IzzyEng4

I talked with my friend who is a foreman with Metro North and that particular area is not a good area for setting up a safe drafting operation. Besides FDNY has thier many years if experience with these types of fires and have certain guidelines to keep everyone safe. As a person who works for andepartment that drafts a lot for mutual aid, you should not try and draft through more than twenty feet of hard suction. The problem is natural atmospherics working against you when trying to pull a draft and burning out your priming motor. Always operate safe than sorry.

The truck is a beast and works great for thier ops. How did u like the convention??

Date: 9-20-10 Time: 12:09pm Location: 138th Street rail bridge Frequency: 154.1900 (Ops actually on Manhattan 154.2500 - Updated 12:25) Units Operating: FDNY Weather Conditions: Fair Description Of Incident: Fire at the 138th street Metro North Rail Bridge, all service in and out of NYC is affected. Live feed at the following site: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7677796 Reporters/Writer: IzzyEng4 Additional feed: http://www.myfoxny.com/subindex/video/skyfoxhd (Thanks PEMO3)

This weekend is the CSFA convention in New London County. The convention will be held at the East Lyme HS on Saturday starting at 9am. The President's reception dinner will be held at the East Great Plains firehouse off Route 82 in Norwich while the gathering of the original convention "Tea Party" will be at the Yantic firehouse. The parade will take place this Sunday in the City of New London on Montuck Avenue. Step off is usually between noon and 1pm. Information can be found here: http://www.nlcffconvention.com/

Patrick is a great person for the job.

So they will not be hiring up to 300 new recruits like the last article stated, which the same judge who said the testing was discriminatory was going to allow them too???? I'm confused.

Article from LoHud. Many problems recently in that village. http://www.lohud.com/article/20100914/NEWS03/9140375/New-Square-home-engulfed-by-flames--1-injury-reported

I really like those new Knox boxes, we have one installed on our first out engine. No more calling dispatch for the "bee-doo-dip" unlock code, just punch in you programed ID and it logs it automatically. Nice set up!

Date: 9-13-2010 Time: 10:09am Location: 275 Winchester Avenue - Science Park complex Frequency: CH-1: 859.5625 (D311), CH-2: 854.4875 (D311), MED6 for EMS - 463.1250 Units Operating: E6, E4, E8, T4, Sq1, Sq2, Em1, Em2, Car 39 (Asst. Chief of Ops), Car 32(On Duty Deputy), Car 34 (West Battalion), EMS 5 (EMS co-oordinator), Car 81 (training), AMR, SHARP Team Weather Conditions: Rain Description Of Incident: New Haven ERS received multiple calls of a possible building collapse with 6 people injured. Arrival of first units reporting a crane collapsed and found three people initially involved, one person pinned, the others with serious injuries. Command ordered two ambulances to the scene, requested second Emergency unit (medic) and second Squad company to the scene. The SHARP (Sponsor Hospital Area Response Physician) Team was activated sending the on duty physician to the scene. Two more ambulances ordered to the scene and ConnOSHA notified of accident. Fourth person found injured, all transported to Yale-New Haven hospital on a trauma alert. The New Haven Independent is reporting it was a steel beam that collapsed during construction of a new building at Science Park. More information to follow. http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/building_collapses/ http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_haven_cty/new-haven-science-park Reporters: IzzyEng4 Writer: IzzyEng4

Whose going to Engine 260 this year?? As long as I have off from work (praying for no order in) I should be there to harass the New Yorkers again on the hill!

Motorcade is at 9am I believe. Starting at KMart heading up Route 1, left onto Route 121 and into the park. See you all there, I'll be on "Da Hill"!

The Town of Groton (pronounced Grah-ton)is very unique as it has 9 separate fire taxation districts and they either contract or host a local fire department. They also have two industrial departments, the US Naval Sub Base Fire Department and Groton-New London Airport ARFF within the town boarder. The City of Groton is a autonomous municipality located along the Thames River in the Town of Groton, just south of the Sub Base. They operate as a combination department from two stations ("G-1" & "G-2") with two engines, a ladder truck, a rescue (I beleive its still in service) and a reserve pumper. They only have 4 career person on a shift who can drop down to three on a shift. With the drop in the number of volunteers in the department, the career staff has been wanting a study concering their staffing, needless to say the mayor has been against any study. The CGFD covers the City of Groton and the West Pleasant Valley Fire District which boarders the Sub Base. Poquonnock Bridge Fire District("G-3") operates a career department from two stations covering the majority of the township. Noank Fire Department (Noank Fire District) (G-4) is a volunteer fire department located in Noank village located between Mystic and Groton Long Point. The Mystic Fire Department (Mystic Fire District)(G-5) is a separate fire district that covers the southern area around the Mystic river in both the towns of Groton and Stonington. There one station on either side of the river. The Old Mystic Fire District (G-6) operates from two stations covering the northern Mystic River area in both townsd of Groton and Stonington. OMFD has a paid chief, deputy, fire marshal and inspectors. Center Groton Fire District (G-7) covers the northern portion of the town along boardering the G-3 district and the Town of Ledyard. Groton Long Point Fire Department(G-8) operates out of one station in the Groton Long Point section of the township. They cover the Groton Long Point Association and the Mumford Cove Fire District. Pfizer has its own fire department / brigades and is desginated "G-9" whihc covers the Pfizer industrial cetner in Groton City. They will respond to fires in the city when requested. Electic Boat (aka "EB") where a majority of the USNs subs are made has its own fire department and has the county designation "D". Their firehouse is litterally across the street for City of Groton Station and they will respond upon request into the City of Groton. The US Naval Sub Base Fire Department (C-1 & C-2) covers the northern section of the town of Groton, the base and off base housing areas. They have one station on the base and a second on Route 12 near the off base housing. Sub Base is also a regional mutual aid hazmat and fast unit for the area as well. There are aso three separate police departments as well: City of Groton, Town of Groton and Groton Long Point. Plus Sub base police and security for EB and Pfizer. Now before anyone starts on the who band-wagon about consolidation, do not mention it in this town and the residents, not the fire departments, will have a fit and fight you tooth and nail about it!!! Each taxation district under CT's "Home Rule" laws is considered a minicipal government. All the Groton Fire Departments are dispatched by Groton Fire Alarm while teh SUb Base and the two industrial departments have thier own dispatch.

Rest in Peace men.......... Sorry for your loss Tarrytown.

PCFD ENG58 is the man to ask and there was a previous thread about the new engine. Don't think is arrive in PC yet, or has it?

HEY I KNOW THOSE GUYS!!! You think they'll autograph the pic for me Angelo?? LOL Great job fellas!!!

For those who don't know the term, a call-firefighter is a part-time firefighter who responds from home or staffs the station and gets paid for their services when they are called upon. They are not volunteers nor are they full-time / permanent firefighters. This is a common practice in many MA fire departments. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/09/04/five_call_firefighters_charged_with_arson/?p1=Local_Links

Angelo, have you heard any more on WLF? Can't find anything more on them since the announcement a few months ago. As for Maxim, I don;t know if Greenwood has produced any apparatus besides the mini-pumpers with the Maxim name yet, besides the demo of course.

If its White and Red it's New Fairfield's old truck.

Not to hijack the thread, but why does Westchester use PIAA instead of say a MVA with injuries? I know its the same thing basically, just curious.

They had the one that was pictured on the Local's website at 3s for a little while and I think at 2's also. The only reason I think there were two at one point was I remember when they closed Station 2 during the late 80s / early 90s for a short period and there were two Compacs in there. I think they were spares at that point and the second one was purchased from another fire department. I have a couple friends and my cousins is an LT at 3's, I'll see if I can see if I can get an answer. I know they were sold. Grumpy I believe that pic you have is Stratford's old one definitely, just can tell by that sticker and I remember the body style. I'll see if I can find a better picture out there.

The property in West Haven is the old Bayer Corporation building off I-95. The Oyster River is technically the natural boundary between West Haven and Milford and empties out into the Sound. By the sounds and the pics that were shown on the local news, it was a mess.

If memory serves me right Stratford actually had two at one point, both in lime yellow.

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More like I needd to have a night off so I can show up!!! Hahahah!

Vegas???