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What happen to good old sand? Yes, it does require the park committee to occasionally rake it out, but it doesn't get hot, I'ts clean, it's inexpensive, It breaks there fall, and it doesn't burn. Simple, A little work, no lawsuits, child safe. Its not that hard, and think about it, when was the last time you heard of a child being hurt at a sand beach from falls or burns?

The Rochdale Fire Comapny is offering a Fund Raiser/Raffle, with the first prize being a 2008 John Deere LA105 lawn tractor, valued at $1499.99. Tickets are being sold for $25.00 each with only 250 tickets being sold. 2nd prize is a $100.00 gas card 3rd prize is a $50.00 gas card Any one interested can contact any Arlington Station 4 member or contact Glenn at (845) 705-3547 or Kevin at (845) 797-3204

May 5, 2006 Contacts: Christopher Dougherty, event PIO, (845)486-6314,Cell: (845)505-4740 Asst. Chief Eric Delsanto, (845)462-2533 20TH ANNUAL ARLINGTON FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL PROGRAM-PUBLIC INVITED MAY 20TH 2006, 10:00 A.M. FDNY RESCUE 2 TO BE HONORED Arlington 32-52 (Former Rescue 2) dedication POUGHKEEPSIE, NY- The Arlington Fire District will be conducting their 20th Annual Firefighter Memorial Service on May 20th, 2006 at 10:00 AM, at their headquarters, 11 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie. The service, which is held annually to honor deceased members of the department, will include a dedication of the department’s Rescue, 32-52, which is the former Rescue 2 from the New York City Fire Department. The service will also honor the 15 members of FDNY Rescue 2 who were lost during the terrorist attacks on 9-11. Current members of FDNY Rescue 2, their families, and the families of the members lost on 9-11 are expected to attend. Arlington 32-52 is a 1991 Saulsbury Mack, and served as FDNY Rescue 2 through January 1995, when it was involved in an accident, and removed from service. The vehicle was rebuilt and recently put back in service by Arlington. The dedication will include the revealing of a special graphics package honoring FDNY Rescue 2. “[The Service] is to remember those who have served in the Arlington Fire Department in the Town of Poughkeepsie.” said Bud Gasking, event chairman. “I can think of so many, many names” he said. “We felt it was a good time, during the 20th anniversary of our memorial service, to have this dedication of 32-52, and to remember and honor the members of FDNY Rescue 2.” said Firefighter William Porter, committee member in charge of the dedication of 32-52.

Almost 25% of fire fighter fatalities were from vehicle accidents Anyone interested, will know that the IAFC 2nd national fire fighter stand down, scheduled for June 21, with the focus for this year’s stand down on emergency vehicle safety. From the clip below, there were 26 fire fighter deaths from vehicular accidents This is up from the past few years. In 2005, there were 4 multiple-firefighter fatality incidents. Two New York City firefighters died in January when rapid fire progress forced them to jump from a fire-involved structure; 3 firefighters were killed in the crash of a helicopter in Texas in March as they assisted with a controlled burn; 2 Wyoming firefighters died in a residential structure fire in April; and 3 firefighters were killed in the crash of an air tanker in California. Additionally, the New York City Fire Department suffered a third firefighter fatality on the same day as the January incident cited above, at another incident scene. The Memphis, Tennessee Fire Department lost 2 firefighters in separate incidents during the year. Additionally, heart attacks were responsible for the deaths of 48 firefighters in 2005, reduced from 61 in 2004. Seven firefighters died of CVAs in 2005, up from 4 in 2004. Vehicle crashes took the lives of 26 firefighters in 2005. Five firefighters were killed in tanker (tender) crashes, 5 firefighters were killed in crashes that involved passenger vehicles, and 4 firefighters were killed in pumper crashes. Firefighters were also killed in crashes involving ATVs, aircraft, and a boat.

The Vs also have 8 different programmable tomes. 4 normal tones and 4 musical tones. Motorola has acknoledged that they have a problem with the amplifier bases and are working on them. the amp. bases will discharge a battery, making it useless and having to be replaced. I like the playback and the vibrate, although reception is no wheres near as good as the Minitor IIs. Having the ability to program mutiple tones is also a great thing. You can have this pager programmed to open for several things, ie:mutual aid tones, different department tones, 2nd alarm tones. and have each one go off with a different tone. Makes it so you can tell automatically who is going out. Fore reception, would keep a Minitor II. For options, like my Minitor V KPF AFD_32_4

Sounds like the bug won!

Has anyone even given thought that an officer, riding on a piece of apperatus that is involved in an mishap/accident, is as almost as liable as the driver! I understand that there are many people that wish to be an officer, although don't wish to drive. They may have the crudentials to be an officer by classroom training and experience, but will or should have no authority to authorize or certify an individual as a driver. I think that keeping your by-laws the way they are, meaning they need to be a driver, also makes them more aware of what is required as a driver, which is not just a matter of getting a rig to the scene, but what that driver is required to do. This should be important to an officer, ie: water scorce, handlines, supply lines, pump and tank capacity. Being an officer also requires that person to know how much water he may need by the size of the fire he is fighting. Without knowing what his equipment is capable of, keeps him from doing his job adaquatly. He may find himself relying on a new driver that has not enough experience to know what is expected at a large incident. The officer being experienced with his equipment can instruct, if needed, any driver, where he feels the rig should be positioned, what water flow he is looking for as well as what his water scorce can supply to him. I relize that there are more and more people that want to be an officer but not have to follow the procedures that have been set in place for many of years, but I do feel that these procedures are in place for many reasons. In a career department there is a chauffer, and all he does is drive and supply water. An officer might be able to rely on him, far more then in a volunteer department. It also gives someone a goal, to do more training to accomplish there desire to move up the chain.

the city of poughkeepsie and Arlington are strict on residency

I am pretty sure that UnionVale Fire, in Dutchess County has a rig with a large hose reel, which carries 5000" of 5" supply line. I'm not sure how old the rig is, as I havn't seen it in quite some time. You may want to contact them, Chief: Dave Schmoke, 845-677-9262

In Dutchess County, Knox box keys are released by radio tones which are sent from County Dispatch if requested. In my department, the keys are secured in a knox lock in all of our primary attck rigs, ambulances, Dept. Chief and Lts vehicles.