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Congrats Jack! My father ritired a year or so ago from Con Ed Electric with 44 years on the job and he hasnt looked back since! The Cape would be a wonderful place to retire to, i just came back from Hyannis not to long ago myself. Whatever you do in your retirement, enjoy it to the fullest, as it is well deserved!

Date: 07-29-08 Time: 1717hrs Location: Rt. 9W & Westside Frequency: 46.18 Units Operating: Haverstraw FD (Dept. 4) 4-1 Description Of Incident: Roll-Over MVA w/Pin Writer: BFD1054 1717hrs-Dept. 4 dispatched to above location for the Signal-20/Extrication. 4-1 in service. 1718hrs-44-Control advising as per PD, confirmed extrication. 1720hrs-4-1 o/s, establishing command advising roll-over, requesting Stat-Flight on s/b. 1722hrs-Stat-Flight Air-1 on s/b. 44-Control advising operations to be on Frequency-2. 1728hrs-44-Control re-dispatching Dept. 4, request to set up an LZ at the Haverstraw Middle School; 16 Grand St. 4-1500 en-route. 1736hrs-Air-1 is on the ground.

Date: 07-29-08 Time: 1432hrs Location: Bay St. & Simpson Pl. Frequency: Units Operating: Cars 2342, 2345, E130, E133, R134, TL45, E131 (added to assignment) Description Of Incident: Working Fire Writer: BFD1054 1433hrs-FD unit o/s advising light haze coming from a house w/audible alarms sounding. 1435hrs-FD unit-14 advising Car 2342 that there is smoke coming out of the chimney, house appears to be unoccupied. Car 2342 advising units to gain entry. 1436hrs-Car 2342 requesting Peekskill PD to the scene, as they are forcing entry. 1444hrs-Car 2342 requests re-tone for additional manpower. 1445hrs-39M1 advising he is in-service from previous MVA in Montrose, inquiring if he is needed. As per Car 2342, 39M1 returning to Station-5 to respond w/E131. 1448hrs-Car 2342 advising some type of drier fire, continuing to investigate. 1451hrs-Car 2342 placing the situation under control, units ventilating/conducting overhaul. Car 2342 advising correct address to be 434 Simpson Pl. 1452hrs-E131 responding. 1455hrs-E131 o/s. As per Car 2342, E131 will remain in-service at the scene. 1601hrs-Car 2342 requesting C&O to the scene. 1602hrs-C&O Zone-4 paged out for response. 1605hrs-Con-Ed Electric requested to the scene. 1610hrs-As per 60-Control, representative from Zone-4 with a 30-minute ETA. 1620hrs-Con-Ed Gas requested to the scene. 1645hrs-C&O Zone-4 on location. 1740hrs-As per Car 2342, all Peekskill Fire units in service, C&O remaining on-scene finishing reports.

Date: 07-28-08 Time: 1445hrs Location: 15 Michael Neuner Dr. Frequency: 46.38 Units Operating: Brewster FD, Croton Falls FD (Engine), Carmel FD (FAST), County Car-2 Description Of Incident: Structure Fire Writer: BFD1054 1458hrs-Mahopac re-locating to Brewster. 1459hrs-Putnam 911 advising 11-1-1 that Croton Falls is on location, Mahopac is re-locating & the FASTeam is assembling. 1500hrs-Carmel FASTeam en-route. 1502hrs-As per Car-2, (1) engine from Kent to re-locate to Carmel. 1506hrs-Car-2 requesting the Investigators to the scene. 1509hrs-Car-2 advising that there is possibly (1) person still inside the structure, fire has been knocked down, continuing searches. 1512hrs-Car-2 advising NYSEG on location.

Eh, this is just a sign of the times i guess. This "take-over" won't change the product, so thats good for you Bud lovers. Im a Sam Adams man all the way. I love the majority of their beers and my friends and i even look forward to the seasonal beers coming out lol. We even know what local establishments have Sam on tap! Hey Andy (HFD219), dont knock PBR brother lol. There is a restaurant in Vermont where my fiancee worked, before moving here, that has Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap! We still visit there quite frequently and i must admit that i enjoy a few cold draft PBR's lol! To those of you who are beer lovers like myself and enjoy trying new beers, especially micro-brews, i would highly recommend trying Bacchus restaurant in New Paltz. They have over 400 beers from around the world there, between bottles and on-tap selections. Aside from all the different beers, you can still get Schaffer, Pabst Blue Ribbon and Piels in a can at this place lol! They also have great food; they're burgers and sweet-potato fries make for a good lunch! They also have a "beer passport" program. After having 30 beers from various areas of the world, you get a "free" t-shirt. Each Country or state gets stamped on your "passport" as you go along. Its a pretty cool way to try new beers. Heres their website: http://www.bacchusnewpaltz.com/

First off, good luck to anyone who plans on taking this exam! Ive never worked at 60, but have plenty of friends who do. I have however, worked at WCPD and Somers FD as a dispatcher. I think the guys and gals at 60 and WCPD do a hell of a job, hands down. As most of you stated, it is a high-paced, stressful job with alot being thrown on your lap. I agree with Oswegowind in that PD & Fire/EMS dispatching is a while different ballgame all together. I took the Comm. Op. Trainee exam when i was like 18 i guess. A few of my friends were taking it (one who is still at 60 & one at WCPD) and talked me into it. Back then i wanted to become a cop and wanted nothing to do with dispatching. Goes back to what Seth said, you must want to do it lol. But my buddy said it'll be a great practice for taking civil service exams, as i hadnt taken one before that. Plus, i knew some people that worked at 60 and it seemed like a pretty good job, especially for an 18 year old. So i signed up, took the exam and placed somewhere around 8th on the list. Truth be told, i had no idea that it was for WCPD as well as 60. That is until one day i came home to find my father with a Westchester County PD envelope in his hand asking me what i did lol. When i opened the letter, i realized that it was a canvass letter. I hadnt heard anything from 60, so i figured what the hell and i interviewed. Then i took the job, pretty quickly learning it wasnt for me. I was young, still somewhat immature and that mixed with the fact that i didnt like the job didnt help. I stayed for just under a year and resigned to return to college to pursue a career in law enforcement. I must say that although i was not happy there, it was still a great learning experience and helped me grow. I met alot of great people from my fellow cicilian employees to the PO's to the bosses. Some of whom i still keep in contact with to this day. My advice would be to take the exam if you truly want to be a dispatcher, but not to use as a foot in the door. Its not for everyone and it certainly is not an easy job. The exam isnt all that hard, in my opinion. Listen to audio tapes and see if you can recall information from them and write it down as practice. Put some news articles next to a computer and see how fast and accurately you can type them up as practice for the typing portion of the exam. Again, good luck to anyone taking this exam!

I too thought this was crazy when i read about it, but i wasnt that surpried either. What scared me is that i was in the Falmouth area for the weekend and i, obviouwsly, have NY plates lol. Lucky for me, i also have a Red Sox sticker on my truck ! I, like Mike (Future Fireman), am also one of those damn New Yorker Red Sox fans lol.

Don, yes, Peekskill was our FASTeam for the fire at the WIC complex. The night of the fire, Croton was conducting a department-wide drill at the WCFTC. We (Buchanan) were actually on stand-by with Montrose TL-8 at Crotons Harmon Firehouse when the call came in. This changed up the assignment, bringing in Peekskill's FASTeam and Verplanck TL-46, rather than Crotons FASTeam and Montrose TL-8. But Croton the primary FASTeam on our 1st Alarm assignment, unless they are unavailable, as was the case for the WIC fire.

Idealy, our 1st Alarm assignment should have been dispatched upon the confirmation of the working fire. Unfortunately this was not done for whatever reason, but thankfully everything worked out great. Our first alarm assignment would have been: Re-tone for the working fire; full dept. response from Buchanan Montrose TL-8 to the scene FDVA MA-28 to the scene as the RIT Croton FASTeam to the scene Cortlandt VAC to the scene (ambulance & rehab unit) Verplanck to re-locate (1) engine to our quarters. As stated, BPD Det. Piehler (who is a former FF) arrived and confirmed the fire, which was relayed to us. Steve is an excellent LEO and always there to lend a hand, even helping stretch the initial line. One of our units arrived shortly thereafter, confirmed the fire and requested only TL-8. The initial crew was made up of a highly trained FF on the nozzle, backed-up by our Captain, who stretched an 1 3/4 inch line with a smooth-bore nozzle. The fire started in the kitchen of the basement apartment, which was occupied, but the tenant was not at home. The house was a 2-story ordinary construction, with an apartment in the basement and the upper 2 floors making up one apartment. The upper 2 floors were under renovation and were basically gutted. This fire was discovered early, which made a huge difference in the outcome. Other factors that saved the house were the initial crew making a great push into the fire apartment, the fact that there were mostly brick walls and not much fire load (due to the upper floors being empty). It was definately a good stop that could have had a much worse outcome. The Montrose guys (and girl) did a great job laddering the building (ground ladder), assisting with ventilation and releiving the initial crews. The FDVA crew was a great asset as always. They walked into the scene with their stokes & RIT equipment and even hung around to help rack hose and help wherever else was needed. FFNick...the FDVA guys on here did a great job at answering your questions, i'll just add a bit. As you can see, i listed our 1st Alarm assignment above. Our department, like many in the County, have our pre-planned Alarm Assignments set up with 60-Control. If one of our units gets on scene with a working fire, all they have to do is advise 60-Control to dispatch the 1st alarm and they handle the rest. We added the FDVA to the assignment a few years back i believe. You pretty much hit the nail on the head; we use them because they are another local, reliable resource that we can depend on in the first moments of an incident. In most cases, they will arrive, check in with the IC, do their walk-arounds and stand FAST until the arrival of our designated FASTeam (Croton, unless unavailable). It is then up to the IC if he wants to release the FDVA or hold them to assist the FASTeam or use them in another capacity. The FDVA is a good resource as a whole and they work closely with their surrounding depts. There are bunch of guys that are FDVA FF's that also volunteer in the area (Buchanan, Croton), which helps tremendously. I hope that your questions were answered, if not feel free to ask away!

Remember585...Whacker huh? Lol, guess you can say i learned from the best pal ! Yeah Fitz, still doing the sanitation thing. Its not a glorious job by any means and if it weren't for the good money, benefits, etc., i wouldnt be there bro lol!

Seth, thanks for the kudos, its much appreciated brother! It is absolutely my pleasure to be as active as i can be on this site. Ive always enjoyed writing IA's and there is usually a scanner on at my place, so my ears are always "on." Doesn't hurt that i have dispatching in my past, so ive become good at hearing info over the air and being able to retain it. Me writing IA's on this site coincides with my enjoyment of writing articles for 1stResponder News. Thanks Tommy for the kind words, i know i'm your hero lol . 1,000 calls this year huh? Thats just between 67, 62 & 2090 lol! Hey Fitz, i cant help it that i have alot of free time as a "sanitation engineer." Hope all is good with you bro and its not to hot for you down there!

Date: 06-23-08 Time: 1654hrs Location: Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Car 2021 (IC), E288 (LZ), Armonk FD/EMS, 45-MEDIC, Stat-Flight Description Of Incident: 4 y/o bleeding from the forehead & ears. Writer: BFD1054 1654hrs-Armonk FD/EMS & 45M1 dispatched for a 4-year-old bleeding from the ears & forehead. 1656hrs-Car 2021 advising that the EMT on-scene is requesting a launch of Stat-Flight. 1703hrs-Car 2023 on the update for Stat-Flight; 4-year-old w/head trauma, rescue breathing in progress. 1704hrs-51B2 en-route to the LZ. 1705hrs-51B2 on location at the LZ. 1709hrs-As per 60-Control, Air-1 aborting due to mechanical problem. 1711hrs-As per 60-Control, Air-1 advising problem solved, they are continuing to the LZ. 1722hrs-Air-1 on the ground. 1728hrs-Car 2021 advising patient is in pediatric traumatic arrest, requesting notification of WMC. Air-1 off the ground.

Wow, i think thats pretty cool! Dont hear of base jumping around here to often. As stated, he didnt hurt anyone or himself (thank god), didnt cause any damage to anything (i assume), so whats the big deal? I do like Chris192's idea of somehow charging people for permits to legally jump, after signing waivers. On a side note, i just went sky-diving for the 1st time last Sunday up at The Ranch in Ulster County and it was absolutely amazing! I would highly reccommend it to anyone. Hey als, let me know if you want to go, i'll drive!

No problem Tommy, i know you busted your a$$! In my last post, didnt want to be so negative about parades, its just that alot of people/companies get way carried away during parade season. There are way more important things to be concerned with in the fire service. I do think parades are a good thing, but to an extent. As als said, we are told not to wave at by-standers or smile while marching. I think that is ridiculous! If kids are waving and having a good time, why shouldnt we be able to wave back and make their day? PVFD113, i agree with you bro. Parades are good for comraderie, but so is training. As i said, i just think some agencies get a bit carried away with parades, but dont put half of that effort into training, ya know?

Date: 06-09-08 Time: 1552hrs Location: Saw Mill River Pkwy. NB at Rt.-133 Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: E103, R31, MKVAC, WCPD Sam-1, Sam-2, Unit 201, Harry-1 (Accident Investigator), Stat-Flight Air-1, HELP Truck Description Of Incident: MVA w/Extrication Writer: BFD1054 1552hrs-Mt. Kisco FD/VAC dispatched to above location for the MVA, car off the roadway w/extrication. 1558hrs-WCPD HQ dispatching Harry-1 to the scene for the AI. 1600hrs-Sam-2 advising that FD is on scene. 1605hrs-WCPD HQ advising all units that Stat-Flight is en-route, landing zone will be S/B. 1610hrs-WCPD Sam-3 placed into service. 1628hrs-Mt. Kisco FD toned-out, manpower requested to s/b in their quarters.

alsfirefighter....AMEN Brother!!! But wait, are you saying that its not important in the fire service to have the cleanest apparatus and be able to march like soldiers down the street ? Parades, in my opinion, are the most important aspect of the fire service (insert sarcasim here). All kidding aside, i was at the confirmation of my buddies daughter, so i wasnt at the parade. Congrats to the members of CVAC, as als said, they are an awesome organization that takes alot of pride in their presentation. Kudos to Irishfire2491 (CVAC Lt.) for all of his hard work preparing for the parade!

Date: 06-02-08 Time: 2200hs Location: Applebee Farm Ln. c/s Quaker Bridge Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Car 2083 (IC), R18, E118, T10, EMS 55B2, Croton PD, Tri-Village Medic, Yorktown FD for traffic Description Of Incident: MVA w/Heavy Entrapment Writer: BFD1054, BedfordFire 2158hrs-Croton PD dispatching CFD E118, R18, T10 & EMS to above location for a reported MVA/Car vs. Pole w/airbag deployment, no reported injuries. 2200hrs-Car 2083 on location advising car vs. telephone pole w/driver pinned, request re-tone, medevac on s/b. Car 2083 also advising heavy entrapment, driver is conscious & alert, requesting Con-Ed for the pole, transformer leaking fluid. 2204hrs-Car 2083 requests E118 to stretch a line upon their arrival, vehicle is leaking gas, R18 into the scene for the jaws. T10 to s/b IAO the Danish home for the possible LZ. 2208hrs-Yorktown requested requested to Quaker Ridge Road and Applebee Farm Road to assist with traffic . Air-1 on s/b, 11 minute ETA if needed. 2212hrs-Montrose FD responding (not sure what for). 2215hrs-Battalion-10 to landline 60-Control.

Date: 06-02-08 Time: 1830hrs Location: Hudson Ave./Ringgold St./Depew St. Frequency: Units Operating: Cars 250, 264, 258, others Description Of Incident: Foot Pursuit Writer: BFD1054 1830hrs-Units dispatched to address on Hudson Ave.; woman possibly approaching (2) teenagers involved in a burglary. Suspects described as (1) white male, shaved head between 17-20 y/o and (1) white female, same age range. 1832hrs-Units o/s w/nothing showing. 1834hrs-Unit advising foot pursuit of the female subject, Hudson Ave. toward Depew St. Unit advising female wearing skirt & black top. 1837hrs-Units advising they have located a suitcase that the female had in her possession. 1839hrs-Units advising they have the female subject. Car 250 (Sgt.) requesting a car for transport, 300 block of Depew St. 1840hrs-Units have now located the male subject. 1845hrs-Car 250 (Sgt.) requesting camera to the 300 block of Depew St.

Date: 05-31-08 Time: 2134hrs Location: Linden Ave. & Clinton Ave. Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Car 2332, R14 Description Of Incident: MVA w/Pin Writer: BFD1054 2134hrs-Ossining PD transmitting Box-77, request for R14 only, Hurst call.

Date: 05-28-08 Time: 1658hrs Location: 1 Heady St. - Cortlandt Town Hall Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Cars 2261, 2263, E257, L35, L10, R32 Description Of Incident: Working Fire Writer: BFD1054 1658hrs-E257, L35, L10, R32 dispatched to the above address for a report of heavy smoke coming from an electrical box. 1703hrs-60-Control advising Car 2261 that as per MOS (C&O member), fire in the electrical panel, power has been shut off. 1704hrs-Car 2263 advising they will hold with the 1st due, cancel/return the balance. 1711hrs-Car 2261 advising situation under control.

Date: 05-22-08 Time: 1816hrs Location: Rt. 311 Frequency: 46.38 Units Operating: Patterson FD, Putnam Co. Haz-Mat Team, PCSO, NYS-DEC Description Of Incident: Fuel Spill into a waterway Writer: BFD1054 1816hrs-Putnam 911 dispatching Putnam Co. Haz-Mat to Patterson's district for a fuel spill of approximately (20) gallons into a waterway. 1825hrs-Putnam 911 re-dispatching the Haz-Mat Team; additional members needed. As per PC-911, DEC has been notified. 1834hrs-PC Haz-Mat 1 responding.

Oh man JJB, sorry to hear that. After reading your port and the Daily News today, i got further info, so i take back my original post! I should have known better to think there would be some good without any negative. Apparently i was wrong because there are alot of negatives in that contract! Glad the PBA opposed it, to bad it went through anyway.

ITS ABOUT TIME! Lets hope its a step in the right direction for the NYPD. Congrats to the union for holding out and sticking to it. Thats a nice increase, but still could be better.

Date: 05-18-08 Time: 2153hrs Location: Main St. & Benefield Blvd. Frequency: Units Operating: Peekskill FD Cars 2341, 2342, R134, 39M1, Peekskill EMS 7511 (Capt), 7512 (Lt), 75B1, 75B2, 75B3, Cortlandt ALS 35M2, Peekskill PD, Cortlandt VAC Description Of Incident: Serious MVA Writer: BFD1054 2153hrs-Peekskill FD (R134), EMS & ALS dispatched to Main St. & Dayton Ln. for the MVA with reported extrication. 2154hrs-75B? on location requesting "the bird" on stand-by and a 2nd ambulance to the scene. Updated location is Main St. & Benefield Blvd. 2155hrs-Car 2341 on location. Car 2342 requesting R134 to "step it up." 3rd Ambulance requested to the scene, Cortlandt VAC on stand-by. 39M1 dispatched as 2nd ALS unit. 2156hrs-7511 requesting Cortlandt VAC to the scene. 2200hrs-7511 advising no patient contact, FD in the process of extricating. 2203hrs-Cortlandt VAC responding to Main St. & Hustead Ave. for vehicle possibly involved in this MVA. Mohegan VAC placed on s/b in their quarters. 2206hrs-7512 advising negative patient(s) in vehicle at Main & Hustead. 7511 requesting Cortlandt VAC to re-locate to Peekskill VAC HQ to cover, Stat-Flight can stand-down. 2208hrs-Peekskill PD have located the driver of the vehicle in question at Main St. & Hustead Ave., no need for EMS. 2212hrs-PPD Car 250 (Patrol Sergeant) requesting Accident Investigator to the scene to take pictures. PPD Desk advising they are in the process of notification. Car 250 advising (3) patients, unknown condition, vehicles "quite a distance" apart from one-another. 2214hrs-Car 2341 advising all patients extricated. 2217hrs-As per Car 2341, R134 available from the scene. 2219hrs-75B3 en-route ALS to HVHC. 2220hrs-75B1 en-route BLS to HVHC. 2222hrs-75B3 & 75B1 out at HVHC.

John, i couldnt agree more bro. I have heard this idea floating around for quite some time now and was curious as to how it would pan out. I think it would be a great move to centralize the companies. I also think it'd be beneficial to increase the career staffing or at least consolidate and place more career guys on less rigs. But thats another story all in itself. Being under one roof would make it much easier to conduct training (career & vol), keep up communications and keep up on rig checks. Anyway, we will all wait and see what happens. Either way, i wish the best to the PFD in their ventures to make for better FD operations for the City's future. I believe the men and women of the PFD deserve better facilities and it seems the best solution would be to consolidate.