Remember585

That Cyrulik kid is still in the Fire Department? J/K - Congrats and good luck to all!

Strange, I didn't hear anything 'official' on this... I did notice Somers using the 10-codes a lot less, and I heard 2441 saying "have the ambulance come in code 2" today. That's so cute, Somers wants to be like us!!!!! J/K Ed, by the way, how's things up there in Elephant Land?!

I can't find them on their site...can someone help a brother out?

I think she made it up....too many hours spent watching CSI gave her this idea. I am hoping its fake, I've been on a Wendy's chili strike since and am beginning to miss it!

Who has never been to a fire scene where it looks like all hell has broken loose? It happens all the time. Hoses look like spaghetti, tools are all over the ground, guys are tripping over eachother, and the IC is running around like a chicken with his head cutoff. Why is it that once the alarm is received, our minds go to pudding? :-k In my opinion, it is a lack of discipline. Fireground scenes like this are the direct affect of poor discipline. Unfollowed SOGs, a lack of preplans, an inexperienced Officer, and an undeniable failure to train as a Department will lead to fireground follies. All of these blunders could make your fire get out of control, and could easily put the lives of your colleagues at risk. The answer is simple, make your members understand how important it is to work as a well-disciplined unit. There is no denying that those Fire Departments with all of the above in place manage their drill grounds no differently then their fire scenes. Here's how simple it really is; 1. Create a Pre-plan for your entire district. Take the time to get building layouts for all types of buildings in your area. Have a knowledge of where your nearest water supply is. Will you need tankers? Is this fire going to require a long stretch of hose that you can't do without Mutual Aid? Figure out aerial placement points, and determine if your aerial(s) will do the job or if more is needed. Is this building worth entering? What kind of fire load are we dealing with? Get this info! 2. Develop SOGs/ SOPs that outline how your operations will be performed. As strange as it sounds, having these SOGs / SOPs in place is almost like creating a lesson plan for a teacher. It is the foundation of every well-organized Department - BIG or SMALL, PAID or VOLUNTEER. Don't just write them and hand them out, educate your membership! 3. Require training standards of your Officers, including a certain amount of experience. We all know that in the volunteer service that Officers are elected to FILL POSITIONS. We need to end this, and see to it that mature, educated and experienced people are leading our men into battle. And I know I may not share my opinion with everyone, but age doesn't mean anything. A 30 year old could very well be a better Officer then someone who has been in the firehouse 20 years and is nearing their 50th birthday. Choose wisely! 4. Whats that word? Oh yes, TRAINING!!!! How many times can I stress this point? If SOGs / SOPs are our foundation, then training is our framework. Without training, everything falls apart. NFPA says what training is required of career staffing. But nothing(!) about volunteers. Isn't it a fair statement to say that fires in a paid department burn like they do in Vollywood? Aren't the risks the same? Get out there and TRAIN people. If you don't have time to take a class this month, make your firehouse drill. Too busy to get to the station and learn about ladders? Read about them on the net! Those of you reading this obviously realize how important training is in our service. Take the time to better yourself on a personal level, and help your colleagues improve on the team level. I hope what I have brought to the plate hits home for many of you. I try teaching my own people how important it is to learn as much as they can about our district, our policies, and themselves. We should figure out our limitations in the drill yard, not on the job. Train like it is the real deal, and treat the real deal like it is the drill yard. We're in this together, paid or not, and all of us should go home at the end of the day. www.Engine119Croton.org

Putnam County is to the Hudson Valley like Oregano is to tomato sauce. Just kidding - I would like to see some Putnam news too.

Zero tolerance for: The whole BLS Fly-Car discussion!!!!

I have zero tolerance for.... Nightly / Daily pager or radios tests from Departments who handle more then one alarm per day. The whole Paid Vs. Volunteer debate. The lack of respect the entire FD service gets, especially at budget time. The "foreign" radio traffic that plagues 46.26!!! Police Departments that dispatch Fire Departments - it's not the 1950's anymore! The Motorola Minitor III pager. Fire Departments that don't ever train / drill. Everyone that tries to sound like FDNY over the radio but can't do it right. People that call themselves Firefighters and they don't wear gear, don't don a pack and direct traffic at every call. GIMME A BREAK! People that use the passing lane to coast. The amount of garbage on our highways - especially Route 9. And last, but not least...I have zero tolerance for people who choose to bad-mouth or insult our nation's military. These people are willing to risk their lives to ensure our way of life, and yet people choose to criticize them. To these people I say "Get in your $50K SUV, drive to your $1.5 Mil mansion, put on your huge flat-screen TV with the satellite link and watch CNN. Our country's men and women are in a battle to help ensure the future of all of us!!! Show them you support them - and please, just shut the F up!!!

We're starting to stray away from the subject, CVFD. Topic locked.

Westchester numbers: 2131, 2132, 2133 Engines 230 & 231 Rescue 39 Tanker 11 Marine ?? Mini-Attack ?? Putnam numbers: 14-1-1, 14-1-2, 14-1-3 Engines: 14-2-1, 14-2-2 Rescue: 14-6-1 Tanker: 14-4-1 I miss anything or make any mistakes?

Fairview: 2121, E175, E176, R3 Hartsdale: E170 NWPFD: 2321, E75 Scarsdale: E54 Valhalla: 2482, E84 White Plains: L34 GPD EMS, GPD Tech. Rescue No. Castle PD MTA Police NY State Police Greenburgh PD WCDES: CC 1, CC 2, CC 5, CC 9, FC 1, Bat. 16, Bat. 19 Transcare: 5 rigs WEMS: 2 rigs Valhalla: 82B1 Tarrytown: 81B1 Armonk: 51B3

Seagrave is in Clintonville, Wisconsin. Mack used to be in Allentown, PA.

T10 went to Mount Vernon and Elmsford due to water main problems. T10 has been to fires in Peekskill, Chappaqua and Archville before too. These incidents were due to poor water availability. Like many of you said, if you don't need something on your initial alarm at least 50% of the time, then buying one of your own may not be feasible, and using Mutual Aid may be the best thing you can do.

That's not the Incident Commander?!

Date: 4/11/05 Time: 12:10 Location: Campwoods Road & Stone Avenue Frequency: 453.075 & 46.26 Units Operating: OVAC, OPD, Croton 55B1, Briarcliff 53B1 Description Of Incident: OVAC ambulance 74A1 was involved in an MVA with a Ossining Town garbage truck, while making a transport of one patient from a different incident. Writer: Remember585, doug_e Briarclff transported the OVAC EMS staff (3). Neck, back, broken tooth. Croton transported the driver of the Town garbage truck (1). Neck, back. OVAC transported the original patient on their 2nd bus. All went to Phelps.

This will launch the first ever deer vs. Fire Department lawsuit. "Your honor, I was just minding my own business eating someone's garden and pooping on it when along came a fire truck and scared the hell out of me....." Finally, a humorous story we can laugh at....

Man I hope not, I can't afford anymore Birthday cards!

MUNSON??!! Not this one!

I have no clue what OVAC does with their 2nd medic car anymore. And I also won't make any comments about that Fly-Car covering additional calls vs. being committed, because a BULK of the Fly-Car calls are becoming BLS cover assignments. As far as committing it - if another Medic is needed somewhere, Mutual Aid can cover or we can send the Fly-Car if we can use an ALS rig from OVAC. It's all a judgement call.

Yup. 7. I am sure we will have 8 at the end of this year when 2081 ends his term (again). I won't get into my personal opinions, but having these guys around to cover the command role when the elected Chiefs aren't around is nice, plus many of the D.C.s still respond to the firehouses and man the apparatus. Most of our Deputies also have specific responsibilities; 2084 - In charge of the FAST 2085 - Code Enforcement 2089 - Records / #1 daytime guy 20811 - All-around apparatus driver. I know other Departments in W.C. that make EVERY past Chief a Deputy. Ours are all appointed annually by the Chief. I guess it is a matter of opinion in each Department.

Send a BLS fly-car!!! Only kidding. I feel that ALS should always be at any prolonged operation where Firefighters are put under stressful conditions. Just because it isn't a house fire doesn't mean that the guys working a job aren't "wearing themselves down." As a matter of fact, we recently created a new "10-75" and "2nd alarm" policies that are now in the 60 Control CAD system. In addition to our Full Department response, we also have one Croton ambulance, one Mutual Aid ambulance and a Medic unit come to the scene. Having the best possible resources within quick access can possibly have a major impact on the overall outcome of a victim / patient. At our last "real fire" in September, I requested an ambulance and a medic on arrival to stage at the scene in addition to our ambulance. Luckily we didn't need any transports, but we did have a few "overheats." I like to think we commit one rig for rehab, one for transport and a Medic if conditions warrant.

Accountability is a great role for a Deputy Chief to play, if you have them. Our Department has 7 Deputies, and too often there isn't enough work for all of them to do something. Appointing one or two of them to handle accountability and maybe an additional one or two to handle staging is something worth trying. If you don't have any Deputies, this may not be a bad job for non-structural types too. This makes them an important part of the fireground even though they can't be a part of the suppression effort. Good topic!

Does a booster reel count?

Eastchester is toned-out on a VHF-Hi. Communications and dispatch voice are done on UHF. This is done for both fire and EMS. Pelham Manor is dispatched on their own using 33.96 and operates on 46.26. Pelham is dispatched by 60 Control on 33.96 for Station alert and 46.26 for volunteers, then all operations are on 46.06. Greenville and Fairview are dispatched on 33.96 and 46.26. Hartsdale is on 46.26. Scarsdale does their own dispatch on VHF-Hi.

05? Oops. Corrected.