DMA327

Thoughts and prayers to the family of Firefigters Meyran and Bellew. What a horrible day! Doesn't get much worse...3 brothers...2 seperate fires wow! Very very sad news Rest in Peace

Thoughts and prayers to the family of Firefigter Sclafani. What a horrible day! Doesn't get much worse...3 brothers...2 seperate fires wow! Very very sad news

I've heard some calls lately where there was no command until the batt. chief got there. Besides it seems like if the IC is handling the situation the Batt. goes 10-8 fairly quickly at some of these calls. Fire is Doubtful" sounds alittle funny but sometimes its more of a size up then some IC's out there are giving you

On-Spots are great until you reach those high inches of snow on the roads when the snow is coming down too fast and the town stops plowing till it slows down. Thats when snow chains come in handy. As for the stand-bys... It is usual for us to have an in-house stand-by when we're supposed to get a lot of snow or really bad weather (i.e. bad flooding, downpoors, ice storms, etc.) As 635 said...Very essential bc then you don't have all the vollies trying to get to the firehouse without crashing all over. Why risk peoples' health when you don't need to. Luckily for me, I am in a company where everyone hangs out at the firehouse when there is bad weather even if a stand-bys isn't called. So even if there is no stand-by, if you don't have anything to do, and you don't have 4-wheel drive, just hang out at the firehouse. No reason to get urself killed for a stupid run!

Your gonna be swimming in cat $h*t Later!

Nice Fire House!!!

you're the best!

I need the NC driver license at point of hiring? And i have my Nat. FF 2 so i should be ok

Ok thanks

How can i get a hold of an application if I live in Westchester? Do they have an online site?

But that only holds true if they use their truck as a real truck company

Safe trip home brother!!!

Maybe a written letter of personal safety is in order?!?!?!

Jus call it a quint LOL Personally i don't get it either...If these departments are going to start Squad companies, they need to decide if they are going to BE Squad companies OR engine companies

Wow, on the chiefs car... Where are you from? and what happens when the chief isn't around? In my town, we have a TIC on our FAST engine and we have our main TIC in our rescue truck which also holds the TV monitoring equipment. Not sure how long thats gonna last since the rescue never gets out! Personally i think it belongs on the Truck bc its the first rig pulling up in front and they're the first in the building...But, in order to have that, you need to act like a real truck company thats gets off with a full crew every call

GOOD LUCK!

Find a good damn pair of structural fire fighting gloves LOLOL

Comin and Goin? nahhh

Bring it on!

GO mutual Aid? 18 minutes is a long time But also depends on the area demographics

Date: 12-30-04 Time: 12:11 Hrs Location: 7 Bedford Road X of Greely Ave Description: Dispatched for Possible Structure Fire Units: Pleasantville FD (full dept), Chappaqua FD (full dept), Mount Kisco CC 2283 Eng. 105/TL14/U-13/FAST, BHFD CC2031/Engine 198 Frequency: Dispatch 46.26 Writer: DMA327 12:11 HRS. Pleasantville Dispatched for reported smoke coming from the roof and eeves of a house, possible fire... IAO Bedford Rd. South of Greely Ave. 12:14 Hrs. Mount Pleasant PD on scene confirming fire coming from the roof 12:19 2372 Onscene...Confirming a 10-75 County Car 6 is Also responding 12:21 Hrs. Chappaqua PD dispatching Chappaqua full assignment for a working structure fire at above address 12:22 Hrs. 60 Control Retoning for both TL5 and TL27 to the scene 12:23 Hrs. 2372 Requests an Eng. and a Ladder From Mt. Kisco to 491 King Street, Chappaqua Fire Headquarters for stand-by for both Pleasantville and CHappaqua FD's. 12:23 Hrs. TL5 is 10-19, TL27 is 10-17 as is Batt. 16 12:24 Hrs. 2372 requesting a FAST to the scene 12:26 Hrs. Bedford Hills 1 Engine to Stand by 491 King St. Chappaqua Fire Headquarters. 12:26 Hrs. Mt. Kisco TL14 is 10-19 Chappaqua FQ's. 12:28 Hrs. Engine 198 10-17 for coverage Assignment 12:37 Hrs. Requesting C&O ZONE 5 to the scene 12:44 Hrs. Releasing Eng. 105 and U-14 from the scene back to CHappaqua Fire HQ's. Holding TL14 at Chappaqua 12:40 Hrs (Approx). Heavy Fire is K/D 12:46 Hrs. 2372 Reports Signal 10-30 12:52 Hrs. Engine 105(Kisco) and U-13 goin 10-8 12:57 Hrs. Cancelling C&O ZONE 5 13:18 Hrs. 2372 releasing Mount Kisco TL14 and reporting his units going 10-8 Shortly 13:21 Hrs. Batt. 16 10-8 13:51 Hrs. 2372 reports all units clearing the scene

Date: 12-30-04 Time: 03:30 Hrs Location: Sparrow Ln. X South Broad St. Description: Structure Fire Units: CC 2341, Engines 131,132,133, 134, TL 45 / LMFD FAST w/ Cars 2265 & 2266, Eng. 255 / Buchanan FD CC2251 Cascade 12 Frequency: Dispatch 46.26 / Fireground Ops. on UHF CHannel 8 Writer: DMA327 03:30 Hrs. Engine 131 Dispatched for Outside Smoke condition IAO North Broad St. X Main St. 03:31 Hrs. Engines 132, 33, 34 and the Truck Co. requested to fill out assignment for a structure fire at above location. Now reported to be Sparrow X S. Broad 03:36 Hrs. LMFD dispatched for FAS Team for a working structure fire 03:45 Hrs. Batt. 17 10-17 03:46 Hrs. LMFD FAST 10-17 03:51 Hrs. LMFD 10-19 03:53 Batt. 17 is 10-19 03:58 Buchanan Cascade 12 Requested to scene 04:00 Hrs. 60 Dispatching C&0 Zone 4 for an emergency response

Hey... can't say a 20 yr. old Mack looks the way it does without pride!!!

"Doctors Ambulance company policy permitted him to go through an intersection against a red light at 15 to 20 mph as long as it was safe." I don't know about me but this doesn't seem very safe to me. As you guys said... Inch up, make sure you can make eye contact with all drivers and there isn't a single lane out of eye vision...then proceed with extreme caution. I don't understand what kinda policy that is!!!

As well as being chief operator to an apparatus, it is their job to make sure every little aspect of the apparatus they are assigned to is in working condition. All the equipment, tools, radios, air-packs, etc... including the rig and all its fuels and fluids are filled all the time. They also report on when things go wrong (i.e. air leaks, water leaks, or fluids leaks) and if equipment is out of service. All notification goes to the captain who then reports to the chief.