Bottom of Da Hill

I hope it comes with shoe horns and a vat of Vaseline to squeeze it into HQ.  Meanwhile the fire houses are rotting away! What a waste.

RIP Harlem.  Marine 1 has followed you up the Hudson.

It has arrived in Tarrytown:
 
 

 
Yes WCPD Marine has Side Scan Sonar. At the scene of a major incidents with fellow port partners certain tasks are assigned to certain units. WCPD Marine has members assigned 365 days a year. They are supplemted by members of ESU. 

You got to remember that the County Police have many different functions. Not every guy assigned to the Marine Unit is strictly on the Marine Unit. He might be out patrolling the Hutch or out in Cortlandt Manor. Yes, with all the equipment and funding they get you wonder what their actual capabilities are. But, they are out there doing what they can at this time. Nothing wrong with that at all. Also, there is nothing wrong with contacting another agency that has specific units doing this 24/7. The NYPD SCUBA, Harbor, and Aviation Units are doing these tasks around the clock, whether it be in training or on actual calls. They also have the equipment available to them that some agencies don't. Guys assigned to those units are specifically assigned. So, it's not like they are pulling a guy out of the 44 or from Midtown South to come get on a boat or chopper. Not to mention, it builds many different connections for different municipalities, and when you're in need, it really makes the difference having those connections. And like Morningjoe mentioned, the only really capable unit that I know of that can perform these tasks in the County effectively is Yorktown Heights FD Water Rescue Unit. They were out there that morning capable of getting guys in the water and doing a side sonar scan.  And honestly, nothing wrong at all with a volunteer agency taking that initiative to be a great unit like that. I give them a lot of credit for what they got going on up there. But, you also got to remember the basics and what is behind all of this. You need commercial divers and salvage teams to get that tug out. That's not a task that a law enforcement or fire-rescue agency would conduct. Also, the initial minutes were crucial and the Tarrytown Fire Department did a great job getting out there as fast as they did and performing at the level that they did. Technology aside, it goes back to training and having the equipment available to enact a rescue effort, and those things were present that day by the first responding agencies.  

Yorktown FD, which was called and utilized with their water rescue team, used their side scan sonar to try and locate the tug
 
https://www.facebook.com/yorktownfire/ can't link the story, but it's their 2nd post down

Should never have been purchased what a waste! Friggin thing is useless!

Date: 3-12-16
Time: 0504
Location: Hudson River IAO Tappan Zee Bridge-near main span of old bridge
District: (Exact Unknown)
Battalion: 14
Channel: Fire 14, Fireground 7, Marine Channel 16 (and several others)
Weather: 35F, clear
Units: Tarrytown FD              Marine 5, Utility 61, Car 2461, Car 2462, Car 2463
          Irvington FD                 Marine 4, Rescue 49, Car 2202
          Yorktown FD                Rescue 55 (Water Rescue Team), Mini Attack 8 with Marine Unit
          Tarrytown VAC             81-B-1, 81-B-2
          Ossining EMS               74-A-1 (Scene standby)
          Greenburgh ALS          Car 75, Car 74
          Rockland Co                Piermont FD, Central Nyack FD, Theills FD, Rockland Helicopter
          Tarrytown PD
          NYPD                          NYPD Asset Aviation 14 (Air Sea Rescue) Aviation 19, Harbor Charlie, David,
                                             George, Harbor OS and SCUBA Launch 8
          WCPD                         Marine unit 2 and 3, Aviation unit, Command post. PC, SOD CO, SOD                                                MARS- Marine Accident Reconstruction Section. DD, Executive Operations Unit
                                             XO, Multiple Patrol Units
          NYSP                           Troop T 1T18, Patrol, Supervisors, Investigators, BCI
          NYS En Con PD           Marine Unit
          WCOME                      Medical Examiner Investigator
          USCG
          WCDES                       Battalion 14, County Car 4
Writer:  x635

Description: Dispatched as a tug boat struck a barge. 
 
0515  Tug boat struck a barge and sank immediately.  3 crew members aboard. 1 crew member was removed from water CPR in progress, 2 crew members still missing. Search underway utilizing emergency service and private vessels, along with helicopters. Hudson River Command established at Tarrytown docks.
 
0524 Oil slick reported in area of incident
 
0553 EMS treating an injured firefighter
 
0558 Battalion 14 requesting Yorktown FD Water Rescue team
 
0641 Marine Unit using SONAR has located the tugboat underneath the barge
 
0804 Possibility that victims are still entrapped in the tugboat per units on scene. Commercial divers and USCG on scene to begin investigation and recovery on tugboat. Search and rescue-involved units starting to pick up and return to service
 
0822 Hudson River Command terminated, transferred to Coast Guard
 
**Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

It is a pathetic shame that these members have to operate using old and damaged equipment. The United States gives billions away to foreign countries many like Iran who have no use for us yet fire departments have to beg or compete for grants to get funding. And the same goes for EMS many VAC's operate with old equipment. I

There are several departments in Westchester that operate single axle Quints.
North White Plains Ladder 47, Greenville Ladder 4, Croton Falls Ladder 68 (Former Ardsley Quint 1/Ladder 50), Chappaqua FD Tower Ladder 27, Hawthorne FD Ladder 56, Katonah FD Ladder 39, Millwood FD Ladder 52, Lake Mohegan FD Ladder 10, Rye Brook Ladder 30, and Somers FD Ladder 48 are the departments in Westchester that operate single axle quints.
New Rochelle FD Ladder 12 also used to be a single axle quint, and is now in service with the WCDES Fire Training Center. Mamaroneck FD Ladder 19 also has a single rear axle, but is not a quint, as is Mount Vernon Ladder 2, Rye FD Ladder 25 and Ladder 26 and Scarsdale FD Tower Ladder 29. Pelham Manor Tower Ladder 3 also has a single rear axle Aerialscope.

What's the fire duty like in Carmel where its necessary to spend $1.3 million, and what makes it so special, that ugly green and black paint

The NFPA's stats tell us that Career Firefighters (30%) respond to (70%) of the fires. Sure there are exceptions but for the most part this is true. As for this study no one should be surprised who commissioned the study. When people bring up Fairfax, PG, Montgomery Co. there are a lot of differences. Fairfax and Montgomery County although they have volunteers do not rely on them to the level PG does and the career numbers have increased there. In those counties for the most part they are the only department. Would that work in NY? As the law reads we could make super districts to cover large areas and probably provided excellent fire protection but by law cities need to provide their own fire protection.

Information from the https://www.facebook.com/MTVFC1/ Milford Township FD Facebook Page:



Stay tuned to http://www.EMTBravo.com for further information

I remember back when we used to just take the test and hope for a letter. This back and forth about possible scenarios is ridiculous. If you get a letter, great, follow the instructions. If you don't get a letter, you weren't good enough. Take another test. End of story.

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/clarkstown/2016/01/26/clarkstown-wants-consultant-study-police-cut-costs/79351358/

Date: 1-24-16
Time: 20:15
Location: 555 Saw Mill River Rd Ardsley Mart Sunoco C/S NYS Thruway Southbound Entrance Ramp
District: Ardsley
Weather: 18F, light wind, 12 + inches of snow and ice on ground
Units: Ardsley PD Car 96, Car 97
Greenburgh PD Car 63, Car 66, Car 73, Car 60, Car 50, Ambulance 79, SWAT
Dobbs Ferry PD
Hastings PD
Yonkers PD
WCPD Sam 1, 45-Baker, 11-Charlie w/ Tracking K-9, SGT-1, LT-1
NYSP
Writer: x635
Description: 5'7 white male, wearing a black or dark grey hat with a brim, ski cap, black hoodie, tan dress pants and dress shoes, robbed Ardsley Mart/Sunoco, mentioning but not displaying a firearm, fled with approx. $90+ last seen walking southbound on Saw Mill River Rd (Route 9A). Hotline transmitted. Bordering agencies canvassing area.
(UPDATES INTENTIONALLY DELAYED)
20:48 WCPD 11-Charlie K-9 starting track at store, video surveillance system and fresh tracks in snow indicate subject may have fled across the street into a wooded area adjacent to the Ardsley Acres Motel. Units establishing perimeter at motel.
21:01 WCPD 11-Charlie K-9 has a positive scent leading to room at motel

My department recently had 2 Chiefs go out to pre-construction on our new truck. The other one was working. They gave it to the seniormost Captain the car to use, especially since it has most of our command equipment with it and the Captain could arrive and figure out what he needs sooner.

I'm not generally a rear mount tower ladder kind of guy, but this is one nice Seagrave rear mount tower ladder, especially since it has the Aerialscope bucket. Wish Seagrave made this in a mid-mount with the full walkway ladder.
This one is serving Laurel, MD, in Prince George's County, and is a 2015 Seagrave Marauder II with a 105' Rear Mount Apollo II Tower Ladder.
Photos by jpcphotography: https://jpcphotography.smugmug.com/Fire-Photos/Laurel-Tower-10-2015-Seagrave/i-PpzZnhS

Our Chiefs generally give their cars to Deputy Chiefs when they know they'll be out of service / out of town for more then 24 hours.
Chief's vehicles should be considered a department vehicle and if the person they are usually assigned to isn't going to be around (work, vacation, illness, etc.) and isn't able to do their duties, then it should be given to someone who can use it.

I'm basing this on a volunteer department with a Chief and two Assistant Chiefs, all with department issued command vehicles.
When all Chiefs are away, planned (vacation, business, work, other travel, etc) and are out of the district and unable to respond for an extended period, does the Command Vehicle get loaned to the next in line officer, such as a Captain for use while they are Acting Chief?
Our department, if the Chiefs are all away, all the Command Vehicles sit in their driveways at home or at the firehouse. I'm trying to change that so our line officers have the Command Vehicle when they need to step up to that level. Does any department have this protocol?

They should be handed down to the next officer in the line.
I won't comment on what happens where I live.

Please don't ever come to treat me or my family with that attitude. "EDP" calls can be drug related, diabetic emergencies, and even if "just" a mental illness they deserve the same level of care as anyone else.
To dismiss a call based on dispatch information is very irresponsible.

As a former member of SHAC. I remember when we would do on the average of about 5 mutal aid calls a week. We would jokingly say our motto was have ambulance, will travel. But I see now times have changed. I no longer live in the area for a while now. But to the person who said it was just an EDP. I hope to god your not a member or an EMT of a Amblance Corp, and God help us if you are an officer. That was the most disgusting and unprofessional thing to say.

they made richardson the commissioner?thats politics for you.