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I guess now that Kemper's is here no one goes on this old site anymore. Or maybe Seth just gave up on it.

The rig is complete and ready to roll. Mount Vernon just has not released the money to pay for it. More political BS in Money Burn'n Mount Vernon

Shouldn't that say "Professionally Staffed by a guy who lives in FL during the winter cause its cold up here. He is old and only makes 4 calls a year but hey we need the numbers". Maybe that is a bit to long. Bring back the Actual Professional firefighters and release your rolls. Are they still scared people will see what a fraud you have been perpetrating with these claims of 300 active members?

So basically out of the question for all departments in Westchester except the cities. I do know how the rig works, but the point was that most places are not gonna hire another guy to the squads to man that seat.

That's a great video showing how pre-planning your area before purchasing a rig is always a great idea. I think that while great, most departments don't have the man power to operate the tiller. In Westchester, most are lucky to get one guy on the rig. Does the Officer drive the front or the back? It sucks to bring up staffing but its the hard truth when it comes to these apparatus.

Well i thought the meeting went well. Mayor and the Board just kept getting blasted with truth and you could tell it hurt. The board knows they all committed political suicide and that they will not be in office after the next election. A lot of great points were made and the speakers were all well informed and cool calm and collected. The real highlights came from Chief Flynn, Barry Mcgoey, and A Officer from Greenburgh who's name escapes me. They all had there ducks in a row, they came with that cool heads, and most importantly, they let the board know that we as firemen are not going away. We will keep on them till this is resolved. Another highlight was at the end when the Mayor tried to stop two board members from adding a item to the agenda. Tried to say that Trustee Luis Marino could not second Trustee Greg Adams vote to re-instate the Port Chester Eight because he had abstained from the now infamous first vote. After some back and forth the item was added to the next meetings agenda.

That is correct. The Village is in the red because the 1 million dollars from Rye Brook would offset the cost for the career staff. This was a nice little chunk of cash that was in the budged and was still included after the guys were cut. Real shifty book keeping. Hope every resident from Port Chester goes to the next board meeting and let them know this is not good. Don't gamble with peoples lives cause your just gonna lose.

Any official info been released to the public yet? News 12 on the scene? Seems like something that they should be covering. Shutting down a career department seems like a very drastic step to take. Were the vols spared? If your gonna do something dumb and get rid of firemen then shouldn't they have cut everyone, career and vol?

They were running with a 1979 Ford/Hamerly, 1999 HME Pumper, 1975 American La France ladder truck. I think the town made the right choice. Why waste $1.5 million on the vols when they only went on 61 calls. I don't think that money total took into consideration that a new rig needed to be purchased. They had a GoFundMe site set up to buy a ladder. The town weighted the options and it would be cheaper for Pittsburgh to come into the town when they had a call. It works out to about one call every week, easy coverage. The borough is 0.4 sq mi. with a population of 3,330 people. There are only 28 members on the rolls but i think we all know about the roll numbers and actual firefighters are two different numbers. They should be happy a fully staffed department with properly trained guys are now covering the town.

Well luckily no one was seriously hurt. Sucks to see a new rig get busted up. Islip is a pretty big department so i am sure they can peel a few bills off and either get it fixed or just buy a new one.

The new rochelle results are already out

http://www.breitbart.com/video/2015/04/27/watch-fire-hose-in-baltimore-cut-by-rioter/ Don't know how to post video but this is very scary. The reporter is doing his report and a guy come up to distract him why his accomplice walks up and cuts a supply line not even 30 seconds after it is charged. Let this be a lesson to everybody. This kind of unrest can hit anywhere and at anytime. If something sparks unrest and people start rioting, WATCH YOUR BACKS!! Listening to the scanners and there telling LEO to not even get out there cars if there is a large group around.

Ah yes the Kentland 33 yahoo's. Not surprised this happened to them. Only a matter of time. They are a bit too unprofessional for anyone's tastes. I have met firemen from around the country and world, both career and volunteer, and no one can hold a candle to how these guys run. We are all Type A personalities and cocky but look at how these guys present themselves. "We are better then you" "Busiest company in the country" That's all nice and cute but every time the run totals come out they seem to not be the top guys. hmmm. There is this story

More like 750 ems runs and the rest is structural.

27 years and you don't know the difference between 60 Control and the Westchester Fire Training Center. Interesting and telling

i plain just don't get it. Like the cold water challenge was for charity. This is just dumb kids who have to be either on drugs or drunk setting themselves on fire, for no reason. Plus they burn for like half a second then jump in the water. you don't look so tough when your screaming like a little girl. Kids are just dumb these days. SMH

OK where to begin: Flake the kinks out your hose.in the door is not the time for a nozzle change. Also the combination tip works just fine if thats what you got on the hose.Don't just stand around.1:00 min mark: don't leave your helmet on the ground and walk away from it.After 2:00 mark, is that sound electric wires arcing or just random background sounds the mic is picking up?don't shoor water at a sparking wire.No communications about venting. I will assume from the looks of things that a inside attack was not going down so it is not like you were cordinationg with a hose team2:51 min in. Don't do that with your nozzle, ever3:40 min in. Don't ask for more pressure if you have 20 kinks in your line. Unkink your line.Try not to let the fire get away from youdoor controlFire - don't just stare at it, put it out. alot of non-fighting going on here.Choose the right size hose for the job. Where is your 2 1/2"? Big fire means big water.OK i know some of these are kinda knit picky but i just gave it a quick watching. I am not gonna say you guys suck or that was horrible cause everyone in the county is working short staffed and heavily rely on mutaul aid. Was this firemen a probie? was it his first job? These are all things that change the way we view these "mistakes" . I would expect a fresh out FF1 kid to not know everything there is to know. He is gonna stand around and wait to be told. A seasoned guy is gonna get it done and move with purpose and speed. I hope this is seen as constructive. I tried to give real advice and insight. All we can see is a snippit of the whole picture. clearly there is alot going on in this house (as seen form the smoke coming from otehr parts of house).

Chiefs couldn't make it, all at there actual jobs

I think it is just a catch phase that was said one time and just kinda caught on. If you say squad out load, you will kinda drag out that middle part. Is it unprofessional, yes. Is it the worst thing that can be on air, no. I agree with velcromedic, hearing guys get retones 3 or 4 times is not good.

It use to be Seth but then he gave that power to the Mods. I think they look at the thread and figure out when it is getting out of hand. Somethings are not aloud to be discussed and other times it is just a informative post like the one about Seths current situation.

Ya this has nothing to do with laws. Things break. It happens. They should be happy this happened at a drill and not at a real accident.

I need to know.. Does anyone actually think the public care about this when they see it? We all see it because we are on the job and notice it. I bet if you asked anyone in a parking lot when we come across these vehicles, they would A. have no clue where the Town is in the state and B. Not really care. Now i am not talking about just this one instance. I am talking about any time it happens. The public do not care until it is a big deal (ie. a accident or something). John Q public is going to be more worried about his shopping, getting to work, (why aren't my darn kids here where i said i would pick them up) then even care about this. Plus nothing will ever happen to change it. You can make rules that you cant go out of town with it but so what. What if he needs to go see a few chiefs or need to make a pick up somewhere of some gear, is he going to check in with mommy to ask if he can leave the block? Exactly. He is the chief, he is the boss. you might not like it but he has the authority to go where he wants. If on the other hand he takes a apparatus then ya we need to know every mile you are gonna take. Now let the man shop and stop stirring up a ruckus.

Ah good old Roberts. Remember to try everything on. Alot of their stuff are seconds and they are over priced. Will work in a jam but selection is very slim.

I would think that this issue should be focused on Seaside Heights and the surrounding area. Now as stated some Vols are good, some are bad. Some career are good, some are bad. we all know this. The heart of the issue is should Seaside Heights have a career department? Well yes they should. Now i know that for 9-10 months of the year it is a little slower but for those few summer months that place is bigger then alot of our districts. We have all been down the shore and been to these communities. you know that they are all older buildings and mostly wood frame constrution. When one goes up you have to deal with that sea breeze and the problems it can cause. If this fire had happened on Aug 11th, we would be talking about a completely diffrent story here. they needed guys on scene quickly and they needed alot of them. They know that the clock in their district runs faster because of that sea breeze and the building construction. The one obstical is how to pay for it. Well when you have the amount of money that comes into that place it should not even be a question. Taxes from the buisness should help cover the cost. For all the people who complain that taxes are too high and so on, just look at what that place was like on a summer night and what things cost. The money was there. The community took some short cuts on the boardwalk rebuild and this is what happened. The cash cow of the area is now gone. either they will rebuild or some other place will take its place.

A Chief at 20. He must have been a great firefighter. Of course he set a great example for the fellow firemen by drinking then responding to call. That's why kids cant be Officers. They don't have the brains yet to deal with these things. I'm guessing that part were they clear it from his record if he does a stint in a quickie rehab will go over real well with people.