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Get well soon Sam

I believe the title of the thread was - not good for PUBLIC PERCEPTION, its not what is legal or not, its what the public views. A chiefs car from a district far away at a mall in this climate is most definitely noticed. People make comments when we shop for meals, they think the department pays for our meals outright, they have no clue its paid out of our own pockets. Its not what is actual fact anymore, its what a budget conscious public views.

Strong work by brother Yannuzzi!

Tragically the dog committed suicide by jumping out of a window......

"Back in the day you could tell the number of alarms a fire was by the length of the "stringers" hangin from the truckies noses when they poke their heads out of a window ...two inch stringer was two alarms, four inch stringer was four alarms and so forth."

Shoot...ready...aim!

In a city the size and make up of New Rochelle there is plenty of POLICE work for cops to do supposedly, maybe they should stick to that since it is what the taxpayers are paying for. If they are looking to help at a fire scene, concentrate on clearing all the illegally parked cars out of the way so we can place our rigs where they belong. They can also assist with crowd control and helping the people that self evacuated since they have been thru a pretty traumatic experience. It would be a terrible thing for a P.O. to suffer any injury acting outside of his scope, and they dont need to breathe that crap in, they have enough hazards doing their job.

My father grew up on park hill and my grandparents lived a block away from Landy's. Nothing compares.

Capital City Fire Helmets in Hartford CT. He does great work repairing/refurbing. Check out the site.

I visited Italy 15+ yrs ago, same type turnouts and rigs in Rome. The brothers there were very interested in our setups as well.

We (the FD) are here to protect the people living inside a house more than the house itself. The proper way of doing that is through quick response times and proper manning, regardless of cost. Insurance companies can replace a house but not the people living inside it. Until now , I thought only non-fire personell lost sight of that fact. Thumbs up to Somers for doing the right thing and trying to provide their community with the best possible service.

Wow, I cant believe someone in the emergency services field would make a comment like that. I believe your talking from your backside when you state you dont expect anyone to save your house (any fire we RESPOND to we risk our lives). You would be miserable and broken, not just sad if your FAMILY lost THEIR house. The statements you make are driven by personal economics. Why not get the fire services you deserve and pressure the towns politicians to do their job and cut from NON Essential services etc.. to afford what is your right to be provided. How long have you been in this buisness?

Do you guys in the west end even bother coming to work anymore?

stop it.

Well said bro. The recent incident "discussions" posted are what I was hoping to get out of this website.

In general most of the co's train on master streams during the summer and fall at least a few times and sometimes with other companys and/or stations.

Hang and drop, or ground ladders. A 24ft extension ladder looks like it could sink quite a ways and still make the windows.

The senior man that would benefit an officer is ,in my humble opinion, someone who resembles what i would believe to be like a non-com officer in the military. Someone who squashes most firehouse B.S. and keeps the officer advised of any problems/concerns of the men, as well as the experience enough to offer his opinion in a constructive way. The senior man must earn his right to benefit from the title by doing the stuff that keeps the firehouse/firefighters on the right track before it needs to be addressed by the officer. That is what I was taught the senior man was and should be.

Brother you just hit a bullseye with that one. Add to this some officers and senior men who dont want to be the "bad guy " or "prick" and do the unpopular (but right) thing; then any type of leadership is impossible.

One quick one ....How many of you out there check your SCBA waist-strap buckle on a regular basis? If you need to use your scba as a "rescue" harness and the buckle doesnt hold, you could be in trouble......

Good post, however, I am not comfortable with idea of involving a truck in what is a basic engine function.....extinquishment. In most FD's Trucks and Truckies are at a premium, with Engine CO's almost always outnumbering them. Keeping a truck involved in an " engine co." operation is putting most departments in a little bit of a tough spot. If an incident should arise with the need for immediate truck response (structure fire, rescue...) it would possibly lead to trouble. Just a thought.

I agree. truck CO's do truck work and engine CO's do engine work. If you want to put water on the fire - transfer across the floor to the engine. There's plenty that a truck co. can do with a can until an engine co. arrives. Why tie up a truck co. stretching hose and making hydrants?

you know it brother.

Doesnt the PD have enough on their plate. Some cops talk about their overwhelming workload ,if so, they should concentrate on crimefighting and leave firefighting to the people assigned the responsibility of mitigating fires and making rescues...the FD. Who's watching the streets while they're attempting "rescues" in a fire building. They are not trained or equipped for these duties, they should stick to their job. I realize many times they are trying to do the right thing, but lets face it, someone could get hurt ...or worse.

I thought traditionally the senior man and the officer filled that role.