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Open Competitive WESTCHESTER COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES County Service · Westchester Medical Center ·Towns · Villages · School Districts · Special Districts · Cities of Peekskill & Rye Last Filing Date: 9/12/07 Date Posted: 8/16/07 JBCL: 0118 Exam #: 68-181 Exam Date: 10/27/07 ASSISTANT FIRE INSPECTOR Towns, Villages, Cities of Peekskill and Rye Special Districts A NON-REFUNDABLE $25.00 APPLICATION FEE IS REQUIRED FOR EACH SEPARATELY NUMBERED EXAMINATION FOR WHICH YOU APPLY. SEE APPLICATION FILING FEE STATEMENT ON LAST SECTION OF ANNOUNCEMENT. SALARY Varies with Jurisdiction RESIDENCE There are no residence requirements to participate in the examination, but preference in appointment may be given to eligibles that have been residents in the appointing jurisdiction for 30 days prior to the examination and at the effective date of appointment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Either: (a) graduation from a standard high school course and two (2) years of experience as a volunteer or paid Fireman or as a Building Inspector or Assistant Building Inspector which shall have involved fire inspection; or ( graduation from an accredited Fire Training School or Academy and one (1) year of specialized experience as stated in (a); or © Associates degree in engineering, building construction, civil technology, architectural technology or related fields; or (d) a satisfactory equivalent combination of the foregoing training and experience. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State at the time of appointment. NOTE: Code enforcement personnel who are charged with enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and who commence employment on or after that date shall be required to complete the prescribed minimum basic code enforcement training course. Note: The number of years of experience required in the minimum qualifications is based upon the presumption of full-time employment. Part-time experience will be prorated based on a 35 hour workweek. *SPECIAL NOTE: Education beyond the secondary level must be from an institution recognized or accredited by the Board of Regents of the New York State Education Department as a post-secondary, degree-granting institution. ONLY EXPERIENCE GAINED AFTER ATTAINING THE MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL INDICATED IN THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN EVALUATING EXPERIENCE. ALL CANDIDATES QUALIFYING BY POST HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION MUST SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL (RAISED SEAL AND SIGNED BY REGISTRAR) TRANSCRIPT (S) TO THIS OFFICE BY DECEMBER 27, 2007, UNLESS ALREADY ON FILE IN OUR OFFICE. IF IT IS ON FILE, PLEASE INDICATE THIS ON YOUR APPLICATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A SCORE FOR THIS EXAMINATION. NOTE: If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee. DUTIES Under general direction, the incumbent in this class is responsible for assisting the Fire Inspector with the investigation of existing fire hazards in commercial, residential and/or industrial properties. The incumbent would be expected to make appropriate recommendations to correct evidences of fire hazards as well as perform inspections for violations of fire laws, codes and ordinances. Supervision would be directly received from the Fire Inspector or Building Inspector. Does related work as required. VACANCIES The eligible list established as a result of this examination will be utilized, where appropriate, for filling any current or future vacancies in all agencies under the jurisdiction of the Westchester County Department of Human Resources. SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION WRITTEN TEST is designed to test for knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as: 1. Educating and Interacting with the Public - These questions test for a knowledge of techniques used to interact effectively with individual citizens and/or community groups, to educate or inform them about topics of concern, to publicize or clarify agency programs or policies, to negotiate conflicts or resolve complaints, and to represent one's agency or program in a manner in keeping with good public relations practices. Questions may also cover interacting with others in cooperative efforts of public outreach or service. 2. Fire Investigation - These questions test for a knowledge of fire investigation methods, principles, practices, and equipment. The questions cover such areas as the following: fire chemistry and behavior including accelerants and special materials; investigative equipment and procedures; burn patterns and other means of differentiating between arson and accidental fires; properties and characteristics of fires due to various causes, such as electrical, mechanical, chemical, and weather-related; and evidence gathering, court proceedings, applicable laws, and the characteristics and motives of an arsonist. 3. Fire Prevention, Fire Inspections, and Fire Hazards - These questions test for a knowledge of the methods, principles, practices, and equipment of fire prevention, conducting fire inspections, and dealing with fire hazards. The questions cover such areas as the following: fire prevention campaigns; automatic and other extinguishment systems; alarms; dealing with building owners and managers; characteristics of combustible materials; recognizing proper and improper practices related to fire prevention; and codes and regulations related to fire prevention. 4. Understanding and Interpreting Fire Codes - These questions test for the ability to comprehend written material related to fire prevention and inspection. You will be provided with a brief reading passage. You must then select the most appropriate statement relating to the passage on the basis of whether it: a. accurately paraphrases portions of the passage; or b. adequately summarizes the passage; or c. presents an inference that can reasonably be drawn from the passage. The reading passages are drawn from existing New York State and national codes, regulations, and standards. Knowledge of the subject matter contained in the reading passages is generally not related to answering the questions successfully because all of the information needed can be found in the passages. GENERAL NOTICE TO CANDIDATES FOR ALL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS 1. Candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, and solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards, spell checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language translators, dictionaries, or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books or other reference materials to the examination location. 2. If you are filing for any other jurisdiction’s examination(s) (i.e. New York State, New York City, another County, Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains, Mt. Vernon), that are being given on the same date as this examination, you are required to notify this office in writing no less than two (2) weeks prior to the examination date. Failure to provide such information may result in disqualification from one or more examinations in this series. There is NO reciprocity with New York City, and you must make a choice between the two jurisdictions. 3. Candidates who fail to receive either their admission notice or final disqualification notice by the Thursday prior to the examination are responsible for calling the Department of Human Resources (995-2117), for instructions. 4. ELIGIBLE LISTS - Lists may be established for a maximum of four years. The resulting eligible list will be used to fill appropriate vacancies as they occur in the agencies listed on the face of this announcement. 5. FOR COUNTY EMPLOYMENT - In accordance with Westchester County’s comprehensive Drug-Free Workplace Policy and Procedures, and commitment to maintain a safe, alcohol and drug- free work environment, you may be required to submit to a urinalysis and/or blood test. 6. This examination will be prepared and rated in accordance with Section 23(2) of the Civil Service Law. The provisions of the New York State Civil Service Law, rules and regulations dealing with the preparation and rating of examinations will apply to this examination. 7. Disabled and non-disabled veterans, who meet the criteria set forth in the Application for Examination, may be eligible for additional credits added to their earned scores if successful in examination. CREDITS MUST BE CLAIMED AT THE TIME OF FILING YOUR APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION AND YOU MUST ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR DD214 SEPARATION PAPERS. If claiming credit as a Disabled Veteran, attach form 102. If these documents are not submitted within sixty days of filing your application, your claim will be denied. "Active duty members of the Armed Forces have the right to request veteran credits prior to discharge. If you are currently on active duty you should check the appropriate box on the application and attach a letter requesting the use of credits with documentation verifying your active duty status: i.e. copy of military ID, military orders, official documents indicating current service, etc." See our website section "Special Rights for Veterans" for details regarding the use of these credits." 8. In conformance with section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional ten points on a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served. If you are qualified to participate in this examination and are a child of a firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duty in this municipality, please inform this office of this matter when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit has a minimum of two months from the application deadline to provide the necessary documentation to verify additional credit eligibility. However, no credit may be added after the eligible list has been established. HOW TO APPLY APPLICATION FILING FEE A $25.00 APPLICATION FEE IS REQUIRED FOR EACH SEPARATELY NUMBERED EXAMINATION FOR WHICH YOU APPLY. THE FEE MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR APPLICATION (S) AND MUST BE RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE AT THE ADDRESS NOTED BELOW BY THE LAST FILING DATE. SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES WITH YOUR APPLICATION. WRITE THE EXAMINATION NUMBER (S) AND THE APPLICANT’S NAME ON THE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER. CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. APPLICATION FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. IF YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED FROM OR FAIL TO APPEAR FOR THE EXAMINATION, YOUR FEE IS NOT REFUNDED. THEREFORE, WE URGE YOU TO COMPARE YOUR QUALIFICATIONS CAREFULLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION AND FILE ONLY FOR THOSE EXAMINATIONS FOR WHICH YOU ARE CLEARLY QUALIFIED. IF YOUR APPLICATION IS RECEIVED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED FEE, IT WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU. SHOULD YOU WISH TO REFILE WITH THE REQUIRED FEE, YOUR APPLICATION AND THE APPROPRIATE FEES MUST BE RETURNED PRIOR TO, OR POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN, THE LAST FILING DATE. (METERED MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE LAST FILING DATE.) THE APPLICATION FILING FEE IS SUBJECT TO BEING INCREASED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. APPLICATION FEE WAIVER: A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household. In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or receiving Supplemental Security Income payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act eligible through a State or local social service agency. Documentation proving eligibility must be submitted with each application. All claims for application fee waivers are subject to verification. You may obtain blank application forms in person and submit completed exam application forms to the: WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES SUITE 100, MICHAELIAN OFFICE BUILDING 148 MARTINE AVENUE WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10601 Completed applications MUST be postmarked NO LATER THAN THE LAST FILING DATE and must have the required application fee attached; or, if not mailed, delivered to the above address together with the required application fee attached NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. on the last filing date. NOTE: RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION - Most written tests are held on Saturdays. If you cannot take the test on the announced test date due to a conflict with a religious observance or practice, check the appropriate box under “Testing Accommodation” on your application. We will make arrangements for you to take the test on a different date. DISABLED APPLICANTS - If special arrangements for testing are required, please indicate this on your application. Candidates are responsible for reporting in writing, all changes in name and/or address directly to the “Recruitment and Selection Unit” at the above address. Please include examination number on all correspondence. Admission cards may not be mailed to candidates until ten days prior to the examination date. Candidates, who receive disqualification notices and wish to appeal such disqualification, must do so in writing. WESTCHESTER COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. It is the policy of Westchester County to provide for and promote the equal opportunity of employment, compensation and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status. www.westchestergov.com/hr

Route 9 work scheduled in Sleepy Hollow, Mt. Pleasant, Ossining Poughkeepsie -- The New York State Department of Transportation Tuesday announced that temporary re-striping work on NY 9, from Route 117 in the Sleepy Hollow/Mt. Pleasant area to Highland Terrace in Ossining, will take place between 9 p.m. Friday, August 17, and 10 a.m. Saturday, August 18. In this area, much of NY 9 will be reconfigured from four 9½-foot wide lanes with no shoulders (two in each direction) to three 12-foot wide lanes (one in each direction plus a center turning lane) with minimal (two-foot) shoulders. Beginning on Sunday, August 26, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., and continuing on Sunday through Thursday nights through September, resurfacing work and permanent re-striping will take place in this area. During these overnight hours, travelers should expect to encounter single-lane alternating traffic, controlled by flaggers. Motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of the driver’s license. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEAR today's news on MidHudsonRadio.com, the Hudson Valley's only Internet radio news report.

The YANKEES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! after many people had them counted out (I was one of them) they have gone on a tear and are 25-8 after the all star break, they are in the wild card lead, and are the third best team in winning pct in baseball, with a big seris coming up with boston in about 10 days cna our beloved yankees pull of the second greatest come back ever? I think we can, LETS GO YANKEES !!!!!!

Phil RIP, I was wondering why He was not at Old Timers Day this year, He will be Missed, I guess heaven needed a shortstop

I think these youg players have lit a fire under the other players a** by them knowing that no job is safe.

It’s that time of year again, when I see more people cleaning there Engines and Ladders then there was on last nights call. What is so big about these parades that are judged? Then you go to a Memorial Day parade or a 9/11 memorial and hardly anyone shows up. Is because there is no trophy given, or no free beer garden at the end? Does it really matter who had the best Engine? Or who had the most in line? Why are these parades such a big deal?

As far as training I have never heard of any real formal training, I just think its brothers and sisters helping fellow brothers and sisters. I could be very wrong on this. Does anyone know for sure. Also maybe if these people who are involved in CISD here can let Seth know and maybe some one who just needs to talk to someone can contact Seth and he can contact the members of this board who are members of CISD and put the two in touch. Sometimes we all need to talk and sometimes just tlaking to our partner does not help, some times we just need a stranger to air out to. That is if Seth is willing we all know how busy he is with this site.

I would be worried about people going tellng others what was said in that forum, CISD is suppose to be private, also a big concern can be reporters, how many repoters use this site that we dont know of.

I know the topic of mutual aid has been beaten to death here, but the last two subjects I have kept my mouth shut on it because I had noting nice to say about it, well now its still not nice, but should still be within the boards rules. I don’t mind giving mutual aid, but this is when the problems come in. When we are on the third call to you area for the day for the third my toe hurts take me to the hospital call, and the car accident comes in as we are leaving the hospital and then you get out, the other problem is thanksgiving night as We are sitting down with our families and on the way to the call as we pass your quarters a full crew is sneaking out of your building, the family of the patent complains to us that we took so long to get to them when sometimes we are the 3rd or 4th ambulance called and the family never looks at the side of the ambulance or our uniforms to see where we came from. We just tell them sorry we are covering the area tonight for such and such Corp, and we had a hard time finding you, Just to make you look good. When we get dispatched to a call by an outside dispatch such as 60 control or Mount Pleasant Police and we are on scene for ten minutes and you show up with your crew and accuse us for buffing your call. These are some of the problems we have run into many times. These are the problems that start to make member not want to come out anymore, basically taking advantage of the mutual that is provided to you. We use to do so much mutual aid to our town and to towns outside our area our motto was have ambulance, will travel. Now we have seen many agencies in our town change, some have gotten better, and some have gotten good. Basically what keeps our members coming is if we don’t then, who will.

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Your honest answer 0. Sleepy Hollow Ambulance Corp has not Missesd any calls in almost six years. That is including out going mutual aid and getting both rigs out 24/7. With an avg response time of four to five minutes.

I went a few years ago and had a blast, whiile there look for the FOOLS they had a great party at the Power Plant.

They showed this on Fox Newa last night, looked like a gator to me.

The sad part isnt that there are 29,000 registered US sex offenders on my space, the sad part is how many are on there and across the country that are not registered.

Maybe they have to wait six minutes after eating?

Book Title: Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 Author: Marcus Luttrell's Lone Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: June 12, 2007 ISBN: 0312306172 Official Website: Purchase Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031606759...2488642-1226257 Book Description On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the mountains that led, ultimately, to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. But it is also, more than anything, the story of his teammates, who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left-blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Over the next four days, badly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell fought off six al Qaeda assassins who were sent to finish him, then crawled for seven miles through the mountains before he was taken in by a Pashtun tribe, who risked everything to protect him from the encircling Taliban killers. A six-foot-five-inch Texan, Leading Petty Officer Luttrell takes us, blow-by-blow, through the brutal training of America's warrior elite and the relentless rites of passage required by the Navy SEALs. He transports us to a monstrous battle fought in the desolate peaks of Afghanistan, where the beleaguered American team plummeted headlong a thousand feet down a mountain as they fought back through flying shale and rocks. In this rich , moving chronicle of courage, honor, and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers one of the most powerful narratives ever written about modern warfare-and a tribute to his teammates, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. I am gung-ho as the next person, and I do understand and respect how good the Navy SEALs are. They are the best of the best in the world, but if you can get past every few pages of great detail how good the navy SEALs are then this is a very good read. Luttrell the author and his first hand account of how all of this went down is very intersting, but like I said above the great detail every few pages of the greatness of the SEALS is just filler and could of cut the book down by 30 pages. It is a good quick summer read. The chapters on the Pashtun tribe, I found to be very intersting how there hatred for the Americans gets pushed aside and the loyilty they showed to the sole surviving SEAL, kinda gave me a little different outlook and maybe some small respect for some of the tribes in Afghanistan. This is not to say they would do it again though. If anyone is interested in reading this book contact me I will give you my copy for free (you can keep the book).

Book Title: Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army Author: Jeremy Scahill Publisher: Nations Books Publication Date: (February 15, 2007) ISBN: 0312306172 Official Website: Purchase Link: http://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worl...2255&sr=1-1 Meet BLACKWATER USA, the world's most secretive and powerful mercenary firm. Based in the wilderness of North Carolina, it is the fastest-growing private army on the planet with forces capable of carrying out regime change throughout the world. Blackwater protects the top US officials in Iraq and yet we know almost nothing about the firm's quasi-military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and inside the US. Blackwater was founded by an extreme right-wing fundamentalist Christian mega-millionaire ex- Navy Seal named Erik Prince, the scion of a wealthy conservative family that bankrolls far-right-wing causes. Blackwater is the dark story of the rise of a powerful mercenary army, ranging from the blood-soaked streets of Fallujah to rooftop firefights in Najaf to the hurricane-ravaged US gulf to Washington DC, where Blackwater executives are hailed as new heroes in the war on terror. This is an extraordinary exposé by one of America's most exciting young radical journalists. What I found intersting was, since Black water is considered part of the Amercian war machine, they are exempt from wrongful death actions and also since they are a private contractor they do not have to follow the rules of warfare. I found this book intersting but keep in mind it is written from the left wing side. But it did leave you thinking about many things

Ummmmmmm how do I explain this, the poeple of NYC were not pissed about the noise, they were scared becasue the last time a plane flew that low and fast it hit the towers, and its not banned for the flyovers they just have to let the cititzens of NY know they are doing it.

I know in the Ambulance Corps any EMT can have a red light but i think you have to carry x amount of equipment also must have permission from your car insurence company and they usually raise your rate.

Look I worked with these bums in brooklyn for 9 years and it was not fun, they run lights and sirens to pick up coffee. I use to live by Methodist Hosptial in brooklyn, at 3am you would here them blowing the big air horn on there heavy rescue size ambulance going down 7th ave even when they had all green lights they drove faster and made more noise, they are nothing but a joke they have no respect from anyone in the city.