SteveOFD

FYI - If this reference is in the "Annex" then it is only an explanation of the actual portion of the Standard. I deal with NFPA Standards in my line of work (i.e. NFPA 70-National Electrical Code & NFPA72-National Fire Alarm Code), and annexes are only to clarify portions of the actual Standard. Annexes are not enforcable.

I know there are several Greenville FD's in NYS, so I can't say for sure if this is the Westchester one, but there is a Rescue listed for a Greenville FD at Ferarra Fire - Recent Contracts. No in construction pictures posted yet.

In order for Towns to take over Fire Districts would take an amendment to the NYS Town Law. When I took Intro to Fire Officer & Fire Officer 1 last year, the instructor pointed out to us that the NY State Town Law does not have a provision for Towns in NY State to form their own municipal Fire Departments. Villages can form their own municipal Fire Departments, but Towns can only form Fire Districts.

I have to check with a buddy of mine with FDNY, but if I recall correctly working up or down means working the day tour or the night tour.

Monty, We got that memo for the Firehouse also, although I really did not look at it. The Bill numbers you have listed reference a budget bill. I looked them up at New York State Legislature - Bills. I did a word search at the above link for "Fire" and came across an interesting proposed bill. Bill numbers A6547/S9105 would amend the Insurance Law to provide five percent of the fire insurance premium taxes (two percent fund?) to be paid to the treasurer of the NYS Professional Firefighters Association. The amount paid to FASNY for the support of the Firemen's Home in Hudson, NY would decrease to five percent from the current ten percent.

From Westchester DES website. The background requirements look like they are beyond most of us, but there may be someone out there who meets the requirements.

84% and that's probably because I'm third generation FF (it's in my blood.lol).

Listening to the job in Millwood this afternoon I heard Battalion 12 operating on the scene. Anyone know who got the appointment for this position?

Izzy, I see you are over at RadioReference.com also. I did a search of "car antenna" and came back with some interesting hits. Some said good, most said mediocre to good. Some said it degraded the AM/FM, and low band seemed to be poor. There was one posting specifically about the Valor PDC64. This one was not much of a review, but it said NG. Best of luck. Steve

Westchester County has addressed this proposal in an FAQ sheet dated 2/19/08 at Westchestergov.com.

I've seen this mentioned before, but I did not think that FDNY rigs were supposed to have Q sirens like that pictured on L58.

unleashedff248 is correct in that TG's numbering can be any digit. Standard TG's have sixteen digits between them, and are divisible by sixteen. From the RadioReference - Wiki: Type II Special Status Bits Type II Smartnet systems use these status bits for special transmissions such as Emergency, Patches, DES/DVP scrambled transmissions, and Multiselects on Motorola Trunking systems. Motorola Trunking radios directly interpret them for their special functions, thus no difference is noticed by the person with the radio. The Trunktracker scanners however interpret these special talkgroup status bits as different talkgroups entirely. Below is the conversion chart for these special status bits. TTID + # Usage ID+0 Normal Talkgroup ID+1 All Talkgroup ID+2 Emergency ID+3 talkgroup patch to another ID+4 Emergency Patch ID+5 Emergency multi-group ID+6 Not assigned ID+7 Multi-select (initiated by dispatcher) ID+8 DES Encryption talkgroup ID+9 DES All Talkgroup ID+10 DES Emergency ID+11 DES Talkgroup patch ID+12 DES Emergency Patch ID+13 DES Emergency multi-group ID+14 Not assigned ID+15 Multi-select DES TG Therefore, if a user was transmitting a multi-select call on talkgroup 1808, the trunktracker would actually receive those transmissions on 1815. Some common uses of these status bits are as follows: When a user hits their emergency button, all conversations on the talkgroup revert to the Emergency status talkgroup (ID+2) until the dispatch clears the emergency status. Therefore, if someone hit their emergency button and their radio was on talkgroup 16, all communications would switch to talkgroup 18. A lot of Fire and EMS departments dispatch tone-outs and alarms as Multi-select communications (ID+7). Therefore, if your fire department dispatch talkgroup is 1616, and they do dispatch tone-outs and alarms as Multi-selects, then those communications will be on talkgroup 1623. This could be a problem, because you will miss communications if you don't have those talkgroups programmed, or your scanner in search mode. Retrieved from "http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Motorola_Talkgroups"

Monty hope you had a Happy BD. HFD I qualify in eleven days lol.

The installation instructions for the brand of Carbon Monoxide Detectors that I install for Security Systems, recommend mounting the Detector at the approximate height of breathing level. This would typically be about five to six feet above floor level. Carbon Monoxide has a specific gravity of 0.9657 (air being a s.g. of 1). What this means is that when CO is warmed it will rise, while when it is cooled, as it travels further from its source, it will sink. With the Carbon Monoxide Detector mounted at breathing level it would provide a better sampling of the air that a person would be breathing. As for Smoke Detectors, Photoelectrics are the only type I install (except for Beam Photoelectrics for long range detection in warehouses, etc.). As to what antiquefirelt stated there is mounting evidence as to the effectiveness of ionization type Smoke Detectors. I read about this about two to three months ago. This just happened to one of my customers two weeks ago. The Son burned something on the stove and filled the house with smoke. There is an ionization type Smoke Detector about four feet outside of the Kitchen (approximately ten feet from the stove). The ionization detectors were hardwired by an Electrician during construction and they are all tied together, so they all sound when any one activates. The closest System (photoelectric) Detector that I installed for the Security System is on the second floor. When I tested the ionization detector by the Kitchen, it activated with the test button on the unit and with the canned smoke I use for testing purposes, so the detector is operational. It just did not activate during this incident. The System Smoke Detector on the second floor also tested good. So I do not recommend the use of ionization detectors.

I would like to thank the staff at EMTBravo for asking me to accept this assignment. As I stated in my acceptance to them, I said that I do not consider myself an "expert". All of my knowledge on this subject I have gained from reading and research, mostly on the web. I look forward to assisting the members and staff of this forum with any knowledge that I can share. We are all here for one main purpose, and I want to help in any small way that I can. So, feel free to ask away. If you don't ask, you will never find out the answer. Steve

Correct. There is no pager that can directly receive trunked systems.

jack What 40-32 Comms states is true. See my post 112 for an explanation of what you are proposing. Steve

All the info you need is in posts #57, 59 & 60 of this thread. For some Easier to Read Manuals for various scanners click here.

According to both scanners users manuals: "SETTING THE SCANNER TO THE TRUNK TRACKING MODE Press TRUNK to switch between conventional scanning and trunk tracking." This is from the Trunk Track section of both manuals. The key here is you have to manually switch between modes. They can scan both, just not at the same time. I learned this the hard way. When the system was first coming on line I purchased a Pro2053 on EBay. It could not scan both at the same time. At least the version I got. The 2053 comes in version A & B. Version A cannot scan both simultaneously, while version B can

According the the Radio Shack manuals referenced in jack10562's post above, neither the Pro2050 or 2066 will scan conventional and trunked systems simultaneously. Newer scanners will do both at the same time.

I'm sure they're not as heavy as the Scott AirPak II's with the steel cylinders I started out with way back when. There are some of these up for auction on EBay.

From Westchestergov.com there are two openings for Training Technicians at DES. Training Technician (Emergency Services) deadline for application filing is 3/07/08. Training Technician (Fire Services) deadline for application filing is 3/14/08.

According to FEMA's Typed Resource Definitions -Fire & Hazardous Materials Resources there are no Ladder Trucks. Their classification for this resource is Fire Truck - Aerial (Ladder or Platform). See page nine of the above link.

Updated list as of 2/25/08.

I do not know of a list of Chief's vehicle numbers, but if you go to the DES - Battalions website, each FD has an assigned three digit number. This is the first three digits of the Chief's vehicles (i.e. Ossining - #233, Chief - 2331).