WCDES Scene Support Trailers?

[Monty 35]

How about offering to house train and maintain the county assets by one of the Fd's in Westchester? Its apparent the County has no personel for the equipment maybe the best option is to assign it to a local FD.

I've heard that some of the assets (EMS / Fire Gators) that DES has are manned by the Grasslands Fire Brigade and an agreement is in place with a local volunteer department to staff them at other times (Hawthorne I think).

I assume requesting these assets would go through the mutual aid plan - via the Battalion cars or 60 Control - who presumably have their own (secret? ) procedures.

Maybe management is still working on the plan for the Scene Support equipment ...... perhaps they can find a way to use it as a way to generate income? Anybody want to rent lots of tents?

[JohnnyOV 2]

I'm just going to request every trailer at our next run... doesn't matter what it is, auto alarm or cat in a tree. If I ask for them, they'll have to come right?

[DaRock98 76]

I've heard that some of the assets (EMS / Fire Gators) that DES has are manned by the Grasslands Fire Brigade and an agreement is in place with a local volunteer department to staff them at other times (Hawthorne I think)

They are by Hawthorne and Valhalla FD and in the contract with the County members are to respond to DES pick up the trailers and drop them off at the scene.

[firedude 985]

Does anybody have a picture of these "Scene Support Trailers"?

[PEMO3 523]

Maybe management is still working on the plan for the Scene Support equipment ...... perhaps they can find a way to use it as a way to generate income?

Edited February 23, 2011 by PEMO3

[PCFD ENG58 1,085]

I was at the training center today for a Elevator class, the trailer's that we speek of are not avalable because they are blocked in by the DEC flatbed rolloff truck that is used for a I guess broken down trailers that no one knows about ! I think ???????????? maybe????????

[Guest JR Fireman]

Maybe they should have painted them white with ghost lettering

[Guest JR Fireman]

I've heard that some of the assets (EMS / Fire Gators) that DES has are manned by the Grasslands Fire Brigade and an agreement is in place with a local volunteer department to staff them at other times (Hawthorne I think).

I assume requesting these assets would go through the mutual aid plan - via the Battalion cars or 60 Control - who presumably have their own (secret? ) procedures.

Maybe management is still working on the plan for the Scene Support equipment ...... perhaps they can find a way to use it as a way to generate income? Anybody want to rent lots of tents?

Yeah but they won't pre stage the gators, they will only roll them in an emergency and by the time they get there you don't need them.

[PFDRes47cue 653]

Yeah but they won't pre stage the gators, they will only roll them in an emergency and by the time they get there you don't need them.

This is not true. Hawthorne FD does a great job of responding its Gator very quickly. We used their Gator two times this past year for our Graham Hills Park Responses Plan. Their Gator was always there quickly.

[irishfire2491 24]

There has been lots of money spent at wcdes. This money could of been better spent by a fire department that actually responds to emergency's.

Here is an idea Lets use some of the grant money and hire a few emt's and a few ambulance, So 60 control doesnt have to blow up the radio toning out 5 different agency for a EMS Call and making a patient suffer for an ambulance. O the Possablities, BUT THAT WOULD BE TO EASY I GUESS! Lets just RAISE the TAXES for the Selected Few to play!

[Bnechis 3,961]

Here is an idea Lets use some of the grant money and hire a few emt's and a few ambulance, So 60 control doesnt have to blow up the radio toning out 5 different agency for a EMS Call and making a patient suffer for an ambulance. O the Possablities, BUT THAT WOULD BE TO EASY I GUESS! Lets just RAISE the TAXES for the Selected Few to play!

1st, the grants wont cover that, but more importantly why do the communities that provide proper service have to cover those that do not? Either by covering or funding. Either step up to the plate or forfit the game and get another team.

[SageVigiles 1,194]

I'll take three, and I don't even live in Westchester.

[38ff 250]

While not a Westchester County DES secene support trailer, I did find a Scene Support Trailer in lower Ulster County... Ready to go to any parade or muster at a moments notice.

Edited February 24, 2011 by 38ff

[efdcapt115 1,511]

While not a Westchester County DES secene support trailer, I did find a Scene Support Trailer in lower Ulster County... Ready to go to any parade or muster at a moments notice.

Nice! (Where's the hose straps? lol)