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Villages can also cross County Lines. Example: The Village of Saranac Lake upstate, which lies in Franklin and Essex Counties in the Towns of Harrietstown, St. Armand, and North Elba. In Connecticut, there aren't incorporated Villages... That being said, there are Incorporated Boroughs, although, not many of them, and are similar to N.Y.S.'s incorporated villages in that they are subordinate to the government of the town they are located in (Connecticut abolished county government almost 50 years ago.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_(Connecticut). If memory serves, Fenwick was home to Katharine Hepburn. One other New England State has incorporated Villages, albeit not many of them, Vermont. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_(Vermont). Now here's something interesting: Some Villages provide Police Services to their entire town, like Waterbury, Vermont. There are no other formally incorporated villages in New England, however, in New Hampshire, there may be "Village Districts", which are special arms of Municipal GOvernment that can provide Fire Service, Pest Control, Parks, etc. See here: http://nhavd.org/what_are_village_districts.htm A few other states of note with Incorporated Villages are New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Oregon. And thus ends my little discussion of municipal government! Nice to see a thread about all of this! -Joe DA BUFF

Nice car and photos! Thanks for sharing, especially the lighting. -Joe DA BUFF, who rather likes the new Charger after he got to drive one in Toronto!

I'm curious, was there really a Magnum Police Package and did it catch on anywhere? Seems a little like a throwback to those LAPD Sergeant's wagons of old. I wondered because there was the Matchbox Magnum Police Car (not the best litmus test, I know.) Thanks. -Joe DA BUFF, wondering what a WCPD or NYPD Magnum woulda looked like speeding along!

Thanks for sharing! All of them looked good, nice to see one in GSP Colors! -Joe DA BUFF, who got to drive a Charger once!

Well, it's that time of year again (Heh), anybody out there a Curb Your Enthusiasm fan? It's pretty good. pretty, pretty, pretty pretty good.... At least if you ask me. Larry David..... -Joe DA BUFF

Not to churn a pot.... But, I wonder if this isn't pre-empted by Federal Law..... Never mind. Two totally different issues. The thing had been fresh in my mind because Mayor Bloomberg recently lost his bid to have an all Hybrid Taxi fleet because setting standards on Air Pollution was up to the Federal Government. Two totally different issues though. I can certainly see the County's interest in Fresh Air and the Public Health. Carrying on.... -Joe DA BUFF

Nice finds, photo wise. Was this during April of '07? -Joe DA BUFF

Hi all. I posted earlier about old Rescues and saw some excellent photos. I wanted to revive the topic, specifically to ask about the predecessor (if there was one) to New Rochelle's '91 Pierce for Rescue 4, since her days are numbered. Any other interesting vintage Rescues in Bravo Land? The last topic considered mostly Rockland and Westchester, I was wondering if the good folks from Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam (and further north) had any good ones or good stories! Thanks. -Joe DA BUFF

Wow. Great story and thanks for sharing the photos. I didn't realize how new Rescue 4 was in New Rochelle! Beautiful rig, reminds of Boston's Rescue 2 from the 50's when it was the Rescue-Pumper Unit. Did F.D.N.R. run it or was it a purely Civil Defense rig? Thanks again!! -Joe DA BUFF

Congratulations indeed! A salut e CIenti Anni! -Joe DA BUFF

Many thanks for the prompt answer Duane, and excellent photos. I don't know why I thought that 269 was still a Crown. Hmm. Oh well. Best of luck with your continued firematic-photographic endeavors and thanks for sharing them! -Joe DA BUFF

More great photos Duane! Nice to see Light Force 127. And thanks again for answering my questions about California OES. Crazy Q: I heard that there are a few Crowns left in service in LA County, like Engine 269 out in Topanga. Is this true and do you have any photos? Thanks. -Joe DA BUFF

Cheers to the Dispatchers, those who are keeping an eye on the people who watch us, and to everything else they do! Salut! -Joe DA BUFF

Thanks for the explanation Duane. I wondered about it, and that's very interesting about their purpose and why they're staffed. So, in the event of a disaster and a Department is called back to respond, they staff that rig instead of their own? Wow. It also kinda makes sense about "Statewide spares", if I followed your explanation correctly (and if I did not, please do clarify.) Thanks. -Joe DA BUFF

Nice photos and a nice truck! Thanks for sharing. -Joe DA BUFF

Don't forget (disclaimer: NOT ALL are in front-line service): New Haven, CT (D'oh! Someone beat me to it on that one. Sorry!) Nyack, NY (x2!) Haverstraw, NY Elizabeth, NJ Newport, RI Attleboro, MA Cambridge, MA Fall River, MA Gloucester, MA Holyoke, MA Haverhill, MA Leominster, MA Melrose, MA New Bedford, MA Newbury, MA Peabody, MA Quincy, MA Revere, MA Salem, MA Somerville, MA Southbridge, MA Springfield, MA Waltham, MA Worcester, MA Stowe, VT Manchester, NH In all seriousness, nice photos, especially Ventura County Rescue 54, Anaheim Truck 3, and of course, Riverside City Truck 1! Thanks for sharing. Slightly off-topic, but I thought I'd ask, what exactly does California OES do? -Joe DA BUFF

Nice photo Seth and JJ! Thanks for sharing, best of luck to Greenville with her! It looks like the Chevy/GMC heavy duty chassis is becoming popular, particularly for Rescue rigs. She certainly looks capable. Thanks again! -Joe DA BUFF

That...Is an awesome looking International! I heard that American rigs are common in Australia, is this true? -Joe DA BUFF

As always, looking good from Yonkers! Best of luck with the new rigs! -Joe DA BUFF

Thanks for the clarification Seth. -Joe DA BUFF

That is my old neighborhood over there! I love it, I move out, and right after I do, they have a major 10-75! (Then again, they had one on my block in February, March or April, I think. Can't remember now.) I walked by all of that stuff daily! Salut Rob to informing them and to the 18th Battalion guys who made such a quick stop (especially 48 and 56!) If anyone's wondering, 88 and 38 (Belmont/183) is further south than 48 and 56 (Webster/187). I miss those guys. They were a great bunch. And, someone please correct me if Im wrong, but, I think that that's box 3344, 3345, 3350, or 3351 (I know, I'm a block or so off... But, close enough, I hope. )Again, Salut to them (and to Rob) for a quick stop! -Joe DA BUFF

Speaking of Verplanck, what's going to happen to the old Rescue 42? That looks like a pretty awesome rig, just if you ask me. -Joe DA BUFF

How many Greenvilles are there in NY? (Westchester, Orange, AND Greene County?) Nice truck and nice photos BTW. Are those night shots? Best of luck with that truck. Speaking of Greene County, Coxsackie has a big rescue, no? -Joe DA BUFF

Silly question.... But, what's the difference between the Greenburgh PD Ambulance and Greenburgh EMS? I never heard of Greenburgh EMS and thought Greenburgh PD, sorta like Nassau County PD, operated ambulances themselves. -Joe DA BUFF

I remember this one very well. Still on my 17-year-old tape and still watchable from that tape. -Joe DA BUFF