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From: denning@chirpa.enet.dec.com (My name is...)
Subject: MOSTLY MOTOROLA RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:29:57 GMT


I was cleaning out the basement the other day and I found all the stuff 
that I wasn't using.

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	or 508-264-5488 during the day (8-6 M-F)
	or 617-968-0892 (After 7PM M-F) or all day Sat/Sun


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H43AAU3120BN	MX340 VHF Portable (150.8 - 162 Mhz)
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N1244A		MOTOROLA MX300 Series Converta-Com
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HMN6071B	MX Series Speaker-Microphone

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		430-450 Mhz, 2F, unknown RF Power

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TCN6026AL	MOTOROLA MOTRAC Control Head 

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		On 165.0125/165.1375 
		No Charger
From: Barbara.Mezzanini@f7.n2609.z1.fidonet.org (Barbara Mezzanini)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Albany Conference
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 01:06:00 -0800

 -=> Quoting David Mastrianni to All <=-

 DM> Hello All!

   Hello David!

 DM> I have heard mention of A Conference in Albany NY.  Can anyone give
me
 DM> all the info on this as I am Origonally from this area, and it
would
 DM> be a good excuse to get back home and see the folks.
               :-)
   It's the 9th. Annual New York State EMS Conference, being
   held Nov. 13-15, 1992. I've never been to one myself, this
   will be my first, so I can't give any insight, but I've
   heard it's been informational as well as a pretty good
   time. I just sent in the registration form today,
   "just before" I saw your message, so I don't have the
   address or name of person in charge, but if you call
   information for the NYS Dept. of Health and ask them for
   the EMS Program, in particular the conference they'll
   help you. I called and explained I never received
   the mailing, and asked them to waive the late registration
   fee, and THEY DID! It was a rather pleasant surprise :)
   If you explain you're from out of state, maybe they'll do
   the same. Initially the conference rate was $80.00 up to
   Oct. 1st, then 100.00 up to Nov. 1st, then "now" $150.00
   OUCH!!!  But they gave it to me for the $80.00, I had just
   received the brochure from my old partner Mon. 11\02

   Hotels: Marriott single/double $89.00, n/c extra person
           518-458-8444 (15 min. drive) ** heard a nice place
           Holiday Inn Turf single/double $69.00 n/c e.p.
           518-458-7250 (15 min. drive) ** heard nice lounge
           The Days Inn-Wolf Rd. s/d $45.00 n/c e.p.
           518-459-3600 (15 min. drive)
           Albany Hilton single-$82.00 Dbl-$92.00 e.p.$15.00
           518-462-6611  walking distance to convention centr
           Econo Lodge-Downtown single/double $44. e.p. $5.00
           518-434-4111  walking distance to conv. center

   There are also pre conference workshops on Fri, (add. $$)
   Registration is Fri. Night 1800-2100 hrs. conf: Sat. & Sun.
   0900-1700 hrs. and awards banquet Sat. 1930 hrs, (add $$)

   Hope this helps, Shreyas Shah from NYC EMS and myself will
   be attending so far from here, hope to see you there :)  !

 DM> Thanks In Advance,

   You're Welcome David!

 DM> David Mastrianni
 DM> The Trauma Room! BBS
 DM> Hamilton, MA
 DM> (508)468-4596

   Love the name of the BBS, are you the SYSOP? I originally
   come from the Melrose, Malden, & Woburn, Mass areas. Take
   care,  *Barb*

... Drive not ready E: (R)etry (G)o to Impulse (C)all Geordi.
 * Origin: PowerLine 315-865-4070 Marcy NY (1:2609/7.0)
From: Shreyas.Shah@f303.n2603.z1.fidonet.org (Shreyas Shah)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Re: RE:
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 10:37:24 -0800

DP>  With regards to your statement of 3's in New York, you
DP> are correct..
 
Thanks for the info...Once again I stand corrected (with all this
standing 
I'm gonna fall soon!). This finally clears things up for me as well as 
confirms what others have told me.                   
Shreyas


 * Origin: Black Box II N.Y. 718-966-7651 4 Lines 9600 v32 1.2gig
(1:2603/303)

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Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Date:         Thu, 12 Nov 1992 09:52:00 CST
From:         "Wm. Bryant Faust, IV" <WFAUST@NNOMED.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Volunteer vs Paid

> I also go to school in Monroe County New York,  Rochester.  The EMS up here is
> 90% volunteer, with two paid for-profit services.  These services do mostly
. . .
> In summary, feel that paid municipal services, supported by fees and tax
> dollars is the way to go.
>
> Brian Heath
> PA-NY FF/EMT

Here in Louisiana, the situation is quite different.  Almost all the
EMS service in this area is provided by paid, private services with
fire department rolling as first responders.  There are also some areas
served by paid municipal third services and paid POLICE department
run EMS divisions.  Volunteer fire departments are not uncommon
in the more rural areas, but I don't know of any volunteer EMS services
around here.  This has led to some very large private companies
providing service.  Acadian Ambulance Service covers more than 1/3 of
the state as a 911 provider, and Medic One runs transports and handles
roll-overs in 4 parishes(counties) in and around New Orleans.

Bryant
WFAUST@NOMVS.LSUMC.EDU
From: Kevin.Agard@f94.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Kevin Agard)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: private messages
Date: 7 Nov 92 14:44:00 GMT

TO: OHARATH@CANISIUS.BITNET (Tim O'Hara)

TO>>Also ,  What is up with all of these short messages (I think they
are being
  >>echoed from fidonet)  For example one today looked something like
this:

TO>>SUBJECT: TEST

TO>>*/ Hope this works!

TO>>Am I the only one getting sick of this stuff?  It seems like Most of
this
  >>mail is private messages.

Tim,

They probably are coming from Fido as each time a new BBS picks up an
Echo they send such a message to verify their link. Most of us find
them
irritating also but accept them as a fact of life.

are you getting all the fido messages? I was under the impression that
the only ones getting on to your systems were ones specifically address
to an internet address and routed thru a gateway.

regards,


KMA

FidoNet : 1:2604/111
CServe  : 71035,2365
Prodigy : PMBN50A
Internet: kevin.agard@f111.n2604.z1.fidonet.org
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 * Origin: Deredain's Realm BBS - Home of NJ EMT & Paramdedic Assoc.
From: Bob.Reynolds@f290.n231.z1.fidonet.org (Bob Reynolds)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: What Is Policy For Driving
Date: 5 Nov 92 22:18:01 GMT


 JM>  Just wondering what the policy is for Volunteers driving
 JM>  to the station to respond to their alarm?

 
I think it varies from state to state,  but in Indiana a Volunteer 
Fireman may exhibit his/her blue light when responding to 
emergencies.  All traffic laws must be obeyed and the blue light is 
only a courtesy light to REQUEST the right of way.  This applies 
when you are either responding to the station OR when responding 
directly to the incident scene.
 
                       -=Bob=-
 * Origin: The RoadHouse BBS <<ASP>> Indpls, IN (317) 784-2147
((1:231/290.0)
From: Kenneth.Grimard@f290.n324.z1.fidonet.org (Kenneth Grimard)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: scanner database door
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 22:48:00 -0800

Hello All!

Does any one know where i can find a scanner database door for an ibm
bbs. I am currently running fd/remote access.


Kenneth grimard

 * Origin: Ken's bbs Dracut,Ma (1:324/290)
From: Dave.Pfister@f702.n278.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Pfister)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Re: VOLUNTEERS
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 12:22:45 -0800

Ed Shanks says...
 
        Michael Rolfes writes about volunteer FD members being able to
        turn in drivers who don't obey the law....Sorry, but I just
can't
        buy it. When's the last time you saw someone written up in the
        court news for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle (unless
        involved in a MVA), much less a POV with red lights and siren?
        Here in the other end of Ohio you bob and weave around the
morons
        as best you can with due regard to the traffic around you. I
was
        on a volunteer FD for 5 years before I was hired on a full-time
        FD over 5 years ago, and while I'd like to think I can do
        something about the pin-heads who drive with their heads up
        their you-know-wheres, about all you can do is yell out the
        window at them, "I hope I'm going to YOUR house!" But let's
        face it: if they don't see a 56,000 lb. ladder truck, how are
        they gonna see a Yugo or Ford Festiva or Geo Metro with a cute
        little Fireball light on the roof?
 
--->

I have to agree with Ed on this one.  Volunteer (or Paid for that
matter) FD 
members can *not* have a driver written up for a violation of the VTL
without 
PD witnessing it (at least in New York State they can't).  When I first

started driving (on calls) I asked a friend who is a police officer the
very 
same question after having a near accident with a driver who totally
ignored 
lights/sirens - and he said that PD has to witness the actual
occurence.


Just my $2.00

-Dave Pfister/EMT
 Port Washington FD
 Port Washington, LI, NY

 * Origin: New York City Fire Department, New York, NY (1:278/702)

Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
From: af905@yfn.ysu.edu (Ed Shanks)
Subject: Re: Hazard Lights on Emergency Vehicles
Organization: Youngstown State University/Youngstown Free-Net
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 16:25:35 GMT


Justin Kibell of Australia asked about the large amount of lights
and such on American apparatus. Allow me to offer my opinion on
why this is.  I think we have so many lights and warning devices
because ours is such a lawsuit-happy society. People here will
sue for huge amounts of money over the stupidest things! Also,
nobody is willing to admit fault - possibly as a result of the
lawsuits. So if someone pulls out in front of a fire truck that
is running red and gets hit, their first reaction is usually,
"Well, I couldn't see them coming. They were going too fast. They
didn't have their lights on, or if they did I couldn't see them."
Never a word about them screwing up and not seeing a 50 foot long,
red (or whatever color) truck with all sorts of lights, sirens,
bells and whistles. So we keep adding more stuff to the rig, so
that in case you don't see 10 flashing lights, you MAY see 12!

We call this: our government in action!

-- 
       Ed Shanks      af905@yfn.ysu.edu
       Sr. Firefighter (and lots of other titles, as well!)
       Boardman Fire Dept.    Boardman, Ohio
       "It's not just an adventure, its a job!"
From: Kevin.Agard@f94.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Kevin Agard)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: volunteer vs. paid
Date: 7 Nov 92 14:52:00 GMT

To: MEG04@ALBNYDH2.BITNET

ME>>I'm Mike Gilbertson, director of EMS for the NYS Health Department.

ME>>Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Albany, Schenectady, Troy,
Yonkers,
  >>and NYC are all served by commercial services, usually with FD
backup.
        ^^^

Hi Mike,

When did NYC EMS get to be a "commercial" service? A paid service, yes,
but commercial?

regards

KMA
NYC*EMS STA 11

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 * Origin: Deredain's Realm BBS - Home of NJ EMT & Paramdedic Assoc.
From: Chris.Scheer@f1047.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Chris Scheer)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Reply
Date: 7 Nov 92 10:01:18 GMT

Hello Tom,
    About your request for college F.D. SOP's. First, the College Park 
VFD is a Prince George's County Maryland Fire Department. It is staffed

by county personnel during the daytime during the week. All other times

by volunteers. Some students some not. The company comes under the 
authority of the County Fire Department and its chief. Although each 
volunteer company has its own chief and line officers, the SOP's are 
promulgated through the chain-of-command from the county. 
 
    If you want fire ground SOP's I can obtain them for you. They are 
County SOP's. However, if you are looking for administrative stuff, that

would probably be individual company regulations. ....... Let me clarify

something first here.... all emergency operation SOP's are county 
origin, most all adminisrative, company level operations are created by

each individual company. All the volunteer orginizations in this county

are private corporations and set their own rules as long as the comply 
with county regulations and law....  now that I've confused you. If you

could be more specific about your needs I can address them. I have a 
number of friends in the county as well as the College Park VFD.
 
                                  Until Next Time,
                                  Chris Scheer
/s

 * Origin: Md. State Firemen's Assoc. (410) 536-1935 (1:261/1047)
From: Dave.Pfister@f702.n278.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Pfister)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Re: PRIVACY
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 12:30:57 -0800

FireMAN says...
 
        I do know for a fact that medical records (PCR's) are NOT public

        medical record.  If you want a PCR off of my ambulance corps,
even if
        you're the patient or his lawyer, you MUST have a subopena to
get 
it. 
        No exceptions.
        It's a good way to keep yourself from being sued!
 
                                                        FireMAN
 
-->

FireMAN -

        I agree with your statement about public medical records.

        However, your corp is setting themselves up for a lawsuit if
they
        indeed refuse to supply the PCR to a patient or their lawyer
without
        subpena. (sp?)  If I am an aided treated by your corp, and three

weeks
        letter in *writing* request a copy of the PCR that was filled
for me,
        I am entitled to a copy *without* legal intervention.  Lawyers
also
        use a generic "Release of Medical Records" form that is also
accepted
        for purposes of release of PCRs.

-Dave Pfister/EMT
 Port Washington FD
 Port Washington, LI, NY

 * Origin: New York City Fire Department, New York, NY (1:278/702)
From: Glenn.Matthews@f34.n371.z1.fidonet.org (Glenn Matthews)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Volunteer vs. Paid.
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 06:00:00 -0800

I came from a County in the State of Nevada that they owned their own
ambulances.  Here is a little run down.  It was Minerial County, Nevada.
 The main town was Hawthorne, that had (maybe) 2,000 people, but the
town was one square mile.  Hawthorne had a paid dept., but there was
only 4 paid personnel. 3 firefighters for shifts, along with the Chief,
who  was 9 to 5 Mon-Fri.  The firefighters primarly answered the phone
from the sheriffs office, that received 911.  If there was a fire within
the town, the paid firefighter would respond one engine, and be the
engineer.  There was about 30 volunteer firefighters that would bring a
engine, and man the paid mans truck also.  The station had 3 ambulances.
 If a call came from the sheriffs office for the ambulance, the paid
firefighter would page for volunteer ambulance attendants, and they
would respond while the paid firefighter manned the radio.  Every now
and then, the Hawthorne hospital would need someone trasported to Reno
(Appx 135 miles away), so volunteers would do this also.  The county
also had 3 other stations, manned completely by volunteers, that had
engines and ambulances.  There was one indian reservation with a fire
dept., no ambulance and the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, that had a
full professional fire dept. with ambulance, but no legal way of
transporting injured victims.
I moved away from that place and now live on Pine Island, Florida, and
work for the State FIre Marshal's Office.  Good luck with your report.


 * Origin: Diver Down BBS.  Ft. Myers, FL.  (813) 275-1746. (1:371/34)
From: Kevin.Agard@f94.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Kevin Agard)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Vital Signs Conference /
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 10:24:00 -0800

TO: MEG04@ALBNYDH2.BITNET (Mike Gilbertson)


ME>>BTW, I'm sure the drinking comment was in jest, but I want to point
out
  >>that the only way for any (paid or volunteer) EMS provider to get
  >>respect as a professional is to act like one.......which obviously
  >>does not include raising one's ETOH level above .08!

You can raise your BAC and still perform professionally the next day, A
professional in pain, but a professional none the less <g>


Regards,

KMA

FidoNet : 1:2604/111
CServe  : 71035,2365
Prodigy : PMBN50A
Internet: kevin.agard@f111.n2604.z1.fidonet.org
          71035.2365@compuserve.com


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 * Origin: Deredain's Realm BBS - Home of NJ EMT & Paramdedic Assoc.
From: Christopher.Baker@f14.n374.z1.fidonet.org (Christopher Baker)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: ELISTING
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 13:45:00 -0800

FIRENET is listed as dropped in this month's EList report.
 
better get an update in! [grin]
 
TTFN.
Chris

 * Origin: Rights On!-Fire Communications Retired-Titusville_FL_USA
(1:374/14)
From: Brian.Matlock@p2.f54.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Brian Matlock)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: What is policy for driving
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 17:38:13 -0800

On Nov 02, Jim Malkowski wrote:  
 JM> Just wondering what the policy is for Volunteers driving to the
station to 
 JM> respond to their alarm?

Our departments policy is simple: obey all traffics laws.  We are not
allowed 
to run lights, etc on POVs in Oregon. 

Brian
FF/EMT 2  

 * Origin: Beavercreek Fire Dept, Beavercreek, Oregon (1:105/54.2)
From: Jack.Cross@f13.n3805.z1.fidonet.org (Jack Cross)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Echolist
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 10:36:07 -0800

 >  -=> Quoting David Rye to Ed McCormick <=-
 >>         Anyone care to add to the list or comment?
 >  DR> I'll comment.  I just wish everyone would get these echos
FidoNet
 >  DR> backbone listed instead of going through the trouble of forming
their
 >  DR> own networks.  Why add the additional expense of the different
routing
 >  DR> and so forth when a perfectly viable routing scheme is already
set up
 >  DR> with FidoNet?

 >         I understand what you are saying.  Do you think that FIDO
would
 >         discuss adding the various echos that apply only to one
group
 >         of interested users.  Would 20 or so (more most likely) be a
 >         major problem?  Please be assured, no one is trying to hurt
 >         FidoNet or take away the importance or the Net.

Ed, there are many echos that pertain to one certain group or interests.
 The only thing would be that they would have to be request by two or
more RECS and the volume must mee a certain criteria.  If you are
interested freq BOP_103.ARC which gives all the details.

                     Jack

 * Origin: NightShift / Wichita Falls, Tx 817.855-1526 (1:3805/13)
From: Christopher.Baker@f14.n374.z1.fidonet.org (Christopher Baker)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: I HAVE RETURNE
Date: 27 Oct 92 20:32:00 GMT

just a passthru for a Disaster group in Australia but thought i'd check
in from my retirement as well. [grin]
 
how goes the FireNet?
 
TTFN.
Chris

 * Origin: Rights On!-Fire Communications Retired-Titusville_FL_USA
(1:374/14)
From: Mike.Kregness@f4.n290.z1.fidonet.org (Mike Kregness)
Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
Subject: Photographers On Scene
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 11:32:02 -0800

You know all this bad attitude toward  photographers is
interesting. And just plain the wrong attitude to have.
And anyone who would put a photographer  at risk for injury
should consider legal terms like WILLFULL INJURY & BLATUNT DISREGARD
before soaking someone or knowingly allowing them to be injured.
Because I wouldn't hesitate to sue your  @#&*! for a stunt like
that.

  I might not win, but I know, I could cause you a world of hurt,
and after all isn't that the ture meaning of of a payback ?


                       mike
___
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 * Origin: Alternatives (1:290/4)

Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
From: kevin@mpls911.ecc.mpls.gov (Kevin Herrboldt)
Subject: Re: LONDON (UK) EMS problems
Organization: City of Minneapolis
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 04:08:52 GMT

Karl.Hendry@f35.n280.z1.fidonet.org (Karl Hendry) writes:
> [...]
>         Solution...... Go with a proven tool. EAI Systems ,USA is the
> largest maker of these types of products and although far from perfect
> and plug n play it does work. I'm sure they are not the only proven
> company with experience in this.
>         I understand Kansas City, MO FD/PD is trying to program their
> own CAD instead of purchasing EAI system. From what I understand it
> will
> cost more and take them years longer to implement it. I wonder if KC
> and
> other communities are headed for for a London type ordeal in the name
> of
> budget(loosely used term)?
> [...]
>   DeLuxe/386 1.12 #3884  I'm not an MD and I don't play one on TV.
>  * Origin: COLOSSUS ]II[ Sys. 6.0gig 12 lines, 913-897-6667 (1:280/35)

Here in Minneapolis we run a custom CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch) system,
which handles Police, Fire and EMS.  From design to operation it took us
less than 18 months to get up on it (with help from AT&T, we designed it
and they wrote it).  And it cost significantly less than many CAD systems.

We experience less than ten minutes of down time per month.  Of course, we
have complete redundancy.  If a computer system fails, we have a backup.
And if all else fails, we still have procedures to operate manually.

These are obviously lessons London needs to (sadly) learn the hard way.  
-- 
Kevin Herrboldt                                  mpls911!kevin@mishima.mn.org
Emergency Communications Center
City Hall Room B-911, Mpls, MN  55415
(612) 348-7216
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