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  2. Posted

    on 2/11/17 an  FDNY  employee was crushed in a forklift accident  at  the FDNY "Parts Depot" in Long Island  City

    seems he'd  dismounted the lift  to get something or straighten out  something  with his  Department  Van when the  forklift Moved   forward causing him to be pinned between the two vehicles..  RIP sir

    http://nypost.com/2017/02/11/worker-killed-in-forklift-mishap-at-fdny-parts-depot/

  4. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET

     

    Alan  Like  Willy   said  Training  was a pain, Everytime  they  went to  Ladder  the cow  It got scared and  Moved away....   same issue  as Pomfret  had.....   When I Got involved  in  My 2nd   VFD (1976)  we  ran M/a Tanker  shuttles using our  2 International R190's  750/750  front mounts from the  60's and  a brand new 1974  "fancy looking"  Farrar 5 man  cab  1000/500/Aux. HP  booster  system  it was so  Fancy  that  to open up  the  2  discharges  on the  Officers  side  You  Had to walk around  OPEN the  gate  and deal with the  pressure loss  when you  got  back to the panel....  part of  the district became  a tourist  place with  all  sort s of  crap hotels and motels  over the years    shopping  etc etc   in '83   one of  the 750's   was  replaced   by a  Hahn  1250/500 in  '84  the other  was  replaced  by a single  axle  quint 65 ' 1500/ 300   3/4  of  the  district  was  still  rural and Unhydranted  using  ponds  streams  and   NO dry  hydrants  No  Swimming  pools (porta ponds, unless we were  calling  M/a  on a 2300  g  tanker 20 minutes point to point if they were  running on the ramp..  this means  The chief  choose  to  reduce  water  capability  from   2000 gallons down  to  1300  arriving  in a  non Hydranted   UN dry Hydranted   area.... "NEEDING"    (a Ladder  truck Because  Your  Mom  wouldnt  buy you one   40  years  ago is Not  always  justified...)  The  Hotel  which  "justified" the  quint  had a 5   story  section,  By the time  it was  allowed and  physically  erected  the  Yard,  elevation and  Vehicular  Parking   had  changed  enough times  that  it was  useless to consider using it  to the  3rd  floor.....  Both   those  cornbinders  Had  3  section  35's  that we  could have  used ......  Thinking   is  often an  option!! lol           I admit   I havent  been   back to either  village in a while  But  I  can  tell you  They  havent    built any   Hotels  in those  places  either....       Sometimes  Looks deceive you  eyes...it  sure  Wasnt  the prettiest But   I can  tell you the rig   ran  up on the Interstate,  Out in  the sticks we  did  M/A  Tanker   shuttles using  the pair of  them early on 

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  5. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET

    Boston area  News  story workers fell (?)  into a  water  storage tank forcing a very cold  rescue and Loss of one worker, who has  Yet to be  recovered........if your  traveling  for the holidays   BYOW!!

     

    http://whdh.com/news/worker-rescued-after-being-trapped-in-water-tank-in-braintree/

     

    Updates 

     

    http://patch.com/massachusetts/braintree/two-trapped-braintree-water-tower

     

  7. Posted

    5 hours ago, pump305 said:

    Thank you for posting this info. Had no idea

    here  on this coast  its not something  we would even think of  although it was Not  strickly an attack on  The  Base only,  It struck me as  something  we dont tend to  consider, and  since  the members  are named and honored, it's  something  I suspect  HFD  honors  these  members  annually

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    1600hrs,  apparently  the  Junior Was  shot accidentally  as a 21 year old Captain was  Removing his  handgun,  the Boy was  shot in  the  left cheek   the  Captain is in custody facing  charges....    from the  Pittsburgh News      http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/...pany-shooting/

     

    The  Local  News

    http://www.wpxi.com/news/16-year-old-junior-firefighter-dies-of-gunshot-wound-at-fire-station/470832196

     

    here's the  firehouse on line story 

    http://www.firehouse.com/news/12282436/republic-fire-company-junior-firefighter-shot-and-killed-firefighter-news

     

    Daily News story :   http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/16-year-old-junior-firefighter-fatally-shot-fire-station-article-1.2889171

     

    Pittsburgh News http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/...pany-shooting/

     

  17. Posted

    I seriously can't  believe you all  are  wasting your  time  even bothering to discuss the whole thing  the district is  Farm houses  a few  Farms  chicken farms,  to  the  sw  is  Brooklyn CT  Home  to its  Fair ,  Woodstock to the North is also  Known  for its  "fair"  to the  North west  is  Storrs  home to the University Of Connecticut  agri is the big program and they have  they're  own  Career  department,  To the  east is  Putnam which it the "big City" of about 9,459  and  2  sq miles International  Paper (used to  have a Cardboard box plant there  (thats  about it )   there is  NO  water  system  so  water  supply is all  Tanker  shuttle  crap  for  someone  to hand this  down I could see it  to  purchase it?  3  section  35's   work  just  fine

  18. Posted

    The man who started the fire that killed 87 people at a New York City nightclub 26 years ago has died at an upstate prison  serving  25 to life...  the "man"   was  convicted  for  starting  a Fire In the only  point  of egress from  the  Happyland  Social Club  in  the Bronx..  as  Payback to  a  woman who  scorned him...  

    http://bronx.news12.com/news/arsonist-who-killed-87-in-1990-nyc-club-fire-dies-in-prison-1.12315643

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    "One of the two firefighters who were shot Friday night in Maryland has died of his injuries, officials confirmed late Friday.

    John Ulmshneider, 37, was a 13-year veteran of the Prince George's County Fire Department, a husband and a father of a 2-year-old daughter, fire officials said...."

     

    http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-Firefighters-Shot-in-Temple-Hills-Police-375912251.html

  24. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET
    Typo crap

    You  guys   see  this  story  about  the  resident  who  hides  a hydrant  behind  a fence  cause   from  the looks of it , he likes  to park one  car in  that  spot .................Then he  has a fire.......  

     

    http://www.chicagofirewire.com/fire-videos/video-you-will-want-to-see-what-this-family-did-to-their-fire-hydrant-in-their-yard-indianapolis-firefighters-could-not-find-it/

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