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The dividers can move. I was also curious about this? Some places like it because the crew is not near the noise of the engine and sirens, a hearing loss thing.

Advantages around my neck of the woods would be for drafting from different bodies of water, including pond's from a tanker ( and yes we know some of you are not sure what a tanker might be ). For this ( in alot of cases ) you almost have to have a front suction. Croton has one engine without it and cannot be sent out of town on mutual aid when a drafting site is to be set up, because you can't guarentee the rig can position where its needed to draft.

Train driver didn't see the ( keep back 200 ft ) sign.

What a ridiculous motto. Makes no sense according to the definition. I think Ive seen this also on a "Volly" chief car once. How did you see this ? Were you at a parade watching the big firetrucks.

What makes you ask about the way it will handle ?

If the medic asked the kid to do this, then it wasn't unauthorized..

Someone call OSHA and NFPA this could work..

An unmanned IC board is the start of all the problems ( sometimes just the opposite ) it starts from the top either way . And no disrespect to Bobby or Barry but like you said " here's mine and its not yours " BUT if we unify command it should work better, I dont have to worry about yours your people do. You are good, span of control at 7, I always thought 5, but I just might be slow and nobody told me yet ! Edit due to a friend calling and saying I'm slow..

#1 I agree with you, but there has to be a leash on routine. Shooting from the hip shouldn't be the norm. #2 Yes, but there is always another "why" ready and waiting. And don't get me wrong when the norm isn't, then you think outside of the box. #4 You can never be to careful.

O.K. when the mayday hits, the fast should be getting ready to make entry as they see fit, the accountability officer ( we try to use one of our deputy chiefs so the safety officer is free to do his 360's ) should be getting ready to conduct a PAR by handing out tags to the crews who exit the bldg , the IC and the fast liasion should be monitoring the radio channels for further radio communications with the mayday at the command post. As the par is being conducted the fast will be doing there proactive thing but depending on the scenario not just running in like nuts. When the PAR is complete ( the tags are handed out and there are none left ) or someone is not acounted for because you still have a tag or two the fast operation will go into full swing. ( I guess the ring of tags if done properly will tell you who is in the house).

Someone else must have been in the class's I was at when I was told to think outside of the box, to shoot from the hip sometimes, not everything is black and white. The table tops and what ifs can never end if any one person doesn't want them to, there are a never ending amout of wrenches to throw into a conversation. Its kind of like a kid just always saying "WHY". Routine is no longer acceptable to the fire service if you cannot improvise hang up your gear and get a desk job. But be careful you could get a paper cut then maybe an infection then maybe we will need to amputate then maybe ???????????????????????????????

BFD1054 - as far as the cat thing see post's #3,5,13 and as far as the tree comment it is in another thread under new Buchanan ruscue in local forums. Hope this helps..

We use a two tag system, one goes with the rig you are with, the other goes to an accountability officer near the entry point of the incident. The one on the rig stays on the rig until you go home, the other should be handed back to you when you complete and then leave the task you were assigned to, and then you wait for another job to do, and your tag goes to the new designation. And the accountability officer has a dry erase board with your tag on a ring with the rest of your team on it, so he can keep track of what your task is, this will help to know where you should be. Pretty sure our board has 8 rings for different jobs. Then the command post is a different ball game.

Yes it was. Metz - Mets . sorry just a little spring training fever I guess. And it didn't even look level so its broke..

Its all minor, we are all human.

More good pics.

He's right there's no tree I just checked.

If you want a job go for it, don't let anything get in your way. You need to be eager - call there, go there, what ever it takes.

So excited to post the pics spelling doesn't matter.

The money was raised from selling bread, and charging per bottle for a refill with the cascade.

Excellent can't wait to see it done.

Thanks, that is a good view of how narrow and short the side rails are, or maybee how much of an engine guy I really am. That last pic with the rig on the angle looks odd. I still like the yankees better....

Funny and sad all at the same time.

I agree with you, if they were beyond the tree they probably could have stuck the roof much higher, to bad it couldn't make it for whatever reason.