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Break into a certain house in Westchester and your still getting 17 9mm beans center mass. All this does is turn many law abiding citizens into felons. Typical NY liberal BULLSHIT, and still a gun/rifle has yet to kill anyone...

Most likely monitoring particulate levels in Hudson River due to the recent "chlorinated effluent" release into the river.

No, we do not ride for free... MNRR conductors no longer have discretion, and they are watched on a regular basis.

My brother was turned away! He was told in no uncertain terms that the prep course was being given for "minorities only". He politely replied to the gentleman "I am Hispanic" (His father is from PR)the representative replied: "that doesn't count, have a good night"...

I think the Fire Service community is in love with Seagrave because of them winning FDNY bids. As M'Ave has stated above, the actual manufacturer of the rig is inconsequential in comparison to the specifications and warranty required in the bid. I have seen first hand; a Seagrave rig that does not meet FDNY spec that has a myriad of issues early and often...

Just like the last test I would bet my bottom dollar the Vulcan Society has the most comprehensive review classes. The Vulcan review prepared their atendees for the opinion based questions included on 6019, the classes the job gave made no mention of them. Their sessions are open to all candidates not just African Americans, I had my brother sign up for their review sessions. Take advantage of the resources available regardless of your race/ethnicity...

This is the result of us doing the same job with less:

Get well Brothers... Brooklyn 102, true professional. Great work

Go easy Bro....May god watch over your family

Time:18:03 Location: 3048 Bruner Ave. Frequency: Da Bronx Weather Conditions: Warm/Clear Description Of Incident: Heavy Fire on arrival 2story 25x50 PD Reporters/Writer: CFD 320 18:03 Bronx putting 4+2 Rescue and Squad on the Box due to numerous calls E-38, 66, 97, 62 L-51, 61 B-15 R3 SQ61 L32 FAST 18:06 B15 All Hands on Arrival Requesting additional Engine and Truck E63, L39 SC 18:12 B15 Requesting 2nd Alarm Fire through the roof 2nd E-90, 79, 64 L- 41

Sorry for the late addition... Date:8/25/11 Time:15:00 Location: 2912 Bruner Ave Frequency: Da Bronx Weather Conditions: Clear/Warm Description Of Incident: Heavy Fire on Arrival 2.5 story Semi attached Reporters/Writer: CFD 320 E-38, 97, 62, 63 L-61, 51 B-15 B15 Gave 2nd Alarm on Arrival L32 FAST E66 R3 SQ61 (Bronx Reporting Numerous calls people trapped Basement and 3rd Floor) 2nd E90, 79, 89 L39, L41 6 10-45's 2 10-45 code 2 (Red Tag) 2 10-45 code 3 (Yellow Tag) 2 10-45 code 4 (Green Tag)

Date:06/24/2011 Time:19:00 Location: 920 Co-Op City Blvd Frequency:Bronx Units Operating: E66, E38, E63, E97 L61, TL51 B15 Weather Conditions: Cool, Fog Description Of Incident: Heavy Fire on Arrival Apt 8F, KO Curtain Deployed Reporters/Writer:CFD320 E-66 Transmitted 10-75 Heavy fire on arrival BN-15 Transmitted 10-77 Fire in High Rise Class 1 MD E-62 (CFRD),E-45 (HR Nozz),TL-58 (HR Fan),BN27 (All Hands), BN20 (Safety), D7 19:23 BN-15 to Da Bronx: 2nd Alarm... E-89,42 79,88,TL50,L47, E39/HR 2, TAC 1,RAC 3,E-72/S2,BN3,BN26 10-41 code 1

your PM box is full.... Mohegan Ladder, Croton FAST, Montrose VA with an engine

Come on guys be constructive and have some respect for the men and women who lost their lives. No matter where this accident occured fire companies would have done the best job they were capable of doing. What is the point of comparing a small department like PM to the FDNY? How about someone starts a thread educating first responders that read this site that the roof construction of these coach buses are thin sheetmeatal over foam which can easily be cut with a sawsall? Is that information possibly a bit more valuable than most of the nonsense above?

Go easy Bro...

Box 3840 Pittman x Mundy Phone alarm or fire 3+2 63, 38, 66 39, 51 Heavy fire out 4 windows on 1 side,2 lines were operating inside when B15 called us out to go exterior. Calling this a wind effected fire would be an understatement. 10-75 got E62 CFRD L61 FAST Squad 61 R3 Additional 1+1 E97 L32 (I may have E97 and E62 reversed) Above that I don't know the order

The level to which an individual is trained to has absolutely nothing to do with his/her level of professionalism.

Bloomberg is a slimy LIAR...

No, as of now no companies will be closed but "A level manning" will become 4FF for all 194 Engine companies. This effectively eliminates 60 Firemen per tour which is equivalent (headcount wise) to closing 12 5 man engines each tour.

Anyone reading this forum wants to get on THE job they had better come to grips with the idea that they are going to have to put in some time riding a bus... FDNY can't hire off the open competitive list, but there is no restriction on promoting. Birds are chirping about a class of probies comprised of 100% EMS promos.

The New York City Fire Department made a record number of emergency responses this year, as dramatic staffing cuts loom in 2011. Firefighters responded to more than 500,000 emergencies this year. That's the most in the department's 145-year history. Story by NY1

Garaufis will figure out a way to deem this racist...

Great press release put out by LAFD....Good job by the brothers, the fire is out and nobody got hurt. Imagine if FDNY put out a press release like this for every 10-77, we would need a lot more staffing at the press office.

How about people go after the white collar morons who bankrupted the NYS pension system in the first place? The pension system was so flush with cash 10 years ago that all it's assets could have been invested in rock solid zero risk investment products and cash flow itself for 50 years with no further contributions from employees. They were so flush they allowed municipalities to defer payments to the system because they were unnecessary! Problem is that the pension fund managers who make (yes still make) 7 figure salaries plus huge bonus' were over-aggressive with THE MONEY PARTICIPANTS IN THE NYS PENSION SYSTEM CONTRIBUTED and BLEW BILLIONS OF THEIR DOLLARS. Now these same people that lost a ton of our money vilify the civil servant as the bad guys... Civil servants didn't create this problem, which now rests squarely on the backs of NYS tax payers. Blame the guy in the monkey suite, not the bunker pants... Five years ago when everybody and their brother was buying a McMansion was anyone jealous of the paycheck a fireman earned?

I was at work so didn't respond to this job but since the door has been opened I'll step through. Some bullet point comments on Seth's post. First and foremost, everyone went home some minor injuries, smoke inhalation aside. The two brothers in Bridgeport were not so lucky yesterday. Above, pre-plans and response policies were questioned and referred to as "antiquated" in Westchester. I do not know how Briarcliff operates, but I can tell you that many volunteer and career departments alike in Westchester have detailed greater alarm response policies in the CAD at 60 control and are often executed automatically without any radio transmissions necessary. In addition to that, the county "battalion cars" act as the resource officer at jobs, taking pressure off of the IC. I do not know all of the battalions personally but I will tell you two I do know bring to the table plenty of experience to know when to "suggest" to IC's when to request additional resources. I am quite sure this fire could have been run differently, as every single fire is different and different IC's will not run the same fire the same way. It is quite possible that had this job had occurred in another district it would have sounded more "professional" on the air. Maybe some unknown department that sounds great on the air loses the entire structure, maybe not? How u sound on the air means dick when u have someone trapped above the fire and everyone is looking at you to make a decision. Most volunteer rescue companies in Westchester were born from fire police. Just because a particular company carries certain tools does not mean that their membership is as specialized as their toolbox. FAST in the weather conditions yesterday needed to be properly relieved. A good proactive FAST is doing more than anyone realizes, just being bunkered up and ready to roll on a day like yesterday is taxing on the body. If after rehab the IC chooses to use the relieved FAST for overhaul or salvage rather than request additional resources, I don't see an issue. I see it done often. Radio discipline is a issue everywhere. And I do mean everywhere, ever hear tapes of ground ops channels from highly regarded paid departments where maydays are stepped all over due to poor radio discipline? The fire service is reactive by nature, if if Black Friday had never occurred PSS systems would not be an NFPA standard today. Each member from the to the IC down to the probie has to take a personal inventory after each job and ask him/herself how they can be better and safer next time. I think in a forum such as this positivity is key. Every member can learn something from every run... Stay Safe and Hydrate...