WAS967

No county trunked (mobile) radio? Hrm.

Date: 11/16/2009 Time: 1312 Location: 12 Channingville Rd, Town of Poughkeepsie (New Hamburg), NY (MAP) Frequency: 453.90000 (Dispatch), 453.92500 (Response), 453.80000 (Command) Units Operating: New Hamburg 53-1, New Hamburg FD, Wappinger's Falls Engine, Village of Fishkill FAST, MLSS Ambulance Weather Conditions: Clear and Temperate Description Of Incident: Confirmed fire in a structure across the street from New Hamburg Fire HQ with chief (53-1) on scene. Reporters: WAS967 Writer: WAS967 1418 - Dutchess 911 to 53-13, you may remain in quarters. 1419 - MLSS Medic 281 on scene evaluating two patients. 1420 - Correction on address, location is 12 Channingville Rd. Fishkill and Wappingers may return to service. 1424 - MLSS Medic 281 back in service, released by command. 1427 - New Hamburg units back in service, some reported structural damage (?? or was it "no structural damage") Guess it's good to live across the street from the FD. Nice stop chief.

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Yeah, it's possible that the state list isn't kept up to date. The county MAC list shows "White Plains Public Safety" as the agency of registration for several EMT-I and EMT-P. Interestingly the state list also shows Hudson Valley DDSO as having a Paramedic level certification in Wassaic. (News to me). Has the team been deployed for any jobs yet?

I still think this is an awesome idea and happy to se it become a reality, especially the fact that they got a 300k grant and formed the team without immediate cost to the tax payers. I dunno if we answered this in the previous thread but wanted to ask it here. I don't see anything that looks like the team on the list of EMS agencies at DOH. Who's operating license do they operate under and are they really operating on the Paramedic level or on the EMT-I level? (We know how newspapers are sometimes/all the time). Kudos to the commissioner for making this happen and best of luck to the team overall. (He is also a member of CCVAC in Cortlandt and actively rides calls - so I'd imagine he sees the need for good advanced care in special situations there as well). It's good to know they are available (as well as the Technical Rescue Team in Greenburgh) and will keep it in mind should we have a need for them in the nearby areas.

Did you sign up to receive them? http://www.suny.edu/sunyalert

Question from a non-firematic person. What makes a department a brigade? Like Grasslands or in this case, Meadowlands. How does it differ from a regular department? Do they have other jobs that they wrk and then when a fire call drops they take on a fire roll?

They have rescue medics in WP? Very cool. Anyone know where I can find more info?

Take yourself, as a totally fine individual, and lay on a longboard (don't call them spine boards - they aren't) and see how long it is before it becomes uncomfortable. I bet it's not more than 5-10 minutes. Now take someone who has pain in their back for whatever reason and imagine subjecting them to the same "treatment". I personally think the standard of care for people the truly need spinal immobilization should be the full body vacuum splints. But we won't see those in most places because they are too expensive. http://www.mdimicrotek.com/prod_ems-immobilevac.htm (The above link used solely as an example and in no means imply endorsement of said product).

Very well done.

I'd still love to know how they tell marijuana plants from any other plant? Chris192? And I'm with the people in favor of legalization. Alcohol is far more dangerous a drug than Marijuana.

Do they have antivenom for Rattlesnakes? If so, it's good for copperhead and water moccasins as well. (Crofab)

Thanks EJ. See you guys there.

Any suggestions for where to park and best viewing? I'm guessing near the beach somewhere in the neighborhoods off 311? Also nobody mentioned the time. EDIT: Found the answer after a bit of searching on the LCFD website: LAKE CARMEL FD PARADE Friday, August 14, 2009 Line up 6:15 Start time 7pm

Oh cool. My daughter loves parades. What's the route and what time is lineup and step off?

I don't get up there often but the people at the Pharmacy are usually accommodating. I shall try to remember to ask next time I'm at the ER.

Date: 8/14/2009 Time: 12:30 Location: I-684 N/B @ Exit 6 Frequency: NYSP Car to Station and Station to Car Units Operating: 7K26, 3K39 Weather Conditions: Clear, Hazy Description Of Incident: Failure to Comply. Northbound 684 at Exit 5. Speeds in excess of 100 MPH. Chased off Exit 6 onto Titicus Rd into North Salem toward Rt 116. TSP Notifying CT Police agencies. Green Avalon File 1 out of Dutchess County. Now at June Rd North of Baxter. Car stopped with 2 males in custody. Reporters: WAS967 Writer: WAS967

Nice. 54-79 (TCA) got best ambulance.

Oh I used to do that in Westchester ALL the time.

There are no mechanical rides at the carnival. All the entertainment is provided by members and friends of the fire department. There will be a band playing, a jumpy castle and slide for the kids, BINGO and Money Wheel, plenty of food and drink. It was a fun time last year, doubt this year will be any different.

Line up is 6:00pm, Step off is 7:00. Route is from the Elementary school, down Coulter Ave, to Main Street, across the train tracks to Dutcher Ave, then down Dutcher Ave to the South St Fire House (Station 1) where the carnival is. Best viewing seems to be along Main St with decent amount of parking along Charles Coleman Blvd. Shuttle buses running to and from the Carnival and Charles Coleman Blvd (near and sponsored by the Joe Petryka Co).

Nice. I'll be there. Last year we had a conflict with Lake Carmel so not as many departments were there. Should be a good one, especially since Patterson's was canceled last week.

And before people start jumping on the whole "OMG why was the patient taken ALL the way to Jacobi" bandwagon, I offer the following quote from the above mentioned article: "Definitive treatment for crotalid envenomation is antivenin. Prehospital providers should know which hospitals regularly stock antivenin. Regional variations in hospital pharmacy practices make generalizations difficult to make. When in doubt about local hospital antivenin supplies, diversion to a tertiary care trauma center would be most appropriate to ensure timely access to antivenin."

Actually, most of the information I've been getting has been from my fellow employees. And they seem to all be going off all the rumors that are floating about. Unfortunately we don't get to hear much on the other side of the county unless we also work Wapp. Nothing malicious or negative was meant or implied. Monday night. Route 55 outside Poughkeepsie. Alamo flycar, Transcare Uniform. And it has been a pleasure to mingle with the crews at Vassar and Saints. I look forward to working with them in the not too distant future. The next several weeks should be interesting.

If you hear the rattle of a rattler, you are already on top of it. Best bet is to stop where you are, don't make any sudden moves, get a general idea of where it is, and either A) slowly move away from it or let it move away from you. The snake IS more scared of you than you are of it. It WILL get away from you ASAP. Remember, most striking snakes can only strike out to about 2/3 their body length. Around here the crotalids max out at about 6 feet, so you are talking a striking distance of 4 feet max. And statistically, a lot of bites from venomous snakes to humans (over 50% I believe if you look at the stats. [EDIT - MY bad...it's far less at 20%....see below.]) are "dry" bites - ie...no venom is injected. Venomous snake bites around here are as rare as the rattlesnakes are (they are endangered too so don't go shooting them just because your dog is barking at one) but it's beneficial to become familiar with the basic treatment of same. Westchester still has some spots where even rattlesnakes can be an uncommon site (Ward Pound Ridge, Camp Smith to name a few). I thought MOST hospitals have at least ONE dosage of Crofab on hand. I know FEW have more than that because of the expense of the antivenom. I believe NWH has one dose on hand (I know the head pharmacist well and yes I've asked but that was a while ago and that status could have changed). I'm surprised that HVHC and (especially) WMC wouldn't have at least one dose on hand. Pays to call ahead I guess. But even so, if there is a confirmed envenomation (sp?), the average adult may need 6-8 doses, so they will likely get transfered anyways. One of the best things you can do as a prehospital provider is keep the patient calm and monitor for signs of envenomation. If there are no signs, it is unlikely they will get antivenom prophylactically as the negatives of giving it without symptoms far outweight the pros. [EDIT: More information] Here is a very good article from JEMS on the subject. NOTE: MY stats for the Crotalids above seems to have gotten mixed up with the ones regarding coral snakes (actually in the cobra family). Dry bites from coral snakes seem to be in the 50-60% range, whereas the crotalids are much less at about 20%. I stand corrected.