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May he rest in peace.

Very sad. May he rest in peace.

I am glad your sister is ok. I hope this hateful terrorist gets his.

May he rest in peace.

Couldn't of said it better. God bless our troops.

May he rest in peace.

May he rest in peace.

I don't think it is fair to say that those who supported this bill slapped volunteers in the face. While I still am not sure if this bill is the answer as I am suspicious of state legislators who cant seem to run the state let alone be concerned about local government there has been concern about duplication of government. Most of the emphasis on here has been on the fire service. This bill goes beyond the fire service and applies to other forms of government. The bill has passed the senate and will go to the governor and I assume he will sign it into law. Only time will tell if things will improve or not. The local taxpayer will have to decide if they want to run with this or not. This bill is not the end of the world rather a wake up call.

After what has happened to corporate America maybe advice from the mail clerk isn't so bad....

If I am not mistaken the 15 and 8 hour you mentioned is not fire training. It is safety training which is required by PESH. The original Essentials covered the 15 hour part. Departments had to comply with the 8 hour refresher.I believe this still stands today. The joke about it is not only the time needed to but to satisfy the requirements there is no means of demonstrating what you have learned. All is required is you have to be shown the specifics topics.

Perhaps one has nothing to do with the other but I find it funny that Andrew Cuomo and some state legislators are concerned about the cost of local governmen yet in the past they could never submit a budget on time and recently Lohud had an article about how much money the pension system is losing and taxes might have to be raised to cover the shortfall. Could this be simply a smoke screen?

Do any departments represented here ban members on leave wether the leave is medical or personal?

I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately the brotherhood is dying. Thanks for all the responses.

Is there an actual study that was conducted to support either side of this issue?

My sincerist condolences to the Mcgannon family

I am talking a leave from a volunteer dept.

I should of been more specific. I mean banned from entering the firehouse, for any reason.

Prayers for a speedy recovery

May he rest in peace.

I feel an emt should treat the patient per BLS protocols untill the medic arrives and says otherwise. I will begin to do my initial assesment, obtain vitals, etc. and continue to do whatever is needed untill the medic needs me to do something else. To do nothing untill the medic gets there is not good patient care.

I second that !!!

Cpl. Ward, Thank you for your service and may you stay safe while you protect us and our freedoms. God Bless!!

What about a fire company within a fire district. Can you FOIL thier financial records if they recieve donations from the public?

May he rest in peace.