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I have asked this question before. The brown is the dye changine color due to heat exposure. As long as the fabric is OK (Not brittle or cracks when you rub it between your fingers) If it cracks or is brittle, it is bad and needs to be fixed by replacement

I'd go with the shipping container idea. Lock it, and no worries about parts walking away...

Contact the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade. Www.gafb.net. They are the Southern NJ SPAAMFAA chapter

http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/01/26/news/doc4f21bec73f9da457094425.txt A good guy and good instructor!

http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/02/09/news/doc4f333f59b1a0c618464209.txt

Looks like it is in the back of circleville....

As above until it fails testing or is damaged. We have shortened up several 1.75 and 2.5 lengths to about 10 feet to put in our crosslays that connect directly to the plumbing. It's much easier to add lengths whent he coupling is right there instead of walking 50 feet out.

This is a topic for another thread, but is there a "Orange County Standard" for a 2nd/3rd/4th/Ect alarm?

Not that I heard.

Suprisingly, not one company from Ulster going for stand by either.

Stay safe, everyone at the scene... It is going to be a long night with the cold temps.

What model meter is it?

Nice. I got my order in already.

So who backfills all the HV depts?

In addition to above, who is going to pick up the tab for all the relettering/regoldleafing that needs to be done?

Hopefully they will post some of what was talked about.

It was a great muster. Too bad it is gone.

EFD, you have a good point. I belive somewhere inbetween Buff and Freelancer is the "helpful MOS or civilian good samaritan" He is the guy like yourself that assists in a small way before the Cavalry shows up. He is the guy who helps a FF hook up to a hydrant. Steadying the 4 way Hydrant valve that some depts use can make the difference between a smooth hookup and one that takes way more time than it should. I have to belive that if any of us were walking down a street and an engine pulled up, a FF gets out, grabs the hydrant bag and the LDH, and starts to hook up, that most of us would ID ourselves as a FF and offer some assistance to the guy. I'll also bet that most of us would accept the help if offered. I know I have in the past. Long ago I was the hydrant man and was hooking up in 2 feet of snow. A civilian came up and asked if I needed help, as he could see I was having a hell of a time holding the 4 way valve level and trying to thread it on. I just told him to hold the valve, he did, and I threaded it. I asked him to step back as I told the engine I was hooked up, and opened the hydrant on command. I thanked him for his help, and he went on his way. He didnt go to the scene, get in the way, he just offered a minutes worth of help when it was needed, then walking back off into the shadows. The world needs more people like that, than the ones with their cell phones out taking video repeating Oh My God over and over again. BFD. I think that if a member DOES go to the scene for that "once in a blue moon" type of situation there needs to be a plan in place. I have seen a member call the station, tell someone to put their gear on the truck and that the member would meet them at the scene. Gear goes on truck, truck officer is notified that Joe Smith is meeting the truck at the scene, and Joe if he arrives before the truck, he waits for the truck. In the mean time, perhaps he is doing some "sidewalk sizeup" from a safe distance, perhaps calling dispatch to give more details about the call. (it is a worker/there is or isnt entrapment/extrication needed, etc) Does he get intricately involved in the scene with no gear on or tools, absolutely not. But a FF who has been around a while can do some sidewalk sizeup and relay info to the first due/chief/dispatch without setting foot on the scene from a safe distance. When truck arrives, he dons his gear/put his tags on the pass board/lets the officer know and joins the crew. This is definately the once in a blue moon type of event, not the norm.

In my neck of the woods and surrounding area, turnout gear is kept the fire station. There is no going direct to the scene unless you are a Chief officer or fire police. Everyone goes to the station, gears up, and the trucks roll. For mutual aid, same thing applies. If we are going mutual aid your getting there via the Big Red Truck, no POV's. It makes accountability easier, the officer on the truck knows who on his crew with what skills/certs is onboard, and can think about individual assignments enroute, under guidance from the mutual aid IC (or our chief if he is there before the truck whch often happens), who is standing right next to the mutual aid IC, asking what the apparatus/crew assignment is. There is no freelancing. You were called for a specific assignment, you will perform said assignment and when complete, you will inform the IC and await futher orders. Nothing more, nothing less. I think keeping gear at the station keeps the fire dept member from A town going to B towns call (when not called by mutual aid) with the "I was in the area and saw you guys had a call so here I am to help" type of instances because he has no gear, and therefore no reason to be on the fireground. It may not work for all, but it works for us.

I saw this online. A glowing Halligan could be helpful in keeping tabs on your partner while searching. http://glowbar.myshopify.com/

Is any of this failure on the Rescues documented online anywhere?

Can you elaborate on the severe handling issues?

Fire district commissioner elections are next Tuesday across New York State. Any districts plan on putting fresh blood in, or will the same people get reelected that are already in there?

QUOTE: As long as the people that are in charge (Commissioners)make the election rules(time, and place)things can be steered in any direction they want. New York State makes the laws as to the time/date of the election, not the fire districts. It is true that the fire district does choose the location. For my district, it is in the fire house, right in the center of town.

My guess is that the Fire Tax in most places is the smallest dollar figure on a homeowner's tax bill by a large percentage (compared to town/county/school taxes) so it's not really a concern to most taxpayers until it's 3AM and the house is charged with smoke or they play pinball off the guardrails with their car needing extrication. (out of sight, out of mind) I have never seen a fire commissioner canidate's political party affiliation play any part in an election. (How many registerd Republicans or Democrats are on your board and campaign as such? It really doesnt matter, does it?) Fire Commissioner elections are more of a "best person for the job" rather that "they are a Democrat or Republican so I will vote for my party" sort of election. I'd say that fire and school district elections are about the only elections where party lines aren't a part of it. Elections are posted in the pretty much unread section of the newspaper's legal notices, and over all, most fire districts and their elections are "boring news" for paper readers that dont even warrant a reporters ink or time. (Would you rather ready about the hose testing the district did, or the latest sexting scandal at the school district? Reporters run stories on what sells papers... ) One small sidenote. I belive that Fire Commissioners term timeframes are the longest out of any elected position in NY. 5 years is the term. Possibly school board members also are that long, but I think that is up to individual districts, I think??? Not even the President of the United States has a 5 year term. I think the local fire dept/district happenings in general are something most people dont ever think about until they are calling 911. Then, and only then, is it very important to that person. Sad, but true.