Remember585

I suppose I would go, unless ALS is there, then I can stay home knowing that he has the condition well in hand.

You guys pretty much hit it on the head. The Battalions are still "Mutual Aid Coordinators." To the best of my knowledge from my pre-60 days, they are now called Battalions to work better within the CAD system. Administrative Officers are "Cars" IE Car 1, Car 2, etc. And yes, the Batts are still coordinators to work WITH the IC. You all know that at any incident, an IC has a million things running through thier minds, and having someone there to help ensure everything gets done is a nice thing. Some of the Battalion Coordinators do a great job, others, well.......

WOW - I didn't even hear anything official around our Department. Great communications!!!! Our money is going towards our ongoing SCBA replacement plan. Many of our SCBAs are well over 20 years old, with some near 30 years. We can only refurb 'em so many times I guess. GOOD JOB CHIEF DIGGS SECURING THIS MONEY!!! You da man!

Anyone else want to see them do a "Firehouse USA: Detroit" during Halloween time? That should provide enough "adrenaline-boosting entertainment!"

Say it ain't so!!!!! Parades are far more important then anything, aren't they?

I guess nobody else caught the disclaimer at the beginning of the show... Something to the effect of "we made up some scenes due to safety concerns." Be careful when you're watching to not believe everything you see. Some of it is made up and rightfully so, real fires don't always make for good video footage. As for the car fire attack, if it is thier policy to do it that way, so be it. Perhaps they are not required to don an SCBA. As others said, personal preference. I've put out a few car fires without mine - but when I did do this it was to "not look like a wuss" when I was younger in the Department. Now that I am older and sometimes wiser (I said sometimes), not to mention a leader, I take the time to pack up everytime. Why?? Three reasons, personal preference, Department SOG, and to set an example for my peers. I enjoyed the show - and that's all I watched it for. I didn't flip it on to chastize anyone or to point fingers.......GEEZ, SETTLE DOWN PEOPLE, IT'S FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT, NOT FOR TRAINING!!!

Pretty sure the annual CFD Fire Fair is on Sunday October 9th at Harmon Firehouse. Fire Truck Rides are the reward for those that complete the fire safety work stations.

You mean "Engine" right? Otherwise this will spark a whole new "apparatus designation" debate....

Date: 9-18-05 Time: 17:00 Location: 38 Lexington Drive Cross Streets Sunset Drive & Park Avenue Frequency: 46.26 / 460.3250 Units Operating: 2081 (IC), 2082, 2083, 2084, 2087, E120, R18, 55B2, 36M1, Air 1 Description Of Incident: Male in late 50's fell about 15-20 feet from ladder, had head injury, possible chest injury and injuries to upper extremities. Transported via Air 1 to WMC with the "hot" offload. Writer: remember585

It was held yesterday (Saturday 9/17) in Peekskill. It was a nice route, from the Division Street area downtown to South Street, on to Washington Street and ending in the Blue Mountain Reservation. Alot of Departments looked good - especially Ossining with thier 5,000 members. I hope they all aren't playing softball next weekend.... I don't know all of the trophies, but here's some I know of for sure. Best Aerial - Croton TL44 2nd Best Aerial - Verplanck TL46 Best Rescue - Croton R18 Best Overall Apparatus - Croton R18 Best Chief's Car - Millwood 2nd Best Chief's Car - Croton Best Firematic Colorguard - Montrose 2nd Best Regulation Uniform - Croton Best Ambulance - Cortlandt 88B1 Best Ambulance Corps. - Peekskill VAC Best Overall Ambulance Corps - Putnam Valley That's all I am sure of, feel free to add gang!

We had 'em. When it came to be more of a nuisance in service, false alarms, costs, etc. we yanked those puppies out.

Here's a photo of our old (and original) Tanker 10. This thing was in service from the mid-80's until 1990.

For the routine things, our Village Mechanics handle our rigs and equipment. For the more "In-depth" stuff, we go to Excelsior Garage in Mamaroneck.

On Monday, September 12th, the men and women of Croton's Washington Engine Company paid tribute to Mr. Daniel Basso, in recognition of his 65 years of loyal service to the Company and Department. Danny is one of six brothers that at one time served in the Washington Engine Company No. 2. More information and photos are at www.engine119croton.org Congrats Danny - looking forward to your next milestone!

Any details what the Utility will be used for?

Just curious... When we went out to bid for the new Engine 119, which for the most part, is a rescue-pumper, it cost less than $480K. Why is this Engine so much more? Not knocking it by any means, just curious what "extras" it may be getting. Good luck with the new 85-Engine!

Anyone else notice that hardly anyone was wearing their waist straps in these photos? This isn't the only time I have seen this. I was always taught and presently teach my guys to wear them, as the manufacturer recommends. Not only can they help balance the weight of the pack, but it is also one less thing to get tangled in something. Another thought - if you are wearing your pack without the waist straps and God forbid you go down, if I try to drag you to safety by your pack, it may come off of you, making your own rescue harder to accomplish. Look out for your safety ALWAYS - you can't count on someone else to do it for you!

...And, It took in it's first fire today. Worked fine, and surprised several people when it pulled up!

What a mess! My heart goes out to all the victims of this massive disaster. But, I need to vent. What the FOCK are these Asshoes doing LOOTING?!!!! Can we please send someone down there, like NYPD ESU, to beat the piss out of these morons? Things are bad enough, and they have to further complicate it!!! Can we start a fund to support the "Beating of the Katrina Looters" Fund???

It's true. TANKER 10 IS BACK IN SERVICE! It only took 16 months to get it back, but we are happy to have it. Aside from the little things that we need to resolve, it works and is ready to roll, no pun intended. Much appreciation to our Engineer (Tanker 10 Eng) and our Village Mechanic Martin Gariepy for thier tireless efforts with this project. We're going to try and setup a Tanker Shuttle drill this fall, I'll keep you posted. Thanks for the kind words and support everyone!

"Meatloaf, beatloaf, I hate shmeatloaf...."

Firehouse Grill in Peekskill has some good wings. Meatloaf's not bad either, right Skoot?

Woo-hoo! Now we can understand one another without looking at a piece of paper to translate!!!

Tanker42 - what you are driving at is dead-on, for the most part. If we could create one central answering point we would be golden. But, having one answering point PER COMMUNITY is a little redundant and insufficent, don't you think? And I honestly think we'll never see one 911 center in W.C. anytime soon..... In smaller communities, such as those that make up the majority of Westchester County, it just doesn't make sense for one place to handle Fire, Police and EMS. There's several reasons. Manpower, money, resources, training and attitudes come to mind. For example, let's take "Anytown" and use it as an example. Anytown is a 5 square mile village with a PD, Volunteer FD and VAC. The 911 center is staffed with an overwhelming ONE Police Officer. At 8:30 am on a Tuesday morning in October, a man on his way to work drives his car head-on into a school bus with 10 children on board. The phones start lighting up and the Desk Officer is quickly overwhelmed with 911 calls. The D.O. dispatches his only two Police units and an Ambulance, because he doesn't feel that FD is needed based on the info he has so far. As the first PD unit arrives less then 2 minutes later, she radios to the desk that there is multiple injuries and that extrication is needed. At this point, while still getting 911 calls reporting the accident, the D.O. has to now dispatch the VAC's 2nd ambulance, the FD and a Medic unit. While in the middle of dispatching the FD, the PD unit on location starts screaming into the radio that there is one person not breathing, and to "expedite the medic." As the event progresses, the D.O. has to page / call in his Detectives and Accident Investigator. Being such a major incident, the D.O. has to call for help from SP and WCPD. The FD IC declared an MCI, and asked the D.O. to send an additional Engine to the scene and another to a nearby school to setup an LZ for Stat-Flight. While this incident is going on, the phones keep ringing at their usual pace with the usual PD business. However, thanks to the local radio station and TV channels, word is out that a school bus crashed in Anytown - so every parent is now calling the Police for info about their kids. Mutual Aid ambulances from 5 nearby towns was requested. 3 additional Paramedics were called in. A total of 2 Helicopters were called to transport the critical. And, being that all FD resources were drained, a Mutual Aid Engine was relocated to Anytown FD HQ for coverage. Now ask yourself this, can a single Desk Officer handle this much of a work load? No. Something like this will take the work of 3, 4 and even more dispatchers to properly mitigate. One Police Dispatcher to handle the PD work invovled. At least one dispatcher to handle the FD, another to handle EMS and someone has to be making phone calls to get all of these resources. You can take the best D.O. you have and give them this scenario, and I can almost guarantee their patience is going to be tested. The public, no matter where you are, can and will be a problem. Having people properly trained to handle these situations and that can get you all the resources you need is invaluable - hands down. Don't get me wrong - I know many PD Officers that are great Desk Officers. Unfortunatly for them, they are left alone 90% of the time, and when the proverbial $hit hits the fan, they become overwhelmed quicker then you can say "I should of called in sick today." Bottom line - like I've said a billion times - the days of local dispatch are behind us. This is a big, diverse county that needs to consolidate resources to further our capabilities to our customers. And, since nobody other then Yonkers, White Plains and Mount Vernon is really big enough to handle their own work, we should all be looking to merge our FD and EMS dispatches to one location, and let the Cops handle their own. Let's face it, the Police Departments in Westchester County do an outstanding job, but why should our needs be THERE JOB TOO?

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