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Well I sure don't remember talking about milk in any hazmat classes I've ever taken, but I suppose too much of anything is hazardous, even if the substance is normally not harmful. Although seeing as how easily milk mixes with water, I imagine it would be nearly impossible to actually remove it just by putting out a few booms.

Oh man, the stream is white! I suspect the only reason they boomed the stream was because of the fuel. I don't really think milk would turn it into a hazmat incident, even if it was 6500 gallons of it. I really like their website too. Nice, clean layout.

It was just something I was born into and have never, ever wanted to be anything other than a firefighter. My uncle (retired BC, FDNY) would take me to his house in da Bronx (E68/L49) all the time when I was growing up. I mean, I was so young when he first started taking me that I was literally in diapers. From the time I could walk, I was already climbing all over the rigs. I was fascinated by the sights and sounds and smells. To this day, the smell of diesel fuel just brings me right back to being 4 years old and standing next to the wheels of the rig and realizing I was just barely taller than them. He used to sneak me out on runs with them and take me out to the beach every summer for the company picnic. I grew up around firefighters and I was hooked from the word go. I'm sure I had a sense of the good they were doing even from a very young age, but that became very clear once I became a firefighter myself. Chris Hillcrest FD

Thanks Steve.

Well, I just want to say good luck with getting your team up and running. I hope you have the same amount of success our team here in Rockland had!

The only major change compartment-wise between the E-One and the Pierce is the addition of the forward-most transverse compartment on the box, taking the place of the small transverse compartments that were on either side of the E-One cab. The Pierce cab is shorter. That compartment (on R3 at least) housed the stokes, KED, backboard, a gen light, the light tower mast and misc other small items like rope.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2460639655091860998 A slideshow I made back in early 2002 that I used to show around the county, I recently converted it to video and uploaded it to Google. Never forget!

Yup, all 42 companies were represented, plus around 7 out of county guest companies.

Nvm...not even worth it.

Here's another thought, for those of you claiming or suggesting that seatbelts are only designed to protect the wearer: If you're the driver, seatbelts are designed to keep you in your seat, which in turn gives you a much better chance of retaining control of the vehicle should something happen that might otherwise knock you out of it. This, in turn, aides in protecting not only possible occupants of your own vehicle, but other vehicles and pedestrians around you. So no, I don't buy the whole "it should be my choice if I wanna fly through the windshield" or "you're infringing on my civil liberties" arguments. As ALS said, driving is a PRIVILEGE, not a RIGHT, and with that privilege comes certain rules and laws that must be followed. Even our God given rights are governed by rules and laws, so certainly a privilege should be as well.

Indeed. I remember a while back when NJ started the program to get TIC grants for every dept that wanted one. Very good stuff. I remember there being talk about NY doing something similar, but I can't remember if they ever followed through with it. Even if they did, it was quite a while after NJ's program. Nice rigs btw. PL Custom/Rescue 1 makes a good product. I've been to their factory a few times over the years and was impressed. Also nice to see NJ having these rigs built by them in-state.

MORE TO THE STORY: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-09070...la-story-footer It turns out, the reporter wasn't even on the attacker's property. He was on someone else's property entirely interviewing the other guy for the story (the same guy who helps him out in the video) when the couple drove up to confront him. The wife was also heard saying "I'm going to get the gun" to the husband right as the cops were pulling up. Still think "he got what he deserved"?

I suspect it had more to do with the fact that the HME crew cabs turned out to be just too long, which is why they went back to the two man cabs with the crew in the walkin box, ala the previously used Mack MR chassis. Why they moved to the E-One chassis was likely more a product of the acquisition of Saulsbury (their body builder) by Federal Signal Group than any actual problem with HME itself. I mean, the HME cabs did last just about 8 years or so, which isn't to shabby all things considered. Now it seems the E-One chassis will barely even break 5 years of service. The HME chassis might've been in front line service longer had they not wanted to trim down the cab size. I would say 9/11 had something to do with it also, which it might've in one way or another, but even prior to 9/11 R1 was already being designed (and possibly even in the process of being built). In my opinion and from my own observations, which don't mean jack, obviously.

Tom is a great guy, and I wanna throw my thanks to him as well for helping Brian Duddy get www.rocklandfires.com up and running. And of course thanks to you, Seth, for giving us all a great place to hang out, learn, share and just shoot the sh!t from time to time.

UGH, very few things get me more genuinely pissed off than firefighter arson. While I think more education is definitely needed, starting with a solid Fire Prevention program in local school and enlisting the local media's help, some of this is or can also be a true mental sickness. Some people are just genuinely screwed up in the head and no amount of education, discouragement or penalties can or will stop them. I mean, when you take into account not just the actual sickness of pyromania, but any other mental disorder like antisocial disorder...or just the fact that some people are morons or thrill seekers or have the "I wanna be a hero!" complex...well, you get the point. We can try to screen applicants as best we can, but sometimes even that isn't enough to uncover everything. Sadly, I'm all too intimately familiar with it, having had one of our own long time members convicted of felony arson charges and also knowing a guy from a neighboring dept that was thrown out many years ago for calling in false alarms so he could drive the truck to them.

Those of you who truly believe the reporter "got what was coming to him" need to have your head examined. What a stupid thing to say. While investigative reporters may indeed be obnoxious at times, they're just doing their job, which usually involves dealing with low lifes who are trying to screw people over. To compare them to scum like the paparazzi is just not right. These guys help crack plenty of scams that the cops otherwise couldn't care less about, until sufficient attention is brought to them where the cops have no choice but to act. Do they make mistakes? Occasionally, but more often than not they perform a good and needed service for the public at large. NO ONE has the right to physically assault another person, period. If this couple felt they were being provoked or harassed, then they should've went inside their house, locked the door and called the police to have the reporter removed. End of story. This isn't about self defense, the reporter never laid a hand on anyone. It was pretty clear that the woman was overreacting from the start and was the one who introduced the physical aspect of the confrontation by throwing water at the camera and then slapping the reporter. I really don't see evidence of the reporter doing a damn thing to provoke any kind of self defense on the couple's part in the form of a physical assault.

Umm...alrighty then.

Cool spy shots of R1, and your truck is really sharp looking. Nicely done!

Here's something on the Yonkers crash. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/ti...geo&match=exact

Nevermind, I just remembered what it was all about. The incident happened on July 27, 1994. Here are some links: http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/1995/HAR9502.htm http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/ti...geo&match=exact http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/rules/final/97_2133.htm http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/White_Plains_draft_report.pdf

Yeah that definitely rings a bell. It was obviously all over the news, but I can't really recall specifics. Please post the link to the page you found.

Truly a sad day for the history of the nation's fire service if the Patrol does get shut down, as now seems inevitable. This hits close to home with me, having known Tony Emanuele of FP2 for many years going back to our days in Hillcrest together in the early 90s.

Here are all the Rockland firehouses I mapped a few months ago. http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Ca...m&Number=413876 http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=413876

Not surprisingly, the preference of helmets is mixed, but not the boots. Does anyone out there actually like rubber boots over leather? I would be pretty shocked if there was. Oh actually, I do love the old rubber thigh boots for pump outs or for pumping the truck in really nasty weather or when the ground is soaked. That's about it though.

Except for the tiny fact that all that cool looking junk on your dirty, smelly helmet contains hydrocarbons and carcinogens. Enough buildup of hydrocarbons on your helmet or gear can cause it to ignite inside a fire. The carcinogen thing is self explanatory, but just remember how close your helmet is to your head as you inhale all that crap. Burnt or faded stickers means they lose most of their reflective properties. I'm not trying to burst your bubble, I'm as big a fan of nostalgia and firefighter bravado as the next guy, but in today's day and age with all the nasty crap burning inside fires, the line has to be drawn somewhere. Therefore, I'm a bigger fan of cleaning helmets and gear frequently.