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I hope there is no damage to her keel.

I've always liked the black and white, should have always been that way

Well a few things could happen after watching the video. The statement of the chief saying the news had to leave because its "fire department property" then having the PD say the news can stay seems odd huh? I guess the it is safe to assume that the fire houses are owned by the borough? The information is very inconsistant and to suspend someone for using a 10 code, COME ON! If this is retaliation for the suspension of the other members for drug use, then in my opinion the chief should be suspended. Though it still seems we are not getting the whole story.

A lot of departments do not wear SBCA while fighting car fires. My opinion they should, but I'm not gonna sit here and knock another department's SOP's / SOG's. Let them learn themselves.

CT's test is National Registry but you do not have to renew it after two years. CT still isues two cards. Connecticut also has 5 separate regions: Southwest: Lower fairfield county Northwest: Litchfield County, Fairfield county towns of Danbury, Bethel, Sherman, New Fairfield, Newtown, New Haven County towns of Waterbury, Middlebury, Southbury, Cheshire, Wolcott, Prospect, Naugatuck and Beaconf Falls South Central: Lower New Haven County and Shelton (Fairfield County town) North Central: Hartford County, parts of Tolland and northern Middelsex county towns Eastern: Windahm county, New London County,, Middlesex and parts of Toland county not covered by NorthCentral. Also each region has a specific set of protocols, many are similar, few are different. EMTs in CT can only administer oxygen with out medical control and a Epi pen, nitro, inhaler or oral glucose after clearing with medical control. This also varies between regions. There are going to be a lot of changes in CT since OEMS is looking to get rid of the EMT-I progam in the state or if they keep it, there will be a major ovehaul of the certifications and standing orders. EMTs here will be able to perform a lot more soon. The only place where EMT-I are no longer regognized in CT is the South Central region where Yale and St. Rapheal's sponsor hospital towns. A lot has change though since I worked at C-Med New Haven.

Coould they have been traveling up to the NYC watershed area with the DEP PD? I have seen that a few times up that way, but never in Rockland. I used to see some NYPD cars going up the highway when I was heading to my ex's in Valley Cottage. But that was very rare to see them up there.

The HTs arn't crap!!! They were still usefull for throwing at a perp or used as a door chock!!! LOL Had to through in some humor Seriously, I had 1 UHF HT-1250 and it was a good radio. Never had a problem wiht it.

OK, for the past few months now, I have been hearing the rumor that Mack Truck may start building fire truck chassis (not the MR / MC Series) again. One of the rumors was also I heard was that some apparatus committee people in FDNY were pushing for this as well. Is there any truth or is this just one of those new rumors that usually involves FDNY because of certain fustrations or myths. Anybody heard any truth to this? As always, I'll beleive it when I see it.

THANK GOD!!! Finally some new cars, though I'll have to admit I'll miss some of the old ones. So when they get up here in New Haven, I'll see if I can use my connections to gett some cool shots. (My company's chief driver runs the New Haven shops) I know it will be a while but it would be cool to see the Connecticut seal on cars in Yonkers!!

Well this is a touchy issue. If a patient reguardless if a pyshic or nor, can make a conscience decision or has been treated at a facility he or she request previously then yes you need to take the patient to where they request. However you should patch to the hospital they request to find out if the request is reasonable and also the hospital you are going to. If a patient request a hospital then you should honor it. In the region where I operate as an EMT, we have to patch every trip to the hospital for triage. As for PD's sending where they want the patient to go, I never heard of that one, but the EMS system in the South Central Connecticut region is different also. I know we would have to notifiy PD of the change as well. Another problem would be a diversion status. For me I have a person who wanted to go to Yale-New Haven, but they were on diversion to St. Raphel's (both in New Haven) during the transport time. Yale was overbrudened with a lot of psych patients and couldn't handle any more comming in via ambulance. The patient had requested Yale since the patient's doctor was there and had been treated there previously. I patched to Yale and explained the situation that the patient animately refused to go anywhere else but Yale. After a lenghty discussion I was able to bring the patient to Yale. Now this doesn't happen all the time and the patient, as long as not animate, can go to another facility. It is better to ask than just go to a facility if your unsure reguardless of a time frame. As for "kidnapping" if a patient can make their own decision where to go, then they can understand your explanation why they can't go to the facility they requested. If they are of "unsound mind" then it is implied help and would not constitue as kidnapping.

Not full fog, I'm not gonna make a lobster out of the guys!!! Had that done once. With the adjustable stream, one way I was taught was go between straight stream to keep the fire in check and if you needed to protect a ceiling where it is starting to roll, hit it wirh a straight stream and adjusting it back and forth to a narrow fog (no more that a "click") and back. It's a European technique and only used in extrem situations. Also doing squits work too (opening and closing the nozzle in a short repeated succession) Again you don't want to lobster a guy. I wasn;t talking about full fog either, that would upset the thermal balance too much obviously.

Same system that the likes of Metro North, Amtrak, Union Pacific, ect have been using on their repair trucks for ages. Just now a company though of putting this system on a fire truck. Nothing new, not immpresed, just makes our work a heck of a lot easier. I was going to come about someday to the municipal fire services.

And I should have payed attention in High School typing class too!! LOL had to pick on my self!

TO JASON: I'm speaking of what in New Haven County have been taught. In other words with a fog nozzle, if you are pulling memebrs out of a building and going defensive, a fog is a beeter "cover nozzle" due to is versable stream selection, giveing the firefighter extra coverage. Sorry about that I should have been more clear. TO ALS: I know you are big with the WCFD's and thought to through in a llittel Souther New England stuff in to. Again I should have been clearer. As for the Ambulance lights & patient, I'm suprised!!!!! It was still that for that long. Man am I a youngin!!! (joking around of course my friend) How many myths are out there??? I still say Mrs O'Leary's cow was a closet smoker!!! LOL I can't think of any more myths though to add. This is a good topic.

not a bad idea. Never though of that myself. Good thinking!

AMEN MIKE!!!!!!!! Nothing is worse than that! We have a fatal on I-91 in North Haven, CT a few days ago and I fielded a countless number of, non-the-less 911 Calls asking why the road was closed!!!! between me and my No. Haven dispatch brother and sister dispatchers I was about ready to flip!!! Needless to say I told them "this is an emergency line, the question you are asking is not an emergency" and disconnected the call. Of course I had a few complaints about this but hey unless you'er in the accident or having some type of an emergency, this is not 311 or 411! If a road is closed, so be it and the detours are set up so follow them. I guess a majority of people can only get home one way......................

how about using something like "FD EMS RECALL"?

I'll take a Cookie Puss with Hurst tool sprinkles!!!

Well that may be true for a career department calling their dispatch center since many departments (at least up here) run the ZETRON alerting intercom systems. In a Large regional system sucha as what used to work in, it's easier over the radio. Plus too calling over the radio enables other engine, truck and rescue companies know that you are not in your own quarters or out of your district. There are good and bad point to this though.

Myth 9 - Mrs O'Leary's cow started the Great Chicago Fire (she was a closet smoker lol)

When is too much too much? Firefighter I is the basic calss to train members in the efforts of firefighting. Bloodborne, HazMat Awareness and Operational should be included or are since that is what we do the most of. As for additional train such as AED, CPR ect, that should be done on the department level. You can expect a new recruit or someong to tak all these calsses at once and expect to remember them, on the volunteer sense, career you have to to morre I know. But the focus should be more on continuing education. Maybe I'm missing the point though.

Myth # 1 - just came about with the old 500 psi = 5 minutes ratio set yars ago. Was more of a way to say hey your running out, time to get out safely. Myth #2 - How it used to be until we started prioritizing patients liek they did in early field triage and the introduction of EMT's and paramedics in the field. It used to be "scoop and run" to the hospital and get their quickly. Myth # 3 - Motor vehicle laws per stat. In CT lights are on, siren has to be on. If you just have your lights on and no siren, you are liable in an accident and the department will lose in litigation. Thank you insurance companies. Myth # 4 - Procedures verus Guidelines. In the legal sense a guidline is something you can change while in opration while a procedure is a set operational rule. Now in firefighting a procedure is how we operate and we can vary it to meet our needs. Thank you lawyers for messing this one up. Myth # 5 - Smooth bores = GPM which puts out fire, fog or ajustable = more staying power. However, you need almost 90 lbs of pressure at the tip to have an adjustable work versus 50 lbs on a smooth bore. Both have a place an time, especially in high-rise aptartments using a tand pipe, you chould use a smooth bore. Remember Meridian Plaza in Philly? That is what I can remember.

Hopefully they'll go back to customs. Those Fords are huge!!! I was one of them up at NEFEA when our pumper was getting serviced.

I like it And everybody goes home is something in use as a national firefighting saftey group. I think.

As a dispatcher this is the problem with many departments. If you have two or three channels assigned to use, Channel 1 should be the main operations responding and returning to a call, and also for routine traffic such as letting the control center know your on the air wheter in service or out of service (ie fuel, training ect.) One a department is on scene they should use a fire-ground / tactical channel to keep communications off the main channel. Why, I'll tell you my own experience. When I was doing volunteer dispatch for my department many moons ago, we had a fire and the chief was calling for a second alarm. Our old system had 2 channels but the second channel was being use by fire-police and our department had a bad pratice of not using a tatical / fire-ground channel, all communications were on channel 1. As I was toning out the second alarm companies in town, I effectively stomped over the members operating in the basement who got into trouble and could talk to anyone until I was finished with the dispatch. Major problem to say the least. Thankfully no one was hurt. Ever since that point I have always stressed the department to use a secondary channel for operations, no we have a new system with a main repeater and two firegrounds. But unfortunately, some old habits don't change.