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Date: 07-16-12 Time: 0755hrs Location: Pond off of Rt 9A Frequency: 46.26/others Units Operating: Buchanan FD, Montrose FD, Cortlandt VAC, Cortlandt Regional Paramedics, Buchanan Police, NYSP including Aviation Weather Conditions: Hot Description Of Incident: Body found in water Reporters: BFD1054 0755hrs-Above agencies dispatched for possible water rescue. Originally reported as behind the Hendrick Hudson Bus Garage at 89 Lake St. As of this writing, a body has been recovered from the water. Buchanan and NYS Police are on scene investigating. *Link to Journal News article: http://www.lohud.com/article/20120716/NEWS/307160076/Buchanan-man-19-drowned-pond-police-say?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

Date: 07-13-12 Time: 2110hrs Location: 88 Sylvan Ln Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: Salisbury Mills, Washingtonville (coverage), OCFI's, O&R utilities Weather Conditions: Dark/Hot Description Of Incident: Working Fire in a P/D Reporters: BFD1054 2110hrs-OC911 alerting Salisbury Mills; reported structure fire across from 85 Sylvan Trail. 2115hrs-SMFD Car-2 o/s advising room and contents fire. 2122hrs-SMFD Command advising (1) line stretched, main body of fire knocked down, probably will hold. 2125hrs-OC911 alerting Washigtonville; (1) Engine to re-locate to SMFD. 2127hrs-SMFD Command requesting Blooming Grove building inspector to the scene. 2129hrs-SMFD Command advising fire knocked down, overhaul in progress. 2136hrs-Washingtonville E582 re-locating to SMFD Station-1.

Date: 07-12-12 Time: 1810hrs Location: Route 17M c/s Fisher Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: Goshen, New Hampton Fire Police, EMS, LifeGuard-18 Weather Conditions: Clear/Hot Description Of Incident: Motorcycle MVA Reporters: BFD1054 *Some times are approximate 1810hrs-OC911 alerting Goshen; reported Motorcycle MVA, Route 17M and Fisher. 1812hrs-Goshen Car-2 en-route. OC911 advising that a Medevac has been placed on stand-by. 1815hrs-Goshen Car-2 requesting New Hampton w/Fire Police to the scene for traffic control. 1816hrs-OC911 alerting New Hampton; Fire Police mutual-aid into Goshen. - New Hampton Car-3 en-route. 1820hrs-Goshen Command requesting a launch of the Medevac, LZ will be at the Fire Training Center. 1832hrs-LZ inquiring ETA on the Medevac. OC911 advising 5-8 minutes. 1837hrs-Goshen Car-1 advising that the situation on 17M is under control, the road is re-opened and Car-1 is en-route to the LZ. 1849hrs-Goshen Car-1 advising that the Medevac is on the ground. 1903hrs-Goshen Car-1 advising that LifeGuard-18 is off the ground, en-route to Westchester MC. **Anyone with further info/better times, please PM me.

Date: 07-11-12 Time: 2005hrs Location: Route 9W NB IAO the West Point overlook Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: FMFD Car-2, T/Highlands VAC, MLSS, T/Highlands PD, Cornwall FD, Cornwall EMS (standby at T/HVAC). Weather Conditions: Clear/Hot Description Of Incident: Motorcyle MVA Reporters: BFD1054 2005hrs-OC911 alerting Fort Montgomery; reported motorcyle MVA with the rider reported to be down an embankment w/unknown injuries. 2012hrs-FMFD Car-2 on location. OC911 inquiring where the LZ will be, should a medevac be launched. 2018hrs-OC911 alerting Cornwall; request for their High-Angle Rescue Team to the scene in Fort Montgomery. 2019hrs-36-13 en-route to Fort Montgomery. 2020hrs-OC911 alerting the O.C. Tech Rescue Team; request all members to stand-by. 2023hrs-Cornwall R-403 responding. 2024hrs-FMFD Car-2 advising OC911 that they can stand down the Medevac from stand-by. 2035hrs-OC911 advising Fort Montgomery Command that they have a State Police Aviation Sgt on the phone who is advising that they have a full rescue team available at Stewart Airport with a Huey helo with winch capabilities. 2036hrs-FM Command advising that they have located the subject and are in the process of packaging her to bring her up.

Date: 07-10-12 Time: 1640hrs Location: Route 32 & Beaks Rd Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: VGFD Car 2, R480, E478, E479, Cornwall VAC, Cornwall PD Weather Conditions: Clear/Hot Description Of Incident: 2-Car MVA w/pin Reporters: BFD1054 (o/s) Cornwall EMS was dispatched for the 2 Car MVA with injuries. EMS arrived and determined that (1) person was pinned in one of the vehicles and extrication would be needed. Vails Gate FD was then dispatched and responded with Car-2 (IC), R480 and E478. E479 responded, but was directed to re-locate to Station-1. VGFD Car-2 arrived and advised R480 that a door-pop would be needed. R480 arrived and it's crew put the spreader in operation and applied speedy dry. E478's crew assisted EMS w/patient care and packaging. Once the door was popped, the patient was removed to a backboard by COVAC and VGFD members. Patient was then placed on a stretcher and transported to the hospital. Once EMS units were clear, PD opened the roadway and VGFD units returned to service.

Ang, great ladder placement in this photo (2nd Pic, since it wont import into my post)...someone threw a ground ladder up 3 or 4 houses down, very progressive, pro-active thinking .

Ang, great shots and thanks for sharing. Just re-read the IA and saw that the job was at 1630hrs...nothing like a fire at the hottest part of the day in July! Hope all the guys and gals stayed hydrated and were able to rotate.

Im leaving in a few minutes to head to my friends Lake House for the weekend...not the thread i wanted to see/read lol. All seriousness, definately a scary thing that many people wouldnt think of. Ill be more cognisent of my surroundings in the water from now on. RIP to the victims, what a horrible tragedy. Thoughts and prayers to the others who were injured, as well as their friends and families.

Barry, I too have seen many a homeowner try to hide or camouflage fire hydrants. This has always concerned me and makes me scratch my head. Hydrants are there for a good reason; the protection (hopefully) of your home, as well as your neighbors. Now, from a Code Enforcement stand-point, is there any regulations or enforcement in regard to keeping hydrants clear/visable?

Jet, I too read this article and was disgusted. This "man" calls the Police to report a disturbance at his store and ends up in the middle of the scuffle? Why not just leave it up to the professionals, the PO(s) who responded to his call? Maybe because he thinks he can do whatever the hell he wants to do as Mayor? He not only gets in the middle of this nonsense, but ends up injuring a police officer in the process! Im certainly glad that he was properly charged, i just hope the charge sticks. The article also states that he plead guilty on charges of selling counterfeit sneakers in his store. Sounds to me like this guys ethics are certainly questionable, no? The article also states that he "heads a police commision monitoring the department's spending and complaints." Now, i would assume that this is part of his role as Mayor. However, for someone who has had his own run-ins with the Police, he has no business overseeing such a comminsion in my opinion. I for one wouldnt want this clown overseeing anything, much less a Village government.

I had Chief Keinz as my instructor for FF Survival many years ago. He was all about the Fire Service and truly dedicated to Training and his Profession. May he rest in peace. Condolences to his family, friends and the WPFD.

York Beach E-3, a 199?'s E-One. Wells, Maine Fire Station Kittery, Maine Police - Car-5. I took this picture outside of the Kittery Trading Post (or i as call it, a gun owners heaven). KPD was outside helping with a fund raiser.

Last weekend, i stayed in York Beach, Maine for a little vacation time. This was my first time staying in this exact area and i must say, it was great. It is a perfect spot for couples or families, with plenty of things to keep busy. As this was a family trip, i didnt get to "buff" as much as i could have. However, i was able to get some shots as we were out and about. First up; York Police Department Tahoe This is a shot of the York Beach Firehouse. Unfortunately, i could not fit the whole startion into the picture. This is York Beach E-5 on a Peterbuilt chassis (bad a$$ in my opinion) York Beach Ladder-1 York Beach R-1 York Beach R-3 York Beach's new E-One Typhoon Engine. It was in a tight bay, sorry for the poor quality photo.

Activists and Civil Liberties leaders are calling for a moratorium on Taser use following the death of a man who was tased by police. http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/589608/vt--activists-demand-taser-moratorium/ This article is short and leaves me with several questions. But if the LEO(s) involved in this incident felt as though they were presented with a threat, then it sounds like the right move. If they felt threatened, then they most certainly had every right to use whatever force nessisary to stop that threat. In this case, they chose to deploy a taser as a non-lethal force option. Unfortunately, a man died as the result. The bigger result (IMO), was that nobody else, LEO or otherwise, was injured by this subject. I am going to do a search though to find out more info on this story.

May she rest in peace.

Date: 06-25-12 Time: 0600hrs Location: Route 6 Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: Woodbury Fire, EMS, NYSP, Monroe FD (coverage) Weather Conditions: Rain Description Of Incident: 2-Car MVA w/(2) Fatalities Reporters: BFD1054 2 car head-on with both drivers pronounced on scene. Monroe FD was requested to re-locate (1) Rescue to Woodbury and stand-by in their own quarters w/(1) Engine. YNN News coverage: http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/589315/two-dead-in-woodbury-crash/

Date: 06-25-12 Time: 1702hrs Location: Route 302 c/s Warren Ave. Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: PBFD M226, R232 Weather Conditions: Rain Description Of Incident: Roll-Over MVA Reporters: BFD1054 1704hrs-PBFD M226 en-route 1706hrs-PBFD R232 responding. 1721hrs-Pine Bush Command advising patient has been extricated, turned over to EMS.

peterose313... I took the pic with my iphone. When i loaded it to my computer, thats how it loaded. I must have saved it that way before i rotated it. I went back in to rotate the pic and it shows that its rotated, but not when i post it. By all means, feel free to save it to your comp and send it back to me lol, be appreciated. grumpy... Classic lol. Thats what im trying to avoid, people having cricks in their necks from looking at my picture lol.

Date: 06-22-12 Time: 1015hrs Location: I-87 SB IAO mm 63.9 Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: CVFD Car-10 (IC), R303, Orange Lake Tanker-238 (LZ), MLSS, ToNVAC, Medevac, NYSP Weather Conditions: Hot Description Of Incident: 2 Car MVA w/Roll-Over and Entrapment Reporters: BFD1054 1016hrs-OC911 alerting Cronomer Valley; reported 2 Car MVA w/Roll-Over. - CVFD Car-10 en-route. 1017hrs-OC911 advising that a Medevac has been placed on stand-by as per EMS protocol. 1018hrs-OC911 alerting Orange Lake; (1) Engine to the scene AMA. 1020hrs-CVFD Car-10 on the scene advising there is (1) person entrapped and extrication will be needed. Command advising he will await for EMS to determine if a Medevac is needed. 1022hrs-Command requesting Winona Lake to stand-by in their own quarters for Cronomer Valley. - OC911 advising Command that EMS is requesting a launch of the Medevac. 1024hrs-Orange Lake Tanker-238 inquiring how they are to respond. - Command advising they will be needed to enter the Thruway and set-up an LZ. They will land the Medevac in the NB lanes. 1029hrs-OC911 advising OLFD 238 that the Medevac has a 10-minute ETA. - CVFD R303 on the scene. 1043hrs-CV LZ advising that the Medevac is on the ground. 1106hrs-CV LZ advising that the Medevac is off the ground. 1108hrs-CV Command advising units are returning.

Smoke visable from Vails Gate Station-1 (a little over 2 miles away), moments before we were requested to respond. ***Can anyone help me figure out how to rotate the picture lol? Apparently i saved it this way and now i cant rotate it. MOD NOTE: Here ya go!

Date: 06-21-12 Time: 1445hrs Location: 109 N. Orange St. Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: Port Jervis w/numerous mutual-aid units from Orange and Sullivan Counties, as well as from NJ and PA Weather Conditions: HOT Description Of Incident: Numerous Structures on Fire Reporters: BFD1054 1516hrs-OC911 Alerting Goshen; their FAST requested to the scene. *This is the 3rd FAST to this incident. 1518hrs-OC911 now Alerting Circleville; their FAST requested to the scene (I am unsure what happened w/Goshen) 1625hrs-OC911 re-sounding Circleville; additional FASTeam members needed. 1538hrs-OC911 alerting Slate Hill; additional mutual-aid request to Port Jervis - (1) Tanker to the scene. 1555hrs-OC911 alerting Mechanicstown; Fire Police requested mutual-aid to Port Jervis. 1648hrs-OC911 alerting Silver Lake; request to re-locate their Truck to City of Port Jervis Station-1.

News 12 story with video: http://www.news12tog...ocalstories.jsp YNN News story with video: http://hudsonvalley....strial-complex/ The Cornwall Local story with picture: http://thecornwalllocal.com/?p=11821

Date: 06-19-12 Time: 1919hrs Location: Seven Lakes Drive Frequency: OC911 Units Operating: Woodbury FD Car-1, E525, Woodbury EMS 227, Stony Point EMS (Rockland), Life Net-75, NYS-PP Weather Conditions: Warm Description Of Incident: Motorcycle vs. Deer Reporters: BFD1054 1919hrs-OC911 alerting Woodbury; reported Motorcycle MVA, Seven Lakes Drive. 1920hrs-WFD Car-1 en-route. OC911 advising reported Motorcycle vs. Deer with reported serious injuries to the operator. Victim reportedly unconscious and bleeding from the ears. - OC911 advising that they are in the process of placing a Medevac on Stand By. 1921hrs-OC911 advising that Life-Net 75 is standing by with a 20 minute ETA. - WFD E525 en-route. 1930hrs-OC911 advising WFD Car-1 that Life Net 75 is auto-launching at this time. - Woodbury Car-1 advising that the Silver Mine Parking Area will be the Landing Zone. 1931hrs-EMS is on location. 1933hrs-Woodbury Car-3 on location. 1937hrs-Woodbury E525 out at the LZ. 1938hrs-Patient being packaged at this time. 1941hrs-OC911 advising that the Medevac had contacted them advising that they are in the Woodbury area and to keep a look out for them. 1942hrs-EMS is en-route to the LZ. 1946hrs-OC911 advising that Life Net-75 has a 6 minute ETA. 1956hrs-Woodbury Car-1 advising that the Medevac is on the ground.

DO IT, you will not regret it! SkyDive the Ranch is an awesome place with great staff and relaxed atmosphere. As i said in my earlier post, my wife took me for my birthday a few years ago and i absolutely loved it. If its something you only do once or you go on to get certified, its definately something to put on your "bucket list." Hell, my father paid for my mother to go for her 65th Birthday lol! If you have any doubts, ill let ya watch my video or my mothers. Just a word of advice; do all of the paperwork online before you get there. This way you'll be basically ready to go when you arrive for your scheduled jump. Have a blast and oh, just remember to BREATHE lol!

John, my wife and I went skydiving there a few years ago for my birthday. When anyone says they've went or they are going, it's usually to SkyDive The Ranch. You can't beat the thrill and feeling of it. Unfortunately, like with anything else, accidents happen. RIP to the victims. My heart goes out to their family, friends, other instructors and anyone who witnessed this.