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Hey Reliance, I'll make you a bet; which team winds up with a better record in the AL East, I get the Yanks and you get the socks. Loser has to take the Scotia Prince or whatever the ferry's name is now from Yarmouth to Portland or the other way, meet the winner and buy him drinks and dinner. ~See you in Portland brother?

Got a question for Antique, because he's in Maine and a very proactive fire service leader in his own right. Was wondering what and how they handle the promotions up there, and maybe his personal experiences. M'Ave, you hit the nail right on about the senior men and the respect factor. I was using the line "loved or feared" from The Bronx Tale, but you are right, it's more about respect. I followed a philosophy of TRYING to give the respect. The job had some dysfunctional issues going way back. These things are hard to purge. One guy loved to say "firemen are like elephants, they never forget." I was far from the "perfect fireman." I shot my mouth when I was younger, disrespected authority, but one thing I got mostly right was respecting senior men. I eventually got the respecting officers thing right, but I had to get cut down to size a couple of times. The military would have helped me I'm sure. I would have ended up doing push-ups in the mud many a night. My point is, I was the perfect kind of guy to get a new borough. Best to try and lock up the skeletons for a while. But that wasn't the case, so I had to make up for my history. So many guys in Westchester know exactly what I'm talking about. You do elevate your game if you get the priviledge to lead. Many of the smaller jobs, it is just more difficult because of the familiarity you and the brothers have. Then come the early mistakes of being an officer. Just because we get the rank, the training and then the real world experience, we make mistakes. We just hope and pray and train, and want to motivate our guys, so it isn't on the fireground. Or somebody doesn't have an accident with a rig. Everything that you do is now magnified. Everything that you say is magnified. It's quite an expereince, and that's why I say priviledge of serving, because the thoughts you have, the responsibilty you carry, is something that makes you grow in a good way. It should be a very humbling experience, and if an officer doesn't feel that, maybe he should be doing some more thinking.

Go to sleep last night with a cushy 5-1 Yankee lead over those blasted red sox, wake up and read the news..... Are you kidding me? Red sox win? Come on now....

Started parking the bike in the rear lot a few days ago. While attempting to go for a ride last evening, as I started pulling forward the front end started planning and digging into the gravel; resulting in the bike falling over. Not too bad, able to right it with a good dead lift. Second attempt to move and the rear tire dug in rather quickly. So, there it sits while I wonder what to do......

Was just about to open a can of Campbells chunky new england clam chowder for lunch......nevermind....

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/code/part1264.htm

Thank you bros for the responses. Turns out ole dumb @ss left the rotor lock on; no wonder the front tire started skidding. Was so concerned about the gravel, completely overlooked it. Turns out posting the photo here was what solved it. Click the pic and you can see clear as day the lock right under the front right caliper. Amazing, missed it in real life, found it on screen. Pulled the lock and rocked it out pretty easy. Thanks again, off to the next misadventure....

Oh man that is soooo sweet!

There are some things I've liked about the rating system. I really enjoy giving out positive reps. Wish we had more than four a day. I only used a negative once, and I did it in retaliation to someone I thought did it to me. Immature perhaps, but that's the truth. I sat there and wondered why JFlynn was like a yo-yo. He'd go up to 109 and back to 103. I see the negative points are gone now; just as well. Couple of suggestions, because I think the positive aspect of repping someone is a good motivator for our younger members to encourage learning and keeping an open mind. I think it makes more senior members feel involved and appreciative of the fact that guys respect what they have to say. But, I also think it disuades some members from posting more often. Good, smart members with tons of knowledge, who have posted hundreds or thousands of times maybe, and feel like the rating system isn't reflecting the amount of work they have put into the site. So, I think Seth should consider hiding the "top rated members" board on the homepage. Maybe put up a link to it, so readers can click on it and see it as a seperate page if they're interested. Let peoples' reps continue to build, and let it show on the person's profile. This would encourage more members to make their profiles interesting, as more profile views could result. If a person reads a post that has three positive rep points, they can click on the profile of the poster, and see a score of say 35, which translates into a respected poster. And keep the points for each individual post on them, so something like 16fire5's tactical discussion in the fast-food fire thread gets the attention it deserves. I see this as a way to encourage more posting from well established members.

Five fires on thursday. Now the mutual-aid system is falling apart: http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7363268

Autopsies determine 2 firefighters died from inhaling gases while searching for a possible victim http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/775911.html

The NIOSH report was released this week: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200923.html

I'm having a hard time qualifying the department's website with the fire video. I mean it's a "pro" website they got there. So, I'm scratching my head. Website. Video. Website.... and I'm thinking "what did we see in the video?" The first time I watched it, it seemed like an eternity for that haligan tool debacle, and the front door. Then I watched it again today. Seemed a bit faster; still a debacle. The lack of a primary search disturbed me. The lack of coordinated venting. No command. Guys with not enough gear. etc. The website. The history pictures give some insight. First would be; having and wearing turnout gear. Check out the history photos for one where it looks like firemen are making some kind of push "in" with a line. Looks to be circa 1970s? The most turnout gear to be seen, are a few Civil Defense helmets. Lots of denim. And the "fire attack" looks very similar. Guys standing upright, maybe no venting. I'm thinking, old habits die hard. One thing about the "Outside Burn" laws. This is part of Florida law according to the website: Still scratching my head....

Only if you keep the dogs chained up underneath it.

This is the place. The rig is pictured on the fire dept. website. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blountstown,_Florida http://www.blountstownfire.org/

3/31/2010 1525 hrs. The Yonkers firefighter who was in the Bronx River is now on the national/international homepage of AOL: http://www.aol.com http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/severe-flooding-forces-evacuations-in-new-england/19421106?icid=main|main|dl1|link2|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fsevere-flooding-forces-evacuations-in-new-england%2F19421106

Well isn't this just wonderful news! May God watch over your family Seth. Congrats!

Amen.

Man that's deep. All I have to say is this CULT, disguised as a church (probably so the cult leader doesn't have to pay taxes to the gov't) will more than likely end up with some huge scandal that will ultimately be their downfall. A good place to start would be to investigate the use/abuse of the children they have brainwashed and put out there to denegrate our war heroes with those ridiculous posters. A good place to end would be for this cult leader to land in a place like Pelican Bay, locked down for 23 hrs a day for the rest of his miserable existance. I hope the FBI has infiltrated this group and one day soon we read about the big takedown. God Rest Mr. Snyder's son.

UPDATE: So after we all weighed in on the issue, it's settled and termed a "win-win" for both parties involved. http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/29/1002847/firefighter-funerals-cost-debate.html

Very powerful and moving. Thanks Chief.

http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/suspected-militiamen-charged-with-plotting-to-kill-officers/19417964?icid=main|main|dl1|link1|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fcrime%2Farticle%2Fsuspected-militiamen-charged-with-plotting-to-kill-officers%2F19417964

It's an older series of photos when 3/4 boots were standard issue in the fire service.

Very interesting series of photos, and comments as well. Okay, so you guys want to talk about truck placement. I think the truck is in a pretty good spot. The fantangle of wiring and the utility pole pretty much takes the aerial out of the picture without some radical move like....taking out the utility pole while spotting the rig (jk). Could it have been further out in the road? Yes. And the Chauffer went into his SOP of dropping the outriggers, probably while he was sizing up the structure. What are the advantages of having the truck in this position? ~easy access to ground ladders IFO the fire building. ~" " to truck tools IFO " "". Truck positioning is not ALL about the aerial. And the Engine is in a good spot, with three sides of the building covered, and an easier stretch off the hosebed. Photo one; obviously free burning fire on level 2. One 1 1/2" stretched into the vertical of exposure 1. This fire graphically illustrates the dangers of VES. If you performed that with a ground ladder on exposure 1 you can see in photo two, the venting has been done across exposure 1 (probably with a 12' pike pole), and the fire is rapidly moving towards the vents. Interesting in photo two we see steam from exposure 3, leading one could assume vent has been done of exposure 3 and a line is operating on level 2. 2 lines stretched, 1 in operation. Photos three, four, five are out of chronological order, evidenced by the large scorch-mark in photo three. Photos four, five show heavy smoke from exposure 3. This is where the fire is venting from the front and rear of the structure, and the interior lines are pushing fire out of the building. Once again showing effective truck work via horizontal ventilation, it is done front and rear. I imagine if they had adequate manpower and the line protecting them, there were members on level 3 doing a search. What we are seeing is an apparent flashover of much of level 2, leading one to assume an open loft/type space. Photo six shows us the first due engine on scene was Engine One. Lines are stretched and operating from that rig. Engine 2 might have layed in the supply line, thus winding up next to Engine 1. Much of the firefighting activity taking place at this point is through exposure 2, or 3, as that's where a charged handline leads. Photo seven shows a less intense fire after the flashover. Photo eight makes it clear to me members interior were operating with 1 1/2" handlines with fog nozzles that simply did not have the GPM to push the remaining fire out; thus the exterior knockdown. The deckgun being used is actually off of Engine 1, as we see Engine 2's in plain view not being used. Photo 9 reminds me of the days when we weren't putting a gate on the opposite side of the hydrant. Fire K/D, P/W/H? This series illustrates the effective fire attack PFD performed with minimal staffing. The members may have placed the aerial too close to the front of the structure, but they then went to work, and knew what they had to do. Kudos to them for a great job. This fire also illustrates the sturdyness of some of the type 3 construction out there. From the decorative cornice on down, this building was designed and built to withstand a fire. Can we still say that about our "buildings" today?

And when they arrived at the bank, this great actor was there to welcome them into his "home"....No shortage of talent in Ct. bank jobs!