Disaster_Guy

Great color choice for a team of employees who work on highways where vehicles travel at high rates of speed...

TBTA is the Triboro Bridge and Tunnel Authority. They are a part of the MTA that maintains several crossings including the RFK bridge, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and Midtown Tunnel
 
there is a rumor that their law enforcement was to be absorbed into the NYSP but given the truck, they may try to split them off from MTA into their own agency, hence why no agency markings 

I guess my only question to all the Naysayers is what other option is there? I suppose you could call another county mutual aid for a tech-rescue team but that would take time. I don't know the financial status of Putnam County or it's towns, but it sounds like if they are going to hire career firefighters to cover even the basic calls because of lack of manpower they need to concentrate on the basic daily responses with the career staff before creating a tech-rescue team. 
 
So let's assume it's a horrible, terrible, dumb idea to create the tech-rescue team with volunteers from the departments within Putnam County. No-way, no-how!! They'll buy people cool t-shirts anyhow to appease the 75% of the people who are in it for that.  So there is nothing.
 
Now, let's take the example of the construction worker who is up to his neck in a collapsed trench. Time is an important factor here. The call goes out to the local department at 1pm on a Tuesday afternoon. The first-due engine pulls up and has 3 on-board (Joe who is retired truck driver, Tom who is Captain and works in the local deli, and Sue who is an EMT). None of these members have experience or training in any type of tech-rescue. So they walk up to the guy who's buried and do what? There is no Putnam County team to request, mutual aid tech-rescue is too far away to be of any good, and the engine crew is not up to the task. The captain tells the worker there's nothing they can do for them and the crew climbs back on the engine and returns to quarters. That, of course, is ludicrous!!!
 
If there were a tech-rescue team, this is probably an incident they could handle. Sure the response might not be immediate, but in the meantime another department could be called in mutual aid to the scene to have manpower there and perhaps at least stabilize the scene until tech-rescue shows up. I know nothing of tech-rescue, but perhaps boards could be built up around the worker so more dirt doesn't fall on him. Maybe the EMT could get close enough to slip an O2 mask on the guy. Maybe they could prepare the scene by moving dump trucks and other vehicles out of the immediate area to give the tech-rescue team clear access to the scene. Maybe they could lay out tools on a tarp which the tech-rescue team might need (shovels, pails, ropes, etc.). 
 
So I ask the people who are against this, what are the alternatives? Not go? Go but then return? Have Lawn-Chair 1 respond so they can put out lawn chairs and tables and serve lemonade and sandwiches while they watch the guy die?
 
Very simple solution which I stated before:
 
1) If it's a minor situation like a child has his hand stuck in a bicycle chain, the first due engine can most likely handle that.
 
2) If it's a more serious incident like a guy buried up to his neck in a trench, the first due engine assesses the situation, calls for the tech-team, calls a mutual aid engine and tries to at least stabilize the scene and cause no further harm.
 
3) If the tech-rescue team arrives on location and it's a guy down an abandoned 200 foot deep well that is caving in, the tech-rescue team may decide they need heavier equipment and call additional tech-rescue teams and call on the private industry who has the equipment to deal with this. Perhaps they would have to dig a hole 50 feet away and then tunnel in to get him out. A very extended operation. But, the first due engine identifies the problem and calls for help. They immediately cordon off the zone so no one else falls in or loosens anything else which will fall in. They ascertain the number of victim(s), age(s), medical condition(s), etc. When the tech-rescue team shows up they realize they will need help and call for another tech-rescue team and ABC Drilling & Well Company. Perhaps the tech-team can feed a camera with audio down the hole to see if the person(s) are conscious and evaluate the situation. Who knows, maybe they could even snake an O2 mask down to the victim(s). The tech-team realizes its going to be an extended operation (perhaps 24 hours) and they set up a Planning & Logistics section and create an operational period chart. They may even call in an Incident Management Team.
 
It comes down to common sense, training, experience and knowing when "this is bigger than we can handle" be it the first due engine or the tech-rescue team. To do nothing you might as well nail the doors shut on the firehouse and have everyone volunteer at the local food bank; which by the way offers cool t-shirts too!!  

NY TF 3? 
 
Lol

 
Here's what I'm getting out of this statement:

If Putnam County is willing to share resources to obtain a grant, AND Westchester County is willing to share resources (to get a grant), AND Orange County is willing to share resources (to get a grant), are these counties setting themselves up to become a regional technical rescue response team?  In my mind, the sharing of resources cuts the cost to the taxpayers by setting up a system where this task force has this and that task force has that, and they share the resources based on what is needed where.  This is obviously in contrast to each county being set up exactly the same as the others.
 
Anyway, kudos to Putnam County on their progress in organizing such a specialized team!  It takes a lot of time, hard work, and resources to bring together such a project!

ever so closer to the nypd scheme. 
all joking aside, there are a lot of good cops that started with DEP.

It would actually be nice to see Ralph Stupple get it, considering the fire district decided to eliminate his position and demote him not too long ago. That would be the stand up thing to do, considering the circumstances.
 
He is also extremely qualified, after having served as an assistant chief for many many years and serving as a westchester county fire instructor for many years as well.
 
But hey, what do I know......If you advocate for doing the right thing, you must be the crazy one.

I believe Yonkers did man spare rigs. I heard E300, L78 and B4 in service that night. So their guys actually got OT. So the union should be happy. 

This is specific to the planed development of the downtown and what will be needed to protect it

Actually, the IC didn't call for all of it. Some was either offered from YFD or called for by YFD's BC

I am not familiar with how EMS works in NY, but is it possible that AMR is hiring EMS providers to provide transfer service between facilities?
 
That might explain why they all the sudden need to hire people without having obtained government contracts for any 911 services.

https://jobs.evhc.net/search/?q=&q2=&locationsearch=&geolocation=&searchby=distance&d=10&lat=&lon=&title=&location=ny
 
Yonkers is listed as well.

Yes there is a team  Contact 60 control   or ask for Chief Luci  at des    they have the info

Well, this is interesting. I know @Bnechis mentioned a few months back that AMR bought one of Transcare's old CON's. I wonder what their short term plans are?
 
https://jobs.evhc.net/job/Brooklyn-AMR-Paramedic-New-Rochelle%2C-NY-NY-11206/381290000/?feedId=173500&utm_source=Indeed.com

Here's a shot inside a NYS*DOT 2017 International Workstar Tandem Axle w/ standard plow and spreader controls, as well as Tow Plow controls and monitoring equipment.
 

 
Based on the radio feeds I monitored on Broadcastify and friends who monitor the scanner in some areas, it's only about a 20-30 minute delay in order for the producers and department staff to review the feed and remove any sensitive info, like the identity of undercover officers, victim privacy issues, or anything that may compromise a case. If you look at the trunks of units they are following, they have special modems that look like white boxes mounted on them that allow for the live feed. SOME footage is filmed during the week preceding the episode for the slow times.
 
 
She was considered an exemplary officer before it. Everybody has their personal life and has nothing to do with the show..

Here's another angle...
 

 

I believe "all hands" is only used in reference to fires.

Rumor is that Yonkers Battalion Chiefs - who come along with the 1 & 1 (a Battalion 3 is sometimes placed into service back in YO) - like taking over operations/command at the fire scene. When you don't play nice in somebody else's sandbox they don't have to invite you back to play...

I just finished my refresher HazMat First Responder Ops. class Tuesday night. One of the things suggested for evacuations is if a person refuses to leave the area, provide him/her with a permanent magic marker to write their name, social security number, and a contact number on their body. This way when the body is recovered the appropriate people can be notified.

Stewart is:
Owned by the Port Authority.
Operated by AFCO/Avports (same company as Westchester).
Utilizes NY State Police for law enforcement.
Utilizes Air National Guard for ARFF services.
Utilizes USDA Wildlife Services for airfield wildlife management.

"One and one" to the scene is pretty much the norm in most places when an extra alarm is struck.  Most of the time one and one is also sent to standby at a departments quarters as well.  The next alarm the units standing by move up to the scene and a new set of "one and one" go to the firehouse.  Not everywhere but most places.
 
You also have to consider these are career departments.  Taking one and one form some of the smaller ones may leave that department with nothing left of on duty personnel until a recall or a mutual aid to their department is requested. 
 
Also they will only call other career departments so this limits the amount of assistance they can call many times. 

Season 2 premieres next Saturday, July 30th!
 
   

Port Chester government press release in regards: http://www.portchesterny.com/Pages/PortChesterNY_News/023CF0E6-000F8513

Also, the Local has set up a new Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PortChesterProFire/

Port Chester government press release in regards: http://www.portchesterny.com/Pages/PortChesterNY_News/023CF0E6-000F8513

Also, the Local has set up a new Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PortChesterProFire/