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How about a hard case glove dispenser box (Moore Medical)and use a PAC Track rated bracket to hold it in place.

Sleepy Hollow you have always been nothing but gentlemen whenever I have dealt with you. Your actions continue in the finest tradtions of the fire service, I salute you.

Guys even if you can only spare $25, go to Home Depot and buy a $10.00 1-Gallon sprayer and $15.00 worth of the heaviest duty bangs you can afford.

If you are going or planning on volunteering in Breezy, I recommend going through Operation Gut & Pump. If you need details or information PM me. Gut & Pump is doing what the city is not, they are making an electronic data base of homes and dispatching volunteer crews. If you want to volunteer, they have work for everyone. If you are able bodied the following tools besides work clothes, boots, & gloves may help: utility knife, hammer, flat bar, extra gloves, sheet rock saw, measuring tape, snap-line, & extra gloves. Yes I said gloves three times. For the handy man helper, a battery operated circular saw or sawzall for when you hit wood paneling. Charge it and the spare battery before going!

Thank you, stay safe and good luck men. See you in Breezy or Gerritsen Beach.

Guys, there are hundreds of FEMA trailers packed with stuff at Floyd Bennet Field. The Chief of these departments needs to request it. If FEMA is refusing to give them stuff then OFPC (DHSES) needs to be contacted. There is equipment other than WMD trailers stock piled that maybe helpful.

Broad Channel obviously needs a "loaner" rig before they need handlights. I say loaner because an upstate FD was not going to be reimbursed for their rescue after it was totalled initially because they were given one. The donating department had to provide "terms" to the loan.

Also I already saw new equipment from a vendor being delivered at some firehouses. These guys can work out special terms with a vendor and have all new equipment faster than guy from upstate can take a collection of unwanted junk and get it delivered.

What I have seen is that they need help. Help gutting their homes and getting their lives back. They pay the taxes already, so make the city step up and provide protection. Men you have done a great job, take a rest and let someone else pick up the burden for a little while.

Time. If everyone had spare time they would do more, if everyone had spare time then the equipment would always get checked (correctly), time to recruit more members, time to train, time to take pictures for website, time to.......

Or no one cares except the guy who started it

First I agree with the Captain, you can't train one way and play another. But I don't agree with outside troops. They need to get their troops back in firehouses and rigs repaired. Realistically Detroit needs to have the Seabees visit during drill weekends and demolish vacants. Once there is a consolidation of vacants (work load) a fully staffed / repaired department can fulfill the needs for the public

Murray's Uniform 149 Westchester Avenue Port Chester, NY 10573

(914) 937-7307

I know he does work dutys & class Bs so might be worth the call for As.

Also would Poughkeepsie be too far? Can't think of name but I know there is one up there.

I think most guys use the 6 lb flathead. I have noticed that many of the Fire Hooks FA6 (Flathead Axe 6#) have a little "C" which looks like a square stamped on them. Council tool's axes have a very similar looking stamp on them, coincidence? Axes, especial 6 pounders, are nothing special.

I think when you say different, it is in reference to the shaft. Akron only offers the 8 lb Flathead with a straight stick style handle not a curved handle.

An 8 lb Flathead is a lot of money, you would get better Forcible Entry bang for you buck with a Wide Adz Halligan (Probar) from Fire Hooks. These are now actually produced by FH because so many people were modifying them, themselves or requesting FH to do it.

M'ave is correct guys (especially those who deal with a lot of projects or fire proofs) prefer the Maul. If you are considering making your "Irons" a maul & halligan, look at Fire Hooks' maul with Adz bracket. It will make marrying & carrying easier. We have a home made version of this that makes life easy.

Buffalo was using pick ups to fill the gap a few years back. They also were facing brown outs at different quarters. I know there was at least one death that was attributed to the brown outs.

The 1010 & 1044 are the same material, its the 1000 & 880 that is different.

From the MSA/Cairns website:

1044: Rugged, through color DuraGlas® fiberglass composite shell resists chipping and cracking

1010: Tough DuraGlas® fiberglass composite shell painted with a hardcoat paint finish

1000: Extreme protection, includes 2-layers of Kevlar composite for superior cut and penetration resistance

880: Tough, thermoplastic shell for everyday durability

The 1010 & 1044 are both colored thru the mold. The old 1010s, think 10+ years if scratched or chipped would show the white fiberglass body.

880 is still the 880. 1044 is an unpainted 1010.

N5A if you want Tradition and an OSHA compliant helmet. N6A Houston if you want Tradition and possibility of a NFPA certified leather helmet. That actually raised a good point if you are going to spring for a leather or different model, check with the correct authority to find out what is acceptable. It would suck to drop $215 - $600 on a helmet that you are told you can't wear.

Also, beware some helmets on sale from some helmet warehouses are on sale because the are not new. What I mean is new in box but sitting on shelf for years, NFPA 1851 is based on manufacture date not sold date.

The 1044 & 1010 are the same helmet. Same ride, same weight. The difference is the 1010 has the final paint coat so it is a shiny finish as oppose to a flat finish. (for anyone that wants to split hairs, yes that coat of paint makes minor differences)

The 1044 is offered in less colors but looks saltier, yes that matters to some purchasers.

As per the Ben vs a 1044. The 1044 has a little bigger brim, pro & con. Some feel rides a little higher, but thats just usually the guys who don't adjust the suspension. Also the front holders are different by design. The Ben's are rigid and designed solid, the Cairn's are designed to act as a "crumble zone". Heard guys complain that holder is bent after something impacted the helmet, if it hadn't it would have directly impacted the helmet.

I am issued a Ben and personally blame it on me having a herniated disc from a ceiling collapse. The Ben is a solidly built helmet, pro & con. In my case a con because it transfered all of the force down onto my neck.

The Cairns is designed with rubber straps integrated to the impact cap. This design transfers the force within the helmet until it basically exceeds the helmet shell. This design also incorporates a shell release which because my impact was not a direct top him would have helped me.

A feature that the Cairns has over the Ben in some people's eyes is the Defender visor which is integrated with the impact cap. Again pro & con but a nice option to have available.

If money is not an issue and safety is the priority then the helmet to look at is the Cairns 1000.

Nice job, just remember that hero pilots are the ones that land their plane on a run way everytime. Not the Hudson.

Okay, lets take a step back because I'm really interested in the 20 cents x 20 gallons = saving $6.00. In these tough economic times I'm will to learn any trick available.

Anything to support the sites we enjoy I think its a good idea but money costs money and time. I don't know exactly how many investors there are but I bet the outcome will be the same people buying this that donate. Wouldn't a premium access for pay program get the same results and cost less time/money? By get results I mean reward participants for donating. A discount at Black Bear is never going to pertain to me or the guys that long on in Ohio.

Or twice a year shut the site down and do a fund drive like NPR. They say right on the air the sooner they get the $ they want the sooner you get the programming you enjoy.

I am also a UNH grad and wish I studied something else. Or at least split it up and did the fire science as a minor or substituted for it for filler classes. If you want to be a fireman and support your family be prepared to get a second job because not everyone can say that there is enough OT or oppurtunity. I think back now and to have become a nurse or CPA would be a home run.

Be a male homecare nurse and watch Jerry Springer all day or request a special vacation every Spring earning an entire year's salary do tax returns. Anyways good luck and don't get tunnel vision with the whole fire science thing.

The problem with pallets are they are typically hard wood, have stainless steel staples and a lot more heavy duty nails than a roof. With this being said pallets will dull your chains and pop more carbides than real or realistic roof simulators. Putting extra wear on a chain for drilling, then not have it perform 100% at a fire when the brothers are counting on it is a sin.

If you PM me your email I have diagram drawings with material & lumbar lists.

This is very similar to 3000 psi SCBA which very few people use or are even aware of.

yes, their local page is www.newarkfd.com

some nice pics in the gallery

American Trade Mark Co. AKA Superior Trade Mark Co www.superiortrademark.com/american/casecommand.html

They make everything from the clip board dry erase to the one that the address leads to the Case Commander which looks similar to New Roc's less the radios.

The only way you are going to get a thinner hood is to seek out a single layer hood. Most hoods have a double layer hood and bib. Not only will it be thinner and offer less protection but it will be less expensive. Also I think seeking a single layer hood that is Pbi/Lenzing blend will be a best bet. This will be thinner and offer better protection than Nomex. Also depending on which Carbon material you find those hoods in a single layer would be very thin also. When I say thin I am talking in comparison to the Morning Pride (American Firewear) vented Pbi blend double layer hood that I wear.

Just emailed you what I think you are looking for.

It supports forcible entry, mask confidence & bailout. There is a forcible entry door, a wire cage two level maze and a bailout simulator on the roof. At least on the version I saw at Indy last year which if my memory stands correct was the Staten Island boro sponsored one.

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