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Closer to home, there's a Tiller Quint in Rockland-Empire H&L. http://web.me.com/resq4spidey/iWeb/Joe%27s%20Little%20Hole%20in%20the%20Web!/Rockland%20County%20Parade,%209-8-07_files/DSCN5519.jpg Not too special (250/200 if I remember my specs), but, still a Tiller Quint. Beautiful rig. -Joe DA BUFF

Congratulations to the New Haven 20! Take Care and Be Safe in your newly promoted roles! -Joe DA BUFF

Great photos all around! Nice to see the BPD Harbormaster Boat! Always nice to see the historic Boylston Street Firehouse! Next time you're in Boston, drop by the historic Winthrop Street Firehouse in Charlestown! Great spot to visit and just as historic. Take Care and Be Safe. -Joe DA BUFF

Great photos all around! Interesting to see the Florida State Law Enforcement Officers! -Joe DA BUFF

Great photos all around! You shot the moon, and then some! You got a great variety of LA County photos! THe Tiller Quints are impressive, at least, to me. I didn't realize Compton still had their own Fire Department. Congrats on such a great trip! The burgundy San Francisco rig was particularly awesome! The color is so striking. One question: Are the USAR and HazMat Squads in LA County like FDNY's Rescues or is the analogy not applicable? Thanks for sharing! GREAT PHOTOS! -Joe DA BUFF

I concur fully! Looks like you had a turnout from not only Columbia County, but Massachusetts and Vermont (Castleton?) The hand pumpers have a LOT of character. Question: Does Chatham no longer have the Maxim or was she just not marching? Thanks. -Joe DA BUFF

Great photos of "twins"! -Joe DA BUFF

My friend did the publicity for them, so, here's the info! http://writerjax.blog-city.com/press_relea...ed_no_water.htm Dance open to the Public on Saturday 9/12, 9PM-1AM Parade on Sunday 9/27 at 1PM. Lenox isn't very far from the Taconics. My friend specifically asked me to spread word to all my Firematic Friends. Attend if you can/are interested! -Joe DA BUFF

Ordinarily, I would not even think of posting this. I am also very keenly aware that the Broadcast Media may not be telling the whole story. But, the allegations seem severe and disturbing, and I wanted to bring it to your attention and hear your thoughts. http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/0518...tion_rescue_911 http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/investigat..._caught_on_tape Thank you kindly. -Joe DA BUFF

More awesome pictures! Thanks for posting. Great to see Banksville's old Patrol and Holla Hose's Maxim, among others. -Joe DA BUFF

More great photos all around! Thanks for sharing. Nice to see the Dodge St. Regis Chief's Car. -Joe DA BUFF

Interesting package. I wonder what will happen with the Crown Vic....Hopefully they'll drop the Mustang's V8 into the Taurus and make that a Police Package. We'll see. -Joe DA BUFF

All of them look great! Engine 139 looks like it will be a tremendous boon to GBFD and more capable for their purposes, especially covering 684 (I remember seeing the old Engine 139 and Rescue 24 on an MVA there). Is M/A 14 going to double as a Brush Truck? Ladder 32 looks especially sharp. Best of luck to all Departments with them! -Joe DA BUFF

Congratulations on both counts! Keep getting educated, Firematically, Scholarly, and Otherwise! Best of luck! -Joe DA BUFF

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090605/ts_afp/uspolice What a story! 63 years on the beat? Survived Hurricane Katrina? God Bless Him for his service. I couldn't let this story go unnoticed. -Joe DA BUFF

Ah-I apologize for omitting an important detail-it was a Cellular call to 911. I believe all cell calls to 911 default to the State Police. My area, even though it is suburban, has sub-par-ish cell reception. Things have improved, I now get my Town P.D. when I call (had to call a couple of months ago). Interesting about how "Chain of Command" works. -Joe DA BUFF

Thank you for the props Izzy! You're right, the Metropolitan Police wasn't a state police agency as we would think of them today, but, I would add that they had jurisdiction outside of Boston (Quabbin Reservoir, for example.) Thank you also for the clarification about Sheriffs. I met a gentleman the other night who was a Deputy Sheriff and is now a State Marshal. I also didn't know the CSP had Civilian Dispatchers, when I've called 911 and gotten the State Police, the answering person identified themselves as "Trooper". P.S. That's a great open letter from the Sergeant about the value of Resident Troopers. -Joe DA BUFF

Slighty off topic, the Massachusetts Metropolitan (District Commission) Police predate both the Connecticut State Police and the formal organization of the Massachusetts State Police, founded in 1893 and existing until the 1992 merger of Police Agencies in Massachusetts. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defunct_Massa...police_agencies -Joe DA BUFF

Resident Troopers are fairly common in CT-ranging from One or Two Troopers or a Resident Trooper Sergeant in command of Certified Police Officers. http://www.essexct.gov/departments/police.html http://www.ellington-ct.gov/town_services_...tegoryID=police http://www.easthaddam.org/police.htm http://www.mansfieldct.org/town/department..._safety/police/ Connecticut abolished Sheriffs back in 2000, and Sheriffs did not really provide Law Enforcement coverage, so far as I know. ( Civil Process,Prisoner Transports, and Court Security-Functions which became State and Judicial Marshals.) I'm not sure why the Resident Trooper Program is so popular, honestly. But, it does seem like a good balance given that there are no Sheriffs/County/Regional Police to pick up slack. And I think it is unfortunate that these programs, which seem like good Community Policing as well, are under the gun. -Joe DA BUFF

Great photo Seth. I read somewhere that the "checkerboard" visibility stripe has a formal name...I just forgot what it was. Thanks for sharing. -Joe DA BUFF

Great photos and nice to see all the Seagraves. Also nice to see the comparative rarity of an Open-Cabbed Mack B! -Joe DA BUFF

Great photos! I've never seen and FWD like that one (Engine 2.) Nice Cadillac Ambulance too, and nice to see the before and after with the Ford C Tanker. ANd of course, nice to see the Snorkel. -Joe DA BUFF

God Bless Firefighter Reardon and his family and May God Hold Him in the Palm of His Hand. -Joe DA BUFF

Great photos! I especially like the Mack B Models! The GMC Mini-Pump, what was that one known as? -Joe DA BUFF

That, is one of the most awesome Brush Trucks I've seen. Reminds me of the former Power Wagons! I especially like the bumper mounted monitor. I'm glad to see that you're still taking photos Seth and sharing them! Nice shot of Engine 45 too. I like Austin's paint scheme. Simple, but distinctive. Thanks for sharing. -Joe DA BUFF