Bababoosky

interesting

I am a fan of the new interface

http://www.anvari.org/cols/Airbus_A380_Test_Flight.html

what does P.O.T stand for? Anyone? Anyone? Bueler? Bueler?

60K is not including shift differential and holiday pay.

Has anyone thought that people don't want the jobs because they don't make 6 figure salaries? People also don't want to work rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, or in dangerous or highly stressful work environment. NYPD advertises more than any department in the world, going to more job fairs, having the most commercials, websites, etc. The reason why they don't want the jobs is purely and simply a salary issue. You can barely afford to provide for yourself on $26K/yr in the academy, let alone if you are married and have a family!

Well said!

what does P.O.T. truck mean?

I understand that point you are trying to make about outreach. I think that the departments then should ask for larger budgets from their jurisdictions so that way they can take ads out in newspapers, tv/radio commercials (in English and Spanish), and build better, more informative websites.

The key word in my statement was Demographics. You are saying college students on a whole. Last time I checked, almost every High School in the area, at some point in their scholastic year have a Career/Job fair. Many agencies (civil service, and civilian) attend and talk to the students about career paths and how to get there. The majority of these jobs require the students to go on to college. And the wonderful thing about this country is that if you want to go to college you can apply for student loans, so that nothing can hold you back but yourself. I also think that many of the departments have a Police/Fire day (I know Mt Pleasant and Greenburgh PD's recently had one, Westchester County Fleet day, etc.) Where the community is allowed to show up, watch demo's and learn about their jobs, and how to become an LEO/FF if they so choose. I don't see how much more recruitment they can do.

Reflect the community? Isn't that why the majority of the departments in Westchester County, and the rest of the country have residency requirements? This is so that way people who want the job, and actually have a stake in the community have first shot at it! You cannot force someone to take a test. I don't think that what color someone is, their sexual preference, or gender should make any difference. THEY should be the ones to take the INITIATIVE to get the job! I don't care where you are from, what language you speak EVERYONE knows what a police car, fire truck, and ambulance look like. They know who works on them, and what they do. Therefore just responding is advertisement enough for the job. I think that you should always represent your respected department and answer questions in the truthful manner to those that ask. Every year we go into different schools, jobs, etc for fire safety. Giving everyone an idea of what WE do, and why WE do it. You don't see Law firms, Financial Institutions, Hospitals, etc going out of their way to recruit specific demographics. You know why? Because you have to have the drive, and ambition to do what it takes to achieve your goal.

Simon owns the show! literally

That is a GREAT book! Had people listened to John O'Niel, the world would be a lot better off right now! If anyone is interested in the Forensics of Fire, read Blaze By Nicholas Faith. Some good fiction, especially if you like a little bit of conspiracy theory, Nelson DeMille's Nightfall and Wildfire (highly recomended!)

I think it's an old ambulance that was donated, now its a dive team vehicle

Connor: [during job training for Rosengurtie Baumgartener, an avid feminist] The rule of thumb here is... Rosengurtie: Wait, rule of thumb? In the early 1900s it was legal for men to beat their wives, as long as they used a stick no wider than their thumb. Connor: Well, can't do much damage with that then, can we? Perhaps it should have been a rule of wrist? ~Boondock Saints, great movie

maybe FWD = Front Wheel Drive

I beleive, Transcare is metrocare

I heard they have X ray vision....

44 Prospect

wonder if any more body parts are gonna float up?

Vivera inks are good, but the initial cartridges don't last too long. You'll have better luck once you refill.

Well I was there, working, I know what went down. You can believe what you want

I'm not sure how many units responded. But as far as County PD goes (especially with their civilian SPR's) when a signal 5 is called, the calvary comes running. Port Chester, Rye, Harrison, New Rochelle had all sent units to quell the uprising. Every year on the 4th of July the $h|t hits the fan come closing time. After the fireworks show, the patrons are all moved to their vehicles or their busses. There is never enough busses, or room on the available busses. No one wants to wait in line, its hot, humid, everyone is exhausted, and then it happens.