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While working in Wayne on Thursday 10/26/06 I received the 1st of several 9-1-1 calls reporting a working house fire @ 19 Cathyann Court. Since we had 5 dispatchers working and I was due to take my lunch anyway I took in the fire, which is only about 1 1/2 miles from our Police Headquarters. I arrived with our Police Sgt. & 2 Police Officers to find heavy fire showing from the 2nd floor of a 2 story wood frame private dwelling. Neighbors were unsure if anyone was home, although there were no cars in the driveway. The fire was brought under control in 45 minutes and is under investigation. Only 1 minor hand injury to a Firefighter. 1st Arriving Wayne Police Officers Survey the scene Chief-1 sizing up the fire Not even the Halloween Scarecrow could escape the radiant heat ! Initial attack line gets stretched off Engine 1-1 Masking Up ! Truck-4 sets up in front of the fire building

Congrats KED-435 !

Hoobastank "Crawling In The Dark"

Guess there are no Jake Brakes or Governors in Aussie

It's a secret ! LOL. The guys are leaving for their Seagrave trip tomorrow, so pictures will be posted very soon. All I can tell you is it will be FDNY style with a low hose bed, very firefighter friendly.

Anyone down for a road trip next weekend ? I just bought a new camera & lens that I would like to try out. Looking to travel up north for the day, maybee CT, MA, or Upstate NY ? You can contact me in private: RocklandFires@aol.com or post something here. Brian

Great shots, thanks for posting them. If I get a chance, I'll post some photos from my trip to Manchester, NH 2 weekends ago.

Date: 10/19/06 Time: 0845 Location: 185 Avenue B Frequency: 154.250 Units Operating: 2nd Alarm Description Of Incident: Fire on the 2nd floor & cockloft of a 2 story 80x85 vacant church, which is an ex-theatre that seats 600 people. Writer: RocklandFires.com 2nd Alarm transmitted, then returned.

Great Video, Congrats ! I love the term you guys in CT use for buffing: Stem Whacking ! It's hilarious !

Special Calling a Truck for salvage is very common, not something new because of Fire Patrol. You hear it at alot of Private Dwelling or Occupied Multiple Dwelling Fires.

Date: 10-10-06 Time: 2115 Location: 86th Street & 4th Avenue Frequency: 476.5125 Units Operating: 68 PCT, NYPD ESU & AVIATION Description Of Incident: Male stole a Victory Memorial Ambulance from the above location. Precinct Units now have him cornered at Wakeman Place & Ridge Blvd. The male locked himself inside the ambulance and is now resisting arrest. Precint has him under arrest, requesting an ambulance to the scene. Writer: RocklandFires.com

Date: 10-10-06 Time: 2030 Location: 124 Nepperhan Ave in front of the KFC Frequency: 453.475 Units Operating: Yokers PD Description Of Incident: 1 Male shot in front of the Kentucky Fried Chicken. Looking for 1 Hispanic Male & 4 Black Males that fled on foot. Writer: RocklandFires.com 2050hrs- Empress with ESU Truck 3 transporting victim to St. Joe's in traumatic arrest.

Date: 10-10-06 Time: 1900 Location: Academy Street & Sherman Avenue Frequency: 476.8875 & 470.8375 Units Operating: NYPD 34 PCT Description Of Incident: Amber Alert - Abduction Writer: RockalndFires.com The New York City Police Department has activated the New York State AMBER Alert and is investigating a confirmed child abduction that occurred on Sherman Avenue, in New York, New York at about 2:48 PM on 10/10/2006. The CHILD, Jay Polanco is a Hispanic male, approximately 8 years 5 months old with black hair and brown eyes. He is approximately 4 feet 0 inches tall and weighs about 60 pounds. Jay was last seen wearing an orange shirt with the words Old Navy written on it, green pants, and black sneakers. The SUSPECT, is a Hispanic female. The VEHICLE has been identified as a Green SUV 1997 Nissan Pathfinder with New York license plate number DTB8333. The VEHICLE was last seen traveling North on Sherman Avenue. Mother of child exited vehicle and left it running with child inside. While mother was standing outside vehicle an unknown hispanic female entered the vehicle and fled northbound on Sherman Avenue with child still inside the vehicle. Anyone with any information on this abduction is asked to call the New York City Police Department at (866)NYS-AMBER or dial 911 to provide information on a report or sighting.

FF Allan Roberts of Truck 26/Detailed Engine 41 was killed this morning in a 2nd Alarm Fire, Box 11-7 @ 512 South Macon Street in Baltimore City, MD. The fire occurred @ aprox 2:30 AM this morning and was a heavily involved middle of the group private dwelling. At 2:40 AM the Batt. Chief reported missing firefighters. Rest In Peace Brother !

I own every FDNY piece ever made, except for the Firehouses, The Marine Units & the original Diamond Plate & Squad 61 Diamond Plate. Not sure how many pieces that is, but it's alot. I have alot more then that: all 10 Code 3 Collectors Club pieces, Every Firehouse Expo Truck, and alot of odds & ends. Looks like I am going to have to sell most of the collection though as I am getting married next year. If anyone needs anything specific, let me know, maybee we can work something out.

For those of you that don't know, I started a group on YouTube.com for people like myself that upload fire videos onto the internet. We currently have 105 Members & 404 Videos on the group. Keeps growing everyday, so please feel free to join and start uploading to the group ! YouTube Fire Video Group My Videos

September 29, 2006 Latest News OCTOBER NEW RELEASES On Friday October 6th Code 3 Collector Club Members will be able to place pre-orders on the two new releases that will be shipping by the end of the month. The Club Area, Workshop and Latest News will be updated with photos. CODE 3 COLLECTIBLES DAY AT PASTIME HOBBIES For those of you that can make it out to Pastime Hobbies on October 7th in Brookfield, IL, the schedule of events will make it a great day for collectors. Here are the events being planned by Pastime Hobbies: * Drawing for a $1000 shopping spree for any in stock Code 3 Collectibles product at Pastime Hobbies. Must be present to qualify. * Announcement of the 2006 1/32 Diamond Plate model. A pre-production sample will be on display. * Preview of some upcoming 4th quarter releases. *Scott Schellhase from Code 3 Collectibles will be on hand to share some insights on what is being planned for 2007. For more information on directions to Pastime Hobbies please see their website at www.pthinc.com. For those of you that cannot make it to Pastime Hobbies, we will be displaying a few photos of the new 1/32 Diamond Plate pre production model in the Workshop of the Code 3 Collectors Club area on our website on Saturday, October 7th. BULLETIN BOARD We were forced this week to suspend the Bulletin Board on the website due to continued neglect of the Posting Guidelines. This action is permanent until we can put into place a 100% moderated board to maintain the integrity of the Posting Guidelines. Next Update: Friday, October 6, 2006 Code 3 Collectibles 7811 Lemona Ave. Van Nuys, CA 91405 http://www.code3.net

We carry Jaws on our 1st due Engine [2-Tanker] & of course our rescue truck [2-Rescue]. You never know what you might need on the Tappan Zee Bridge, so that's why we carry jaws on the engine.

I personally know F.F. Ray Oprey. I played soccer with him for years and I am also a fellow classmate of his in 7th & 8th grade, so I can asure you he was always a cuckoo. I meant in no way to affend anyone from that fire house, it was just an ironic thing that I noticed and was trying to make some humor out of a bad situation.

He's a Member of E.89/L.50 A Real Cuckoo !

9-Tower was delivered yesterday shortly after 6PM. I was visiting my grandparents in New City when they put the tones in announcing it was there, so of course I had to take a ride down to the firehouse. Here are 3 videos I took, photos will be posted soon !

From one of the e-mail groups I subscribe to:

$20 application fee then $1 a month until you become a life member @ 25 years.

Save The Date - May 6th, 2007 from 10AM-4PM The Trustees of the Rockland County Volunteer Fire Services Museum are proud to announce that we will be having an EXPO for 2007. It will be held on Sunday May 6th, 2007 @ the Rockland County Fire Training Center located on Firemans Memorial Drive in Pomona. It will be from 10AM-4PM and will feature apparatus & demonstrations from several County Fire Departments & specialized units like the Hazmat Team & Technical Rescue Team, Take A Tour Of The Fire Museum, Vendors, Food & Fun for the whole family. Free Admission ! We are looking for Fire Departments to bring their antique or front line apparatus for display or demonstrations on that day. If you can definitely attend, please contact me directly. We are also looking for vendors. Tables will be provided @ $20.00 each. I can be reached via e-mail: RocklandFires@aol.com Brian Duddy - Trustee - Rockland County Volunteer Fire Services Museum