for booze for fire district functions. Money that is fund-raised for a social organization that can do what it wants with that money is a different story

We have 2 frequencies in the 400mhz range that simulcast on a repeater 46.26 and Fire 17 so our pagers can pick up both.

Jello shots out of the fake plastic syringes...more for the after party though

I think the reason that all of this is getting out of hand is because all the Chief is trying to do is show that there is problems in certain parts of the county (actually 99% including career departments) whether it be response times, number of firemen on a crew, the correct amount of poppy seeds on a bagel. No one is stepping up, on here, in real life, to our county, to the citizens, to our brothers and sisters who we trust our lives with and saying YES there is a problem and something needs to be fixed NOW! I have no problem with him, myself, or anyone for that matter pointing out a problem and attempting to set a course to get it fixed. People might view these members as instigators or @$$h01es, and I was definitely one of those people a while ago. But now I look at them and view them as almost a one man crusade group to bring positive change and efficent and proactive fire protection to our county, and NOONE should be complaining about that. We're always talking about consolidation and tanker task forces and laser beams and other fancy terms on this board. When was the last time anyone actually sat down at a county wide meeting and decided to implement / tryout / organize one of these ideas? When has anyone approached the state to change the tax and fire district laws to allow for a county wide fire service and not 50 some odd different departments? No offense to Seth and his staff because I think that this forum is a great stepping stone for ideas, but PLEASE Stop griping about it on an internet forum and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. It actual upsets me to see people with these great ideas, but nothing ever gets accomplished because they never make it past step 1. Please, somebody, ANYBODY stand up, raise your hand, something, and decide that you are the one who will accept this challenge to modify our service and do something about it.

How many departments actually try and get a dedicated hoseline from a close engine company for their RIT team to have on hand, standing by with them? Like HFD23 said, getting their truck to the front or side of the building is damn near impossible, so getting your engine close fits into that category too. Does anyone have standing protocol to basically demand a hoseline in general be given to them upon arriving at a mutual aid scene? If so, how does that work with your neighboring departments?

Any idea if they're hiring anytime soon?

First I will start out saying that I have very limited knowledge and hope that other more experienced members wiil chime in and aid in the discussion of operational tactics and use of the water can. At Yorktown's fire yesterday, I, along with everyone else was impressed at the amount of fire that was knocked down with the water can. As I pulled up in the utility an noticed fire was pushing up the stairs and out the front door of the building, E270 arrived on scene and begain the basic bread and butter operations of an engine company. 3 members had streched a line to the garage / basement door, and were ready for entry while my LT and I headed to the front door with the irons and the water can and TIC. While the hose team was awaiting water, my Lt and I entered the building and he was able to hold and basically knock the fire down with just the simple use of the 2.5 gals of water. The room that was on fire was approx 5'x5' big and was the boiler and washing machine / dryer room. The fire had extended out of the room and was seconds away from catching the furnature at the top of the stairs. Fire was banked about 1/2 down the height of the stairs and begining to travel into the garage and into the living room in the basement as well. My Lt and I made our way down the stairs and to the fire room and he begain hitting the seat of the fire and the walls/ celing with the stream quickly extinguishing most of the heated gases. Had this not been done, fire most likely would have continued travling up the stairs and spread throughout most of the living area. That war story being told, I urge every department to carry and utilize the water can for both holding a medium sized fire in its place and extingishing a small fire before it gets out of hand while you are awaiting water. In a simple room and contents fire, the water can works wonders because in a confined area, when the water is applied, it expands to 1700 times its original size in the form of steam and will quickly darken down the fire. When a fire is little bit beyond the r&c stage, it can hold back and slow progression until the hose team arrives. Im curious as to what other departments utilize this tool and how its implemented in their deparment. For mine, every rig with the exeception of the tanker and the brush truck carry at least 1 2.5 gal water can, and take it in on almost every alarm we receive. Im sure other can add more to this, but thats my rant for now.

Great post, and I appologize for not going into what we did once we arrived. The basement door was closed on our arrival, and the Lt had told the hose team to wait until he gave the ok to enter the structure and begin flowing water. Even once they entered, they held off on water until it was clear and the command was given to do so. That being said, you are completely correct on bringing the line to the front door, and that is something that was discussed immediatly after the fire, and everyone was in agreement that it was the 1 thing we would have changed on this run.

Date:12/20/09 Time: 1140 hrs Location: 307 London Rd Frequency: Dispatch 46.26, Fire 17, Fire Ground 7 Units Operating: Engine 270, Engine 273, Ladder 51, 2531, 2532, Utility 83, Mohegan Fast (Canceled Enroute) Yorktown VAC, Empress Paramedics, Yorktown Police Weather Conditions: Clear, Cold Description Of Incident: Fire in the basement of a 2 story home. Fire contained with the Can and one 1 3/4" hand line to the washroom, hallway and stairwell. Fire under control less then 2 min after arrival. Reporters: Writer:emsjunkie 712

25 wpm 1 error. I totally screwed up the fire entry by missing one section, realizing it at the end, then having to quickly go back and retype the entire call, so that screwed everything up....no one to blame except myself.

how'd ya do?

I'm with you lol. I finished the test, and nothing started over so I have no idea. If i remember correctly you passed and nothing was wrong

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34194122/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/ This is absolutely horrific news, and my condolences go out to the families of those involved.

Talk to any fire department that is career / combo south of the mason dixon line, and EMS calls is what justifies them as being career / combo. About 80% of their call volume is EMS. Even though, such as in Florida, you have paid ambulances stationed around a city 24/7 with an EMT and a Paramedic, you have a fire engine respond with 4 paramedics to all EMS calls...

gotta love the first two comments....the ignorance of people is incredible