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well, Then that was one serious answer to your question then wasnt it, Not saying It should have happened Not saying It couldnt happen again,,, It wasnt an "Attack On you" but given That was A Time when I was a Kid not even Thinking of college, I really dont expect Too Many others Here were either... It wasnt my intent to get you to get your Support hose tangled.... Believe me.... Now My nomination for the Real Darwin Awards for St Louis/ 2014 is below http://dailycurrant.com/2014/11/26/ferguson-protester-accidentally-burns-down-own-house/

Florida man gets Turned away from reporting a dwelling fire at his home located several doors away from the firehouse, And Even Then and Long response time ensues http://www.firehouse.com/news/11782773/man-reporting-house-fire-turned-away-at-fla-firehouse

Or you can check out KENT State University Ohio Nation Guard was activated when 500 KS students protested a Vietnam war era set of issues 4 College kids were Killed and numerous others Injured... National guard Kids the same age for the most part as the protesters ,, why was the NG called in at all? it had been peaceful Until Rifles with Fixed bayonnets became an issue .... Doesnt make it right ....this was 2 years after MLK and Robert Kennedy's Assasinations and riots in most inner city areas you can think of... Just saying somtimes people on either side can get stupid ..... http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0504.html YOU must not Have been born yet....

Today 35 members of the FDNY's Incident Management Team were deployed to Buffalo, NY, to assist residents following the area's record snowfall.

they were brought in last week..

http://www.torringtonct.org/Public_Documents/TorringtonCT_Jobs/I04C8DD11 ^^^^ PDF's Above ^^^^ click the link ^^^^^ MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12/29/2014 The City of Torrington is now accepting applications for the position of Firefighter. Minimum Qualifications: Age 18, High School diploma or equivalent, Firefighter II certification with hazmat ops, CPAT, Connecticut or National Registry EMT, Connecticut Driver's License, and non-smoker. Salary: $1,062.00 per week with excellent benefits package. To Apply:Download the attached application and recruitment packet. Complete the application and mail it to:City of TorringtonPersonnel Dept140 Main StreetTorrington, CT 06790APPLICATIONS AND $50.00 FEE MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12/29/2014 TO BE CONSIDERED. AA/EOE.

Torched walgreens, little cesars' to name a few Yahoo had this http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ferguson-decision-ignites-more-protests-1416888903-slideshow/ from a Police dispatch group On Face book "Hell STL is on fire. Laundry mat is on fire. Dellwood police station is on fire. Title max is on fire. Taco Bell is on fire. Advanced auto parts is on fire. Beauty supply store is on fire. Auto zone is on fire. Aaron's is on fire. O'Reilly's auto parts is on fire. Walgreen's is on fire. Sams meat market is on fire. Multiple police cars are on fire. Storage facility is on fire. Little Caesars is on fire. Auto car lot is on fire." tommorrow all the resdents will be WHining Build me a new store

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and Your point is? I've taken tests for free (in the 1980's) I've taken tests In My state and yours and others as well That I've paid 25, 50 100 dollars just for the privilege, of Taking the test... These cities and towns have born the brunt of such testing for years and Often times just to have someone Work there for 6 weeks until they get a call from East Padooka, and they leave when The City or town Invested often thousands of dollars in the hiring process, maybe The Taxpayers want serious commitment ?!? I dont know I just figured I would share the opening because I know Lots of guys who would KILL to start a life and be on the job somewhere... I took 3 FrEe tests 2 FD and One dispatcher in the same week in 1985, When Interviewed for the dispatchers job I was up front with Both the deputy of Police and Deputy of Fire, Look I am testing if thats an issue, so be it I was hired and worked 3 years and 8 months before getting a letter to report Monday @ 0800 (The Police Deputy) was The dispatch Supervisor says Geez they didnt give you much time....to give notice did they... NO chief they used the same system you used letter recieved Friday at 4 pm to report 0800 monday... so he said hmm Yeah I guess so .... Look at it this way, there are Many locations in Westchester & Putnam that only allow residents of the town, village Hamlet or whatever you wanna call them, while others play other games... here's a chance, you choose to take it or Not ... I certainly don't care what you do... Maybe Thats The City of Torrington's Game to weed out folks... It is what It is Nothing is right for everyone...

As a follow-up to the Incident , The members of Rescue 1 were on The Meredith Vieira Show to discuss the feat..... http://chicagofirewire.com/good-video-fdny-rescue-co-1-rescuing-window-washers-trapped-69th-floor-new-one-world-trade-center/ or http://youtu.be/9b4yTATm74I

As Dinosaur stated ... "FDNY is sending 41 members of Special Operations Command to Buffalo to help the city after record snowfall " http://t.co/L9TYfPvXpt

Connecticut's NBC 30 had posted this, this am, re: Conn DOT crews working with equiptment (we dont often see) (triaxle dumps, V Plows, and Snow blowers, Oh my!! they must be from The Airport in Windsor Locks/Litchfield County http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Connecticut-DOT-Crews-Work-Round-the-Clock-in-New-York-283562021.html

Seth, FDNY's page Only stated They were going (as I posted) the members & rigs In the rest area (?) are the All wheel trucks That Were from "SANDY" ..... Here are some more cool pics from the region http://chicagofirewire.com/best-photos-buffalo-new-york-winter-storm/

actually the Rear looks like it could be painful the front who knows You might sink the whole 15 feet Ugh!!

I was watching weather channel folks when The storm was raging and They were saying This was fluffy and Unpackable snow which means dry and not water latent... which is a saving grace allowing some time to work at clearing snow loads off especially Flat rooves before they collapse... here On the shoreline of Connecticut last year we as we all recall our "blizzard" which gave us a whopping 18 inchs? we had roof collapses and Cities nearly impassible for days, Nation Guard firefighters came in with specialty fire equiptment in some locations.... the issues here, then where nothing Compared to Greater Buffalo ( and similar areas) which suffer these lake affect snows... This weekend while its supposted warm up for us, Its supposed to dump some Rain and More SNow out that way ..... which is not good at all.... Some of the photos comming out of the area are amazing when you consider it was basicly a single storm... The snow Map is crazy below .. lol

http://www.firehouse.com/news/12019549/boston-firefighter-contend-with-blocked-hydrant I know we all have seen the smashed window of the cars with a supply line going through the passenger compt, many folks don't get how important it is, And many of Boston's neighborhoods are Just that tight!!

due to budget issues Fresno had been forced to reduce staffing which obviously creates problems, And is now looking to reemployee, Using federal Grants, 12 Firefighters from other local jobs also recently layed off.. http://abc30.com/careers/city-of-fresno-looking-to-hire-firefighters/400011/

There's an old addage... "Never assume, because when you do, you make an Ass out of you and me..... apparently a Dispatcher Might be taking a hit In Baltimore, a safety officer was located in a vacant dwelling next to the fire building....hours later......... http://www.goheroes.us/last-alarm/actions-of-dispatcher-may-have-kept-fallen-baltimore-city-firefighter-from-being-found-sooner

The Web page link for WNYF is at " http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/publications/wnyf.shtml "

Here is the radio traffic which occurred Ladder 10 it seems was First due ( imagine that ) and this audio tube is quite extensive in reality... ( not my own content) Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu-7qAxQdNg#t=13 FDNY's Page http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2014/111214a.shtml ABC News http://abcn.ws/1v4PmJY - WABC-TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News

Based Upon My experiance from the 2010 test, I Placed # 100... When the city is "ready" they'll send a letter to attend a Backround check (which Was at Metrotech last test...) I would suggest That YOU have 4-6 prepared resume's (They asked me to bring along 4 clean copies) AND be prepared to fill out another handwritten "application" which was sent me, (received in Mail On Saturday2013 at 3:45 pm to report at 8 am Monday...) Your test occured on Wednesday 2 days after that. They sent a 25 page book that They wanted me to fill in the blanks and as well Bring along 4 copies of My clean resume, when I reported Monday at 0800.... I attempted to contact them Via Email they provided which bounced on several attempts to explain myself, due to health issues I am not able to take the job, Anyway, AT #7 You'd better prepare and expect the absolute worst, Ie: receiving no notice at all and still being prepared.....

Here's another example, in this video out of Arizona , the fire vehicle is a step van typically aluminum and Fiberglass, and loaded with you name it right? its not a Toyota, a few issues here... Being from a department where My company had its share of Car Fires (sometimess 8 or 10 a shift in the 90's) its easy to ignore some of the "safety" side of these incidents ... Some people have been so instilled with the "Hollywood" version of 9 explosions from 12 directions... they often run away expecting that.. at the same time We are trained to Chock all vehicles at 5 am this obviously didnt happen, and the very idea that these fellas are going to STop the vehicle rolling after the fact is pretty silly and they are LUCKY that they didnt loose the hoseline, or get someone hurt..... The video is worth a look... seems like these guys are having a bad morning for sure.... http://youtu.be/vbRFvCIVSDg

Hmm well, You might start with something More Then what they started with.. the idea of Using a member to keep the vehicle from scratching Engine seems To me to one of the less smart options, Find it pretty difficult to believe that Norwalk FD doesnt have a sog on the use of wheel chocks Both On the apparatus as well as on MVA's and Vehicular incidents of any kind.... using a standard wheelchock May or may not have changed a thing, In this case. but if it had then you wouldnt have a member pinched or hurt , a rig with potential Damage or a Vehicle which could have rolled off d into someone residence..

Tonight 1842 hours 598 Blue Hills Ave - 2 story occupied dwelling heavy fire showing from the c side on arrival which is under investigation... 1 firefigher died was not yet identified for the Family's sake, reported as a 6 year veteran 1 firefighter transported to Bridgeport hospital burn unit with burns over 10% of his body 2 firefighters in hartford area hospitals with Minor issues The residence was a 2 story 2 family and everyone got out, though under investigation with almost no info being released They said One firefighter bailed out of a 2nd floor window.... I'll fill it in as I am able <Update> The Hartford Fire Department Has announced the Line Of Duty Death of a Firefighter while operating at a structure fire shortly after 1829 hrs at 598 Blue Hills Ave. The Fallen Firefighter has been identified as Firefighter Kevin Bell. Firefighter Bell was 48 years old and a 6 year veteran, who grew up in Hartford. It is too early to report on the arrangements.