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He didn't. Besides, he was already done with breakfast when she came home. He was in the middle of his nap.

OVAC doesn't own that District. OVAC is a vendor for that District.

The legal entity/tax district established by Ossining and New Castle. The current vendor for the District is OVAC.

And I would tend to agree with you. That's what prompted my curiosity. I was trying to find the nexus between the original hypothesis and this report. I couldn't really find any at all.

Thanks for the link. There is no clear summary in this report. Does the report actually conclude that "less is safer than more?" (I'm not saying it does or doesn't, I'm just curious if anyone has located it.)

Links to these studies?

Have a link to provide regarding this?

Another thread got me thinking. In the fire service, how does one balance tradition versus progress? Is innovation shunned in the interest of just "doing it how it's always been done"? I realize this could apply to LE as well, but I believe tradition is often rooted deeper in the fire service.

http://www.humc.com/mobileicu/what.shtml Hackensack University Medical Center - Mobile Intensive Care Unit They are currently posting for a Director: http://www.humccareers.com/job_detail.asp?JobID=2499544&User_ID=

I completely agree. It is unfortunate, but there was no intent, no malice, just a very regretful mistake.

Not to get off on a tangent, but I'm not sure I'd say it's "been shown to be a myth" based solely on these two sources. They read more like opinion than research. While, it may actually be that it is not grounded in fact, some legitimate research needs to be done before such a broad ascertain can be made.

Not a misnomer at all. That's exactly what they seek to be, a full-service independent ED. There are pros and cons (I see more cons in my experience.) Ideally, free standing facilities should limit themselves to urgent care and leave the true, traditional full-service ED's for higher acuity cases and EMS transports.

Until the recent AT&T commercial, I don't think I had ever heard of a "flash-mob." Here's an interesting video out the Albany area of a pro-CPR training flash-mob. http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/71208/cpr-flash-mob-erupts-in-niskayuna/

Are you suggesting that since a truck with chevrons was struck, you can make the case that chevrons don't work at all? As Chris suggested, perhaps some real empirical data would be more useful that two random examples when it didn't work. By that logic, if a LEO's bullet-proof vest has ever failed to stop a round (and its happened), they must all be useless, no? It doesn't matter that 999 out of a 1000 work as expected, but the mere fact that that one didn't, we should go back to the drawing board? Just sitting here, I can think of dozens and dozens of examples in Fire/EMS/Law Enforcement of cases that fall outside the expected results. To pick one or two of them and hold them up as the standard is nonsensical. Now, if after the chevrons have been out long enough, we can't find any measurable effect, then so be it, we'll have our answer. I hesitate to buy into conspiracy theories that manufacturers pushed these for profit. As I said earlier, I personally can see a difference, so if that avoids even one accident, just one, isn't it worth it? I bet you'll think so if your that one guy who gets to go home after your would-be fatal, and I bet your friends, family, and fellow FF's would be thankful as well...

Why would they refuse to assist?

Date: 06/16/11 Time: Approx 0800 Location: Route 293 at Route 6 in Harriman State Park Frequency: Multiple Units Operating: Woodbury Fire, Woodbury EMS, Woodbury PD, NYSP, NYSPP, MLSS Weather Conditions: Clear Description Of Incident: MVA Writer: INIT915 Woodbury command advises 2 red-tag and 3 green-tag. (Ne mention of entrapment). PIAA with request for two Medevacs. LifeNet 75 with a 25 minute ETA and Medevac 2 (out of Lehigh, PA) with a 33 minute ETA. *Interesting to listen to the radio activity on this, as Woodbury Fire and Woodbury EMS each seemed to have their own "Command" on the radio and were providing updates to 911 which seemed to contradict each other.

Why would the lettering need to be visible. I'd rather have fast approaching traffic see the big picture, the potential danger, over them being able to read the agency and unit number. What do I care if they know the truck is Unit 123 from XYZ Ambulance.

The short answer: it cannot be done here.

I agree. I can't speak for all drivers, but I personally find the pattern and reflective factor to be more attention-getting.

I disagree with this last part. "Training" would not have helped this situation. These three individuals were not mistaken in their thinking that this was acceptable behavior. They knew it was wrong and proceeded regardless.

Whether we like it or not, due process should and does apply. And, I personally never needed training or a class to know that this type of behavior is unethical, immoral, and illegal. If you do have members of your agency that need a class to know this, identify them now, because they are most likely huge liabilities to your organization!

Interestingly, they were not charges with any sex crimes according to the article. Hence, no potential for SORA designations.

This thread has become a complete train wreck. You want to look away, but morbid curiosity gets the better of you!

I don't know the specifics of this contract, but I can say from experience that FLSA rules can be trumped if waived in the CBA.

Yes, that is entirely different. The Courts have said that the public has very little recourse when an agency fails to respond. It's a "Torts" issue that has held steady for a few decades now.