Bnechis

Way behind....about 1.5 miles (at home)

The village is in enough legal hot water, they do not need any more. The FD's business you are refering to can be considered as bid rigging (as reported by the village) since the bid went out with only one elligable bidder. The village has a legal obligation, particulalrly when it comes to that much tax dollars.

As a test we equipped L-12 with a forward facing camera (see picture below). Unfortinatly due to budget cutbacks we will not be able to outfit any other vehicles at this time.

Thats a major drawback and I have seen that happen in many communities. Usually blocking out the depts $900,000+ Tower Ladder (that they had to have). Whats interesting to consider, the busiest depts in the region either do not have them or rarely use them. They are too easy to position wrong and/or come up short on the stretch.

The lawn generally is not a good place for the jacks, but it is not uncommon for a good truck driver to put it there. As long as you extend the ladder inline with the rig its not a big problem (i.e. over the cab or over the rear). Also good idea to have the number for a heavy wrecker available, as it is not uncommon to need one to get the ladder out. Remember you can stretch hose, but not ladders.

Yep, same as the others with I.E.

We leave the driveway open for the ladder. And its much easier to stretch hose when the back end of the engine is facing the structure. Let the engine pass the house.

This is what ISO requires if you want your rating to be anything better than a 9 (or 8B). A number of FD's around the country have proven themselves, but none in the Hudson Valley. It validates a department when they can move the amount of water ISO determines is needed in your district to fight a fire. Plus it lowers property insurance by 24 - 40%.

Thats what ISO requires if you want to be credited as anything better than a 9 (or an 8b). If you can make there GPM numbers for your district then you can generally become a 4-6. There are VFD's out there that have. Too bad none in the Hudson Valley have. It validates your department when you can prove you can do the job you claim you can. Plus it reduces everyone in your districts insurance by 24 - 40%.

One has nothing to due with the other. By state law the list expires afer 4 years, so they need a new one. Depts have hired and sent new employees to other schools.

They can't handle the truth They being J.N.

George, my point was the public has no idea what politicians (& fire commissioners as elected officials are politicians) are trying to push, even when its written in public available documents.

NYS DOH has asked all agencies & all REMSCO's to make sure the actual coverage area is listed on the CON. Many agencies have traditionally covered areas that are not listed in there CON. In Westchester this was done for at least 4 agencies. For example one VAC's CON said it covers the town & village of X. But for the last 40+ years it actually covered the school district, whose area does not match the town/village border. The reason for this is if you bill for service outside you CON (and not on mutual aid call) you may be comitting medicaid/medicare fraud (by definition).

Nothing to address, if the amounts do not meet the requirements.

Good point, thanks

The entire code discusses the construction of all buildings in NYS except "agricultural" buildings which are generally considered to be exempt. In addition to structural requirements, there are new sismic standards, new electrical requirements, new energy savings, ventilation, exits, bathroom facilities, handicap access, etc. If you believe this you should be ok with the following because America voted in the people who have proposed #1 and passed everyone after that: 1)H.R. 4646 - "Debt Free America Act." Here is how it would work, If you deposit $5,000.00 into your checking account or savings account the bank has to take out 1% or $50.00 of that money and send it to Washington. Then, any checks or cash you take out of your bank they will deduct 1% from what is still in the bank and send it to Washington. Total put in the Bank $5,000.00. $100.00 of that you give to Washington. This bill, spells it out that everyone will pay the Government 1% of their gross income. The vote is due by Dec 23 (before the Dems lose control of the house. Jan. 1, 2011 2)Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief 3)Personal income tax rates will rise 4-5% 4)Itemized deductions and personal exemptions will be phase out, which has the same mathematical effect as highermarginal tax rates of 3 - 5%. 5)Higher taxes on marriage and family: - The "marriage penalty" will return from the first dollar of income. - The child tax credit will be cut in half from $1000 to $500 per child. - The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples relative to the single level. - The dependent care and adoption tax credits will be cut. - The return of the Death Tax. 6)The capital gains tax will rise from 15% this year to 20% in 2011. 7)The dividends tax will rise from 15% this year to 39.6% in 2011. 8)These rates will rise another 3.8 percent in 2013. 9)Americans will no longer be able to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or healthreimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines (except insulin). 10)The HSA (Health Savings Account) Withdrawal Tax doubles from 10% to 20% 11) The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and Employer Tax Hikes 12)Tax Benefits for Education and Teaching Reduced: The deduction for tuition and fees will not be available. Tax credits for education will be limited. Teachers will no longer be able to deduct classroom expenses. Coverdell Education Savings Accounts will be cut. The student loan interest deduction will be disallowed for hundreds of thousands of families. 13)Charitable Contributions from IRAs no longer allowed. The residents of The United States approved the above budget in an open process, by electing senators & congress members, then they also approved the planned spending programs by supporting either the plan or the candidate. Therefore they have no one to blame but themselves and their own voter ignorance. If we were really this concerned then we should have been more involved.

Who is responsible anytime a 1st due rig does not arrive (lack of personnel, breakdown, down treee, etc.)? 2nd due rigs cover. On the same note: who is responsible when it takes 30 minutes & 3 tone outs to get a response? This is a common occurance, but very rare to hear of litigation. Would Millwood agree to cover if they knew they likely could not get out? I dont think they would. If memory serves, the taxpayers in Millwood were much more engaged in stopping the bond and then electing commissioners who would work to stop this. It may but, only in that section (south of the resevoir) and the same lowering would be done with auto aid. Auto aid would acually improve it more since you would be increasing the total number of available firefighters. Again the question needs to be asked who will staff this station? Are there volunteers that live in that area or must they drive past the other stations in POV's to get there? There could be, but that was not what they tried to sell it during the bond votes. Would the dive team have to drive past the water to get to there equipment? The Fire District is not responsible for supplying the VAC with space. Unmanned storage buildings that are remote from the fire station(s) result in equipment that is not maintained and members that are not familure with it. If a tanker is needed, is personnel available at this location?

A fire District is a "government municipality" subject to the Wicks Law and a "Barn" and A fire House are governed very diferently in the NYSUFP&BC (building code).

Thats one of the reasons Westchester is #1 in tax's. One of the reason for 58 FD's, 30+ PD's, 30+ EMS agencies, & more rigs than FDNY, because each department knows better. (not to mention how many schools and politicians). So when a Westchester FD buys a rig thats to heavy to legaly drive on the bridges in their town, that shows that nobody knows better than them. or when they buy a rig that the members can't drive because its to big or too big for the house. Or in one case came with the wrong motor and drive train (they figured it out a year later why it would not perform). There are so many examples that we can go on forever. If the depts know what is best, why do so few meet minimum standards? Why this year has PESH writting over 35 violations on just 3 Westchester Fire Departments (their maybe more, but I know of these). When new safety standards come out everyone complains, but most came out after the fire service refused to protect its members and the stats showed it was needed. How many depts have enough manpower? What are depts doing about it? Either they know its a problem and they are working on it or they are hoping it will solve it self (thats not knowing what your dept needs, better than anyone else). It apears that yorktown taxpayers felt it was not needed. I have worked with many depts over the years, training, teaching, assisting with policies, writing spec's, and grants etc. and very few depts know what they need.....they know what they want.

Since it was budgeted, it was not "squirreled away spare change" or a "surplus"! It means they raised the tax rate by an additional $75,000 each year above and beyond what was needed to operate the department. While it was clearly in the budget, those taxpayers who voted down the idea could have seen it, but, since they asked for $2 million ten years ago, they may have rightly figured it would take 26 years to save enough money (without inflation) based on that this still would not be an issue till 2030. I wonder how much building you get these days for $600,000?

Owning a rescue and staffing a rescue company are two very different issues. staffing with one or two firefighters is not a rescue company. There are only a handfull of Fire Departments in New York State that have properly staffed, trainined and equipped Rescue Companies (24/7/365). And with the looming cuts its unlikely we will see more anytime soon (unless consolidation is considered).

NRFD never had a house on Weaver. TMFD does.

Date: 10-31-10 Time: 16:00 Hrs Location: Rochelle Hieghts Frequency: N/A Units Operating: 2306 Weather Conditions: Cool Description Of Incident:55 gal drum of radioactive material spilled, also producing a vapor cloud, contaminating hundreds of trick or treaters Reporters: BN Writer: BN As of 21:00 hrs the spill was contained, no more vapor and all trick or treaters given candy antidotes. Happy Halloween to all.

Do you have a permit for that hot tub?