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A traditional fire service squad is a rescue pumper. 
 
Typically, a fully functional engine company with a tank, pump and full compliment of supply and attack line. In addition, a squad will be equipped with rescue tools, struts, cribbing, ropes/hardware, etc.
 
Essentially it's an engine that can be detailed as a 2nd rescue if needed.

A traditional fire service squad is a rescue pumper. 
 
Typically, a fully functional engine company with a tank, pump and full compliment of supply and attack line. In addition, a squad will be equipped with rescue tools, struts, cribbing, ropes/hardware, etc.
 
Essentially it's an engine that can be detailed as a 2nd rescue if needed.

A traditional fire service squad is a rescue pumper. 
 
Typically, a fully functional engine company with a tank, pump and full compliment of supply and attack line. In addition, a squad will be equipped with rescue tools, struts, cribbing, ropes/hardware, etc.
 
Essentially it's an engine that can be detailed as a 2nd rescue if needed.

A traditional fire service squad is a rescue pumper. 
 
Typically, a fully functional engine company with a tank, pump and full compliment of supply and attack line. In addition, a squad will be equipped with rescue tools, struts, cribbing, ropes/hardware, etc.
 
Essentially it's an engine that can be detailed as a 2nd rescue if needed.

Anyone wonder, maybe, just maybe its things like this that give the fire service a bad reputation?
 
A guy in a dinosaur suit, people wearing street clothes riding on the hose-bed and millions of dollars worth of  equipment miles from their districts sitting in the roadway spraying water from their tanks (effectively taking that rig out of service if they needed to respond back to their district).
 
Not to mention the engine lobbing water through power lines with their deck gun toward the end of this video.
 
 

There is no such thing as down the list
 
There are 300 scores of 100 or better
 
They are interviewing candidates in the 100 block, but can hire anyone with a score of 100
 
Rank means nothing. 100 is 100 they can hire #15 or they can hire #299, so long as they have a score of 100
 
95 and below have a 0% chance to get a call off of this list, there are far too many 100’s to get through before 95s will be reachable 

The situation dictates your actions.
 
If I had a dollar for every time myself or my crew did something outside the box or not taught in a classroom to help operations, on both the fire and ems sides of the job, I'd be sitting on a nice pile of cash.
 
Never criticize someone for getting the job done. We don't know the particulars of this. If that was the only viable option, go for it.
 
Hopefully the NFPA, NIOSH, OSHA and PESH police, who have never been on the line and have never been faced with making a split second, outside the box decision, will not come and arrest the aerial operator.

The situation dictates your actions.
 
If I had a dollar for every time myself or my crew did something outside the box or not taught in a classroom to help operations, on both the fire and ems sides of the job, I'd be sitting on a nice pile of cash.
 
Never criticize someone for getting the job done. We don't know the particulars of this. If that was the only viable option, go for it.
 
Hopefully the NFPA, NIOSH, OSHA and PESH police, who have never been on the line and have never been faced with making a split second, outside the box decision, will not come and arrest the aerial operator.

The situation dictates your actions.
 
If I had a dollar for every time myself or my crew did something outside the box or not taught in a classroom to help operations, on both the fire and ems sides of the job, I'd be sitting on a nice pile of cash.
 
Never criticize someone for getting the job done. We don't know the particulars of this. If that was the only viable option, go for it.
 
Hopefully the NFPA, NIOSH, OSHA and PESH police, who have never been on the line and have never been faced with making a split second, outside the box decision, will not come and arrest the aerial operator.

The situation dictates your actions.
 
If I had a dollar for every time myself or my crew did something outside the box or not taught in a classroom to help operations, on both the fire and ems sides of the job, I'd be sitting on a nice pile of cash.
 
Never criticize someone for getting the job done. We don't know the particulars of this. If that was the only viable option, go for it.
 
Hopefully the NFPA, NIOSH, OSHA and PESH police, who have never been on the line and have never been faced with making a split second, outside the box decision, will not come and arrest the aerial operator.

The situation dictates your actions.
 
If I had a dollar for every time myself or my crew did something outside the box or not taught in a classroom to help operations, on both the fire and ems sides of the job, I'd be sitting on a nice pile of cash.
 
Never criticize someone for getting the job done. We don't know the particulars of this. If that was the only viable option, go for it.
 
Hopefully the NFPA, NIOSH, OSHA and PESH police, who have never been on the line and have never been faced with making a split second, outside the box decision, will not come and arrest the aerial operator.

The situation dictates your actions.
 
If I had a dollar for every time myself or my crew did something outside the box or not taught in a classroom to help operations, on both the fire and ems sides of the job, I'd be sitting on a nice pile of cash.
 
Never criticize someone for getting the job done. We don't know the particulars of this. If that was the only viable option, go for it.
 
Hopefully the NFPA, NIOSH, OSHA and PESH police, who have never been on the line and have never been faced with making a split second, outside the box decision, will not come and arrest the aerial operator.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

So to summarize,
 
the municipalities choose to hire ot vs staffing increases to save money on benefits and these guys made upwards of 300k working overtime shifts at a rate that the municipality agreed on in a contract that they signed
 
they made money for shifts they worked
 
what's the problem?

So to summarize,
 
the municipalities choose to hire ot vs staffing increases to save money on benefits and these guys made upwards of 300k working overtime shifts at a rate that the municipality agreed on in a contract that they signed
 
they made money for shifts they worked
 
what's the problem?

So to summarize,
 
the municipalities choose to hire ot vs staffing increases to save money on benefits and these guys made upwards of 300k working overtime shifts at a rate that the municipality agreed on in a contract that they signed
 
they made money for shifts they worked
 
what's the problem?

So to summarize,
 
the municipalities choose to hire ot vs staffing increases to save money on benefits and these guys made upwards of 300k working overtime shifts at a rate that the municipality agreed on in a contract that they signed
 
they made money for shifts they worked
 
what's the problem?

not being arrogant, but what makes you think that there will be a few good places hiring? Retirements are unpredictable. Wait for the call Dont overthink it.
 
Rather than posting on here.....clean up your resume, take an EMT class, search for other tests to take, stay in great shape...etc  thats the difference between those who get hired and those who dont.

Best of luck!
 
Great fireman, fire officer and fire instructor. He is a wealth of knowledge and has taught me a ton up in Valhalla. 
 
He's is one of the good guys and they simply do not make em' like Dave Russell anymore.

Best of luck!
 
Great fireman, fire officer and fire instructor. He is a wealth of knowledge and has taught me a ton up in Valhalla. 
 
He's is one of the good guys and they simply do not make em' like Dave Russell anymore.

Best of luck!
 
Great fireman, fire officer and fire instructor. He is a wealth of knowledge and has taught me a ton up in Valhalla. 
 
He's is one of the good guys and they simply do not make em' like Dave Russell anymore.