dadbo46

Still there.

Ahhh...I think .50 cal MG would be the appropriate reaponse. A couple of Apache's would help too.

I've had the i580 since it came out and am very satisfied with it. And the crash proof case ????.....PERFECT ! I carry a Verizon Blackberry for work. Can double as a phone, but, need the NEXTEL capability to communicate with the troops. Verizon coverage is vastly superior to NEXTEL however.

Can you imagine if you had a run and couldn't find the keys ? I can hear the call now: FIREFIGHTER: "Hello, On-Star....I need your help. There's a fire down the street and I can't find the keys to the fire truck !" ONSTAR: "Sure sir, I can help you. Can you give me your account number, please ?" FIREFIGHTER: "Account number ? Ahh...I don't know what the account number is." (In the background "Does anybody know what our On-Star account number is ?)" "Lady, I don't know what our account number is but I can see the flames from here !"." ON-STAR: Well, maybe there's another way that I can confirm your identity. Let me ask you the secret identity question. What is the color of your fire truck ? FIREFIGHTER: "Yellow." ON-STAR: "I'm sorry sir....That's not what we have in our records. You'll have to call me back with the correct account number or tell me that you've painted your fire truck red. Goodbye." FIREFIGHTER: "()$<?#<#(#(* !

....so, like....how do you explain Jet Blue from Stewart direct to Florida ? Southeast Airlines used to do Stewart to Orlando/Sanford (30 miles east of Orlando) but they flopped.

AMEN !

GR8....but.....will the TV still be in focus ??? LOL Gotta get Jet Blue to the Westchester County Airport. Seems like a perfect spot for the attractive Florida routes: Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando. AirTran is packing them in. A recent flight that I took from MCO to HPN had the flight full...and now a 3rd direct flight is being added to/from Orlando. Seems like HPN to MCO would be an ideal place to put a few of the new Embraer 190's.

Stay low.....and listen to the firefighting veterans !

The NY State Department of Health licenses hospitals much like they license nursing homes.

While there is some likelihood of heavy rail coming across the new "Zee" bridge to a new station in Tarrytown by the bridge, don't get too excited about heavy or light rail across Westchester. Mucho $$$ and significant right-of-way (read "emminent domain") issues. Don't be surprised if Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) wins out on this.

The + 10 year long range plan is to extend "some" MNRR trains to Penn Station, but, no funding has been identified for it. Note that "William Wheeler, director of special project development and planning." is from Yonkers and the project manager for the project is from Pleasantville !

Landing zone for ET !

There is no New York State law or regulation that requires the installation of white strobes on school buses. However, there is in Florida. In Westchester, I think that the only cheeseboxes upon which I have seen the white strobes are some of the Lakeland School District buses as well as First Transit buses. First Transit is a large, national firm, purchases buses in bulk and gets them installed at the factory. What I don't understand is what part of yellow paint and flashing red lights don't drivers see that would require the addition of a white strobe !

Keating: Katrina Lessons to Ensure Better U.S. Disaster Response By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2006 – Lessons learned during Hurricane Katrina have been applied to ensure a faster, more efficient and coordinated U.S. emergency response, the commander of U.S. Northern Command said today. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating pointed to a wide range of initiatives, all adopted after Hurricane Katrina, to improve the way military troops and assets are used during an emergency when called on by the president or secretary of defense. These include: -- Thousands of active-duty troops are now on alert at any given time to respond to an emergency. These troops are organized into “force packages†sized according to “the magnitude of the potential catastrophe,†Keating said. -- New off-the-shelf communications capabilities ensure a steady communication flow even if local cell phone towers or the electrical grid are disabled or destroyed. “We literally put up a small, portable tower, fire up the generator and start handing out cell phones,†Keating said. “That lets us get a first-hand assessment of the situation on the ground — a capability that wasn’t in place last summer.†Keating noted that while DoD has three of these systems, the Department of Homeland Security has about 12. -- The national response plan, revised by DHS in coordination with DoD and other agencies, ensures a better emergency response. “It is a more effective more efficient, more timely way of providing our citizens the response capability they need,†Keating said. -- Full-time, active-duty military defense coordinating officers are now positioned in each Federal Emergency Management Agency region to coordinate with DHS and other emergency responders. By building relationships and an understanding of capabilities and requirements before they’re needed, this ensures a faster, better coordinated response, Keating said. -- NORTHCOM exercises its response capabilities “frequently and vigorously†and continually improves on its disaster planning and coordination. Keating noted an upcoming exercise, Vigilant Shield, which will test the U.S. response to a simulated nuclear accident. As NORTHCOM fine-tunes its plans and procedures, Keating emphasized, the military’s job isn’t to run emergency response efforts, but rather to support civilian authorities when directed by the president or defense secretary. “We will respond, as directed, with the capabilities that are in the DoD and the arrows that are in our quiver,†he said. “We’re not interested in taking charge. We’re interested in saving lives and reducing human suffering.†That mission requires a deviation from the traditional military emphasis on command and control, he said. Now the big watchwords, he said, are “communication and collaboration.†“You have to be able to talk to each other,†he said. “You have to be able to assess the situation and you have to collaborate — not just coordinate, but collaborate—on the capabilities we can provide, that the first responders can and can’t provide, and that the National Guard under the auspices of their commander in chief, the governor, can provide.†This collaboration will ensure a better response and “avoid efficient overlap but at all costs, eliminate the seams,†Keating said.

Oi-vay ! There's a reason why fire departments get rid of apparatus. They're old, unreliable and costly to maintain. The Village should just bite the bullet and purchase a new rig !

Good luck with it. But, don't be disappointed with the NEXTEL service, coverage and reliability of the unit itself. We had to abandon our old Blackberries (is that correct ?) a few months ago that used Cingular for service. I chose the Verizon unit and have had no problems with it. But I kept my NEXTEL I580 for cellular and directconnect service. Most folks who have Blackberry service went to Verizon. All 4, however, who went with NEXTEL have abandoned that idea and are now on Verizon.

$$$$$....it's all about the $$$$. ....and the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works controls ALL vehicle specifications and procurements.

Similar concept was pitched to us....we pitched it right back !

Oh gee.....I was dispatching that night and sent both Hartsdale FD and Scarsdale FD along with the B-1, B-2 and Sgt. Helo was used to patrol the tracks for the railroad (I can't remember if it was Penn Central or Conrail at the time). I seem to recall that we requested Greenburgh CD light truck that night too.

One word....WEIGHT !

I'm sure that there are alot of drivers that want to work that 10 PM - 6 AM shift ! It's all about ridership and the cost.

Same answer.

And new EPA regulations effective with the 2007 diesel engine production is going to result in band-aid fixes for the production year. Think about waiting for the 2008 engines so that an engine adequately designed and tested is available.

No. Two different testing authorities.

...and remember to get spayed or neutered.........oh, I mean, get your dogs and cats spayed or neutered.