SageVigiles

Date: 3-29-07 Time: Approximately 1400 Location: Meadow Brook Ct. Brewster, NY Frequency: Units Operating: Brewster: 11-1-2, 11-2-2, 11-3-1, 11-3-2, 11-4-1, 11-4-2 11-7-1 Patterson: 22-1-1, 22-3-1 Putnam Lake: 23-3-1 New Fairfield: Engine 16, Brush 14, Car 41, Car 1 PCBOES: County Car 2 Description Of Incident: Large Brush fire reported out of control by first arriving units. Several hand lines were in operation fed by tankers and Brewster's engine. Reported to be approximately 400x300 yards (Though it seemed much smaller to me) Units operated for about an hour. Writer: SageVigiles Great job by everyone on a stubborn fire, the wind didn't help things much.

In my department FD is special called to a scene if EMS requests us, and we'll usually bring an engine or the rescue, depending on whose response district it is. On occasion our FD will "buff" the call if the ambulance is en route from the hospital and will be taking awhile, if the call sounds too serious for the 2-3 man bus crew, or if there are multiple patients/crowd control issues. This is particularly important during the summer, where one pond in town is crowded with out-of-towners who don't like to move for ambulances (and actually tried to flip one once) so an engine is auto-dispatched with PD for crowd control. As for the routine EMS Assist calls, the patient usually finds it comforting to have Fire Department on scene to assist, and it usually makes the call easier when FD plays "gopher" and the EMS team can focus more on patient care as opposed to having to problem solve a good route out of the house, etc.

I don't have any special equipment or tools yet, which is why I'm wondering how to start. I'm hoping to mount a new body on an existing cab or something along those lines. I'd like to be as picky as I can be for a small budget project, which I realize doesn't seem likely. I wanted to know some techniques for building bodies or refabricating them, and what tools would be required to do so. I don't have anything yet other than some old model paint and X-Acto knives, because I don't want to order anything until I know what I'm doing. I'm probably going to go with a smaller scale model out of not being able to find larger scale firetrucks for a decent price. As for what I want to do: The engine: Spartan cab/chassis, preferably flat-top 6-man cab, cross compartment behind that, then pump panel, and a regular engine body behind that. 2 Axels The tanker: Freightliner cab/chassis, small box body w/ rollup doors and diamond plate rear. 2 Axels

Looks great, I'm sure more than a few guys at my house will be picking some up. Thanks alot Seth.

Date: 3-12-07 Time: Approximately 1955 Location: Box 3666 (Baychester Ave at Schieffelin Ave?) Frequency: Units Operating: Rescue 3, Rescue Battallion, TL-51, Battallion 15, FDNY EMS, Safety Battallion, Squad 41, 2 addittional Engines, 1 additional truck (unknown unit numbers) Description Of Incident: Person hanging out a ledge, high angle rescue. Writer: SageVigiles Sounds as if a male party tried to lower himself down to an apartment via the outside. Units deploying portable ladder to support victim while TL-51 sets up bucket for rescue.

Just wondering about the jobs of a few units in the city: FDNY Tactical Support Units NYPD ESU MALTs FDNY Major Emergency Response Vehicles (MERVs) Any information would be appreciated.

I'm curious as to how you actually MAKE the bodies... I've wanted to get into this hobby but I have no idea how to begin.

66Alpha1, you are right. I've seen this several times firsthand as I am at my firehouse up the hill from Putnam Lake. 23-7-1 will go up the hill lights/siren, and the Empire Ambulance will follow without.

Hope everyone has their portable and/or trash pumps ready... this could be a long night.

Question: On the answer sheet where it shows you the "Proposed Key Answers" the questions that have multiple answers, do you have to have EVERY possible answer, or just one of them?

Grumpyff, I was also at that burn, there were alot of great pictures taken there. When I upload some of mine to the computer, I'll post them.

I hear tale that Brewster's new KME engine is in, anyone have pictures of it? There are some on Brewster's website of it in design, but none of the finished product as of yesterday when I checked. Anything special about this engine to tell? It says scene/fast engine on the site, does that mean this will be the FAST rig or will 11-5-1 (the tower) still be used?

I agree, the system needs to be reformed so that non-emergency calls get a lower priority so that if a true emergency occurs, emergency resources can be put to better use. Its a waste to send ALS personnel to the "not feeling well" calls, and it puts other potential victim's lives in danger. Small towns with only 1 or 2 ambulances can't afford to do that without putting people at risk.

A good example is what New Fairfield, Connecticut does. City of Danbury's EMS assigns 1 Paramedic and 1 EMT on weekdays between 6AM and 6PM. Then there is a paid on-call medic for the rest of the time who drives the flycar. It works out great, because the volunteers handle any additional calls when the paid crew is out, and if the second call is ALS, another medic car or ambulance from Danbury is dispatched. Something like that would definitely be worth considering for the towns in question.

I believe he was referring to the volunteers in that instance... I think (and hope) he was not attacking volunteerism in general.

Date: 1-13-07 Time: 2341 hours Location: Harvest Road, New Fairfield, CT Frequency: 155.674 Units Operating from New Fairfield: Car 1, Medic 1, Engine 2, Engine 16, Engine 12, Tanker 7, Tanker 18, Truck 4, Co. A Ambulance Units Operating from Putnam Lake: 23-1-1 (Chief Car), 23-4-1 (Tanker) Description Of Incident: Working fire in rear of house, 3 rooms and attic damaged. Writer: Sage Vigiles Engine 16: First Due Attack) Engine 2: Second Due Manpower Engine 12: Water Source Medic 1/Company A Ambulance: Rehab Truck 4: Manpower

Fry the sonuvab*tch.

Date: 2-8-07 Time: 1000hrs Location: 166 Huntington Road. Newtown, CT Frequency: Units Operating: United Fire Company of Botsford, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Co., and Newtown H&L for attack apparatus. Hawleyville and Dodgingtown for tankers. Description: Working house fire, possibly destroyed. Reported started by a faulty chimney. Writer: SageVigiles Sorry, not alot of information on this yet. Here's a link to the News-Times article. http://www.newstimes.com/news/updates.php?id=1030833

Lock 'em in Leavenworth for four years then dishonorably discharge him. What a disgrace... you volunteered to follow the orders of the President and Department of Defense. Hopefully the men he was supposed to command get a worthy officer to replace this guy. I hope our troops don't think that the majority of their leaders follow such a belief, because that could destroy morale.

Seeing as he isn't the prosecutor it would be fine. The DA would prosecute... He's just the issuing officer. The ticket would more likely than not go to the state, not his department. As long as all the proper paperwork is done it should be OK.

Yeah, that just seems like they are closing a small factory in effort to make themselves more profitable... I wouldn't see any reason for Cairns to go out of business anytime soon, not with MSA running them.

Any updates on the process? I haven't heard anything lately.

Wow, Stewart seems alittle far North to be a PA gig or to be a "4th Metropolitan airport"... anyone else agree?

Manhattan, im 99.9% positive. Most non-special units with a number that low are Manhattan companies.

Question, not to hijack your thread, but what exactly do Haz-Tac ambulances do? I can't find much information on it.