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As of right now, there will be an EMStar Paramedic assigned 24/7 to TOWVAC. The EMStar medic will be on a TOWVAC ambulance with a TOWVAC EMT. EMStar will also have BLS & ALS ambulances stationed in the area to handle mutual aid requests from TOWVAC.

Get well soon Sam.

I do not understand why Motorola won't made a lowband 6. Between Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland and Sullivan, there is a high demand.

The best combination is a siren & airhorn together.

Was any public/tax money used to build the museum?

As a show of support for Chester Ambulance, all of the VACs in Orange County should band together and show up at the next Chester Town Board Meeting. This will show Supervisor Jamieson that shutting down was a mistake and that CVAC has a lot of support from the EMS Community. Every VAC should bring as many EMS vehicles that they can afford to bring, with as many as members as possible, in uniform, to the next meeting. Fill up the parking lot at he Town Hall with ambulances and fly cars and park out on the road if needed. Pack the meeting room with as many people as possible. If the room gets too full, then we stand outside in the lobby or outside of the building itself. Lets get all the support together for CVAC and help them get put back in service.

I would like to know why this was not brought up at a Town Board meeting, in front of the public. Why wasn't EMStar Ambulance Service considered as a provider for Chester? EMStar is a large multi state company with more resources than any of the other providers in our area. EMStar was already servicing the Town of Chester for ALS and for BLS mutual aid when Chester VAC could not get a crew for a call. Also, up until recently EMStar was providing the daytime staff for Chester. For one reason or another, EMStar is no longer providing the daytime staff, but that does not negate the fact that EMStar has been servicing the Town of Chester already. I guess MLSS came into the Town Supervisor's office for a secret meeting and brought some nice Irish Whiskey, some imported cigars and a few free games of golf at a local country club. There was no recent relationship between the Town of Chester and MLSS, so in order for MLSS to even be considered, they must have come forward with something sweet for the Town Supervisor. MLSS works behind the scenes and thru backdoor deals. Back when Chester VAC wanted to dump MLSS in favor of Regional as the ALS provider for Chester, MLSS admins came and met with the Town Supervisor for a secret meeting. The Town Supervisor never even told the rest of the Town Board about the meeting or what was discussed until the next meeting happened. At the next meeting with the Town, the Town Supervisor blindsided Chester VAC & the rest of the Town Board when he brought up information from the meeting and spoke in favor of keeping MLSS. In the end, after some long and heated discussions between the Town Board & CVAC, the right choice was finally made.....and that was to get rid of MLSS as the ALS provider for the Town.

Are you not aware that NWVAC is one of the top agencies in Orange County? Yeah, they got shut down by a former Town Supervisor, but I bet that you did not know that there were secret meetings between MLSS Management & the Town Supervisor. The day before NWVAC was shut down, there was a meeting between the NWVAC Chief & Supervisor about NWVAC getting their own medics. Well, MLSS was contacted by the Town Supervisor and asked how much they would charge the town to provide ambulance service. That number was a lot lower than NWVACs number, so the next day, the MLSS Administration had an off site meeting with the Town Supervisor. Next thing you know, NWVAC gets shut down and MLSS takes over EMS for the town. In the end.........NWVAC came back, better than ever.....and the Town Supervisor was voted out of office.

There "crews" are not the issue. It is the upper management. I never had a problem or an issue any of the staff out on the field.

The Town should have met with the officers and members of CVAC and tried to work on the problems, instead of having a secret closed door meeting with MLSS. How come none of this was talked about at public meetings?

EMT111, Ask around and you will find out.

MLSS has been known to not be a friend of the volunteer agencies.

Soon, the Town will realize the HUGE MISTAKE that they made by shutting down Chester VAC & giving the business to MLSS.

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I just got my results for the Public Safety exam.

She probably thinks she can "sleep" her way to the top!

http://gothamist.com/2012/04/10/ray_kelly_wants_patrol_cars_to_say.php

They are in upstate NY, but they purchase 2 wheel drive ambulances? The Albany area does get a lot of snow. Also, switching from diesel to gas? We all know that gasoline engines do not last nearly as long as diesel.

http://oswegocountytoday.com/new-e-911-radio-system-releases-video/ OSWEGO, NY – The Central New York Interoperable Communication Consortium has released a new video summarizing the latest E-911 radio system now being constructed by nine counties for improved emergency communication. The video production, sponsored by Motorola and produced by SUNY Oswego students, is available for viewing on YouTube and the Oswego County E-911 Web site. “Member counties have invested millions in the radio system which covered new radio communication towers as well as new handheld radios and mobiles for emergency responders such as police, firefighters and EMS,” said Mike Allen, Oswego County 911 program coordinator. “The CNYICC video is very well produced as it presents a great amount of detailed information about the creation of a regional communication system.” The new integrated communication system currently links Oswego, Madison, Cayuga, Cortland and Onondaga counties. CNYICC is an agreement between these counties to share in costs and develop an interoperable communication system for the safety of Central New York. The video is a Great Laker Communication Production by SUNY Oswego and is narrated by local TV and radio personality Rick Gary. The lead writer and assistant writers include SUNY Oswego students Dan Frohm, Joe Salvatore and Shaune Killough with support from Marybeth Longo, visiting professor and student coordinator.

REST IN PEACE!!!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK

http://westchester.news12.com/news/sheriff-s-communications-center-at-the-rockland-fire-training-center-in-pomona-unveiled-1.6649616 POMONA, NY - Local lawmakers and people in the community gathered today to unveil a new dispatch center in Rockland County that will help local police officers get to emergencies much quicker. The Sheriff's Communications Center at the Rockland Fire Training Center in Pomona is a $7.9 million, 9,000-square foot facility. All 911 calls are answered there and it serves as the emergency dispatch for the 26 volunteer fire departments. The new communications center has 15 emergency dispatch stations and the center can function as a backup to town or village police departments, if they have to evacuate their own headquarters. Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco says the most important thing is now every service can instantly talk to each other. "We couldn't do that before this new inter-operable radio system. We'd have to do it by phone. We'd have to run over to a fire truck. We'd have to run over to the EMS. Now we'll be able to interact with everybody," Falco says.

The front bumper is actually 3 pieces, that are easily removed to be replaced. They put the headlights up high so they wont be damaged in a fender bender. Not a bad idea when you think about.

Looks like the same type of system that Orange County has planned.

I personally know 2 of the guys who got hired. They start the week of the 11th.

I heard that 60 Control hired 5