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Good info. I've been hearing about this and will need to take care of it. I've also heard only Minitor V are capable of receiving narrowband (not III or IV). Is this true

NY is not a National Registry state, however, I know they have reciprocity with CT due to border. If you want to get certified in NYS, you need to pay, and take a recert course in NYS within a year.

Great shots! Does anyone know if that front STOP sign lights up or flashes with the rest of their emergency lights. I assume this is to tell cross traffic at an intersection to stop.

I wanna try! http://www.fdtrainingsystems.com/fdtraining-simulator.html

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I think the issue is employers aren't allowed to factor race in in anyway when hiring; therefore, applications say listing your race is optional. However, NYC is saying we need your race for our own (and the courts) statistics, but we PROMISE it won't be used as a factor in the hiring process.

Wow. Can't believe it actually came out! I also see that they changed the residency requirements for the 5 points to 1 year retroactive from the filing date. In the 2006 filing period, you had to maintain residency for 1 year AFTER taking the test... so you could see how well you did and see if it was worth moving to the city for the credit. On this test, you would have needed to be in the city by July 1 2010. I guess that will stop the scammers!

You will probably need a 100 with all the vets getting 5 points and NYC residents getting 5 points.

Any update on this?

Who has a parade budget? Do you have to wait until 2012 to do this?

Strange I looked on Google maps stree view and there is no height sign

I wish the story had more background. Was she trying to rob the steakhouse? Was it open at the time and they wouldn't let her in?

I think the study is accurate, but the title misleading and sensationalistic. High flow oxygen does not increase risk of death. It increases risk of death in patients with confirmed COPD as is mentioned in the body of the article. This is because people with COPD reguate breathing via O2 intake, not CO2 discharge, so giving them high flow O2 will trick their bodies into thinking they are perfusing better than they really are. I'm sure someone with better medical knowledge than I can elaborate or explain it better.

What do you think it means to be prepared? I mean, for a small plane crash, it can be treated as an MVA. The hydraulic tools will work the same (probably better due to lightweight aluminum body), you contain and manage fuel and fires the same way. An air chisel is a good tool and will work well. Maybe I'm playing Devil's Advocate, but I think you should keep it simple and remember the basics. A large airliner crash is a different story and for any town, the only answer is a lot of M/A.

haha, well no I haven't seen the mountain lion. But I'll report it here first if I do! Seriously though I don't know why it's so hard to believe. I mean SFRD's higher ups have been the ones that were first saying it existed, as a reason for disallowing the volunteer departments' paid staff to continue helping their old departments. Ask Keatly, as it's addressed to him!

Are you calling me liar? I'm not commenting about its importance or FSLA or any of that. Just confirming its existance.

I have seen the document first hand. It exists, and it's addressed to the Union President and says something along the lines of TRFD, LRFC, Springdale, Belltown have been approved as rival organizations.

But they did riot when they won the World Series in '04

Rest in Peace brother. Here is another link. That one is blocked for me http://statter911.com/2011/06/16/firefighter-scott-davis-muncie-fire-department-killed-in-church-fire/

Incentives are a tough thing to make work IMO. The problem with property tax abatement is that many volunteers (esp the very active ones) are younger and aren't home owners (esp with Stamford RE prices). A retirement (LOSAP?) fund like they have in NY is nice... but not many people will be swayed to volunteer when the benefits are 20+ years down the road. Points on the exam is nice, and will attract people serious about firefighting, but you will lose them as soon as the test is actually offered and they get hired downtown. A pay-per-call like they do upstate CT ($5 a call?) is fair and makes sense, but is that really going to persuade anyone making a time-money valuation decision?

Many chose to be quiet for many reasons. 1) there is little to be gained by arguing in this thread. 2) we work together routinely on the street and this may hurt relations. 3) no one will back down from their position because no position is truly wrong. Both methods of providing protection to stamford include a paid force staffing houses, they just go about it very differently. For instance, a certain member earlier in this thread critized the volunteers for responding in a fly car to provide manpower when an apparatus driver was not available. More recently in this thread, the same member criticized the volunteers for NOT responding in a fly car and waiting for an apparatus driver.... You see what's going on? Arguments will change to suit the issue currently being debated and NO ONE WINS ON THE INTERNET!!! That's not to say that it's a bad thing that Cogs and others are stating their point of view and engaging in intelligent debate... just know that he isn't the only supporter.

This is what I've always heard. The important thing to note is that Code 2 is for police only, and is commonly referred to as "expedited response". This is what pisses the public off when they see police turn on their lights only to get through intersections then turn them off. The public assumes they are doing that just because they can, but they are really responding Code 2 for an expedited silent approach. There is no use for this in the fire service.

1925 Quint? Pics?!

The White House is now saying that car was a decoy and the President wasn't onboard.

That is indeed a great idea and a thoughtful thing to do. First off, it's FDNY, not NYFD. No biggie but people will notice. Secondly, I doubt you will get any recognition from any higher-ups in the FDNY for the sole reason that they are just too big of an organization. My advice would be to contact individual companies (firehouses) and ask to speak with the house officer. You might get an individual firehouse to accept and display your flag. Start with companies in lower Manhattan like 10-10 House.