WAS967

Date: 1-13-05 Time: 1611hrs Location (Reported): I-684 S/B at Saw Mill Pkwy Location (Actual): I-648 N/B on Median between 684 and 35/Saw Mill Bypass City/County: Katonah, Town of Bedford Units: 2212, 2213, 45M1, 45M3, 65B1, E116, R17 Frequencies: 46.26 Writer: was967 Car changing lanes ran off road and onto embankment causing the car to roll over an unknown number of times. Passenger side damage, driver's side seat displaced, dash/wheel intact, multiple windows shattered, large "divot" on passenger seat (unknown if replaced afterward ). One patient Txp to WMC ALS due to mechanism by KBHVAC and 45M3.

Date: 1-13-05 Time: 0840hrs Location: Route 100 at Moseman Ave City/County: Somers Agencies: Somers Car 2442, E-183, 80B1, 80B2, 45M2 Frequencies: 46.26, Somers District Wide Writer: WAS967 Car accident reportedly with T-Bone and 8" intrusion, extrication required. 3 patients transported, 1 ALS to WMC, 2 BLS to Unknown (NWMC?).

And why are there no pictures of the good looking ones?

All I know is....save me a seat!

x635: White Body, Blue Stripe, 45Medic3. Now THAT I could go for. Poud Ridge and Vista jobs? forget 124/123.....I'm responding OVER the reservation. LOL

Listen, regardless of the TYPE of vehicle, when you have lights and sirens from any direction you are supposed to pull to the RIGHT and STOP. Yes, there have been incidents of confusion in the past. I heard of stories where people refused to stop for the oficer in the rig so he called a sector car in to assist. When the secotr car finally got the guy pulled over the guy's response was "but it was an ambulance I didn't think i needed to stop". Needless to say he got a summons for failure to yield as well and the initial violation. Now if a vehicle of questionable authority makes you pull over and acts like it is a traffic stop and you fear for your safety, they you would probably be well within your rights to leave and head to the nearest police station or call 911. If they are legit then 911 can put you in contact with the dispatcher to verify legitimacy. I'm sure there has been confusion in the past as well concerning the authority of DEP and MetroNorth Police. Both have the ability to pull you over and issue traffic violations if they witness such. Regardless of where it happens.

Wait. I-95, or runway 95? Looks like a freaking airport truck.

BEEP! :twisted:

Date: 01-07-05 Time: 19:08:38 Location: SUSAN LN/ALBANY POST RD CORTLANDT Frequency: 46.26, 153.575, Units: 2131, 2133, 35M1, 39M1, 75B2, 75B3, DPT213, DPT7500, E230, MA23, NSTAR, R39 Description: U/A CVFD reported double extrication. Calling in backup units from Garrison. Air 1 and 2 tied up on other calls. NorthStar from NJ on standby and awaiting further. PCVAC putting out call for second rig. U/A 39M1 reports 3 patients, negative extrication. 35M1 was originally on intercept with Empire Ambulance for patient out of local NH. 35M1 clearing up from a BLS Triage and reponding to the scene. Writer: WAS967

They are the department designations for CVFD and PCVAC respectively. Thats how they show up in the CAD system.

God. So young. God speed Frank. [-o<

[Expletives Deleted].....When are we going to get a Boston Market??? I think we should pool some resources and open one

http://cms.firehouse.com/forums2/showthrea...&threadid=65326 Thanks for the link. Looks like this will take a while to read and digest. :->

Could you post a link if possible? I'd be interested in reading the feedback over there.

You talking about the VACs? or the voluntaries?

Well, i thank you for the compliments. Unfortunatly we have an obligation to our own facilities to meet before we can go branching out and accepting new responsibilities and contracts in areas outside the immediate vicinity of our hospitals. (Holy Run on sentence!)

Uhm, no. If you read the memo, it was specifically stated that it was a direct result of the weather. There was also mention of the strain that the diversions are putting on the various systems, but the weather is predicted to greatly worsen said strain, ergo the 48 hour diversion cancellation.

Well, I'm glad we got that straightened out. As for the contracts, I I'd love to see my agency become a little more active up in that particular area, but that won't happen any time soon.

Yeah. Look how much PR the FDs got when they donated that Engine, equipment and chiefs car to Arkansas(?) recently. I forget details but wasn't it a Millwood engine and an older EMS response vehicle for thier chief car and other departments stepped up and equipped the engine with gear? I hear the guys from Arkansas were in tears when they found out.

Stop being so quick to jump to conclusions. With facilities like Springvale and VA Nursing Home, the volume of calls tends to put a strain on local EMS agencies. There SHOULD be a contract in place with a private transport company (I would bet there is too) for a majority of the calls that come out of these facilities. A call from them to 911 should be a rarity and for only severely ill patients. Unfortunatly it's the norm, not the exception. We get called constantly for patients who have been sick and now the MD wants them to go to the ER. But they can't get a decent ETA from the private ambulance so they call us. How do you feel getting out of bed at 3am to do the job of a company that has a contract but can't meet it's end of the deal?

You act like it's a constant problem which I don't think it really is. Having been an ER patient twice, I can say that I wasn't stuck waiting forever and a day. We have to face facts that ER censuses (censi? :->) are VERY dynamic. Sometimes you have three nurses per patient, sometimes you have 10 patients per nurse. It's a viscuous see-saw like cycle. Right now we've swung to the side of "hurry up and wait" becuase of the immense volume brought on by this "viral illness" that's been going around. The other problem with ER waits is ignorance about what goes on behind the scenes. It's very easy to criticise from our POV. I've seen a lot of posts from bitchy EMS people about long waits and diversionary cranckiness from ER staff, but I haven't heard one bit of feedback from someone on the other side of the clipboard.

http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/0105...5diversion.html

Decided to post this here to remind everyone to drive with utmost caution. Especially in emergency mode. I really feel sorry for the guy, but you do have to wonder how fast he was going to push a car 145 feet down the road.

Who will be the buff that goes and gets the vanity plate "EMTBravo"? :roll: