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After 9-11 this issue was brough up again and the feds actually said you need to have some sort of warning device to alert incase of another attack per-say. This actully saved our horns and gamewell system. I'm not sure how it is worded but there is truth to this fact.

I can find out if they are going to be Spartans of HMEs on the ladders. We have an order of a Smeal rescue pumper from NEFEA and I'll be talking to the owner soon. I'll let you know. I think they are HMEs due to a previous conversation but I could be wrong.

Definately a conflict of intrest. How can you serve as a chief, line officer or even a marshal and hold a political office? You can't because now you can be accused of so many things that could hurt you both politically and also with your peers in the fire departmetn of any other public saftey organization. It is different if you are just a member or an organizational / association officer (not line) since that is more of the "club" aspect so to say. I think that it is not good. Too much liability.

I worked in CT for a regional Dispatch center that was a C-MED, and dipatched for 4 municiple FD's and 5 Municiple EMS agencies. Those specific agencies we direct dispatched, we gave EMD and also provided mutual aid if there was not crew available on 1st and mutiple calls. A single agaency can do it but the problem is going to arise about how busy you are. Besides the 5 direct dispatch agencies, we also coordinated EMS ops for 15 other towns and hospital to unit communications for all in our region and incoming units to area hospitals and Lifestar. When I left there last year, we were at 90,000 plus calls we had handeled in one way shape of form. The trouble was we would run day and evening shifts with 3 to four people and overnights two to three. Plus too we also were taking on some special regional services as well at the time. One you start adding more and more, you have to ad more and more personnel. Especially if your EMDing a patient. The bigger you get and especially how busy your county is, you have to make sure that the personnel you have now will be able to handle the call volume and also the "juggling" to say of the different agencies. I think you all will have an easier time since you really have a county system in place there. Out here in CT there is no county government and usually the towns pay into a regional system but funding is very limited.

That looks good too. I just think there should be more than just the black print and grey background. I think that if you changed the frames too oor even the outline of the frames that it would break it up. With the way it is now with all grey background, it looks like it runs together an there is really no break between the frames. Toy around with it and see what ideas you can come up with.

If you want to spend the money, go to scanner master's website and get the Metro NY / NJ guide. It has everything for Westchester, et al. amd list who is using what. I got it and it's got a lot of info in it. It's 30 bucks but it breaks everything down into what services in what towns, county, villages is using what including state. Fairfield County CT is not included in it.

I hit enter too soon. There is a major difference in platforms and sticks. Platforms may be able to reach as far but are not as high.

Straight stick ladders are measured fully extended from the base of the ladder to the tip. Tower Ladders or Ladder towers are measured fully extended by working height. Working height is to the top bar of a tower basket to the ground. It is possible that a tower's boom may be 100 feet long fully extended but only has a working heigh of 95 feet. If you have the NFPA essensials manual, it bereifly explains this in the ladder section or you can check the NFPA 1901 guide to apparatus.

I think the artical actually stated what was sent mutual aid from FDNY. I can't remember through.

Now I think I found something that beats my old partner giving CPR and heimlic <sp> instructions to help a "baby". To bad Baby was a cocker spaniel and we found out half way through the call it was a dog and not a kid. Was interesting.

The numbering was the original numbering for the CGfd located tehre, I guess they just kept them. I meet a guy while applying for FDNY dispatch that was a firefighter there befroe they closed up and that was their numbering system. I beleive they ran 2 pumpers, a Pierce aerial tower and a small resuce if I remember my conversation with him. I'm uncertain though.

There is a lot not being told so I hear due to the lawsuit.

And junkie you know what else is bad too. Most driver's ed coursed only talk about emergency apparatus only one in the course for like 10 minutes (just approx. only). Do you know how many people in the U.S. alone know when to pull over to ther right per DOT??? not a lot. Of course we could start another topic about this one.

In CT, many of the private ambulance services have always post their ambulances is sepcific spots and even "backed filled" them. Greater response time in urban areas. Just look at New Haven and Bridgeport.

I think we should send one down to our Aussie friend and have him put it on his rig. I think Junkie would be addicted to the sound!! Junkie they are a very distinctive Sound. Also they did a test a few years ago on the news. I can't remember if it was national or local but it was testing different sirens and air horns with people in theire car, windows rolled up and the radio on at a good decible. The 2QB beat out every warnign device since it was the only one that could be heard over the radio in the car while the truck was at least 5 car lengths away. All the electronic sirens could not be heard until the truck was right up next to or directly behind the car. The test was actually done to show drivers how alert they should be behind the wheel.

You know what. I'm gonna send something to them and see what they think. Heck they are only in Madison which is 30 minuites from me. I'll post the e-mail when I'm done and post a reply also. Can't hurt right??

Thanks Phil!!

You know what would be a good cheep light now that I've been reacing here, Having a recoil LED lamp in a Garrity shape light. Since the price of LED's are comming way down this would be a good option for Garrity or any other manufactuer. What do you all think, I think it could work as long as the price was right. We might be on to something here.

Don't worry all, they'll change it again in the next 2 to 6 years. Fourth change I have been throughsince being CPR certified.

Some Connecticut stations Ansonia - 5 Derby - 4 New Haven - 10 Shelton - 4 Bridgeport - 8 East Haven - 4 West Haven - 8 Total but has three districts West Haven - 4 West Shore - 2 Allingtown - 2 Trumbull - 7 total but has three departments Trumbull Center - 2 Long Hill - 3 Nichols - 2 Milford - 5 Stratford - 4 Waterbury - 9 Hartford - 12 Greenwich - 7 in the town, 8 if you include Banksville who also responds to Greenwich calls in the north end of town. Danbury is a combo town having 15 fire houses, 4 carrer including the airport, one combination and 12 volunteer houses. I think they have the most fire houses in CT. Also I think Danbury is in the top 5 of towns that are the largest in square miles.

Technically Squad is a rescue-pumper. It has Engine, "Truck" and Rescue company tools to make it a multi purpose unit.

I've had one since I've been in and use it all the time. Since I wear a leather, its better than the other lights available because... 1. Light weight 2. Low cost overall 3. A good light for over haul or just for a reference point for your partner 4. It is durable to an extent. I've tried other lights that a cople of guys hade for helmet lights and the Garrity worked just as good. Plus too it doesn't stick out like some of the other lights doo since they need a bracket to conncet the light to the helment. You can get hung up on something like low hanging wires, curtains and drapes to name a few. After say that, the garrity stays close to your helmet. Of course, the garrity is not good to use with the "metro" style helmets. A New Yorker or even a Pheonix LA style can "cradle" the Garrity well. My company has Streamlights anyway for our coat and hand lights and the Garrity is a good back up. My 2 cents

That is a great scheme. Keep it! Besides I think the boys from Tarrytown 78 will like it a lot

Ok first I have misquoted myself. Most BLS units only AED that are automatic and IV's and Medic services run Semi AED's. In my class, I was never taught how to read a strip, it's not the practice currently in CT with EMT-B's I'm going on my recert soon and I have still never been taught to read a strip, even though I can tell the difference. Most do not. Unless you are certified to use a Semi Auto unit. Most BLS services opt for the Aoutomatic basicly because it is full proof and easy to use. As for the stacks after you deliver the 3 stacks (3 sets of three) , you then have to call med control, at last in my region to continue on with another set of three. Of course CPR is a must unless being called by a doctor through med control. Now mind you. If this guy was hit by lightning, why wasn't CPR administered, if it wasn't, by the first responder? That was the main question. Also if the AED does not advise for a schokc, obviouly there is a reason why. DId they check the unit? Pulse? Breathing? Obvioulsy the AED says "no" to a shock, then you better be doing CPR, After all else fails and the shocks are deleivered the 3 x 3, then med control is contacted for further direction. Also to, What I am required to do is directed by one of the five EMS C-MED districts and the sponsor Hospital. Though most of the regions in Connecticut are the same, there are a lot of differences between all five. I worked in the busiest C-MED in the State and heard a lot of strange this too. The main point of this though and I got off of the topic in my earlier post is wether or not the EMT's / First Responders initiated CPR to begin with. Yes and AED of some sort should have been hooked up to see it there was a shockable rhythm. If not, CPR should have been given. This is where I think something is not being conveyed in the new report. Something did or didn't happen somewhere. Sorry for the confusion there.

A better fire officer, simple. Besides all of the training, requirements, experience and so forth, there is one important thing above all. And it is only one word....... LISTEN That is all. A good fire officer must and sould listen to all of his / her subordinates and hear what they see. AND also thier supieriors. A good fire officer not only has to make decisions but has to be able to convey it back to his / her team. By listening the individual officer can relate and convey his / her thoughts to everyone. Also an officer has to make a decision that would be benificial to all. your not going to please everyone of course. No matter how many classes and vertificated you have, it still doesn't make you a good officer, you have to know how to use it in a given situation. That is why listening to you're crew is the key, in my opinion, in becoming a good officer.