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Car 104, a 2012 Charger is assigned to the patrol division shift captains. This is the first delivered Charger. The Crown Vic fleet will be replaced by the Chargers in Nov 2012. (12) front line cars rotate at a time. If a mod or someone can size the photos I'd appreciate it.

Car 104, a 2012 Charger is assigned to the patrol division shift captains. This is the first delivered Charger. The Crown Vic fleet will be replaced by the Chargers in Nov 2012. (12) front line cars rotate at a time. If a mod or someone can size the photos I'd appreciate it.

Car 104, a 2012 Charger is assigned to the patrol division shift captains. This is the first delivered Charger. The Crown Vic fleet will be replaced by the Chargers in Nov 2012. (12) front line cars rotate at a time. If a mod or someone can size the photos I'd appreciate it.

Car 104, a 2012 Charger is assigned to the patrol division shift captains. This is the first delivered Charger. The Crown Vic fleet will be replaced by the Chargers in Nov 2012. (12) front line cars rotate at a time. If a mod or someone can size the photos I'd appreciate it.

Yesterday, I had the privledge of attending Bedford Hills FD's Open House/Fre Prevention Day. They put on a great event for the public where they had multiple different oppurtunities to learn about fires, how to prevent them, and what to do if there is one. They also gave tours of their newly renovated and expanded firehouse.
I was also able to tour their new firehouse, which, as always with BHFD, is awesome and very well thought out.

I took the picture with my iPad, but the information came from Mike Leary, a well known Fire Photographer in CT. Unfortunately I do not have a "before" shot to show you, but just take my word for it.
This 1970 International / Ansul was originally quartered with Engine 16 (Lighthouse Point) and was moved to Tweed-New Haven Airport when they first had firefighters on staff there. Its original designation was Fox 1. Tweed has gotten some much more modern apparatus since then and it was taken out of service a while ago.
Sometime last year it was brought to NHFD's shops last year sometime to be refurbished. I saw it when I was down at the Fire School for a live burn and it was in sad shape. I don't believe the NHFD mechanics did the paint or striping but there was a lot of body/mechanical work to be done. Since the refurb the rig has been renumbered as Car 44 and its currently quartered in the Training Support Building at the New Haven Fire School along with the NHASH Team Prime Mover and Decon Trailer. It may be relocated later on but no details as to where yet.
I carries somewhere in the area of 400-500lbs of Purple K Dry Chem. Personally I think it came out pretty awesome.

One of two new marked police interceptors for White Plains we have a highway patrol one with ghost lettering as well as a new police interceptor suv with ghost lettering as well. I do not know how many of these White Plains is getting but we have three for right now.

On October, 9, 2012, The City of Norwalk Fire Department took delivery of a 42' North River Marine Fire Boat. The boat has been named "The Robert Bedell" in honor and memory of one of our own who died in the line of duty several years ago.

This past weekend we had the honor to ride these Tuckahoe PD MC unit folks around on our boat around the Hudson for a bit. More info about the boat: www.launch5.com
Det. Fred Cioffi (Last person on the right) while on duty in 2009 was struck by a tractor trailer and seriously injured, Det Cioffi has had 6 major surgeries in the last 3 1/2 years and will have another surgery this coming week, the amount of pain and suffering Det Cioffi has endured is overwhelming. Please keep Det Cioffi in your prayers this week. Det Cioffi has been a very pro-active impressive member of the Tuckahoe Police Dept. It was a GREAT honor to have Det Cioffi and the members of Tuckahoe Police Motorcycle Unit on Launch 5. The level of professionalism, pride and dedication of the of these Police Officers to the people of Tuckahoe and the State Of New York reflects on the entire Tuckahoe Police Force.
(The man driving is also apart of the Tuckahoe PD MC unit.)

Any questions feel free to ask, again it was an honor to have all of them on the boat, hope to see him up and riding again soon.

Date: 09-30-12
Time: 01:36hrs.
Area: Avondale
Location: 2620 W. Nelson St.(Bing Maps)
Frequency: Chicago Fireground - Multiple Channels
Weather Conditions: Cool and Clear
Description Of Incident: Truck 13 o/s reporting smoke showing from the 3rd floor of a 4-story 300'x400' warehouse. Truck 13 striking a Still Alarm. Truck 13 advising Main Office that the address is 2620 W. Nelson St. Main Office striking a Full Still Alarm Assignment for 2620 W. Nelson St. due to multiple reports of a fire. Battalion 7 o/s reporting heavy smoke showing from the 3rd floor. Command Van 2-7-2 o/s requesting a Box Alarm be transmitted for heavy fire showing. Command Van 2-7-2 reporting staging area at 2900 N. Ellston Ave. Main Office striking the Still and Box Alarm for 2620 W. Nelson St. Command Van 2-7-2 reporting fire on the 4th floor of a 4-story 200'x150' building. 2-11(2nd) Alarm struck by Deputy District 2-2-2 for heavy fire conditions. District Chief 2-1-23 requesting 1 additional R.I.T. Response S/C on the 2-11(2nd) Alarm. 2 L/S/O's w/1 master stream in operation. Command Van 2-7-2 reporting floor collapse between the 2nd and 3rd floors. 3-11(3rd) Alarm struck by District Chief 2-1-23. District Chief 2-1-23 requesting 1 additional Tower Ladder S/C on the 3-11(3rd) Alarm. District Chief 2-1-23 requesting the Reserve Snorkel Unit S/C on the 3-11(3rd) Alarm. 4-11(4th) Alarm struck by Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-9. Command Van 2-7-2 requesting the Reserve Snorkel to N. Belmont Ave. and N. Barry Ave. Command Van 2-7-2 reporting all companies working. Heavy fire through the roof w/multiple master streams in operation. 5-11(5th) Alarm struck by Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-9. Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-9 requesting a Hose Wagon S/C on the 5-11(5th) Alarm. Fire Commissioner 2-1-3 striking a Level I Haz-Mat. Response on the 5-11(5th) Alarm. Fire Commissioner 2-1-3 requesting a Deluge Wagon S/C on the 5-11(5th) Alarm and Level I Haz-Mat. Numerous L/S/O's w/multiple master streams in operation. All companier working. Originally reported as an automatic alarm for a 2-story warehouse w/nothing showing at 3050 Rockwell St. All searches negative w/no injuries reported.
Reporters: sfrd18
Units Operating: CFD; CPD
Automatic Alarm Assignment:
Engine 56
Truck 13
Still Alarm Assignment:
Engine 106
Truck 28(R.I.T.), Tower 21
Battalion 7, Battalion 10(R.I.T.)
Squad 2, Squad 2A
Command Van 2-7-2
Ambulance 48(R.I.T.)
EMS Field Officer 4-5-2(R.I.T.)
Still and Box Alarm Assignment:
Engine 43, Engine 112
Truck 38
Battalion 12, Battalion 5
Deputy District 2-2-2
Ambulance 32
EMS Field Officer 4-5-4, O.F.I. Unit(FM) 4-6-7
2-11(2nd) Alarm Assignment:
Engine 35, Engine 124, Engine 91, Engine 44, Engine 68(Rehab.), Engine 83(Light Wagon), Engine 9(Rehab. Unit)
Truck 58, Truck 44, Tower 10, Truck 12(S/C R.I.T.)
Battalion 3, Battalion 9, Battalion 13, Battalion 4(S/C R.I.T.)
District 2-1-23
Special Operations Battalion 5-1-5
Mask Service Unit 6-4-6
Rehab. Unit 5-7-2, Rehab. Unit 5-7-3
Light Wagon 9-1-3
Ambulance 3, Ambulance 43(S/C R.I.T.)
EMS Field Officer 4-5-7(S/C R.I.T.)
Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic 4-4-11
Fire Commissioner 2-1-3
Special Service Unit 4-0-1(5-11 Club Rehab. Unit)
3-11(3rd) Alarm Assignment:
Engine 55, Engine 78, Engine 110, Engine 94
Tower 23(S/C), Truck 7(S/C Snorkel Unit)
Reserve Snorkel Unit 6-6-1(S/C)
Mobile Ventiliation Unit(M.V.U.) 9-2-3(S/C)
Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-9
4-11(4th) Alarm Assignment:
Engine 57, Engine 14, Engine 69, Engine 30
5-11(5th) Alarm Assignment:
Engine 76, Engine 22, Engine 59, Engine 109, Engine 26(S/C Hose Wagon), Engine 104(S/C Deluge Wagon)
Hose Wagon 6-1-2(S/C)
Deluge Wagon 6-7-6(S/C)
Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-5
Ambulance 82(S/C)
Level I Haz-Mat. Assignment:
Haz-Mat. Unit 5-1-2
01:36hrs. - Chicago Fire Alarm Main Office striking an automatic alarm for a 2-story warehouse w/nothing showing at 3050 Rockwell St.
01:42hrs. - Truck 13 o/s reporting smoke showing from the 3rd floor of a 4-story 300'x400' warehouse. Truck 13 striking a Still Alarm. Truck 13 advising Main Office that the address is 2620 W. Nelson St. Main Office striking a Full Still Alarm Assignment for 2620 W. Nelson St. due to multiple reports of a fire.
02:02hrs. - Battalion 7 o/s reporting heavy smoke showing from the 3rd floor. Command Van 2-7-2 o/s requesting a Box Alarm be transmitted for heavy fire showing. Command Van 2-7-2 reporting staging area at 2900 N. Ellston Ave. Main Office striking the Still and Box Alarm for 2620 W. Nelson St. Command Van 2-7-2 reporting fire on the 4th floor of a 4-story 200'x150' building.
02:43hrs. - 2-11(2nd) Alarm struck by Deputy District 2-2-2 for heavy fire conditions.
02:56hrs. - District Chief 2-1-23 requesting 1 additional R.I.T. Response S/C on the 2-11(2nd) Alarm. 2 L/S/O's w/1 master stream in operation. Command Van 2-7-2 reporting floor collapse between the 2nd and 3rd floors.
03:22hrs. - 3-11(3rd) Alarm struck by District Chief 2-1-23.
03:29hrs. - District Chief 2-1-23 requesting 1 additional Tower Ladder S/C on the 3-11(3rd) Alarm.
03:47hrs. - District Chief 2-1-23 requesting the Reserve Snorkel Unit S/C on the 3-11(3rd) Alarm.
03:56hrs. - 4-11(4th) Alarm struck by Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-9. Command Van 2-7-2 requesting the Reserve Snorkel to N. Belmont Ave. and N. Barry Ave. Command Van 2-7-2 reporting all companies working. Heavy fire through the roof w/multiple master streams in operation.
04:37hrs. - 5-11(5th) Alarm struck by Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-9.
04:40hrs. - Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-9 requesting a Hose Wagon S/C on the 5-11(5th) Alarm.
05:11hrs. - Fire Commissioner 2-1-3 striking a Level I Haz-Mat. Response on the 5-11(5th) Alarm.
06:12hrs. - Fire Commissioner 2-1-3 requesting a Deluge Wagon S/C on the 5-11(5th) Alarm and Level I Haz-Mat.
09:28hrs. - Incident struck out by Fire Commissioner 2-1-3.
WGNTV Chicago Article

Should I have separate drawers for my athletic socks and my dress socks? I can't decide....

I visited DCFDEMS and thier museum at "Columbia" Engine 3 last summer. They run 33 engines (sequential numbers), 16 trucks (numbered 2 through 17), three rescue squads, a hazmat unit with 2 hazmat suppoirt units, a air unit, brush fire unit, 2 fireboats, 2 foam units, 2 tacs, a command rig, the heavy crane wrecker, a canteen and a rehab unit as their "front line" fire apparatus. EMS has 39 ambulances.
Engine 52 is a hose wagon and carries thier five inch hose. If I remember correctly its about 2000 feet carried. It is station at "Columbia" Engine 3 which is across the street from the "Billy Goat" (great little bar) and not far from the Capitol Building. Now there are six "water supply hose wagons" with one assigned to each of the six battalions. They were manned by the engine company where they are housed in but they can be picked up by another company if the assigned engine company is out on another call. They are the standard DCFD engines just with five inch hose on them. There was talk of fully staffing them 24 / 7 after some pretty significant incidents over the years or at least runing them as a two-piece engine company to all alarms in thier districts. Here are the locations;
Battalion 1 - Engine 12 has WS Engine 51
Battalion 2 - Enigne 3 has WS Engine 52
Battalion 3 - Enigne 19 has WS Engine 53
Battalion 4 - Engine 11 has WS Engine 54
Battalion 5 - Engine 21 has WS Engine 55
Battalion 6 - Engine 16 has WS Engine 56
(Notice the last number of the WSE co-insides with the Battalion number)
DCFD/EMS was traditionally a two-piece engine company (the engine and the hose wagon) due to the lay out of the city. Many of the residential and commercial structures have rear alleyways between the blocks. So when responding, the Engine Comapny hose wagon would lay into the ally way with the engine taking the hydrant while the next due engine and hose wagon would take the front of the building. This was done because of access problems. Though they do not have the traditional two-piece engine companies of yesteryear, they still operate this way by sending an engine into the alleyway and an engine to the front. I think the alleyway engine also has a engine at the hydrant to feed it.
I though I had posted some pictures from my visit to "Columbia" Engine 3 and the fire museumb here on the forum but the thread may be archived. I have to search for it again.
Also the reason I call Engine 3 "Columbia" is because the company traces its roots back to the original "Columbia Engine Company No. 3" of the old volunteer days. this comapny was in charge of protecting the Captiol area. Engine 3 is one of three original fire comanies in DC that have transitioned from the volunteer force into the current career force. The fourth was Truck 1 which was housed at Engine 3 until it was disbanded during the 1980s / 1990s. Also there is talk of erecting a new firehouse for Columbia Engine 3 and giving thier current firehouse over to the fire museum which currently occupies the third floor of the building.
DCFD/EMS website:http://www.dcfd.com/stations.php
IAFF Local 36 Website: http://www.iaff36.org
Friendship Fire Association website (museum): http://www.friendshipfire.org/

This afternoon, Mohegan Volunteer Fire Association held, in conjunction with the WCVFA Convention, a parade celebrating their 90th Anniversary.
I managed to get some photos, they are at the following link:
http://www.emtbravo..../mvfaparade.php


http://www.emtbravo..../mvfaparade.php

Hey Guys, thought you guys might like a couple of photos from Australia. Here as one of the main pumpers from the city of Melbourne attending a bin fire.
(BTW; iPhone Images)

From last Wednesday's Bear Mt car show:

http://www.omnicorp.com/
Just saying...

Looks like Boston PD got a few as well. I don't know the details but this photo showed up on a local blog.
I think it's funny that it came with a NY dealer plate on it, the bloggers didn't.

Source: http://www.universal...heyll-be-changi

There are a number of 2012 Dodge Chargers about to hit the road as well...

Caprice

Not sure if this is a repeat but it looks like NYSP decaled some Caprices: dont see plates or numbers so i'm not sure if its a test car.
Photo Credit: http://policecarwebs.../ny/nysp225.jpg

Because Barack Obama doesn't care about sober people...

A letter from the WGVFD Chief regarding this fire:
From: https://www.facebook...248487025172901

They were pumping from the NYC hydrant system in to the Yonkers hydrant system at 261 & Riverdale Ave (outside of the College of Mt St Vincent.)

Yonkers FD's Water Tender ready to roll during the water emergency 8-27-12. Yonkers FD was very well prepared to tackle this major water supply issue which affects the part of the city with an extremly high fire load and very dense population.

ok conspiracy commandos let's hear it, what do you think the police did wrong this time ?
Unless you have extensive experience searching people in an arrest situation and finding and not finding hidden contraband on them then you would not be able to accurately say that something " isn't right."
People flip their cuffs all the time, cops miss hidden contraband on people all the time. the weapon in this case was a .380, anyone who knows guns knows how small a .380 is and how easy it is to conceal.
An a** crack and the crotch area can conceal almost anything, most certainly a .380
This is nowhere near the first time a person has committed suicide with a handgun that was missed during a search while in custody.
We have all seen the video of the man in San Bernadino California that made it into the interrogation room of the sheriff's office with a .45 in his waist and shot himself in the head. The guy in CA wasn't handcuffed but this story shows the mindet of people in custody.
In Jauary in Georgia a prisoner snuck a gun into the jail in his rectum and in May a prisoner that had been searched multiple times in Dallas was found to have a handgun in his crotch only after he was transferred to another facitlity. Just last week, a guy got a gun into a jail in nashville and it fell to the floor out of his pants in front of the judge that was booking him.
A further look into this case shows that there was a text on the perps who asking a guy to bring him a gun. The text was from earlier inthe day that he dealt with the cops. The perp called his girlfriend from the back of the radio car and said he had a gun and that he was scared. There were multiple civilian witnesses that said that the doors and windows of the RMP were all closed and that nobody was around it ( cops of civilians) when they heard the shot ring out and saw the cops go over to the car.
Sorry to burst the conspiracy bubble but there really is nothing here other than a drug dealer who was armed with a gun that wasn't smart enough to admit it to the cops when he was caught and decided to take the easy way out.

The steel, which came from the North Tower, was escorted to Croton Landing from Continental Village FD. It is being used as part of the Croton/Cortlandt 9/11 Memorial currently being constructed.
Continental Village 2131 & E232, Peekskill R134, Verplanck E128, Buchanan E161, Croton EMS 55B1, Croton FD 2081, E118, E119, E120, TL44, T10 & R18 as well as police units from Croton PD, NYSP and WCPD participated in the escort.
Here's one quick photo I took with my iphone of it being placed. For anyone interested, this memorial is going at the far north end of Croton Landing Park.