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Let me back up what I said, figured it would be evident, but I guess not: I don't do that myself, nor do I see it as right - but I can understand how they might have felt with all the people around, simply understand, however not sympathize. The runs in the middle of the village on the weekend with all the city folks standing around, for me puts the pressure on to do it right, for others it is to get the job done as fast as possible. In this case sidestepping basic safety to do so.

In retrospect, no, in the heat of the moment, I could see it. Unfortunate as it is, it happened here... hopefully we should be focusing on the efficiency of the job, but that doesn't always happen everywhere. The only problem is the damage is cumulative.

I recommend reading that thread, and when the NIOSH report probably comes out about it, that as well. EFDCapt has constantly reminded me to buff up on my NIOSH reports. I encourage all on here to take that proactive step and do the same, if you are not already - regardless of the circumstances, there is something to be learned or reinforced by each one.

RIP Chief, we've got the watch, my thoughts to the family, friends, and fellow firefighters in their time of mourning.

May he rest in peace, my condolences to all affected.

I guess we'll know later on, I was going off of TheSecretList emails.. Either way, RIP.

I think insurance companies write off any vehicle involved with any amount of fire large or small no? Not worth it without SCBA, worry about exposures and take the time to keep your life cycle going just that much longer.

I read that there is a possibility that EMS beat PD to the scene, upon coming up on the patient, he ran, and at some point the Medic was stabbed. RIP, my condolences and thoughts to all those affected, be it his co-workers and family.

A Chief is the only one you see even attempt wearing a SCBA, granted after the fire is knocked down, just interesting to see only the Chief DTRT.

Just checked, my channel 7 is back on and the awards are on.

Will get back to you on that George. Rosenbauer

T370 - 2000 Gallons, 1250gpm pump for the record, got some of the facts wrong in my head, sorry! New pictures came in, now a body is attached! Including the always lovely chevrons - will post when I obtain them myself.

There are some places around Albany I believe if you are willing to travel that far, possibly one in Woodstock? I am unsure about the latter location but someone in Ulster or Greene might know better than I.

Do those EMT's rotate out of the dispatch center on tours in the city? Just curious.

Congratulations!

The board is a great compilation of folks who all deserve a round of applause. I will also extend a big congrats to Captain Glover, he has helped me out on these boards in ways a lot of folks fail to do in real-life... Thanks George.

I viewed this video earlier in the day.. I compliment them for establishing a FAST team, and I can only go by what the video shows only. From what I saw in the video, we saw three sides of the structure, with only one ladder extended, not to say there wasn't one on the fourth, presumably the 'b' of the structure. I am not sure how many of those folks were FAST or just standby crews in staging waiting to do whatever, but I am sure there are a few rigs around them, why not ladder each side of the building for safe measure? A proactive FAST team as far IMO should be concerned with such matter themselves. Albeit no one is perfect when it comes to laddering - at least they had on raised! I have see in person and otherwise buildings without any type of laddering... The firefighter looking to bail, I feel bad for him because he looked worn out - whether the heat and smoke got to him, or he ran out of air and took in some nasty stuff, or whatever - he looked exhausted to me, really hard to execute something like that in that condition I imagine. After a long day of training it is not so easy, I can only imagine having to do it when it hits the fan. Circumstances are often left out of such videos, so events revolving the incident can only be judged on what was seen. I often hate critiquing a video because there is always the aspect of what we didn't see - so I am just stating that my conclusions are based on what I did see. Stay safe everyone.

I have always been impressed with the way DC911 monitors their firegrounds, glad to see it paid off tonight - great job to the folks that were on for the incident!

Thank you and thank you for clarifying, I was taking a shot at the dark as I know Mount Vernon sometimes jumps on with FDNY bids... Thanks again.

Did this come off of the FDNY EMS and Bat Chief fleet that came out recently? Looks similar, who did the work? If I missed it in the posts above I apologize - nice looking rig though, like that it carries extra FAST gear...

Was going for the saints, and one of my wife's boxes popped up and we won some money, so I am happy all around.

One quick one before the second half of OSHA... If your nozzles have pistol grips, get used to being the lineman without using the pistol grip, and extending the nozzle an arms length away from you, but not too far so that you cannot operate the bale. A lot of people will say that is the proper way to handle a hose, some will disagree, just my .02. Everyone stay safe! Oh, and inspect your nozzles, they are just as important as SCBA and other equipment, but often are passed over for frequent inspection.

Make sure you have your volume turned up when you look at their homepage...

I would put more serious thought into an IPhone if there was one.

http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/Fire-Goggles/articles/746966-Firefighter-Face-Protection-Goggles-vs-Faceshields/ The link, which I received in one of my TSL emails talks about NFPA 1971, which is about to be revised. More specifically, what is going to be changed and added to the revision. One proposal for the committee to consider is to make goggles mandatory and face shields optional. If they go with goggles, how do they mandate helmets be sold? With them already integrated with the helmet, or separately, and how to suggest they be protected if integrated? Does eye protection have to be regulated in conjunction with the helmet or can it be separate? The article raises these points and a few more.. What does everyone think? I'm not trying to start one of those epic 'what color is better for a firetruck?' or 'traditional or salad bowl helmet?" threads, I think this is an important topic, as showcased in the Hartsdale cover photo display on emtbravo.com and the apparent ruckus that arose from that.