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It seems today was the day that everyone waiting for EMS test results got their answers. I would like to send a big congratulations to two good friends of mine who passed their EMT-Bs. I would also like to give a HUGE shout out to an excellent friend of mine and CCVAC member who passed his Paramedic exam and got his card in mail today. We all knew we could do it and look forward to seeing where he takes his new skills. Congrats to all.

Seems like the firefighters were given ample opportunity to gain a certification and were indeed informed of the requirement and given tutoring to comply with it The 7 decided they did not want to do it so they resigned instead of being hired so they can keep their jobs, maybe. Unless I am missing something it seems they dropped the ball, not BFD. Also, I can't seem to agree that the chief is being nefarious, he could have fired the firefighters but decided to let them resign so they could potentially get the EMT cert. Given the turmoil of the Mass. EMT scandal from last year, I really don't think the department is being out of line. If someone thinks im wrong/can correct me please do.

In a few words, the rougher the channel, the lower the discharge, the lower the discharge the lower the velocity. The Manning Coeffiecent denominator in the Manning equation identifies that the rougher the channel, the lower the discharge, since the velocity of the water as well as the slope of the reach and the area of the cross section are all numerators, they are modified by the denominator, the higher the denominator, the lower that makes the effect of the numerator divided by the denominator smaller. Since than answer to numerator/denominator is discharge in the Manning Equation, the higher the denominator or surface roughness, the lower the discharge. Since discharge and Northeastern Streams flood stages are related, the lower the discharge, the lower the flooding. A smooth channel like in LA floodways only moves high volumes of water further down stream where they either flood somewhere else or enter to ocean. To control stream flooding, make the channels rougher, decreasing both volume and velocity thus dropping discharge again, thus reducing flooding. A rough mountain stream in a well drained flood plain will experience almost none of the destruction that we witnessed across the East Coast due to Irene. Only when we modify existing features, changing existing morphology do we create conditions that will be detrimental to human features. To best remove flooding concerns, improve riparian corridors, remove smooth channels, remove unneeded damns, restore flood plains and don't be surprised when it flood again. We are the problem not water, not the storms and not the environment. We made this problem ourselves, no one and nothing did it to us. We have been doing what we have been doing for a few thousand to a few hundred years, these processes and functions have been on going for millions. Nature always bats last, she never loses and she always bats 1.000.

Buchanan got a new rescue on this chassis. Good luck, looks great.

I found this article about the fire in Stony Point. 3 Stony Point firefighters pull badly burned woman for home; clothes may have caught fire while she cooked http://www.lohud.com/article/20110920/NEWS03/109200357/3-Stony-Point-firefighters-pull-badly-burned-woman-home-clothes-may-caught-fire-while-she-cooked?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage Great job by the brothers with the rescue, hopefully the victim makes a full recovery. I do have one question. Can any elaborate on the quote from the article below? Do they mean that the cell phone call for 911 would have gone to the 911 answering center in Mount Pleasant? "A bit of good fortunate occurred when the two people living on the first floor escaped the fire and called the Stony Point police directly by cell phone without using 911, fire officials said. In that section of town, the 911 call would likely have gone to a police force in Westchester County, fire officials said. The response time was faster as a result of calling the police directly, said John Kryger, a deputy fire coordinator for Rockland County Fire and Emergency Services. "It was a stroke of luck and led to a much quicker response," Kryger said. "If the call went into Westchester, there's no knowing how much time would have gone by."

Same situation occurred in August. Woman and her two kids got lost in Westmorelad, were lost for like 2.5 hours. BPD ended up driving up and down chestnut ridge rd and rte 22 blaring the siren while on the phone with the lost parties while BFD ground units hiked in. Woman also found a house and informed BPD of her location where they ended up RMAing via BFD and catching a ride with BPD back to the parking lot to get their car. There was a shout about it when it occurred but no I/A was posted for that event. Lt. Dickan said it best: "Westmoreland is bounded by several roads. As long as you don't fall off a cliff, get hurt and don't panic, you ... should find your way out."

Great photo but I think you have Port Chester Fire Department's TL-2.

I think any new EMT has gone through the same emotions, fears and thought process you are going through currently. I do have to say however that if you have passed the NYS EMT-B class you have displayed the minimum number of qualification required to earn you your brand new certification, congratulations. With that knowledge in mind, remember, in passing the test, the state has certified that they believe you capable of properly treating a patient within the EMT-Bs scope of practice. Essentially, you should already know everything you need to know to properly and effectively do your job to standard. Brushing up in the back of the rig wont help you immobilize an extremity any better than practice, brushing up wont decide for h your O2 flow rate, brushing up wont help you properly manage and treat your patient. The good news is however, you should know all this material. You may not feel comfortable now sitting in your living room thinking about it, but when push does come to shove, you should be able to fall back on your training and do everything you should be doing without even thinking. If you don't believe me, try running through situations with your training officer or at home with your family...I would bet money you do your job fine 99/100 times. Remember, you are trained to do this, you have the skills, knowledge and motivation...you are just lacking the experience, and experience comes with time. I leave you with a little anecdote. I have been an EMT-B for two years. After running on rescue squads, ambulance corps and fire departments as an EMT for a year and half, I moved to Puerto Rico for the summer. When I got back, I had not practiced EMS in 4 months. I left in May got back in August, about a week after I got back, as we were squaring gear away in the house from an AFA, an extremely serious MVA occurred down the road. Since I was the most experienced EMT (yes, I know at a year and half its hard to call me experienced) I ended up as the primary EMT on the primary ambulance assigned the highest priority patient. The patient was the driver of a van involved in a 2 car head on MVA found unresponsive outside of the van. Even though I had been away for 4 months not practicing my skills, I was able to do my job autonomically, I, much like you will be able to do, was able to fall back onto my training, skills and experiences and manage the scene and the patient effectively. Obvious this was a load and go patient so the medic, me and the crew didnt even have time to get a name let alone sit around thinking about our treatment. We acted, we did what we were trained to do, and so will you. Besides the medic who came later and my driver, my other crew member was an EMT-B who received his card in the mail less than two weeks beforehand. He remarked to me after the call, he don't know what happened or how he did it, but some how he was not only to do his job, he was able to do his job well. In fact we were both told by our chief and the medic that he did a great job. When it comes time to do your job, have no doubts that you will do it fine. You are trained and skilled, you have the knowledge and the desire, you just need to be given the opportunity to stretch your sea legs and do your job too. Plain and simple, you can't be expected to know everything and you can't be expected to be perfect every time. Give yourself a chance to get your bearings and head on straight. Once you have tech'ed a few calls you will realize that you are more competent than you think, it just takes practice, patience and time.

Thats quite remarkable. You only hear stories about this kind of stuff, rarely is it caught on film. Does anyone have the news story attached to this video clip? I would have loved to see the rest of the video to see the Fire/EMS/LEO response.

Thanks for the link. I am going to distribute this to my buff and non-buff friends. Are there any officers here that can comment? I am curious to know what your opinion is after read this statement by the ACLU?

Looks great...best of luck. Per chance, what is rig being sold and what rig is headed for the spare pool?

1961 Newsreel: FDNY unveils hydraulic ladders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjRvRnXvn_s I found this little gem online. I believe they are talking about the 146 foot Margirus ladders. Stillman Fires Collection - FDNY Chief Officers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15o_ZFMLVUI Also found this one. No idea when it is from, only there is no sound and it lists Superintendent F.P. Schwank.

You can text the Red Cross. http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_nolnav_text2help

Great photo. I am thinking the title of this photo something along the lines of "16 Truck catches a job" or "Eastchester goes to work".

Dont forget this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU1EDlji9So

You mean like this: or this: I think you speak from a position ignorance, bigotry and intolerance rather than one tolerance, understanding and acceptance, and frankly that is just as dangerous. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."-Martin Luther King Jr "Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility for real peace"-Dalai Lama "Fear always springs from ignorance"-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Luckily Irene is going to hit VT on monday. However...is it bad that a hurricane is striking the first day of the semester/school year?

Felt it sitting in my car in Somers, thought it was the bass in my speakers, i guess it was an earthquake.

Engine 199 in service: http://bedfordhillsfd.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=267 Former E199 surplus and to be disposed of.

I think this is the third stage collapse in the past 30 days or so....Flaming Lips in Oklahoma had their stage collapse like a week or two ago and Cheap Trick had theirs collapse last month.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110810/NEWS02/110810003/Fire-breaks-out-Dobbs-Ferry-municipal-offices?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

That new car is going to be HOT, I hope they have really good A/C in that thing.

Might explain the Prius I saw with NYPD lettering and LED lightbar in Harlem yesterday...

Excuse my ignorance when I ask who is PECO and what about their "truck" is so special?

happy birthday