grumpyff

Congrats Chief!

Id like to sue Congress and the President for all the money they keep stealing out of mt paychecks

M1 have been retired (and scrapped) for a couple years now. The M3 are still around and have a few more years left in them.

In most stations there is not enough room under the platform to take refuge. Usually the third rail shoe will strike you. Also in some stations, the trough is not deep enough, or wide enough to completely get out of the way. Barriers would be more thing to break, or line up the sheep, I mean passengers to be pushed in.

Its about time. Congratulations to Commissioner Stiebeling.

Ex-FDNY Ladder 82 SL 9504 Ladder 109 SL 9416

Ex-Haledon, NJ Engine 2 1983 Mack 1500/500

I-84 just reopened entrances thru Putnam County, starting to switch to rain in Patterson

Looks great! Christmas present?

Looks like it was replaced by a 2009 Pierce Contender http://www.esopusfd.com/node/18

Rest in Peace.

My condolences TXChief.

Green lane, by the saw mill parkway

Ex - Esopus, NY 27-13 1975 FWD 1000/750 4X4 drive found sitting on the side of the road in Ulster County

IF the FDNY battalions are anything like the the NYPD RMPs, then it depends where it the city they are assigned. When I worked in Manhattan, we regularly had older RMPs with lower mileage due to the density of population in a smaller area. Our cars would go 5 to 6 years before replacement, depending on conditions. Where I am at now it the Bronx we rack up the miles pretty quick. Our newest van put 41,000 in its first year with us, and now as it is approaching its second year is around 79,000 miles. I have been there for 2 and half years, we have gotten 1 new van and 2 new cars in that time period. From what I have heard, that is normal. Overall the conditions of the cars at those mileages are the same, tired, prone to breakdowns, doors and windows leak, need greater maintenance, etc, the only difference is age. Yonkers has 2 to cover the city. They probably run nonstop. As was mentioned, what condition are the spares in, if there are any? NYPD spare RMPs are a crap shoot.

The union has one concern, take care of its own members. I do not see it as an attack on Empress per se, but lets face it, if another ambulance company were to offer the same service at less cost to the City of Yonkers, Empress would be gone. The city bean counters have no loyalty, just cold hard cash calculations. I see as more against the city. Lets face it, if the City could save money on EMS, do you really think it will go to YFD? I would almost guarantee that it would be spent elsewhere.

No matter where you go, a boy and his dog will follow the fire trucks..

Command Tactical Vehicle Firefighter from Rescue 3 RAC 3

Repacking Engine 83 Engine 35 Field Comm

Looking back at the scene, an unknown engine which left room for Tower Ladder 17 to set up Ladder 29 Engine 83 and Ladder 48

EMS continued to bring in gear in case it was needed. Most of the EMS ops were set up on E 149 street and Jackson Ave Mobile Respiratory Treatment bus MERV 2

Crew from Truck 42 Tower Ladder 14 set up on Pontiac to lob water from the 3/4 side of the building Tower Ladder 17 continues to remove the siding off the front of the building.

Chief of Operations Esposito leaving the command post Crews Standing by with the FAST gear ready to go Tower Ladder 17 at work

Ladder 55 Ladder 42 in a new Ferrara and Ladder 19 in a spare I went to the other side of the fire buildings, by Jackson and Pontiac for this group of photos

Engine 69 and 91 were staged on E151 St and Concord while their manpower were at work Engine 82 hit the hydrant on E151 St between Concord and Jackson. I believe they were feeding Tower Ladder 31 Tower Ladders 31 and 17 working the front of the fire building and exposure 4