JBE

I would call it an Engine, with the addition of an operable elevated master stream. With a few Ladder Company thingies thrown in for good measure.

A friend of mine and my family for over 25 years, he will be sorely missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to Loretta, Ricky and the rest of the family.

They have been testing out the Samantha type voice in a firehouse near my office. Rescue Me is just that, TV. There are a number of departments who have that computerized voice reading the tickets in the firehouse, such as LA City and Chicago. Not too sure if it has filtered over to the radio. I am all for new technology, but, let's keep the human factor involved.

I left them in dome, and just transported them in some big storage bins. Although my Super Pumper System took a beating after I knocked it off the wall.

No, just Fire. But they were at over 5,000 Monday night.

Just to add to this. It served at E-283 for a while, then went to the academy for Chauffer Training, then went back to Louisiana.

We caught quite a few. In total, the FDNY Fire Dispatchers handled 22,000 alarms between 0001 Monday, and 2359 Tuesday. These ran from just calls for complaints, to alarms that weren't sent out, to fires and emergencies. Tippin the Mets hat to Angry Johnny.

This is an alarming trend that is going to continue. We just had a guy terminated for making what someone referred to as threatening speech on his facebook page. Granted, he didn't help his cause by continuing to run his mouth off the computer. Folks, watch what you say, it will come back to haunt you. Your freedom of speech is pretty much gone when you swear that oath to protect. It's only going to get worse. And, I can tell you all with a fair amount of certainty, once one gets a bulls eye on their back, those who want that person to say something that will get them into even worse trouble will be licking their chops when you do.

Broad Channel lost at least one rig that I know of. I just got online yesterday. I got out of work Wednesday morning after working pretty much non stop from Sunday Morning til Tuesday AM. Then another 18 hour tour Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday Morning. We did 22,000 plus alarms between 0001 Monday to 2359 Tuesday. I cannot be prouder of the people I work with, and the Emergency Communications folks in the area. We got power back in Port Jervis sometime yesterday. I got home last night and all is well here. It is a mess out there obviously. Thoughts and Prayers for all who lost something or everything. I'll be back to work Monday.

Ahh the Diaphone. Sounds like a cow being butchered. I don't know of any departments around me that still have them. Point Pleasant Beach still has one, as does Manasquan, IIRR.

(Quote)Needless to say I can run a lot faster then she could throw her newport at me and her cup of coffee.(Quote) Oh, she left them there for the next time you come by. Taken out in front of 11MT this morning.

It's about average for what ESU uses. I don't remember them having trucks with a wheelbase longer than that. the FDNY Rescue Companies had E-Ones with a longer chassis.

Date: 9-8-12 Time: 1117 Location: 1615 Canarsie Road Btw. Ave N and Seaview Ave(Canarsie) Frequency: 154.37 Units Operating: E-283,323 L-174, L-120, L-170 BN-44, Div-15, Car 7(Bklyn Boro Commander, DAC Leonard) Weather Conditions: Stormy Description Of Incident: Box initially transmitted as single engine response for wires down. Upon arrival of E-283, Truck and BC requested.(174, 44) Box filled out (323, 120) @ 1143, OEM and DOB ntfd for homes damaged by tornado. 9314 and 9316 Canarsie Rd. Relocators:E-280/283, 281/323, L-124/120 Dispatchers:52, 139, 246,259,263,764 Reporters:JBE

Date:9-8-12 Time:1059 Location: 1 Beach 227 Street-Breezy Point Frequency: 154.40 Units Operating: Engines: 329, 264/268, 266, 265. Ladders 137, 159, 121(FAST), Battalions 47,43 R-4, Sq-270, Div-13. RAC-2 Weather Conditions: Stormy Description Of Incident: Confirmed touchdown of Tornado in the Breezy Point section of the Rockaways. Bn-47 reports numerous trees and wires down, investigating for injuries and structural damages. As of 1233, Con Ed and LIPA on scene taking care of wires. Breezy Point Maintenance handling trees, no ijuries or structural damage ATT. BN-47 used all hands, Sq, Rescue returned. 10-75 @1115, All Hands @1121. Relocators: BN 51/47, E-285/264, 303/266, L-166/137, L-155/121, E-304/265, 225/329, L-172/159. Dispatchers on Duty:64, 162,127,224,230,245. Reporters: JBE

Yeah, right. There are a lot of people out there don't give a rusty %^*& about what this memorial is all about. Let's face it, most of the kids are too young to understand what happened, or weren't even born. Dumba$$ parents who can't control their kids. I'm beginning to really think that people who weren't directly affected by that day are starting to forget.