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W.T.F.
Keep it in-house, don't involve the families!!!

Badass!
Text me when it gets there so I can come down.

Sent from the shop, out flowing some water today, I must say it is one nice looking Engine now that you can actually see the entire rig at once, they have a few things to finish up, if everything goes as planned, pump test is Tuesday and delivery will be Wednesday late morning, hopefully that is. The programming issue at International was a bad connection which was finally found. I am liking the fact that we moved the booster tank side level gauges to the B post instead of the C post area, it was going to be obstructed from the side rear, in the first photo you can see it at 3/4. There are also smaller slave foam and water gauges in the cab as the Engine can pump and roll and flow both foam and water in doing so, another advantage of the front mounted pump.

10 replies......6 about lights......ugh. Guess what lights do? NOTHING! Blue. Green, pink.....2 of them14 of them, makes no difference.
Now, to respond to the very good question that matters:
Laautze gave a good answer. I'll just expand a bit. All standard FDNY engines have a 2 stage pump with a transfer valve. We operate in volume as standard practice. This means that the impellers operate in parallel and produce 50psi at idle. When the valve is switched to pressure, the impellers operate in series, one after the other. At idle, the pump generates 100psi(about). All engines are capable of pumping at high pressure (excess of 250psi) however with each additional stage the upper limit is raised and the engine doesn't have to work as hard. Additionally, engines assigned as high pressure units are outfitted with the discharges painted in white. They are a heavier build. They are meant to be mated to high pressure hose, red in color with white fittings. This hose also allows for a tether to be attached. The tethered line must be tied off to the engine and the standpipe Siamese. A 50' safety zone must be established. This is why there are no HP discharges on the pump panel side. Only a chief officer can order high pressure operations.

Data Sheet: http://www.gamewell-fci.com/datasheets/CS-2261.pdf

New Rig Ladder Company # 12 is now in service.
Here is a photo. I did not take this photo and photo credit to Greg Rigos.

All of the above observations are very accurate. If you are the only one there, then protect yourself. Since many of these SUV's are 4WD and have front hooks, I get the hell away from the pavement. If I sink, I sink. I can be towed back to the pavement easily enough. Save the road space for the ambulancees. Some flycars are designed to have good rear lighting with hatch door up or down. On others the hatch blocks the rear lights when up.
War story alert: On a job on the Taconic I alerted my partner to a possible danger from a secndary MVA. He replied that our flycar would protect us from any vehicle on a parkway-no trucks. A minute later a full-sized Bekins moving van 18 wheeler drove buy. Our jaws dropped.

Photos taken from a 2nd Alarm, all companies, fire in Schenectady at 22 Mynderse St. on 10/09/2013. 2nd Alarm called upon arrival, building was confirmed evacuated, and all companies responded. Fire was not put under control with in the 1st hour, unknown after that. All photos by me.

the rotators tend to bounce off of buildings making it easier to see a rig before it comes around the corner whereas leds aren't as effective until they are up close

When it comes in I will show you another needed "trick" Brother...in the mean times, buy a few rolls of black hockey tape.

A few from today, just waiting for the programming update from International to be completed and then we shall take delivery.
Front bumper compartment, they added the small mount for the silicone spray bottle to help with the raised gaskets on the 6" Storz connections

and the above compartment covered

It was a tough old 3 story building and one FAST was "activated" when a pass alarm malfunctioned on the third floor area (would not shut off until batteries were removed) thankfully the FF was okay..the truck work was unbelievable due to the masonry construction inside and outside of the building...fire was in the walls and ceilings on all three floors and up to 5 layers of plaster, old tough wire lath, masonite sheets and plywood over plaster on walls "renovated" over time..ate saw blades/chains...many doors were difficult to open with irons with heavy inside smoke banked down to lower levels but no visible fire until roof was vented ..making a lot of truckie work...and some reported smelling smoke for hours prior to dispatch...tough job...but good job by all on scene... so multiple FAST teams are "angels on our shoulders" with so much going on..good call if you ask me...

the $25 dollars to display is for the museum has nothing to do with the firehouse that is helping to host the event its actually a fund raiser for the museum which is trying to get established in dutchess county

Not to toot his horn but, he is one cool cat.
Whitey

Everett is indeed a very good leader. Good command of scenes, and good morale booster for the whole department. I look forward to seeing the new BRAT in person.

My understanding is that over the past few years this group has had something like 40 of their rice rockets impounded and numerous arrests made. The instigator of the road rage incident was driving on a suspended license.
As "10512" wrote, these punks rarely stop for police. They'll take off between cars, down sidewalks, through yards, etc. They know that department policy is not to pursue for traffic violations.
Personally, if I had been the driver of the SUV, I might still have been beaten up, but the ricers would have had to climb over the bodies of 15 of their pals to get to me. That's all the ammunition I carry.

I almost started crying this morning after I read the interview from the Journal News. These were Doctors and Lawyers and really good people who took part in the menacing of NYC and the citizens of the world enjoying a nice Sunday drive with their family. The riders were law abiding citizens and just enjoying the weather as well. The stars were misaligned when these 2 different worlds met and havoc created on the West Side Highway. Ok I am only being sarcastic here my friends. Live by the sword, die by the sword you skells!! I would have ran over 50 more of you if you surrounded me and my family!!!!!!!!!! ( side note that I ride a Harley and don't condone the actions of these " Bikers" )

UGH!
Looks like a once nice truck crashed through a bad episode of Baywatch and then a JC Whitney catalog!
Y U C K !

UGH!
Looks like a once nice truck crashed through a bad episode of Baywatch and then a JC Whitney catalog!
Y U C K !

UGH!
Looks like a once nice truck crashed through a bad episode of Baywatch and then a JC Whitney catalog!
Y U C K !

"crashed through a bad episode of Baywatch and then a JC Whitney catalog" x129K, Thanks the best line I've read all week

UGH!
Looks like a once nice truck crashed through a bad episode of Baywatch and then a JC Whitney catalog!
Y U C K !

UGH!
Looks like a once nice truck crashed through a bad episode of Baywatch and then a JC Whitney catalog!
Y U C K !

UGH!
Looks like a once nice truck crashed through a bad episode of Baywatch and then a JC Whitney catalog!
Y U C K !

UGH!
Looks like a once nice truck crashed through a bad episode of Baywatch and then a JC Whitney catalog!
Y U C K !