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.......and a new Bee-Line hybrid electric bus will be on display.

Three words, Mr. Feiner: Collective Bargining Agreement.

Looks interesting. Just set the DVR.

Actually, no.....there's more: SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: - Certification as a New York State Firefighter I and II - Coursework which must have included Introduction Fire Officer I and Fire Officer II - National Incident Management System (NIMS) certified in IS 700, ICS 100 and ICS 200 NOTE #1: Volunteer experience may be substituted for each year of the above stated paid experience. NOTE #2: Unless otherwise noted, only experience gained after attaining the minimum education level indicated in the minimum qualifications will be considered in evaluating experience.

PLAY BALL !!!

LOL JBE.....It was summer of '89. We had just received the new 7-1 when we had an ambulance call on N. Terryhill by the old town hall. We apparently ran over a wasps nest when pulling in to the house. We packaged the patient and when we were about to load him into the rig, we opened the door and found dozens of wasps in the ambulance. Closed the doors and called for a mutual aid ambulance from Carmel. PS - Kent PD gave me a ride back to the fire house and I bought old 3-1 to the scene. Used two CO2 extinguishers and took care of the wasp problem.....took several hours to clean the ambulance.

D.C. Metro to use rail carts for emergency response The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) will use Mobile Emergency Response Vehicles (MERV), new motorized emergency vehicles to help agency and emergency services personnel respond to the scene of an emergency in the Metrorail system quickly and efficiently. http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/03/D-C-Metro-to-use-rail-carts-for-emergency-response.aspx

I don't have HBO.....have a FIOS package that includes Showtime. Does anybody know if "The Pacific" is going to be on the net ?

You just can't make this stuff up !

You're right Hudson. I remember reading that book too. Back in the mid '70's when I worked as a dispatcher for the old Parkway Police, County Fire Contol occupied the same office as the police communications supervisor. It was adjacent to the teletype room. When the phone rang (949-8883/4) or KED-281 was called by radio (there was a speaker on the wall above the teletype), you would run into the room and handle the call. There was also an apparatus status board on the wall with a "tag" for each apparatus in the county. When the tag was turned over, the apparatus was turned over. I believe that remnants of the board exists today at 60 Control.

Perhaps the president can invite everyone from Newburgh to the White House for a beer summit !

Thank you, Marine. Semper Fi.

Testing on the "343" continues and delivery day is getting closer. http://www.newsherald.com/news/shipbuilder-81653-test-city.html

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It was June of '73. You're right, we were standing inspection at Engine 5/Truck 3 when the box at 1 & 1 was pulled. The collision was of a train stopped in the "new" Mt. Vernon East station on the New Haven line and of another train coming around the curve into the station. I don't remember the cause. Lots of injuries, but, you're right, only 1 DOA. MVPD made an announcement on the PD HOTLINE that ambulances were needed. Buses from all over showed up. Perhaps CHIEFHAC can add more. He got his picture on the front page of The Daily News the next day.

In order to get the "response times or other actions," the information must be obtained from a government agency. And, it must be in the form of a report. There is no obligation on the part of the governmental agency to prepare a report for the purpose of the request.

No not yet. Still studying alternatives........forever. http://www.tzbsite.com/

Bobby Valentine ? Is this a joke ?

Bloomberg wants to stamp out costly city fire alarm boxes, but union says it's a dangerous move BY Daniel Roberts and Kathleen Lucadamo DAILY NEWS WRITERS Mayor Bloomberg wants to get rid of fire alarm boxes from city streets, saying the measure would save the FDNY $2.5 million. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/01/30/2010-01-30_lets_pull_fireboxes_mike_says.html#ixzz0e8RQGYCg

From NY1: Bronx Diner Owner, Alleged Accomplice Arrested For Arson A Bronx diner owner and the man he allegedly paid to set his establishment on fire last month have been arrested and now face arson and other charges, according to fire officials. http://www.ny1.com/6-bronx-news-content/top_stories/?ArID=112170

From today's Journal News: State questions Nyack firehouse financing Khurram Saeed ksaeed@lohud.com NYACK — Debate has been reignited about how the newest firehouse in the village was funded and whether taxpayers own it http://www.lohud.com/article/20100103/NEWS03/1030377/State-questions-Nyack-firehouse-financing

My bad. I only read the executive summary. Apparently, there was legal counsel and the "out of the box" advice was wrong.

Did counsel advise the village on this ? Seems remarkable that they got the house constructed and legal counsel did not raise a red flag.

I don't think that there's an ethical problem here at all. There has been advertising on public transit vehicles, ytain station platforms and bus shelters for years. Since a fire apparatus is on the road a limited amount of time, the advertising impact is small. The ad on the apparatus is probably more of a donation rather than a true advertising campaign. I would be more concerned about someone driving in a car and actually reading the ad and forgetting that they are behind an emergency vehicle that may make sudden stops.

FD gets one.......so its an automatic that the PD gets one too !