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Not sure, I saw that myself. I made the same statement in my previous post. As I said earlier, I happened to come across this on facebook when it was shared by Think Tank Photo. I've tried to look for something more current and this particular document is as current as I can find. Perhaps someone whose with NYPD could further clarify this or a mos could call the legal bureau to find more information. I know the war on photography had stemmed from Mayor Giuliani at the time but since then, the rules have been relaxed due to the amount of complaints, protests and lawsuits (many of which NYC had lost). Here's an article from 2011 from the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) : http://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/it-legal-photograph-or-videotape-police Haha woops. Talk about a brain fart.

Which is why it has different rules under rule #3 entitled "Photography on the New York City Transit System" MTA permits all photography and video taping in the subway system. If you are doing a commercial shoot and or using lights and or tripod, you must apply for a press pass. But if you're just hand holding, they don't have an issue. In the event that a NYPD officer or MTA worker gives you trouble, you can then show them this document explaining everything. Now, this document is dated in 2009 and I'm not sure if things have changed since 9/11. In any course, it's good to have on you just in case. Good point. I'm not sure what Amtrak's rules are for it. I just happened to come across this article and figured it might be a good read for people on this forum.

I will be there with camera in hand. Taking photos or video, either way, I'll be there.

Thanks and I hadn't even noticed them until you pointed that out. I would have liked to have gotten some shots of the inside but they had a patient in the back and were just getting ready to txp to the local hospital. It's a country hospital with typically 1 doctor on call at a time. I sliced my hand open earlier in the summer and sat in the waiting room for 5 hours before I was finally seen by the doctor. If it's a call they can't handle, they'll txp the patient via ambulance to Belleville Hospital or Kingston Hospital. Belleville is an hour and a half drive by car from there and Kingston about another hour beyond that.

Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/21372-trooper-marshall-l-bailey?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz24x5el4xb

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120829/NEWS02/308290070/Parkways-reopened-southwest-Yonkers-stays-under-water-alert?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

News 12 Westchester: Crews working to fix a massive water main off the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers have hit a stumbling block. Officials say the broken pipe is between 80 and 120 years old and isn't a perfect circle. This means the new pipe can't fit perfectly with the old one and is need of special parts. A boil water advisory is still in effect for Yonkers. http://www.news12.co...&news_type=news

YFD has a boat, which can pump up to 2,000 gpm, on standby. FDNY put the offer out to deploy their boats if necessary as well.

Hastings Quinte EMS has been providing ambulance service for the county since 2003. Currently there are 5 base stations throughout the county. 1 in the town of Madoc, Bancroft (each of these are the closest towns from my cottage. Bancroft is 30 minutes north and Madoc is 30 south. HUGE difference in overall quality of life between the 2.), Quinte West (Trenton, which is where the Royal Canadian Air Force base is located), and 2 stations in the city of Belleville (nearest city from my cottage, which is an hour south). There's also a post that's operated 12 hours a day in the town of Tweed as well. There are approximately 150 members within the EMS. Each HQ-EMS base runs between 24,000 and 27,000 calls per year. Hastings Quinte-EMS has about 6 stations located within the county. The vast majority of calls are low priority (Code 1, 2) The BLS paramedics have 2 years of Community College as well as an EMCA certification. Some BLS members may be trained in one or more ALS skills such as IV therapy. The ALS paramedics have approximately 1 full year of post-secondary education in addition to the 2 year PCP Program. There are approximately 35 ALS certified medics. Vehicles consist of 4 Emerg Response Units, 17 Paramedic Ambulances, 1 emergency support unit, 1 emergency support trailer (specially equipped for Hazmat and Decontamination), and 1 maintenance and supply vehicle. All paramedic ambulances are modular types. The ERU's are suv's, so they're basically what we call fly cars. They're usually staffed by management staff or supervisors. They don't transport. When dispatched, they run with a paramedic ambulance. All units are supplied with GPS and AVL (auto vehicle location) to allow the supervisors and dispatch to receive up to the minute accuracy and be able to locate an address quickly. All vehicles are also supplied with an on board wireless laptop that allows crews to pull up a digital map display in real-time. Coverage area for Hastings County is 2,356 sq mi reaching about 100 miles from north to south with a population of about 135,000 but probably quadruples during summer months from all the cottagers and Quinte West municipality is 191 sq miles.

Here's their Rescue 2. 1 photo was taken from my cell phone due to the angle I was standing and the crowd of people around me. Maneuverability was limited.

This is a township about 15 minutes north of where I have a cottage in Hastings County, Ontario. I'm in Limerick Township but I haven't had an opportunity to shoot any of their rigs, hopefully next year. These photos were taken last night (August 24, 2012) at the annual Coe Hill Fair. The fire dept. was on scene providing fire detail as part of the fair. They have a demolition derby on the opening night of the fair so the department is there in the event of a fire emergency and such. They were also on hand to wet down the track between heats. They had a water truck wet the track to begin with and then took on a role of feeding the engine with water. They are an entirely volunteer department with membership at about 20 people and run EMS with the ambulance as they are able to get to the scene faster than the ambulance. Especially due to the amount of lakes in the area. The images are of 1 of their engine's and Rescue 2. The engine is an old GMC King 6500 V8. Not sure what the specs are but I just know it has the ability to shoot foam. All members receive green lights (minus the chief's, they're issued red lights) and their pov's are considered emergency vehicles. However, they all have to respond to the fire hall as opposed to the scene. According to the 2011 census, the township had a total of 708 residents. They have approx 85 square miles of land. For a bit more info on demographics, you can click on the wikipedia as well as the township link. http://en.wikipedia....laston,_Ontario, http://www.wollastontownship.ca/ Edit: If anyone is interested in seeing the derby photos, I'll have them up soon on my facebook photo page. I also have a video of 1 of the heats.

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Sounds good, I'd be happy to volunteer my services to this event. There's no rush so just whenever you get the chance.

If you're looking for a photographer at all, let me know. I specialize in sports photography. I didn't know ff Morris but will most definitely come out and support.

Nice shots

Not your fault, I just didn't look close enough. I was browsing quickly and didn't look at all the detail. Nice shots though!

Thanks guys, it sounded kind of fishy to me. Especially considering the friend of mine was told that this person's department donates their old gear to other countries or something once they get new stuff. Anyways, back to the whole point of this thread. Sorry Sage!

Not to hijack this but how often do departments get new turnout gear? I only ask because a ff I know where I'm cottaging right now just had someone rent his cottage who was a ff from a city in Ontario, Canada tell him they get new gear every 2 years. Is that typically the norm or is that a pretty short period of time for new gear?

You're right, I just noticed the bucket on the end. Apparently I missed that part. lol Either way, I've never heard of a truck be referred to as a platform.

Nice shots. I like that Duck Tower Ladder. I've never heard of a straight stick be referred to as a platform.

More like I QUIT!!!!

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120812/NEWS02/120812003/Spano-Yonkers-cannot-hire-new-firefighters-until-concerns-about-pay-hours-sick-leave-addressed?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage&nclick_check=1

The tickets have since been dismissed. Not much of a story there

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120806/NEWS/308060081/Judge-blocks-Spano-s-plan-cut-Yonkers-firefighter-OT?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage&nclick_check=1

http://deadspin.com/5930048/nbc-responds-we-removed-the-opening-ceremony-memorial-to-terrorism-victims-because-the-tribute-wasnt-about-america