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That is awesome. I had a toy rescue truck like this one with a crane for the boat and stoakes basket. Nice to see one on a real fire truck.

On a related topic as a co-worker of mine went on a cruise last month. One if his friends that was with him ended up falling and breaking her leg (the found back when they got back to the states). They ended up docking in Jamaica a little later that day. They got off the ship and tried to get to a hospital so she could get her leg checked. They talked to the locals and they told her that she would not be able to get an ambulance. They said that an ambulance will only come for life threatening emergencies. So they tried to get to the hospital by taxi. They get in the taxi and tell the driver where they want to go and he said "sure, as soon as four more people get in." He would not move the taxi till there were 6 people in it. So she ended up not being able to get her leg checked for another 5 days till they got back to New Jersey.

Here is another company doing similar things to their ambulance in regards to safety. They made alot of changes including starting to use the five point harness type seat belts. There is also some pictures of some of the new features http://www.emsresponder.com/article/articl...ction=1&id=3519 Also check out the Winter Park Fire Rescue's website. It's pretty nice. Here's pictures of their new ambulances.

I did a ride along with Danbury Fire Dept. Engine 22. I don't know if it has to be school related though. I was in high school at the time and I was doing a job shadow as part of a class. But it's worth a shot call Danbury FD headquarters. I don't remember who you need to talk to though

BFD1054 is right credit should be given where it is due. I know from being a dispatcher that you don't always get the credit you deserve. I can not hear 60 Control from where I live (plus I was sleeping cause I am working tonight), but I'm sure they did a great job. I always hear that too where we're supposed to be able to handle it if it is busy cause that's what we're trained for. It's still nice to get a good job every once in a while from the people that we are sending all over the place. I try to give credit where it is due to my dispatchers here in CT. Anyways good job to 60 Control and everyone else in the area on a busy night.

I don't know if anyone has posted this before or not. AMR and AEV have teamed up to design a safer ambulance for patients and EMTs. The new ambulance has a lot of well thought out features. Some practical and some not so practical in my own opinion. Anyways check it out for yourself and lets hear what you think. http://www.aev.com/scv2/

I say more power to them and I hope they are able to get better fire protection to their area of town. Plus isn't that how many of the small volunteer departments were established. Because there wasn't enough protection to a certain part of town so the residents got together and did something about it. I know that is pretty much how my department was established.

I just found another one on Break.com http://www.break.com/index/bb7843.html

Here's some pictures of the new servalance cameras http://officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=...7&siteSection=1

I found this site by accident but there are alot of pics of different fire and EMS related incidents. There is also a whole section of all different aircraft pics too. It looks like the fire pics are from all over the country. http://www.code-red.com/ ENJOY!!

I just found this on AMR's website. I guess Las Vagas wasn't the first to purchase an oversized ambulance. This one in Evansville, Indiana in 2004 And this one in Portland OR in 2003

I just got these pictures in an e-mail from a friend. These pick look awsome. It looks like it took a lot time and money to do this. Enjoy!!! 9/11 Pickup truck

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I understand where the Chief is coming from on this one, but I'm not completely sure if I agree with what happened to them. If you would like to watch the videos click the link below, videos 1-5 I think are the best ones. Video 6 is a little disturbing. Here is the link to the creator of the videos website http://www.insidethesfpd.com/ There isn't anything on it right now but it sounds like there will be soon SFPD Officers Suspended over Online Video SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- More than a dozen San Francisco police officers are off the job without pay Thursday for appearing in several videos that parodied life on the force. Officer Andrew Cohen, who has been suspended for producing the videos, is scheduled to meet with Police Chief Heather Fong next week. Cohen acknowledges he was suspended for posting what has been described as "inappropriate and unauthorized pictures and other information about the department on the Internet." Cohen says he made the videos as entertainment for his unit's Christmas party. He is scheduled to meet with the police chief on December 17. Cohen will also have a hearing before the city's Police Commission. There is no word on the fate of up to a dozen other officers who faced discipline after making videos parodying life on the force that officials said used racist, sexist and homophobic stereotypes. Sources tell KRON 4 News that a number of police officers were suspended Wednesday for violating departmental regulations. Cohen operated a website that hosted videos of police officers acting in what has been described as parodies of police work that some may have found offensive. At a news conference at City Hall Wednesday evening, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom described the videos as "a series of vignettes, skits, that are some of the most egregious skits I've seen." About 20 police officers who were in the videos also face suspension during an internal affairs investigation, including a police captain. Police Chief Heather Fong said the officers were shown in a series of skits that featured uniformed officers making fun of Asians, blacks, women and members of the gay and transgender communities. "The content ranges from immature and vulgar to sexist, racist and homophobic," the two said in a joint statement. Fong added, "This is a dark day in the history of the San Francisco Police Department." Cohen pulled the videos from the website and posted a statement Wednesday, which reads in part, "...as many of you may know by now, I was asked to take down most of this website." When Fong learned about these videos on Tuesday from someone within the police department, she immediately ordered Cohen to remove them, sources tell KRON 4 News. In the online statement, Cohen says that he's devoted much of his time making videos to increase positive public opinion of officers. But, he also wrote, "I think that this is where the road ends." Fong informed Newsom of the video on Wednesday. At the news conference, Newsom said a special task force, the city's Human Rights Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women would investigate the officers, most of whom were stationed at the Bayview police station. Attorney Daniel Horowitz, who is representing Cohen, disputes allegations of racism and is considering slander lawsuits. "Instead of Chief Fong saying, 'I screwed up. I've done nothing for that community,' she's saying, 'Andrew Cohen is a racist,' " Horowitz said. Horowitz says that the videos were intended to be funny while also containing elements of social commentary. "What it says is there is a problem in Hunters Point," Horowitz said. "The community feels that a bunch of white people are policing them, and don't care. The police feel that nobody is saying, 'you're doing a great job.' Andrew put that out there in the form of comedy." Malaika Parker of Bay Area PoliceWatch called the videos "the tip of the iceberg" and said it was "disgusting and appalling" that people in the Bayview were dying while local police were making videos. San Francisco Police Officers Association President Gary Delagnes apologized Thursday on behalf of the union. "I'm sorry they did it," Delagnes said. "I'm sure they're sorry they did it. But do not confuse that video with the way those cops perform in the real world." The Associated Press and Bay City News contributed to this report . (Copyright 2005, KRON 4. All rights reserved.)

I just recently got the Carns 1044. It is exactly the same as the 1010 except it has a matte finish instead of the glossy finish and it cost alot less than the 1010. I bought mine for about $160.00 with the goggles, borkes were extra. It fits just the same and is just as light as the 1010.

It also showed up on Big-Boys.com about a year ago. It was hilarous then and it is hilarous now.

This makes sence I guess. The only question I have is does FDNY go mutual aid, or recieve mutual aid to/from cities and towns outside of NYC? If they do either then this new radio system makes sence. http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/a...nId=46&id=44730

It shouldn't have come to this. I can't believe this is happening whether it is true or not. http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/a...nId=46&id=44758

Skinny Firefighter Slithers to the Rescue ASSOCIATED PRESS WESTFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- At 6-foot-1 and 160 pounds, Jim Pfeiffer is used to being called skinny. But Pfeiffer's beanpole status came in handy Monday, when the 25-year-old firefighter slipped into a narrow crevasse to rescue a toddler trapped 9 feet underground. The 16-month-old Metuchen boy, John Michael Butterfield, had been running at the Tamaques Park playground with another child under his mother's watch when he darted off toward an adjacent tennis court. He slipped into one of six holes dug by a contractor earlier that day to support new floodlights. A concrete column took up most of the space in the 3-foot-wide hole, but Butterfield fell into a 10-inch gap. His face was pressed against the dirt wall when firefighters arrived, and before long his cries ominously ceased. Pfeiffer stripped down to a T-shirt and trousers. His colleagues fastened ropes around his waist and ankles, and lowered him headfirst into the gap. Pfeiffer soon became wedged himself, but the boy remained out of reach. ''I took one deep breath and tried to make myself as small as I could,'' Pfeiffer told The Star-Ledger of Newark. ''I guess he could sense I was there, because he started crying. That was the best sound in the world.'' The firefighter managed to grip the child's shirt, and then slip his fingertips under the boy's armpits. His colleagues then hoisted them to freedom. Butterfield was treated for cuts and bruises and released from a hospital. Said Pfeiffer: ''The guys used to laugh at me for being so skinny, but I guess in this case it paid off.'' http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/a...nId=46&id=44256

Good luck. When I was thinking about joining the Air Force for that they told me that it is really hard to be a firefighter just cause so many people want it. Just like any paid firefighter job in the area. But good luck and I hope you get it.

Is anyone in the area going to the Bridgewater CT parade? If you are going are you bringing any apparatus or are you just coming to watch the parade and eat some great food? I know this post is a little late since step off is only about 8 hours away. Stony Hill Fire Dept in Bethel CT will be going with our trophy winning Rescue 2. Hope to see you there.

Our department thinks this a good idea and we are going to try to promote this at some of out local PR events coming up in September. I found more information for any department that is interested in starting this in their comunity. The first one is from a private ambulance company in Tulsa OK, then next is from East Anglian Ambulance in England where it all started, and the third is just general info. http://www.emsaonline.com/iceadvice.html http://www.eastanglianambulance.com/content/ice/default.asp http://www.icecontact.com/

I have looked for that video and so have a couple of my buddies from my FD and we can't find it anywhere. If you do happen to find it let me know I would like a copy.

Here's something to think about. I heard from one of the CT Fire Academy Instructors that was teaching my RIT class that there was a company in CT that decided to call their team "Firefighter Assist and Recovery Team" till they realized what the acronym for that would be, "FART" Thought you all would like laugh.

I was looking at the photographs of the different FDNY apparatus on 10-75.net and I was wondering what is the difference between a Battalion and a Division? All the different trucks looked exactly the same, so that can't be the difference. Also is there a difference between a Maxi Water Unit and a Satellite? Once again they looked exactly the same.