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Is that Doc in the middle picture on the far right???

Cops

That's a perfect example of why everyone should carry a pair of wire cutters.

Anesti, No. What you're referring to is R-54, primarily used for collapse rescue. That will remain in service as is.

I got to watch the tail end of Boyz in the Hood!

Id have to say the chevrons and reflective vests. hands down.

RD3TRK, I like what you said... Show your face. Let the officers and older guys know that you want to be doing what you signed up to do. Chris192, nice topic. This will give those t-shirt members and facebook picture posters something to think about

I saw that some of you were emailing Georgia Pacific so I figured one more email wouldnt hurt... Reply from GP:

that is correct, JHK. Itll be sad not hearing him on the PA. Hopefully they get him into the new monument park.

Abaduck, As far as I know, every NYC FF has their own personal Petzl EXO which attaches very nicely to their gemtors.

-The Secret List This is something that Ive never really thought of but will definitely think about from now on.

Assuming both occupants were trapped, what would be the best way to extricate these guys? Would a tow truck be able to pull the cars out? would you keep the occupants in the cars until the tow truck pulled them out? Just curious...

I do not know how well it works but Westchester County PD has a message system that is in play right now. The County Department of Public Safety accepts non-emergency text messages, e-mails, photographs and short video clips from people with information or visual images of crimes or suspicious activity. Pretty interesting.. http://publicsafety.westchestergov.com/ind...amp;Itemid=2081

I think we should be buying american made, no?

I really dont know much about the SCUBA units but Im pretty sure they are all staffed by the various Rescue Companies through out the city.

Priceless... they couldnt have picked a better person to cut.

Kujo, I dont think many merchant shipping companies could afford those. Only the DOD writes checks that big

Piracy off the eastern coast of africa has been very common. There have been numerous hijackings in the nigeria/somalia area recently. The UN and NATO are starting to get on top of things over there but getting to the pirates is a very hairy task. A few weeks ago, the Indian Navy was able to chase off a pirate "mothership" and was able to fire upon a few of the smaller skiffs which they use to take over the targeted merchant ships. These pirates are nasty individuals, not like the glorified "pirates of the caribbean" and will do just about anything to get their ransoms.. Down at NY Maritime on the training ship, Empire State, we conduct security drills while underway. The mates on the ship claim that if a pirate knows that you know that theyre there, they will generally keep away as they wont be able to acheive their surprise attacks. In our security drills, people man spotlights and others man 2 1/2 inch hose lines up on deck. I dont know what good a 2 1/2 would do vs an RPG or machine gun but it is something we still do.

I dont know how many of you receive emails from Billy Goldfedders Secret List but this is the most recent.. Hey.... The USFA reports there were 114 on-duty Firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2008. During this period, there were Firefighters lost from 34 states and one from the Virgin Islands. Each of the following states suffered more than 5 on-duty losses: North Carolina (11) LODD's Oregon (9) LODD's Pennsylvania (9) LODD's California ( 8) LODD's New York (7) LODD's Illinois (6) LODD's Missouri (6) LODD's Ohio (6) LODD's "The tragic losses of on-duty Firefighters in 2008 are a reminder of the necessary commitment and efforts by all Firefighters to focus on and improve our operational safety," U.S. Fire Administrator Greg Cade said...and further stated... "We understand all too well that many of these losses are preventable" As the USFA continues to collect and evaluate information regarding the 2008 on-duty firefighter deaths, here are some of the early known facts: Preliminary estimates indicate that heart attacks and strokes were responsible for the deaths of 50 firefighters (43.8%) in 2008. This shows a decrease from 54 of the 118 (45.7%) firefighters in 2007. In 2008, 26 on-duty firefighters died in association with wildland fires. This loss is more than double the 11 wildland firefighter fatalities in 2007. The 2008 toll is also above the annual average of 21 wildland fire-associated fatalities over the past 10 years, 1999-2008. For 2008, 64.9% of all firefighter fatalities occurred while performing emergency duties. =Twenty-nine firefighters died in 2008 as the result of vehicle crashes. =Fourteen of these deaths involved aircraft crashes. =Fifteen firefighters died in motor vehicle crashes. =Six firefighters were killed in crashes involving their personal vehicles and three died in water tender (tanker) crashes. These two vehicle types have historically been most often involved in crashes that take the lives of firefighters. Speed and a lack of seat belt use historically contribute to these incidents..... More details here: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/ [http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/]

the radiation detector "alert, alert" seemed like it came straight out of a Reno 911 episode.

Taken from: Manhattanda.org

Was this fire suspicious?

Thats just what we need on the streets. Great idea!

Now he's Mr. Mom