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December 8, 2006
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Breaking News - Before Ambulances Arrive EMS to Use SUVs to Speed Treatment
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS
The State Health Commissioner has given the Fire Department permission to study a new type of medical emergency response involving non-transport command cars, THE CHIEF-LEADER has learned. More...
NYPD Panel for Undercover Cop Methods Tapped; Kelly Wants Policies Reviewed in Wake of Club Shooting
By REUVEN BLAU

As the Police Department continues to investigate the Queens shooting, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Nov. 30 announced the creation of a committee to examine policies and procedures governing undercover officers. The committee, which will be headed by Charles Campisi, Chief of the Internal ... More...

30,000 File: Fire Test Applicants Are 40% Minority
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

The Fire Department Nov. 30 announced that nearly 30,000 candidates filed applications for the upcoming Firefighter exam, and more than 40 percent of them are minorities. Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta hailed the results as "extraordinary," noting that the number of minority applicants near... More...


Life-Savers in a Hurry: New Medics Ace First Field Tests
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

Fire Department Paramedics Jeanette Otero and Patrick Worms finished their medic training at Randall's Island on Nov. 27, and within three days, each had saved a life. Both have been part of the Emergency Medical Service Bureau for several years as Emergency Medical Technicians answering Basic Lif... More...


Correction Dept. May Be Short Qualified Capts.; Only 13% of Officers Made Grade On Promotion Test
By REUVEN BLAU

Only 186 Correction Officers have passed the Captain promotion exam based on preliminary results, which may force the department to curve scoring or quickly administer another test to meet its hiring needs, THE CHIEF-LEADER has learned. More...


Helped Save Injured Man: COs to the Rescue in Crash
By REUVEN BLAU

When veteran Correction Officers Ralph E. Smith and Ferlisha Murray saw a car accident on their way home on the Henry Hudson Parkway after work, they never thought about waiting for others to arrive before leaping into action. "It's like second nature," Officer Murray said last week recalling the ... More...


 Editorial
•CITY ROLLS ANOTHER UNLUCKY 13
For the second time in as many months, the Bloomberg administration has been given evidence of the problems created by reduced starting pay for law-enforcement supervisors, with preliminary results showing that just 13 percent of the Correction Officers who took the Oct. 28 promotion exam for Capta... More...
•FDNY RECRUITING A SUCCESS
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
•Razzle Dazzle: This Shooting No Diallo Case
Given the sheer volume of bullets fired in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell on his wedding day, it was inevitable that the Rev. Al Sharpton and others would compare what happened to the killing of Amadou Diallo nearly eight years ago. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
•Letters to the Editor: MTA's Kangaroo Court
To the Editor: I read your article with great interest in the Nov. 10 issue relating to the MTA Bus Operator, Ms. Cheryl Fahie. As a New York State licensed private investigator, I find it hard to understand how the MTA controls the TWU Local 100. And I assure you, they do. More...
•WHO'S UNION-BUSTING?
•WAS FEAR JUSTIFIABLE?
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 Professionals' Column
•Current Pension Topics: Restriction on 457 Withdrawals
Q.: I just got off the phone with the Deferred Comp office. I am past 59-1/2 and want to withdraw $25,000 from my 457(b) account. I was told that retirement/severance of employment is required in order to make withdrawals. Is this right? More...
•YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
•TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT OPENS DEC. 6 Start At $26G; Written Exam Set March 17; Construction Inspector, Elevator Repair Jobs Available
Filing is set to open Dec. 6 for an exam leading to Traffic Enforcement Agent jobs in the Police Department, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services said. The starting salary is $25,974. The multiple-choice test is scheduled for March 17, 2007. Applications must be submitted by Dec. 26. More...
•Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
•Release Police Officer Keys For Oct. Test
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