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Like a car crash that you can't look away from. It is what it is, a television drama. No more, no less. Not a firefighting documentary where every detail is perfect. It's primetime TV.

Seen one when I was down at work. They look so much better in person. Sweet rigs.

We have a 3000 gallon fuel tanker for our diesel at work. We had 60 units operating at the height of the storm, and have not run out yet.

All units unable to go south of the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn due to flooding. Brighton Beach/Coney Island are inaccessible.

I'm getting spotty reports that multiple USAR assets are pre-positioning within CT.

RIP

Job security fella's, job security.

Slow news day?

Rest in peace. You will be missed.

Not even 50 cents, the darn thing was DONATED!

Administrators with their heads up their a$$!

As if Detroit doesn't have enough issues. Talk about one incredibly hostile work environment.

And they just had a fire last night, too.

Braun has 7 different models of ambulances, and I would assume every one holds up differently in collision....

They did this very same thing when replacing the Route 9 bridge in Peekskill a few years back. That job was also done by Perini, finished early, and they collected a bonus on it.

I absolutely think it's worth it for them to have a bonus. Look at the 287 project in comparison....

To win the parades, DUH!

Ok maybe this should not be open to everyone but the idea has some merit if done a little differently. What if they had the probes from career academies spend their last week in the academy doing tours in various ‘busy’ houses. This way upon graduation they have some experience their first day on the job.

That's different. If they are a week from career academy graduation, then they have recieved the training necessary to at least integrate into the crew, be called a probie, and be taken under the wing of the senior men. These guys are being paid as they go through the academy, and are covered under some sort of insurance under their employer, the fire dept. they are employed with.

These guys are just yahoo's looking for some dumb fun.

Too bad I don't live in WP.

They said,

" Dry most of the day, Severe thunderstorms throughout Westchester & Putnam starting at 6pm.." and they are already going on at 11:30am.. Once again they are wrong..

Not necessarily, if you look at the radar that was 1 small isolated cell. the largest mass is still on its way.

Yes, please launch a media attack on the volunteer service. (sarcasm) You, sir, are a known enemy of us volunteers. Don't make like we haven't heard of your exploits trying to get volunteers shut out of the service. Deal with your own problems before you attack us. Got a problem with the way things are done? Volunteer and help us out. I'm not saying we are perfect, but I'll be damned if you think you can spread your volunteer hating rhetoric without opposition.

Have a nice day :-)

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that your the kind of person that hears about the YFD and the union getting totally blasted by the media, and laughs and says, "Serves them right!" The media has every right to know that there is a PROBLEM with the FIRE SERVICE in Westchester, both CAREER and VOLUNTEER. To completely out someone because they are bringing light to a problem, that has been majorly overlooked, because nobody wants to ADMIT that there is an issue, is asinine. You can think whatever you want of certain people, but anyone could have written was JFLYNN wrote, and I bet dollars to doughnuts that you would bash them too.

The first step to solving a problem is.........

Gotta love the city.

Put a water fountain at a memorial, and everyone thinks it's to play in.

It's a photoshop enhanced photo for the Pierce Catalog and their website, advertising, etc. Hence the large logo in the corner.

It's not just a picture that someone took on the side of the road...

The Governor should declare a state of emergency in Newburgh, send in the National Guard to assist the PD & FD and use his power to remove the Mayor and Council Members and replace them with competent individuals.

Hahaha, if Cuomo actually paid any attention to the state he is in charge of, and didn't just worry about what others think of him....

So, wait for the gangs to have a total brawl, and have the "kids" in town get killed. Then, let the parents b**** and complain about, "Oh lordy when is the violence gonna end, my son was such a good kid! Where were the police?"

Simple answer, afraid of the gangs because there aren't enough of us. Does the chief have enough balls to say that?

(I don't know anything about the NPD administration, so if he is a good guy, my apologies)

Hate to sound this way, but if i were a NPD officer on the night tour, i'd find a nice quiet place to "relax." Wouldnt go out of my way to do anything pro-active.

Some residents held what was suppose to be a peaceful gathering that turned into an all out riot with several LEOs being injured. Absolute savages that have NO respect for anyone, let alone LE personnel. Some of the attendees even attacked the Firemen that came to douse an ILLEGAL bon fire.

God bless the members of the Newburgh PD and FD!

Halllligan's a man's best friend

Going to Croton Landing.

How many hours is required in Mass.