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Jybehofd if you had read the news reports, during the investigation they were able to make contact with the owner of the boat with the name used. That boat was not sailing. Also there were boats in the area where the caller placed the distressed boat and they found nothing.
Here is the time line from nj.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/sandy_hook_boat_explosion_hoax.html
This spells out everything from the time the call was received until the end of the operation

Yah right. Hope this guy doesn't have a medical on the highway and the ambulance is stuck at the toll because it's rush hour. MORON!

Yah right. Hope this guy doesn't have a medical on the highway and the ambulance is stuck at the toll because it's rush hour. MORON!

QUICK!! SOMEONE GO AND GRAB THE "GUM-BALL MACHINE" OFF OF IT!!!

Jybehofd if you had read the news reports, during the investigation they were able to make contact with the owner of the boat with the name used. That boat was not sailing. Also there were boats in the area where the caller placed the distressed boat and they found nothing.
Here is the time line from nj.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/sandy_hook_boat_explosion_hoax.html
This spells out everything from the time the call was received until the end of the operation

We can all agree we are happy the Habs didn't even show up this season right???

Jybehofd if you had read the news reports, during the investigation they were able to make contact with the owner of the boat with the name used. That boat was not sailing. Also there were boats in the area where the caller placed the distressed boat and they found nothing.
Here is the time line from nj.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/sandy_hook_boat_explosion_hoax.html
This spells out everything from the time the call was received until the end of the operation

Jybehofd if you had read the news reports, during the investigation they were able to make contact with the owner of the boat with the name used. That boat was not sailing. Also there were boats in the area where the caller placed the distressed boat and they found nothing.
Here is the time line from nj.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/sandy_hook_boat_explosion_hoax.html
This spells out everything from the time the call was received until the end of the operation

Jybehofd if you had read the news reports, during the investigation they were able to make contact with the owner of the boat with the name used. That boat was not sailing. Also there were boats in the area where the caller placed the distressed boat and they found nothing.
Here is the time line from nj.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/sandy_hook_boat_explosion_hoax.html
This spells out everything from the time the call was received until the end of the operation

We experienced this in my home town a few years ago right around the conrer from my volly house. There is a reason why they call that section of town "Windy Hill".
When you combine strong windys, a heavy fire load, old mill housing that are built with no more than 10 feet or less of space betweeen the strucutres equals a really bad day. We lost three houses in a row and could have lost the whole block if we didn't get there in time. From the time the first call came in to the first arriving unit about 4 minuts later, the first house was fully involved, the second house's top floor and attic was going and the third just started to catch fire. The winds just drove the fire from one house to the next. The fire started at the first house due to an improperly discarded cigarette which landed near a plastic gas can. We had five engines, two trucks and a rescue on scene for our incident (2nd alarm equivilant) a good water supply and more than enough manpower but still it was a heck of a fire-fight to contain it.

As Mahantucket is my place of employment, there have been some changes. The police chief / public safety director has resigned and both the fire department and police departments are now considered separate entities once again. Both top officers of the PD and FD will each report directly to the Tribal Council's Public Safety Committee.
MPTN police chief resigns: http://www.theday.com/article/20120531/NWS01/120539876/-1/zip06
Mohegan Tribal ready for roll: http://www.theday.com/article/20120603/NWS01/306039919/-1/zip06&town=ledyard&template=zip06art
Any other questions, you can PM me.

Found one from '09 from Windsor Locks CT. But thought some one on here must have something good for EDUCATIONAL purposes!

QUICK!! SOMEONE GO AND GRAB THE "GUM-BALL MACHINE" OFF OF IT!!!

Members,
Bury the hatchet.
Career vs. Volunteer. Police vs. Firefighters.
It's disgusting. Our jobs, volunteers or career, police officers or firefighters we are in it to serve the public. It's not always a perfect world, and there is always going to be politics, disagreements, etc. However, we all should be looking at it like this. How can we work TOGETHER to improve things in this moment of time?
It's NOT about us, it's about the public who depends on us to serve and protect them with the highest level of service possible. If, you, gosh forbid, got into a car accident and were pinned and in needed medical attention ASAP, wouldn't you want someone to get you out of there as soon as possible? We all drive through volunteer and career districts in the course of our days. Would it matter to you who responded at that moment? If you're complaining about the training of volunteers, do something about it. Sign up as an instructor. Figure out how you can help. And vice versa. It could be you that needs them.
If you're a volunteer, who cares what career firefighters think of your agency? If you're confident in the service you provide, there should be no reason to have to "defend" yourselves. There are issues between the two, but if you really look at it, a lot of the problems are very similar. We bellyache about volunteer daytime staffing. However, there are career departments that dont have any better staffing anytime. Can we all put aside egos to work together to solve the problems?
As far as Cops vs Firefighters, we work together and depend on one another. When we have a possibly violent situation, Fire and EMS stage, and Cops go in and risk their lives to make sure it is safe for firefighters and EMS to go in. They have our back. If that cop, gosh forbid, is to get shot, that Cop depends on Firefighters and EMS to save their lives. We have their back.
Those of us who are truly in it to help fellow citizens are sick of it. Open your ears, and learn from one another. You may just learn something simply by listening.
There can be respectful and producitve discussions regarding the issues, but by trashing one another, we only create anonymosity and more problems. This site will NOT tolerate it, and the staff is working on a specific set of rules and action/solution plans to address these threads, members, and posts.
My opinion represents my guiding views as the founder of this site and the Executive Director. I have many other administrative duties as well to keep this site online. I typically don't get involved with the various daily thread, post, or member issues which are handled independently by the staff, which takes a tremendous stressfull burden off my shoulders and are the reason why the site is still online..
The staff of this site volunteer their time to work together as a team to run this site, on a 24/7 basis.. I have full trust in them, and are an excellent team who have a tremendous workload which many members don't see or appreciate. Our staff consists of carefully handpicked active or retired Police Officers, Career and Volunteer Firefighters and EMS personel, Emergency Communications staff, EOC personel, and many other backgrounds. They understand and can relate to all the members and situations.They have accomplished many great things, and this site wouldn't be what it is without them.
Don't waste their time by making them have to "referee". And how can you accomplish this? Respect on another, and bury the hatchet already.
Seth G.
seth@emtbravo.com

I want you all to watch this if you haven't already. this is posted on Statter 911 from Watsonville, California. It's a transient hotel fire where the first due companies were faced with a (blank)-storm. FD, civilians and (OMG) cops making rescues and on hose lines before the 2nd due arrived.
http://statter911.co...scues/#comments
Now, when the proverbial brown waste hist the oscullating cooling device, what are you going to do???? Make people watch or utilize what you have safely?
You decide, let people die or make an attempt?

I want you all to watch this if you haven't already. this is posted on Statter 911 from Watsonville, California. It's a transient hotel fire where the first due companies were faced with a (blank)-storm. FD, civilians and (OMG) cops making rescues and on hose lines before the 2nd due arrived.
http://statter911.co...scues/#comments
Now, when the proverbial brown waste hist the oscullating cooling device, what are you going to do???? Make people watch or utilize what you have safely?
You decide, let people die or make an attempt?

I want you all to watch this if you haven't already. this is posted on Statter 911 from Watsonville, California. It's a transient hotel fire where the first due companies were faced with a (blank)-storm. FD, civilians and (OMG) cops making rescues and on hose lines before the 2nd due arrived.
http://statter911.co...scues/#comments
Now, when the proverbial brown waste hist the oscullating cooling device, what are you going to do???? Make people watch or utilize what you have safely?
You decide, let people die or make an attempt?

I want you all to watch this if you haven't already. this is posted on Statter 911 from Watsonville, California. It's a transient hotel fire where the first due companies were faced with a (blank)-storm. FD, civilians and (OMG) cops making rescues and on hose lines before the 2nd due arrived.
http://statter911.co...scues/#comments
Now, when the proverbial brown waste hist the oscullating cooling device, what are you going to do???? Make people watch or utilize what you have safely?
You decide, let people die or make an attempt?

Taken from the Valley Breeze Newsparper in RI: http://www.valleybreeze.com/2012/05/02/cl/what-is-a-firefighter-worth
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Taken from the Valley Breeze Newsparper in RI: http://www.valleybreeze.com/2012/05/02/cl/what-is-a-firefighter-worth
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Taken from the Valley Breeze Newsparper in RI: http://www.valleybreeze.com/2012/05/02/cl/what-is-a-firefighter-worth
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Taken from the Valley Breeze Newsparper in RI: http://www.valleybreeze.com/2012/05/02/cl/what-is-a-firefighter-worth
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Taken from the Valley Breeze Newsparper in RI: http://www.valleybreeze.com/2012/05/02/cl/what-is-a-firefighter-worth
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Taken from the Valley Breeze Newsparper in RI: http://www.valleybreeze.com/2012/05/02/cl/what-is-a-firefighter-worth
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Taken from the Valley Breeze Newsparper in RI: http://www.valleybreeze.com/2012/05/02/cl/what-is-a-firefighter-worth
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