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Pardon me, but isn't the speed limit on the TSP 55 mph? How could you say 50 mph is slow in inclement weather?

Mount Vernon FD Foam 1 circa 1970. I believe that this was a 1947 Seagrave. Photo courtesy Joe Pinto.

Date: 07-23-12
Time: 12:39hrs.
Box: 2581
Area: Roslindale
Location: 444 Hyde Park Ave.(Bing Maps)
Frequency: Boston Fireground(483.187)
Weather Conditions: Warm
Description Of Incident: District 12(Ops.) o/s reporting heavy fire showing from the 2nd floor rear porches of a 3-story wood-frame OMD w/exposure problems. 2nd Alarm struck for Box 2581 by District 12(Ops.). Heavy fire on the 2nd and 3rd floor, rear porches w/extension to the rear, all floors, of 45 Philbrick St. 4 L/S/O's w/Ladder Companies opening up. 1 & 1 S/C on a Detail Assignment for the 2nd Alarm for Box 2581 by Division 2(C7-DC-Comm.). All companies working. All searches negative. One firefighter treated o/s by BEMS for minor injuries and one occupant transported by BEMS to the hospital for evaluation.
Reporter: sfrd18
Units Operating: BFD; BPD; BEMS; Red Cross
Box 2581 Assignment:
Engine 53, Engine 28, Engine 52
Ladder 16, Tower Ladder 10
Rescue 2
District 12(Ops.)
R.I.T./Rehab. Assignment:
Engine 16(R.I.T.)
Ladder 28(R.I.T.)
District 8(R.I.T.)
W25(Rehab. Unit)
2-2581(2nd Alarm) Assignment:
Engine 42, Engine 48, Engine 24, Engine 20(S/c)
Ladder 29, Ladder 19(S/C)
District 9, District 7(Act.)
Division 2(C7-DC-Comm.)
H1(Safety Chief)
W12(Air Unit)
12:39hrs. - Box 2581 struck by Fire Alarm for Hyde Park Ave. x Blakemore St. for a reported fire at 440-444 Hyde Park Ave.
12:40hrs. - District 12(Ops.) o/s reporting heavy fire showing from the 2nd floor rear porches of a 3-story wood-frame OMD.
12:41hrs. - R.I.T./Rehab. Assignment for Box 2581 struck by Fire Alarm.
12:44hrs. - 2nd Alarm struck for Box 2581 by District 12(Ops.).
13:23hrs. - 1 & 1 S/C on a Detail Assignment for the 2nd Alarm for Box 2581 by Division 2(C7-DC-Comm.).
14:06hrs. - All companies out.
15:16hrs. - Detail terminated.

St. Florian protect please....

Seth had been accepting checks toward donations in the past, unfortunately current circumstances preclude that as an option.
While we are working on a solution for a method to accept checks again, and only as a suggestion, perhaps you could persuade another member to submit a donation on your behalf, and we can give you the proper recognition once the transaction is completed.
Once the dust settles hopefully we can establish a permanent method for accepting paper checks, cash or money orders.
On behalf of the entire staff, Thanks again to all of those members who have been kind enough to contribute and help support our community. Your generosity is truly appreciated!
Jack

Dear God,
Please in your Mercy,
Bring our Brother Home Safely.

Dear God,
Please in your Mercy,
Bring our Brother Home Safely.

Dear God,
Please in your Mercy,
Bring our Brother Home Safely.

Dear God,
Please in your Mercy,
Bring our Brother Home Safely.

Great knockdown wp! Leaving the engine along side the hydrant and having two ladders sandwich it works great especially in narrow streets. Closer stretch and both sides of house covered. 71 and 74 are usually great with coordinating with which way they are responding. Great jop wp once again!

Date:07/23/12
Time:15:44 hrs
Location: 3250 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY
Frequency: FDNY - Brooklyn, Citywide 1
Units Operating:
1st Alarm – L175, E 206 act E 236, L 103 FAST, B 39
10-75 - E 332, E 225, E 293, L 107, R2, Sq 252, D-15
2nd Alarm – E 290, E 294, E 231, E 319, e 207 w/ Sat 6, L 143, TL 120, B 37 (Safety),B 51 (RUL), B 46, B28
S/C 2 TL's, TL 124,TL 142 above 2nd (Building containing liquid nitrogen, B 39 ordering exterior operation.
3rd Alarm - E 285, E 286, E 277, E 331, MSU, B 58,B 33 (Air Recon Chief), L 120, L 176, L 174, RAC 4
4th Alarm - E 280 acting E 233 E 227, E 222, E 291, T/L 146, T/L 157, B 6, B 4, B 43, B 40, D 11, D 13, RAC 5
Special Call - L 155, L 138, L 115, L 161
Special Call for relief – L 118, L175
5th Alarm – E 236, E 271, E 308, TL 114, TL 163, MC 1
EMS: MERV 3, MRTU, multiple other units
Special Call for Relief – E 275, E 240
6th Alarm for relief - E 309, E 318, E 330, E 202, E 221, E 249, TL 135, TL 142, TL 105, L 111, L 168(Fast), L 156(Fast)
7th Alarm for Relief - E 205, E 217, E 282, E 242, TL-127, TL 131, TL 162, TL 158, B33, B31, L 169(Fast)
FDNY Car 7 under control @ 7:41 hrs (19 hrs in)

Weather Conditions: Thunderstorms, hot, humid
Description Of Incident:Fire in a large warehouse complex of 9 interconnected buildings. Former clothing factory/cold storage facility/food processing facility. Liquid nitrogen stored on site hampering operations. B 39 called for exterior operation on second alarm transmittal due to Liq Nitrogen. On 5th alarm 8 tower ladders in operation, multiple units for relief, main body of fire knocked down, Fire still doubtful as of 21:33 hrs.
Note : IA error corrected: Sat on the 2nd Alarm assignment was Sat 6 not Sat 2 (thank you rfdu39 for the heads up)
Reporters:PEMO3

God bless you Ang and all the Brothers and Sisters who tried in vain to help our lost Brother.

Rest in Peace Brother. Your time on this earth was way too short. Prayers to his family and his NRFD family.

Who said this roof was going to give? M' ave I'm not talking about all fires or all the time. But I am talking about this fire and when arial's are at such a low angle that climbing them is less than safe. And of course if the roof might be undermined due to fire don't go on it. Or work out of a bucket. Btw working off of a stick to cut a roof is no picnic, with it bouncing and the temptation to side load it. You could throw off its structural integrity. For "this" fire and those like it I'd rather climb a reliable ground ladder 24 to 30 ft up than an arial 40 to 60 ft out. Now were not talking about rescues cause if we are I might do something different but thats another thread.

Is it safer to operate off an arial? It depends on the angle,distance to the roof and the pitch of the roof. I would much rather climb a ground ladder to this particular roof than a arial extended 60-80 feet at a very low angle. Working off a ariel is not always safer. Seeing guys carrying tools while going up a ladder that is extended 50-80 ft at low angles would not be safer in this particular case or similar incidents. But if you don't position an arial in front you have less options from the start. Looks like a good job and a great stop!

You know, I looked at the tag Seth put on his post; "Haters are my motivators." Had to think about that one for a while. Then I remembered something. A Facebook Group. "I Hate EMTBravo." Had to look and saw the page had 169 "likes."
I wonder how those people feel now. If they feel anything at all that is.
I wonder what motivates people to hate. You think those people who took a Facebook page and turned it into a page of hate, you think that didn't hurt Seth? For the "sin" of having created a space for all of us to convene and talk about the jobs we have/had?
There should be no room in emergency services for hate. We're all supposed to be in the service of the people. Common cause.
Now that we can all see what the man has been through, I hope a lot of those haters are doing some soul searching. And regretting.

You know, I looked at the tag Seth put on his post; "Haters are my motivators." Had to think about that one for a while. Then I remembered something. A Facebook Group. "I Hate EMTBravo." Had to look and saw the page had 169 "likes."
I wonder how those people feel now. If they feel anything at all that is.
I wonder what motivates people to hate. You think those people who took a Facebook page and turned it into a page of hate, you think that didn't hurt Seth? For the "sin" of having created a space for all of us to convene and talk about the jobs we have/had?
There should be no room in emergency services for hate. We're all supposed to be in the service of the people. Common cause.
Now that we can all see what the man has been through, I hope a lot of those haters are doing some soul searching. And regretting.

You know, I looked at the tag Seth put on his post; "Haters are my motivators." Had to think about that one for a while. Then I remembered something. A Facebook Group. "I Hate EMTBravo." Had to look and saw the page had 169 "likes."
I wonder how those people feel now. If they feel anything at all that is.
I wonder what motivates people to hate. You think those people who took a Facebook page and turned it into a page of hate, you think that didn't hurt Seth? For the "sin" of having created a space for all of us to convene and talk about the jobs we have/had?
There should be no room in emergency services for hate. We're all supposed to be in the service of the people. Common cause.
Now that we can all see what the man has been through, I hope a lot of those haters are doing some soul searching. And regretting.

Yes WPFD did a great stop. Yes we see the power lines. With a rear mount you put the turn table under them and rotate the stick and you made the roof. Simple truck positioning, done all the time and the stick is well below the danger zone.

I couldn't agree less. Is the point of this site to critique operations and procedures or is it just to talk about who's got a shiny new truck. (even though we all DO like shiny new trucks).
There is no fire operation anywhere ever that is text book perfect. Anyone who feels thier operation requires no critique, comment or question is dangerously self confident. We Monday morning quarterback because that's how everyone learns!
From the look of the smoke colum from those great aerial photos, it looks like they managed to make a great stop. From the video, it looks like that house will be perfectly sound for renovation. With today's interior furnishings and petroleum products, a saved structure is a good stop. Well done.
Asking about positioning ect. is just that, a question. It invites debate and discussion and no one should take offense, as long as questioning parties act appropriately.

Date: 07-21-12
Time: 22:46hrs.
Box: 1177
Area: Yorkville
Location: 1566 3rd Ave.(Bing Maps)
Frequency: FDNY Manhattan
Weather Conditions: Warm and Clear
Description Of Incident: Battalion 10 10-84(o/s) transmitting the 10-75(Working Fire) for Box 1177. Battalion 10 reporting using 7-5(All-Hands) for Box 1177. Battalion 10 reporting fire on the 1st floor storefront of a 5-story brick mixed-occupancy building. Battalion 10 requesting 1 & 1 S/C on the 7-5(All-Hands) for Box 1177. 2-2(2nd Alarm) transmitted for Box 1177 by Battalion 10. 3 L/S/O's w/quick k/d. Ladder Companies opening up. Division 3 requesting 2 additional Ladder Companies S/C on the 2-2(2nd Alarm) for Box 1177. Division 3 requesting 2 additional Ladder Companies S/C on the 2-2(2nd Alarm) for Box 1177 for overhaul. 3-3(3rd Alarm) transmitted for Box 1177 by Field Comm. 1. Field Comm. 1 reporting fire on the 1st floor grocery store of a 5-story brick 30'x75' mixed-occupancy building. Field Comm. 1 requesting 2 additional Ladder Companies S/C on the 3-3(3rd Alarm) for Box 1177 for relief. All hands Working. All searches negative. One victim w/minor injuries transported by EMS.
Reporter: sfrd18, Florian Knight(nycfire.net), exchief84(nycfire.net)
Units Operating: FDNY Manhattan; FDNY Manhattan EMS; NYPD Manhattan North; NYC OEM
Telephone Alarm Box 1177 Assignment:
Engine 22, Engine 44, Engine 53, Engine 39
Ladder 13, Ladder 43
Battalion 10
Squad 41
Rescue 1
10-75-1177(Working Fire) Assignment:
Engine 74(S/C)
Ladder 16(F.A.S.T.), Ladder 22(S/C)
Battalion 11
Division 3
2-2-1177(2nd Alarm) Assignment:
Engine 76, Engine 40, Engine 23, Engine 9(Satellite Unit)
Ladder 25, Ladder 35(S/C), Ladder 4(S/C), Ladder 26(S/C Overhaul), Ladder 2(S/C Overhaul)
Battalion 8(Safety), Battalion 9(Resource Unit Leader)
Rescue Battalion
Safety Battalion
Satellite 1
T.S.U. 1
Field Comm. 1
Comm. Tac. Unit
3-3-1177(3rd Alarm) Assignment:
Engine 47, Engine 54, Engine 65, Engine 34
Ladder 21(S/C), Ladder 48(S/C), Ladder 128(S/C)
Battalion 7, Battalion 6(Staging), Battalion 39(Air Recon.)
M.S.U. 1
Car 4H(DAC Ops.)
22:46hrs. - Manhattan Dispatch transmitting the Telephone Alarm for Box 1177 for 1566 3rd Ave. between E. 87th St. x E. 88th St. Manhattan Dispatch advising Battalion 10 of multiple calls and assigning 4 & 2, Squad, and Rescue on the Box.
22:50hrs. - Battalion 10 10-84(o/s) transmitting the 10-75(Working Fire) for Box 1177.
22:51hrs. - Battalion 10 reporting using 7-5(All-Hands) for Box 1177. Battalion 10 reporting fire on the 1st floor storefront of a 5-story brick mixed-occupancy building. Fire is D/W/H.
22:52hrs. - Battalion 10 requesting 1 & 1 S/C on the 7-5(All-Hands) for Box 1177. Battalion 10 reporting Exposure # 1 is the street; Exposure # 2 is a similar-type attached; Exposure # 3 is a 1-story attached; Exposure # 4 is a street.
22:54hrs. - 2-2(2nd Alarm) transmitted for Box 1177 by Battalion 10.
23:08hrs. - Division 3 reporting 3 L/S/O's. Division 3 reporting main body of fire is k/d. Ladder Companies opening up. Fire is still D/W/H.
23:11hrs. - Division 3 requesting 2 additional Ladder Companies S/C on the 2-2(2nd Alarm) for Box 1177.
23:16hrs. - Division 3 reporting 1 10-45: No Code(Fire-Related Injury) at Box 1177.
23:21hrs. - Division 3 reporting main body of fire is out. Ladder Companies still opening up. All primary searches negative. Fire remains D/W/H.
23:28hrs. - Division 3 requesting 2 additional Ladder Companies S/C on the 2-2(2nd Alarm) for Box 1177 for overhaul.
23:37hrs. - 3-3(3rd Alarm) transmitted for Box 1177 by Field Comm. 1. Staging at 3rd Ave. x E. 84th St.
23:52hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting fire on the 1st floor grocery store of a 5-story brick 30'x75' mixed-occupancy building. All secondary searches negative. Fire is P/W/H.
23:57hrs. - Manhattan Dispatch advising Fallback Step 3 Implemented for Manhattan.
23:59hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting the 10-45 is now a 10-45: Code 3(Fire-Related Injury). Field Comm. 1 requesting 2 additional Ladder Companies S/C on the 3-3(3rd Alarm) for Box 1177 for relief. Fire remains P/W/H.
00:09hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting fire is u/c.
Company Relocations:
Engine 21-Engine 44
Engine 5-Engine 53
Engine 325-Engine 91
Engine 73-Engine 35
Engine 26-Engine 40
Engine 93-Engine 76
Engine 80-Engine 74
Ladder 9-Ladder 13
Ladder 8-Ladder 25
Ladder 18-Ladder 4
Ladder 136-Ladder 2
Ladder 55-Ladder 26
Ladder 138-Ladder 14
Battalion 1-Battalion 8
Battalion 16-Battalion 9
Battalion 32-Battalion 6
Battalion 3-Battalion 12
Photos

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Date: 07-20-12
Time: approx 2130
Location: 216 Woodworth Avenue
Frequency: YFD, YPD
Units Operating: E 308, 309, 306, 304, 303, 310; L 72, 72, 74, Rescue 1, Batt 1; Empress EMS, Yonkers PD
Weather Conditions: cloudy
Description Of Incident: Structure fire in three story frame residence. Fire from ground floor to roof on east side of building upon FD arrival.
Numerous handlines in operation, Ladder 71 to SW corner of roof, Ladder 72 to NW corner of roof, Ladder 74 to SE corner of roof.
(Gotta compliment the operators of the ladders for getting the trucks into position. The narrow streets and parked vehicles made it a challenge but all three ladders reached the roof.)
Reporters: helicopper, et al

Congratulations to my son Andy [ Rescue 40 ] on graduating from the Firefighter one class along with the other 17 from Port Chester Fire that also did tonight.