Bnechis

Yes. Engine 5 was on Webster. Station #2 has it engraved over the doorway. All 4 ladders (4th is the spare) up until 1981 were tillers. Last tiller was sold in 1989ish, All would have been spring assist at one time.

Nope. What I wrote was all I have. Only other issue is the front bumper reads "New Rochelle"

NRFD Huguenot Engine Company Christie Steamer Photo Taken Sept. 5, 1913 At the I.A.F.E. Convention Parade in NYC

I thought Engine #6 was the flying squad.

I think it was engine #7. But I do not remember the old # system.

Photo taken by the spillway at Beechmont Lake. Corner of Pinebrook Blvd & Beechmont Dr. This closed cab 1938 American LaFrance was purchased as part of the City of New Rochelle's 250th Anniversary Year Celebration It was assigned to the North End station (North Avenue at Mill Road).

Very interesting. Thats not what was written on the back of the pictures I scanned. Not saying its wrong. Because one never knows.

Ding...Ding...Ding We Have a winner. The Town & Village had seperate fire depts. When New Rochelle became a City in 1899. The Town & Village no longer existed and we became the City of New Rochelle Fire Dept.

We are talking 1800's not 1960's....I thought it was only short term memory that goes after you retire. Do not collect $200....go directly to jail

Neptune hose company became Engine 24 on Drake Ave and olimpia hose company became Engine 23 on North Avenue. As the names have company in them, they were not departments....Nice try.

Good answers but those were companies within the 2 fire departments. Yes they were all volunteers then, the 1st housemen were hired around 1901.

Not in the 1800's. But good try

Not even close

Very Good Fort Slocum was a location. Dont know if it was the name of the 3rd Dept. But the U.S. Army ran an FD on Davids Is. as part of the Fort Slocum Base. Now, can you name the other 2 fire depts at that time?

Huguenot was a company not a dept.

Quote: "As this language suggests, it is not the case that all firefighters are required to be trained to the first responder operations level. Firefighters who are not expected to respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances and who would take no action beyond notifying appropriate authorities of a hazardous substance release need only be trained to the first responder awareness level. See 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i)." You left out "As you may be aware, Federal OSHA does not generally cover volunteer firefighters." They also do not cover municipal firefighters. The 26 OSHA "Plan" States cover municipals (i.e. PESH). Unfortinatly PESH's website does not have great documentation of its interpritations. Prior to the 1986 29CFR1910.120 Hazmat ruling. NYS OFPC provided hazmat I and II. PESH determined that HM-I ended up being equal to HM Awarness and a little bit of Ops. and HM-II was almost Technician. But their was no Ops. level. In 1986 Nassau County did a tremendous job of Training all its ff's to the awareness level. An Administratve Law Judge for DOL ruled that (based on what I wrote below) Operations was the minimum level in NYS for firefighters. I am looking for the rulling (I have it buried somewhare in my HM paperwork. When I find it I'll attach it). Quote: "If a fire department receives an emergency call reporting a suspected release of a hazardous substance, this would be considered sufficient information to warrant an emergency response. The fire department should not knowingly dispatch an "Awareness Level" fire fighter to respond to a hazardous substance emergency response" Respond to an MVA...... Respond to an unknown odor..... Respond to a gas leak....... Respond to a CO detector activation..... Respond to a reported fire....... Respond to an injured person Which of the above does not have a suspected "hazardous substance"? Quote: "Fire fighters trained at the first responder awareness level are trained to identify the release of a hazardous substance and to notify the proper authorities of the release without approaching the point of release" The issue is this qute is based on the following standard section: 1910.120(q)(6)(i) First responder awareness level. First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release. Firefighters are expected to use absorbant or dirt to contain spills, use fans or natural ventilation and fog streams. That clearly puts them under Operations: 1910.120(q)(6)(ii)First responder operations level. First responders at the operations level are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of the release. They are trained to respond in a defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release. Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent exposures.

But how many people in Bronxville believe they have their own dept.?

The exceptions you posted are under paragrap "P" which only affects the below listed workers not emergency services which is under paragraph "Q" 1910.120(p)Certain Operations Conducted Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA). Employers conducting operations at treatment, storage and disposal (TSD) facilities specified in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of this section shall provide and implement the programs specified in this paragraph. See the "Notes and Exceptions" to paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section for employers not covered. NYS Dept of Labor (DOL) is required under Federal DOL OSHA to have equal or stricter standards than the federal OSHA standard or they lose federal funding. If you request a standard from PESH they send you a photo copy of the OSHA Document with a NYS cover on it. There are a few regulation where PESH is stricter, but not many (Bailout rope is the only one I can think of that effects the FD).

I think the main factor would be are they listed on your workers comp or other insurance policy. If they are then yes.

State sponsered hazmat training does not completely meet the legal requirements (unless you work for the state). 1910.120(q)(6)(ii) .......... and the employer shall so certify: THis is because the state can not teach the following: 1910.120(q)(6)(ii)(D) Know how to perform basic control, containment and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with their unit. 1910.120(q)(6)(ii)(F) An understanding of the relevant standard operating procedures and termination procedures.

You stay exterior till all that is left is the fondation....then you go home.

Remember its not just "Hazmat" Calls. The law says ALL CALLS 1910.120(q)(6)Training. Training shall be based on the duties and function to be performed by each responder of an emergency response organization. The skill and knowledge levels required for all new responders, those hired after the effective date of this standard (1986), shall be conveyed to them through training before they are permitted to take part in actual emergency operations on an incident. Employees who participate, or are expected to participate, in emergency response, shall be given training in accordance with the following paragraphs: YES all firefighters would include exterior.

>> Capt. Nechis a question. As you said above, a firefighter needs HMFRO before responding, ok I got that fine but my question is does a ride along, a junior firefighter, exterior firefighter or EMT only member in a fire department based system need that same HMFRO? << Great question and Steve gave the correct answer for the junior firefighter and exterior firefighter. OSHA & PESH (NYS OSHA) have determined that all Firefighters require HMFRO before being allowed to respond, but EMS only members are only required to have hazmat awareness level. The ride along is not an "employee" so no training is required, however the dept is also responsible to ensure his/her safety. Some have argued that they would not respond to "releases or potential releases of hazardous substances" so they do not need the training. But every call has a releases or potential releases; MVA's, Fire, CO calls, odor's, peds struck (biological), flooded basement, etc.

Because FASNY has lobbied hard in Albany to prevent it. Their were also complaints to not mandate EMT, but harder to convince people that the person who responds to treat my grandparents or my child does not need training. Hazmat operations and annual refresher training is required under both federal and NYS law for all firefighters BEFORE they are able to respond on any calls. Agreed. The volunteer fire service would be well served with this concept.

State Law - Fire Training (min 100 hrs.yr) City Law - EMT minimum for all hired after 1982 and for all promotions.