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Chris, my thoughts exactly. Its quite obvious that the City of Newburgh needs all of its emergency services, instead of making cuts. Its a shame because there are some decent parts of Newburgh, but the "bad areas" far outweigh the good ones. I like to go to some of the restaurants/bars along the waterfront, but getting there is an eye-opener. Id much rather go on my boat so that i can avoid these areas. I can remember our realtor showing us a house off of Broadway and i was like "seriously?" It can be quite scary to drive through the City. My wife, who is from Vermont was quite shocked to see children, some barefoot, playing in the street with no parents in sight. This was a shock to me as well, but not all that surprising. Its great that the OCSO is stepping in to assist in patrols, but how long will that last? A City such as Newburgh should have a big enough police force so that it can be self-reliable. Im all for agencies assisting one-another, but it shouldnt be something to rely on. It seems as though Newburgh and other cities such as Mt. Vernon continue to ask for help instead of resolving their own issues.

I had just copied the article from Lohud.com to post here, but Seth beat me to it. Chris, hell of a job man, well done. You said any of us would do the same, and i hope that we would, but as others have said, you DID it.

Date: 01-21-10 Time: 1535hrs(t.o.w.) Location: Cortlandt Frequency: NYSP/WCPD Units Operating: NYSP w/numerous units, BCI, Aviation, K-9, WCPD 27-Charlie, Sam-1, Loop Car, Aviation (AIR-3), others Weather Conditions: Clear Description Of Incident: Bank Robbery Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1535hrs-TMC advising all patrols to maintain radio silence, situation in Zone-3. NYSP Aviation attempting to raise a crew to "go up." 1540hrs-TMC broadcasting update on suspect description; Black male, approximately 5'6" - 5'7" wearing a heavy black jacket, jeans w/print on the back and a white doo-rag. Unknown if a vehicle was used and unknown direction of travel. 1548hrs-TMC advising all Cortlandt Patrols that 1H18 (Aviation), as well as 2 K-9 Units are in en-route. Aviation with a (7) minute ETA. 1550hrs-WCPD 27C advising (1) in custody, NYSP BCI is out with him as well. 1553hrs-NYSP 1H18 to land at Annsville Circle. 1555hrs-TMC advising all Patrols that 27-Charlie has a possible suspect in custody, Westbrook Dr. & Fawnridge. 1607hrs-NYSP requesting Aviation to search the Lake Allendale section of Cortlandt, including the area of Locust Ave., Route 6 and "Lou's Deli" 1608hrs-27-Charlie, Unit 375 advising (-) on the subject they have stopped off of Westbrook Dr. 1613hrs-NYSP 1H18 to land at Van Cortlandt School (Rt. 6) to pick up 3K49 as per the Sgt. 1617hrs-K-9 beginning a track from the rear of the building. 1623hrs-TMC advising all Patrols possible suspect on Oregon Rd. IAO the cemetery. TMC advising this was called in by an off-duty MOS. TMC also advising units of a report of a suspicious male reported at Wal-Mart, partially matching the description. Subject was acting extremely nervous and acted as though he had a firearm in his back area. 1625hrs-K-9 advising they are tracking and are in the rear corner of the Kohls department store. 1627hrs-27-Charlie advising he is out with the Peekskill Unit, which is a marked unit, Car 250 (Sgt), Oregon Rd. IAO Colonial Terrace. 27-Charlie advising (-) on the suspect. 1636hrs-WCPD Car 1625 advising he is checking a shed in the rear of a residence on Overlook, off of Millington Rd. 1639hrs-TMC dispatching a unit to 4 Overlook Ct., off of Millington Rd. (off of Rt. 6). Caller states she has a shed in her back yard that has been locked all winter, but is now open and she would like it checked out. 1645hrs-TMC advising all units that the subjects that were stopped on Oregon Rd. & Wal-Mart were a (-). 1706hrs-WCPD unit advising that there is no further info, WCPD units, with the exception of 27-Charlie, are in service. 1707hrs-TMC advising all patrols to resume radio traffic.

You guys have been awesome, thanks for all the replies and information. This is something i really want to look into and hopefully persue.

Date: 01-20-10 Time: 1335hrs Location: 45 Continental Dr. c/s Markus Frequency: 46.18 Units Operating: WNFD (Dept 10), Piermont FD (Dept. 13), others Weather Conditions: Clear Description Of Incident: Car into Pool Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1335hrs-Dept. 24, Dept. 13 AMA (divers?) Dispatched for the Signal-20; Rescue, reported car into a pool. *1700hrs-According to News12, woman went missing last night. Family members then located her vehicle in their pool this afternoon. FD members made entry and removed the victim who was pronounced.

Wow, thanks everyone for the replies! All of your info is much appreciated. I was always interested in finding out more information about part-time employment as a po/ds. Ive heard that some depts may hire you p/t as long as you put yourself through the academy (lots of $). Im just trying to open some doors and have some options. I have a good job now (good pay, benefits, etc), but have always been interested in law enforcement. I thought getting on p/t may be an excellent opportunity for me.

Wow, ive seen these events before, but never really looked into them. As Seth said, i really like the idea that the proceeds go to cancer research. Ill spread the word at my firehouse. Unfortunately, im (skier) oos with a shoulder injury and another one of my buddies (snowboarder) is recovering from a serious motorcycle accident. Even if we cant get a team together, id love to attend and show my support for my fellow frefighters/ems'ers. Id also love to give a donation of some sort. We've been joking that this season while my wife and non-injured friends will be enjoying the slopes, myself, my other injured buddy and my non-skiing buddies will enjoy "lodging" lol. As long as theres a nice lodge, fireplace and bar (for hot chocolate of course ), im good to go! In all seriousness, this event sounds like a lot of fun and more importantly, for a great cause. Good luck to all teams who enter.

v85, or any other member in "the know"...will this civil service exam be used to hire part-time officers as well? I know that many Orange County municipalities use part-time officers and was curious if they can be hired off of the list? Any info on part-time LEO employment would be greatly appreciated.

Date: 01-12-10 Time: 1620hrs Location: 43 College Hill Rd. c/s Montrose Station Rd. Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Cars 2272, 2274, E122, E121, Cause & Origin Zone-4 Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Working Fire Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1620hrs-Tri-Village toned out; Montrose to respond, Buchanan & Verplanck to s/b. Possible structure fire at above address. Battalion-10 also advised. 1622hrs-E122 responding. 1626hrs-E121 responding. E122/Car 2274 on location. Car 2272 requesting E122 all the way into the driveway, E121 to find a hydrant and stand-by. E122 driver advising they can only make it so far, Car 2272 advising they'll have to stretch a line from there. 1628hrs-E121 on location at a hydrant. E122 advising they have a line charged. 1629hrs-Car 2272 advising they had a fire in the wall, home owner attempted to extinguish it. Members checking for extension at this time. 1635hrs-Car 2272 requesting C&O to the scene. 1637hrs-Car 2272 advising situation under control, Buchanan & Verplanck can be released with 2272's thanks. 1745hrs(approx)-Car 2272 advising that himself and the C&O members are in-service.

Tim, nice shots as always man. Looks like the Tiller found a perfect spot lol.

Thanks for sharing PFD! Its nice to see any incident photos, whether they be during or after. Can you say Colliers (sp?) Mansion conditions?

Congrats to you and your family Chief! What a great start to a New Year.

Date: 01-06-10 Time: 1155hrs Location: Route 9 and Route 301 Frequency: 46.38/155.205 Units Operating: North Highlands FD, Cold Spring FD, Philipstown VAC, Garrison VAC, Putnam Medic, NYSP, CSPD, PCSO, Life-Net Air-2, Putnam County Haz-Mat Team Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Roll-Over MVA w/Pin Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1155hrs-North Highlands Fire/Philipstown VAC dispatched to above location for the reported multi-vehicle MVA w/roll-over, entrapment and possible unconscious person. 1157hrs-Putnam 911 re-dispatching NHFD; advising MVA w/extrication and fuel spill. 1158hrs-Philipstown VAC re-dispatched; their 2nd ambulance requested to the scene. Garrison VAC dispatched m/a, 2nd ambulance needed to the scene. 1159hrs-TMC dispatching an NYSP unit, Putnam Sheriffs requesting assistance as they have no patrols available. 1205hrs-Putnam 911 dispatching Cold Spring Fire; request for an engine m/a to the scene to set up an LZ for Stat-Flight. 1206hrs-TMC advising 3K49 that there is a Cold Spring Police Officer on the scene and a Putnam Sheriffs car is en-route with a 10 minute ETA. 1210hrs-Putnam 911 paging out the County Haz-Mat Team and County Coordinators; request for the Haz-Mat Team to the scene for the serious PIAA with diesel fuel spill. 1215hrs-Putnam 911 on a 2nd dispatch for members of the Haz-Mat Team; One member is en-route to the truck and one member is en-route to the scene. 1221hrs-Putnam 911 re-dispatching the Haz-Mat Team; additional members needed to the scene. 1239hrs-Putnam 911 dispatching the County Fire Police Team; members needed to respond. 1245hrs-Putnam 911 re-dispatching the County Fire Police Team; additional members needed. One member responding with the Fire-Police unit. 1256hrs-Life-Net Air-2 in-bound WMC advising 19(?)/Y/O/M from a motor vehicle accident w/20 minutes of extrication, unknown if LOC, (+) diff breathing.

Date: 01-06-10 Time: 1020hrs (approx.) Location: Halstead Ave. Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Harrison FD, V/Mam'k on s/b w/(1) engine, City of Rye on s/b w/(1)ladder, Con Edison Gas, Harrison PD Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Gas Leak/Water Main Break Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1020hrs-Harrison FD dispatched to Halstead Ave. (i didnt catch the c/s) for a reported ruptured gas main. Harrison units en-route. 60-Control advising that there was a water main break with ruptured gas line as well. 1048hrs-Village of Mamaroneck to s/b with an engine. City of Rye to s/b with a ladder. 1115hrs-VMFD Engine & RFD Ladder released from stand-by.

Date: 01-05-10 Time: 1250hrs Location: 85 Pine Brook Rd. c/s Pine Knolls Ct. Frequency: 46.18 Units Operating: SSVFD (Dept. 25) 25-2, Spring Valley FD (Dept. 17) w/17-Tanker AMA, Monsey FD (Dept. 7) w/pumper, Pearl River FD (Dept. 12) w/12-FAST, Nanuet FD (Dept. 8) w/pumper & manpower Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Working Fire Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1250hrs-Dept. 25/Dept. 17 (AMA w/17-Tanker) dispatched to above address for the Signal-10; smoke from the structure. 25-2 in service. 1251hrs-44-Control advising 25-2 that one of his associate members is on scene advising heavy smoke coming from the #2 floor, 44-Control inquiring if they should put it out as a structure. 1252hrs-44-Control re-dispatching Depts. 25 & 17, as well as Dept. 7 (Monsey FD) w/7-FAST to the above address for the Signal-10 structure. 1254hrs-25-2 on scene, establishing command w/heavy smoke showing. 1301hrs-25-Command requesting Dept. 7 to respond to the scene with a pumper, they can cancel the FAST request. 1303hrs-All Depts. operating are to switch to Frequency-2. 1304hrs-44-Control dispatching Dept. 12 (Pearl River FD); request for their FASTeam to the scene. 1308hrs-44-Control dispatching Dept. 8 (Nanuet FD); request for (1) pumper w/manpower to the scene. 1327hrs-44-Control dispatching Dept. 20 (Tallman FD); request for (1) pumper to stand-by at 25-100 (SSVFD HQ) 1450hrs-44-Control reaching out to 20-2001 (s/b pumper); advising they are now requested into the scene. 20-2001 en-route.

Tommy Mac who? Just kidden bro. Tommy is very knowledgable in all aspects of fire and ems and a great guy all around. gpdexplorer...Excellent post for sure. Youre absolutely right about instructors not getting the recognition they should. These guys bring alot of knowledge and experience to the table and go the extra mile to ensure students truly grasp the material and tasks at hand.

Date: 01-01-10 Time: 1840hrs Location: 6 Aida Ln. Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: MFD Cars 2271, 2273, E122, TL8, Mohegan FASTeam (held in quarters) Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Car fire in the garage Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1840hrs-Tri-Village paged out; Montrose to respond to above address for the reported structure fire. Buchanan & Verplanck to s/b in their own quarters. 1842hrs-Cars 2271, 2273 responding. Update from 60-Control advising car fire next to the structure. 60-Control advising they are now receiving the automatic alarm from the residence. 1843hrs-Car 2271 inquiring what apparatus is on the road. 60-Control advising that no rigs have signed on. Car 2271 requesting an engine from the Montrose VAFD to the scene. 1844hrs-E122/Car 2274 responding. Car 2271 canceling request for the VAFD. 1846hrs-Car 2271 on location advising working car fire in the garage. Requesting Mohegans FASTeam to the scene. 1847hrs-E122 on location. 1848hrs-TL8 responding. 1850hrs-Car 2271 advising Mohegans FAST can stand-by in their quarters. *I must appologize. I was on my way out when this call came in. I was using my Blackberry to update the Incident Alert. The time on my clock was off, therefore the times in my IA were off. This was brought to my attention today by other members. Ive tried to update the times in this post. I do know that the call was dispatched at 1840hrs and E122 was on location at 1847hrs. My other times may be off a bit, but should be better now.

Piraf...I think its a good idea to have your CDL. I've had mine for about 6 years now. The first step is getting your permit. I would highly suggest getting the CDL book from the DMV. Study it hard for awhile and take the written permit test. Make sure to read up on air-brakes & haz-mat. You pass the written and you pay for the permit. It was only $40 or so when I did it if I remember correctly. May have gone up though, as everything does. After that, you schedule your road test. This can be tricky because you need a truck. I work for a DPW, so obviously I used a work truck. The road test isn't too difficult. You really need to know how to do your pre-trip inspection though. Whatever you decide, good luck.

Date: 01-01-10 Time: 1844hrs Location: 6 Aida Ln. Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: MFD Cars 2271, 2273, E122, TL8, Mohegan FASTeam (held in quarters) Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Car fire in the garage Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1844hrs-Tri-Village paged out; Montrose to respond to above address for the reported structure fire. Buchanan & Verplanck to s/b in their own quarters. 1855hrs-Cars 2271, 2273 responding. Update from 60-Control advising car fire next to the structure. 60-Control advising they are now receiving the automatic alarm from the residence. 1856hrs-Car 2271 inquiring what apparatus is on the road. 60-Control advising that no rigs have signed on. Car 2271 requesting an engine from the Montrose VAFD to the scene. 1857hrs-E122/Car 2274 responding. Car 2271 canceling request for the VAFD. 1859hrs-Car 2271 on location advising working car fire in the garage. Requesting Mohegans FASTeam to the scene. 1900hrs-E122 on scene. TL8 responding. 1902hrs-Car 2271 advising Mohegans FAST can stand-by in their quarters.

Capt, its funny you mention latex paint & spray paint's. These, along with aersol cans are a big concern to myself and others who work Sanitation. We have a couple auto-repair/paint shops in our Village. We've had issues with the way they dispose of these products. If we discover them, we contact our Foreman so that he can reach out to the owner/occupant.

First off, RIP FF Koesar. Speedy recovery to the injured members. Secondly, I happen to work sanitation. It never seizes to amaze me as to what we find in dumpsters. As I ride around the Village while working, I make note of a lot of things. I am fortunate to volunteer in the same town as I work. I get to know hydrant locations, occupancies, hazards, etc. I have notified our Fire Marshall of many issues and hazards on several ocaasions. As another member said, there is no such thing as a routine fire. We can never know the full extent of a fire and can never takes things for granted. If we allow ourselves to become complacent, we will get hurt. PPE is a must at any fire, even dumpster fires. You don't know what's in that burning dumpster, so why leave the scba on the rig? Stay safe and always keep your eyes and ears open!

Date: 12-28-09 Time: 1852hrs Location: 5 Chateaux Circle c/s Crane Rd. Frequency: SFD/46.26 Units Operating: SFD Car 2432, E54, E56, L28, Hartsdale FD E170 w/FASTeam Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Working Fire Reporters: Writer: BFD1054 1852hrs-60-Control dispatching Hartsdale; request for their FASTeam to the scene of a working structure fire. Hartsdale receives, E170 will be responding as the FAST.

Date: 12-28-09 Time: 1550hrs (approx) Location: Oscawanna Heights 1555hrs-TMC advising radio silence for situation in Zone-3. EMS responded to an MVA at the above location. Upon arrival, 3 subjects were found out of the car. One subject was waving a shotgun at EMS and yelling at them. Numerous PCSO AND NYSP units responded. 1558hrs-PCSO Unit o/s has recovered the shotgun, all subjects are still on scene. NYSP units responding can slow down their response. 1600hrs-Situation under control. *Anybody have further info on this?

Thanks Chief. I thought i had heard PVVAC and PVFD dispatched to a roll-over MVA. But i didnt pay much attention and stopped listening. Very scary situation. Sounds like all went well considering.

Oh my god, those poor people. On Christmas eve of all nights. My wife and i love Cold Spring and absolutely love this house. We always comment on the construction of it and how beautiful it is. What a shame.