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Not County DOT trailer. Looks like it might be assigned to DPW Road Maintenance. In the old days, when apparatus was powered by gasoline, fueling was critical. Engines operating for an extended period of time at high RPM would eat the gas. Gasoline would be transported to the scene in jerry cans in a utility vehicle and then funneled into apparatus fuel tank.

The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aka F-35 is on the way. Over a thousand to be ordered domestically and will replace the F-16, A-10, Harrier and older model F-18's . It only money !

....and was a piece on "60 Minutes" last month. See http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/21/...in3530299.shtml. To understand the whole phenomenom, see the movie "Awakenings" starring Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams. Great movie.

Perhaps the City needs to hire more cops to reduce the OT.

While I am not at all a Paul Feiner fan, it is prudent for every manager to communicate with his/her department heads and determine where expenses can be contained or reduced. That does not necessarily mean that heads need to roll, but, perhaps there are some programs that are not useful/effective. Also, there may be a better way to do business and achievce $aving$. The Chief's response to the supervisor was a "protect the kingdom at all costs" response. Not a good from a department head.

What's the biggest difference ? That's easy......$$$$$ !

Great discussion. P.O. Chris is absolutely correct. The days of "I gotta have that toy...and lots of them" are over. Interoperability, sharing of services, coordination, consolidation and IMPROVING the capability to fulfill our sworn oath to protect life and property are the tools of good managers in the 21st century. I suspect that the one example given in the news report was was an exception to the usual response. Perhaps decentralize the NYPD aviation unit and create an additional "airport" for a couple of their helos or when building a new firehouse(s), take into consideration the location of the aircraft; More is not necessarily better. Tactful and efficient use of available resoures is the smart way for managers to administer their departments.

Without a doubt, Verizon is the best carrier. I've tried Cingular and Verizon and there is no comparrison. We've also tried Nextel/Blackberry service at work and it is awful !

"Semper Fi"

OMG ! There aught to be a law ! ....and on the eighth day, God invented the fire truck and He painted it red......with a white cap.

What does this mean for FDMV ? Hopefully, 6 engines, 3 trucks, 1 rescue x 4 firefighters each plus repaired firehouses.

Looks like Mt. Vernon's 1968 Mack Rescue.

Jimmy, The crash truck is from the Westchester County Airport and was given to MVFD a couple of years ago. As for Mayor Ernie,....time to go......but thats for a post on another board. Lets just hope life at MVFD improves next year.

Yep....Engine 6 was stationed there until they moved to what is now Station #1/Fire HQ at 470 East Lincoln Ave. I remember my uncles taking me to this house when I was a kid and seeing the Ahens Fox engine pull out. Engine 3 and Truck 1 used to be at 211 S. 4th Ave., just south of 3rd St., where the 3 story building functioned as Fire Hq. When Station 3 opened in 1978 at 50 W. 3rd St. between S. 6th and 7th Ave., Engine 3, 4 and Truck 1 moved there. Engine 5 used to occupy the firehouse on S. Fulton Ave. just north of E. 3rd St. until they moved to Station 2 on S. Fulton Ave. between E. 5th St. and E. Sandford Blvd. After Engine 5 moved, the Rescue ran out of this house for a number of years. Engine 4 was located at 23 S. 6th Ave. between W. 1st and 2nd St. but swapped with Truck 1 for a number of years and ran with Engine 3 out of 211 S. 4th Ave. In the mid '80's, Engine 1 was "temporarily" placed out of service and Engine 4 eventually was relocated to Station 4 (aka "The West Side") at 9-11 Oak St. Engine 2 used to be located on E. Sidney Ave, between Gramatan Ave. and N. 3rd Ave. The company later moved to Station 4 when Truck 2 moved to Station 1. Finally, Truck 3 used to be quartered in a house on. S. 5th Ave. between W. 5th St. and W. Sandford Blvd. behind Nathan Hale School ( now known as Parker School). It moved to Station 2, along with Engine 5, wen the new house opened in 1962.

There's gotta be more to this story. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

It is you. Get over it, Johnny. Worry about yourself before you worry about others.

While it is not unusual for this to be done by governments, it is usually because either there is an anticipated budget shortfall or it's a press release. Since this was released on Paul's blog, I vote the later.

The H.E.L.P. trucks are very helpful....as long as they are not hiding behind the bushes, near the railroad tracks or in parking lot #1 at FDR Park in Yorktown.

What ?

You beat me to it Chris ! Actually, I like the use of the trampoline.

The apparatus that you show was actually delivered as Engine #1 and later transferred to Engine #6. It was the first diesel powered fire apparatus in Westchester. It latered became Foam 1.

This was either Truck 1 or 2. They were '47 and '48 Seagraves respectivelly. One of them was a spare truck when I got in. I remember riding on the sideboard and holding onto a side rail. The warning light on the hood was originally a wir-wag.

Many communities have local laws regulating the "hanging" of laundry. As a matter of fact, Pelham prohibits the hanging of laundry anywhere on the exterior of a house.

I do not know about Connecticut Civil Service laws, but, in my 32 year career working for the government, I have never, EVER heard of a "stand-by" list. Smoke and mirrors is an understatement ! While I do not pretend to understand how the Stamford Fire Department operates, the series of articles that I have read are confusing at best and poorly written at worst.

Amen ! The greatest invention of the 20th century. Since Apollo 13, no US space flight has taken off without a supply of duct tape.