dragonrescue

My apologies.....Wrong Cappola

The mayor will not think this is the easy way out when he has an emergency at his house and the circus shows up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great points Barry, but you're missing the "Big Picture". This will be some one else's problem when it falls apart. This mayor will be long GONE! He really doesn't give a crap about long term........POLITICAL FAVORS at it's best!

Firefighting is not a hobby!

No, he didn't misspeak......HYPOCRITICAL is more like it.....

BING BING BING BING! Barry wins the grand prize!

May God be with the residents of North Stamford! Read it and weep!!!!!! http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Pavia-unveils-plan-for-Stamford-fire-service-510041.php

There has been a lot of negative threads going on lately (nature of the beast), so I thought I would share what I think, is a funny story from "back in the day". My dad, who is quite the character, retired from the FDNY in 1989. He spent his whole career in the Gravesend Neck/Midwood section of Brooklyn, where he lived most of his life. He was assigned to E-254, quarted with L-153 (Avenue U Watchdogs) for 22 years, then finished out his career as the Chief's Aide for the 33 Batt. and drove Ret. Chief Frank Carino (another character). They were fondly known throughout Brooklyn as the "Scream Team", because of their loud and jokingly demeanor. Ball breaking constantly took place in the fire house between the engine guys & the truck guys. The engine guys were called "speed bumps in the hallway" and my dad would always call the truck guys, "big dumb truckieeeeeee". One day, my dad was detailed to the truck and was assigned the "roof man" position for the tour. They responded to an odor of smoke at a 6 story multiple dwelling. As they were doing the investigation, my dad made his way to the roof and took a look around. Nothing out of the ordinary was found, except he noticed some white smoke coming from the chimney from the house next door. Being new at this position, he didn't want to make himself look like an a**, but felt he needed to tell the officer about the white smoke. Here is the radio transmittion that took place: L-153 roof to L-153 officer! Go roof! All clear up hear cap, but there is some white smoke coming from the chimney of the house on the exposure 2 side! OK Tony, come on down. I guess you didn't hear the news. They just elected a new Pope. It's back to being a "speed bump" for you. 4 other radio transmittions followed with: "Big Dumb Truckieeeeeeeeee"! There is nothing like some good old fashioned ball breaking..............

I believe that is his nephew in Manhattan.....This may be short lived, because somehow someway we always end up back on the beaten path.... Stay safe

I love the comment about the "kingdoms" in the 9th paragraph. It has a familiar ring to it....... http://www.firehouse.com/topics/politics-and-law/control-nc-depts-erupts

Engine 8 & 9 are located in TRFD territory. Usually the dispatcher announces TRFD units with E8 & E9, but did not do it this time. TRFD was doing a drill with E8 & E9 and turned out with them.

WHAT!? This is what happens when we are not properly staffed!: http://www.footyfd.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1a42470269d56260243a West Warwick FD with major budget cuts riding with 2 man Engines & Trucks!!!!!!!!!!!! Where do you come from? MARS? You really need to give it up!

That response doesn't need much thought! 99subi koodos to you for telling it like it is. It's a well known thought process with guys like yourself (gamewell45), for sticking your head in the sand. If you can just convince yourself to see the big picture, things would be more clear for you. The day of the dedicated, blue collar, working in town, volunteer firefighter is a thing of the past. I was one of those vollies and miss those days. It's time to move on my volunteer "brother".......

In their defense? They are asking for manpower under their own separate "Kingdom" conditions. That's BS! I can't entertain this anymore. I'm done with this thread......

I totally disagree with your combination statement. Showing up with 1 man on a rig and no idea of how many properly trained vollies with it, does not make sense. When is responding to a call ever routine business? "We'll just send 1 man to investigate and if it turns into something, we'll ask for help" is ridiculous (too late, house burns to the ground and people die). When the vollies in Stamford can guarantee a fully manned response with qualified trained personnel, then maybe I would change my opinion about a combination dept. in Stamford. It's a roll of the dice with what you're going to get when a call comes in North Stamford. I would be more comfortable with covering the entire city with the present SFRD then depending on the volunteer system that is at hand. Sorry, but the present volunteer system in North Stamford needs to be disbanded...................It's an accident waiting to happen..........I pray to God every day that it doesn't involve a LODD or civilian fatality. It's like sitting on a powder keg.....BOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!

Read the second part of your post above and get a clue.............

Thought? Do you know what happened to "I THOUGHT"?

So you would rather have your house burn down and/or someone die to save money? The volunteer system DOES NOT work in the City of Stamford anymore! It may have worked when it was a small town(s), but now it's a BIG CITY! Time to move on........

I've been on the job in Stamford for 15 years. The union and staff have been trying to make the City of Stamford a fully staffed professional career department for many years before I arrived. Even if someone dies it wouldn't make a difference. Nobody gets it! It's a very sad state of affairs..........

We were informed that there will be no investigation! It was also announced on News Channel 12. Hmmmmmmmmmm......................

I'm a little kookoo touched in the head, please pass the ketchup,I think I'll go to bed............WOW! Best thread ever!

Farewell Joe! I will always remember the good days of playing flag(tackle) football at Gorton HS. My body still hurts thinking about it....Rest in peace....You will always be remembered..... Dragon

Rest in peace Sean...... You will be missed dearly...... Dragon

I would like to keep the ball rolling that Bobby Benz started a few weeks ago and help keep this sight for what it was intended, TRAINING! I received an e-mail this morning from a close friend of mine who is assigned to Special Hazards 1 in Providence, RI. He has a buddy who is on the job in Belgium and was working the day of the train wreck that killed 18 people and injured many more. I normally send these e-mails out to my distribution lists, but felt this would be a great place to discuss if we are prepared for something like this happening here in the North East. Look trough the photos in the link below, especially photo #81 on. The body of the rail cars tear apart from the truck portion and ended up high in the air. Aside from stopping all rail traffic and making sure we have enough help on the way, stabilization would be our first and foremost priority before we started the evacuation and disentanglement process. What equipment do we carry on the rigs that would do the job? What resources do we have that can be called in to assist with this task? This is beyond normal wood cribbing and pneumatic equipment. Are there cranes that would be available to assist us in stabilizing and can we get them in to the location of the wreck? OK, the scenario is out there, lets see what you got! LOL http://picasaweb.google.com/TomVier/15_02_10Treinramp#

If a consolidation is to take place, the public must be educated first! Good luck in trying to make that happen. We can't even get them to understand the importance of having working smoke detectors in their homes!!!!!!