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Are they made in the US or China?

http://www.hudsonvalleyfire.com/

So then what are those Caprices for?

That Executive Order expired last year.

There was a decent place in Modena we used to ride at but haven't been there in a couple of years.

I can totally see his pager going off, running outside and thinking..........."Oh this freaking sucks". I think I would have gone back inside and pretended I wasn't home.

The answer is yes to all of the above. I don't spend my life prioritizing whose life is worth more than another's. ....and yes, I do dare because not one of those guys gave a s%*t about policy. They were selfless and gave their lives trying to save ANY other human they could. They DID NOT prioritize. That is all I have to say about any of this.

I don't know of any "Policy", equipment or training needed to be a human being. I don't care what bureaucratic BS anyone wants to cite here the simple fact is that another human being was in trouble and having anyone stand around and watch them die simply makes me sick. I know of 343 guys who I know felt the same way.

I do know of a department that will buy your old one.

I would sit tight on this subject for another year or so. I know that at least a few of the emergency lighting companies are focusing on scene (or white) lighting and I think we will see tremendous strides in low current super bright scene lighting (fixed and portable) over the next few years.

We have had a similar unit in operation for quite a few years. However ours acts strictly as a water main and does not carry any equipment or tools. It's sole purpose is to get as close to the scene a possible, drop the 5" and run to the bay to draft.

Those cars look sharp. Love the look.

Thanks for your comments and your points are excellent and well put. I think the issue I was trying to point out is that while I agree that people can be outraged over private sector salaries, bonuses, etc. that is a free market and decided by free market factors. Are many of their actions disturbing, unethical or sometimes even criminal? Absolutely, but the point is that in a capitalist society you cannot limit what a person can make in a free market unless they cross the line of the law. A lot of people got very stupid over the last decade and there were many people who were able to capitalize on that stupidity. A lot of people, and governments, spent a lot of money they didn't have and that lead us to the mess we are in today. Which brings me to the point I was raising. When people talk about shuttering firehouses, etc I believe we need to look at all the sins of the past that brought us to that. Isn't this one example? While I understand he had a long career with the FDNY and took his fair share of risk, how is it that he ends up going out on a disability pension for $300k/ year tax free plus a $300k cash payout? Shouldn't a disability pension be reserved for those who have to leave because they are truly disabled and need the extra money because they are too injured to ever work again? Isn't it for those who have lost the ability to support themselves due to their injury and need the extra income to survive? Does this apply in this case?? If you know this person you know that it does not. He is not disabled in any way and will be free to live many years on a 3/4 pension playing golf and traveling around the world while the taxpayers pay for it and firehouses close because of it. Do you realize that if he lives another 30 years that is over $9,000,000?? Yes 9 MILLION DOLLARS!!! I don't know many bankers who walk away with that kind of coin. But whether you agree with it or not is not my point. My point is simply that there is no way a government, big or small, can sustain itself when it has to payout pensions of this magnitude and therefore can be PART of the reason that firehouses may have to close.

If they do not like what I say then delete it entirely. They have no right to separate it out to another thread where it was not meant to be. I cannot take it up "in private" if the threat that is using my words in a way they weren't meant to be used is still up. While I understand this is their site, they put it out there and the purpose of forums such as this is supposed to be to discuss the issue from ALL perspectives. The fact that they delete, or move, everything they don't like or agree with is a disgrace. After all we live in the United States, not China.

Instead of deleting my posts explaining what I said originally why not delete the entire thread so people don't continue to take what I said out of context. If you are going to continue to delete posts based on your own opinions at will you should not have any part in such a site and you probably should move to Iran or somewhere else that censors free speech.