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They apparently were MIA recently.

Some other examples of where "cigar guy" has been showing up; much better admittedly than my crude attempt! http://www.funnyordie.com/stories/4047ba27f4/smiling-cigar-guy-tiger-woods-cigar-indian-cigar-man-pictures

Heck goose, you been in the bus too much bro? lol. That's the now famous "cigar guy" from this photo that went viral on the web a couple of weeks ago: PS: the photographer got hit square in the gut from this errant shot from TW. Some people are saying this could be one of the "greatest sports photos ever." You be the judge though.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-10-08/news/fl-fire-rescue-time-capsule-20101008-14_1_time-capsule-fire-station-fire-crews

May your Day of Remembrance for Brother Joyce be a successful one, full of the good memories and a celebration of the Man. Stay well all of you, and get home safely. God Bless the Yonkers Fire Department.

Hope everybody has a great time; be careful and get home safe all of you.

You didn't see pic #11 where the Lt is slipping the cop a "fin"? Something else you'd never see today!!!!!!!!!! Disclaimer: Just teasin' our brothers in LE

Check out Chief of Operations Bill Feehan from Mr Doyle's website: http://doyleimages.smugmug.com/FDNY/2nd-alarm-Flushing-Queens/11706548_PuZAK#826088792_Lj95C The Chief of Operations gets up on the roof in one photo. Do they make them like that anymore?

You got that right Jack. The department should send them out alone in a Battalion's car, into the urban jungle of the LA basin; throw a few fires at them and while they're responding, hit them with some CIDS information, tell them they're receiving multiple calls for persons trapped, and let them figure out the best way to establish a rescue attempt, fire attack, apparatus placement, think about the construction type, the occupancy, water supply, special call of additional apparatus....without an aide to drive/assist them. Maybe they can jot down notes on the dashboard while navigating the notorious traffic; the people texting while driving, chatting on their cell phones, blasting their rap music and not hearing the siren, etc.

Gotta love FD Brass with a matching pair. Good luck and stay safe LAFD.

Hokay......somebody make a bad lighta bulb. All o you pay iss nowa reduce to fifty-two cent per hour, hour increase to nintey hour per week. You no like, go fine work for da microsoff...if you can escape guards....hahaha...now get back to work...THANK YOU BILL CLINTON AND ALL CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORTERS OF "FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS"....

Heartbreaking to see the Fallen Brothers' wives, children and mothers in these photos..... Mrs. Joyce in particular carried herself in these photos with such grace and dignity. She displays such courage for her daughters and all to see. God bless them all. Good night.

That's a Mack BL (Blue Label).

Chief Keith and buddy recently spotted at Oktoberfest!

May she rest in peace.

Monty Python and The Holy Grail....and the madness continues....

Frame looks bent in the news photo. IMO: totaled.

Wanted: Labatt's Beer Truck driver: Height requirement: not to exceed 5'2"...

So let me see if I have this visual correct; Engine was rear end out towards the center lane correct? So the pump operator was on the protected "upside" of the rig? Basically, the tractor-trailer "clipped" the left rear corner as it sped by "moving over" into the left lane? I gotta say......you guys are more than lucky. Yes, you followed SOG and it may have saved lives here. But that rig rolling at 55+ with a load carries one heck of a velocity. Your officer deserves credit for ensuring all members followed SOGs, down to your reflective vests. You all deserve a "dodged a bullet" citation. God Bless you all. Go to church and say your thanks.

One of the worst aspect of these guys getting passed over, is many of them are veterans of the wars, are close to the age cut off, and if they don't get on this time, it's history. Disgraceful....truly.

BTW: No offense to my brothers who are so diligent about this ISO info, but Bad Box started the thread about FAST response, can we get back to the subject? It's a subject near and dear to all all of us. Thanks

JC for Chief of Department, FDMV.

With all the talk in the other thread of taking photos I couldn't resist sharing with our illustrious membership, these photos from a close encounter of the prehistoric kind this morning. I'd estimate this big boy to be four feet long, probably twenty plus pounds, and nobody stopped me or questioned me for taking the photos! Oh wait the Florida Wildlife Commission cops just pulled up!!!!.........sugar...

From the very large to the very small, this guy was blending so well and having a great snooze when we interrupted him

**This is why all active and retired members PD/FD should be joining The New York Police & Fire Retirees' Association. This notification is worth at least $50 per year to all members covered in the Empire Plan during the time frame. I forget what the annual membership to NYPFRA is (something like $30 a year). Think it's worth it now? AND: A special thank you to the Executive Board members at NYPFRA, without whom this notification would not be getting to many members both active and retired who may be due settlement money. ALL NYPFRA Members: Urgent - Very important information and please pass the word ASAP. There is a pending class action lawsuit against United Healthcare which provides the basic medical component of the NYS Empire Plan, which most of the membership has as their health insurance. Long story short, members who have the Empire plan will be entitled to $50 a year from 1994 to 2009. All they have to do is fill out a simple claim. The following is from the NYS Court officers web site http://www.nysscoa.org/ : (claims MUST be postmarked by October 5th, 2010) The web site for the lawsuit info is http://www.berdonclaims.com UNITED HEALTH CARE CLASS ACTION LITIGATION As a result of a settlement of a Class Action Lawsuit against the United Health Care Corp., all members that have the Empire Insurance Plan are entitled to a settlement of $50 for every year that you were in the Empire Plan between the years 1994 through 2009. The Class Action Suit had to do with United Health Care providing insufficient reimbursement for out of network services rendered or individual out of pocket expenses paid. When filing under the Group A - Simplified Claim, there is no documentation required. If you had a substantial amount of out of pocket expenses then you might want to file under Group B - Out of Pocket Expense, however, you will have to provide documentation for the out of pocket expenses that you incurred. To do this, follow the instruction for Group B filing. The forms that need to be filled out can be found on the United Health Care web site ( http://www.berdonclaims.com ) click the center of the page where the red marker is located, then click onto: Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action and Final Settlement Hearing and Proof of Claim Form print pages 10 - 15 only using the pages 10, 11 & 15 and mail only one person per envelope & mail it CERTIFIED Registered mail post marked by Oct. 5, 2010. & make a copy for your records!! Adress is listed below. To file under Group A you must complete: 1. The Subscriber part of section 1 on page 10 2. Section 2 on page 11 3. Section 6 - Certification on page 15 Any questions on filling out the forms call: 800-443-1073 The completed forms can be mailed to: Certified Mail - you want proof of mailing and make a copy for your records. United Health Care Class Action Litigation c/o Berdon Claims Administration LLC P.O. Box 15000 Jericho, NY 11853 Edit: to fix links