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Francione indicated that he started the fire because "there hadn't been one lately." That Great!!!!!!!!!

Fox News Ch reports 2nd person has died.

Deck Gun!!!!

Yes!!! When a ball is hit with metal bats the bat will compress in at the spot where the ball hits the bat, then the bat or the spot will spring outward and add force to the ball. I know in some states they have passed laws that Little League can only use wood bats. I think NJ is one. Not sure.

.com over here at home and at work. Not a fan of .net

In Westchester we call Con-Ed. They said if we needed one they will bring it to us.

RIP Ralph. So Sad!!!!!

"and the program has saved the equivalent of 4.5 full-time jobs." So thats 4.5 Firefighters out of a job, thats what it sounds like to me!!!!!!! "Their squad cars have been replaced with specially equipped SUVs, packed with firefighting gear and clothing." What are they using as a water source? They pull up to a fire, are they going in without a hose line? Its all sounds good till somebody gets hurt, then you see how fast they drop the program. The PD in the city i work are doing this all the time and we don't have a program in place!!!

From Firehouse.com A Pickens County fire department is relying on outside help because more than half of its volunteer staff just quit. The Pumpkintown Volunteer Fire Department had 33 firefighters Monday, but after the Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 not to re-appoint Acting Fire Chief David James, only 12 remained on the job. Former firefighter Tim Cooper said, "It's fluid situation. There's approximately 12 left of which only about six are certified to fight interior firefighting." The flag flying half-staff at the Pumpkintown Fire Department conveys the loss of available firefighters. Cooper said, "In essence, if there were tones to go out for a structure fire, there could be a response from none to very few." He said, "We have to shuttle water. We have to haul our water to the fires. It takes a lot more manpower to set up a shuttle-water system and relay water than it would if you had a hydrant nearby." Fire Department Commissioner Rhonda Billingsley said, "Apparently their loyalty is with the fire chief, which it should be. But their loyalty should also be to the community." Billingsley said, "Our main problem with the chief was his blatant defiance of the board. He lied to the firefighters. He was just not the leader that we felt he should be." Board member Liz Meyers said that the department answered fewer than 100 calls in the year from Nov. 1, 2006 to Oct. 31, 2007. Of those calls, 35 were fires, 27 were medical emergencies and 20 were other incidents, like trees falling because of weather, Meyers said. The firefighters who quit said that they're at odds with the board on how to best serve the community. It's an ongoing battle about staffing levels, equipment and training for the volunteers. The department has a $96,000 annual budget. Cooper said, "It's not good for the community to slowly decimate our ranks so that there's nobody qualified to respond to fires." Billingsley said, "We want our firemen to be community-oriented and they should be staying here for our community. No matter who we have as chief." Neighboring fire districts have agreed to help out in the event of an emergency. Meanwhile, neighbors such as Ann Soenen say it's sad to see the fire station empty like this. "I'm grateful for them," Soenen said. "I will never take them for granted again." Soenen said, "I've seen firemen risk their lives and save families that lost everything, that had nothing to start with." "They do far more than the public realizes than just putting out fires," she said. Copyright 2008 by WYFF4.com. All rights reserved.

you are joking right?

" The flag flying half-staff at the Pumpkintown Fire Department conveys the loss of available firefighters." I didn't know how to add this or post it with the article. ok so that's so wrong you do not fly the flag at half staff for a bunch of firefights who just quit!!!!!! I love to see the flag out there, but it seems too many people do not know when and how to fly the flag, and it's a shame!!!!!!! Learn when and how to fly the flag!!!!!!

Or we can do like they do at Stews with the bags around the world.(People send in pix of themself on vaction or strange places with the bag and they post it in the store) They have bags around the world we can do Emt Bravo shirts around the world!!!!!

Anybody know what was going on around 1800-1900 on the SMP North around Hastings Dobbs Ferry?

was that why Hartsdale was there? Why wasn't New Roe called in? Do they just go down a list when they call for MA? Location for that alarm sounded like New Roe and Maybe WPFD Eng 65 may have been closer.

What as the job of a Patrol?

2200 Scardale report File one stolen DPW white pick up truck with salt spreader on the back last seen BRP northbound driven by a white female 2204 Scardale and County PD out with the truck Crane RD and BRD nobody in it.

Hey Onneeyedmic Welcome back!!!. You are correct we were not there. But for a hydraulic arm in the rear to go I would have to say it was going good.

Ok I will bite!!! Not to make this a PD vs FD , Glad to hear he is ok. usher away a crowd, including children at the school for a function, that was gathering near the fire." Thats what he should have been doing in the first place. If there was no life or people in danger or a chance for it to catch onto the school/building then LET IT BURN!!!!!! PD gets the bad guys and FD puts out the fire. This happens all the time on my job!!! I know they want to do the right thing, we all do, thats why we do what we do,but somebody is going to get hurt.

Full Story: http://cms.firehouse.com/web/online/News/A...d/46$58252 Edited to comply with source site copyright notice

Hope this link works, 1st time I posted anything with a link. Fun game to kill some time!!! http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/future-weapons...non/cannon.html

No TIC back then!!!!!!!!!

WCC. May not be that north for you. They do one on Sundays

Good to see that they did something with that land. We would play football and do PT up there when I was in probie school.

I do not. But i do have a ? on the trunk frequence. I have an Uniden Bearcat 800 Mhz 50 ch handheld, its about 6 years old. Will the trunking fq work on this scanner? Getting some kind of taxi or car service on 476.075.