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I will be in the North part of town, near route 311. Carmel schools, which I have heard some good things about. Some shopping is nearby, and the area is quiet ( a plus/minus depending on how you look at it). The fire house is also close by, once I get settled in. As a member of Pleasantville VFD, living in Bedford Hills, I have gotten real lazy :oops: about responding/ training so I will have to change my mindset on that. It is real easy to roll over and hit the reset button when the pager goes off. Most off the problem though is I work at night and sleep during the day. My days off are not steady, they rotate. I know most Depts would love to have more daytime members, but sometimes I think my situation can be a hinderance as I often miss training drills and meetings. Being new to a different Department, this will make it hard to meet the members and learn how they operate. 8-[ Does anyone have any thoughts on this? :-k

I'm happy to say all the house hunting has come to an end, we have decided on Patterson . Our closing is in a few weeks, thanks again for all your input it was really helpful.

My condolences to all involved, it is a sad time for all. The pictures on WABC show severe damage to the passenger side of the patient compaertment.

In the city, some of the peeps are too poor for regular medical care/ and or a taxi, so they use ems as a bus to go to the hospital to see a doctor for a checkup. #-o

As I was entering the train station in Bedford Hills the other day, one of the new M-7s was already in the station. I looked down at the train and noticed two areas on the roof of each car that were clear marked and labeled "Emergency Access" (I cant remember exact label). but it was definetly for rescuer access with a saw. I guess these are the safe areas to cut into car in a roll over derailment. =D>

The cost of purchasing and maintaining a tanker/water tender for an incident is what kills it. The urban areas spend their money to maintain the municipal water sytem, so justifying a tanker that maybe used once in how many years would not sit well with taxpayers/ city councils. Look at the struggle some departments have getting equipment they truly need, such as a fire house that will fit todays apparatus.

I also started looking at Putnam Valley. It seems nice, and quiet, which to me is not a problem, I get enough excitment at work ](*,) . Any one out there who knows about Put Valley, feel free to answer, good or bad.

Thanks for all the responses. =D> I had looked at a house in Putnam Lake, and was wondering why so many houses were for sale. I wonder if it problems with the well.

Hey FirstDue19, as a brother NYC P.O. its is an embarassment, but the PBA has known for a few years. It was obvious that the dept was pushing thru questionable candidates in order to make staffing levels in order to qualify for Federal funding. I think that after 9/11 the newspapers let it slide. Yes it is embarassing, but so is the city's contract offers, and our low pay. :oops: Your right though, the majority are honest, hard working people. =D> Unfortunately the rotten apples always get noticed. I have worked with several people who we could not figure out how they got hired, One was fired for lying under oath in a dept trial, another should have been after he tried to blow up the subway station. Yet we never hear about the good things we do in the course of a normal day.

Any idea of which type of unmarked car they are looking to purchase? Hopefully it is not the Impala, they are too small, underpowered and do not hold up well. We have them in NYC, and we have had lots of problems with them. The Crown Vic is a better product, but I've heard interesting things about the Magnum and/or the Charger.

I was away in college for that fire in Mt Kisco furniture. The Mack only had one deluge gun. The engine was tempermental at times(it was a Mack engine, hence the gold bulldogs on the cab). The only problems were the brakes ( they were too small), and finding parts for the boom as it got older.It was a fun truck to operate off of, it was very stable. I remember working at one fire shortly before it was sold, and the boom was just short of the ridge of the house, so we put a 16 foot roof ladder from the lip on the bucket to the ridge of the roof. (We were only a few inches from the roof to the bucket)

I ride Metro North almost everyday, and have ridden the M7 cars frequently. From what I have heard they are mixed into service radomly, i.e. the the 5:30 train might have it one day, and the next have an older M1 or M3. In regards to FD/EMS operations here are a few things I have noticed: 1. The doors to the platforms are wider the the older equipment, but only have one door piece. Next to each door is an emergency release handle behind a clear piece of plastic, and is labeled (unlike older equipment behind a panel). These new doors may be heavier due to their size. 2. The bathrooms are larger to be able to handle a wheelchair, with a person helping them. These bathrooms are huge compared to older ones. The bathroom also has one large sliding door. More space to search. Also the toilet is similar to those on an aiplane, it is pressurized to cut down on odors. 3. In a move to make the trains more reliable, more electrical components have been moved into the the passenger compartment. The equipment is housed in two closets near the train operators compartment, which now spans the width of the train. When the compartment is not in use(such as in the middle of a train), it can be closed off to the size of the older M1/M3and allows two seats to folded down in an alcove on the left. If a search must be done, do not forget this area( it face the window on the front of the car). 4. A backboard will not fit down the aisle inbetween the seats(just like the older equiopment). 5. Each car seats less than older equipment. If you have any need more info try here:http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=67

2372... all that hard work planning over the last few years has finally paid off. =D> Any word on E-91 going to E-bay? #-o

Pleasantville paints its bay doors at HQ, with different pictures every year. Rescue 47 usually gets a wreath on the front, in fact it can be seen in the photos taken by Pville 2372 at the extrication call. That and lights on the old boot rails on X-maas eve for Santa.

"First In, Last Out,... Follow US" on the back step of R-47. Not sure if it is still there but First In , Last Out was also on the front axle. =D>