Morningjoe

I was dissapointed today that we were not using Utac/call channels today, over in rockland county. Would have made communication infinetly better.

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I have no idea why I thought it was 750, doesn't even make sense looking back on it. Thanks for the correction and I've updated my post

I'm not sure how a class A pumper, regardless of whether its designated as a rescue pumper or not can perform poorly as a pumper. If so, maybe the pump needs to be tested more often if it's not getting the required flow... Sarcasm all aside, honestly, besides the NFPA requirements that a class A pumper needs of a fire pump capable of pumping not less than 750gpm and have 300 gal of water in an on board tank, plus specific hose amounts, plus ground ladders, what tools do you need to place on an engine besides a chauffeur's compartment with adapters, wye / Siamese connections and valves that fit your departments needs? So now we have a large vehicle, outfitted with a pump, hose, ground ladders and now a ton of empty cabinet space. Why not add some immediate scene stabilization equipment to compliment that of a rescue or truck company, such as minimal extrication tools, minimal hazmat equipment, minimal technical rescue equipment, some medical equipment... all to begin to initially stabilize the scene while the units more suited for the call arrive? If you're talking about a department where they're completely substituting a heavy rescue company with rescue engines or about this in terms of man power issues in a career department, or, even a step further, if you're pulling what Volusia County, FL pulled with these atrocities http://www.examiner.com/slideshow/volusia-county-fire-rescue-engine#slide=1, then yes, I can see the issue. And yes, when a medical call comes in, they takes an entire engine company covering a rural area out of service, and turns it into an ambulance ride to the hospital.... edit: beat me by a second AntiquefireLT...

Open the purge valve

Ha, they're an entirely different story

That only happens when the FD is notified of an accident. Our PD basically refuses to call our fire department unless there is confirmed pin by their officers or a car fire. If we're lucky the call will get to 60-Control before it's sent to our PD, and then we'll be dispatched. We've recently (in the last year) had fatal accidents, and extremely high speed crashes with multiple wires and telephone poles down, and the PD doesn't even notify us that the road is closed, let alone call us. And there is nothing we can do about it because our PD is a PSAP and also dispatches the ambulance. It's a real shame.

Yeah, put it all in your bag.

$2 raise is some incentive for going to school for almost 2 years

As someone who is proud to be a volunteer of the YHFD, fret not, we are still extremely aggressive in our interior attacks and initial pushes. That being said, there is scientific data that years of thought of pushing fire, heat and the products of combustion and the such are 100% wrong. NIST has performed a ton of testing on this, and its beginning to look like, a transitional attack is not only safer for firefighters, it's safer for the occupants inside of the building as well. The only issue is that it needs to be performed 100% correctly, or it is ineffective.This video: http://vimeo.com/71471869 highlights it all.

Meh, we got it, we dont need anyone else....

What % of the tax base is commercial and residential though in the city, compared to the commercial and residential percentage in the more rural areas of the county? I've never really seen a study so I have no idea if this is a justifiable argument or not.

Has anyone ever heard of this place, or trained there? Realistic building collapses, buildings underwater, subway systems... Seems like one heck of a facility! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Walbkvwhvso

Just this morning, there was a department that got requested for another that couldn't get out for a residential alarm. What could the potential liability be for a department that fails to respond to a fire, or one that responds to a fire with only drivers or exterior members only?