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Please explain what exactly you mean by this. I do not want to just assume.

When the statistic were shown they were in the context of the amount of run's the HFD gets. For a town of it's size it would be an extreme burden on Volunteers. By the time the 3rd call and more came around you would have less and less guys. You have to understand the context of the statistic's that were given. People take that statistic out of context and just add it into other arguments randomly. I'm not a Harrison Firefighter, I just went on youtube and searched Harrison, NJ Fire. Thats what came up.

No one ever once said on this site there were 250+ full blown house fires a year. The statistic was very properly explained as to range anything from a garbage can fire to a brush fire to a house fire and all inbetween. So stop exaggerating. It's getting old. 401 Frankie Rodgers Blvd. Frankline Ave Fire Enjoy the video's.

Didn't they get some new police cars recently? They also got some new motorcycle's as well. Did something happened to the police station? Did it crumble over the weekend and I didn't hear about it? Decades old technology? I thought some of the cars had those new computers? You telling me the cops weren't issued the new laser pistols they got from the star wars production crews? The biggest concern of mine is that there are not enough cops on the street. And before people start saying it, there are not 10 firefighters on duty every day. Simple fact. Harrision could cut the fat in other parts of the town and hire 2-4 new cops. Hey they make so little money the first few years, if you can't afford them 5 years from now, go the lay-off route, but I think you'll find a way when the time comes.

Welcome. And I must warn you, I hope you have some thick skin because people will rip you on this site, no matter what you believe. And for the most part they don't even respect different opinions. But welcome!!

I think it's one of the local unions that deal with a certain group of town employees.

Thats great. Hell as a 3rd party I'll drive just to see that one!

In one of the sections I complimented them on a much improved job over the past storm. So there was a word or two about it on this board. You must have just missed it.

What does that even mean? You trying to say again that I said crime does not go up in a bad economy only fires? Wrong again. I was the one who said it. Again for the record (I dare you to go back and find the posting and show me where I said crime does not go up. You won't because you can't. I was merely talking about fires in that post and yes they also go up in a bad economy just like crime. Since again you say "you" you must be talking about me. Again I never gave a wise ass anwser about crime not going up. Infact I agreed with that. I again only pointed out fires also increase. Guess what. I am pretty sure they did not have 10 firefighters on duty that day, as Engine 1 was again not in service. I didn't vote for him. I am a Kearny resident. The HPD should have no less then 4 officers on at any given time. At the very least the schedual should be redone so that if anything they have less Patrol men on durning the day. That way if they get back logged a desk guy could be forced onto the road.

I agree. I believe you would get about 20-30 members at most. That is about enough to man maybe and Engine and Ladder company 24/7 (sure at night you could man more but with people's works schedules and such how they would probably over lap that's about all you could get during the day). Kearny would not be protected the way it needs to be. East Newark draws volunteers from East Newark, Harrison and Kearny combined and only have in the mid 30's when it comes to volunteers. I paid fire department is a must for Kearny. I outlined a plan for a combo department, notice why I only replaced one of the current Kearny companies with a volunteer unit? Because anything else would not be feasible. We have a great service provided by our FD. Our PD is also outstanding. KPDPipes, I do have a question for you that could put more cops on the street and firefighters back in the ranks. (1 cop per shift and 1 firefighter per shift) Why doesn't Kearny explore merging dispatch with Harrison and East Newark and create a West Hudson Dispatch center? I understand having a police officer/ff behind the mic is an advantage in some respects but a well trained dispatcher could do the job in my opinion just the same. Look around at all the major cities that's the way they are going these days. Why not Kearny jump in and get another officer on the streets?

I believe they should have drug testing. But yelling and cursing about it will do nothing. Write to all local elected officials, state senator for the area and the Govenor if you care that much.

6 days of melting does do a difference. It certainly did on my block and certainly did around the Extended Care facility on Belgrove which was the worst with cars parking far from the curb. That was mainly the area I had difficult with from that until the fork at Grant Ave.

I lived on Kearny Ave for 7 years as a driver. I moved it to a side street before the storm began. It forced those people to put their cars in their driveways.

The town did a much better job this time around. They were salting before the storm hit and stayed on top of it. Granted the storm was smaller in size but was still a storm that could have caught towns struggling to catch up. Good job this time around, I found emergency roads rather passable durning the storm.

I'm not a Kearny Firefighter or a Harrison Firefighter or any town's paid Firefighter fore the record. I used the term "on call" to mean "on duty" all firefighters while on duty are on call, I don't see why it matters how I refer to it. When they are home they are not "on call" or "on duty". You seem confused on that matter. It's called a tone that wakes them up.

Ok, why did the other bus get stuck? Can someone please explain that then? Fios1 News reported the reason the bus got stuck was because of snowy streets then showed a video of it.

That last part is actually funny... it's a song for those of you who don't know. I personally believe all First Responders and Emergency Personal should be drug tested randomly at least once a year. Our lives and safety are in their hands. Does anyone actually disagree with that?

You responded to my post which didn't abolish the career/paid fire fighters at all. Did you even read it? It would be a combination department, which many towns already have in NJ. At a working house fire as you described in West Hudson you would have 3 Engine's and 3 Ladders that are paid and responding. (You would also have an engine from South Kearny coming up to the scene) Simultaneously you would have the page going out to the volunteers to get the other 5 engines and 1 ladder in service. Also you would have Jersey City responding to cover South Kearny. with those 5 engines and 1 ladder you can spread them out to cover the remaining area or send them to the scene, if you sent them to the scene or didn't get enough to man all those apparatus you would then starting calling for mutual aid from North Arlington, JC, Secaucus and North Hudson.

On that date and all the days prior (once the storm hit) driving down in the evening when cars are fully parked all over Belgrove from Bergen ave until the Grant ave fork I had to drive in the middle of the street. (At least 1/3 of my car over at many points) The snow piles you speak of are all near the railroad tracks. Once you hit Sherman ave on Grant there are no sizeable snow piles taking up parking at all. Patients were not transported promptly many of them not until over an hour and a half into the operation. I think they did a good job with it under the circumstances but If the second senior bus (from Harrison) didn't get stuck on the Corner of Elm/Bergen it could of been done faster and more efficiently. I don't blame Santos specifically for any of this. There are a lot of people in the town that make decisions. Somewhere along the line someone dropped the ball. People should have been told to remove their cars from emergency roads before the storm hit.

Umm... idiot... the on call Deputy Chief is in Station 2, with Squad 2 (an engine) and Tower Ladder 2. He responds in his own veichle from the station, not from his home. All firefighters are "All call" in the stations overnight while sleeping. The tones wake them up and then they respond. Where did you get the idea that anyone was responding to an emergency from down the shore?

Well Harrison residents should be getting on the PD/Town for this. That is just not right or safe. As for the FD part you mentioned that is not true. If you listen to there morning radio checks often they have less guys then 9, many days only 7. A good portion of the time they only have E3 and L1 in service no E1. E1 would be in service with 9 or more guys and 5 out of 7 days it's not. HFD doesn't have the man power for this any more and they aren't hiring anytime soon.

In a town like Kearny. You would get some volunteers no doubt. Enough to staff the requirements of our Fire Department not nearly enough! Having a paid fire department in Kearny is so crucial and it drives me crazy that people don't realize that. Many of our larger residential buildings are practically built right on top of each other. There was a huge fire in Newark last night in a taxpayer (which is almost every building on Kearny Ave) people were trapped on the fire escapes, Newark's quick response was key to saving all those lives. Kearny would be there doing the same, I have no doubt about that. Oh and imagine a fire in South Kearny awaiting residents from the residential are to wake up in the middle of the night staff the fire rigs and then drive down there? Forget about it!

I don't believe that Harrison only had 2 cops on duty. Most of the time East Newark has 2 cops on duty and that department is 1/4 the size. If it's true there were only 2 cops on duty that an issue for who is in charge of scheduling. I do however believe the HPD could use some more cops. It's a shame with the layoffs in Newark PD crime is over flowing in the area.

What in God's name are you talking about? All the FD units are dispatched and are responded at the same time as the on call Chief. They never wait. Also to further that point the Captains are on the rigs themselves, so unless they are walking to the scene they are holding no units back. Are you serious? Either you are like a year old or really ignorant. I'm going with you act more like you are a year old and are also really ignorant.

lol what are your issues? I'm assuming you're a Kearny cop, which I've always supported on this forum and you seem to back the FD, which I always do. So I'm curious to where your issues are with me. Maybe because I think the town did a horrible job with this past storm? I am a resident and a taxpayer I have the right to complain.