Pudge3311

Simply put, NY is a home rule state. So when you say fire, whoever the chief is gets to decide who gets to play. Until this changes, nothing is ever going to change. We can all disect this job til we are blue in the face, but until then, we all know that nothing is going to change. It nothing against anyone, its a simple product of our state and the way its run and governed. Consolidation would be great and benificial, but until it happens nothing is going to change. If your the chief, pick any department and have them dispatched. Hopefully they show up with enough people that know what they are doing. If not, ill call another department nd put you to work anyway. We all know the system is flawed. Its not going to change. How bout we start talking about how to actually try and consolidate instead of asking why four departments went to a job instead of one? End result, the fire went out. One department, 20 departments, doesn't matter. Everyone went home at the end of the tour, that's what matters. Chiefs and their fiefdoms, not going to change until someone has the balls to stand up and say its BS and then actually do something about it. End of story/rant.

Date: 1/31/11 Time: 1247 Location: 120 Madison Ave, E30 to E31 streets Frequency: 154.2500 Units Operating: Engines 1, 26, 21, 14, 65, 3, 34, 5, 9 w Sat 1. Ladders 24, 7, 12 Fast, 3, 21. Squad 18, Res 1, Batt 7, 6, 8 is safety, 9 is resource, SB, RB, FC, Tac 1, Div 1. Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Class E alarm from a school. Updated as reported Fire in Basement. Engine 1 reporting stuck in traffic. 10-75 fire in basement. CIDS: 6 story 75 x 95 Class 1. Theatre on floors 1 and 2, Swimming Pool in Basement. AKA School for Dramatic Arts. Exposures: 1- street, 2- 13 story Comm, 3- unknown, 4- 5 story OMD 1310 hrs: 1 LSO, sprinklers activated, still searching for seat of fire, Extra Eng and Truck, AHW. Difficulty reaching seat of fire, Searches In Progress. 1343 hrs: Primaries and Secondarys on floors 1-6 complete and negative. Primary in Basement complete and Neg. Car 6 placing Fire Under Control. Reporters/Writer: Pudge3311

Mayors new plan http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Pavia-unveils-plan-for-Stamford-fire-service-510041.php

A post on the Firehouse.com Forums: Makes it kind of tough to pick a side in this one.

The following comes from a friend of mind who knows the individual involved: Kind of puts it in a different perspecitive.

Regular Prevenative Maintainence usually occurs when companies are out of service for the day for Education Day or Medicals. The PM guys will pick up the rig and drop it back off. If they are running a spare, usually means something bigger, and its at the shops for a couple weeks.

Date:8/28/09 Time: Approx 0140 Location: Lake and Voss Frequency: Units Operating: Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Batt. 1 reports fire in 3 story frame, requests 2nd Alarm Reporters: Writer: Pudge3311

Date: 8/6/09 Time: 1153 Location: 173 East 90th Street, Between 3rd and Lex. Frequency: 154.2500 Units Operating: 1st Alarm: Engs 53, 44, 58, 22 act 39, TL 13, L 43, R1 Batt 12, Batt 11 10-75 chief 2nd Alarm: Engs 74, 76, 35, 23, TL 22, L 25, Squad 18(previously unavail), Eng 9 Sat 1, FC, TSU2, Batt 8 Saftey, Batt 9 RSU. 3rd Alarm: Engs 80 act 91, 8, 37, 59, TL 14, TL 35, Batt 17 act 12, Batt 4 act 8 Staging, MSU Weather Conditions: Description Of Incident: Multiple calls for fire E 90th St between 3rd and Lex. Reports of 181 E 90 5th fl, 175 E 90 5th fl, 173 E 90 2nd and 3rd fl. 4 Eng 2 Trucks Res 1 assigned due to calls, Squad unavailable at the time. 10 -75: 173 E 90, fire in apt 1B first floor. 1) street 2) Sim Attached 3) unknown 4) Sim Attatched. 25 x 50 4 Story. CIDS: 4 St Brick. Front and Rear Fire Escape. Bulkhead Top Floor, Duplex Top Floor to Penthouse, Access to rear through 171 E 90. 1208: 1 LSO, 2nd Line being stretched. Searches delayed in fire apart due to colliers conditions. Extra Engine (74) and Extra Truck (22), fire extending to shaft. 1210: 2nd Alarm, Fire in the shaft extending to Top Floor. 1218: 3 LSO, Heavy fire in cockloft due to extention in dumbwaiter shaft. Penthouse is hampering roof ops. 1224: Main Body of fire KD on 1st floor with primaries neg. Trucks still opening Cockloft, still DWH. 1231: 3rd Alarm, stageing at E 92nd street and Lex. 2 LSO, 3rd being stretched up FE. 4th being stretched into Exposure 4. 1236: Cars 23D, 36B, 12A, 11A, 1B, 15 all responding to 3rd Alarm 1239: Fall Back step 3. 1249: Chief Galvin Car 15 reports fire KD, still small pockets in cockloft. Slight extention to Exposure 4, KD. PWH. 1258: Chief Galvin Car 15 puts fire UC. Reporters: Writer: Pudge3311

Date: 7/14/09 Time: 0337hrs Location: 73 West 82nd Street, X Columbus Ave Frequency: 154.2500 Units Operating: Eng 74, 76, 40, 22, Lad 25, TL22, TL35 Fast, Batt 11, Sq 18, Res 1, Batt 10, Div 3. Extra Eng 44 Truck 13 Weather Conditions: Fair Description Of Incident: Fire in Basement Kitchen of 1st floor restaurant. Extended to 1st floor rest and into pipe chase on 2nd floor. Heavy smoke condtions throughout. Building is 5 story 25 x 75, OMD with restaurant on 1st floor. AHW on arrival with Extra Eng and Truck. Reporters: Writer: Pudge3311

A few companies by me have been running spares for awhile now with no idea when their getting there rigs back.

I forsee a lot of defensive operations.

Date: 12/13/08 Time: 0140 Location: 1745 Amsterdam Ave @ W146th Street Frequency: 154.2500 Units Operating: First Alarm: E80, E69, E84, E37, L28, TL23, B16. L40 Fast, B14 10-75 Chief Secon Alarm: E59, E67, E60, E68, L34, L30, E72 w/ Sat. 2, R3, Sq 41 Third Alarm: E47, E35, E58, E83, TL17, L49, B10 Staging, B17 act B16, MSU, Fieldcom, B43 Air Recon, Command Tactical Unit. Special Calls: TL 14, L26, L55, L29 Cars: 8, 12 Adam, 23 David Description Of Incident: Fire on 2nd through 5th floors of 5 story 25 x 100 OMD. 0212: 5 LSO, Fire KD, Trucks still opening, DWH, 0220: Primary neg in Apts 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C. 0227: Car 8 Chief Harring reports Primary negative on 5th Floor, still DWH. Special Call 2 Additional Trucks, L55, L29. 0231: Car 8 reports Secondary negative in Fire Apt, 3A. 0236: Car 8 reports Primary Search negative through Fire Building, Fire is PWH. 56 min duration. 0251: Car 8 reports 2LSO in Original Fire Building, 1743 Amsterdam Ave, Fire on Floors 2 through 5. 3LSO in Exposure 2, 1745 Amsterdam Ave, Fire on Floors 2 through 5. Fire is UC. Relocators: E53 Act E69, E54 Act E37, E312 Act E35, E50 Act E84, TL35 Act TL23, L59 Act L28, L163 Act L14 Writer: Pudge3311

Unless every seat on every rig that roles out the door is filled, no one is overstaffed.

Date: 11/10/08 Time: approx 0230 Location: 3123 Sedgwick Ave Frequency: 154.1900 Units Operating: Description Of Incident: 2nd Alarm Writer: Pudge3311 Second Alarm for Fire in 2 story 25 x 40 private dwelling with extension to exposure 2.

Date: 10/20/08 Time: approx 1810 Location: 196 Elizabeth Street, X of Spring St Frequency: 154.2500 Units Operating: Third Alarm Units E5, E4, E1, E34, L8, L105 Act L18, B 49 act B 7, B 10 Description Of Incident: Fire in Cockloft with extension to Exposure 2 and 2A. 1945: 5 LSO, All visible Fire KD in original building, All Fire extinguished in Exposures 2 and 2A, Primaries - in original building Car 8 puts the fire at PWH. Writer: Pudge3311