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Date: 5-6-2010 Time:14:10 Location: IFO Croton Falls Station #2 Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: South Salem FD, WEMS Medic, North Salem VAC Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: MVA involving fire truck and car. Fire truck was responding to the Croton Falls structure fire. Reporters: Writer: PFDRes47cue 14:36 - Patient extricated. Date: 5/6/10 Time: 14:15 (Roughly) Location: IFO Croton Falls Station #2 - 301 Titicus Road Frequency: Fire 13 / Ops 1 Units Operating: Bat 13 / South Salem 2451, R21, E167 / NSVAC 72B1 / WEMS 45M3 / NYSP Weather Conditions: Warm, Breezy Description Of Incident: MVA involving responding apparatus to Croton Falls structure fire. Victim in car requiring door pop. Reporters: Remember585 Writer: Remember585

Date: 5/6/10 Time: 14:05 Location: 100 Titicus Road "Box Tree Restaurant" Frequency: 46.26 / Fire 13 CFFD Units Operating: 2071, 2072, E148, E149, U28 GBFD Units Operating: E140, T1 BHFD Units Operating: 2032, TL57 w/ FAST SFD Units Operating: L48 NSVAC Units Operating: 72B1 LVAC Units Operating: 67B1 DES Units Operating: Bat 16, C&O Zone 5 Weather Conditions: Warm, Breezy Description Of Incident: Fire in 75 x 50 Two-Story frame, restaurant on first floor. Reporters: Remember585 Writer: Remember585 RELOCATES Croton Falls HQ: Katonah E117

I'll take a stab at this, why not... there's a lot of changes all the time, so I know I am not 100% right. Anyone that knows better than I do, please share! DPT5000 Ardsley-Secor VAC: 1 BLS Ambulance / ALS provided by Greenburgh PD DPT5100 Armonk FD EMS: 3 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) DPT5200 Bedford FD EMS: 1 BLS Ambulance / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) DPT5300 Briarcliff FD EMS: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by either Ossining EMS (36 Medic) or Mt. Pleasant Medic (37) DPT5400 Chappaqua VAC: 1 BLS Ambulance / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) DPT5500 Croton EMS: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Ossining EMS (36 Medic) DPT5600 Dobbs Ferry VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Greenburgh PD DPT5700 Eastchester EMS: 3 BLS Ambulances / ALS Fly-Car / ALS Officer's Car (I think) DPT5800 Elmsford FD EMS: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Greenburgh PD DPT5900 Greenburgh PD/EMS: BLS Ambulances / ALS Fly-Cars (No idea on how many of each) DPT6100 Harrison EMS: 2 ALS Ambulances, 2 BLS Ambulances (I think) DPT6200 Hastings FD EMS: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Greenburgh PD DPT6300 Hawthorne FD EMS: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Mt. Pleasant Medics (37) DPT6400 Irvington VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Greenburgh PD DPT6500 Katonah-Bedford Hills VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) DPT6600 Larchmont-Mamaronceck Town EMS: 1 ALS Ambulance / 1 BLS Ambulance (I think) DPT6700 Lewisboro VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) DPT6800 Mamaroneck Village EMS: 1 ALS Ambulance, 1 BLS Ambulance (I think) DPT6900 Mohegan VAC: 3 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided either by Cortlandt Regional (35) / Peekskill FD (39) or Yorktown (34) Medics. DPT7000 Mount Kisco VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) DPT7200 North Salem VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) or Putnam Medics DPT7300 Sleepy Hollow VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Mt. Pleasant Medics (37) DPT7400 Ossining EMS: 2 ALS Ambulances / 1 BLS Ambulance / 1 ALS Fly-Car (36M1) DPT7500 Peekskill EMS: 4 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Cortlandt Regional (35) and Peekskill FD (39) Medics DPT7600 Pleasantville VAC: 3 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Mt. Pleasant (37) Medics DPT7700 Port Chester-Rye-Rye Brook EMS: 6 ALS ambulances (I think?) DPT7800 Pound Ridge VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) DPT7900 Scarsdale EMS: 2 ALS Ambulances (I think) DPT8000 Somers FD EMS: 3 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) DPT8100 Tarrytown VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Greenburgh PD DPT8200 Valhalla VAC: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Mt. Pleasant (37) Medics DPT8300 Verplanck FD EMS: 1 BLS Ambulance / ALS provided by Cortlandt Regional (35) or Peekskill FD (39) Medics DPT8400 Vista FD EMS: 2 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Westchester EMS (45 Medics) or C-Med Medics in CT DPT8600 Yorktown VAC: 3 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Empress/Yorktown Medics (34) DPT8700 Grasslands/Transcare EMS: 1 Ambulance, BLS 07-19 / ALS 19-07 DPT8800 Cortlandt VAC: 3 BLS Ambulances / ALS provided by Cortlandt Regional (35) or Peekskill FD (39) Medics Empress - Yonkers: DPT3300 Empress - Pelham: DPT3800 (1 ALS Fly-Car 24/7) Empress - Yorktown ALS: DPT3400 (2 Medics day / 1 Medic night) Transcare - White Plains: DPT3100 Transcare - Mount Vernon: DPT3200 Transcare - New Rochelle: DPT3000 (2 ALS units 24/7, 3rd ALS unit 07-19) Cortlandt Regional Paramedics (DPT3500) 1, sometimes 2 medics. Works in conjunction with Peekskill FD Medics (39) which has either 1 or 2 Medics on duty, staffing ALS Fly-Car and an Engine. Tri-Community ALS (DPT3600) is Ossining EMS Paramedic Fly-Car covering Croton and Briarcliff. Westchester EMS (Transport) DPT4000 Westchester EMS (Northern Westchester ALS Units) DPT4500 - 3 ALS Fly-Cars 24/7 covering Towns of Bedford, Pound Ridge, Mount Kisco, New Castle, North Salem, North Castle, Lewisboro and Somers. It's simple, right?

The taser was the right choice. Anyone that doesn't think so is foolish. With so many whacked out people out there, no cop should ever wait and see what might happen, it could be too late. For anyone that thinks this kid looked innocent, may I remind you that the "Times Square Terrorist" used to go jogging and people said he was "strange," yet nobody ever spoke up until AFTER he tried blowing up Times Square. I say take action, because if you wait to see what happens, you may regret it.

Phenomenal photo! I love the intensity on the guy's face with the Taser, reminds me of the kid in The Hangover...

For me, it was a no-brainer to invest in something for all of our firefighters. For about 10 years, I always carried a rope and beaner as a means of bailing out in a jam. We issued the same to the majority of our firefighters about 10 years ago, but we made the mistake of not providing ongoing training with them. Shame on us, but like alot of departments, we "lucked out" and never needed them. The majority of our response area is single family homes, with some multi-families, three-story mixed occupancies, 3,4,5 story commercial, and one apartment building that is close to 8 stories tall in the rear, while only 4 stories in the front. We regularly respond Mutual Aid to areas with apartment buildings and three-story frames. Often times, you can't get ladders to the top floor of many of these buildings, so by doing our risk assessment, we decided to provide a new self-rescue system to our Interior members. I know some think it's a waste of money, but it isn't. You can not put a price on safety. Drop a parade or two and buy 10-12 systems which may save your guys' lives. Every FD in this area can surely find the money to purchase a rope system, it's a matter of prioiritizing your purchases. It wasn't easy, but we're on track to purchase a certain number of systems per year and to train our members every year. Once we outfit those that need them, and train them on them, we will then send members to Train-the-Trainer programs in order to provide annual refresher training, at the least. As one of those that once had to consider bailing out of a 7th story window, it'll be nice to know I have another option now.

Date: 5/3/10 Time: 23:30 Location: Route 9 at Jack Road BING MAP Frequencies: 46.26 / 453.2250 CVFD Units Operating: 2131, 2133, E231, R39 PFD Units Operating: 2341, 2342, R134 EMS Units Operating: PVAC 75B2, CRP 35M1 Weather Conditions: Muggy Description Of Incident: Single vehicle MVA into a tree Reporters: Remember585, Flyboy14295 Writer: Remember585, Flyboy14295 Dispatchers: 651, 661 23:30 - Peekskill VAC, 35M1, R134 dispatched for MVA with entrapment, BMP at Highland Avenue. 23:30 - 2341, 2343, 35M1 responding. 23:31 - 2342, R134 responding. 23:34 - Continental Village FD dispatched to Route 9 and Jack Road (updated location from 60 Control) 23:35 - 2131 responding. 2341 on location, confirming Route 9 and Jack Road. 23:36 - 2133 responding. 75B2 responding. 23:38 - R134 on location. 35M1 on location. 23:39 - R39 responding. 23:40 - 2131 on location. 75B2 on location. 23:41 - E231 responding. 23:43 - R39 on location. 23:44 - E231 on location. 23:53 - Victim extricated per 2341. 23:58 - 75B2 ALS w/ 35M1 to WMC with one. 00:02 - 2341 placing R134 available on scene. 00:07 - Peekskill Fire units in service per 2343.

Updated info from MSN.com MSN RIP, Officer Huff, and may those Officer injured have full and speedy recoveries. And may the skell(s) involved be torn apart, limb by limb, because this is the only way justice can even be partially served.

Out of curiousity, what was the initial call to 911 for? Was it a car smoking, car fire, suspicious vehicle, etc? I think most 911 answering points would never think that a car smoking would be something like this, and send a normal FD response for a car fire. It's sad to think this, but we truly can not assume anything is routine anymore, with nut jobs like this out there. Sometimes it's better to rely upon your gut instinct over anything else. If something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't. Step back, absorb the whole picture, then proceed with your action plan. Great job NYPD & FDNY!

You've gotta love Arkansas. And Arizona lately... come to think of it, the north east sucks!

Some people will do anything to wash their cars... Thanks for sharing, Chris!

The location in the paper is wrong, but the motorcyclist that crashed yesterday on Route 9 has passed away. Lohud Please be safe out there on your motorcycles, and those of you in your cars - be mindful of them. Incident was originally dispatched as Route 9 northbound, south of Montrose. Car 2083 located it north of the Montrose exit. E119 & 55B2 continued in, R18 returned. Car 2082 requested Montrose FD to be dispatched as the incident was in their jurisdiction. R51 shut down northbound traffic for a little more than an hour while we picked up and assisted SP.

At 05:40, the Croton FD and Croton EMS were dispatched for a report of a vehicle in the water with person(s) trapped. Conflicting reports to 60 Control put the incident at a couple of different locations in the Village. Croton PD confirmed the incident was at the end of South Riverside Avenue in the Van Cortlandt Manor property. On our arrival, we found multiple police units on the scene with one car on it's roof in the Croton River, some 20 feet below the road. We later found out that this was the result of a pursuit that started in the Montrose/Peekskill area. As FD units were arriving, NYSP members were in the water, removing the driver from the car and placing him in custody. Originally, a ladder was requested to bring everyone back up, so the ground ladder from E119 was requested then cancelled, as those members were able to get back on land from a lower point. The subject was evaluated by and transported by Croton EMS to Phelps Memorial Hospital along with NYSP. Once it was determined that the scene was safe, CFD personnel began to implement a plan to try and contain as much of the escaping fluids as possible. We sent Marine 32 in the water with absorbent pads and booms, and called for additional equipment and support from the Montrose VA Fire Department Hazmat 3 and Marine 21. Luposello's Garage came with one of their large units and pulled the car from the water. A Croton PD diver assisted with securing the car for removal. Con Edison electric and gas, as well as Verizon and AT&T were called due the the car's proximity to underwater utilities in the area. Westchester County Health was on scene as well. All units were in service at about 09:00. Our thanks to the Montrose VA FD, Croton EMS and Croton PD for their assistance. Units on scene: Croton FD: 2082, E119, R18, M32, TL44 (cancelled en route) Montrose VAFD: 2573, 2574, MA28, HM3, M21 Croton EMS: 5513, 55B2 Croton PD: Car 1, Car 31, Car 34, Car 36, Car 37, Truck 1, Zodiac NYSP: Multiple I've attached one photo from my phone. Sorry it isn't better.

More photos posted at Engine 119's website: Link

I can't take all of the credit for the notification to the utilities, others pointed out their presence to me. I've only been in this area once before, so it was all fairly new to me.

Baskin Robbins is holding their 4th Annual "31 Cent Scoop Night" on April 28, 2010. This year, they are donating $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Structure fire, not a structure fire...whatever. Glad to see SCBAs being used. You never know what kind of crap is in those compactors. +1 Reputation point for those doing the right thing.

Thoughts are with Officer Osso, the IPD and all of the other emergency responders that rushed to help him. To the thief....was it worth it?

All too often I hear missing person / child calls and wonder how long the PD agency involved waits before calling for help. Some PD's are quick to pull the trigger for assistance, others seem like they wait too long, or don't know what resources are available to them. For us, if we are called to assist in a missing person search, we send Two Engine Companies and the Rescue. This should provide sufficient manpower, two TICs, a Command Post, lighting and enough high visibility vests for our personnel so we can keep an eye on them.

Lieu, If you look at the 4th picture down, you can see the outriggers and they look like they're on pavement. Good lookin' out.

Because we don't live in Utopia!

AMEN!

To answer the "re-tone" question... Yes, any agency we (60 Control) dispatch full time that has given us their greater alarm assignments SHOULD be re-toned upon transmission of the 10-75. Since I know my own FD best, the proper way it would go for a 10-75 should sound like this: "60 Control to Croton, Ossining FAS Team, Buchanan Cascade, Croton EMS, Cortlandt VAC and Battalion 10, 123 Main Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues for a working structure fire." Same thing goes when you upgrade to a 2nd alarm, 3rd Alarm, etc. I know Yonkers also does this, starting with the "All hands," transmissions. (10-30?) Some departments may have a confirmed fire (10-75) and not have anything programmed for this, so nothing else gets done. Like everyone said, each sandbox has it's own rules...

I'm pretty sure we got what you see when you close your eyes. I could be wrong...

Thanks for the info. I already called my sister who lives down the block to tell her. She goes there a lot with her husband, my 4 year old niece and less than 2 year old nephew. Now, my question is....was this a legal resident?