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I like how when TC folded the Commissioner came out and said that FDNY had foreseen this scenario and made plans for it; in reality their plan was just to work their existing crews to death for as long as needed until someone came up with another idea.

I like how when TC folded the Commissioner came out and said that FDNY had foreseen this scenario and made plans for it; in reality their plan was just to work their existing crews to death for as long as needed until someone came up with another idea.

I like how when TC folded the Commissioner came out and said that FDNY had foreseen this scenario and made plans for it; in reality their plan was just to work their existing crews to death for as long as needed until someone came up with another idea.

I like how when TC folded the Commissioner came out and said that FDNY had foreseen this scenario and made plans for it; in reality their plan was just to work their existing crews to death for as long as needed until someone came up with another idea.

I like how when TC folded the Commissioner came out and said that FDNY had foreseen this scenario and made plans for it; in reality their plan was just to work their existing crews to death for as long as needed until someone came up with another idea.

I like how when TC folded the Commissioner came out and said that FDNY had foreseen this scenario and made plans for it; in reality their plan was just to work their existing crews to death for as long as needed until someone came up with another idea.

New York State Police MRT 3. This unit covers the Capital Region around Albany.

If I'm driving down the road and witness an accident where I can potentially render aid, then I would certainly stop if safe to do so. If I'm driving down the road and see local emergency crews on the scene of an accident, I'm going to keep on driving. I find it hard to believe that the IC was so desperate that they abandoned everything they know about ICS, department guidelines, state laws, and insurance liability and just threw two unknown people from out of state who claimed to be firefighters on a rig. This was a vehicle fire, not a Russian invasion.

The problem with the SCBA facepieces was not that there was an issue of inferior workmanship. After a number of LODDs and serious injuries NIST did some investigation and determined that the tests that a facepiece required to pass NFPA certification were inferior to those that the rest of the PPE needed to pass. After some some hard work by NIST and their work with the NFPA committee the most recent SCBA standard (1981-2013) greatly increases the performance requirements of SCBA. All facepieces now being sold are compliant with the standard. The IAFC issued an alert on the subject a few years ago and recommended that fire departments budget to replace facepieces upon adoption of the new standard. I know some have done so.
Does this have anything to do with the most recent LODDs? Only time will tell.
What must be remembered is that even with the advancements in PPE in the last 40 years if you are in a flashover with even the best PPE you have less than 20 seconds. Gear is so good now that firefighters that have found themselves in some of these "flow-path" incidents have actually received fatal burn injuries inside their gear that did not degrade. The true weak link in the whole ensemble is the human inside the gear.
My personal opinion is our best defense is the smart firefighter that is able to understand the situation and match the strategy and tactics they employ with the situation they find.
Sorry if I sound like a broken record.

Complments of the family of Firefighter John Mulroy, FDNY Rescue 3.
Compliments of the family of John Mulroy, FDNY Rescue 3.
One more for the Rescue buff's
MM-4.pdf
MM-3.pdf
MM-1.pdf
MM-3.pdf

This is Eatchester's R-5. It went into service in the mid to late 50's

From some photos I inherited ...similar Rescue 1 and 4 from 1972ish.

Well done video!

Various vehicles from ESU and Aviation as seen this past weekend.

So basically the chief is admitting that he's purposely designed a schedule that will make life so difficult for his members that many of them will just say "screw it" and quit... and that's his genius plan to save money? Someone tell me how he ended up in this job.

I could be wrong, but I believe SageVigiles was being facetious in his posting. But that would make a unique flower pot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_air_raid_siren

Looks like an old Chrysler air raid siren.

I, along with 25 of my Brothers spent 2 days paying our respect to Lt Walsh and FF Kennedy. I have to tell you that there needs to be a class on proper etiquette taught to the younger generation of firefighters. I can't tell you how many members I saw carrying cases of beer on their shoulders walking the streets where our Brother was being celebrated. Guys just walking by the church with 24 on their shoulder. I don't really know if they were career or volley and don't really care who they are affiliated with but their actions disgusted me as well as other New Rochelle Firefighters. If you want to have a few beers between the service and the last drive past the sea of blue please go to a bar. If you want to tailgate and party in front of the civilians like morons please go to a football or baseball game. In front of the church and on peoples lawns is not the place!!!!

Sadly much of the fire service etiquette seems to be slowly fading away. And those of us who have been around awhile are to blame. If we look the other way when members act disrespectfully or distastefully then the fault lies with us, the "older guys" who should know better. I more often than not find myself at odds with both the younger members and the admin of my FD, as I always speak up and see to it that the nonsense stops when members Facebook or Twitter or act disrespectfully at solemn or formal occasions. When such situations arise I hear the standard lament, "it's not 1980 anymore, it's a different time, you can't expect guys to act like they did years ago, wah wah wah, blah blah blah. I'm so f><king tired of that lame ass BS excuse. As I see it here's the deal, there is a right way and there is a wrong way to conduct yourself when in uniform and that goes doubly so for when we're present at funerals or other significant events. I think many will agree, but I also think that beyond agreeing we have to act when we see the wrong way happening...if we don't who will. I joined my first FD at 16 and believe me, my friends and I were hellions in the extreme. The older members made it clear what was and what was not acceptable....just as it had been made clear to them before us...and they made sure we learned exactly what that meant. I truly am thankful I had men like that around to show me the way...and sometimes do more than just show...because I came out a better person and a far better fireman for it. No matter how many volumes of the latest new age, progressive, politically correct management theory drivel is shoved down my throat I KNOW that what I learned and how I learned it is what works best and is the right thing. Society might be crumbling all around us and there may not be a helluva lot we can do about it outside our world, but in our world we still have control...so when guys need straightening out it's up to us to do just that. 10, 15, 20 years from now those same guys will be thankful we did

Thanks for the info, 38ff!
Just spoke to John.
I have some more photos I will post soon.

G201 needs a bath

Still not very eye-catching but maybe that's what they want. The old graphics look like they'd be more at home on an Access-A-Ride car than an RMP.

Anyone have $60,000 they want to give me?
Tahoe (1) by witkowski.andrewb, on Flickr

Modern systems like discs instead of drums, ABS, brake-based stability control to prevent rollovers, etc. While I'm all for the KISS principle when it comes to vehicle systems, you ignore new "standards" of safety at your own peril. As Bnechis mentioned it's really about what will hold up in court. When your fire chief is on the stand because your department's 1984 Mack slid through a stop sign and killed someone how are they going to explain that you don't have trucks with ABS because older is better and those new systems are too finicky and don't work sometimes?