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Date: 2/22/11 Time: 1412 Location: 470 Old Rt. 32 Frequency: 33.48, 46.46, 155.025, 45.88 (inter-county mutual-aid) Units Operating: Centerville-Cedar Grove FD, Saxton-Katsbaan FD, Woodstock FD, Saugerties FD, Palenville FD (Greene County), Diaz Ambulance, Town of Saugerties PD, UCSO Weather Conditions: Sunny, cool Description Of Incident: Car vs. tractor-trailer head-on accident Reporters/Writer: eric12401 1412 - Centerville-Cedar Grove and Diaz Ambulance respond for a PIAA. Car vs. tractor trailer head-on. Reported serious injuries at 470 Old Rt. 32 1414 - Police on scene reporting a fatality. 1418 - Saxton-Katsbaan requested to shut down Rt. 32 at the intersections of Blue Mountain Rd. and Fawn Rd. 1421 - Centerville-Cedar Grove all available manpower to scene, also fire police to scene to shut down Rt. 32 at Harry Wells Rd. Saugerties to standby in quarters and Woodstock to standby in quarters. 1427 - 2nd dispatch for Saxton-Katsbaan. 1429 - 2nd dispatch for Woodstock 1436 - Palenville requested to shut down Rt. 32 at Blue Mountain Rd. 1438 - Woodstock 3rd dispatch for manpower to Co. 1 1448 - Palenville 22-2 relocated to Saxton's firehouse. http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/22/blotter/doc4d643979683f6552080787.txt UPDATE: http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/23/blotter/doc4d647e196d56b826135937.txt

RIP Officer Falcone. My condolences along with the Lomontville FD's to his family, friends and the Police Officers.

Date: 2/14/11 Time: ~1400 Location: East Chester St., near Honda of Kingston Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: Ulster Hose FD, Mobile Life Support, Kingston PD, UCSO, Central Hudson Weather Conditions: Sunny, warm, windy Description Of Incident: 1 vehicle rollover w/traumatic arrest. Reporters/Writer: eric12401 ~1400 - Ulster Hose and Mobile Life respond for a rollover accident with entrapment. 1404 - Additional dispatch for 1 engine to set up a landing zone at the Town Highway Department. Requested to go through the City of Kingston. 1406 - LifeGuard-18 with a 10 minute ETA. 1409 - Extrication complete, CPR in progress. 1411 - Canceling helicopter, Mobile Life en route to Kingston Hospital with a traumatic arrest. 1414 - Central Hudson has a 2-3 minute ETA for a broken pole and primaries down. http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/14/blotter/doc4d59a4fec2224089783444.txt

Date: 2/13/11 Time: 2120 Location: Ruby, 101 Main St. Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: Ruby FD, Mt. Marion FD, Ulster Hose FD, Sawkill FD, East Kingston FD, Mobile Life Support, UC Fire Investigation Unit Weather Conditions: Cool Description Of Incident: Reporters/Writer: eric12401 2120 - Ruby and Mobile Life Support respond for a reported structure fire. 2126 - 2nd alarm transmitted for a working structure fire. Ruby all available manpower and equipment to scene. Mt. Marion FASTeam to the scene. Ulster Hose, Sawkill and East Kingston with 1 tanker each to the scene. 2128 - Fire Investigation Unit with investigators to the scene. 2136 - Centerville-Cedar Grove with 1 engine and manpower to relocate and standby at Mt. Marion's firehouse. 2142 - Fire under control.

Date: 2/12/11 (called in on 2/13) Time: Around 20:00 Saturday night, 2/12 Location: In a field near the intersection of Krum Rd and Cedar Ridge Rd. Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: Accord FD, Kerhonkson-Accord Rescue, Mobile Life Support, Air-2 Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Snowmobile accident with 2 patients. 1 DOA, 1 in critical condition. Critical patient was spotted by a snowmobiler who then called for help. Patient flown to WCMC. Accident occurred on Saturday the 12th. Reporters/Writer: eric12401 http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/13/blotter/doc4d58684052a0d391659562.txt

I live in an area where high speed internet is unavailable. I'm sure some of you have heard of the "See, Click, Fix" on the web, and I started one for this problem. Time Warner's cable line ends less than 1/2 mile from my house, and there's a stretch of 6 houses without high speed. Time Warner quoted us anywhere between $17k-30k to extend the lines to us. We're too far away from Verizon's central office to get DSL, and satellite isn't reliable. We've been in contact with the Town Supervisor since October, and had meetings with TWC a couple times with no result, so I'm hoping this can get the county's attention eventually. All's you have to do is go to the site, click "Vote to Fix", enter your email address (or multiple) and you're done. It would be greatly appreciated if some members could do this! It's 2011 and we're still on dialup, it's pathetic! http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/80276

That would be nice, but according to the requirements, you must have at least 1 other Time Warner service in order to get wireless. So you know that would be their excuse for not wanting to give it to us!

The franchise agreement doesn't expire until May 2017.. so I don't think it's a good idea to wait that long! But I'll try those 2 things. Thanks!

We could get the wireless internet plans with those carriers, but they all have bandwidth caps on them, and with 3 people constantly using the internet, we would go over that fairly quick, which is why we ditched Satellite internet. One of my neighbors has the wireless with Verizon, and they say their service is horrible. They can go a week at a time without getting a signal. At the last town meeting we went to, they said that around 90% of the town had access to high speed internet (even the most rural areas have it.) So we're running out of ideas, just gotta keep the pressure up and hope for the best!

These are 3 pictures taken by my cousin who lives right across from the barn. More to be added later.

Seth, according to the contract the town has with Time Warner, they're only obligated to extend their cable services if there's 20 homes within a mile radius. We have 6, with 3 major local businesses still using dialup, and they're very, very unhappy with it. If you go about 1/2 mile south of our house, they have TWC, and if you go about 3-4 miles north, they have access to FiOS and DSL. And with the CLEAR...."Sorry, the CLEAR service plan you have requested isn't currently available at your address." And then it goes on to say none of the plans are available, so that's out of the question!

Date: 2/9/11 Time: 0950 Location: East Kingston, Route 32 x Potter Hill Rd. Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: East Kingston FD, Ulster Hose FD, Glasco FD, Ruby FD, Mobile Life Support, LifeGuard 18 Weather Conditions: Sunny, cold Description Of Incident: NYSDOT truck vs. van head on w/entrapment and severe head trauma. Reporters/Writer: eric12401 0950 - East Kingston and Mobile Life Support respond for a head-on PIAA with entrapment, 1 patient unconscious. 0954 - East Kingston command reporting patient with severe head trauma, requesting Glasco to shut down Rt. 32 and Ulster Hose to the scene with their Jaws, also to launch Medevac. 0956 - Ulster Hose with Jaws to scene, Glasco requested to shut down Rt. 32 between Ulster Landing Rd. and Potter Hill Rd. 0958 - Ulster Hose with 1 engine to set up a landing zone at the Ulster Airport 1000 - East Kingston 2nd alarm transmitted for manpower. 1002 - Landing zone established. 1006 - Ruby with 1 engine to standby at East Kingston station #2. 1014 - LifeGuard-18 with an 8 minute ETA. 1024 - Patient extricated, packaging to transport to the LZ. http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/09/blotter/doc4d5317a058e12240450487.txt

Date: 2/8/11 Time: 1540 Location: 214 Libertyville Rd. Frequency: 33.48, 46.46, 155.175 Units Operating: New Paltz FD, Gardiner FD, Highland FD, Modena FD, New Paltz Rescue, Ulster County Cause & Origin Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy Description Of Incident: Reporters/Writer: eric12401 1540 - New Paltz respond for an automatic alarm of fire. 1544 - New Paltz 2nd dispatch for a now reported structure fire, handicapped person still inside. 1547 - New Paltz Rescue duty crew to the scene. 1548 - 2nd alarm transmitted. New Paltz all available manpower and equipment. Gardiner 1 engine to the scene Highland FASTeam to the scene. 1550 - Ulster County C&O with investigators to the scene. 1552 - 2nd dispatch for Highland's FASTeam 1552 - All occupants are out of the structure. 1555 - Modena with 1 engine and 1 tanker to the scene. http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/08/blotter/doc4d51be5c66f50677767290.txt

Date: 2/8/11 Time: 1152 Location: 3848 Route 212 Frequency: 33.48, 46.46, 155.175 Units Operating: Woodstock FD, Centerville-Cedar Grove FD, Woodstock Ambulance, Mobile Life Support, Ulster County Cause & Origin Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy Description Of Incident: Reporters/Writer: eric12401 1152 - Woodstock Co. 1, 3 and 5 respond for a reported structure fire. 1155 - Woodstock Co. 2 and 4 with 1 tanker each to the scene. 1159 - 2nd alarm transmitted. Woodstock all equipment and manpower to scene. Fire Police to scene. Woodstock Ambulance backup crew to scene. 1201 - Additional alarm for all SCBA certified and interior firefighters to the scene. Centerville-Cedar Grove with their FASTeam to the scene. 1204 - 3rd alarm transmitted. 3rd dispatch for all available equipment and manpower to scene. Woodstock Ambulance with a 2nd backup crew to scene. 1212 - Mobile Life under mutual aid to Woodstock Ambulance to scene with 1 ambulance for an injured firefighter. 1214 - Woodstock Co. 4 additional alarm for 1 engine and all available manpower to scene. UC C&O with investigators to the scene. 1217 - Dispatch to Mobile Life 275 - Woodstock command request a code 3 response, firefighter is having chest pains and difficulty breathing with pain radiating down the left arm. 1228 - Mount Marion to standby in own quarters for Centerville-Cedar Grove 1230 - Dispatch to 275 - There may be 2 more firefighters injured. 1233 - Additional Woodstock Ambulance to the scene. 1238 - 275 to Ulster 911 - Only 1 patient on scene, transported by Woodstock Ambulance. 275 requested to stay at the scene for standby until the 2nd Woodstock Ambulance unit arrives. http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/08/blotter/doc4d51c6b1ea41a448190615.txt

Date: 2/5/11 Time: ~2115 Location: 27 Norma Ct. Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: Spring Lake FD, Bloomington FD, Hurley FD, Ulster Hose FD, Mobile Life Support, UCATF Weather Conditions: Cool, cloudy Description Of Incident: Reporters/Writer: eric12401 2115 - Spring Lake respond for smoke in a structure, possibly due to a stove fire. 2119 - 2nd alarm transmitted for a structure fire. Ulster Hose w/their FASTeam to the scene. Bloomington with 1 tanker to the scene. Hurley with 1 engine to relocate to Spring Lake's firehouse. Fire investigators to the scene. 2125 - Ulster 911 to 59-10 (Spring Lake).... Ulster Hose FAST and Bloomington tanker are on the road, Hurley will be relocating momentarily. 2126 - 59-10 on scene. Any other info, PM me!

The FD I'm in responds to most if not all EMS calls, including lift assists. We're a very rural FD, so it takes the ambulance a little while to get to the scene. PD is usually called as well. Most of our guys are part of Marbletown First Aid, so their experience at the scene helps when the ambulance doesn't get there within a few minutes. FF's that aren't medically trained that go to the scene usually just go and help back the ambulance in if needed, otherwise they just stay at the firehouse.

Amazing photo, Bill!

Date: 1/26/11 Time: 1650 Location: 775 Lattintown Rd. Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: Milton FD, Highland FD, Marlboro FD, Mobile Life Support, UC C&O Weather Conditions: Cloudy, cool Description Of Incident: Reporters/Writer: eric12401, 38ff 1650 - Milton respond for a building fire. 1658 - Highland with a tanker to scene, Marlboro with a 4WD engine (38-40) to the scene. 1700 - 2nd alarm transmitted for a working building fire. Milton all available manpower to the scene. Mobile Life 1 ambulance to the scene for standby. 1703 - Highland relocate 1 engine and manpower to Milton's firehouse for standby. 1714 - Ulster County Cause & Origin with investigators to the scene. *Marlboro was instructed to set up a draft site, but the proposed site didn't have the water needed, so they relocated to Youngs Motors to take a hydrant and set up a fill site. The site was NOT used, as the fire was knocked down quickly.

Date: 1/25/11 Time: 0102 Location: 279 Scarawan Rd. Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: Vly-Atwood FD, Stone Ridge FD, High Falls FD, Kripplebush FD, Olive FD, Cottekill FD, Lomontville FD, Accord FD, Marbletown Rescue Weather Conditions: Snowy, very cold Description Of Incident: Reporters/Writer: eric12401, shadow12083 0102 - Vly-Atwood respond to chimney fire. Stone Ridge with 1 engine and 1 tanker to the scene. 0107 - Vly-Atwood redispatch for an active chimney fire. 0120 - 2nd alarm transmitted for a working structure fire. Marbletown Rescue for standby. Fire investigators to scene. 0122 - Stone Ridge additional man power to scene. 0131 - High Falls, Kripplebush, Olive Company #4 all with tankers to the scene. Lomontville to standby in quarters. 0137 - Olive all companies with ALL interior firefighters to the scene. 0140 - High Falls 30-12 responding, Lomontville station manned. 0141 - Kripplebush 34-20 responding. 0142 - Cottekill 23-11 relocating to Stone Ridge's firehouse. 0146 - 23-11 relocated. 0154 - 30-12 on scene. 0214 - 34-20 establishing a water site at Buck Rd and Woodland Rd. (?) 0226 - Accord station #3 relocate 1 engine and manpower to Kripplebush's firehouse. 0406 - Lomontville back in service.

According to the National Weather Service's forecast... we're in for a dumping Tuesday Night into Thursday. Here's a couple of sections I took out of the Extended Forecast: "THE LONG TERM FEATURES A POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT EAST COAST SNOWSTORM THAT LOOKS TO IMPACT THE NORTHEAST LATE TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY." "THE FORECAST OFFICE HAS HAD THIS STORM IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK THE PAST FEW DAYS...AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE THREAT OF A BLOCKBUSTER WINTER STORM IN THAT PRODUCT." "THIS STORM MAY HAVE SOME MIX PRECIPITATION SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL REGION...IF IT HUGS THE COAST. WE KEPT THE PRECIPITATION AS SNOW...AND IF IT MATERIALIZES WE MAY NEED YARD STICKS TO MEASURE THE SNOWFALL." http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=ALY&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=on

Date: 1/14/11 Time: 1751 Location: 1114 Creek Locks Rd. Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: Bloomington FD, Rosendale FD, City of Kingston FD, Tillson FD, St. Remy FD, Spring Lake FD, Hurley FD, Stone Ridge FD, Ulster Hose FD, Cottekill FD, Mobile Life Support, Central Hudson Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: First called in as a chimney fire. Reporters/Writer: eric12401 1751 - Bloomington respond to a chimney fire. Rosendale under mutual aid with 50-50 to the scene, Mobile Life Support with 1 ambulance to standby at the scene. 1800 - 2nd alarm transmitted for a working structure fire. Bloomington all available manpower and equipment. City of Kingston with Engine 2 and FASTeam to the scene. Tillson with 60-12 to the scene. St. Remy with 52-20 to set up a draft site at Pop Da Vine. (?) Spring Lake with 59-30 to standby at Bloomington station #1. Hurley with 32-12 to standby at Bloomington station #1. Stone Ridge with 58-10 to standby at Bloomington station #2. 1808 - 58-10 responding. 1809 - 52-20 and 59-30 responding. 1814 - Ulster Hose with 5 air pack certified firefighters to the scene. 1818 - St. Remy unable to find a water source, asking if they should move to Duke's Pitt. 1824 - 61-A (Ulster Hose) on scene. 1825 - 58-10 requested to move to the scene. 1829 - 32-12 requested to move to the scene. 1833 - Cottekill 23-11 relocated to Bloomington station #2 1839 - Bloomington with Signal 10 to the scene. 1842 - Fire under control, overhaul in progress and sand trucks en route. http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/01/15/blotter/doc4d31fcda0f28b813586018.txt

Date: 1/8/11 Time: ~1907 Location: NYS Thruway, MM 102.8 Northbound Frequency: 33.48, 46.46 Units Operating: Centerville-Cedar Grove FD, Malden-West Camp FD, Saugerties FD, Woodstock FD, Mt. Marion FD, Palenville FD (Greene County), Diaz Ambulance (3 ambulances), LifeNet Weather Conditions: Clear, cool Description Of Incident: Reporters/Writer: eric12401 1907 - Centerville-Cedar Grove respond for a PIAA. 1910 - 2nd alarm transmitted. Centerville-Cedar Grove all available manpower to the scene. 1913 - 3rd alarm transmitted. Malden with Jaws to the scene. Saugerties to standby in quarters. Woodstock to standby in quarters. 1916 - Mt. Marion with 41-30 and manpower to the scene. 1921 - Dispatch reporting car down an embankment, Palenville's rope rescue team is en route. 1923 - Malden 36-11 on scene. 1930 - First patient extricated. Mt. Marion 41-30 on scene. 1932 - Car 56 responding. Dispatch informing 1 patient self-extricated, 2 patients still entrapped. 1944 - 2nd patient extricated. 1952 - 1 patient transported by air to Albany Medical, 1 by ground to Kingston Hospital. 1955 - 4th and final patient extricated.

I just received a scanner for Christmas, and got a ton of frequencies in. But I've noticed that Ulster County is silent after dispatches. All of the fireground frequencies are silent, and I was told this was because they use Low Band Simplex.(?) Whereas Dutchess County uses a repeater, so I can hear them perfectly. Can anyone give any information on this?

Thanks for the reply. I'm in the Lomontville area (about 5 minutes from Hurley, 10 from Kingston.)

Get ready to get lose your breath.... Lomontville FD (Ulster County) - 59 calls (including EMS calls)