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ALS- It's not a crossband repeater. I'm listening direct on 46.26 and 60-Control themselves is the only thing I'm picking up, no field units.

Thanks John, that's what I figured regarding the multiple transmitters. I guess for some reason the only one I'm picking up is the one Bedford is dispatched off of. I'll have to pull up the FCC record to try to figure out where the towers are located, that might help me figure it out.

From the guys who brought you RocklandFires.com, we invite you to check out BergenFires.com! http://www.bergenfires.com It seems like you Jersey folks are having a good start to the year with the launch of EMTBravoNewJersey, and now BergenFires.com! I hope everyone will enjoy BOTH boards and take advantage of all the resources we're trying to bring to the emergency services community.

I'm sure you also noticed while you were checking the domains that BergenFires.com was registered last July, and EMTBravoNewJersey was registered last month? The Bergen site has been on the back burner for some time now, as guys have been asking us about it for over a year on RocklandFires.com. Seth's site is very broad, encompassing the entire state, whereas the Bergen site is very specifically targeted to just that county. I fail to see any reason the two boards can't coexist and compliment each other. Neither of us are charging membership fees, and most if not all of the expenses are paid for out of our own pockets. To say nothing of all the long hours we all put in bringing you guys sites like these. If that goes unappreciated, well so be it! Incidentally, we (myself, Seth, Brian, Tommy, et al) are all registered on each others sites, with some of us being or having been staff members on the other board(s). I think that alone shows we do, in fact, have a good relationship.

Congratulations on 5 great years, and many more going forward!

Not sure if you're referring to us, but in any case, we do not have the same names. Hillcrest Fire Co. No. 1 and Moleston Fire District. Same exact area, just different names. The Fire Company is named for the unincorporated section of the Town of Ramapo we started in back in 1915, and the Fire District is named for William Moles, who was a prominent developer in the area back then. Our very first quarters were on his property. We still cover all of Hillcrest (aka North Spring Valley) as well as quite a bit more. Our area is the largest in Rockland, some 36 square miles. As far as the rest of Rockland, there are a few more examples. Now, keep in mind there are even some that may have different Company, Department AND District/Village names. Generally the Company names are different than the District and Department names, while the Department names tend to follow in line with the District or Village name. Dept # - Dept Name (Company Names) District/Village Name Dept 1 - Blauvelt FD (Blauvelt Volunteer Fire Co.) Blauvelt Fire District Dept 2 - Central Nyack FD (Central Engine Co. #6) Central Nyack Fire District Dept 3 - Congers FD (Alert Hook, Ladder & Engine Co. #1) Congers Fire District Dept 4 - Haverstraw FD (Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. #1, General Warren Emergency Co. #2, Relief Hose Co. #3, Cosgriff Hose Co. #4, Lady Warren Hose Co. #5) Village of Haverstraw Dept 5 - Hillburn FD (Hillburn Fire Co.) Village of Hillburn Dept 6 - Hillcrest FD (Hillcrest Fire Co. #1) Moleston Fire District Dept 7 - Monsey FD (Brewer Fire Engine Co. #1) Monsey Fire District Dept 8 - Nanuet FD (Nanuet Fire Engine Co.) Nanuet Fire District Dept 9 - New City FD (New City Fire Engine Co. #1) New City Fire District Dept 10 - Nyack FD (Empire Hook & Ladder Co. #1, Orangetown Fire Co. #1, Chelsea Hook & Ladder Co. #2, Mazeppa Fire Engine Co. #2, Jackson Fire Engine Co. #3, Jackson Hose Co. #3, Highland Hose Co. #5, Nyack Fire Patrol) Nyack Joint Fire District* Dept 11 - Orangeburg FD (Orangeburg Volunteer Fire Association) Orangeburg Fire District Dept 12 - Pearl River FD (Excelsior Fire Engine Co., Pearl River Hook & Ladder Co.) Pearl River Fire District Dept 13 - Piermont FD (Empire Hose Co. #1) Village of Piermont Dept 14 - Rockland Lake FD (Knickerbocker Engine Co. #1) Rockland Lake Fire District Dept 15 - Sloatsburg FD (Sloatsburg Fire Department) Village of Sloatsburg Dept 16 - Sparkill FD (John Paulding Engine Co. #1) Sparkill-Palisades Fire District Dept 17 - Spring Valley FD (Rockland Hook & Ladder Co., Spring Valley Hook & Ladder Co. #1, Columbian Engine Co. #1) Village of Spring Valley** Dept 18 - Stony Point FD (Wayne Hose Co. #1) Stony Point Fire District Dept 19 - Suffern FD (Suffern Volunteer Hose Co. #1, Suffern Hook & Ladder Co. #1) Village of Suffern Dept 20 - Tallman FD (Tallman Volunteer Fire Dept.) Tallman Fire District Dept 21 - Tappan FD (Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan) Tappan Fire District Dept 22 - Valley Cottage FD (Valley Cottage Engine Co. #1) Valley Cottage Fire District Dept 23 - West Haverstraw FD (S.W. Johnson Steam Fire Engine Co. #1, Volunteer Hose Co. #2) Village of West Haverstraw Dept 24 - West Nyack FD (West Nyack Fire Engine Co. #1) West Nyack Fire District Dept 25 - South Spring Valley FD (Hugh Gassner Fire Co.) South Spring Valley Fire District Dept 26 - Thiells FD (David B. Roche Volunteer Fire Co.) Thiells-Roseville Fire District *Nyack is comprised of the villages of Upper Nyack, Nyack on Hudson and South Nyack. They formed a Joint Fire District back in the mid 90s **Spring Valley does actually have several Fire Districts in their area, although the names escape me right now. The Village of Spring Valley more or less runs the dept, however

Pierce's/Oshkosh's brand of independent front suspension for heavy trucks. Instead of a solid front axle it uses an upper and lower control arm with shock absorbers and torsion bars in place of coil springs. http://www.piercemfg.com/apparatus/TAK-4.cfm

They are generically called "demolition", "cut-off" or "power cutter" saws. The 12 in K12 is shortened from K1200, and it refers to the engine displacement (120cc), NOT the blade diameter. Although most demo saws today have smaller, more efficient motors that generate the same or more power than their predecessors did. The most popular models now are between 66.7cc and 98.5cc depending on make and model. The three most popular manufacturers of fire service demo saws are Partner, Stihl and Echo (who also make the QuikVent saw)

You're ALWAYS at fault! Even if you're not, you have an extremely high chance of not just getting sued, but getting charged with a crime! We live in a much to litigious society these days, and sadly it is impacting how we do our jobs in certain ways. It seems every month we're seeing news stories about an apparatus operator getting charged with negligence or something worse.

That's really sad. I was fortunate enough to meet Bud briefly many years ago when I was still in EMS and we switched from Road Rescue to PL for our rigs. A few of us took a trip down to see the operation and Joe Vasta introduced us to Bud as he happened to be walking through the factory while we were there. He will be missed. My condolences to his family, friends and the entire PL Custom/Rescue 1 family.

Our tower ladder has it, and so will the new rescue. Independent front suspension is good stuff.

I'm not sure if it's law (although I seem to remember it is), but homeowners and citizens are definitely encouraged to dig out their hydrants. We usually put the trucks on the road with crews to dig them out after a storm, and after any runs we have we'll do some digging as well.

Wait, so how does that work now? You were taking bets on it being edited/removed, but you edited it yourself?!? Does that mean the rest of us win the bet? Pay up!

Well then, now that we got THAT cleared up! LOL...wow, that came out of left field!

44-Control will notify the Chiefs of the affected dept, and if they do wind up getting a call in the area, they'll remind them on the radio as they sign in.

Ever heard of covering another dept's area? I'm not opposed to painting the street, believe me. As I said, we used to do it and it worked out nicely for hard to find hydrants when the street was clean. Sometimes even the flag can't be seen if the hydrant is obstructed from view by a telephone pole, bush, tree, etc. It's just that we have hundreds of hydrants in our area of 36 sq mi, so it's no small task to maintain the markings and flags, as one can imagine. In the end, the flags were a ton easier to install and check on, so the paint markings went by the wayside. Incidentally, we've had our hydrant locations in our CAD database for years now. Every run sheet gives the cross streets and hydrants based on the specific incident address, not just generic to the entire street or development. As a backup, the same info is also in the street directories we keep in the rigs. Sample hardcopy page: Sample CAD screen:

We used to do this very same thing about 10 or so years ago. We'd get buckets of paint and glass beads from the highway dept, make a stencil out of plexiglass and head out around 9 pm with one of the guy's open landscape trailer. Two guys drop the stencil, one guy paints, one guy sprinkles glass beads, on to the next hydrant. Was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, we found out later that winter that it really doesn't do much good when there's snow and ice covering the road. Kinda defeats the purpose entirely. We decided to go with hydrant markers instead the following year.

Sounds like whatever needed to happen is happening. Topic closed. Everyone have a nice holiday season!

From my friend who's a Lieutenant there: He'll try to get some pics when he gets a chance.

Well written article. Hopefully with the addition of these three gentlemen to our family, we'll start to see a change for the better in New Square. It's certainly a step in the right direction!

That's gotta be the next best thing to having a reel. You definitely lose some tank and compartment space with it though.

I'm not Jewish, but I found it funny. Anyone who lives around New Square or Monsey would, and I just showed it to a Jewish friend of mine and he liked it. Said the accent was very good. Was this posted in the open on your site, or behind a "Members Only" section? If it was in public view, then it's probably best to take it down. If it's on youtube, just send the link to guys who want to see it. The webmaster did the right thing, covering the dept's butt.

I disagree. They run close to 1000 calls a year, which isn't exactly slow for a volunteer dept. They've also consolidated two trucks into one, which is fiscally responsible and not often something you see. Most depts want to buy MORE trucks, not less. Take a look around Rockland where basically EVERY dept has a heavy rescue, and most have aerials as well (some of us even have two), and there are only a handful that run anywhere near 1000 calls a year. "Busy enough" has nothing to do with it, you have to look at the overall response area, what their individual needs are and what type of calls they primarily run.

Wow, that is one very impressive setup they've got there. Amazingly well laid out, and it doesn't look like they've loaded it up with a bunch of useless junk either. Beautiful Pierce TDA to boot!

That's the new Contender Multi-Cab. Very roomy interior with an enclosed top mount pump panel. It's about as custom as you're going to get on a commercial chassis, and I'm sure for many depts who can't afford a custom chassis but want many of the features of one, this is something they'd be interested in. Looks aren't everything. As long as the truck performs, that's what counts.