capt9412

sorry for the loss of your rig

Thanks erin I appreciate the support!!

Hey all, Just a reminder, this Saturday The Spaghetti dinner is this saturday at Carmel Fire Department 94 Gleneida ave, Carmel NY 10512 from 5-8pm. All the proceeds are going to Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley located at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital. Anyone that can come and support this great charity. Pleas, PLEASE do!! thanks everyone

Hello all, My name is Rob Efferen. I am actually the one hosting this event, with support from members of the Carmel Mcdonald's and the Carmel Fire Department. This charity does great work and any donation or support will be greatly appreciated. If anyone has any questions regarding the event or if anyone/organization would like to make a donation, please feel free to PM me. thanks everyone

Date: 1/10/11 Time: approx. 0800 Location: 13 Meadowlark Dr Frequency: 46.38, 46.44 & more Units Operating: Carmel FD, VAC & PD, Mahopac Tanker, Lake Carmel Tanker, Brewster FAST, PCBES Car #4 & FIT, Kent FD on standby in Carmel FD HQ Weather Conditions: Cold, Clear, Icy Description Of Incident: Working Fire in a 2 1/2 Story Raised Ranch, Fire in the void spaces around the chimney, 2nd floor and attic, significant delay between fire starting and FD being called Reporters: capt9412 Writer: capt9412 (My apologies if i missed anyone)

That's guide posts Ed....Yes I much prefer the old girl pre slime too

i am a member of carmel, were u looking to restore it to its original red condition, or the unflattering slim yellow it recieved during its refurb.....it served both ways during its 38 yr career with us....the above picture is similar to its original delivery condition.

Date: 3/20/10 Time: 1437 hrs Location: Hickory Bend Rd West (between #'s 98 & 124) Frequency: 46.38, 46.44 & more Units Operating: Carmel Fd 12-1-1(IC) 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 4-1, 8-1, 8-2(Polaris Ranger) Lake Carmel FD 17-1-2, 3-1, 6-1 Mahopac FD 18-1-1,3-1,7-1(ems)8-?(Gator) Mahopac Falls FD 19-1-1, 2-1, 7-2(ems) Kent Fd 16-1-1, 3-1 CC11, Carmel Pd, NYC DEP PD, NYS DEC PD If I missed someone i apologize Weather Conditions: Warm, Dry, Clear, Windy Description Of Incident: Approx. 5 acre brush fire, steep terrain, limited access, initial exposure problems to several houses due to windy conditions and rapid fire spread, fire ignited due to contractor's burning construction debris which obviously got out of control, roads in area are all dirt and approx the width of a standard FD pumper Reporters: capt9412 Writer: capt9412

well thats the part of this website that pisses me off.....cause i am a member of carmel....and texastom791 has no clue what he is talking about....but why should he ..since he isnt a member...he is a Lake Carmel FD explorer...who likes to overhear his dad talk....at least his dad is an ex chief of carmel.....im just tired of ppl on this site misrepresenting agencies and talking about everything, when they dont know anything...sorry rant over

Date: 5/29/08 Time: approx. 1645ish Location: Route 6 between Meadowlark dr & Colonel Glenn dr Frequency: 46.38(dispatch) PC FG 3, PC channel 5(response) Units Operating: 12-1-1, 1-3, 2-2, 3-1, 4-1, 8-1, CPD, NYSEG Description Of Incident: Large Brush Fire caused by downed power lines, Approx. 300' x 150', 3 lines S&O, Fire suppression delayed due to downed and arching wires Writer: capt9412

Carmel's Parade is confirmed August 23, 2008 @ 7 PM, we will also be hosting a Block Party on the same date from 3pm till whenever we wrap up with parade/trophies/etc. all are more then welcome, invitations were already sent out, any dept. that i might have missed with an invite; wishing to come just pm me, i sent out alot of invites so everyone within a fairly large area should have gotten or be gettin them.

WOW, EJS1810 ur admitting to being quite old there!!!....Actually that is the current guideposts building at 39 seminary hill rd, not to far from the hickman building you are talking about....we have several pictures of both fires around the fire house still....great pictures if you have any others hidden treasures please PM me with info on how i can obtain copies.

wow, guess i cant tell my old man to be quiet anymore when he tells war stories, since i can actually see him in a picture at one of these so called fires, my pop bobby efferen, in 5th shot down, elmsford guy holding the ground ladder.

Date: 8/22/06 Time: 1815 hrs Location: Route 6 just west of Church st Frequency: 46.38 and more Units Operating: 12-1-1, 2-3, 31-7-1, medic 3, CPD, stat flight Description Of Incident: female struck by car..serious head and body trama...broken femur...and more....transported to WMC via stat flight Writer: capt9412

pattersons ladder is an 85 footer

Date: 05/27/06 Time: Approx. 1800hrs Location: I/F/O 3390 RT 301 Frequency: 46.38 Units Operating: 12-1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-1, 6-1, 3-1, 31-7-1, 16-7-1, 16-6-1, Medics 2&3, CPD, KPD, PCSD, Stat Flight Air 1 & 2 Description of Incident: 2 Motorcycle Head on Piaa, both cyclists have serious head trauma as well as multiple other serious injuries, 2 helicopters requested to CFD HQ, Route 301 closed for several hours while pd does reconstruction..fd remaining on scene for lighting and a wash down Writer: Capt9412

my department has drager packs ...but all of ours have those valves

Date: 3/14/06 Time: 1347 Location: Hughson Rd just south of Cross Rd Frequency: 46.38 Units Operating: 12-1-1, 12-1-2, 12-2-4, 12-6-1, 31-7-1, Medic 3, Stat Flight, 11-1-3 & 11-2-5 for LZ, Carmel PD Description Of Incident: Call for a Piaa Rollover with entrapment....single car on its roof with a single occupant needing extrication.....brewster dispatched to set up a landing zone at putnam plaza.....Stat flight canceled....patient being transported to Putnam Hospital ALS...CPR in progress with no vitals. Writer: capt9412

Date: 2/19/06 Time: 1011 hrs Location: 2 Mountain Brook Dr x-st Milltown Rd Frequency: 46.38 Units Operating: Brewster FD 11-1-1(IC), 11-1-2, 11-1-3, 11-5-1, 11-6-1, 11-4-1, 11-4-2, 11-2-1, 11-6-2, 11-7-1 Putnam Lake FD 23-1-2, 23-4-1, 23-2-1 Patterson FD 22-1-3, 22-4-2 Lake Carmel FD 17-1-1, 17-6-1(Fast) From CT- Tanker 5, Tanker 18 PCBOES, CC7, Fire Investigation Team Carmel FD 12-1-2, 12-2-4 Relocated to BFD HQ PCSO PC51 & PC87 NYSEG & Putnam County Highway with a sander Description Of Incident: Fire on 1st and 2nd floors of a 2.5 story P/D. Writer: Capt9412 1011hrs- per PC51 on scene smoke showing, expedite fd.... 1020hrs- Car 11-1-1 on location reporting fire on 2nd floor of a 2.5-story ranch P/D. M/A Putnam Lake for and Engine and Lake Carmel for FAST. 1040hrs- Car 11-1-1 rpts heavy fire on 1st floor. M/A New Fairfiled (CT) for Tanker to scene. update from CC7 medium fire conditions light smoke conditions 2 lines s/&/o ... 1115hrs- CMD rpts main body of fire on 1st floor is K/D. Roof ops in progress, fire not under control. further update...fire under control...2 tankers released

buy a drager pack....our dept has 32 new packs and 64 brand new bottles...all our masks are upgraded and havent had a problem with them at all...we find on average the batteries last approx 4 months....ive used scott and drager and i gotta be honest ill grab the drager any day!!!

My Rescue has one and it is a huge waste of space .....it takes up the majority of the rear 2 compartments on our heavy rescue.....uses up alot of valuable compartment space for something that isnt used all that often

Date: 11/04/05 Time: 2320 Location: 133 Gleneida ave "RT 52" (Between Carmel Bagel and Carmel Fire House) Frequency: 46.38, 46.44, 154.37 Units: 12-1-1,12-1-2,12-1-3,12-2-1,12-5-1,12-2-4,12-6-1,12-3-1,17-1-1,17-1-2,17-4-4,17-6-1(fast),11-1-1,11-1-2,11-5-1,31-7-1,CC3,PC FIT 16-1-2 & 16-4-2 on standby in Carmel HQ, 22-2-5 standby LCFD HQ (Carmel Fire, Kent Fire, Carmel Police, Carmel Ambulance, Lake Carmel Fire, Brewster Fire, Putnam Fire Investigation Team and Putnam Deputy Car 3, Patterson Fire, Kent Police ) Description: Fully involved 2.5-story vacant. Writer: Capt9412, mfvfd, DOC22 Narrative: Fully involved fire in a vacant 2&1/2 story wood frame private dwelling, upon arrival fire building fully involved with extension to the hill on the exposure 3-side, also extension to the roof of exposure #2 approx. 8-10 ft from fire building heavy brush load in between, 2 lines operating on exposure #2 & #3, 3rd line & 2 tower ladders operating on fire building, neg extension inside exposure #2 but it did recieve some water damage,excavator called to knock down fire building due to the B-side wall leaning toward exposure #2.