Technical Rescue Teams II

[Guest TOYBUFF911]

IT APPEARS THE OTHER TOPIC HAS BEEN LOCKED, BUT TO ANSWER SOME LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS RAISED. THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE ARE IN CHARGE OF THE TAPPAN ZEE AND THE NYSP HAS A FULL TIME SWAT/HIGH ANGLE TEAM, WHO OPERATES OUT OF CAMP SMITH. THEY WOULD BE THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE BRIDGE REQUESTING WHO THEY WISH OR WHO THEY HAVE SET PROTOCOL WITH, IN THE EVENT THAT THE STATE TEAM WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY WOULD BE HELICOPTERED IN.THERE ARE ALSO A FEW OTHER STATE TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

HOWEVER GREENBURGH POLICE STAFFED WITH I BELIEVE SOME FAIRVIEW AND POSSIBLY HARTSDALE FIREFIGHTERS?, OPERATE A JOINT TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM. THESE MEMBERS ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND HIGHLY DEDICATED TO THE WORK, TRAINING AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH. OPERATING WITH A HEAVY RESCUE RESPONSE TRUCK AND SUPPORT TRAILERS AND LIGHTING, ETC. GREENBURGH ALSO RESPONDS TO AUTO ACCIDENTS AND SENDS THERE POLICE PARAMEDICS AND AMBULANCES TO THE TAPPAN ZEE, ON A DIAILY BASIS. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THEY ARE AN UNDERUSED RESOURCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTY AND WOULD PROVIDE EXCELLENT BACKUP TO DEPARTMENTS IN LOWER WESTCHESTER SUCH AS YONKERS, MOUNT VERNON AND NEW ROCHELLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT ROCKLAND HAS A TECH RESCUE TEAM , THAT I BELIEVE IS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS, THEY ALSO RESPONDS. IN LIGHT OF A JUMPER JOB THAT SHOULD FALL UNDER A POLICE RESPONSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE TRAINED POLICE UNITS IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER READY TO RESPOND IF REQUESTED (YONKERS ESU, GREENBURGH, WHITE PLAINS , NEW ROCHELLE, MOUNT VERNON AND NYPD ESU'S. IM SURE SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEDGABLE FROM GREENBURGH CAN SHED SOME MORE DETAIL ON THERE TRAINING AND CAPABILITIES IF DESIRED. STAY SAFE..

[GFD70 4]

I think the Greenburgh Tech. Rescue Team is made up of GPD members as well as members of Greenville, Hartsdale & Fairview Fire Departments (I'm not 100% sure). The truck is housed at GPD Headquarters.

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Greenburgh's Tech Team is Made up of approx 3 0r 4 Police officers, 4 Firefighters from Fairview, and 1 Firefighter from Greenville fd. Some of the Greenburgh PD'S Team Members have retired and they weren't replaced.