sfrd18

Good point. In even the wealthiest neighborhoods, there's always a house that can breed "hitchhikers". There was one at my time in my neighborhood(not that it's a particularly wealthy one), but there is a house that has now bee redone in the past year. Prior to that, you literally couldn't go inside it without a haz-mat. suit on, and there was actually someone LIVING in it. Even though the two guys working on it had to empty the house out while wearing haz-mat. gear, one complains of health issues due to all the crap in the house and has been to a doctor. This just goes to show you that, especially on EMS runs, you can go into all types of houses, including one like this, while wearing minor amounts bunker gear(maybe a helmet, pants/boots, a coat, etc.), or just a station uniform(short-sleve/dress shirts, pants, shorts, etc.). Even though it may be the hottest day of the year, it's always better to be safe than sorry. Wearing bunker gear doesn't just protect you from fire conditions, but also non-fire conditions, even when wearing it may seem to be unnecessary, or so hot that it would seem crazy to wear it.

Today marks the 4-year anniversary of the Deutsche Bank Building Fire on August 18th, 2007, across from Ground Zero during which 33-year-old FDNY Manhattan Firefighter Joseph Graffagnino of Brooklyn and 53-year-old FDNY Manhattan Firefighter Robert Beddia of Staten Island made the supreme sacrifice and died in the line of duty. 115 other firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze. Rest in Peace men. We will never forget you. NY 1 Article w/Video NY Times Blog Article

Date: 08-18-11 Time: 10:30hrs.(Approx.) Area: Lake Mohegan Location: Morehouse Hwy.-Lake Mohegan(Bing Maps) Frequency: Fairfield Fireground Weather Conditions: Warm and Cloudy Description Of Incident: Fairfield FD and Fairfield PD Dive Team o/s w/a search and rescue operation for a reported drowning. Beach Lifeguards attempted a rescue and were unsuccessful. Trumbull PD Dive Team and Long Hill(Trumbull) FD Gator 1 special-called to scene for search. Victim's body recovered by dive teams. Reporters: sfrd18 Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: FFD, Long Hill(Trumbull) FD(Gator 1); FPD Dive Team, Trumbull PD Dive Team; AMR WTNH Channel 8 News Article w/Video Fairfield Citizen Article

One thing's for sure: you don't see that every day!

I just heard about this yesterday. It just goes to show you that anytime you're in an abandoned house or building, whether working at a fire, during training, or just during an investigation, you should always be on the lookout and expect the unexpected(a good rule of thumb for firefighting in general), because you never know what you might find or come across. Especially in many industrial cities or cities suffering from decay and or high crime throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic region, vacant/abandoned buildings can pose sometimes unseen danger. Firefighter Gabriel Angemi of Rescue 1, Camden, NJ gives a lot of good tips and hints on things to look out for and be aware of when investigating or operating at an incident at a vacant/abandoned building, especially in urban areas or areas suffering from urban decay and or high crime in his blog, CMDFD: http://www.cmdfd.blogspot.com/

Here's an IA that has been posted: http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic/42836-queens-2nd-alarm10-60-81711/page__pid__244191#entry244191

For those who don't know, "K" goes way, way back into FDNY's history and means that a radio transmittion has been completed or has ended, sort of like the "stop" between phrases in a telegraph message, for example: "Ladder 1-0 to Manhattan..." "Ladder 1-0, K." "Ladder 1-0 is 10-84, K." "Doubtful Will Hold", or DWH, means that companies o/s are in the process of putting water on a fire and are attacking it, but the fire has not been knocked down yet, and whatever's burning is still burning. From there, the incident commander may or may not call in additional resources. "Probably Will Hold", or PWH, means that the fire is most likely knocked down, and companies may be hitting hot spots, or dousing the last lick of flame, but the incident commander is holding up on the knock down announcement. In other words, PWH means that the fire will be probably knocked down soon. Here's a great page from NYCFire.net Forums site that gives a run down of some of FDNY's terminology and some FAQ's: http://nycfire.net/forums/index.php/topic,1273.0.html Also, here's one for Chicago(Bottom of the Page): http://www.metrochicagofire.com/lingo.htm

I heard that they finally talked him down yesterday and he was treated by paramedics on scene. Apparently, it was the longest standoff in Tulsa PD history.

What a slap in the face! Why aren't they allowed entry???

Awesome shots, but where's the new tower?

Wow! One question though, how the heck did he manage to get up there?

Okay. I didn't know that there were two suits filed. I thought it had to do with the New Haven 20 suit.

Responders praised for incident response: http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headlines/indy-responders-lauded-collapse-response

Apparently, the case was reinstated. http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headlines/court-reinstates-black-conn-firefighters-suit

Tragic. May they rest in peace.

Rest in Peace Lieutenant. Such a tragedy.

What a touching, amazing, and unbelievable story! May God bless and watch over her! Happy, Happy Birthday Faith!!!

Nice! Congrats to MVPD's ESU!

Both are very cool.

Date: 08-13-11 Time: 01:00hrs.(Approx.) Area: North Ironbound Location: 198 Ferry St.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Newark Fireground(Newark Trunked) Weather Conditions: Warm and Clear Description Of Incident: Heavy fire on the 3rd floor, cockloft, and through the roof of a 3-story wood-frame OMD w/storefront on the 1st floor. Numerous reports of victims trapped. Numerous L/S/O's w/truck companies opening up. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Alarms transmitted by Command for heavy fire conditions w/exposure involved. All searches negative. One victim and one firefighter injured and treated by UMDNJ EMS. Incident occured at the same time as a Working Fire at 278 Lockwood St. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: NFD; NPD; UMDNJ EMS; Red Cross NJ.com Article

Thoughts and prayers to the victims of this tragic accident.

Date: 08-10-11 Time: 23:00hrs. Area: Woodside Location: 7 Court St.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Stamford Fireground(Stamford Trunked) Weather Conditions: Warm and Clear Description Of Incident: Companies o/s reporting a Working Fire in a pre-fabricated structure w/several vehicles involved. Originally dispatched as an unknown-type fire. All-Hands Working. Numerous L/S/O's. All searches negative w/no injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: SFRD; SPD; SEMS Box Assignment: Engine 5(Quint), Engine 3, Engine 2 Truck 3 Rescue 1 Unit 4(DC) Working Fire Assignment: Engine 6(Quint-R.I.T.)

Wow!

Crazy! On a side note, I think the LFB could use a few Aerialscope towers for some of those blazes.

Correct Seth. Actually, according to a wikipedia article, the majority of police officers in the United Kingdom do not carry guns. As for London, the Metropolitan Police Service have a fleet of Armed Response Vehicles(ARV's), police cars manned by officers carrying firearms. ARV's are dispatched to emergency calls in which firearms may be present. However, regular police cars are manned by unarmed officers.