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Makes sence since volunteers are technically employees of the city while en route to, during, and returning from, a call.

Yea I've had an airbag lifting class and a FF2 live burn with him. He is excellent. I'll be there.

AHA. Details. Thank you

This link has a different date (10th) and different topics. Any idea which is right? http://nyffburncenter.com/events/4th%20Annual%20Lt%20James%20Curran%20Seminar.aspx

Good point, but FWIW the article states that it was an exterior attack and the injuries were minor.

True. Employment laws are very strange. There was a case recently where someone was fired for wearing a sports jersey of a team her manager didn't like. But [Eagles] fans aren't a protected group.

Wow! With 5 alarms can I assume that the church is gone?

Yes, but I'm not referring to stories about accidents/fire/shootings. I'm referring to the bad press the emergency services have been getting as a whole. As M'Ave said, it's nice to see some good press is my point.

In CT, HazMat is part of FF1. Is it different in NY? I forgot our department also requires competence in the maze, and completion of an airpack scramble, where guys have to search a room for pieces of a disassembled airpack and assemble it blindfolded. This is a very good drill/training.

Awesome story! People should post more stories like that as opposed to the depressing/angering stories usually posted.

Our department requires 1 year + FF1 + MRT to get out of probie status. We roll to medicals with MINIMUM 2 MRT/EMR/CFR-D onboard, and to all other calls (excluding wires down, lift assist, etc) with minimum 2 FF1 onboard.

Better than the frozen garden hose for sure.

This was my thought as well. I mean it can't get THAT soft so close to where the pillars are. Another thought is going from underneath and cutting a hole in the floor, assuming the ground is better there. Also, if the ground is very soft you can use something stable to put the ladder on. If the truck is there you can use the jack pads, maybe a large high pressure airbag (uninflated of course), or plywood if you carry it. You will have to get creative. I don't think any type of tower or stick is useful due to access, unless you're talking about getting crazy and repelling off the tip behind the building.

Looks like they are trying to do that new "flame surfacing" styling.

So it's SOP for FDNY to reverse lay? i.e. pull upto the fire building, pull 3"(?) out of the back in front of the door, and lay in to the hydrant, and make a short hydrant connection? Second question, the high-rise packs on the side of the engine, that gets hooked up to the end of the lay and goes into the building? Or does the supply hose go to the fire floor? (assuming there is no standpipe). Not criticizing, just curious because most of us work with crosslays.

What is the alternative in terms of engine placement? 3 pt turn? I can't see the detail of the lay from my phone, but isn't there a discharge on the officer's side if that was a concern? Also, what is the point of laying on the horn once the trucks pull up? Is it to help alert the residents that there is a fire?

M'Ave, thanks for all your insight. It's interesting to learn how the FDNY does things. However, if there is a nozzleman, a backup, and a door/control, what is the officer doing?

Really? NYC BS is that bad? haha

It's pretty amazing that the state didn't cut spending even through the worst of the financial crisis. Tough times to come for NYS for sure.

RIP Loren. This is a great article about his life and rescues. http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=13955552 It sounds like he was well respected and had over 40 years experience flying.

Or your exhaust whistle! Bub Rubb and Lil Sis? "The whistles go woooo-woooooo. But it's only in the mo'nin, when we up cookin breakfis" Anyone?

I saw this in a magazine around 6 months ago and I think this is HUGE. The reduced weight and low profile will definitely reduce injuries, reduce stuck FFs, allow FFs to search longer and farther by being less strained, and reduce heart attacks for the same reason. I have no doubt that these will be the new standard. Of course it's hard to say how long

Good point. With membership declining, the drivers are getting yougner and younger. Our department has a 21 year old age minimum to drive code in any vehicle (service units included). And of course Q endorsement for the rigs. One could argue that even that is too low. I believe most abmulance agencies have a 18 year old minimum.

Yea that line really struck me, too. It clearly crossed the "line" of an unbiased news release. You can tell the city has an adjenda/opinion due to the fact that they put that in its own paragraph.

Pretty unbelievable/terrible. You don't expect to be in much danger outside at a gas leak. It seems like a freak occurance that the gas travelled over the snow and in an door enough to fill a room. It's hard to blame the guy for not being on air and with a hood on when he was outside in what his meter was showing as a non-IDLH environment. Hoping for the full recovery of the LT and FF.