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    well, Then that was one serious answer to your question then wasnt it, Not saying It should have happened Not saying It couldnt happen again,,, It wasnt an "Attack On you" but given That was A Time when I was a Kid not even Thinking of college, I really dont expect Too Many others Here were either... It wasnt my intent to get you to get your Support hose tangled.... Believe me....

    Now My nomination for the Real Darwin Awards for St Louis/ 2014 is below

    http://dailycurrant.com/2014/11/26/ferguson-protester-accidentally-burns-down-own-house/

  3. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET

    What exactly can the national guard do to control the rioting?

    Or you can check out KENT State University Ohio Nation Guard was activated when 500 KS students protested a Vietnam war era set of issues 4 College kids were Killed and numerous others Injured... National guard Kids the same age for the most part as the protesters ,, why was the NG called in at all? it had been peaceful Until Rifles with Fixed bayonnets became an issue .... Doesnt make it right ....this was 2 years after MLK and Robert Kennedy's Assasinations and riots in most inner city areas you can think of... Just saying somtimes people on either side can get stupid .....

    http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0504.html

    YOU must not Have been born yet....

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  5. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET

    Torched walgreens, little cesars' to name a few

    Yahoo had this

    http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ferguson-decision-ignites-more-protests-1416888903-slideshow/

    from a Police dispatch group On Face book

    "Hell STL is on fire.

    Laundry mat is on fire.
    Dellwood police station is on fire.
    Title max is on fire.
    Taco Bell is on fire.
    Advanced auto parts is on fire.
    Beauty supply store is on fire.
    Auto zone is on fire.
    Aaron's is on fire.
    O'Reilly's auto parts is on fire.
    Walgreen's is on fire.
    Sams meat market is on fire.
    Multiple police cars are on fire.
    Storage facility is on fire.
    Little Caesars is on fire.
    Auto car lot is on fire."

    tommorrow all the resdents will be WHining Build me a new store

  7. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET

    and Your point is? I've taken tests for free (in the 1980's) I've taken tests In My state and yours and others as well That I've paid 25, 50 100 dollars just for the privilege, of Taking the test... These cities and towns have born the brunt of such testing for years and Often times just to have someone Work there for 6 weeks until they get a call from East Padooka, and they leave

    when The City or town Invested often thousands of dollars in the hiring process, maybe The Taxpayers want serious commitment ?!? I dont know I just figured I would share the opening because I know Lots of guys who would KILL to start a life and be on the job somewhere...

    I took 3 FrEe tests 2 FD and One dispatcher in the same week in 1985, When Interviewed for the dispatchers job I was up front with Both the deputy of Police and Deputy of Fire, Look I am testing if thats an issue, so be it I was hired and worked 3 years and 8 months before getting a letter to report Monday @ 0800 (The Police Deputy) was The dispatch Supervisor says Geez they didnt give you much time....to give notice did they... NO chief they used the same system you used letter recieved Friday at 4 pm to report 0800 monday... so he said hmm Yeah I guess so ....

    Look at it this way, there are Many locations in Westchester & Putnam that only allow residents of the town, village Hamlet or whatever you wanna call them, while others play other games... here's a chance, you choose to take it or Not ... I certainly don't care what you do... Maybe Thats The City of Torrington's Game to weed out folks...

    It is what It is Nothing is right for everyone... :)

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  8. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET

    http://www.torringtonct.org/Public_Documents/TorringtonCT_Jobs/I04C8DD11

    ^^^^ PDF's Above ^^^^ click the link ^^^^^

    MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12/29/2014

    The City of Torrington is now accepting applications for the position of Firefighter.

    Minimum Qualifications: Age 18, High School diploma or equivalent, Firefighter II certification with hazmat ops, CPAT, Connecticut or National Registry EMT, Connecticut Driver's License, and non-smoker.
    Salary: $1,062.00 per week with excellent benefits package.
    To Apply:
    Download the attached application and recruitment packet. Complete the application and mail it to:
    City of Torrington
    Personnel Dept
    140 Main Street
    Torrington, CT 06790
    APPLICATIONS AND $50.00 FEE MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12/29/2014 TO BE CONSIDERED. AA/EOE.
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    FDNY deployed their IMT, not operational units, so I think they're just going for management support.

    EDIT: They are also sending a 45 member special operations contingent so they will be doing more than just support.

    As Dinosaur stated ...

    "FDNY is sending 41 members of Special Operations Command to Buffalo to help the city after record snowfall " http://t.co/L9TYfPvXpt

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    Have any local Hudson Valley area emergency services resources been deployed upstate or placed on standby yet? Someone had mentioned that Westchester DES has specified criteria and queried units for standby for possible deployment, but I haven't seen anything official yet.

    I know that numerous DOT resources have been dispatched already to remove snow and clear roads. Did DSNY (NYC Sanitation) send any snow removal equipment?

    Is FDNY being deployed more for the potential that there's going to be some massive flooding and they're going to need lots of help and different types of equipment, like evacuation trucks and dewatering pumps.....which FDNY has gotten lots of recently as part of post-Sandy grants and preparations.

    Seth,

    FDNY's page Only stated They were going (as I posted) the members & rigs In the rest area (?) are the All wheel trucks That Were from "SANDY" .....

    Here are some more cool pics from the region

    http://chicagofirewire.com/best-photos-buffalo-new-york-winter-storm/

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    I was watching weather channel folks when The storm was raging and They were saying This was fluffy and Unpackable snow which means dry and not water latent... which is a saving grace allowing some time to work at clearing snow loads off especially Flat rooves before they collapse... here On the shoreline of Connecticut last year we as we all recall our "blizzard" which gave us a whopping 18 inchs? we had roof collapses and Cities nearly impassible for days, Nation Guard firefighters came in with specialty fire equiptment in some locations.... the issues here, then where nothing Compared to Greater Buffalo ( and similar areas) which suffer these lake affect snows... This weekend while its supposted warm up for us, Its supposed to dump some Rain and More SNow out that way ..... which is not good at all.... Some of the photos comming out of the area are amazing when you consider it was basicly a single storm... The snow Map is crazy below .. lol

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    Please explain to me how the individuals in either of those photos could have gone without noticing the hydrants.

    In the first photo, the driver had to parallel park. Either the driver closed his/her eyes and relied on divine intervention to guide their car in reverse, or he/she saw the hydrant in the rear view mirror while backing up.

    In the second photo, the driver is parked JUST far enough forward that the driver's side door won't hit the hydrant when it is opened. I suppose that was simply a stroke of good luck?

    Stop making excuses. People don't care because they are lazy and self important.

    THis reminds me of the Philly Parking wars show , when the young dude that Looked like the Jersey shore Moron with the hair jell was hitting on the Young college girl he had ticketed for Blocking the hydrant SHE actually could not open the door hadda climb in the window .....

    hahaha

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    There's an old addage... "Never assume, because when you do, you make an Ass out of you and me..... apparently a Dispatcher Might be taking a hit In Baltimore, a safety officer was located in a vacant dwelling next to the fire building....hours later.........

    http://www.goheroes.us/last-alarm/actions-of-dispatcher-may-have-kept-fallen-baltimore-city-firefighter-from-being-found-sooner

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    You might want to check the last issue Of WNYF (With New York Firemen). It's the FDNY official quarterly magazine that gives a lot of great information. The latest issue listed all the companies in the FDNY and all the special response assignments they have ( command post co's; high-rise nozzle co's; foam co's;LDH hose co's; ventilation support trucks; SOC support ladder co's; Haz Mat Tech Units (Engine co's specially trained); marine (fire-rescue boats) co's;etc.). Anyone really interested in the FDNY should subscribe to this magazine- I think it's about $40 a year. Go the the FDNY website and you should find out how to subscribe.

    The Web page link for WNYF is at " http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/publications/wnyf.shtml "

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    Im number 7 on the list. Little excited not going to lie....hope to hear soon what comes next.

    Based Upon My experiance from the 2010 test, I Placed # 100... When the city is "ready" they'll send a letter to attend a Backround check (which Was at Metrotech last test...) I would suggest That YOU have 4-6 prepared resume's (They asked me to bring along 4 clean copies) AND be prepared to fill out another handwritten "application" which was sent me, (received in Mail On Saturday2013 at 3:45 pm to report at 8 am Monday...) Your test occured on Wednesday 2 days after that. They sent a 25 page book that They wanted me to fill in the blanks and as well Bring along 4 copies of My clean resume, when I reported Monday at 0800.... I attempted to contact them Via Email they provided which bounced on several attempts to explain myself, due to health issues I am not able to take the job, Anyway, AT #7 You'd better prepare and expect the absolute worst, Ie: receiving no notice at all and still being prepared.....

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    what would have been the proper safe way to chock the wheels in this instance?

    Hmm well, You might start with something More Then what they started with.. the idea of Using a member to keep the vehicle from scratching Engine seems To me to one of the less smart options, Find it pretty difficult to believe that Norwalk FD doesnt have a sog on the use of wheel chocks Both On the apparatus as well as on MVA's and Vehicular incidents of any kind.... using a standard wheelchock May or may not have changed a thing, In this case. but if it had then you wouldnt have a member pinched or hurt , a rig with potential Damage or a Vehicle which could have rolled off d into someone residence..

  24. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET

    Here's another example, in this video out of Arizona , the fire vehicle is a step van typically aluminum and Fiberglass, and loaded with you name it right? its not a Toyota, a few issues here... Being from a department where My company had its share of Car Fires (sometimess 8 or 10 a shift in the 90's) its easy to ignore some of the "safety" side of these incidents ... Some people have been so instilled with the "Hollywood" version of 9 explosions from 12 directions... they often run away expecting that.. at the same time We are trained to Chock all vehicles at 5 am this obviously didnt happen, and the very idea that these fellas are going to STop the vehicle rolling after the fact is pretty silly and they are LUCKY that they didnt loose the hoseline, or get someone hurt.....


    The video is worth a look... seems like these guys are having a bad morning for sure....



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  25. Posted · Edited by BFD389RET

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    ^^ get your Smoke flavor Chicken nuggets

    HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - A crematorium off Mechanicsville Turnpike caught fire Wednesday afternoon as an employee was cremating a 500 pound body. Neighbors could see the smoke billowing from the smokestack around noon? LOOKS like The roof was going pretty well too!! Stills and Video in the article, 3 employees and 3 bodies to be cremated but they said everyone got out safely.....
    The fire marshal is ruling it an accident.


    check the story and Video here

    http://www.kplctv.com/story/26737161...ico-crematory?

    you can watch a video and read the article