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Date: 7/4/13 Time: Approx 2300 Hours Location: 75th Precinct, Fountain Ave. Units: Multiple NYPD Commands: NYPD 75th PCT, ESU Squad 7, Aviation, Highway, Patrol Borough Brooklyn North (PBBN) Task Force Description: Level 3 Mobilization in the confines of the 75th Precinct for a confirmed MOS shot. Mobilization location is 315 Fountain Avenue, per the XO of the 75. NYC Fire Wire is reporting the MOS was shot in the leg, non-life threatening. Active search for the perp is ongoing. Command requesting NO plainclothes Officers in the search buildings. If I'm reading the Mobilization Level explanations correctly, there should also be Precinct units from the 73, 77, 79, 81, 83, 84, 88, 90 and 94 in addition to other specialized units for the mobilization. Thoughts and prayers that the Officer makes it out okay!

A. If all your RIT/FAST is doing is "sitting outside" leaning on pike poles you're missing out on a lot of stuff that needs doing. B. Wouldn't the logical solution to the problem be to train everyone in the basics of RIT/FAST??? If I was in the building and needed help ASAP I'd take the crew of guys basically trained in RIT who are on the front lawn over the RIT experts still en route from three towns away.

Great info, thanks!

Fox News has a very respectful article with a few paragraphs on each one of these men.

Just out of curiousity, if a Precinct is commanded by a Deputy Inspector, what is a Captain responsible for?

I wholeheartedly agree, I'm just asking if that's what's being done in P.C. currently.

Absolutely, wholeheartedly agree. EVERYONE (yes, everyone) should be trained in the basics of RIT/FAST to the point where they are capable of doing the job. If a department wants to select a group of Firefighters to undergo more advanced training and make them a specialized unit, then great, but I don't think that RIT should be considered a special ops team like HAZMAT or Tech Rescue. I have to ask, if Putnam Valley is the only FAST in P.C., is every department in the county just sticking with the OSHA 2-out until FAST arrives?

Unfortunately I am not allowed to like this post twice...

Congratulations to the Port Chester Fire Explorers! Love to see programs such as this succeed.

While any loss is a blow to the fire service, this is just absolutely shocking. Thoughts and prayers are with their Brother and Sister Firefighters, families and friends. Wishing a speedy recovery to the injured and wishing a safe fight to those still out there on the line! Rest Easy Brothers.

Pictures or it didn't happen!!!

True, but I think that those requests are more psychological than a realistic expectation: asking the ambulance/medic/PD to "expedite" probably makes the person requesting it feel a little more at ease when the fecal material hits the rotating climate control device while they're essentially on their own. Then again, I'd like to think that all driver's realize that an expedite request is NOT an authorization to throw due regard out the window. But unfortunately that's probably wishful thinking.

There's a few pieces floating around in CT with the old Civil Defense logo (which I think is awesome, by the way.) New Haven: NHFD has an old rescue/command rig parked behind Dixwell Station (Engine 6/Truck 4) with the Civil Defense logo. New Haven's Emergency Operations Center (also home to C-MED New Haven) has a lot of the old Civil Defense posters from the Cold War days, which if I'm not mistaken have been there from the Cold War era. Ansonia: IzzyEng4 can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Ansonia may have 1 or 2 old rigs with CD lettering still on them. Danbury: Stashed somewhere on the grounds of Danbury Airport is an old Civil Defense Auxillary Police car as well, kept in VERY good condition by the city's Airport Administrator/Emergency Management Director. You'll usually see it in the Memorial Day Parade. I know there's more floating around but those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. A few Emergency Management offices in CT still refer to themselves as Civil Defense and/or Civil Preparedness (I believe Title 28, the statutes that give authority to Emergency Management Directors still refer to Civil Preparedness,) but they are in the minority. The Civil Defense logo has been replaced with the Emergency Management logo found in that NY Times Article, which I am not a fan of. If I could find one of those old CD drums I'd buy it in a heartbeat. The old posters are pretty cool too.

Say what you want about Massachusetts, but you can't beat their aggressive laddering.

I don't think its necessarily easier, just a better use of the limited space on most apparatus. There's nothing else I'm going to mount to the front bumper but a trash line or a hydraulic reel. There's a litany of things I can mount on the roof (or in a compartment) instead of a booster reel.

With bumper trash lines being spec'ed on so many apparatus nowadays, why spec a booster line for the roof when you can put a deck gun, light tower or casket compartment up top?

I saw on Indeed.com that they were hiring a Fire Chief, so things must be progressing along. I'd expect to see more staff positions filled out as they progress, no? Link to the job posting, in case anyone is interested: https://pastaff.panynj.gov/psc/applicant/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=17196&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1&PortalActualURL=https%3a%2f%2fpastaff.panynj.gov%2fpsc%2fapplicant%2fEMPLOYEE%2fHRMS%2fc%2fHRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL%3fPage%3dHRS_CE_JOB_DTL%26Action%3dA%26JobOpeningId%3d12291%26SiteId%3d1%26PostingSeq%3d1&PortalContentURL=https%3a%2f%2fpastaff.panynj.gov%2fpsc%2fapplicant%2fEMPLOYEE%2fHRMS%2fc%2fHRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL&PortalContentProvider=HRMS&PortalCRefLabel=Careers&PortalRegistryName=EMPLOYEE&PortalServletURI=https%3a%2f%2fpastaff.panynj.gov%2fpsp%2fapplicant%2f&PortalURI=https%3a%2f%2fpastaff.panynj.gov%2fpsc%2fapplicant%2f&PortalHostNode=HRMS&NoCrumbs=yes&

I doubt this issue has anything to do with it, probably more to do with the public being ignorant of who provides their EMS services. As to the ICS issue, I can think of a giant national organization that refuses to participate in ICS, much to the frustration of many local municipalities. +

Since it turns out he's not an Explorer/Junior, I will admit I was wrong and I take back my previous comment and I've apologized to Lad12derff in PM and am doing so here. Sorry for the trouble, I honestly had no clue who you were.

Date: 6/25/13 Time: Approx 1130 Location: Tunxis Lane, Willimantic, CT Units: -Willimantic Police -CT State Police: Troop K (probably C & D as well, given the location)Emergency Services UnitAviation (Trooper 1)Eastern District Major CrimesCanine (15 K9 teams were training nearby and responded)-Multiple mutual aid departments and tactical teams. Description: Willimantic Police Officer shot by male suspect in camo fatigues with a long gun, possibly wearing body armor. Search continuing through the woods with tactical teams. Sounds like the Officer was shot in the arm. Still a very active scene with staging areas and command post(s) being set up. Mulitple shelter-in-place orders in effect. 1242: Callers reporting shots fired off Route 32, suspect possibly pinned down. Suspect in custody being transported by Windham FD under guard. Major Crimes requested to multiple crime scenes.

And the bias comes out... Not for nothing, if your profile is accurate you're an Explorer/Junior. You have just as much reason as a cop to be on the fire floor or the floor above "where the real men work." There was a time on this site where not having an accurate affiliation got you suspended, so we could at least tell if someone had any idea what they were talking about.

The "NO LONGER ACTIVE" thing cracks me up. Seems legit, right?

Absolutely Chief, but we both know there's some yard-breathers and politicians out there thinking they can make the job easier (IE: cut training and/or manpower) with something like this.

Good idea on paper, until we end up steaming a victim to death because we just "lanced" it from the outside without conducting a search of the building first. Even for small departments with minimum manpower, there's no way around the need for a coordinated fire attack.

Got you covered Willy.