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That's what I put in my post, a rumor and probably nothing more. The county assignments say Engine 52 is reserved for West Harrison though. Any history or significance with that number?

Yes, but heard a rumor the designation could be "Engine 52".

That's like right out of a movie.

I think its awesome!!!
Start charging and it might bring around some change.
Hit the bean counters where it hurts!

This morning, at 0001hrs, EMTBravo turned 13 years old! Maybe it's just me that's excited over something so trivial, but to me, it means something
Seems like it was just yesterday when I sat dow at my computer, enjoying the relatively new, long awaited broadband connection, at my apartment in Woburn,MA, on New Year's Eve, when on a whim, I decided to create a website to replace my Westchester Fire & EMS email list. So, the very simple website went live at 0001 on New Years Day, and, like a snowball down a hill, kept growing each and every week that went by. Photos and information poured in to post on the original site. There had never been a site like this in the Hudson Valley and Southwestern CT, and was launched before anyone had really every heard about Facebook or the term "Social Media". You could tell imediately that this was something that people had wanted since learning the word "Internet". Heck, some people only ventured on the internet for EMTBravo, and that's the only use they had for the internet.. Seven months later, the EMTBravo Network forums (the site you're reading this one) was launched to replace the "News" section of the original site and become an interactive and dynamic way to exchange information and ideas . EMTBravo has grown tremendously since then. I'm proud we our are own website, with our own software, on our own server, all completely customized for EMTBravo by me.
It's still our vision, and it's been proven over the years, that firefighters, police officers, EMS workers, 911 Dispatchers, and everyone else with an interest in emergency services can work together, can become friends, can develop ideas, can learn from one another, and can make anything happen. Of course, it was our first mission to "get the word out" which is still true to this day.
One of the things that I am proud of, is that members of the site when it was first launched are still active members to this day! The loyalty and support of this site by the all of our members has been awesome, and has made the site what it is.
Personally, one of the things I'm most grateful for during the entire 13 years of this site was all the great friendships that I have made along the way, that I probaly wouldn't have ever met had it not been for this site.
In the next couple of days, we will announce our strategic plan for 2016, which will bring some exciting new things for our membership.
Warmest regards,
Seth Granville
Founder and Administrator, EMTBravo

Inquiring parties want to know. Wonder why it's being kept such a top secret. I'd love to know the criteria to request it, and if it's even still available.I hope I hear an IC request it to the scene, especially now that winter's coming and see what happens.

Date: 12-17-15
Time: 10:53hrs
Location: In area of 47 Lafayette Ave C/S Washington Ave and Virginia Rd
District: North White Plains
Incident Commander: Car 2321
Battalion: 19
Channel: Fire 19, Fireground 2
Weather: 50F, steady to heavy rain throughout incident
Units: (See unit rundown below updates)
Writer: x635

Description: Tractor trailer vs. pole
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO (Courtesy msm232)

10:53 Car 2321 on location, tractor trailer vs. several poles, several poles are fractured in half, numerous wires down, large transformer down on top of and adjacent to the truck's fuel tank, with multiple fluid spill including a large amount of transformer fluid. Heavy rain with Bronx River and Metro North Harlem Line adjacent to incident. Numerous bystander from neighborhood standing near incident on wet pavement with live primaries down upon arrival (See photo of just part of what Car 2321 pulled up to)

10:55 Engine 74 has one line stretched as a precaution. Rescue 33 to put preliminary boom near incident. Ladder 47 to check basement of building adjacent to scene.

10:58 Car 2321 requesting Con Ed to the scene, DEP notification

11:01 Car 2321 requesting Metro North Safety rep to the scene

11:03 Car 2321 reporting unknown contents of trailer, no manifest, trailer is registered to a chemical company, is leaking, requesting WCDES Haz-Mat officer

11:10 Car 2321 reporting Con-Ed on scene, WCDES Car 2001 (Haz-Mat) also on scene

11:25 Car 2321 Progress report....in contact with DEP, Con Ed to handle spill and advising wires are still live, impact to Metro North is minimal but they will remain on scene.

11:30 Car 2321 reporting WCDES Haz-Mat 1 request for a response, non emergency, to Virginia Rd and the Bronx River, to investigate and mitigate fluid spill into the river. Requesting White Plains FD to check the Bronx River in their district.

11:42 Haz-Mat 1 responding, Car 2321 requests they boom the Bronx River at Virginia Rd as a precaution

11:48 60 Control advising Car 2321 White Plains FD has no indication of fluid spill in the Bronx River at Fisher Lane, Car 2321 requests they boom the river at Fisher Lane as a precaution and then they can take up

12:01 Car 2321 reporting Bronx River boomed at Virginia Rd, North Castle DPW on scene stating storm drains lead to the Metro North right-of-way adjacent to river, in process of booming those drains once they have the confirmation via Metro North Fire-Safety Chief on scene that the third rail power is shut down

12:26 60 Control advising Car 2321 that White Plains Engine 66 has boomed the river at Fisher Lane, and have taken up

12:53 Car 2321 advising Ladder 47 and Rescue 33 are taking up, Engine 74 and Car 2321 will remain on scene, wires are still live and Con Ed is working with their control center on that issue
13:45 FINAL UPDATE: Car 2321 advising North White Plains in service, command transferred to Con Ed

North White Plains FD Engine 74, Ladder 47, Rescue 33, Car 2321 (I/C)
White Plains FD Engine 66, Rescue 88 (S/C to boom river at their side)
Vahalla VAC 82-B-2
Transcare 37-M-1
North Castle PD Car 30, Car 31
WCDES HazMat 1, Car 2001, Battalion 19
Metro North Car 2643
Con Ed Emergency Commander

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**Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

I would rather have the "extra" guy on the floor. All day, everyday. Having a trained firefighter stuck in a room answering a phone and yapping on a radio instead of pulling hose is a waste of resources. Especially considering 60 control is there AND available to do the job FOR you.
Can you really look me in the face and say "I'd rather have firefighter Joe in the radio room and not helping us make the stretch down a smoke filled hallway because he really is more helpful to me on the radio than on the line." If so, you are whacked.

WOW.
So what difference would it make if Jim made $200,000 or the other candidate who gets elected makes $200,000? How would that change the outcome?
Did the opposing side do anything illegal? Please do not bring up the immoral or inappropriate ways this played out. Maybe looking at how that fire district conducts its business and the damage it causes on daily basis if you want to see immorality and inappropriate behavior.
A lot of people chimed in and put in their two cents. You know who the only true losers will be? The members that serve the district and public. The drama and "payback" that I am sure is already in the works and the toll it will take on members with dissenting opinions will be far reaching and those who have targets on their backs, who already have lost friendships, who have already suffered and who still struggle to find a reason to serve and do the right thing will lose again.
The fact is the Somers Fire District is in terrible shape. It is a sinking ship with its crew members busy fighting each other and looking out for their own interests and egos as boat goes down. If it wasnt for the fact that REAL people will die and property will be lost this would be a great TV show. Its a bad movie where real people suffer.
Jim Arena is a great person. A friend. A man I know I could count on anytime, anyplace, anywhere. He is well respected and liked among the people, even among the ones that did vote against him last night.
By the way. Do you have proof that the other candidate started any of those rumors, made any of those emails, or did any of those appalling things you say they did?
Or are you just as guilty of spreading vicious, outrageous and false claims as the person you so vehmently despise?

What amazes me is at this point, with the way they're burning the candle at both ends of extremely low, inexperienced manpower, and low member turnout on calls, that the state hasn't stepped in and said enough is enough before a disaster happens. The District has already basically come out and stated, indirectly, that they don't think the experience in the ranks in good enough to run the department successfully by adding a line item in the budget for a career chief.

Please. Admit it. He was a sacrificial lamb who was clearly retaliated against from a small minority of members who are scared of the future of the district and how it affects them and their egos, NOT the public they serve.. The way the members who went after him went about it unethically and unfairly. If they wanted him out, why couldn't they run a fair campaign against him, instead of a coordinated, sneaky, last minute, write in vote tactic? Explain that.

I don't see why everyone is calling this a sneak attack, if write ins were considered sneaky then why are they allowed? It seems to me that the people of Somers both members and non members felt there needed to be a change in the board of fire commissioners and exercised their civil rights to vote for anyone they chose to. Everyone here is talking about this as if they are members of the Somers fire department and know what goes on there but except for one commenter it doesn't appear to be that way.

WHY is the question. WHY did that person have to go that route? Not so much the write in ballot, but at the very last minute. WHY was false info put out there? WHY did they not want to campaign for votes? Just ask yourself that and think about how that may look.

Lies in an election. What an unusual occurence!

In speaking to people in Somers I am fairly certain this had nothing to do with Jim who is a widely respected member of the community and board. It simply had to do with people wanting a change and this was the seat that was potentially available. I completely agree that putting out false information is wrong but I would not automatically assume it was the person who won the seat who did it. It could have been anyone with their own agenda. I would think someone could openly ask the person who did win if they had anything do to with the false information put out.

I see a lot of people talking here and from what i see all are anonymous, Well I am not i am an ex chief past commissioner of the Somers F.D., residents both member and non members of the F.D, felt it was time for a change. Unfortunately the petition time was missed so we had to do a write in which is 100% legal and a voters right. The people who backed the candidate are tired of the way the Somers Fire District is doing things , You can speculate all you want here but unless you are in the department and live it you don't know.To say the upcoming Chief is not qualified is a bunch of crap!!! The person next in line to be chief holds all of the qualifications required by the SFD and then some. He is also a certified fire inspector and holds the qualifications to be a building inspector. He is currently, and no disrespected intended to the other two chiefs, the ONLY qualified INTERIOR firefighter " bailout certified" in the chiefs office. The qualification he lacks is butt kissing 101 as he stands up for the members and what he believes. The fire district has done some very questionable unethical things recently. Which is why it was time to change the board the person elected id the first in a long time non member of the / a fire department. So a different and open minded perspective can be brought in. I wish her the best of luck and will happily support her.

It's like North White Plains going to Old Orchard street all the time, or Briarcliff and the Atria.

Didn't the last Engine 164 get shipped to some Caribbean island and then was destroyed by a volcano eruption?

Are these the first brush trucks with pump and roll, or did the others have them as well?

Couldn't that problem be resolved with a Pumper-Tanker like Bedford Hills Tanker 5? Or make it Bedford Hills Station 2 since they seem to be flush with manpower.

Are these the first brush trucks with pump and roll, or did the others have them as well?

Couldn't that problem be resolved with a Pumper-Tanker like Bedford Hills Tanker 5? Or make it Bedford Hills Station 2 since they seem to be flush with manpower.

Couldn't that problem be resolved with a Pumper-Tanker like Bedford Hills Tanker 5? Or make it Bedford Hills Station 2 since they seem to be flush with manpower.

1. Where the fire was, appeared to be closer to Vista and Connecticut.
2. Tankers were needed, which Bedford lacks.
3. The IC called a Truck from Bedford Hills, Bedford doesn;t have one.
4. Anyone with a scanner knows Bedford struggles to cover what seems like the majority of their calls. Why take the gamble?
5. Wouldn't this be more appropriate for the Chief or Bedford to contact the Chief of Pound Ridge?