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i heard they were getting this monster today (10/4) anyone know if thats actually true or seen it yet???

wasnt referring to the drill. i think EFFD or Rombout should do an MCI drill. they have the most potential for a big incident.

at least our firefighters can get the apparatus out even if they are dummies.....

Yes it is being made by Rescue 1

what they failed to mention there was that the reason he was moving office furniture was because he was removed from the police station and put into a office in another building because of his actions towards the officers. its sad to see these people get treated the way they do. most of them are retired officers from big area departments with a lot of experience. this guy is just ruining the department and any credibility it may of had.

just curious to see if any departments around have the new ultra cutters. they are packing close to 200K psi cutting force and i want to see if its all the hype or just an advertising number. my department is soon to be replacing its frontline extrication package and this is one of the tools we are looking into. with todays vehicles, having a little extra punch in the cutting department definatly wont hurt. Id also like to know if anyone is using the telescoping rams Hurst offers. we have the traditional solid rams but this seems to be a nice idea for saving some space in our already cramped fire engine. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. also if you do have them, what was the price tag?

My volly department is beginning to research the possibility of purchasing a rescue pumper. the majority of our fire related calls are auto accidents and the truck it will be replacing is a regular engine. we are running that as an experiment and it seems to work quite well except for the lack of compartment space. we used to run a horton 18' walk in rescue but it was in an accident a few years ago and since has not been replaced. the need for a full blown rescue has been tossed due to low manpower numbers. we want 1 truck to run accidents and be able to manage a small spill or possible fire. what id like to know is this... 1) has anyone else swithced over from a rescue to a rescue pumper and if so were there any major problems? 2) how much do you actually carry in the rescue body 3) Ballpark price figures 4) any design complications with particular manufacturers? 5) this will have some debate but what manufacturer is ahead in the game of building these type vehicles Thanks a million!

i have been reading these posts about our ambulance and there hasnt been any feed back from actual beekman members except our chief. alot of our problems lie with the way alamo manages their contracts. as you all know, alamo has a contract with the state to provide transport service to the inmates of the jail. they also have a contract with the center for rehab in pawling as well as the town of pawling (not the fire district) our biggest problem is not whether or not its an inmate or civilian that the ambulance is transporting. we have been concerned that our ambulance is being abused. there has been numerous times, and if i dug through the CAD's im sure i would have numbers to back this up, that 34-79 gets dispatched to GHCF and their on scene time is in excess of 60-90 minutes. we simply have asked why our ambulance is called for a medical emergency and is held for that long instead of waiting for a transport ambulance to come. our contract (yes ive seen it) states that alamo will provide a back fill if available, which i know sometimes it isnt and at no fault to the staff. As for response times, we have never really had a problem with response times with alamo. once in awhile they get lost or are coming out of poughkeepsie, but there is nothing they can do with that. they go on an average for contract purposes. Our 34-71...Many years ago, the fire district approved to have the town contract out for ambulance service because our squad was down to 3 members and they just couldnt handle the calls. It was a smart move on their part and alot of towns are taking the same initiative. our ambulance is in service from 6pm to 6am and will respond to calls with 34-79 and transport if its BLS or cover a 2nd call. someone said in a post, well get your ambulance out. well my reply is well come recruit for us if you think its so easy. our town has doubled in population since 1992. most of the people now are people who transport back and forth to the city everyday. and we do all that we can to recruit and it doesnt produce many people who want to sit in a 150 hour emt course. we do what we can and thats all we can do. people think we are a paid department and expect someone there as soon as they call 911. its pretty hard to tell them their family member has to wait becasue the ambulance is sitting at the jail waiting for an inmate. as far as the 19K a month goes, well im not sure thats an accurate number. the contract is for a max of 60K a year and that pays for all town residents. it covers whatever expense the insurance company doesnt pay for or if you do not have insurance. i believe, and dont quote me here, last year they spent in the area of 38-40K. alamo asked for more operating money and the town gave it to them. the contract is up as of january 1,2008 and the fire district has speculated of taking it over from the town, but their have been no talks as of yet. the biggest concern is where they would house the ambulance because our building is full to begin with. I dont want to sound like an alamo basher because im not. i am friends with alot of the employees and most of them are great people. there is a severe lack of communication between the alamo gods, the town and the fire district. to my knowledge, they were having a meeting once every 4 months and thats not enough. i know ive sat in a few of these meetings in the past and we have gotten yes answers to everything or "we'll check into that" and nothing ever gets accomplished. I dont believe that switching companys is a good idea but it has been rumored. all the companies in the area are stretched thin and there will be problems with whoever you have on the side of the bus. these are just my 2 cents and i am open to any questions or comments. thank you

my volly department runs a full set of hurst tools. ive done classes with holmatro and amkus, my feeling is the hurst beats them hands down. they are a little bit pricey and im not a fan of the thumb control, but we have never had a problem with these tools. the technology out there these days is incredible so do your homework and get whats best for your men and your budget.

The Montrose VA- (3) 5 man shifts [currently 4 man shifts awaiting the probies] (All hazmat tech/FFII/EMT/confined space rescue) (1) Career Chief 1 engine (e-225) 1 mini attack (ma-28) 1 BLS ambulance (48b1) 1 Hazmat/Decon truck (hazmat 3) 1 Rescue Boat (Marine 21) Each shift is manned with an asst chief(OIC), lieutenant(MPO) and 3 FF's. there is no clean explanation for how we respond. if its a fire related call, the engine will roll with a full crew. If its an ems call on post, normally 2 FF's will respond with the ambulance but it doesnt transport outside of the VA. MA-28 often responds to the NYS nursing home to assist CVAC with 2 FF's. The boat and hazmat are special request will have 2 or 3 guys on it depending on the situation.