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At a loss for words right now and cant explain how i feel. today i lost a brother fireman, a best friend,and bascially a brother my whole life. all the good times and bad, all the fires and extrications we did, and now i lost my partner. went to an extrication this morning and looked for you and needed the help. i know your with me and you will always be in my heart. ill keep our traditions alive for both of us. i love you charlie

Chucky was my unoffical nephew, he always called me uncle Ang. In his younger years he always went on vacation with my family and my oldest son Angelo [ rescue 40 here] and was a brother to him, I called him kunckle head right up till yesterday and for those that new him would know why. He was family to me, R.I.P. MY Nephew.

Car 104, a 2012 Charger is assigned to the patrol division shift captains. This is the first delivered Charger. The Crown Vic fleet will be replaced by the Chargers in Nov 2012. (12) front line cars rotate at a time. If a mod or someone can size the photos I'd appreciate it.

Another example of what happens when drivers don't slow down and move over.
Rest in Peace Officer.

Was used at last weekends WMD Drill. Very empressive. The large TV screen in the rear outside compartment was neat. They had displayed both live video and thermal imaging, remote gas detector readings (up to 16 detectors) and cameo cloud modeling. All being feed from the command area.

Yesterday, I had the privledge of attending Bedford Hills FD's Open House/Fre Prevention Day. They put on a great event for the public where they had multiple different oppurtunities to learn about fires, how to prevent them, and what to do if there is one. They also gave tours of their newly renovated and expanded firehouse.
I was also able to tour their new firehouse, which, as always with BHFD, is awesome and very well thought out.

Trooper Andrew Fox of the Virginia State Police was killed in the line of duty last week. When 9 year old Lane Snow found out that the Trooper's funeral procession would be going by his house, he put his Cub Scout uniform on and stood by the road and saluted the entire procession which was 2 miles long. That means he held his salute for approximately 15 minutes.
Even through their grief, the Troopers and Officers in the procession took notice of this kid and his salute and honored him at his Cub Scout meeting this week. This kid is the proud future of America !!
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I took the picture with my iPad, but the information came from Mike Leary, a well known Fire Photographer in CT. Unfortunately I do not have a "before" shot to show you, but just take my word for it.
This 1970 International / Ansul was originally quartered with Engine 16 (Lighthouse Point) and was moved to Tweed-New Haven Airport when they first had firefighters on staff there. Its original designation was Fox 1. Tweed has gotten some much more modern apparatus since then and it was taken out of service a while ago.
Sometime last year it was brought to NHFD's shops last year sometime to be refurbished. I saw it when I was down at the Fire School for a live burn and it was in sad shape. I don't believe the NHFD mechanics did the paint or striping but there was a lot of body/mechanical work to be done. Since the refurb the rig has been renumbered as Car 44 and its currently quartered in the Training Support Building at the New Haven Fire School along with the NHASH Team Prime Mover and Decon Trailer. It may be relocated later on but no details as to where yet.
I carries somewhere in the area of 400-500lbs of Purple K Dry Chem. Personally I think it came out pretty awesome.

always wanted to put out a car fire with a side chute .... came close, but not yet..

On October, 9, 2012, The City of Norwalk Fire Department took delivery of a 42' North River Marine Fire Boat. The boat has been named "The Robert Bedell" in honor and memory of one of our own who died in the line of duty several years ago.

County: Westchester
City/Town/Municipality/Dept: Montrose Veterans Affairs Fire Dept.
Unit designation/identifier: Marine 21
Manufacturer and Model: Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (Boston Whaler) 22' Guardian Rescue Boat
Pump size, tank size (water/foam), aerial type & length: N/A
Status: DELIVERED
Notes: The new Marine 21 was delivered yesterday, 10/9, this will be replacing the current Marine 21, a 1978 Boston Whaler 17' Guardian Rescue Boat. Still needs lettering and radio install
Features:
Remote control 200,000 cp spotlight
Handheld spotlight
Whelen 48" led edge ultra freedom w/siren
Hi-low bow/side rails with 34” dive/rescue door
Bow storage locker
Forward below deck storage compartment
50" aluminum deck utility box
Raymarine c90w 9" widescreen display w/loaded us charts
Raymarine dsm300 sounder with transom transducer
Mercury 225xxl Verado outboard engine

It's been a hectic past couple of months for us, leaving little time to post our recent deliveries, but over the next week or so we'll be trying to get more up.
The Archville Fire Department, established in 1909 in the Scarborough Fire District, recently took delivery of their new Chief’s vehicle, a 2012 Ford Expedition designated 2631, from Specialty Warning Systems in Danbury CT.
Lighting is comprised of Whelen components including a Freedom lightbar, an eight head Dominator in the front grille, split red/white IONs on the Setina pushbumper and red/white M4s at each corner for side protection. Vertex HideAways in the brake & reverse lights, an eight head Traffic Advisor above the cargo door and red/white IONs on the cargo door and in the upper cargo window complete the system which is controlled by A CenCom Sapphire system.
The center console is a Havis vehicle specific which contains the department and County radios, CenCom control head, dual power outlets and side mount armrest.
Additional LED lighting was added inside the cargo compartment to aid in equipment retrieval at night, with PAR36 LEDs added under the rear of the truck for supplemental reverse and ground lighting.
The unique black reflective striping, gold leaf and white reflective lettering and door seal framing a photo of their horse drawn engine combine to provide their exterior graphics.
We enjoyed working with the Archville FD on their new Chief’s truck and appreciate their confidence in us. We look forward to additional projects with them in the future.

Here we have Car 2533, 2531, Engine 270 and Tanker 14. I have a full shot of 2531 that I can't upload. It's been uploading since yesterday. You can go to my photo page to check it out there.

In this post we have Engine 272 with some of its compartments and Rescue 16 with all its compartments..

I visited Yorktown's Open House on Sunday and got some shots of some of their apparatus. In this group we have Engine 273, Ladder 51, the inside of the station looking out and the outside of the station featuring Mohegan Lake's Utility and smoke house.

A few shots from the City of Poughkeepsie structure fire today at 5 North White Street....
As usual X129 was not on.......
Awesome Stop on the fire!!!!!

The latest addition to the Irvington PD fleet, provided by Specialty Warning Systems, is a 2013 Ford Interceptor Sedan, replacing a Crown Victoria patrol vehicle.
As with virtually every vehicle we are upfitting today, the lighting system is Whelen LED based including a WeCan Liberty lightbar, split red, white and blue 400 series lightheads on the front of the Setina pushbumper with LINZ6s on the outer faces. Split red/blue IONs are installed in the rear window with Vertex HideAways in the reverse & brake light housings. Red/blue Sidekick IONs replace the OEM side fender trim panels. System control is by way of an A6 controller.
The Interceptor specific center console houses the department radio, A6 controller, power outlets, cup holder and armrest with integral printer. The upper platform also contains the laptop computer mount.
Prisoner containment is a Pro Gard system which includes an ABS transport seat and floorpan. The radio chassis and required electronics are installed on a full width sliding trunk tray. The outside graphics, adapted to the new body style, mirrors the rest of the IPD fleet vehicles.
The Irvington PD has placed their confidence in us for several years to provide their new vehicles and maintain the rest of the fleet. We appreciate this confidence and look forward to working with them for many years to come.

So, um... back to the reason for this thread...
Nice rig, good luck with it.

And they just had a fire last night, too.

Date: 10/4/12
Time: 22:52 hrs
Location: 602 Homestead Avenue x McKinley Street, Peekskill, NY 10566
Frequency: 46.26 (dispatch), 453.875 (FD), 453.225 (FD), Fire 17 and 10; 153.750 (PCVAC), EMS 17 and 10; 460.10000 (PD); 462.6750 (Peekskill Citywide Channel 1, DPL 244) (OEM).
Units Operating:
Peekskill FD: full assignment.
Lake Mohegan FD: E-255 (FAST).
Buchanan FD: U-12 (Cascade), 2551.
WCDES: Battalion 17; Cause & Origin Team (Zone 4).
Relocate: Verplanck FD: TL-46, 2491, 2493 to Station #1. Montrose FD: E-121, 2273 to Station #6.
Peekskill EMS;
Peekskill PD;
Peekskill Emergency Management Office (PEMO) [units 2 & 3];
American Red Cross;
ConEdison.
Weather Conditions: 61°, clear, humid.
Description of Incident: Small working fire relatively quickly knocked down in a 3rd-floor attic area of a multi-family dwelling. 2.5 story, 60x40, wood-frame, garden/low-rise. Primary searches negative (all residents evacuated before FD arrival). All-hands. 1 L/S/O. No injuries reported.
Cause determined to be electrical malfunction, originating in 3rd floor bathroom light fixture/fan. Fire, smoke, and water damage to third floor bathroom, fire extended to adjacent kitchen and small portion of roof, smoke and water damage to other two floors. Red Cross, with OEM assistance, helped 5 displaced families (9 adults, 7 children).
Reporters: firedude (for nearly all times/info); Larchmont_Boy; peterrose13 (for times/info); x4093k (for corrections); PEMO3 (for additional OEM/Red Cross info); Spartan052 (for chief number).
Writer: Larchmont_Boy.
News Articles: Peekskill Patch- #1 (original), #2 (recovery status info); Journal News (w/ pic); Peekskill Daily Voice; Newsday/News12.
22:52 hrs: dispatch for fire in the attic to 602 Halstead Avenue (later corrected to Homestead). Peekskill FD, Lake Mohegan FD (FAST), Buchanan FD (Cascade), Battalion 17 dispatched to scene. Montrose FD Engine and Verplanck FD Tower Ladder 46 to Peekskill FD to Standby. Peekskill OEM (Unit 3) o/s.
22:59 hrs: FAST and Cascade only to the scene. MFD to Station #6. VFD to Station #1. Bat 17 to scene.
23:00 hrs: 2273, E-121 from MFD are relocating. U-12 (Cascade) from BFD is relocating.
23:04 hrs: C&O (Zone 4) to Landline. 2273, E-121 out at Standby PFD Station #6. 2493 out of Station #1.
23:08 hrs: Bat 17 o/s.
23:12 hrs: Per Bat 17, 2.5 story 60x40 wood-frame. Primary searches negative. All-hands. 1 L/S/O.
23:32 hrs: Per Bat 17, visible fire out, overhauling. Mohegan FAST released.
23:37 hrs: ConEd o/s. OEM in contact with Red Cross (appx.).
00:02 hrs: Per Bat 17, Command releasing U-12 and will call in when back in service.
00:04 hrs: OEM reporting five families displaced.
00:06 hrs: Buchanan Chief and U-12 are leaving the City of Peekskill.
00:10 hrs: OEM directing displaced residents and Red Cross to do paperwork at PCVAQ HQ.
00:16 hrs: Per 60-Control, Montrose and Verplanck released. 2273 copies, 2493 copies.
00:24 hrs: Red Cross responding for five families.
03:45 hrs: Last of residents received Red Cross assistance and are now en-route to hotel in Elmsford.
04:03 hrs: OEM Units 2 and 3 closed out job to PD dispatch.
Please PM me if you have any more information or corrections.

OMG, if it falls into the wrong hands, those people will be able to break into elevators all over the city and steal everything that is in those elevators.

Sorry, had to. Hope you all find the humor in it.

Photos Courtesy Melissa Lawlor

It doesnt matter what training he had or didn't have its common sense

The Pleasant Valley Fire Department took delivery on September 21st of a Sutphen SP70 Remount Quint. 1500 GPM and 500 Gallon Water. More pictures to follow in the upcoming days.