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like peterose said it depends on your budget, you can buy a top dollar body but if you dont match the glass to it you just pissed away money, your lenses are just as important as the body, i shoot w all nikon equipment so i cannot comment on canon personally but they as well make excellant equipment. for fire scenes i usually use my 70/200 2.8 on my d700, as well as my 50mm 1.8 on my d2xs, i have a few other lenses commonly used as well. feel free to check out my site to see some of my shots cdcphoto.com. as far as where to buy? Adorama is my first choice, ive used B&H as well both fine stores however i'd stay away from best buy circuit city and the likes they tend to be more expensive and dont offer the variety of kits and options. good luck with whatever you choose hope this helps Squid

Date:8/01/09 Time:11:12 Location: King St and Hillendale Ave Frequency: Units Operating: RBFD E14, PCFD E59, E62, R40, 2391, 2393 Weather Conditions: warm, sunny Description Of Incident:2 car head on, 1 rolled over, driver of rolled vehicle extricated from vehicle Reporters: Writer: Squid

Anthony if youve been around ems for any number of years you would understand how and why these things happen. if anything its not TC thats hosing Alamo staff, it s more like if Alamo was run effectively and efficiently they would not have even been in a position to be bought out, such as sloper was in the past. i do not fault any of the staff of Alamo for the companies shortcomings but that of the mgmt. if you have followed the trend Alamo has been steadily losing contracts in the area, again not the fault of the staff they do what their told and do their jobs and do them quite well to boot, but the way the company was managed. while i was chief in a fd in the local area we had our share of problems with alamo, such as asking to be released from a working fire scene because they were told they needed to do a transport, or when i was on scene of a cardiac arrest awaitng an ambulance when i was given a 5 min eta, 17 min later the bus arrived, i was also told when they gave me the eta they were by raymond ave, [they passed my lt] again doin what they were told, and god knows they have there hands full in the city of pok. but any way i wish the best of luck to all who stay on with transcare, having worked for them in the past they are a decent company to work for. good luck to all no hard feelings anthony

looks like a lot of photoshopping going on, wheres photounit when you need him

or you can learn the signs of when its going to get bad and get out , personally i wear my hood and my earflaps, been burned befor, NOT FUN

save the pot? i thought i was a bucket brigade lol

who was the lucky tillerman? ang jr?

there is no reason for this to be a paid/volly issue. the fact is the kid screwed up, everyone makes mistakes, some more sever then otherr but none of us should throw stones. if hes found guilty let the courts deal with that, as well as the agency involved. as far as the comments on wasting taxpayers money by using an emergency vehiche for a food run, thats another story. as far as when i am at work i do my best to come to work prepared for my shift meals and all. occasionally i dont, or even if we feel like getting something different fo a meal we do take a department vehicle to the store food establishment etc. on my job i am expected to be able to respond at all times while on duty, so that means if i stop at the store returning from a run, or a detail etc. i am still ecpected to be ready to work. this aslo serves another purpose, it gets us out in the community in which we serve, meeting the residents, looking at buildings, picking up hints or problems that can/may arise if theres an emergency at that location. its called community involvement, preplanning, TRAINING! i cannot speak for other organizations but when me and my crew go out for whatever reason, yes even lunch, we discuss these things all the time. "hey joe did you see that new sign over the entrance to that store?"" Yeah bob that can be an issue if we have a fire there." Open your minds people its not all just a "JOYRIDE" this is my, yours and our lives here, paid and volly alike! stay safe and watch out for each other, there are people out there not on our side! Squid

Rest In Peace squiggles, you will be missed, i love you brother, till we meet again.......

I give myself orders all the time! blink.gif aww come on now ang we know cath really gives the orders

personally nikon for me nothing against canon never really ued them i got into nikon and loven them ever since. just got rid of my d70s a nice little starter, only lthis past thursday to be exact. i have a d80 and have just got the d300 so the 80 will now be my backup or second. my brother in law has the d50, no complaints just too small for me. whicever brand or camera you chose to go with just do your research, not only on the brand but options as well. not sure if the d40, d60 or d90 have the avalable options as the d80, d300 and others have. all in all good luck in your search and best of luck with whichever one you choose. squid cdcphoto.com

while i have no objections to people volunteering in their local respective departments if that is indeed availabe as an option, i do also understand the need to go to a neiboring department if that is the only option to be a volunteer, and as everyone involved in the fire service in and around dutchess county knows that the volunteer departments are a huge part of what makes up the fire service in the county. after reading this article however this seems like nothing more than someone who just wants to be a "big city fireman". this is not meant to dis respect anyone, but if you need to go to arlington, fairview, roosevelt etc to volunteer than do so and accept it, be grateful you can get the training knowledge and experience they are willing to gove you. if this guy wants in the city that bad, TAKE the TEST and get on the job. just my 2 cents

so jim where are your pics i know you were there lest see some

AS a career FF and former assistant chief of the Village of wappingers falls, i was there as a photographer at that fire, the guys worked their collective asses off at this job. and the most important thing that everyone misses when the pictures go up ..... Nobody got hurt, an EVERBODY went home safe at the fires conclusion, PERIOD Good job fellas and stay safe