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The controls from the bucket...

The Controls from the "turntable"

Somers FINALLY took delivery of our new TL. It is a Sutphen SP95. It will be housed at the Granite Springs firehouse. As always a great job by the Comissioners and everyone involved in the spec'ing. It is out for lettering now and it should be in service shortly.



All photos are mine and may not be used without permission..

As usual all photos are mine and can't be used without written permission...

I also thought that was illegal.. Every test I've taken has always said that is optional. I feel like I am being discriminated against because I am white now.

Seems those guys sure gave up a lot to protect their Brothers jobs. Five percent reductions in pay, incentives, and staffing levels. I guess they show us what real Brotherhood is all about. EVERYBODY pays the price. I sure hope it is remembered and appreciated. And I hope in fairly short time, they will be able to regain what they have willing given up.

No, no you haven't. You simply haven't been around long enough to have "seen this and seen that". I gotta tell you, Ike (I Know Everything) your boldness doesn't instill confidence. Be very wary of the person who says they've seen it and done it all....'cause they're in for a wake up call one day. You need to get real. I promise that if you walk into a firehouse in New Rochelle, Yonkers, The Bronx, ect. ect. where each individual Company responds to more emergencies in a year than your department (more importantly, you yourself) you'll have a difficult time finding anyone, regardless of time as a fireman, who will tell you they've seen it and done it all. Better yet, keep it close to home. Go to the senior guy in Harry Howard or Rescue 40 and tell them that, even though you've been around long enough for a cup of coffee, you've seen it, thought of it and done it already. That's surely not going to go over well.
Humility and common sense will keep you alive and learning in our profession. We have a great thing going. Who's better than us? We get to fight fire, help people on a daily basis and it's exciting. You never know what's going to be the end result of that run that just came in. You will never achieve a "know everything" status. That's just not attainable in our field and the smartest person out there learns something everyday in every situation and they also know when they're qualified to perform certain tastk.

The controls from the bucket...

The Controls from the "turntable"

Somers FINALLY took delivery of our new TL. It is a Sutphen SP95. It will be housed at the Granite Springs firehouse. As always a great job by the Comissioners and everyone involved in the spec'ing. It is out for lettering now and it should be in service shortly.



All photos are mine and may not be used without permission..

The controls from the bucket...

The Controls from the "turntable"

Somers FINALLY took delivery of our new TL. It is a Sutphen SP95. It will be housed at the Granite Springs firehouse. As always a great job by the Comissioners and everyone involved in the spec'ing. It is out for lettering now and it should be in service shortly.



All photos are mine and may not be used without permission..

The controls from the bucket...

The Controls from the "turntable"

All the shiny trucks in the world cant fight fires without proper staffing.....

The controls from the bucket...

The Controls from the "turntable"