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I am looking for a copy of the "New York State Fire Mobilization and Mutual Aid Plan" and the "New York State Hazardous Materials Emergency Contingency Plan." Does anyone know where I can find these? I have tried contacting OFPC but have not heard back. -Thanks

Mva with injuries - one engine Mva with serious injury, entrapment, rollover, fire or on arterial/rt 9 - one engine & one truck.

The general public will never understand that these numbers come from hours and hours of overtime. Poughkeepsie Journal Article: Fire districts lead public pay with average $92,000 per year. Link: Poughkeepsie Journal

The pictures above posted by me, were taken by me.

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Date: February 10th 2010 Time: 18:40 Location: 119 Emans Road LaGrange NY Frequency: 453.900 (Dispatch 1); 453.925 (Response 2); 453.800 (Command 3); 453.450 (FG 7/8); 453.625 (FG 9/10) Units Operating: LaGrange FD, East Fishkill FD, Beekman FD, DCSO Mutual Aid Standby: Union Vale, Arlington, and Pleasant Valley Weather Conditions: Snow Description Of Incident: Reported house fire with a possible occupant trapped. Reporters: NHFD21255, JetPhoto Writer: mdm911 18:40 - Initial Dispatch (Approximate time) 18:47 - Second Dispatch for remaining equipment. 18:50 - 47-31 and 47-11 responding. 18:51 - 47-12 to command requesting assignment. 18:51 - 39-15 to command requesting assignment. 18:52 - 47-9 to 47-2 advising structure is fully involved. 18:55 - Command requests Central Hudson and FID to the scene. 18:56 - 47-14 assigned to draft site. 18:57 - 47-13 requesting assignment, command assigns them to set up at North side of the structure. 18:57 - 47-11 requesting assignment, command assigns them to set up on North side of the structure. 18:57 - 47-15 command assigns them to South side of the structure. 18:59 - 39-51 requesting assignment, command assigns them to park out of the way and report to front of structure. 19:04 - DC911 to command, did you copy FF on FG 7/8 stating to evacuate building? 19:05 - DC911 urgent message on FG 7/8 to evacuate building. 19:06 – DC911 to command asking if command has made contact with FF who requested evacuation. 19:06 – Command confirmed all members out of the structure. 19:17 - Command requesting another frequency for water operations, DC911 assigned FG 9/10. 19:20 - Command requesting Red Cross and CIRT Team to the scene. Per JetPhoto EMS treated one civilian and one firefighter.

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I just want to make sure I understand you right. You are saying that you have been responding with 6+ qualified members? If you don't mind telling, where is this? I do not know if I have ever seen 6, 7 or more qualified people on a mutual aid rig (paid or volunteer) in the Poughkeepsie/Hyde Park area at least. It would be awesome but I haven't seen it.

A few more questions that arise in my mind; Would you have gotten the same response if the mutual aid company had been dispatched to respond to the incident scene to help? (ie get to go to work) What if the incident took a turn for the worse and the relocated engine was then requested from the station to the scene to help? How much help would they have been? Does the incident commander have any idea of the staffing of the engine during the incident or is he unaware of whether the engine has five interior firefighters or only an exterior driver? If a volunteer department wants to be seen on the same level of professionalism as area paid departments, they need to respond like the paid departments. Otherwise area departments (paid, volunteer or combination) are going to stop requesting departments that only send two exterior members and request an engine from a paid department where they know they will get a minimum of two interior firefighters(most likely three to four) right away that can go to work. This is not an anti-volunteer statement at all. I know that some volunteer departments in the county have a large number of well qualified members that respond at all hours and other departments are doing the best that they can. However, we need to use some common sense, if a department cannot send an acceptable number of interior personnel, do the right thing and notify the county. If I were in charge of a department and two exterior members responded (to relocate or to the scene) I would have to think twice about requesting them in the future. If the department notified the county and passed the call onto another department, I would have a lot more respect for them. Just because they were unable to respond once, does not mean they will never be asked again. I think everyone understands certain times of the day are better or worse for a volunteer response.

Full Article on PoJoNews.com: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article...ONTPAGECAROUSEL This sounds like an awful idea to me. Does anyone think this may lead to Dutchess County being more likely to open up a lab? Previously the Medical Examiner's office wanted a lab. Maybe a new lab would meet the needs of local law enforcement and the medical examiner's office.