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since when does BFD's trucks carry 500 gal of water? The article says that 15 years ago 50% of BFD's calls were EMS, but now its 37%. NFPA also says (not in this article) that most FD's are running 65-85% EMS. If this is true, BFD is clearly not "over sending" FD apparatus. Interesting that the Globe is trying to blame this tragic accident on FD EMS response. Maybe the way to stay safe is to never have FD's leave the station. The real issue here is why did the breaks fail? Why does BFD not have a preventative maintenance program? Why did the Fire Commissioner tell the Globe that he did not know that they did not have a proper PM program, but 6 months earlier he told them they did not have personnel with the skills to do PM? Loved the comment from the Nursing homes, In my experience the best medical care in most "skilled Nursing Facilities" comes from EMT's & Paramedics.

I dont think they ever had one......if they did it would have read "end of the line" or Northern star They did have an "offical robe & slippers"

Thanks, Do any career depts do that? We dont waste the time. We equip it, train on it and put it to work. Even E-25, which is the slowest engine in the fleet is doing 1,200 calls/yr

Completed what?

About $535

same as the others on the sides, to avoid being hit.

It supports the pump panel led lighting. Pierce builds it to be able to hold a FF. Since FF's have a habit of climbing up there anyway & stepping on anything they can.

Air Conditioning. The diamond plate is to protect the units, the tops are open

The tool, additional ladders (35' & Little Giant), fan, 6 hooks, saw, extra tarps & some other small tools. Just the 200' is foam

Most members do not like to ride backwards, sometimes switching between forward & rearward seats to get SCBA on. I saw that 5 man forward has become very common on the west coast, so we figured we would try it. The space where the rear facing jump seats normally go has 2 compartments, for EMS & Gas detectors Having 3 seats, means plenty of shoulder room to put on SCBA. (most put 4 across the back wall & you cant move)

LOL....nope...Pierce will fix it. But Greg did 2300, U91, U92, 2302, and I'll give him time to do the new 30U1

In a few weeks

Good luck. We look very hard at safety issues, like keeping members off the top and maintenance issues (lots of items that will reduce downtime/cost) and we considere that all rigs will get hit, will hit things and will have damage during its lifetime and put many things into it to reduce that cost & downtime

Good Eye. 1) As a cost saving measure in these tough economic times we are merging these two companies, whose districts are at extreme opposite ends of the City, 1/2 the time covering 24 the other 1/2 covering 25 (they are about 6.5 miles apart) 2) Could be I took the photo's before they fixed that minor error. You decide.......................................

Tak 4 Independent front Suspension Multiplex Electronics Detroit Series 60 1500gpm / 500 gal 2 LDH intakes, 2 LDH discharges 6kw Generator 5 man all forward seating 200' Class B foam line & 100' trash line in front bumper Pump panel has all elkhart electronic controlers with PSI & GPM, LED gate indicator and preset Electronic controled Deck gun 35' on ladder rack 24', 14' roof in body 2) 10' hard section in body 4) 750 watt floods All equipment can be removed from the ground, only reason to go up top is to pack hose. Rubber Rubrails (top & Bottom & rubber fenderets Backstop & Rear camera All Standard Engine plus Service Co equipment (including holmotro tool)

Engine 25 should be completed in the next few weeks.

They can. And if the tech is good it will only take a few minutes to find your signal (the 1st time)

They are hiding in the shadows.....you can't see them...I though you had all the fancy night vision & flir stuff

I'm a medic & a Fire officer....my cross training in law enforcement is 1) dont mess up the crime scene & 2) duck. There is enough training in each area to fill 125% of the time before looking at training in the other areas. You have read....I stood next to a PO moments before he was intubated, He asked my partner (who was a friend) to say goodbye to his wife and kids (as an experienced EMT he knew what was going to happen). He was wearing SCBA when the hall flashed. If the adrenaline has taken over then your training has failed Wouldnt it be great if every police officer was equipped with every tool of the law enforcement trade? Does MKPD have EVERYTHING it needs to perform the mission it was set up to do? Agreed

The problem is most civilian positions are not the navy. When you exceed the strict controls in the Navy you are punished (look at the fire on the USS GW last year Capt & EX will loss there jobs over it) When you exceed the strict controls in many local emergency services we give you a medal and points toward promotion. So the issue is how the VFD's operate? Does that mean they are not the same as career FD's that you claim dont need this? If the problem is with the VFD's lets find a way to deal with it in the FD. How many communities send PO to check and advise instead of dispatching the FD, because we dont want to bother them? If the 3 officers were able to go deeper maybe they would not have gone to the ER....they could be going to the mourge. How often do they exceed that line? Do you have detection equipment? APR's are not designed to go into IDLH environments unless you have already determined what is present and the concentration. Did your APR training teach that? You wrote that the Navy does not exceed them and that emergency services are trained and do not exceed this....which is it?

They had it on a good source that the geese were Canadian* and crossed the border without a valid passport or other ID, which would make them illegal aliens. * not ment to offend any of our northern friends

THe bigger problem is "my" legislator does a great job bringing home pork.....its the othe 100 legislators that are the problem because they spend to much (bring pork back home). I dont get to vote them out. I keep votting my guy in because of the great job he//she is doing.

Big mistake. In NR we had a fire in an animal hospital in the middle of the night, report of a overnight attendant in the building. PD arrived 2 min ahead of FD and made entry. Was not trained in search or anything else. got disoriented and we had to drag him out, which delayed the rescue of the civilian. Granted he did not have SCBA, but we dont allow 1 man entrys in the fire service, should PD. What about 2 in 2 out? Shortly after this incident the journal news had an article about the PO "Hero" and the life saving award he was given (remember he did not save anyone, just delayed the rescue), I went to cut the article out of the paper and checked the back 1st. The article that filled the back of this story was how PESH (NYS DOL OSHA) was fining the PD for failing to protect their employee. It stated that they needed a policy that prohibited members without the full protective envelope (boots, bunkers, turnout coat, gloves, hood, helmet and SCBA) and since they are career employees at least the state mandated 269 Hour career ff certification they can not be allowed into a fire. While it would be nice to give PD the ability to not be helpless at thess types of calls, giving them a $4,000 SCBA does not do the trick. They need to be fully equipped and trained and with enough present to do the job. This is generally not feasable. Even if you give cops SCBA, this may place the victims in more harm. Take the case of NYPD ESU officer Francis LaSala who while wearing a dept issued SCBA entered a burning building on Jan 10, 1987. ESU had SCBA's to be used with CPC (Chemical protective clothing) he did not have any turnouts. His partner vented a window, which caused a flashover in to the stairwell that he was searching. He was burned over 70% of his body and died a few days later in the burn unit. The lack of PPE was partially an issue here, but the lack of training in fire behavior is what really killed this brave officer. If he did not have SCAB, he would not have been able to get into this building and it would not have mattered what anyone else did. If the community wants a faster response to fires it has 2 options: 1) have on duty volunteer crews or 2) hire firefighters. Giving police officers some of the tools and no training in its use will get them killed. Look at it this way, why not give onduty firefighters a gun, but no bullets and no training. If we see a crime in progress we can hold up the gun order the perp to freeze until the PD arrives. Would that stop a crime or 2...maybe.....would it get a firefighter shot....?

Does anyone remember the commanding officer of F Troop.............It was Captain Wilton Parmenter, others may remember Sergeant Morgan O'Rourke or Corporal Randolph Agarn "Look Up in the Sky it is Ballooooon"

Write it up yourself. Include that the chief refused to document it. Place it in an envelop write across the seal the date, and sign it. Then mail it to yourself. Do not open it, file it. If its ever an issue, you now have a document that because its sealed and the USPS cancelation dates it, its hard to be accused of making it up after the fact. It would be best to open it infront of witnesses when needed, even better is to open it in front of the lawyers, judge etc. if ever really needed.