efdac

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  1. Ah, its a nice ladder but I am gonna miss the old sutphen midmount...        Now ladder 3 is the only non-tiller in the city...

    Albany real narrow streets (often one lane) lots of snow, tiller makes a lot of sense


  2. Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew if the NFPA has a regulation on how long a helmet can be used, and after a certain number of years do you need to get a new one?

    any information you have would be great.

    Thanks in advance

    NFPA 1851 - revision due next year the possible amendment will include a retirement life of 10 years for the entire protective envelope - Tunrnouts and helmets -


  3. You are so right, I remember as a child going out on fundraising trips with my Father (retired FF) and the late Hank Longo and watching them hustle to sell dollar raffles and any thing else that would raise money to get the Burn Center off the ground. A lot of dedication and sacrifice by the Union Firefighters of that day went into the creation of the Westchester Fire Fighters Burn Foundation and the Burn Center at the WCMC