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To work in the Rescue Battalion or Safety Battalion or Hazmat Battalion, you need special training. Any Battalion Chief can be designated the "Safety Chief" at a 2nd Alarm or special incident, except if it is an "ABC" which is a captain who is an "Acting Battalion Chief" just for the tour. They will make the "ABC" the Resource Unit Leader. Newly promoted BC's are assigned to a Battalion, but probably will hardly ever work there. They spend most of their time travelling the entire city.

As many of you know, the FDNY & NYPD will be the host of the entire WORLD of emergency services, for this year's 2011 World Police Fire Games. I am running the GOLF portion of the games, and we are looking for volunteers. Anyone can volunteer, and knowledge of golf is NOT IMPORTANT!!!!!!! We have many jobs that can be handled by anyone who has a few hours to volunteer. The GOLF games will be held on Monday, August 29th - Wednesday, August 31st, at Split Rock Golf Course, which is located on the Bronx/Westchester border. Volunteers are needed thru-out the day. It is all shift work, so you can do as much or as little as you like, from 4 hours, to 6 hours, to 8 hours, to 16 hours!!! LUNCHES & DINNERS WILL BE PROVIDED! If you have a partner, or a large group of volunteers, we will accomodate you so that you can all work together, relieve each other, etc. While we understand that this a late notice, and you may have already made plans for vacation/work, we appreciate any help you can provide. Please let us know ASAP so we can come up with a schedule that is suitable for you. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION & TIME, Kenny Knapp nap72@aol.com

On a run (FDNY), I asked CON-ED supervisor what these were. He knew the answer! He said that they are repeaters/antennas for CON-ED's new MDT system. That was last summer BTW.

Anyone know if that place in White Plains is still around that sold models and collectibles? Was it like Westchester County Collectibles or something? I think it's long gone....Did it move? Thanks guys.

It's the law in New York City.

Nice website. Just wondering.... Engine 21 (E-21) is the busiest unit in the City responding to over 2,600 runs last year. Engine 22 (E-22) is the busiest unit in the City, responding to over 1,850 runs last year. Getting the kinks out i guess......

They have a cut-out on the rim. The rim is placed around a car tire so the line doesn't get caught up when you're stretching around a car.

Stop sending companies to the box when no one answers it. That will reduce tons of false alarms.

My question is, is if they are no longer carrying these channels, where is my refund from the fee I was being charged to view these channels? Oh yeah, I'm just the sucker, I mean customer.

Engine 65. Right on 43rd Street. Between 5th and 6th.

I hope you feel alot safer when you see my 90 year old grandmother in an isolation booth and no shoes on, getting the metal detector wand treatment, WHILE two, 20 - 30 year old, middle eastern men look on with smiles on their faces, knowing that their "civil rights" were not violated.

FDNY used to be 10-30 - Working fire.

Accident

LCC was red-tag according to NYC EMS

Dr. Lombardi. Simply the best. Outside of work, went to a couple of NY Ranger games with him. Great guy. Sad........

Couldn't disagree more. The child was handed to him by FF. Jimmy Senk, L-47, who crawled in and found him. This guy carried him down the fire escape. I'm assuming that the FF thought the guy was another FF, and handed him off. That's just lending a hand, as far as I'm concerned.

Link is no good.

"not allowed to take vacation in January." BEAUTIFUL!!!! Something other Depts. to look into. Hmmmmm....lay on the beach, go fishing, or go golfing in June, July, August, September??? or January???

Not to nitpick. This is only for insane buffs. The box is 8999. 1 & 1. FDNY N/B FROM E 233 ST. sorry tom

Sorry for this guys but it's bothering me, and isn't this a place where we can vent?!?!? While I can understand the fun of this game, as I'm a bit of a video-game junkie, it really annoys me that people from the United States find it funny that a foreigner was throwing his shoe at Our President, the ultimate insult in his country. He was throwing his shoe at the President, but what he was really doing was showing his lack of respect for the United States, OUR COUNTRY!!! Despite your opinions, and mine, of President Bush, he is our leader. We are told to respect and unite behind our new President-to-be, but it's ok to disrepect our current one? Seeing this animal throw his shoe at my President made me want to kick his a$$. Americans should have caused an uproar at this the ultimate act of disrepect and demanded justice. If Iraq's Prime Minister Maliki was at a press conference in NYC and I threw something at him, what the hell would happen to me!?!?! What would Iraqis be saying about me? Instead, we have come out with a GAME that we can (playfully) do the same thing. Only in the U.S.A..... It's easily related to the Fire Service: You don't like your Chief/Officer. He's a coward, empty-suit, never-put-out-a-fire, from the "other regime", career vollie, know-nothing kind of guy.......He gives you an order......Do you not do it? I hope not. Firefighters follow orders out of respect for the rank, their department, their company, and their fellow members regardless of personal views.....(or you look like that FF who was going crazy outside the structure fire fighting with fellow firefighters....THE ULTIMATE IN RIDICULOUSNESS!!!!) Maintain respect and back our leaders regardless of your political views. (I know it's just a game, and if after reading this, that is what you're saying........you missed my point.....continue to enjoy.)

The Bloom-turd administration and Commissioner Clueless must have given you that thought. The residents of City Island only wish that was true!!! Look up any incident history and you will see it takes 8 or more minutes for 61 Truck to get there. Mapquest it, and it will tell you 11 minutes to 70/53 from 66/61. That idiot, Magoo, was on TV today saying that "Every company we close has another firehouse within 1 mile." Maybe that's what they turned the old landfill into!!! Or did they put one on the golfcourse!?!?!

As many of you may be aware, the 9/11/01 attacks occured on the night tour. Oh yeah, every politician who said, "We'll never forget!" has long forgotten....We will have to remember.

I am writing this carefully, because I don't want to offend anyone, and I don't think I will. I'll say, I am in a paid fire service and an officer, who doesn't NEARLY/NOR CLAIM TO know everything. With all due respect to you, I feel I must defend this guy in the white helmet, This Chief is not in the collapse zone of this steeple. YET. I realize how "unpopular" it is to go against ANYTHING in the name of "SAFETY", (it's like the FD magic word, say "SAFETY" and there's no rebuttal) but I BELIEVE this piece of structure is not yet involved in fire. While early collapse zones should be established, and Firefighter safety is the paramount (and apparently the ONLY consideration) at the time of the photo in this incident, I BELIEVE as seen from the smoke, (amount, color & condition), the steeple is not in danger of collapse. Although his choice of gear may be questionable, at the point he is walking past this steeple, I BELIEVE it is not in danger of collapse. Yes, let's learn from our mistakes, but let's also learn how a fire progresses and be able to recognize the signs of imminent, possible and potential collapse. Yes, SAFETY is a key, but signs and experience are great teachers too. Let's learn from them too. Just a thought. Am I ranting? Sorry, but sometimes I BELIEVE we are cautious to a fault. (Yes, that's possible in some cases.) By the way, these pictures are ridiculously good! The clarity and effects just make you go WOW!

Funeral: Thursday, 10am, St. Marys Church, City Island.

Dennis was a great man and a friend of every firefighter in the city, especially the Bronx. He'll be remembered as one of the best "Old Time" dispatchers, who loved "The Job", and that's how I know he would want to be remembered. We'll all miss him.... Let's all turnout and give him a great FDNY funeral. That's what he would want. (Should be on City Island, will follow up with details if needed.)