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For your information he was a member of the IAFF local I-26...dues paying member....not remembered by them also.... since the Fire Patrol pre dates the paid FDNY...and it was on the recommendation of the Board of Fire Underwriters that a paid dept be formed...given all this,the courtesy could have been extended...and should have been.Not only my opinion  but also of many others....

Just leave the state of NY...best thing i've ever done 

I think we just watched a very tangible example of some of the insanity taking hold on the fire service.
 
This Chief is all too proud of his accomplishment here, but he should have taken a break from digesting every "trend" in the fire service before he spec'd his new machine.
 
SCBAs taken out of cab, nothing new.
 
Phoenix and several large Department in Southern California have done this for years. However, taking them out due to carcinogen concerns is a really weak case.
 
What does the Chief intend to do about the PPE worn by firefighters? Think that might be a sink for carcinogens? How bout the bottom of your boots, ever really think what is hanging out there?
 
I'd be a lot less concerned about a hard surface such as an SCBA bottle or harness that can be wiped down after each use, then the proper gear cleaning habits or hygiene of a pretty fluid and dynamic group of end-users of this rig.
 
Not to mention, the extra long cab to accommodate the new SCBA compartment and the top mount pump panel. He just built a rig that is probably running upwards of 36-38 feet overall length. Although it is Texas, I am sure the guy driving the truck will really appreciate the wheel base the next time he has to try and turn into the driveway and fit between the brick pillars of every Ewing estate look-alike. 
 
 

 
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2017/07/03/yonkers-begins-work-new-firehouse/447974001/

 
This is brought up EVERY parade season.  The answers never change, and neither does the inadequate level of response.

Next up - Person gets suspended for showing up after a fire is out and eating a sandwich made for the crews that battled the fire and is now suing for $50 million

Deputy Thanks DC Firefighters for Saving His Life After Suffering Heart Attack During Hockey Game
By: Fox DC Staff
May 23, 2017
 
 
 
 
Nice job by the DCFD Hockey Team.
       

Date: 05-23-2017
Time: Around 0030 hrs
Location: Dock Hill Rd x Strom King Ave
District: Strom King Engine Co. 2  (Cornwall-on-Hudson FD)
Battalion: OC 4th Batt.
Channel:
Weather: Clear 
Units: Cornwall-on-Hudson Police, Newburgh City Police, New Windsor Police, Cornwall Town Police, COVAC , New Windsor Medic, Strom King Engine Co. 2 (COHFD)
Writer:  ace84

Description: Police Pursuit that proceeded through the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson.  Vehicle Rolled over in the area on Dock Hill Road. Pursuit reported to be started in the City of Newburgh.

Prayers for a speedy recovery. Glad the mutant thug has been eliminated from the gene pool.
 

Good for you J. Gary Pretlow. People before politics and special interests.  Admirable.

Hello everyone it has been years since I used this log in name and that's because I resigned from the city of Rye Fire department 5 years ago.  
I chose to write a response to the above letter.  The letter below was submitted to myrye.com  as well this morning.  And will be to any other media outlets in which Captain Millman sent his letter. 
The following is my statement and does not represent any former or current members of RFD. I am also not affiliated with any fire department at this time. 
 
 
From: Richard P Suarino 
           Ex Captain Poningoe Hook & Ladder Company
To: Letters to the editor,
I am writing in response to a recent letter that was submitted by Fire Police Patrol Captain Lester Millman in regards to the recent changes that have taken place at the Rye Fire Department.  I would like to start by stating that I was a combined 14 yearACTIVE member of the City of Rye Fire Department. I spent two years as part of explorer post 700 as a junior firefighter.  Then 12 years as a member of the Poningoe Hook & Ladder Company, where I served as first & second Lieutenant and then as Captain before resigning from the department in 2012.  I have a combined 17 years in the Emergency Services.  
The picture that Captain Millman has painted for the Rye citizens and would have one believe is that this change is a big surprise to the members of the department.  It's not.   Volunteer membership has been on the decline since probably the 1980’s,and since then the bleeding hasn't stopped, it’s only gottenworse. In the late 90’s, early 2000’s, the department voted in several new members and it helped a little to put a patch on the crack in the dam.  In the 2000’s as an active volunteer firefighter, a lieutenant and then captain, there were several ideas that myself and other active volunteers proposed to make some much needed changes to the department structure to help with rapidly declining membership.  Recommendations were brought to the attention of the Board Of Wardens, who at that time, controlled all decision making within the fire department.  The problem was that the Board was consistently controlled by veteran members of the department who were not as active and ignored any and all input by young active members, to the point where some members were turned off and stopped showing up. Others resigned and some went to other departments. Rye’s changing demographics has had the biggest effect on membership. Gone are the blue collar families of Rye.  Many of the old long time Rye names that were connected to the fire department making it generational are no longer in Rye, forced to move because Rye is unaffordable to those that would volunteer.  For every one member gained three are lost.  A member joining as a college kid at 19 has to resign by 23-24 because they are forced to move out of Rye. And it's not just Rye membership that is down, nation wide volunteer firefighters are declining.  Being in emergency situations, dealing with and seeing the things a firefighter may see is not for everyone. It's a calling, and the hours of training involved will take most free nights away, not to mention the required alarm response.  
Turnout at alarms; even 10 years ago at the most recent height of active membership-. We had 25 interior qualified firefighters and still sometimes we only had 4 volunteers at an alarm.  All working fires required mutual aid from our friends in Harrison and Mamaroneck.  
 
Leadership was and is non-existent under the Volunteer Chiefs of the department and when a chief did try to implement positive change he was quickly pushed out by older voting block.  At Fire scenes, basic accountability of members was lax.  Meaning,God forbid an explosion or collapse happened at a scene, the chiefs had no idea who had actually showed up at the scene.  Some chiefs had nothing more than basic firefighting training. Most were being relied on because of their 30+ years in the department, yet they had taken no classes to sharpen their skills or update their knowledge.  Any good leader in emergency service will tell you, you will never know everything and you are always learning something new until the day you retire.  This business is always changing and evolving.  
The Rye Professional firefighters often find that they are the only ones on scene. Sometimes I was the only volunteer on scene with them.  During the winter of 2002 I was the only volunteer on scene for an afternoon house fire. Three career firefighters and I, with one of those professionals manning twopump panels and one ladder.  
Commissioner Corcoran didn't just come in and decide to shake things up.  He's a very educated man with years of experience and after speaking with numerous people connected to the fire department he saw there was a need for change.  He has a job to lead the men and women of the Police and Fire Departments and the fire department problems are 20+ years in the making,ignored by past Board Of Wardens members and past chiefs of the department who kicked the can down the road.  The public might be surprised that over 100 years of volunteer service are coming to an end but many of the current and past members are not.  
Regards
Richard P Suarino
Past member and Captain Poningoe Hook & Ladder Company
 

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-jersey-roosevelt-volunteer-fire-department-bond-vote-badge-417487813.html
Link to the story.
Why should a town of 900 people, and not even 2 square miles have its own FD ? Great merge it with nearby departments and let the members join other departments in the area.

And to think this piece of sh#t pleaded not guilty!!!! What a joke. Just put him away for life or give him the death penalty and save us the time and money of a trial.(either way we will be paying )  So now a homeless career criminal will have a roof over his head and 3 meals a day while 5 kids are without a mom who was WORKING to save lives and support her family. Sounds like the piece of sh#t will benefit from his actions.

Everyone better shop up for the 2017 end of the world.  We're gonna be stuck at home for at least ONE day.  Crazy!!!  LOL

Everyone better shop up for the 2017 end of the world.  We're gonna be stuck at home for at least ONE day.  Crazy!!!  LOL

Everyone better shop up for the 2017 end of the world.  We're gonna be stuck at home for at least ONE day.  Crazy!!!  LOL

So your saying the 37 Port Authority Police Officers who gave their lives on that day were "glorified security guards " ? 

This is pretty old info being rehashed.  There is no official discussion of any changes.......THANKFULLY.  Our structure and staffing, on both the fire and ems side, are our greatest asset

 
 

Correct,  and he didn't even have the decency to return her or anyone else's phone calls.  Where do they find the blind imbeciles who vote for this guy?!?!

Clean, safe, abundant energy.  Why would anyone want Indian point to close???  That is simply moronic.  Go to progress.org if you want answers to this question.  Cuomo's pockets have once again been lined with money from special interest groups and huge gas companies.  Indian point is one of the safest places in America.

Oh this should end well for everyone. Where will they be getting all this new energy? Canada? Really? Wind Farms? That should be able to create the same amount of energy of a nuclear power plant. I know Indian Point is old and could use a updating but you cant just cut a quarter of the power and think everything is gonna be ok.

Sounds like another insurance company finding any way to not pay out to me.  Scum of the earth.

Sounds like another insurance company finding any way to not pay out to me.  Scum of the earth.

Sounds like another insurance company finding any way to not pay out to me.  Scum of the earth.