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SVI hired a number of saulsbury employees who realized what would happen under saulsbury. no rear stairs, it takes up to much storage, but they make a very nice pop out ladder (similar to zico). Actually i think Rescue 1 (PL Custom) pushes the steps more than SVI,

We use it to Extinguish burning clothing, and stop the burning process. One must be careful leaving it on for too long because of hypothermia. NYS Protocol - Burns (Thermal/Electrical) I. Assure that the scene is safe for entry. If danger of contamination is present, it may be necessary to obtain assistance from trained rescue and/or fire personnel. II. Extinguish burning clothing, and stop the burning process. . . . Step #9; IX. For all burns determine the thickness and percent of body surface area. Treat as follows: A. Partial thickness burns covering 10% or less of total body surface area: Apply moistened sterile dressings or moistened burn sheets to the burned area(s). B. Full thickness burns and burns covering more than 10% of body surface area: Apply dry sterile dressings or burn sheets to the burned area(s). So during the 1st 8 steps we are not breaking protocol. Then, particularly because of hypothermia we need to switch. When I worked at NYH-Cornell (NYC's primary burn center) we saw burn victims being brought in almost daily. Many were still smoldering, that means they are still cooking. When you take that steak off the BBQ its still cooking. I think if you monitor for shock & temp its no issue. I've used it twice and both times the burn units told us that the anti-bacterial jel helped reduce post infections, particularly since the patients wounds had been contaminated with multiple items (both were rescued from structure fires).

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Rapid Foam and a trash line 1st Due on the Hutchinson River Parkway

Or its the intercom control head, speedometer and electronic siren control (above) and the Panasonic tuff book on the dash

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We use it to Extinguish burning clothing, and stop the burning process. One must be careful leaving it on for too long because of hypothermia. NYS Protocol Burns (Thermal/Electrical) I. Assure that the scene is safe for entry. If danger of contamination is present, it may be necessary to obtain assistance from trained rescue and/or fire personnel. II. Extinguish burning clothing, and stop the burning process. III. Perform initial assessment. IV. Assure that the patient’s airway is open and that breathing and circulation are adequate. V. Place the patient in a position of comfort only if doing so does not compromise stabilization of the head and cervical spine! VI. Administer high concentration oxygen if indicated during the initial assessment or if respiratory burns are suspected and in all burns involving flames, exposure to superheated gases or when patient is found in a confined area. VII. Remove smoldering clothing not adhering to the patient’s skin. Remove rings, bracelets and all other constricting items if possible. Do not delay transport to remove these items! VIII. Assess for hypoperfusion. If hypoperfusion is present, refer immediately to the hypoperfusion protocol! IX. For all burns determine the thickness and percent of body surface area. Treat as follows: A. Partial thickness burns covering 10% or less of total body surface area: Apply moistened sterile dressings or moistened burn sheets to the burned area(s). B. Full thickness burns and burns covering more than 10% of body surface area: Apply dry sterile dressings or burn sheets to the burned area(s). X. Transport immediately, keeping the patient warm. This is important since these patients tend to lose heat and become hypothermic! XI. Ongoing assessment. Obtain and record the patient’s vital signs, repeat enroute as often as the situation indicates. XII. Record all patient care information, including the patient’s medical history and all treatment provided, on a Prehospital Care Report (PCR).

Rear compartment: 24' ext., 14' roof, backboard Above rear comp: Attic Ladder Ladder Rack: 35' extension Above Pump Panel: Little Giant Ladder

Thanks. Starting from the drivers side 2.5" gated wye to 2) 1.5" with one preconnected 100' x 1 3/4" double donut roll (2 50' lengths) and a TFT nozzle (trash line). Then 2 spanners, center bin carries 1 can foam (1-3 Universal gold) 1 TFT with foam cone, 1 medium expansion TFT foam nozzle and a foam can wrench. Next section has a TFT 95 gpm foam educator secured to the deck (its removable) the pick up tube is clipped to the lid, the educator has a 5’ length of hose (to connect it to the wye) and 200’ x 1 3/4" double donut roll (4 x 50' lengths) in the officer side bin. This hose is connected to the Foam nozzle in the center cut out. The foam system was designed to give a preconnected foam line without the problems of prepiped foam. To use it, hook up the short length to the wye (it was suppose to be pre connected , we had that previously set up on another rig, the lid/position of the waterway prevented this) and pull the nozzle and hose. Then flow water, if foam is needed, open the can and drop the educator in. The rig carries 30 more gallons in the drivers rear comp. so its easy to get to. So we get a foam line that works great, easy to deploy (particularly at car fires on the Hutch with E-25 1st due) and we do not have the maintenance problems of built in systems and we save $20-$40 K. Double donut rolls work great, particularly if you have semi circular hose bins and add dividers between each length. You just pull the end and it spits the hose right out.

They are gated behind the panel on each side and electrically operated from the pump panel. A manual overide is next to the valave on each side.

nyc has 1 pd, 1 fd and 1 ems.....if Westchester had 1 PSAP how could we keep over 100 agencies and all those chiefs

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I have been hearing this complaint in many communities in Westchester, including the NW for 20+ years, maybe it is worst now, but I dont remmeber when it was great or even good. Years back I got hyjacked (3 times) to ride a rig in the NW that showed up with only a driver (that will teach me to visit friends who live in the area). In another year or two the economy may or may not be better, but there will be more EMS calls due to an aging population. How long is too long?...........Your mom is having a stroke, dads having an MI, your baby is chocking or was struck by a car............ How long is too long to wait to fix the problem?

Yes its our problem....make it theirs. Show up at the planning board meetings. Make sure everyone knows you don't have the water to protect this project. Make sure they know if they build it without a year round water supply you will buy another tanker and station to put it in and it will cost the tax payers $$$$. Make sure your comments are in the DEIS (draft environmental impact statement0 and in the final...as required by NYS law. If they do not, threaten to stop the project in court....hold them to the impact statement... if you do not then its not the planning boards fault its the FDs fault.

Yes its been brought up more than once, dont know why we still have it as an issue. We have found it works better to train our people to say 10-75...then we get a standard response, that works well.

Plain English is no guarantee that the message will be correct. We have used 10-20 to mean non-emergency response for t least 30 years. At some point someone wrote on a cheat sheet that it meant "respond with caution". Now every time one of our officers calls 10-20, 60-control announces "all units responding to:_____ respond with caution". If we have an accident, will a lawyer use this to convince a jury that when we respond we do not use caution, unless told to do so? Also, when we arrive at an incident, and the officer says: "heavy smoke or fire out every window or even people trapped" dispatch does not up the response, they have been taught that we must say: "10-75 or Working Fire, or 2nd alarm" to trigger additional resources.

The biggest problem is getting them to transfer the call. That way 60 Control can do EMD and actually dispatch the proper rigs.

Like this has not happened in many other FD's regardless of the religious affiliations.

OMG....look at all that blood....MEDIC!!!! Oh wait its ketchup

What I know is people here keep commenting on how some agencies cant meet there commitments. How many VAC's are 100% tax supported? My comment was if you are, then you need to step up to the plate and resolve the issue, even if not, you need to step up to the plate, but if tax supported you cant use the excuse that you cant afford it.

In most 100% tax supported systems the only reason is because you've run out of ambulances. Do the taxpayers know that you cant always staff the vehicles you asked them to pay for? Then they need to take their responsability more seriously and come up with a solution. Just because it happens to others does not mean its ok. I think we call that the bridge effect...you know if everyone else jumped of a bridge would you. How many can they staff?

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The lowest priority of these grants is to hire firefighters. The priority is to rehire those fire fighters who have been laid off, do to loss of local revenue. The hope is that by the time the crant is up, the economy will be back up and running. For 20+ years the federal government supported over 100 law enforcement positions in Westchester and no one had an issue with that, meanwhile only 8 career firefighters in westchester have ever been supported but at half the level of support that the law enforcement grants had. Chris even if the federal government eliminated all federal taxes, local municipalites will not have additional money to hire anyone, unless of course they raise taxes to compensate for the drop in federal taxes.

Seth if you take off your shoes and socks, you can go double....lol...sorry I had to do it. sea lions, and tigers and Bears...Oh my!

Yes. The only other ISO 1 in NYS is Syracuse