capt2102

Rest in peace... God bless his family.

Part of his "supervised probation" for his FELONY CONVICTION should be that he polish the entire fleet of FDMV and MVPD vehicles.

Did anyone see the still photos of this train crash? I could swear I saw a white fire engine cut in half upside down in one of the pictures. The rear of the rig is somewhat intact. anyone know more?

Best of luck to you sir.

3 day / 3 night schedule. Five stations : 5 Eng. 2 Ladders 1 Duty Chief 23 working per shift

Best wishes , be well.

Look on youtube at the monster truck crash that killed 3( including several small children) this weekend in the Netherlands. Onlookers are only several feet away and are "protected" by a portable crowd fence. Another great plan. "But we had a permit and we've been doing it this way for years."

Ok, feel free to tell me I'm off base with what I'm going to say. First of all I get the tradition, never actually seen this, but I get it. It's just that a week ago a firefighter DIED of his injuries after the tower ladder he was in CAME CLOSE to a high voltage power line. The ladder was being used at an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. There are primaries right above the wet down and they are hit from a short distance with 1,500 GPM on straight stream. The wires are dancing overhead and yet several children are playing directly underneath, and no one seems to care. How much does it take for one wire to come off an insulator? Make no mistake, A/C power will reach out and get you. You don't have to wrap two hands around it. Again, I'm not being critical of the tradition, I just really have issue with the lack of common sense, especially when it comes to children.

This was a great judgment call by the officer. All the driver did was gently push the cars out of the way. He didn't slam into them. Heavy fire on the top floor of an 8 or 9 story bldg., no evidence of water on the fire (no white smoke). Great job by the MPO. That's why they put big front bumpers on fire engines.

Good job gentlemen, and best wishes to my friend Lt. Mike Hanney. Stay safe. Capt. Tom (and Kathy says hello)

Bill... what a great historical note. I'm on the job in Eastchester 33+ years and never heard that story before.

Something that would bother me is the word "CHESWICK" on the front under the windshield is not centered. I wouldn't back in with an empty booster tank either

You are trying to compare an ADULT ONLY retirement community in sunny Florida to a congested NY county. You say you spent 30+ years as a FDNR dispatcher? You must know the area Eastchester FD serves. Do you think that 2 firefighters on a rig is a waste of money? I caught a fire the other nite on the 8th floor of a senior citizen apartment. 2 Eng. 1 Ladder and my Duty car : TOTAL 8 MEN. You pay low taxes because the Villages doesn't have to build or run SCHOOLS! Plus the SCAB labor of Rural Metro doesn't provide pensions to it's workers. I'm sure you retired in either Tier 1 or 2 of the NYS Pension system and every month you cash your check. Yet you defend Rural Metro and speak of wasteful spending and "Breaking the Bank". Shame on you, sir.

Agreed.

Barry... I think what he means is that we have ONE FD for all 3 municipalities. We cover just under 5 square miles, just under 40K residents; everything from 1 1/2 single family frames to old law 7 story brick to hi-rise OMD. There are 3 separate Town Halls; 3 separate Police Depts; 3 separate DPW; 3 separate Courts; and 3 separate School Districts.