Newsday letters to the editor 10/24

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Newsday Letters to Editor Sunday Oct 24:

More firehouse consolidation needed

As a former New York City firefighter and a local volunteer firefighter, I read with great interest the story about the merging of two separate, noncontiguous fire districts to save a few thousand dollars ["Fire districts to combine," News, Oct. 20].

My question is, why in Oyster Bay are there two separate, autonomous fire departments a few blocks from each other, near Route 106 and East Main Street? The budget for these two departments is in excess of $1 million a year. There are six chiefs between the two.

A mile away in East Norwich is another fire department that has two ladder trucks that can extend 10 stories, when the largest structure in town is only two stories tall. These trucks cost about $750,000 apiece, and during these troubled financial times are a complete waste of money.

Roberto Deceassette
Oyster Bay

[Unregistered657e]

Newsday Letters to Editor Sunday Oct 24:

More firehouse consolidation needed

As a former New York City firefighter and a local volunteer firefighter, I read with great interest the story about the merging of two separate, noncontiguous fire districts to save a few thousand dollars ["Fire districts to combine," News, Oct. 20].


A mile away in East Norwich is another fire department that has two ladder trucks that can extend 10 stories, when the largest structure in town is only two stories tall. These trucks cost about $750,000 apiece, and during these troubled financial times are a complete waste of money.

Roberto Deceassette
Oyster Bay

not defending the two ladders and im not familiar with the surrounding area.

could it be that they are needed for mutual aid responses.

maybe 1 over 2 would be better

[Unregisteredfd]

not defending the two ladders and im not familiar with the surrounding area.

could it be that they are needed for mutual aid responses.

maybe 1 over 2 would be better

Hey, it's not our fault. They went out and bought a truck that was bigger than ours. Of course we couldn't let that stand so we "needed" to upgrade our trucks.

We can't allow there to be a "fire truck gap"

[3rd Grade Math]

A 100' Ladder Truck will only reach a 10th floor windw if parked against the building. As you move the turntable away from the base of a building, you attainable height decreases, like a triangle. 100' ladders are bought for their REACH more than for their ELEVATION. Cost the same as NYC & last 20 years on avg. as opposed to the 10 (usu 11) year replacement in NYC

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A 100' Ladder Truck will only reach a 10th floor windw if parked against the building. As you move the turntable away from the base of a building, you attainable height decreases, like a triangle. 100' ladders are bought for their REACH more than for their ELEVATION. Cost the same as NYC & last 20 years on avg. as opposed to the 10 (usu 11) year replacement in NYC

well