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A Florence Township firefighter, Brian Richardson, was severely injured this past May while responding to a truck fire. A tractor-trailer carrying oranges had caught fire on I-295. Richardson's company was first due and as the firefighter pulled open the trailer's rear door there was an explosion.
Suffering multiple skull fractures, the initial prognosis was not good. But now, three months later, Richardson is well on his way to a full recovery.
http://www.nbcphilad...overy/164981636

A Florence Township firefighter, Brian Richardson, was severely injured this past May while responding to a truck fire. A tractor-trailer carrying oranges had caught fire on I-295. Richardson's company was first due and as the firefighter pulled open the trailer's rear door there was an explosion.
Suffering multiple skull fractures, the initial prognosis was not good. But now, three months later, Richardson is well on his way to a full recovery.
http://www.nbcphilad...overy/164981636

A Florence Township firefighter, Brian Richardson, was severely injured this past May while responding to a truck fire. A tractor-trailer carrying oranges had caught fire on I-295. Richardson's company was first due and as the firefighter pulled open the trailer's rear door there was an explosion.
Suffering multiple skull fractures, the initial prognosis was not good. But now, three months later, Richardson is well on his way to a full recovery.
http://www.nbcphilad...overy/164981636

Fully involved car fire - vehicle unoccupied upon PD & FD arrival. Brought quickly under control by NRFD. Photos are out of order, my apologies - I guess I uploaded them backwards.

Man I miss the late 70's WP fleet, those Maxims were awesome. I went to Stepinac in the late 70's and I remember how cool that Maxim fleet looked. I also remember our fire drills, God forbid you opened your mouth during one of those. Back then we had a senior lounge in the basement where there was this nasty couch. You could smoke down there and of course that couch went up on day. I remember Engine 70 backing up to the basement window and pulling a booster line from the rear of the rig. We got our butts handed to us that afternoon. Sorry if that was off topic.

Went by the station and talked to the guys Engines 65 & 70 were at drill school at the time of the call so they couldnt make it. And Engine 74 is North White Plains not White Plains.

Tower Ladder 6 will stay until White Plains orders a new Tower Ladder in another maybe 3-5 years.

Looks like a pretty good job by WPFD
I think, however, the the video kind of illustrates a common complaint among White Plains firefighters. They're always shorthanded.

I love the monday morning qb's on this site. bottom line is fire went out, everybody went home and the structure is still there.

There was a ladder company in front of the building...
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Looks like a pretty good job by WPFD
I think, however, the the video kind of illustrates a common complaint among White Plains firefighters. They're always shorthanded.

Looks like a pretty good job by WPFD
I think, however, the the video kind of illustrates a common complaint among White Plains firefighters. They're always shorthanded.

Looks like a pretty good job by WPFD
I think, however, the the video kind of illustrates a common complaint among White Plains firefighters. They're always shorthanded.

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

When it rains it really pours doesn't it?
Seth I want to add my own humble best wishes to you and for you.
Crazy thing is, a year or two down the road somehow everything always seems to make sense. I don't know why or how that is but life always seems to work that way.
Hang in there buddy, you're a survivor I can tell.

When it rains it really pours doesn't it?
Seth I want to add my own humble best wishes to you and for you.
Crazy thing is, a year or two down the road somehow everything always seems to make sense. I don't know why or how that is but life always seems to work that way.
Hang in there buddy, you're a survivor I can tell.

When it rains it really pours doesn't it?
Seth I want to add my own humble best wishes to you and for you.
Crazy thing is, a year or two down the road somehow everything always seems to make sense. I don't know why or how that is but life always seems to work that way.
Hang in there buddy, you're a survivor I can tell.

When it rains it really pours doesn't it?
Seth I want to add my own humble best wishes to you and for you.
Crazy thing is, a year or two down the road somehow everything always seems to make sense. I don't know why or how that is but life always seems to work that way.
Hang in there buddy, you're a survivor I can tell.

Hi guys,
I've had a rough couple of months.
I became critically ill in June while on a trip to Chicago, and was hospitalized in ICU intubated for several days.
A few days after I got home to Texas, same thing happened, I had a procedure to corrrect the problem, but while I was intubated I aspirated vomit somehome and came up with severe double pneumonia. Physically, I can only use the computer for a limited amount of time right now, and am still extremly weak but am getting better by the day.
While I was in the hospital, I had no access to my phone or computer. I lost my job because I wasn't elegible for FMLA yet and I ran out of time that I could use, so I'm on a very tight budget. I can reapply for my job, but read on to find out why I won't.
My PayPal account that I use to pay for this site was hacked, and I was cleaned out of all the funds for this site. Although PayPal will be reimbursing me, it will be several weeks. I'm on a limited budget right now, and bills for the website are due soon and I can't bill, sell, or design any ads right now to raise money, nor will I be soliciting donations.
Earlier this week, my luck started to turn around the best it can at this point. A very awesome longtime friend and great person helped me out, big time. I am thankful for him and his bosses because his actions and concern gave me great motivation to keep going and renewed my passion. For right now, all I'm going to be saying is that I'm moving back to NY in the next week.............................I think I'll be much happier back there, especially because I miss all my friends from NY and working there. I LOVE Austin and Texas and will miss it (I've lived here for 4+ years already), and have been succesful and had awesome experience with the agencies I worked for , but at this point I need to start taking care of myself. After I was no longer healthy enough to be a career firefighter anymore, my heart was broken and I really wasn't the same-it destroyed me, but I've finally had closure on that and want to have the old pre-2007 Seth back.
There is MUCH more to this story, but please don't speculate.
I also apologize for not getting back to all those who hae been calling and emailing, it just gets a little overwhelming right now as I recover.
I have over 1,500 emails personally from friends, collegues, and EMTBravo members and related to me since May 26th, and eventually I will get to them all.
I traded in my car and sold off a lot of my things and bought a small 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty/Winnebago Aspect 23' RV with only 7,000 miles on it. It's got all the comforts of home, and is cheaper and easier for me to live, especially since I will still have the home in Texas.
Does anyone know of RV Parks in the NY/CT area that are affordable and have electric and water hookups?
I was hoping I could park it at an FD or EMS, and in exchange join that agency and they would technically have a driver in house. I am stilll a certified Firefighter and Paramedic, and am capable of driving, operating, and maintaining any type of emergency vehicle. I can drive ambulances, midmount and rearmount aerials and tower ladders, engines (I am certified in pumping and water supply), rescue trucks, tankers, brush trucks, etc. If someone knows of an agency that could work something out with me, I would greatly appreaciate it. Email me at seth@emtbravo.com if you know of anything, even if short term.
I hopefully will have a job lined up, but I am looking for a second job, if anyone knows anything that's open and pays decent. It doesn't have to be emergency services. Email me at seth@emtbravo.com .
I wish I never gave up some of my Westchester jobs I had, I always thought the grass was greener and kept moving up jobs, but I look back now and had it great right where I started.
Thanks guys for your concern, and whatever help you can offer me. I hope that some of you guys can come up and hang out with me when I get back.
There is more to what I am going through, but please don't speculate or comment on that.

Heres a picture before any hose on the street.

Yes, WPFD had four Seagraves, the one pictured as well as Eng. 67 were 1,000 GPM with 300 gallon tanks.
The other two, Eng. 65 & 71 were 750 GPM with 150 gallon tanks.
One of the 750s was retired to Fairview for either reserve/ parade duty.

Picture taken on the ramp of Station 1,Old Mam'k Road.
The rig is a 1955 Seagrave which was in reserve status at the time. Originally assigned to station 5 , Robertson Ave.

Additional White Plains FD photos on this previous thread.http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic/40515-white-plains-fd-updated-ladder-33-tiller-working/

Yes very nice shots, terrible incident.
There's a vid up on Youtube as well.

Yes very nice shots, terrible incident.
There's a vid up on Youtube as well.

Yes very nice shots, terrible incident.
There's a vid up on Youtube as well.