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All ALS treatment in the hot zone is limited to med injections, (i.e. DuaDote, Mark 1 and Valium). No way is advanced airway or IV's appropriate in the hot zone. By the time patients are moved to the cold zone they will be DOA.

The new broom installed him in January

The town of Harrison is covered by 4 Fire Districts. Which one should they be merged with? and fire districts can not bill insurance for EMS, so major increase in taxes to cover the costs.

Tell that to Transcare

MORE: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/harrison/2016/03/31/lacking-funds-harrison-ems-suspend-service/82480952/

The citizens there and in most communities have no clue about the local FD. They are much more concerned with the goings on at the yacht club and the golf club. Sadly it is neither a hoax or an April Fools Joke. Thier former city manager said it best when he described the department as: "Staffed for Failure"

You can have all the training in the world, if the policy is read the screen and advise only you will rarely have decision making

I do not know GFD's details, but your assumption of 24 on duty (based on 96 assigned to suppression) is not likely unless they are backfilling about 20% of the time with ot. This is needed to cover contractual time off (vacation, personal days, sick etc.) it often does not cover long term service connected injury or sick leave. If they are not covering it, that would leave them closer to 19 per shift or 4 staffed rigs plus command with an aide. How many engines do you think they need? Greenwich is 67 sq miles. If properly located an engine company (based on ISO & NFPA standards) can cover 1.5 road miles in any direction, that's approximately 5 square miles. When a station is located along a distric (or in this case a state line) the area for that company is cut in half. Even at the maximum road distance of 5 miles, that's about 15 square miles, but your rating will be very poor. now add truck companies, a rescue and tankers.......

But it does not go out the window when you pull up and your told everyone's out. Being told everyone is out does not mean a primary search is not needed and without more staff your options for an interior attack is delayed, allowing the fire to grow and making it more hazardous when the rest of the troops arrive

NYS law requires ALL career officers to FLIP school

All this command training is great, but until we establish a legitimate minimum standard for training for firefighters, company officers and command officers we are spinning our wheels. just this week one Westchester FD past its new minimum standards for becoming chief: Firefighter 1 iCS and must live in the district. thats all to be chief of department. and you want advanced command training? Probationary career firefighters have more training in the first 3 weeks of the 17 week academy than this department requires the chief.

This would only be of use if dispatchers were allowed to make decisions.

Because the standard is for fighting wild land fires on federal land.

Sounds like they were well staffed, but just because they had rigs "in-service" what was the staffing per rig? I'm sure the foam unit was not staffed. And I remember going on EMS calls where the 1st due engine had only 1 or 2 and the rescue was the manpower for every rig.

The first step is admitting one has a problem, and since agencies can't or won't do that even after the 3rd or 4th tone out. the leadership in most agencies do not want change!

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I have no idea, but at the same time we just deduct it from their payments

The only ones who thought that were the ones with blinders on. We were very aware of what Lynn Tilton was up to. And we knew it was coming.

A request for proposal is just that...a request for proposals. The municipality can and should put in its wish list. The potential vendors do not have to comply with every component. The municipality wants to hear the vendors ideas. This is is no different from when we do an RFP for a truck and get many different options. And the city has the right to pick what it feels is best, and it's not always cost.

Funny how everyone thinks it's a fire department decision. It's up to the politicians to determine if they want the FD to do it. And currently under NY States tax cap if it costs more, it means something else must get cut. Even if it were to be a better service, it's all about $$$$

This is not a contract it's a request for proposals its illegal to give a no bid contract with government money to a private person or company

http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/April-2015/Are-Volunteer-Ambulance-Corps-A-thing-Of-The-Past-In-Westchester/ note sure urge when this article was published.

And this new contract ends on December 31, 2015. So it's already 2 months expired after it is signed.

As long as NYS does not mandate EMS coverage for municipalities like it requires police and fire, this is exactly what they will do, save a few bucks.

All CON transfers require review from the region. DOH has the final approval not REMSCO. Define "no one" ? Do you know who is on the REMSCO and how they will vote?