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If its 47-89 its not only a utility vehicle, but a Paramedic Fly-car.

Ahh I see. How much cost difference between those and the E-450 Type III's?

First in Orange County in what way?

Very nice rigs. Good luck with them.

Times Herald-Record

February 06, 2007

Hamlet of Wallkill — It is 27 seconds long, shot through a bus window, almost certainly on a student's cell phone.

The light is gray and blue; it's just past 7 a.m. on Friday. Off the road, what appears to be a car — a Dodge Stratus, it turns out — pours steam. One orange parking light is on.

In situations like this, certain passer-by behavior is expected. Phones come out, pictures are snapped, videos filmed. There is always a morbid archivist among the rubberneckers. This crash was no different.

But the day after two Wallkill High School students died in a head-on collision, someone who filmed the immediate aftermath took it one step further.

They posted that video to the world on the site www.youtube.com.

"You should seriously be ashamed of yourself," someone wrote on the site.

"Delete it and show respect," wrote freakazoid91. Almost every other word to the video's poster, named skedneck, is a profanity or a threat.

Whoever skedneck is, he or she knew what this was. Its title: "crash 2.2.07. the crash on 300 where andrew davis and john lopez died."

Youtube.com pulled the video down by 3 p.m. yesterday, citing a "terms of use violation." It was back up 30 minutes later, then down again.

In the video, the bus pauses in front of an SUV, its front crushed, its driver door open. At least three men walk around the wreckage, and it's clear this just happened.

"There's help on the way," someone, likely the bus driver, said to a man in a dark jacket. "I called it in earlier."

The bus drives on, the camera turns to stay on the crash. Three people are lying on the ground. Someone in blue kneels over one of the them.

All but a few voices on the video are unintelligible.

"Oh my God," a girl blurts.

"Is it really?" a boy asks.

"Yes," another girl says.

"Oh my God," he says.

Date: 2-2-07

Time: 0700 hrs

Location: Rt. 300 & Orchard Drive

Description: 2 Car MVA w/ serious PI, Entrapment, & 3 Ejected.

Units Assigned: Wallkill FD E-64-11, R-64-12, & Wallkill VAC 650

Mutual Aid: Modena FD E-40-10, & 640(BLS), Shwangunk Valley FD E-57-11(LZ), E-57-13, & 655(BLS), Gardner FD E-26-11 (LZ), Plattekill FD E-47-10(Jaws), & E-47-40, NYSP, Ulster Co. Sheriffs, Town of Shwangunk PD, Mutiple Mobile Life ALS units, STAT Flight Air-1, & Air-2, Life Guard 18, & Life Net 7-5(Cancelled, Pt. expired)

Transfers: Walden (Orange Co.) E-238 s/b Wallkill FD, Orange Lake (Orange Co.) R-329 s/b Plattekill FD Sta. 2, Plattekill FD 645(BLS) placed on s/b i/q by Ulster Co. to cover Wallkill, Shwangunk Valley, Gardner(Amb. Unavailable), & Modena (645 to Orange Lake's MVA on 300)

Frequencys: 33.48 (UC FD Disp.), 46.46 (UC FD Ch. 1), 155.220 (UC EMS Disp.), 155.175 (UC EMS Comm.), & 155.385 (Mobile Life ALS & Life Guard 18)

Writer: 201/65

Does anyone know what it is going to use as a radio designation? STAT Flight Air-3? Life-Net 7-5?

Very tragic. Didn't a similar situation happen a few months ago in Dutchess (maybe fishkill?)?

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Both incidents were in the Town of Fishkill, This one in the Rombout Fire District, the one a few months ago was in the Glemham Fire District(Slater Chemical Fire Co.).

St. Lukes Hospital Ambulance (Newburgh)

Horton Hospital Ambulance (Middletown)

City of Newburgh VAC

Here some pics of the gear that Trauma was talking about. Sometime in the near future my corps is going to attempt to get new turnout gear, we currently use blue Janesville structural FF jackets and plastic construction type helmets any safety glasses.

Pic of Chester VAC's new & old

A few angles of the new stuff

Some EMS white hat

Date: 01/12/07

Time: 0945hrs

Location: Saxony Manor Apartments 80 Sproat St.

Frequency: 154.205, 155.385, 46.16, 46.22, City of Middletown FD ops

Units Operating: City of Middletown E-1, E-2, E-4, E-5, E-6, T-1, T-3, Mechanicstown E-125, Goshen T-937 (FAST), Mobile Life Support SORT 1, 273(ALS), 257(ALS), 3611, Orange County FI Team 36111, 36116, 36117(K-9), & City of Middletown PD

Transfers: Howells E-111, & Silver Lake T-160 s/b City of Middletown Central FH

Description Of Incident: Working fire in basement apartment of 18 unit building, 1 victim unable to escape the fire perished. Times Herald Record Link

Writer: 201/65

What happened to the other fly car ( the pickup without the cap on back)?

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They put a cap on it.

I was recently surfing the web and found this interesting ambulance. The ambulance is Cambridge (Mass.) FD Rescue 1. Does anyone have anymore information on this unit? Is this the only one? Is it still in service? What is its primary role? What are your thoughts on this type of ambulance?

Date: 12/14/06

Time: 1615

Location: Mechanicstown Fire District, Randall Airport, Airport Rd. X Schutt Rd. & I-84 Overpass

Frequency: OC Fire Disp., OC FG 1 & 2, Mechanicstown FD FG, New Hampton FD FG, OC EMS Disp., OC EMS Ops., Mobile Life Support, OC PD Ops., & NYSP

Units Operating: Mechanicstown FD (Full Assignment), New Hampton FD (Full Assignment), Town of Wallkill VAC 197, Mobile Life Support 253, Orange County Fire & EMS coordinators, NYS Fire Car 14, Town of Wallkill PD, City of Middletown PD, OC Sherriffs, NYSP Troops F & T, NYSP Aviation, STAT Flight Air-2 (S/B then cancelled), & FAA

Transfers: City of Middletown E-127 s/b Mec FD Sta. 1

Description Of Incident: Original reports of a plane hitting some trees just west of I-84 Exit 4E, Mec FD Car-3 located plane, plane has crashed near the end of the runway @ Randall Airport. 1 person on board, pt is out and walking around w/ minor injuries.

Writer: 201/65

Date: 12/14/06

Time: 1310

Location: State Rt. 416 X Eagar Rd. & Neelytown Rd.

Frequency: OC Fire Disp., OC FG 1 & 2, Montgomery FD FG, OC EMS Disp., OC EMS Ops., Mobile Life Support, OC PD Ops., & NYSP

Units Operating: Campbell Hall FD (Full Assignment), Montgomery FD (Full Assignment), Town of Montgomery VAC 475, Mobile Life Support 269 & Cars 2 & 3 , Orange County Fire & EMS coordinators, NYS Fire Car 14, Town of Montgomery PD, OC Sherriffs, NYSP Troop F, NYSP Aviation, STAT Flight Air-2 (S/B then cancelled), & FAA

Transfers: Maybrook FD 1 Eng. & 1 Rescue s/b i/q for Mont. FD & CH FD, Washingtonville E-583 s/b @ CH FD

Description Of Incident: A Cessna 310 twin engine plane with 1 elderly male aboard crashed shortly after take off from the Orange County Airport on 211 in Montgomery. The plane only made it about a mile when officials @ the OC Airport lost track of and contact with the Pilot, who was DOA of emergency services.

Writer: 201/65

When trucks strart coming in Pink, then I get scared....

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These photos were taken @ the 2006 City of Port Jervis FD parade. The truck if from Blooming Grove PA.

**Both photos are from www.OCNYFIRE.com **

Date: 11/21/06

Time: 1545 hrs

Location: 191 South St. X North Miller & Johnson

Frequency: City of Newburgh FG, OC Fire Disp., OC Fire Truck-Truck

Units Operating: City of Newburgh E-1, E-3, E-10, T-1, T-10, Middle Hope E-338, Air National Guard E-11(FAST), OC 362, 3612, & City of Newburgh PD

Transfers: Cronomer Valley T-301 & Goodwill 1 Eng. S/B City of Newburgh Public Safty Building

Description Of Incident: 2nd Alarm Fire, C/O Newburgh FD is dispatched for multiple fire boxes pulled and alarms of fire i/a/o South St. & No. Miller St., Upon arrival of C/O Newburgh C-4 2nd floor fully envolved with fire, C-4 req. a 2nd Alarm to be sounded. Fire would later extend and consume the entire 3rd floor.

Writer: 201/65

Date: 11/21/06

Time: 1430hrs

Location: US Rt. 6 (Long Mtn. Parkway) & State Rt. 293

Frequency: OC Fire Disp., OC EMS Disp., OC Fire Truck-Truck, MLSS 385, Woodbury Base, & OC FG 4.

Units Operating: Woodbury FD, Woodbury VAC, Fort Montgomery FD, Town of Highlands VAC, Kiryas Joel VAC, Tuxedo VAC, Mobile Life Support, STAT Flight AIR-1, Atlantic Air-1(NJ), Life Guard 18, Orange Co. 3615

Description Of Incident: Serious MVA w/ ejection, & multiple serious injuries. Cmd. advising multiple children involved.

Pts. transported to Westchester Med. Ctr., St. Luke's, Cornwall, Arden Hill, and Good Samaritan Hospitals.

Transfers: Harriman 1 Eng, & Monroe 1 Rescue s/b @ Woodbury FD

Writer: 201/65

Date: 11-01-06

Time: 0613 Hrs

Location: Interstate 84 W/B I/A/O Wallkill Rest Area

Units Operating: Mechanicstown FD, T/O Wallkill VAC 196, Maybrook FD, Mobile Life Support 286, NYSP Troops F, K, & T, STAT Flight Air-1 & Air-2

Description Of Incident: High speed police chase started in Fishkill (Dutchess) around 0610hrs by NYSP troop K (Poughkeepsie), vehicle was chased west across the Newburgh/Beacon Bridge where troops F(Middletown) & T(Thruway) joined the chase. Driver lost control just before the Wallkill rest area, and his vehicle struck a tree, ejecting the driver approx 25 ft into a shallow pond. STAT Flight was launched upon arrival of Maybrook FD, and cancelled by ALS after Air-2 developed mechanical problems and Air-1 was launched. Pt was txp. to Horton Hospital in critical condition, and flown to Westchester Med. Ctr. around 1100hrs that morning.

Writer: 201/65 & RWC130

I was talking to a guy that did the call last night, apparently the car was estamated to be doing 90-110 when the the NYSP deployed a spike strip, and the driver lost control of the vehicle striking a tree in the just before the Wallkill rest area in the w/b lane. The driver was ejected approx. 25 ft into a shallow pond. Mechanicstown FD, Maybrook FD, t/o Wallkill VAC, & Mobile Life Support were dispatched immmediatly. A medevac was placed on s/b by ALS enroute, and launched upon the arrival of Maybrook FD. The trooper was afraid to move the guy and injure him further, so he simply held his head above the water, resulting in mild hypothermia, the pt had severe internal injuries. STAT Flight Air-2 supposedly developed mechanical issues enroute, and the medic didn't want to wait for Air-1 to come from WCMC, and began transport to Orange Regional Medical Centers Horton Campus. The pt was stabilized and flown from ORMC around 11 am.

Times-Herald Record Link w/ Pictures

Fort Montgomery (Orange) sent their rope rescue team also.

That orange is very similar to the orange on our new engine. The new engine should be in by years end, its a 2006 KME Rescue/Engine, white over orange.

When the new Orange Regional Medical Center opens it will have more than twice as many ER beds then the two hospitals that will be closing. The new ER will have 50 beds. However they are dropping the overall inpatient rooms than the two currently have. I think this is good to add more ER beds, however they both go on divert a few times a month as it is due to haveing no beds available to admit people to.

hey anybody know if fire ems and pd will be stationed next to each other like it is in their current location?

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Yes, all services are relocating. This is going to be a bigger and more advanced facility. the current facility is very small and cramped, and doesn't really allow for add'l equipment or personel. When the new center is up and running they will also take over dispatching for the OC Sheriffs Dept., and all thier booking. By the time the New Building is up and runnning the county hopes to be fully converted to the new Numbering system.

I know of a few in Orange County.

City of Newburgh

-Abandoned 2 bay 3 story fire house, says Chapman Steamer Co. # 2 above the doors. There is a for sale sign on it. Belive it was used up until the 80's. Corner of South St & Dubois St. Just up form St. Lukes Hospital.

-Abandoned 1 bay 3 story fire house. Broadway below Carpenter Ave. not sure of exact loc.

Walden

-Old Station 1, was 3 bay 3 story building, 1 Municipal Sq., 1st floor truck bays have been converted into Village Police Station, 2nd floor mtgs rooms have been combined and converted to village library, 3rd floor has been converted in to village courts.

-Old Station 2, 2 story 1 bay fire house, still utilized by FD for storage and some mtgs. Across from current station 2, Rt. 52 and Wait St.

Goshen

-Old 2 bay 2 story fire house, old home to Cataract Engine & Hose Co. 1. Main St just down from County Court House, across from park. Currently empty and for sale.

-Old 3 bay 2 story fire house, old home to Dikeman Hose Co. 3. On High St. off of Rt. 207. Currently home to Goshen VAC.

Montgomery

-Old 2 bay 2 story fire house, converted in to the recently opened Orange County Fire Fighters Museum. www.ocfm.us. Wallkill Ave. & Clinton St.

Orange Lake

-Old 3 bay 1 story fire house, converted in to day care center. Next to current loc. Rt. 52 & Lakeside Rd. in Newburgh.

Pine Bush

-Old 2 bay 2 story fire house, now utilized by the Pine Bush Area VAC, Center St.

Port Jervis

-Old 2 bay 2 story fire house, housed Engine 1 & Truck 7, Just down ftrom present loc. on Orange St. Right not the PJFD os raising funds to turn into a museum.

Cronomer Valley

-Old 4 bay 1 story fire house, now utilized by a private contractor, and Mobile Life Support Station 3. Rt. 32 next to current loc.

Warwick

-Old 1 bay 1 story fire house, old home of Raymond Engine Co. 2. recently vacated my FD, I belive, it is still in the possesion of the FD, with unknown plans. 7 Howe St. in the village.

In my Corps you have to ride 24 hrs a month and attend atleast 6 mtgs and drills to be in "good standing" and able to run and vote. But you are only required to ride once every 60 days before you are taken off the active membership roster.