SageVigiles

Sorta makes sense, since anyone can buy something with the NYPD patch on it at any single store in NYC. Though it is sort of strange to ban it OFF duty as well. Should be interesting to follow.

Isn't that funny, I had an incident occur at my uniform shop last week that sort of relates. 3 guys come into my office claiming they were just hired as "fugitive recovery agents" for a company in New Haven. They wanted to outfit all three with BDU uniforms, duty belts, boots, gloves, polo shirts, etc. Something just seemed off, particularly because they looked younger than me. I asked them for their Bail Enforcement Agent IDs. The one "leader" of the group slowly searched his wallet looking for the card, as if I was going to get impatient and say "forget it, its fine" (which I did not do.) After searching his entire wallet he tells me "my boss didn't give me my ID yet" Several things got my spidey senses tingling about this. 1. They looked way too young to have a pistol permit and bail license. 2. There is no such thing as a "Fugitive Recovery Agent" in the state of CT, they are Bail Enforcement Agents (BEA.) 3. IF you are a BEA, your boss does not issue your ID's, the State Police does. None of the things they were buying are actually law enforcement only purchases, but it just seemed like a bad idea to sell to these three knuckleheads. The last thing I want is my business on the front page of the news for selling to some skells who robbed a drug dealer or kidnapped someone.

Added to the list, thank you!

Wish I could find that on Netflix or something. Any books or anything out regarding this incident? I'd like to read up and learn some more.

Thank you for bringing this up, I'd honestly never heard of this incident. RIP Officers Laurie and Foster.

Yet NY still has its own separate EMT standard that doesn't comply with National Registry, correct?

http://www.scottsafety.com/en/us/DocumentandMedia1/Marketing/ProductLiteratureandCatalogs/Brochures/Bro_PakTracker_HS_6554C_2L-0208.pdf I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with the SCOTT Pak Tracker system. In West Haven the Center District received a grant for SCBA and purchased the Scott 75 series packs with the Pak Tracker. West Shore District bought a Pak Tracker and was able to retrofit some of their current SCBA with the Pak Tracker transponders, and Allingtown has the same on order. Plan is for the Trackers to be on the Truck Companies with the RIT bags. Apparently this system was instrumental in quickly locating the 2 downed firefighters in Worcester last month. We did a training evolution with the system in the Regional Burn Trailer last night and I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the technology. Obviously with any radio system there are interference issues, etc, which we tried to re-create but were unable to do so. Anyone have any experience with this? Know any typical quirks or limitations that aren't advertised? Any tricks for operation?

Is there any truth to the claim by Cassano that these guys aren't actually trained/certified?

I know this is pretty out of range for most of you NY guys, but there are plenty of CT guys lurking on here that might want to partake. Just print out this flyer and bring it with you to have the 10% contributed to our company. I can also email you the PDF if you want to help spread the word. PM me if you need that. Allingtown 10% Night.pdf We'd appreciate your support!

I can send you some from my department(s) if you have some extras to trade. PM me.

YES, post of the month! It all starts from training, FFs should be learning in Fire 1 to keep moving your body when standing around to prevent your PASS from activating. And to COMPLETELY turn your pack OFF when you take it off your back to prevent it from going off when you walk away.

I personally bought the American Firewear "Superglove" I love it. Decent dexterity, good comfort, liner doesn't get pulled out when they are wet.

While I agree with your point, these agencies should be required to use the money for preparedness for radiation/HAZMAT type incidents, I disagree on what you're saying about Patterson. I attended the annual exercise for Indian Point a few months back and Patterson is (one of several towns) that is most likely going to be downwind of any radioactive release. I don't understand why other towns DIDN'T get money, but I can definitely understand why Patterson did.

Sounds like its true, right from the perp's mouth. Also, I doubt that his partner would have let that happen if she knew what was going on. The things the warrant describes don't sound like things that would alert the driver, unless of course the victim screamed, etc. A tip: I wouldn't read the warrant application while eating. Its pretty disturbing.

But we bought all these big expensive Prime Movers and Mass Decontamination Trailers! And handed out thousands of Tychem suits! And tons of Mk 1 Nerve Agent kits! OF COURSE we're prepared!!!!!! In this instance, its not that the Emperor has no clothes. The Emperor has plenty of clothes, he just doesn't know when or how to wear them. Or where to find them. Or how to take care of them. Or how to take them off. All the tools in the world mean nothing if you don't know how to use them. EVERY single responder should, at the BARE MINIMUM, know the very basics of these systems' operations and how to select, don, decon and doff the correct PPE for these incidents. With that, we should also be planning to replace some of this equipment in a responsible fashion. CT is now realizing the maintenance on the Mass Decon Units is outlandish and is now pushing decon tents (which would have been a better idea in the first place, since a simple pickup truck could move them instead of a gigantic rescue/ambulance looking monstrosity that the state handed out AFTER they realized no one could pull the trailers.) The Mark 1 kits are expiring, the Tychem suits are failing, and there's no money to replace them. Feel safe yet?

HAZMAT is the redheaded stepchild for a lot of people. They don't want to accept that this is a part of our mandate now, and that we have to prepare for it. One of the reasons I'm glad CT included HAZMAT/WMD Operations as a REQUIRED part of the Firefighter 1 Curriculum now. If only we could get it taught in EMT classes we'd be all set.

I'm not going to judge an entire department on one mistake, I don't know what kind of department they are. Its definitely a demonstration of some serious training issues and expectations of membership, but volunteer departments don't have a monopoly on embarrassing screw-ups either. Then again, if that's the Chief's attitude its possible that, by example, that attitude may have permeated through the entire department. Doesn't take much to poison morale.

Your home is your castle. Great shooting.

Annnnd that about sums it up. How can you be a Chief with that attitude? If I were a member of this department I would be FURIOUS with him for saying something like that.

Wow... Embarrassing.

Thank you, just curious.

Is there a Chief of Department as well in FDMV or is Chief of Operations the highest uniformed rank?

That's what I don't get about this whole Danbury situation. Danbury FD used to run an ambulance and chose to give it up. There are TWO private EMS agencies in Danbury, Danbury Health Care Affiliates EMS (Danbury Hospital) and Danbury Ambulance.

Anyone going to the funeral Friday?

Ladies and Gentlemen, in this particular instance, Connecticut wins.