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thats a great answer anyone could have figured that one out. Rosco uses Rosco fluid. there are two types of fluid oil based and water based. I've been out of the equipment game for awhile amnd am a little fuzzle but I think the Rosco is now distributed through someone else. Either way call Garrison Fire & Rescue 800-287-2206 I know they have it on the shelf or call a different local distributor that you may deal with.

Diaz is based out of the village & town of Saugerties in Ulster Co.

As of yesterday afternoon a 65-2 was posted that the contract passed. The vote was 4,037-3,115, the only borough that voted down the contract was Manhattan. Furthermore do not be fooled the probies are paying for their own raises by losing things on the back side.

This is a little broad of a question but I will just suggest that you remove set up time from the response time. A haz mat team may be on scene hours setting up, testing & probing before a course of action is even selected let alone put into action.

last night on the news the mayor said the padlocking was a mistake and it was reopened however the mayor said it will be permanently closed shortly. He said the building is worth $400,000-500,000 at auction.

sorry about my prior post naming a distributor in all fairness, to the best of my knownledge the three distributors that carry CE for Westchester are AAA, Garrison & MES. No matter who you contact the Black Diamond Blade is dollars to donuts the best blade available on the market. In fact do not take someone else's word for fact, contact a dealer and let the blade speak for its self.

Cutters Edge markets its Black Star Diamond blade. I haven't used it on wood even though they advertise it for concrete, steel, metal, brick, wood or aluminum. Its really amazing taking it from rebar reinforced concrete to steel and back and forth without a worry. Its kinda expensive but it will last 50:1 of standard rescue multi cut abrasive wheel. So in the long run its a huge savings. If you're in NY contact Garrison Fire & Rescue for a demo you won't be disappointed.

On turnouts the span of 8-10 years has been commonly used the logic behind it is that amount of time spans 2 nfpa changes. This ways your gear will never fall too far behind especially if there are important changes even if the garment is properly taken care of.

this helmet maintains the superior safety of a Cairns 1010 and has some great advantages. However having seen it worn if you have a "round" face it may not offer the most comfortable fit. Also results with glasses will vary. But I think its another great product from Cairns.

Sorry guys but Chicago is phasing in full bunkers. The Chicago, Ill. Fire Department (CFD) awarded a $10 million TotalCare® contract for the supply and maintenance of firefighter protective clothing and equipment to Dayton, Ohio-based Lion Apparel. The contract will begin with an initial order of 4700 turnout coats and 9400 turnout pants and is expected to run through 2008.

guy lets remember that there are depts that can't equip everyone with turnouts. hell Chicago is just now starting to issue bunker pants. Its not that they don't care or that they don't want them its that escape ropes are not necessarially a priority. As per guys buying their own it may be the best money they ever spend.

the drawing part is the house-tree-person test (HTP) it is a projective personality test. look it up online and you can practice your drawings ahead of time if you think its necessary.

guys not to be a nit picker but there are several different helmet materials: leather, fiberglass, kevlar, thermal plastic and mock leathers (fiberglass w/ leather coating). For starters thermal plastic helmets I don't like thermal plastic helmets for firefighting even if they are lighter they just don't offer the protection of a fiberglass helmet. Fiberglass helmets are great and are the norm (660C, 1010, 1044, etc) they are usually reasonably priced and offer good protection. Also with the invention of through the mold coloring these helmets stand up alot longer. Kevlar reinforced helmets are great. They offer alot more protection at the same weight but have two huge draw backs: high prices and extended lead times (1000 & invader). Leather helmets are great and can offer alot of protection if taken care of. Remember the strength of leather is lost when guys neglect maintence for that "salty" look. I spent the big bucks for a leather Cairns Sam Houston I figure getting the extra impact protection was worth it over the New Yorker. Now for the big bash, fake leather helmets should be outlawed. They are dangerous. They do not allow for the fiberglass inside to be inspected after it takes a hit. To wrap up on helmets I personally believe that the Cairns 1044 is the best bang for your buck on the market.

that hangs over the cross bronx right?

there was a good size fire the two days agos. it was a vacant dwelling with fire on 2nd & 3rd floor if I'm correct. I also believe alot of guys took a beating from the weather. Sorry don't know more I was off that day.

this is an easy one, however not sure of the exact model. That is a TFT VITG nozzle which is a valve integrated tip, for lack of better description an itegrated smooth bore in the shutoff and a low pressure automatic tip. It looks like they were using the hose and used the VITG to "break & extend" the line then putting the gated why on the end of the business end of the VITG and most like not wanting to be out of the game he attached the automatic tip to the second outlet on the wye. If you haven't used one of these try them they are the cat's tail. check out www.tft.com I know this nozzle is a special low pressue because of the orange color on the band, but check out the Phoenix Tip and the CAFS Foam delivery nozzle. Both hot stuff and very similar to the one in the pic.

its their own fault when they don't live to enjoy their pensions. Its the right of every career firefighter to retire and live healthy and long on their city's dollar

the firehouse are only impacted by ADA if they are district buildings. I'm from further upstate and the fire companies own the buildings and rent to the district the bays and offices. My old fire company is building a new station right now and they do not have to ADA comply for the second floor because again the station is owned by the fire company. The public rental areas have taken handicap access as a consideration in its design (bathrooms, hallways, entrance) but the company areas as of now are not ADA compliant.

no matter what you got on the written you must insure the 100 on the physical. Its the only thing that you can guarantee on the hiring process. You must be in great shape and rock the physical this will make up for one or two wrong on the written but thats the max. A buddy of mine had gotten 100 on the physical and 1 or 2 wrong on the written, no city residency and he was in the high 3000s. He just got his investigation packet. The other thing is the pay. At the rock they were saying that 2 out of every 3 people called would take the job, to fill the class in it was 1 out of every 4. So words of wisdom at least be ready and guarrantee yourself the 100 on the physical.

LEDs! Strobe warranties tend to be terrible. For example Whelen strobes have a 2 year warranty from date of manufacture. So if you order a new piece of apparatus assuming 1 year as the build/delivery time and that the parts have been sitting on the shelf at the manufacturer's due to bulk purchasing. So after a few months when a strobe blows or fries you're held holding the bag. Also with most of the marker style ones you have to purchase an entire assembly not just a tube. They are hassle free and are a much better cost of ownership for a piece of apparatus.

The other day I was in line in a deli in the Morris Park area of the Bronx and I heard a large truck with sirens coming up the street. I caught a glimpse of a rescue style commercial truck, painted in NYPD color scheme but I positive it said "NYCHA Emergency Services". I'm guessing that its Housing Authority but what is it and what is it used for? I thought that the NYPD protect the builings under the Housing Authority. Please fill me in if you who anything. Thanks.

Jason I think you're confused the other guys are talking about the DRS (Drag Recovery System) aka FF Recovery Harness not an integrated rated harness system. Every manufacturer out there has one or will have one very shortly. The DRS will become part of this year's PPE NFPA change. I know that Lion Apparel (Janesville) has one that works awesome and last I knew they were planning on some small modifications before the NFPA change to make it a little more accessable. If anyone out there is planning on ordering new gear before the NFPA change I suggest adding this feature in now its well worth the $75.

Two weeks ago my FD had a ton of brush and woods fires. Several of them were at night in thick and rocky terrain. We had up to 4 FDs up there multiple brush units and ATVs. Because of this and for accountability purposes we took a box of old stand alone PASS devices and put them on our brush truck. We will now be issuing out PASS devices to members entiring the woods at brushfires especially large ones or night time ones. Just another idea. I think the F.A.S.Team idea is a good concept for wildland fires too.

I would also check out the Junkyard Dog series of jacks basically the same thing. The Paratech & Holmatro units from the best of my knowledge are more of trench or collapse shoring style units.

How about an address to send stuff to.