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01/30/07) NEW ROCHELLE - Procedure at a New Rochelle elementary school is being called into question after kids were forced out into the freezing cold without coats during a fire alarm. A student at George Davis Elementary School reportedly pulled the fire alarm on Friday, one of the coldest days of the year. The school was evacuated and the children had no time to gets their coats. Parents say they were upset since the wind chill factor made it feel like it was below zero degrees that day. Some parents say it is impractical to have kids run out without their coats in the winter. The school superintendent says proper procedures were followed. There is no word on whether they plan to implement provisions to prevent a future similar scenario. **** I saw this on news 12 today and thought it was rediculous. How is the school supposed to know the difference -- and then wait while a fire could possibly be burning in a school. I understand that drills should not be done during this weather (like was done at Westchester Community College today) but this wasnt a drill in New Rochelle ------ Any thoughts/.????

Severe Weather Alert Snow Advisory /O.NEW.KOKX.SN.Y.0002.070202T0600Z- 070202T2100Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-UNION-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 448 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BECOMING MODERATE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE BY THE MORNING COMMUTE FRIDAY MORNING...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE PRECIPITATION FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

**That would be nice**

Severe Weather Alert Updated Special Weather Statement NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 339 PM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...A WINTRY MIX ON TAP TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND WILL FIND ITSELF WELL SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN WILL CONTINUE NORTHEAST TOWARDS CAPE COD AND THE GULF OF MAINE. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING LATER THIS EVENING... MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...BEFORE INCREASING IN INTENSITY DURING THE PRE- DAWN HOURS. ALONG THE COAST...SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON FRIDAY... THEN RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO MUCH OF THE TRI-STATE AREA BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. ABOUT AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER ACROSS COASTAL LOCATIONS... BUT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...SO GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. ***** This is the updated alert ******

*** I agree, the thing is that this was not a drill. A child pulled the fire alarm and the parents are complaining. I cannot find one excuse they could use....... Yes drills in the freezing temps is not needed, but the alarm was pulled and the faculty did not know why...... What do these ppl expect....

My dept has 2 chiefs in town -- Only one on mutual aid depending on the department calling. I cant stress enough the importance of having a chief in town -- I know its unrealistic for some depts but it is great when it does work out that way.

I also heard P'Ville --- just through the grapevine though ---

Dont even worry about that specific incident -- this is a good topic -- it is interesting how everyone does it differently.

Get better soon -- Our prayers are with you.

As I had posted before -- my department has one chief respond on M/A calls. The towns around us are seperated between the chiefs and whichever dept calls us - then we know which chief will be going. Prior arrangements are made when one chief will be out of town or something of the sort. It works great for us. ex: If M/A depts 1,2,3 call us then cheif xxx1 responds if 4,5,6 call us then xxx2 responds.....and so on ......

I know in my department only one chief responds to mutual aid calls, and the way they figure out which one is by zones. Each chief is designated to certain mutual aid dept's. So whenever a dept calls us we know which chief will be responding. If that chief is out of town or unavailable to respond another chief will obviously take it in. In a situation like that - it is all about communication -- Hope this makes sense.........

Severe Weather Alert Freezing Rain Advisory /O.CON.KOKX.ZR.Y.0001.070122T0800Z- 070122T1700Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)- QUEENS- 904 PM EST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM EST MONDAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM EST MONDAY. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF DRIZZLE AND VERY LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING FROM THE WEST. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THIS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS LIQUID... UNFORTUNATELY SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW FREEZING AND THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FREEZE ON IMPACT. THE RESULT IS THAT EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FOR THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. UNTREATED SURFACES INCLUDING SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS WILL HAVE A THIN ALMOST UNDETECTABLE COATING OF ICE. RESIDENTS NEED TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL TRAVEL DELAYS IN THE MORNING. WHILE SOME SNOW GRAINS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX IN WITH THE PRECIPITATION...THE HAZARD IS THE LIGHT COATING OF ICE THAT IS EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO THE FREEZING MARK ALONG THE COAST ON MONDAY...BUT REMAIN BELOW FREEZING INLAND. THE VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. NO ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION EVENT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR MORNING COMMUTE. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

There is something that I was thinking about last night when monitoring the radio and I was wondering if anyone here and any suggestions on improving the radio traffic. Last night specifically, there was a dept that was out on a working fire, and from the initial dispatch to the chief on scene there were other departments stepping all over this department with repeating dispatch over and over again. It made communications very difficult for units on scene and for county. The two departments are ones that are dispatched by agencies other than "60 Control" - Do you guys have any suggestions that you think would possibly eliminate this --- and I am not sure about the new radio systems being installed -- maybe those will help this issue. Just to say this in advance --- I am not bashing anyone --- The fire was extinguished and everyone got home --- Just a topic for discussion.

I was recently asked a question at my place of work - whether or not an EMT could be hired to be in the building and tend to injuries and other medical emegencies untill the ambulance got there. Does anyone know about liability issues? Any other information or ideas would be great ---- Thanks in advance!!!

I know nobody is bashing or speaking bad about any branch, but it is never good to stereotype. Bottom line is we need to back these guys up out there -- and any talk about a draft is crazy.

These guys are so short staffed over there. and its really starting to show. From a statement from the pentagon - the navy is actually training a few groups to go releive and help the army and marines - looks like they need to send lots more and get this over with quicker, but then again - thats a decision for the people who have the intelligence - not me.

Ossining got hit pretty hard --- Many homeowners stated that when the storm was the heaviest -- it sounded like an airplane was right over their home and the freight train sound was also reported by numerous homeowners including ones who had trees uprooted in their yards -- Although I dont think it was a tornado - there was definitley rediculously strong winds.