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Everybody looked great yesterday. It was an awesome parade, and an even better time afterwards! I've got a bunch of pictures from the parade, and as soon as photobucket stops pissing me off, i'll get them up!

Thats great!! I can think of an engine here in croton i'd like to do that to :P

It was a great parade, a great night for it, and a great time overall... the trophies were a little messed up, because as previously stated, Lake Carmel got best rescue, and they didn't even bring one, and Montrose got 2nd best 21-40 with 45 people in line! weird... anyway, I took a ton of pictures, and as soon as I get them up on photobucket, i'll put them in a slideshow and post them

A FANTASTIC job by the boys (and girl ) of Buchanan FD! This fire had quite a bit of potential, but BFD, with the assistance of the truck crew from Montrose got in there quickly and made a great stop! The fire started in a basement apartment due to an overloaded electrical circuit, and quickly spread. Engine 160 went in with an 1 3/4" and knocked it down quickly before it had a chance to spread out of control. Here's a rundown of the units on scene and standby. Buchanan FD: 2551 2553 E160 E161 R26 U12 Montrose FD: 2271 TL8 Montrose VA FD: MA28 (RIT) Cortlandt VAC: 88B3, 8805 WCDES: CC2 BAT10 BAT17 1404 (C&O) Standby Units: Verplanck FD: E126 In Quarters Croton FD: E119 In Montrose VA HQ

After speaking with Buchanan's IC, by time the RIT was called, the bulk of the fire was knocked down, so no FAST was called. Difference between a FAST and a RIT - not much, except a RIT is a quicker deployment just to get someone there during the initial stages of the fire, as FDVA356 said, when people are most likely to get hurt or lost. Whereas a FAST may take a few minutes to gather, the VA RIT team can be out the door and on the road immediately after dispatch. In most cases, both are dispatched at the same time, and again as FDVA356 stated, the RIT can supplement the FAST, or assist with fireground operations.

Yes, White Plains Ambulance 3, (aka 31B3) is on duty from 0900-2100, and they post at the parking garage on Mamaroneck Ave by Bloomingdale Rd. New Rochelle Ambulance 3, (aka 30A3) is on duty from 0700-1900, and they post at the Ward Acres Park on Quaker Ridge Rd. The advantage of 31B3 over 30A3... Dunkin Donuts is right there!

Interesting, sounds like a reasonable request, and I wouldn't be surprised if more and more contracted agencies follow suit. And speaking from a Transcare employee's perspective... The fuel crisis sucks for another reason... There's a new policy, for all Transcare 911 ambulances that have their own crew quarters, (New Rochelle 30A1, 30A2, White Plains 31A1, 31B2, Grasslands/Mt Pleasant 87A1/87B1 and 37M2) have to remain in quarters while not on calls or company business to conserve fuel. We can go get meals, but we have to "be quick." And it doesn't apply to the posted units like NR 30A3 and WP 30B3, due to the fact that they are posted during their tours of duty. And to any of my Transcare supervisors.... I'm not bitching, because it's actually quite logical, just sharing the info with the bravo community...

It's amazing how the simplest, most logical answers can be so damn funny! :lol:

last month we had a visit from Castle Point VA's 91-12, aka Montrose VA's old Engine 225. It was being used for the day because the current 225 had a special detail. Here's some shots, including the "re-lettering!"

I disagree... I had an '02 that came off a lease - I bought it with 36K miles, my sister is still driving it with over 95K miles, and never had any big problems with it.. I loved that truck! Best of luck to Archville with the new car. If memory serves me correctly... Engine 235 - 1993 Pierce Engine 263 - 1982 Hahn

Pretty neat... I'm really gonna miss that stadium. Hell, I've only been around for 25 years of its history, but I've seen a lot in those 25 years!

Wow. Hard to believe... He was a great comidean, and will be missed.

Hopefully soon to be associate member/ neighbor from FDVA/CFD Art Roosa III hey 2275 - still waiting on that application!

Date:6/13/08 Time:1208 Location: IFO 2166 Albany Post Rd (HEN HUD HIGH SCHOOL) Frequency: 46.26, Cortlandt VAC, FIRE 10 Units Operating: CVAC 88B1, 8864 Montrose FD: E121 R51 2272 2274 STAT Flight: AIR 1 Cort. Medics: 35M2 Police: NYSP Buchanan PD Description Of Incident: Motocycle vs Car MVA. LZ @ Hen Hud School Track Writer: x648eng119, FDVA356 Units dispatched for motorcycle vs. vehicle accident. 8854 on scene has 1 car and motorcycle MVA, with motorcyclist lying in the roadway will advise further. Montrose FD on scene assisting EMS and handling traffic. 8854 advising pt. involved in high-speed MVA; due to mechanism place Stat Flight on standby notify Medic, EMT's starting pt. care. Minutes later after assessment request Stat Flight on a launch, Montrose FD to handle landing zone IFO Hen Hud HS. Pt transferred to landing zone, 35M1 taking ALS protocols and handed over pt. care to Flight crew. **motorcycle struck passenger side rear of vehicle snapping rear axle, major damage to motorcycle. Unknown LOC and pt. complaining of loss of movement in extremities.

They should contact the Patriots for any leads... they were probably VIDEO TAPING IT!!! (Yeah, I went there!)

So coming on here HOURS after both incidents happened, I couldn't believe nothing was posted on this yet! Alain Robert is one thing climbing a building, but then this second idiot "copycat." Talk about JOB SECURITY!!

So i was perusing the Ferrara Fire Apparatus website and found a recent delivery of a 100 Ft Midmount Aieral Platform to the City of Bedford, Indiana. Very nice looking rig! Ferarra Deliveries Bedford Fire Dept (INDIANA)

OR MA'AM!!!! lol Best of luck to you! Stay safe!

To cover what someone else said about sending the Coordinators on minor fires where they may not be needed, it was the policy, and I'm sure it still is, whenever a department went mutual aid for another department, no matter what it is for, a B.C. is to be notified. It then falls on the B.C. as to whether or not they will respond. A hypothetical example: Say Department A has a daytime call for something as minor as wires down, but they are going to be tied up for a while for whatever reason. They relocate Department B to their HQ just for a standby. The B.C. for that zone must be notified. If that B.C. can't be reached, they go to the secondary, so on and so on. Once a B.C. is reached, they decide whether or not to respond. Also if I remember correctly, this doesn't apply to MOST dual responses.

Well, I remember a certain PD agency, that falls between Ossining and Cortlandt, , one particular Sgt would do the evening traffic post at the Croton Train Station, and he would put the radio on "scan" and place the siren on radio rebroadcast to sound busier! I personally have never really used it...

Battalion 17 Also has shirts out as well... Watch news 12 during a storm, you'll probably see Bat 17/Yorktown Highway Boss Eric DeBartolo wearing one!

Best Wishes Officer Santo! I hope to have you as an escort again for the New Roc Harley Open House Ride!!