N1Medic

Looks like this district stepped up and did the right thing when no one else in the Town wanted to do anything.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/mayor-tries-rescue-ems/?utm_source=sharedUrl&utm_medium=metatag&utm_campaign=sharedUrl

I've heard Hawthorne numerous times over the past couple of weeks going mutual aid to Pleasantville for EMS calls. Does Hawthorne have a paid crew for their ambulance? Do they send them on mutual aid? If they do send the EMT's Hawthorne pays for, are the Hawthorne taxpayers footing the bill to cover all these Pleasantville calls, technically giving Pleasantville free paid staff?

http://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/columnists/phil-reisman/2015/12/11/reisman-disabled-firefighters-overpayment-probe/77154132/

A scathing letter about the subject: http://www.yonkerstribune.com/2016/01/letter-to-the-editor-a-scathing-letter-by-michael-j-ward

Hawthorne FD EMS just got dispatched to Pleasantville again. This is becoming a daily occurrence, and has been going on for quite a while now. Why not call Transcare, Empress, WEMS or Care one and have them post a bus in the area until this is resolved? I'm sure they'd be happy to oblige until Pleasantville can start billing and hire paid staff as mentioned above. But I guess they technically have paid staff already by using Hawthorne's paid crew so much. And don't knock me for bringing this up. Anybody monitoring the radios can hear this going on for themselves.

2 questions. Does Pleasantville bill? And has the bid been awarded to WEMS or Empress yet?

Most of the membership and officers were at Pleasantville's installation dinner during this call.

Isn't Sleepy Hollow VAC paid?

Congrats Empress! Didn't they hold the New Rochelle contract in the past as well?

I disagree. Dual response IS mutual aid for at least one of the agencies. Dual responses are usually because one district doesn'thave enough manpower or equipment to respond on their own. If departments charged for dual response, they could earn tens of thousands of dollars.

I wonder who signed the RMA? That's got to be several crimes right there. And shouldn't this be a WCPD investigation? It was on county property.

Did the Field Com respond to the Haz-Mat incident in Ossining today?

http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S04990&term=&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Votes=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y

I understand that from previous posts on this thread. I am hearing tones for full crews from 7AM to 7PM, which is why I am asking why the EMT would not be in service.

Is this contract still in effect? I've heard Armonk toning for a full crew several times this week.

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/12/3/cuomo-signs-ems-anti-assault-bill-law

http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2015/11/app_to_keep_riders_out_of_way.html

Didn't Pelham just appoint a new Chief?

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2015/07/07/transcare-ambulance-service-payroll-issues/29834705/

Was 60 Control's Fieldcom there?

http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/10-13-for-empress-paramedic-rich-lang/298254

I doubt it was serious. The 60 Control dispatcher was outright laughing while dispatching the call and didn't give any further information other then a "bee sting". It would have been nice to know when dispatched if there was an anaphylactic reaction, multiple victims, any hazards to responder like a swarm, and the such.

How does fire protection in Peekskill work? I listen to them on the radio while at work. This seems to happen very often. Rescue 134 is on an EMS assist, 39M1 is on a call, so Engine 131 is out of service. 39M2 is out on a call, so Engine 130 is out of service. Engine 132 is often browned out. So this leaves only Engine 133 and Tower Ladder 45 for fire protection in Peekskill when EMS is busy? Why doesn't Peekskill Fire and Peekskill VAC merge and Peekskill FD operate two ALS ambulances? Peekskill VAC often has trouble getting out , and the medic often has to ride in BLS calls, taking fire apparatus out of service even more unnecessarily? Someone told me ambulances for the FD were actually in the PFD budget a few years back.

It DOES matter when a Peekskill Firefighter has to take his fire engine out of service, get into a flycar, respond to the neighboring jurisdiction, and ride in a call BLS because the VAC can't get an EMT. Our whole business is based on "What If?". It matters when our customers call for help that we have the right resources available to send them in a timely manner. The problem here is that those resources are being improperly utilized. And, because of that, when our customers call,they may be waiting an dangerously long time for an ambulance or a fire apparatus to get there. What's the long term solution to all of this?