FirNaTine

They need the $25,000.00 to pay the new Chief's Salary.

Nice looking Ladder Towers YFD. Good Luck with them.

Chief, you should know by now that the young generation of today knows everything. Just ask them they'll tell ya.

Please stop reading those far left liberal propoganda websites son, it'll distort your thinking. Just remember, some gave all(McCain) and some gave none(Obama). Many also said Ronald Reagan, the actor, was an old, senile man. It's interesting how he is now regarded as one of the best Presidents this Country ever had, even by many ignorant, bleeding heart liberals. P.S. Has Obama yet given any solutions to the problems plaguing our nation? He only seems to make reference to them.

I know one thing McCain is strongly against and that's Affirmative Action. He's got my vote!

Ya got that right! I see too many guys out there that proclaim to be truckies and can't even hold a halligan right, let alone throw up a ground ladder by themselves! They're proud of their helmet shields and co. patches though.

How about manpower? It's great to have all those tools but if nobody shows up to use them or fulfill those riding positions, what's the sense in having everything under the sun?

Looks like the whole Fire Service in general did. I can't believe how bad it's gotten post 9/11.

Back in the 70's they also had a flying Squad with an Officer and 2 men, in addition to the Rescue. Maybe ChiefHAC can elaborate further.

Did the new Commish retire yet from the Job? If not how can he be appointed as Commissioner if he is still on the payroll as a ff.?

What are you guys smokin because whatever it is I'd like some. They said the same thing about all their other Commissioners, Chiefs, Mayors, etc. etc.. Nothin but another smoke screen. Like I said earlier, talk to YFD members. As far as hypocrates are concerned, it's no different then Career guys jumping on rigs to provide FDMV with m/a manpower when the brothers in Local 107 asked them on more then one occassion to stay the $uck out! Some Brotherhood! Let's see what the new Commish's position will be on m/a. I wonder if he'll still feel the same way as he did when he was Union President? I hope he does the right thing and just doesn't become another political puppet to the mayor. Time will tell.

10-4!

What are his credentials? Why doesn't that Dept. do the right thing and higher a qualified outsider with no ties to the current administartion, like the PD does. Bring in a retired FDNY Chief to get that place back in order and somewhat professional again. Hiring a former Union President as an Administrator doesn't work and has been proven by those Depts. across the nation that have done it. Just ask the guys in Yonkers. The same guy that fought all those yrs. for the Union is now the same guy fighting the Union. Can you say HYPOCRATE!

If the individuals whose names are being thrown around actually get the nod, I feel very sorry for you guys. Then again it'll probably be a good thing. Hell there's no chance of anyone ever getting fired. Nobody will be able to do wrong in their eyes. It'll be the best Job Security any employee ever had.

I'd bring and present all this info to the next Town Council Meeting as proof you guys need more manning. Seems like it would make for a great argument. What happens next time when Greenville FD is out on their own call or even in the Vern on m/a?

That's when FDMV manned and ran a Rescue Co. the way it should be manned and run. Not like today. An officer and one man, what a joke!

They'll just sugar coat everything like they've done before. Hopefully just not the rigs. No pun intended.

Maybe they should begin by raising their standards and hiring competent individuals that won't make such foolish mistakes. You get what you hire, now deal with it! I've got no pity for them!

Maybe they gave it away because the fuel tank was loaded up with DOMINO"S and it was no longer useful. OH wait a minute, that was the old Ladder#2. Sorry!

Never mind the escape ladder, what about using the money to pay the outstanding bill on the new TL, so the guy they owe the $3,000.00 to will fix the radiator and get it in service. Here is a Dept. that just got 3 new TICS donated to them because they are in such bad shape, but scrapped a piece of equipment illegally, which they could have bought the 3 tics with the $$$ they got for the old Rescue. That's what I call great Management! What's a matter they don't teach Common Sense in Montour or Emmitsburg! What a DISGRACE!

Whoever authorized it should be hung! Better yet, whatever FDMV could have gotten for it they should garnish the same amount out of the person's salary! What they should have donated was that yellow monster of a so called Crash Truck. What's the status with that? How does a Dept. let such a useful piece of equipment just sit and rot away? If they're not going to do anything with it, why not give it to a Dept. that will or donate it to the Cnty.?

Was the old R1 auctioned off also?

While on this topic, do the MT.Vernon Volunteers still receive the 2% fund and if so why? They are no longer providing fire protection for the City. Do the Career guys get any percentage of it, since they are the sole providers of f/p? Just wondering.

I hope the poison fom the VERN hasn't spilled over to Hartsdale! Please tell me your kidding me with this B/S! Those boyz need to get a life!

Only in the Vern!