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Congrats ! Any pic's ? I did it last year during the Rockland County Volunteer Fireman's Association Annual Parade in Congers on Sept.10th. We are getting married on Sept.29th 2007. Good luck with the wedding plans.

Great 1st Due Video from above !

Right now only code 3 collector club members can order it as it has been limited to 1500 pieces. I ordered mine and I am sure it will sell out quickly. For those of you that want to insure you get it, there is one for sale on ebay right now: Tarrytown Code 3

Funeral Arrangements for FDNY Lieutenant Howard Carpluk Jr. of E.42 [Covering E.75] who dies in the Line Of Duty while operating at Bronx box 33-2797 on 8/27 are as follows: Wake will be Thursday 8/30 & Friday 9/1 1400-1600 & 1900-2100 @ Chappy's Funeral Home, 200 East Main St, East Islip NY. The Funeral will be Saturday 9/2 @ 1100 @ St Marks Church, 754 Montauk Highway, Islip NY [631-581-4950]. May he Rest In Peace.

Date: 8-29-06 Time: 12:25 Location: 200 North Route 303 @ Intercos America Frequency: 46.180 Units Operating: Congers FD, Rockland County Hazmat Team, ALS/BLS Description Of Incident: Unknown type spill with 1 worker exposed. FD may have to perform rapid decon so ALS/BLS can treat the patient. Writer: RocklandFires.com

Date: 8/29/06 Time: 1100 Location: 30 North Route 9W @ the Holiday Court Motel Frequency: 46.180 Units Operating: Congers FD, New City FD< Valley Cottage FD & West Nyack FD Description Of Incident: Fire in room # 4 [signal 12] Writer: RocklandFires.com

Wake will be held at the Sayville Fire H.Q., 107 North Main Street, Sayville on Wed 7-9:30 PM and Thur 2-4:30 & 7-9:30 PM. Firematic services will be held at 7:30 PM on Thursday. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, 10:30 AM @ St Johns Lutheran Church, Sayville. Burial to follow @ Union Cemetary in Sayville. May He Rest In Peace.

Funeral arrangements for FDNY Firefighter Mike Reilly of E.75 who died in the Line Of Duty while operating at Bronx box 33-2797 on 8/27 are as follows: Wake will be Wednesday & Thursday 1400-1700 & 1900-2200 @ the Van Emburgh Sneider Funeral Home, 109 Darlington Ave, Ramsey NJ [201-327-0030]. The funeral will be Friday @ 1030 @ St Pauls Roman Catholic Church, 199 Wyckoff Ave, Ramsey NJ [201-327-0976]. The cemetery is the Mary Rest Cemetery in Mahwah NJ. May he Rest In Peace.

(New York - WABC, August 28, 2006) - The death toll is now two in that fire and building collapse in the Bronx Sunday. The FDNY lost a probationary firefighters, and a veteran of the force in the same blaze. The FDNY lieutenant severely injured in blaze died Monday morning. A 25-year-old firefighter died Sunday before rescuers could get him to a hospital. In all, five firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze that broke out Sunday afternoon . They were trapped and hurt when the floor gave out in the store they were working on in the Mount Eden section. The five men were swallowed up, and for two desperate hours their fellow firefighters fought to save them. Sadly, help would not come soon enough for 25-year-old Michael Reilly. The rookie firefighter stopped breathing and his heart stopped beating before reaching the hospital. The firefighter who died Monday, 42-year-old Lieutenant Howard Carpluk Jr., was a 20 year veteran firefighter. He passed away after spending the night in the Advance Cardiac unit at Montefiore Hospital. The three others who were trapped were taken to Jacobi Hospital. They are expected to survive. Carpluk, Jr and Reilly were the last two pulled out of the building. They were the most seriously injured. Both went into cardiac arrest. The mayor and fire commissioner raced to Bronx Lebanon Hospital to console the fallen firefighters' families. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ® New York: "He (Reilly) was somebody who I shook hands with, handed a plaque to and congratulated him at his probbie graduation only four months ago. Parents never forget but I think they can be proud that their son did what he wanted to do and made a difference, whether it was defending the county in Iraq or saving our lives here on the streets of New York City." Reilly graduated from the Fire Academy just two months ago. He is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister. (Copyright 2006 WABC-TV)

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Scanners & Antennas anyone ?

Date: 8-22-06 Time: 1630 Location: 17 Blossom Road Frequency: 46.180 Units Operating: Description Of Incident: Writer:

In my departments case, any report of smoke or fire in a building, a F.A.S.T. Team from Valley Cottage is dispatched automatically. Better to get another department rolling right away just in case, then to need one in an emergency situation and not have one in place. To the best of my knowledge, we are the only department in the County that does this. We also have our own F.A.S.T. team with at least 10 certified F.A.S.T. Team members. I believe West Haverstraw also started this. A few weeks ago we were called to a fire in Orangeburg for a F.A.S.T. Team because of the fact that the Chief knew how well we were trained. It's the same thing with the Tappan Zee Bridge. In years past when it was covered by Nyack, when an incident happened on the Rockland side of the bridge, only Nyack was dispatched. When an incident happened on the Westchester side of the bridge, only Tarrytown was dispatched. Why not have both departments roll at the same time just in case one of them can't get to the scene because of a traffic jam. Once we took it over, that's what our Chiefs did. We set up a mutual aid agreeement with Tarrytown that we both respond on all calls. Works out great ! I can't imagine not being able to get to an accident scene on a bridge and then have to call a department from the other direction 5-10 minutes into an incident. Just doesn't make sense.

S.V. might call it 17-Truck, but that wont be it's designation on the radio. West Haverstraw has 23-Engine [Code 3 Model] but you wont hear that broadcasted over the air. I think 44 Control requires a specific designation. Ladders have to be Tower, Quint, 75 or 99. My Department's new Seagrave Engine is set to be delivered just before the end of the year. Nice Christmas Present ! It will replace 2-1500, a 1976 Maxim that was refurbished by Pierce in 1995.

Date: 7-21-06 Time: 1115 Location: 164-37 99th Street Frequency: 154.400 Units Operating: 2nd Alarm Description Of Incident: Div.13 has heavy fire on the 2nd floor of a 2 story private dwelling. 4 lines stretched, 3 in operation. Companies are making a push. Writer: B.Duddy

Date: 7-18-06 Time: 1500 Location: 18 Beaumont Circle Frequency: 453.925 Units Operating: YPD ESU Truck 2, Truck 3, Truck 4, 851 (SGT), 850 (LT), Peacekeeper (all available ESU Officers including (3) sniper teams); numerous patrol units, Traffic Units, Mobile Command Center, Detectives w/Negotiators; Empress EMS. Description Of Incident: Male barricaded in an apartment that reports he has murdered his girlfriend and is armed with an AK-47. Negotiators are reportedly on the phone with the male. Empress EMS is staging at the Nathans at 2290 Central Park Avenue. Upon entry, perp's claims were verified to be false, and the subject was taken into custody when a YPD officer reconized him as he tried to sneak out and blend in with the crowd nearby. Writer: Photofires

Date: 7-17-06 Time: 13:45 Location: 221 Linden Blvd Frequency: 154.400, 460.625 Units Operating: 3rd Alarm Description Of Incident: Ladder 113 reports fire showing from the top floor of a 6 story brick occupied multiple dwelling. Fire has extended to the cockloft of several apartments. Writer:

As of 0900 Hours 7-15-06 FDNY RES3CUE is now scuba certified

Date: 7-12-06 Time: 15:15 Location: Cross Bay Blvd @ the North Channel Bridge Frequency: 154.400, 470.8375, 470.8125, 478.0125 Units Operating: FDNY, EMS, NYPD Description Of Incident: 10 Passenger van vs a tree on fire with 5 fatalities & 4 other injuries Writer: NJMFPA

Dept.2 & Dept.24 both use Tac-2 I believe we use Tac-3 for FAST Team operations Brian - Central Nyack F.D.

All that money for a new system, and we will still be dispatched on low band [46.180]. Go figure !

Read that when I came home from work last night. Almost all the towns have been working on these projects for the past year. Piermont FD has a few apartments in a building already. Been waiting for something to materialize here in Clarkstown. Time to send Frank Voce from Congers an e-mail to get on that list !

Date: 6-28-06 Time: 1145 Location: Mutual Aid to Delaware County Frequency: 46.180 Units Operating: New City & Stony Point Fd's Description Of Incident: Both FD's requested Mutual Aid to Delaware County for numerous ongoing life savings water rescue operations due to severe flooding. Congers & West Haverstraw FD's just toned out their fire officers as well, as they may be next to be deployed. Only Nyack & Piermont would be left after that. Delware County has received over 10 inches of rain in the past 12 hours. Writer: Brian Duddy - RocklandFires.com

Date: 6-20-06 Time: 1515 Location: 34-48 112th Street Frequency: 154.400 Units Operating: 2nd Alarm Description Of Incident: Ladder 138 has transmitted a 2nd alarm for heavy fire in the rear of 2 peaked roof private dwellings. Writer: