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Thoughts and prayers to Firefighter Cahill's family and fellow Boston Firefighters. May God watch over them during this tragic time.

Thoughts and prayers to Firefighter Payne's family and fellow Boston Firefighters. May God watch over them during this tragic time.

NEW YORK - The New York City Fire Department on Monday demoted three fire officials after a blaze at a vacant ground zero skyscraper killed two firefighters. The department had said last week it did not have a plan in place to fight fires at the former bank tower, which was being dismantled and cleaned of toxic debris left after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks destroyed the World Trade Center next door. The department also acknowledged it had not inspected the building's standpipe system, which connects fire hoses to its water supply, in more than a year, even though it should have done so every 15 days. The standpipe was broken at the time of the Aug. 18 fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. City officials have said construction workers routinely smoked near where the fire started, and that electrical equipment was also nearby. "That tragedy really did raise difficult questions, and I promise we will get the answers," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday. Robert Beddia, 53, and Joseph Graffagnino, 33, died of cardiac arrest in the fire. Reassigned were Richard Fuerch, deputy chief and commander; battalion chief John McDonald; and Peter Bosco, a captain at the firehouse next to the 26-story partially dismantled tower. Fuerch had received a memo more than two years before the deadly fire with recommendations for how to fight a fire in the contaminated skyscraper, the New York Post reported Monday. The March 2005 memo, written to Fuerch by Battalion Chief William Siegel, recommended that if a fire broke out, just one officer and two firefighters should go into the building to investigate. Instead, more than 100 FDNY members rushed in to battle the flames. A Fire Department spokesman confirmed Monday that the memo was authentic. The department would not comment on whether senior officials read the memo or accepted its recommendations.

Always remember. May God be watching down on their families and friends.

Rmember said it best, but here's a few pointers... 1) use the DOT handbook. Look at the placard, make sure you know what you have. If you see orange with a 1.1 on it, you better be backing up. If it's on fire, the quicker the better. 2) Call your local Bomb Squad. They will know what to do.

Oswego, My comment was referencing the fire stations. FS 36 and FS 127 are on the same street seperated by about 2 miles in Carson. Sorry for the confusion.

Good idea, moose. I'll post mine tonight.

Moose, As a Labor and Delivery nurse told me long ago, women have been birthing babies without doctors, nurses, paramedics or EMTs for millinneums. We are there to assist and help if anything goes wrong. There is no sense is getting worked up about it, you can't stop it. I've found that the people who act like that doctor are insecure in their own skills.

Another Angel who devoted their life to the service of others. Thoughts and prayers to the Coyne and Natrella families. May God bless and watch over them during this time.

that looks huge! Seth, are they parking it in back, cause 36's is just like 127's and I don't think there's much room there. When I was at the station in July it looked like the bays were full. Duane

wasn't there a company that tried to sell those here in the states during the 90's??

he just likes cooking italian food from scratch in his office. C'mon, give the guy a break.

A: None, we let paramedics do it Q: What is the most enjoyable sound in the world???

Thoughts and prayers to Officer Casey's family and fellow officers.

I forgot to add, thoughts and prayers to Officer Casey's family and fellow officers.

Jimmy, great shots as always. Thanks for sharing.-Duane

Motorcycles are much easier to "leapfrog" the motorcade/procession to block intersections, rather than using a cruiser parked at each intersection.

just wrong, I say, wrong

I call BS.... if you don't think that a business, and that's what these teams are is a business, doesn't look at the bottom line before approving anything that reflects on that business, you're dead wrong. They, and Major League baseball saw dollar signs and went forward. They really don't give a rat's backside until someone screams enough.

Actually, while it may be a small part of that team's job right now, revenue loss due to stolen shopping carts is a major loss of revenue to retailers these days. And remember, as a shopper you end up paying higher costs with that retailer as they have to replace those carts lost to this rather than regular wear and tear.

Went by the shops this week and got a few more shots. Trucks 29 and 47 are in, just not in a good place for photos. Still awaiting delivery of the new Bomb Squad Rig. A different shot of Engine 47 Truck 12 And the Medical Enterprise between SDFD and Rural-Metro has received some new rigs. Type 1 Ambulance on a F450 chassis and as asked about by the owner of the site, Truck 1 is back at the shops to be put in service-2006 Crimson TDA

Hope you had a good one, Hap!!

I agree. A well written post that conveys his point well. Way to go ckroll.

He's lucky he wasn't flying SouthWest. Those passengers would have killed him.

Okay, maybe I'm missing something. If it turns out I am I will apologize for my earlier comment. How many officers were supposed to be on duty at the time of this "get together"? Was it the 2 officers, the modified and the one refusing to work alone? If so, then I agree that the issue is the Chief not following the 6 P's of planning (Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance), and making sure someone was scheduled to cover the open shift.