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Had to get 'Hoe in there right Bill? Luck was on her side as far as I'm concerned. 4-5 inches more towards the middle of the windshield and her injuries would of been worse, as it happened the A-post area took most of the shock. The car she replaced yesterday was lower to the ground, and I don't doubt that it would of went under the bucket and potentially decapitated her. I like when Luck is in town...

Yeah that's me. They had to use the panoramic view camera to fit my head in the shot!

From what we're told the driver of the car was travelling southbound and rear-ended the moving backhoe. When we determined it was safe to do so, and EMS was in the car stabilizing the patient, we had the backhoe operator put down the outriggers and pick the bucket up. After that, and a little debate with OVAC, we cut off the driver's door and removed the patient to EMS. Nice pics Tim, good seeing you again! Tim, can we use these pics on our websites?

I don't think anyone / any agency in Westchester has had an incident of that magnitude since the "implementation" of NIMS here. I've been to a few large events and have seen some delegation of duties. The most common assignments I've seen put in place are: Command Operations --> with it broken down to other groups, like "Attack," "Search," and "Roof." Safety (Sometimes multiple) Water Supply --> broken down also with a "Fill Site" and "Drop Site" Operations leader. Rehab EMS (Treatment & transport) Staging At a few events I can recall, where you had more then one structure involved, you would see it broken into sectors as well. The Battalion Coordinators could be a great asset for staging, resource unit managemement, liaision, etc.

What about FD cancelling EMS? What about PD cancelling EMS? Ahh.....more to discuss / debate. As a currently expired EMT, if I am an FD IC I am not cancelling EMS. No way, no how. I don't want that liability. Today, we had a minor MVA and we had a Mutual Aid ALS unit coming. Under the recommendation of my CFRs I cancelled ALS, and the guy RMA'd with EMS on their arrival. If I had nobody with EMS certification there, I wouldn't of said a word. Even though I was a CFR for two years and an EMT for almost 12 years, since I don't have my certification right now, I am nothing more then a CPR / First Aid guy.

The Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department put into service a 2008 Ford Expedition to replace one of the two 2001 Ford Explorers. The vehicle features the following, which was done by Warnock and Croton DPW Shops. Whelen LFL Liberty™ SW WeCan™ Series Super-LED Four hideaway Whelen LED lights ) 2 clear in front and 2 red to rear Two Whelen 500 series amber LED lights mounted on rear hatch Two Whelen 400 series red LED lights on push bumper Headlight flasher Two Kenwood radios (1 low band, 1 dual UHF/VHF High band) County Issue Motorola Trunk radio Command Center in rear There's other features, I will get more info and pics this weekend. Here's a pic from an incident early this AM.

Looking for opinions and thoughts on the use of the booster reel. I've got my opinions - but I would rather wait and see what others think. Fire away!

Yeah, and all that's left of those fires is door knobs and memories...

Glad to see my fellow Crotonites agreeing with my thoughts. Booster lines belong on brush rigs and antiques. If you leave it on your Class A Engine chances are someone will pull it when you need something bigger. Maybe it works once in the while, but luck always runs out. And the way I see it, if it's bigger then what you can put down with a can, use the 1 3/4". Even if you pull 50 feet off, how hard is it to put back? As for limited manpower departments, there's career departments running around with two on a rig and they can rack the 1 3/4" OK....

Nice truckstache!

I think it's sad that nobody noticed the major flaw in this picture. The silly, RED, "Truckie" helmet front.... We all know real firemen are Engine guys!

17:57 - Full Assignment dispatched to 173 S. Riverside Avenue (Memphis Mae's) for smoke in the basement. 17:58 - Car 2083 responding. 17:59 - Car 2083 on location establishing S. Riverside Avenue Command. 18:02 - Command reports smoke showing in Bagel store. E120 to grab hydrant on S. Riverside and standby. 18:03 - E119, E118, E120, TL44 responding. 18:05 - Command reports what appears to be a fire in a commercial oven. E119 & E120 on location. 18:06 - E118 & TL44 on location. Command reports a 200 x 75 single story, multi-unit strip mall. 18:09 - Command reports units gaining entry, using dry chem extinguishers, stretching 1 line. 18:15 - Command requesting County Health Dept. and Con Ed Gas to scene. 18:20 - Command reports smoke in several occupancies, gaining entry. 18:22 - Roof crew reports fire coming out of vent with possible extension. 18:25 - Ossining FAST dispatched. 18:27 - Command has 2 L/S, 1 L/S/O, fire in duct. 10-75 transmitted. 18:33 - Command requesting E121 from Montrose to lay in from Croton Auto Park on S. Riverside Ave. 18:52 - Command reports fire is Under Control. 19:00 - Mutual Aid is being released from the scene. 20:02 - Car 2083 reports all units clear from scene, Command terminated. Fire was in a large commercial oven, crews used two dry-chem extinguishers and one line to extinguish grease trap / dropped food pan fire that was extendend into the vent pipe to the roof. PPV was used to vent three occupancies. Building has a cockloft of about 24", once the roof reported fire in the duct we decided to fill out the assignment. Luckily we didn't need it. Thanks to the brothers for coming out and probably getting yelled at by their wives and girlfriends! On Scene: Croton 2083, 2082, 2085 (Code Enforcement), E119, E120, E118, TL44 Ossining 2332, 2334, E98, U51 Montrose 2273, E121 Buchanan 2551, U12 Croton EMS 55B2 OVAC 74B1, 36M1 WCDES Bat 10, Bat 12, 1404 Croton PD 31 & 32 Relocated to CFD: Millwood E247

I can't believe a hood is optional equipment in this day and age. It's $25. I don't think there's a need for anyone to be hooded up in the photos I see, since everyone is hanging out on the exterior of the building more or less taking up. Most of us on here can probably agree that at this point in the game it's more then OK to drop some gear and take five. I do feel, however, that it is a little hypocritical that nobody can say anything about Yonkers or any other Career FD because they are "aggressive" and "progressive." That's ridiculous, because I know plenty of career and volunteer departments that are aggressive and progressive - with the key objective being increased safety for all. Please... Nobody should take anything personally, and there's no reason a question should be asked with the undertone intent of stirring the pot, as I feel it was done here. Playing the Devil's advocate here... if I was a City Councilman or someone who works for the Comp board, I may pay a little attention to comments like "hoods are optional," considering most times when YFD has a fire there's FF injuries. Who knows, those injuries could be avoided if all of the NFPA required gear is worn and worn per the manufacturer's recommendations. A photo is worth a thousand words and is a moment in time - it does not tell the whole story, and I am sure the YFD guys went about their business as usual, putting out the fire and not getting themselves hurt or jammed up. As far as the pics go, the one thing I took away from it was the great position TL75 had. Can't do that with some rigs, and that pic goes to show that the driver knows his rig.

Memphis Mae's was fine, we even let them stay open during the incident. As a matter of fact the Bagel store was open the following morning. Damage was limited to the oven and duct work.

Was that Psych Hospital fire last year?

For one, you can tell how much heat you're coming up against by the amount of fire in front of you. If everything down the hall is roaring, good chance it's hot. Another indicator is the smoke. You've got to be able to read it and know if things are getting worse or better. If smoke is coming at you with force and a tremendous amount of heat, and maybe some occasional licks of flame - crack the knob! If you don't have a handline, use a water can. If you don't have either, it may be time to retreat. Other indicators are your surroundings. If paint is blistering up, if plastics are melting and/or light bulbs are melting, good chance you're up against some heat. It's "not too late" if you feel heat thru the hood. With all the stuff burning inside buildings now, I find myself getting that sting on my ears more often then 10 years ago. Being aggressive and pushing in is a good thing, but you have to rely on your training, experience and gut instincts to tell you when you're pushing it too far. I've been down hallways and in attics with guys where the heat is so great I can see their leather helmets changing shape and their bourke shields curling down. Once that line - your life line - is opened up the conditions change and as long as you're putting the right water on it, the problem goes away! I won't ever go into any environment where I'm wearing an SCBA without my hood. It's routine. Even as a Chief stuck at my command post I throw the hood on, then the pants, coat, then helmet. You've got to make getting dressed a systematic approach so you don't forget anything. If you do it every time, even if it's not needed, it will become routine and before you know it, you won't even be able to recall the last time you forgot it. Good topic.

TRAINING. Drill over and over again with it. Do drills where you just put it on and walk around the firehouse. Go do mask confidence drills and have drills where you are pushing a line, forcing entry or dragging a victim with the SCBA on. The more you do it, the more you'll realize your limitations and begin to maximize the use of that SCBA. STAY CALM. Remember this thought - a call is nothing more then an unscheduled drill - and you'll see yourself working at a more relaxed pace. Physical fitness is important too, as mentioned above. I can see a difference whenever my weight starts to drop down.

I would hate to be stuck making a list like this. With that said, I would have to agree that the Port Chester Main Street Two, Town of Mamaroneck Three and Bedford Narrows Road fire are all very worthy candidates. They all were unusual and/or involved many, many units to handle. As a matter of fact, I think the Narrows Road fire used more Mutual Aid then any other incident last year, with the only exception of the Sleepy Hollow Beekman Avenue job. But again, no matter how you do the list, people will be upset or in disagreement. Keep up the good work Truck4. Next year we should do a Top 100 Incidents, that way hardly anyone will be left out and there will be no whining!

I like this car.......a lot. And the Hawaii Five-0 music in the video is classic.

Last September we were called out to Route 9 for a "woman in labor" call. PD was on a vehicle stop and the woman "was in labor." I arrived just ahead of EMS and had the EMTs with me assess the patient. The cop informed me that she started to mention the "labor pains" as he and the other officer were informing her and her boyfriend that he was being arrested. As you guessed it, she wasn't in labor but used that as an excuse to try and avoid having him locked up. A few more years ago we were called to another PD for a female "in labor." This female was arrested for narcotics (if I recall correctly) and instead of going to jail decided to claim labor pains. After further exam she revealed that she wasn't pregnant.....THANK GOD! So in defense of the Cop in this story and all the other donut eaters ( ) I can see them being skeptical. Especially since most often those REALLY in labor on their way to the ER generally have that look of horror on their faces....and so do their husband's whom are nervous about the baby coming out and ruining the upholstery in his car!

Thanks for the link and info, Captain!

Ron was good people. If every department had more guys like him, we'd all be a little better off. RIP Ron, our condolences to the Jankowksi family and the Briarcliff Manor FD. John Munson 2nd Asst. Chief Croton Fire Dept.

I would be hesitant to put a fan ( or anything else for that matter ) in the way of the egress of my guys and gals. In this video, there is obviously a hefty fire load going on and the guys resort to the 1 3/4". In a private house, 1 3/4" is best MOST times, however in this situation I feel it was too small. Other things that caught my attention was the other line on the D-side...if that fire is venting from there don't push it back in on the guys making the interior push. And lastly, where was the backup line for the guys going in the front door. That line on side D should of been backing them up not over on the side of the house. Reading that smoke on arrival, I would of had someone taking windows around the back. No point in getting the roof, it should vent almost completely horizontally. As far as the PPV goes, I have seen it deployed and have used it myself, but I just don't think pushing fresh air in behind guys before they have darkened it down is a good idea. Good video, both sites mentioned are great as well.

Looks like a 911EP LS12? LED light. If that van's a rockin'.....don't come a knockin'!!!

Tell me none of you have ever had an Officer that screams everything he needs/wants into the radio and you have to have them repeat their message because it's impossible to understand. On the other side of the spectrum, I know people who use radios that mumble so bad I have to have them repeat religiously.