BFD1054

Ahh, if only i could be in numerous places at once . I've done the NYC parade since high school, but switched it up last year and spent a few days in Boston for St. Pattys. Boston is a beautiful, clean and fun city, thats for sure. But it looks like i'll be going back to NYC this year, nothing like it! Sucks that it falls on a Monday this year...thank god for my "personnel days" at work lol! Looks like ill be taking Monday & Tuesday, just to recover. I just cant wait, its such a good time at the NYC parade. Hanging with your friends, hearing the best pipes and drums and seeing the marchers is just a great experience!

ONEEYEDMIC... Glad to hear all your guys are doing ok, definately understandable why you cant say more. Sounds like they did a hell of a job with what they were faced with. And yeah, i remember this guy from High School lol. I was getting ready for work the other morning when News12 first broadcast it, i heard the name and man did i perk up lol. Lucky he doesnt have a few slugs in him. But as alsfirefighter stated, we dont know all of the circumstances, could have been anything that set him off. But still, to wrestle around with the police...not a good idea.

Date: 02-06-08 Time: 1810 Location: 90 Maple Ave. c/s Diplomat Dr. Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: MKFD E104, TL14, BHFD FASTeam Description Of Incident: Working S/F Writer: BFD1054 1817hrs-60-Control re-dispatching Mt. Kisco FD for a full department response & Bedford Hills FD for their FASTeam to the scene. 1819hrs-WCDES C&O Zone-5 paged out for response.

Seth, nice shots bro! Congrats to YFD on her delivery, its a sweet looking truck. It will doubt serve them well, as it is a Mack! Question: When this rig is needed, who operates (drives) it? Is it a FF asigned to Special Ops or a member of fleet maintenance? I would assume, whoever operates it must have a Class-A CDL, no?

Date: 02-04-08 Time: 1515hrs Location: Rt. 100 Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Yorktown Cars 2531, 2530 (LZ), R16, YVAC, Yorktown Medic, Croton Car 2083, 55B2, Air-1 Description Of Incident: MVA w/Medevac Writer: BFD1054 1518hrs-Car 2531 requesting re-tone, (1) engine to the LZ. 1521hrs-Somers FD requested to respond w/(1) engine to the LZ. 1522hrs-As per 60-Control, Air-1 is in the air w/a 9 minute ETA. Car 2530 is the ground contact on FG-6. 1524hrs-KEC-625 Somers advising E188 will be responding shortly. 1526hrs-Car 2531 advising that as per the Medic, patient may go by ground if ETA is to long. 60-Control advising 4 minute ETA. 1530hrs-As per Car 2531, ambulance is en-route to the LZ. 1533hrs-Car 2530 advising Air-1 is on the ground. Car 2531 advising ambulance is approx. 1/2 minute out from the LZ. 1553hrs-As per Car 2531, all units in service.

Just remember bro: "Marriage is a great institution.... For those who like institutions" Sorry, thats a new Dewers Scotch commercial All kidding aside, congrats and best of luck! May you and your future bride have a life full of happiness and great memories! It is a great feeling when you find "the one" and nothing else seems to matter, as long as you are together. Oh and 242steve, keep us all updated on the bachelor party bro lol! I think your bro would mess himself if the EMTBravo Group made an appearance at the festivities. We're up to what, about 5,000 members? That'd be one hell of a party! Again, congrats on the good news bro, take it all in and enjoy the hell out of it!

Date: 01-29-08 Time: 1535hrs Location: 3 Old Tomahawk St. c/s Rt. 118 (IAO Granite Springs Firehouse) Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: Somers FD, Mohegan FD Cars 2261, 2265, FASTeam, WCDES Batt-13 Description Of Incident: Working Fire Writer: BFD1054 1537hrs-Mohegan receives the run, E257 will be assigned. 1541hrs-Mohegan requests additional tones for the FASTeam. Car 2265 out at HQ. 1542hrs-WCDES Batt-17 responding. 60-Control advising that Batt-13 is already en-route. Car 2261 responding. 1545hrs-Car 2265, E257 w/FASTeam responding. 1546hrs-Car 2262 responding. 1547hrs-As per Somers Command, Mohegan units can go back in service. Cars 2261, 2262, 2265, E257/FAST & Batt-17 back in service.

Date: 01-28-08 Time: 1720hrs Location: A&P Shopping Center - South St. entrance Frequency: PPD/Hotline Units Operating: Numerous Peekskill PD units Description Of Incident: Strong Arm Robbery Writer: BFD1054 1720hrs-PPD unit dispatched to above location. Female reported a male subject ran up to her, grabbed her purse and jumped into a car and fled North on South St. 2nd male subject was driving. Perp described as a white or hispanic male, 18-20 years of age, no clothing description. NYS Reg. was given and returns to a 2000 Honda Civic, 2-door, grey in color, registered owner is out of Middletown, NY. 1730hrs-Peekskill PD desk dispatching (2) units to the Villa at the Woods complex for a parking complaint, car blocking a fire hydrant. Desk advising vehicle in question matches the description of the vehicle w.i.c. with the strong-armed robbery (thus 2 units being assigned). 1734hrs-PPD Car 262 on location, advising negative on a match, different plate.

Date: 01-28-08 Time: 1649hrs Location: S. Ridge Rd. Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: R6, E36, 66A1 Description Of Incident: MVA w/Pin Writer: BFD1054 *R6 originally dispatched on an EMS run, upon arrival advised 60-Control of an MVA with entrapment. E36 was then added to the assignment.

Oh man Hess...a Visa Platinum??? Who the hell cares about that cert card now? Ill fly if you buy...New Paltz, Albany, you name it bro, as long as you got the tab!

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/...pd_officer.html May Lt. Robinson rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

Amen alsfirefighter lol! And for those of you in the greater Peekskill/Cortlandt area, may you get the chance to ride with alsfirefighter, take in as much as possible! Hey Hess, calm down bro! You and i both know you did great and you'll make one hell of an EMT. Dont worry, in due time you'll be tech'in calls outta 259 Tate and you'll wonder why the hell you became an EMT in the first place lol! Best of luck to all those who are awaiting their DOH letter/certs! I know all to well that waiting feeling.

Date: 01-25-08 Time: 1720hrs Location: 14 North St. Frequency: 46.26/WC FG16 Units Operating: Katonah FD, Bedford Hills FD, Mt. Kisco FAST, WCDES Batt-16 Description Of Incident: Working Fire Writer: BFD1054 1720hrs-Bedford Hills dispatched on a full assignment to the above address for a possible electrical fire. 1721hrs-Katonah dispatched to above address for same. Bedford Hills re-dispatched; Disregard last alarm (Katonah's district). 1723hrs-Bedford Hills re-dispatched, request for (1) engine on s/b. 1725hrs-Bedford Hills (1) engine & Mt. Kisco FASTeam to the scene. Katonah re-dispatched for the working fire. 1726hrs-Goldens Bridge, request for (1) engine to relocate 65 Bedford Rd., Katonah FD. 1728hrs-Katonah re-dispatched for the working fire. 1736hrs-Goldens Bridge advised to stand-down on the re-locate. 1748hrs-Katonah R17 requested to the scene.

Not for nothing, in my opinion, K-Rock sucks a$$ anyway! Aside from O&A, their music varity is terrible and is hardly rock at all. Im a huge fan of music in general, thats why my IPod is in my truck! I rarely listen to FM radio anymore, its all terrible. Id be all for a country station in this area. The only time i hear country radio is when i head up to the Albany area and beyond. Sometimes i get lucky and can hear it in parts of Dutchess & Ulster counties. I had to go to Gander Mountain in Middletown yesterday to buy ammo and was phyched to hear a few country stations up there, but of course lost them coming back into the lower Orange Co. area. Either way, id like to see a few more "rock" stations and a couple of country stations wouldnt hurt either.

Date: 01-21-08 Time: 1104hrs Location: 150 Parkview Frequency: 46.26/WC FG-13 Units Operating: Pound Ridge, Vista Tanker, South Salem Tanker, Bedford, Bedford Hills, Banksville Description Of Incident: Working Structure Fire Writer: BFD1054 1104hrs-Vista & South Salem dispatched, request for their tankers to the scene. 1105hrs-WCDES Batt-13 & Batt-16 paged out. 1108hrs-Bedford & Bedford Hills FD's dispatched, requested for personnel to the scene. 1110hrs-Banksville T7 requested to the scene. Operations on Fireground-13 1115hrs-Bedford dispatched to Automatic Fire Alarm in their own district. 1132hrs-C&O Zone-5 paged out for response. 1455 on location.

mstrang... My girlfriend and i are totally hooked on "The First 48!" We try asnd catch every episode. Its nice to see some real-life police programs with substance! We're always at the edge of our seats for each case's ending lol! Tell your girlfriend to keep up the great work, it is an absolutely awesome show! I would encourage anyone who is into crime/investigative shows to watch this program.

FirNaTine... Yes, we actually do have highrise packs on our m/a engine. These were put on due to the fact that we are called into the City of Peekskill quite often for coverage and/or to the scene of some of their fires. As far as in the days following 9/11, we sent down our Cascade rig (Utility-12) and our Rescue (R-26) on a 2nd occasion. We re-located an engine to cover Peekskill's E133 (Sta. 4?), but we did not send an engine into the City. I do believe our guys ran a few runs in the Bronx with the FDNY brothers, but no working fires to my knowledge.

Date: 01-03-07 Time: approx. 2230hrs Location: 807 Main St. - Bolhman Towers Frequency: Units Operating: Peekskill PD Description Of Incident: 17 y/o male stabbed to death by 16 y/o female Writer: BFD1054 *More info to be posted as it becomes available

My thoughts and prayers go out to Sgt. Heins family and the NYSP. What a terrible tragedy, especially this time of year. RIP Sergeant, may you rest in peace.

Wow, ENGINE-55 isn't a bad looking rig at all, there would be plenty of departments that would kill to have a rig like that! Hell, id rather have that 91' E-One as our 2nd due rather than our 98' Sutphen anyday! As Seth said, that ALF ladder is sweet, definately a classic! Im sure she has plenty of good years left in her. All it needs is an en-closed cab and she'd be perfect for a less-than-fortunate department. Best of luck to SFD on their bidding process. Hopfully we will find out what rigs they will be getting to replace E-55 & L-28?

Date: 12-12-07 Time: 1030hrs (approx.) - ongoing Location: Route 9 southbound at Main St. (Central Ave. overpass) Frequency: Units Operating: Peekskill PD, NYSP, NYS-DOT, A&P Collision/Recovery Description Of Incident: Tractor-Trailer vs. Bridge Writer: BFD1054 Tractor-trailer struck the Main St. bridge earlier today, crews still operating ATT. Massive clean-up and recovery efforts. *Route-9 shut-down in both directions in the area of Main St., City of Peekskill. Heavy volume of traffic being re-routed throughout the City. 1702hrs-Route-9 has been Re-Opened in both directions. 1704hrs-Car 250 (Sgt.) advising Louisa St. exit still closed as the tow operator secures the vehicle.

I work for DPW (full-time Sanitation/equipment operator when it snows ), so i wont mind a little snow since i could use the extra $$$ around the holidays. But im with Jonesy all the way. The money is great from the OT, but god is it boring to plow and salt in circles around town all night! I dont mind going in to throw salt down for a bit, especially on the weekend (double-time), but once you drop the plow, you know you're in for a long night lol! By the way they are talking, sounds like my weekend will suck. I was suppose to go to my buddies house in the Dirty Jerz Saturday for a party, but it looks like i'll have to wait til i get outta work to have a few cold ones :angry: . *BTW, Jonesy, congrats on the promotion, sounds like an awesome job brother, best of luck! To those who must drive in this crap, like those of you who are coming home from school for the holidays, be careful & drive safe and slow!

ONEEYEDMIC...I agree as far as Chris192's post. He makes great points, and hell, hes not even involved with the fire service lol! On a side note, i see that you are a P.O. and said you'd have a hard time taking orders from a younger guy or with less time on the job. That made me think of my cousin who is a Sgt. in the Bronx. He was otj for about 8 years when he made Sergeant. After being promoted, he had to go back out on the streets as a supervisor. He said he felt so weird at first because guys twice his age with 15-20 years on the job were asking for his advice and what they should do. Hed be like "hell, i dont know, do whatever you think you should do" lol. But, he had those 8 or so years on the job, with plenty of experience under his belt and passed the SGT. exam and earned that gold shield, so he learned quick how do deal with it. As far as fire chief's go, it can be totally different. Im not going to get into career vs. volly, but they can be nowhere near comparable. The volly world is in a league of its own. In the career world (FD, PD, EMS, etc.) there are certain achievements that one must conquer before being promoted and one is experience (job experience & time on the job). Then there are exams and further training to be prepared for such rank & title positions. Whatever member stated that there is more to being a fire chief than just overseeing things on the fireground hit it right on the head. As a Fire Chief, you are also in charge of overseeing the dept. (company) as a whole. You oversee training, physicals, paperwork (on all levels), administrative duties and everything in between. So yes, at 21-25 years old, you may be somewhat experienced as a firefighter, but what about everything else? Are you mature enough and experienced enough in life to deal with everything else that is dumped on your lap? Hell, im a volly FD lieutenant and have no desire to jump into the ranks of a chief right now lol. I have enough responsibility as it is being a line officer and thats fine by me. Ive been in the fire service for a little over 8 years and continue to train in all aspects of fire, rescue and ems. Of those 8 years, ive spent 4 of them as a lieutenant. Did i become an Lt. to young, id like to think not. I feel that i have done a good job in my position, but have always continued to learn. Have i made mistakes, yeah, but ive owned up to them, learned from them and moved on. You can never be perfect and never know enough, especially in the ever-changing world that we live and play in! Should age be considered for certain ranks in the world of emergency services, yes, i believe so. But more importantly should be experience (training and rel-life experiences). Unfortunately, a young twenty-something will not have much in the way of real-life experiences, even if they have plenty of fire training and certifications. No matter your age and/or rank, know your role, know it well and do the best you can everytime, all the time, 100%! Always be smart about what you do and keep safety as your #1 priority!

Chris192...Back to Commo? No thanks. I definately wasnt happy there, not a job for me, to say the least. Enjoyed the people i worked with and for, thats about it though. Besides, i make at least twice the ammount now then i did back then, plus straight days and less headaches lol! Not that working Sanitation was my overall plan when i left Commo. I went back to school to finish my degree so i could start the NYPD academy. While working part-time at the DPW, i was offered a full-time job and couldn't turn it down, especially since the starting pay for the NYPD is $25k . My 20-30mph comment was reflecting my FD. I dont know where you are that you see fire trucks going 40-50mph, but it aint in Buchanan lol. There is really no road in my district that would allow any driver to get the rig up to 40-50mph before having to stop or turn. As far as riding the g-truck, i like to walk as much as possible during the route for a few reasons. For one, its added excercise, its safer than riding the step and its a pain in the a$$ climbing on and off the truck all day. LTNRFD - Thank you. I like how you admit that its a tough job and that you take care of your g-men. You're absolutely right about people thinking we get paid enough as it is. As you said, im sure its no better in the FD, because you know, you're just "doing your job." PCFD ENG58 - Thanks bro! Its definately a work out, thats for sure. We average about 18,000lbs a day and dont stop til the last can is emptied. Glad to hear you moved over to the FD. Id still love to get on the job with an FD someday, somewhere. If nothing else, this job is keeping me in shape, which may help me on agility tests lol. Seth - I've never heard that term "Union Buster" before, i like it lol. They are becomming very popular all over the U.S. They have them in North Carolina as well. My buddy has a house on the Outter Banks and its the same situation. You are issued (1) can and it is picked up by a hydraulic arm that comes off the side of the truck. The driver is the only one on the truck and operates the arm with a joystick in the cab. These are popular since you only need one worker, instead of 2 or 3. It must be alot safer, but there are pro's and con's to everything. As far as reflective shirts/vests go; we were just issued reflective shirts and vests this past summer. We are mandated to wear either or at all times, which i think is a good thing.

I wasnt going to bother posting a reply to this because as others have stated, why the hell would you want to ride the back step of a fire rig? However, it is quite interesting and seeing as how i work sanitation and am a member of an FD, figured id throw my 2 cents in lol. As some of you have stated, us g-men ride the steps since we are literally getting on and off the truck every couple of feet (at least where i work). The truck is usually traveling at a very low rate of speed as well. If we have a long ride, we may opt to ride in the cab. Believe me, any chance i get to ride in the comfort of the cab, i will do so. If we had to get in and out of the cab for every stop, it would be ridiculous, not to mention double our work day (create overtime). Is it a dangerous practice, hell yes! I am not saying that it is safe, just stating why we do what we do. Can accidents happen, absolutely. I have had many close calls and continue to almost every day, but at the hands of clueless motorists. Someone mentioned John-Paul Rodrigues of Ossining who died in 05' working sanitation. Back in the late 90's, a g-man from the Town of Cortlandt was killed when the truck accidentally backed over him. Things happen, it sucks, but its life. Can we do things to ensure no other g-man is killed? Maybe, maybe not. Theres all sorts of safety standards for the fire service, but firemen are still continuously getting hurt and killed on the job. Accidents happen. On the back of our truck at work, there is a sticker that states "do not ride back step when vehicle is in excess of 10 mph, in reverse or traveling in excess of (however many tenths of a mile)." This was placed on there by the manufacturer of the truck. So as someone said, it is there in plain view so to relieve the manufacturer of some liability. On a side note, thank you to those of you have said that we have a tough job lol. It is quite the workout and can be very strenuous. Many people say how it must be nice to only work a few hours a day. I work from 7am-2:30pm, Mon. - Fri., no matter what time i am done with my route. Some municipalities allow their guys to go home once they are finished. For those of you who downplay the job, id tell you to try it one day if you could, i bet it would change some perspectives lol. I can honestly say that i do more physical work in one day than most people do in a week at their jobs. I, like most people, had no idea how tough a job it really is, until i started doing it 4 1/2 years ago! We work no matter what the weather is; hot, cold, rain, snow, whatever. And we work until our job is done, without stopping. Sorry for my little rant, just figured id shed some light on the wonderful world of sanitation . As far as fireman riding the backstep goes, i am glad that it is no longer a practice! As stated, firetrucks are usually going at least 20-30mph while en-route to calls. They are going through intersections and braking hard and often. With that being said, how safe do you think it would be to not only ride under those conditions, but to try and gear-up? Read the book "Report from Engine Co. (cant remember the # lol)," by Dennis Smith. He was a fireman in the Bronx in its heyday. In the book, he mentions several guys who were either seriously injured or killed after being thrown off the back step of the rig. As someone else said, guys were also becomming targets for the neighborhood skells who would throw objects at them. To sum it up...is riding the back step of a garbage truck safe? No. Is riding the back step of a firetruck safe? No. Are they two completely different creatures? Yes. As firemen, be greatful that we dont ride the back steps anymore! Trust me, you're not missing much lol. Instead of worrying about what the garbagemen do, worry about yourselves and be greatful that the fire service has somewhat changed with the times! Always practice safe methods of doing your job, regardless of what it is! For those of you who still ride the back step of fire trucks (or on top for that matter) at parades and other events....STOP!!! Im done now, i promise. Thank you lol.