grumpyff

Vests must be fitted to the user. Too big, and you can not sit down without the vest riding up and hitting you in the chin, too small and it will leave gaps on the sides and vital areas. Also most vests are guaranteed for only 5 years by their manufacturers, however some departments can not afford to replace them when the hit that time limit. The NYPD gives its officers one vest, that's it, there is no spare to use if you clean it, or it is sweating from working during the summer. You want to replace it, save up your money (which if you use the uniform allowance money, it will take two years, without spending any money on any uniform items. We get $1000 a year lumped into the first paycheck in December, and it is taxed so you end up with just less than $%600). Vests also lose effectiveness when they get wet. You can not launder the ballistic insert, only the carrier. The insert is usually recommended to be clean with a damp cloth., so if multiple people are going to share them, its going to get disgusting quickly. Most vests also provide very little to no protection against bladed weapons, i.e. knives, daggers, etc and nothing against explosive devices. Rifle rounds and high powered handgun rounds will penetrate most vests on the market I also disagree that law enforcement is better than anyone else. We are held to a higher standard than anyone else. Get arrested for a domestic incident, and convicted you are fired (federal law about domestics and gun ownership). If the scene is not safe you do not enter...first thing they teach in EMT class.

Eng 38 on the hydrant, with a RAC set up in front of it Squad 61 Field Comm Unit

Rescue 3 Air Recon Chief with NYPD Aviation

Tower Ladder 41 working from East 225 Street Tower Ladder 31 working the East 226 St corner. Con Ed was working in the street prior to the alarm, and continued on.

Ladder 61 and Tower Ladder 51 operate under the elevated subway Ladder 56 bringing a line to the roof

Date: 05/02/13 Times: 0615 Location: 3885 White Plains Road, Bronx. (East 225 St & White Plains Road) Frequency: Units Operating: list of apparatus i saw on scene (not in order of response) Engines 42, 46, 95, 75, 90, 88, 262,, 72, 97, 79, 63, 35, 96, 64, and 38. Ladders 36, 38, 52, 61, 56, 51, 31, 41, 39, and 27. Rescue 3, Squad 61, Mask Service unit, Field Comm, Satellite 2, FDNY EMS Merv2, MRTU 1, NY Presbyterian and Montefiore EMS, NYPD Aviation (for the Air Recon Chief), NYPD. I believe Eng 63 and Ladder 39 were first due. Description Of Incident: Box 66-55-3677. Fire in a detached garage, spread to to exposure 3, a 2 story commercial building. Fire spread to 8 store fronts/buildings. NYCTA subway service on the 2 and 5 trains suspended at Gun Hill Road, with no service to 241 Street at the height of rush hour due proximity of elevated subway track to the fire buildings. NYPD called level 1 mobilization to handle subway and street closures. Reporters: GrumpyFF Writer: GrumpyFF photos: http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic/48544-bronx-5th-alarm-050213-photos/

Went to post in the New York City incident alert page just now. There was no template at all when starting a new thread. using Firefox 20.0.1

The Ex-Putnam Lake engine is in private ownership and being being used on a local horse farm

Ex-Putnam Lake Ford/Gowans Knight

Ex-FDNY Ladder 124 "Tonka Truck" 1997 Seagrave 75' Looks like it finished its career as a spare at Ladder 51, now the latest to enter Brookfield

Not in Patterson any longer. Where is TL15, the world wonders

I saw TL-15 up in Patterson, at Zotollas Repair back in December? I can swing by tomorrow and see if it is still there

Your f**** ed. simple. There is no plan, no equipment, and most important, not enough people to cover an automatic alarm, let alone have the training to decon people, and maintain it.

Not a real FDNY ambulance, but being used on a movie shoot last week in Midtown Manhattan.

http://www.cnn.com/ Around the 13 second mark you can see the second explosion in the background. Numerous reports of amputations and serious injuries

Rest in Peace Chief.

I haven't had much luck with taking photos of apparatus lately. Nothing new at Brookfield (nothing gone to scrap lately), or Bedford Hills. I have done a bunch a hiking around Putnam County. Here is photo I took the other day at Wonder Lake in Patterson. Anyone else have any photos to add, and get back into posting here on EMTBravo! Edit: looks like I am having trouble posting photos. Will try again later!

part of Wonder Lake State Park in Patterson, NY

Not really. Most apparatus in Westchester do not have large response areas. Most of its time was probably spent at scenes, so it probably had a lot of hours on the motor. IIRC correctly when Pleasantville replaced Rescue 47 in 2006 (it was a 1980) it only had around 12,000 miles on it, and was dispatched on almost every call during that time. Figure a ladder does not get dispatched to all calls in its district

Date: 04/09/13 Time: 2115 Incident Type: PIAA Rollover District: Brewster Location: I-684 Northbound (just south of Exit 9) Units: Brewster Fire and EMS, Putnam County BLS 4, Medic 4, NYSP Frequency: Weather Conditions: Clear and Warm Reporters: GrumpyFF Description: One car traveling northbound left the roadway and rolled over. Unsure of the number of patients, as I drove by.

Rest in Peace.

Here are some photos I took at yesterday's 4th alarm fire at 603 Jackson Avenue in the Bronx. These photos are about an hour into the incident. There was no visible fire at this time, but still heavy smoke. Mostly tower ladders performing hydraulic overhaul, and apparatus on scene. Enjoy! Across the street from the fire is a school playground, and a large crowd had gathered to watch. Air recon (NYPD Aviation) can be seen above the fire buildings. Engine 96 took another hydrant the next block over on Concord, and hand stretched a 3 inch line through the playground in case it was needed

Date: 01/05/13 Time: 1958 District: Location:3081 Route 22 (cross Route 311) Units:Patterson, Putnam Lake, Putnam HazMat Team Frequency: Weather Conditions: cold, cloudy Reporters:grumpyff Description:Dispatched for a large gas spill during delivery. 22-6-1 on scene reporting approximately 20 gallons of gasoline spilled on ground during delivery to Mobil gas station.

Not sure where you have gotten your numbers from, but I have seen more guns, and heard more shots fired in the last 4 years than in the first 10 years I had on the job(February will be 14 and half year with the NYPD). Prime example is Plaxico Buress shooting himself in a club. Prior to Bloomberg personally getting involved, almost no one got 2 years in jail. One gun collar I was took part in the the court motions lasted nearly 2 and half years, and in the end a plea was give for 8 months. After 5 months the defendant was out on the street. Also look at Washington DC, their guns laws were so restrictive the Supreme Court found them to be unconstitutional has/had some of the highest crime and murder rates in the country.

It was a total of three officers shot tonight. One off-duty MOS in the Bronx who attempted to break up a robbery of a car dealership on Boston Road, near Adee Avenue. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8941265 . One perpetrator in custody at the scene, and two additional arrested later on. Shortly there after 2 on duty MOS working in plainclothes anti-crime, were shot in Brooklyn at the Fort Hamilton subway station, on the N line. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8941340 . Perpetrator was shot dead by one officer. Hopefully all will make full recoveries, and be back to work when they are ready. For those that are not familiar with the term "plainclothes', it means just that, a police officer, on duty wearing regular clothes during the coarse of their tour. They are expected to be wearing their bullet resistant vest, and carry their gun in holster,a spare magazine, asp (extendable baton), pepper spray, at least one set of handcuffs, radio, some basic summons and paperwork, and keep it all concealed to better blend in to enforce what ever crime condition they are tasked to address. Tonight's incident in Brooklyn started with a person walking between subway cars. The Transit Authority banned this about 6 years ago, and the PD enforces it, as a lot of robbery and pickpocket perps have been found to walk thru trains in search of their victims. I did this for 5 years, and it can get hairy at times. Some of the perps know who you are, and will fight anyway, and then cry to the District Attorneys Office that they did know, or the officer did not identify themselves. Others truly did not know who the police were. On the police side, you only means of identification is your shield and ID card, along with the 'color of the day' which changes everyday, and is announced at every roll call. In the field it is just a colored armband/headband. When you get involved in something you are hoping that the responding uniformed officers either recognize you, or the color of the day. Your radio is often turned down low to avoid being heard, and if there is radio traffic you may not hear it as you are requesting help, and hopefully not being blocked by the other transmissions. That and your reaction times to getting equipment out can be slowed by the clothing you are wearing, such as large coats worn during this time of year.