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I laughed when I saw this pic...a Roosevelt FF came to buff/watch...this was during the "Poughkeepsie Car Boot War Years"...a TON of buff's cars were booted, as was the City Manager's city car....what a riot!

City of Poughkeepsie, Summer 2001 2 Alarm fire in a mexican restaraunt. Crappy pics taken with a disposable 35mm camer from an Alamo Ambulance.... this was the fire I was introduced to DC Decker.

More to come......

2 more old Empress............. Name the 14B - A on the floor.......

Before Z Cacaricci's we wore these;

Training at DC Fire Training Center

I frickin love the skull!

Let's head south to Mount Vernon for a job they had, mid 90's

Fatal accident, Route 44/82

Group Shot

Live burn in Millbrook

My first EMT class....1992

OK....total buff shot of me......get over it!

Same fire............. Lower right is one of the best firefighter's I know, my lovely wife.

House fire from lighning strike in Millbrook - Summer 2001. My first fire as an IC. Lesson learned - do not argue with a County Coodinator! Pleasant Valley FFCahill opening up....Markmets on the ladder, myslf in the Lt coat

This is past Millbrook Chief DeMarco doing the rope slide in Survival class - the very first class Dutchess did...little did I know that this pic would go on to claim the highest honor of any picture I have taken. I have had pictures on the cover of national mags, websites, local papers, etc...this is Chief DeMarco's Wife's leg;

These next 2 are for Mark...black mail pics......... These are at a live burn of my grandfathers old barns...thats Gramp pullin them out.

Remember the Alamo.................this was a hair raising scene to roll up on.....

Empress Awards Day - Late 1990's......Tommy Sal in there.