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Actually it is a M1078..   the 2.5 ton variant.    If it had a 2nd rear axle, it would be a 5 ton, the M1083.

Actually it is a M1078..   the 2.5 ton variant.    If it had a 2nd rear axle, it would be a 5 ton, the M1083.

NYS OEM also has some M900 series ex military 5 tons.

Any dept needing pagers and radios we just up graded to new radios we have a few minitor 5's and kenwood radios that we are willing to donate to a dept in need of these. please no personal donations. we are trying to help out some depts that may not have a large budget. most would probably need new batteries. the radio's and pager are in good condition. if any one is interested pm me and i will get you my e-mail address and we can go from there. 

38-60 will be for sale in a year or so.   You can own it.

Marlborough Fire District just put out to bid a replacement for the 1994 Duplex/Saulsbury Rescue

Marlborough Fire District just put out to bid a replacement for the 1994 Duplex/Saulsbury Rescue

I wonder how it attaches to the mask.    With everyone getting fit tested/sized, this needs to snap in QUICKLY without tools while your in the apparatus, because very few depts. out there will be buying them for every mask.

Great place to buy/sell firematic items of all types.

I wonder how it attaches to the mask.    With everyone getting fit tested/sized, this needs to snap in QUICKLY without tools while your in the apparatus, because very few depts. out there will be buying them for every mask.

Really not sure what you are asking, but here goes. Each county gets allotted state fire instructors based on need. Not sure what formula is used, but as a sfi, you have to get certified by the state ofpc to instruct any classes you want to teach. As an sfi the main goal is to get ff-1 classes out to the folks. Sfi's try to teach what is in demand, but certification in certain classes may be limited. Each course taught uses up the state hours. Any hours not used go into a pool if other counties need them. Sfi's that are certified in multiple skills can teach the most courses, in turn getting more courses taught in that county. If you have sfi's not teaching that is a whole different story.
As far as I know, there is no list of instructors anywhere. I have been an sfi for 15 yrs. this is what I know of how the system works.

Mark,
While I don't know the breakdown the county hours are not divided equally, why would Greene County the same hour allotment as Westchester? At the last Orange Co FFI graduation the Dep Coordinator of Fire Training stated Orange County is #2 in NYS with OFPC hours, behind only Erie County. With that being said Orange County also separately funds their own County Fire Instructors. This greatly reduces the dependence on NYS hours for classes.
ie. If a class needs a 2nd and 3rd instructor for 10 hours of hands on in a county like Ulster you use up 30 OFPC hours, Orange can use 10 OFPC and 20 county hours if they'd like. This increases the amount of classes they can host.

Can someone explain to me how NYS OFPC Training hours work? I am being told there are 1500 hours allocated from OFPC to each county for "State OFPC " training, and when those are allocated, that's it. It seems to me that some counties have tons of "State OFPC" training opportunities (FF1, FF2, and all other OFPC classes) , and others, not so much. I am trying to separate truth from fiction.

Sliding on ice in apparatus is scary. Been there, done that. All were belted in, and the only injury was to my pride.

Sliding on ice in apparatus is scary. Been there, done that. All were belted in, and the only injury was to my pride.

Do you need an NFPA approved tree?

www.govliquidation.com and www.govplanet.com are just 2 ways civilians can buy ex military vehicles.

HMMWV's are fun. I own a real USGI one, 100% street legal and registered/insured, from the USMC/Manheim auctions in the 1990's. It is fully restored. They are a lot of maintenance if you don't know what your doing or some of their quirks like halfshalf bolts and EESS boxes.. Parts are available, but some parts are not cheap.

One thing to be wary of is that there are no titles or SF-97's given with these trucks in the GOV PLANET auction, that may present a problem sooner or later.

HMMWV's are fun. I own a real USGI one, 100% street legal and registered/insured, from the USMC/Manheim auctions in the 1990's. It is fully restored. They are a lot of maintenance if you don't know what your doing or some of their quirks like halfshalf bolts and EESS boxes.. Parts are available, but some parts are not cheap.

One thing to be wary of is that there are no titles or SF-97's given with these trucks in the GOV PLANET auction, that may present a problem sooner or later.

I have never heard or read of a law that caps the # of voluneteers. Anyone have more info on that?

I'm not in Erie County, but this is the best description of the changes to FF 1 I have seen so far and why. I don't know when this was published, nor if this is the basis for the "new" FF1 classes in 2015.
http://www2.erie.gov/fire/sites/www2.erie.gov.fire/files/MEMO-2014%20FF1%20DELIVERY%20RE-DESIGN-140129_0.pdf

There is a breathe down exercise where you need to complete 8 stations while on air. It is pass/fail. If you fail, you will not complete the class. They expect some people to fail. Also, you need to have first aid/CPR/AED as prereq's. That's the word our county put out. I think it is a good thing

This will actually eliminate some of the candidates that should not even be accepted into the departments. Some departments are so desperate that they will accept anyone with a pulse and that does not help with the mission.

A ceiling simulator???????????????

There is a breathe down exercise where you need to complete 8 stations while on air. It is pass/fail. If you fail, you will not complete the class. They expect some people to fail. Also, you need to have first aid/CPR/AED as prereq's. That's the word our county put out. I think it is a good thing