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You would be correct, If a Chief Officer in EMS happened to be EMT certified and not a Paramedic although they are few and far in between they would be able to serve in the Chief of EMS position if the Fire Commissioner so desired. The last 5 Chiefs of EMS in the FDNY were all paramedics. The...

Yes and no but reasonably accurate statement.

I absolutely do. 😂

Question is will this fine ever be collected ? And I still like the tow truck on top of the summons.

They are neither trained nor equipped to accomplish the task. Finding and alternative means of entry and forcible entry are two different things. Besides we have forcible entry experts just minutes away.

Obviously you were trained well. Unfortunately you are using common sense as a reasonable approach to an easily solvable problem. That skill rarely exists these days. Physically checking on alternative ways to get in was not only a prudent thing to do it was actually expected of you while...

Thank you !

Don’t know if this is in the books for Engine operations or not but, I remember reading or hearing something that Engine companies responding on second alarm or greater could only use the hard suction when they hooked up to avoid exactly what you described.

Captain Cervo

This was what I wore when my assigned unit was Paramedic unit 23 William out of Station 23 in the Bronx.

In EMS pre merger all officer ranks from Lieutenant on up had gold colored collar brass. EMT’s and Paramedics had silver collar brass that had E M S in block letters on the right collar and your Station number on the left collar. Some of us wore our unit numbers instead of the station number...

Double YES.

I still have a copy, I’ll try and send it to you.

Medical Director in 1983 was Alexander Kuehl MD Chief of EMS (4 Star ? ) Uniform position at the time was Robert M. Becker. The very early eighties is when EMS started to transform into a more organized agency and started to grow. Slowly but steadily growing. One of the most useful things I...

Circa 1983 the rank structure was: Emergency Medical Specialist Level 1 (EMSS1) aka - EMT - Formerly known as Corpsman and before Health & Hospitals Corporation it was Ambulance Technician under the Department of Hospitals. Emergency Medical Specialist Level 2 (EMSS2) aka - Paramedic created in...

Stiff fines & towing are a must because a summons on the vehicle does not correct the immediate life threatening situation. Yes, even in the absence of firefighting activity blocked hydrants put the entire community at risk. Next is if 15 feet on either side of hydrant adequate for todays fire...

Although it’s nice to see promotions I don’t buy into the antiquated concept of Administrative Supervision. Supervision should be one stop shopping not one person who can only do one thing and another who can do all things. It would be similar to having a fire officer only capable of supervising...

Yes, you are correct. It’s only in EMS.