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Congrats Chris!!!!!

Just horrible!

Come on, 2000 gpm is so 1990s, we have 2250 gpm pumps now! If you need it get it, if you don't then you don't need it. I was a 2000 gpm pumper at work and when we go mutual aid, we are a source pumper usually drafting from a pond and feeding a long lay of 5" hose. There have been times in the past, as I was told, where our pumper was drafting off of both sides and feeding two 5" inch lines. The you would need that extra gpm.

As a dispatcher in my former life, I understand what you are say. However, I look at it this way. First with the FAST / RIT dispatch, if you are not getting a confirmation of a working structure fire, a single call with little to no information, and AFA with no other calls, or from an outside pull box (the old telegraph bell & horn system) I can see why NOT to dispatch out the FAST / RIT unit to an alarm. As soon as you receive a report via phone or radio from who ever of a fire involving a structure (in, out or around) that FAST unit should be dispatched at that point by the dispatcher, not the chief, line officer, IC on a request. The sooner the better obviously. As for sending tankers where there is no close water supply / hydrants, the initial dispatch should include at least one if not two tankers regardless if there is a confirmation of a fire or not. And of course they should be from the closest agency. Once is working fire is confirmed, the dispatcher should send the rest of the tanker assignment. And obviously if its confirmed right off the bat, the whole assignment needs to be dispatched. I was lucky where I worked as all the run cards were set up with who goes where and it was standing orders (ie spelled out) to send the units with out asking the IC. We would tell them what they have coming so they didn't have to think.

There are several.

Closing date is the 18th and this is not an entry level position. You need to have the minimum certs listed.

You forgot to add the impeller size also counts towards the rating as well as engine / motor horsepower to drive a fire pump is also a necessary requirement to power. The greater the gallons per minute, the higher the horsepower has to be to drive the pump properly to achive the rate gallon per minute or greater at XXX amount of PSI.

Warning lights are what they are...WARNING LIGHTS!!!!! They are made to WARN people and different colors are used so that drivers can see emergency apparatus. Sorry Its a dead issue to keep bringing this up. There was a bill passed (If I am remembering correctly) in the NY legislature to allow blue lenses for police and / or emergency vehicles. Its already on the books despite there is no written clarification in the current state legislative manual. (I am going by what I have read here in other threads and if I'm missing or wrong on something please correct me). I'm just glad I live in CT where it is cut and dry / black and white.

My company built a 1500 gpm rescue pumper for $350,000 compared to some other manufacturers who were in the 450,000 to 600,000 going off our specs.

Sorry I couldn't be there, had a little accident during the week and I am laid up. Hope everyone had a good time!

They replacing the last old Ford cab over?

At first when I read this, I though it was a car vs Bear Grylls, but now realize its the furry kind... Too bad for the bear though.

How about also marking the Taconic's on and off ramps better than they are currently? How about making some other improvements to that highway???? Granted that yes the call for more troopers in necessary beyond a reason of a doubt and granted DWI drivers don't help at all (morons), that road needs to be brought up to 2010, not keep it when it was built in the 1950s!!!!! That is definately halpf of the problem. I've traveled that road many times and it is just plain horrible.

I hope they keep the old boats and don't scrap them. They should be preserved as historic "water"-marks (play on landmarks).

"The House of Squirels!!!!"

The IA by Sage: http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?showtopic=33487&hl= Well, got up this am at work, made my coffee and sat down in the firefighter's room. Low and behold...... New Haven was burning again!!! So figuring I would miss it on my trek from Foxwoods (MPFD) to Ansonia, I would not see it, thinking it would be out. Boy was I wrong, by the time I got into the Branford / East Haven area about 7:30, I could see the header still. Needless to say I took a swing over there. Here is what I got off my cell. This was about 2 hours into it at the third alarm level. On the bridge comming from Grand Avenue to E. Grand Avenue. Engine 17 (first due) is located on E. Grand Ave, two blocks away up the hill. There were reports people ran to the firehouse and gave the company a verbal alarm. Closer Shot. This is a swing bridge I was one over the Quinnipiac River. It connects Fair Haven to Fair Haven Heights. Truck 3's master stream operation. Engine 17 (left), Truck 1 (center), and Engine 5 quint (right) Truck 1's bucket and some NHFD's bravest in front of the building. Chief Grant updating WTNH reporter Jodi Latina of the fire. Truck 2 was in the back of the building. Hopefully Sage will post some more.

Rumor has it, the OCC show is going to end with in the next season or two.

Old NRFD Ladder 13 is now in Maryland after doing a short stint in my home town back in early 2000. If I am not mistaken, it had a new aerial ladder put on it (no waterway). Here is the link to the department that has it: http://www.burtonsvillevfd.com/apparatus/apparatus.cfm

Well if we all remember the problems fairly recently FDNY had with Seagrave on repairs and other, it doesn't surprise me Ferrara got the contract. I wonder it they will use the UT-100 Smeal ladders on thier rigs, the ones Yonker's use.

Geez Pierce selling a pickup truck with a removable skid unit.............Like that hasn't been done by any small body builders before.

I had heard and seen posts about the HME cabs they had for the 1990's version of the Rescue Companies and they were not liked at all, granted this was only from those who posted about them and worked on those rigs. Spartan is not a bad cab and chassis, far better from HME. Hope they have good luck with them, other big cities have.

Hopefully if I can get the day off I'll be there. My company will be on the "hill" again and we will have both the '62 and '81 ALFs there.

You are such a tease!!!!! RANT AWAY MAN!!!!!!

We had the same thing happen at my department. Good thing that we are in negotiations and the "change of policy" was reverted back for us to work out again on shift.

Thanks BMeehan282 for the information. Spin the wheel, the volunteers wouldn't loose their "independent identities" if they consolidated into one house or two houses, ect. Each company has its own charter of incorporation through the Connecticut State Legislature. By what I have been reading, and Danbury guys and gals please correct me if I am misunderstanding, they are looking to just house the separate companies in a single building. The only way they would lose being "Wooster Hose" or Water Witch" is if the membership of the companies say hey lets merge together to create one fire company like Columbia Consolidated did. There are departments that have multiple volunteer fire companies in the same building, Look at Bay Shore, LI. BSFD has Hose 1, Engine 1, Fire Patrol, Hook & Ladder, and Penataquit Hose together through their three buildings (I forget how the break up is between the stations). Also cross staffing between the companies to help them get out quicker would be a good thing. Again I hope that Danbury's firefighters move forward and the plans when they are iron out are adopted.