spyda308

Ok im going to put my 2 cents in on this. Consolidating volunteer depts. is a good idea for multiple reasons. One being to insure the citizens a good response. This could mean instead of just having a certain department respond, you have the closet stations respond in a full assignment fashion(3Engines 2Trucks Chief(whatever). Case in point on RT132(old yorktown Rd.) in yorktown. When there is a call by London Rd. (off rt132) on yorktown responds even though Mohegan FD is practically down the block(the jefferson vally station). And I know the arguement will be made that Yorktown FD Station 2 is on the beginning of rt132 (locksley rd.) But thats not the point. What if the call turns out to be a job? Then there is a scramble and wait for M/A. Case in point on the job on Belle Ct. Also having depts. on top of each other is a bad system. for example, Yorktown FD responds all the way up to Millwood FD right side of its station, and I think this was proven to be a bad thing a couple of weeks ago when a house off of RT134 burned down. And every time there is a call on RT134, the people who live there have to wait for yorktown to jump on the taconic respond for about 10mins when Millwood could probably be there in 5-7min. Why not make all the volunteer dept. in Westchester County a single department? Call it WCFD. I mean 60 control already dispatches all the volunteers. If you think the system wont work just look at Prince George's County, Maryland (PGFD). And if that doesn't work then go PAID!!!! hahaha

Great job Greg. hang in there, it'll all work out.

HEY CHIEF, GET WELL SOON, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING DONT HESITATE TO ASK. -JOHN

Date: 5-12-06 Time:14:30 Location: 30 North Moore Street, Cross of Greenwich + Hudson st. Frequency: 154.2500 Units Operating: E7,E10,E4,E33,E59,L15, L10 L6, L1,Sq18, Res1, Batt. 1 D-1 Description Of Incident: Various Manhole fires causing exposure problems. Writer:spyda313 14:29- Batt. 1 10-75. 14:30: L-8 fast. E-55 4th Engine. 14:33: Batt.1 s/c 2 extra enignes and trucks, and they are to respond on N mohr grenwich to hudson. 14:35: Manhattan: 2 engines are E-33 + E 10, 2 ladders are: L-6 + L-10 14:40: Manhattan to Batt. 1: report of 2 more manholes on N mohr. Con Ed reports the have lost the feeder. 14:44: Div 1 10-84. 14:49: Div 1: Continuing to use all hands, 4 manholes that were on fire with a exploding condition which are just smoking now. 3 buildings with elevated CO readings, continuing to monitor. 15:08: Div 1: Command post on corner of N Mohr/ Varick. Con Ed 10-84, Elevated CO readings of 120 Parts per million. 15:23: Div 1: using 4 engines + 4 trucks, rest fast. Putting water in manholes as Con Ed advises.

I drove by there on the way home from college friday...nothing good was going on . I may just have to stop by the 9th when i drive back down and see what things are like down there!

****correction****** the unit is still at 13, but the mack cf(the old rig) is not, a 94 sutphen is in it's place a the first due foam rig.

the ones at ladder 49(da bronx)and ladder 165(queens) are? both are seagraves: ladder 49: http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/bronx/e68.htm (scroll down after engine 68 and the current L-49 rig) ladder 165: http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/queens/e317.htm (scroll down past engine 317, and the current L-165 rig)

car 5 is out of hq, car 6 is out of 7engine.

yonkers hq.

it was the old 70.

spares.

good luck jeff!

on all confirmed jobs.

it is not placed at 13 anymore, replaced with a nwer rig.

they replaced the foam rig with a newer one

nice.

nice Pics.

the truck.