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But before she did it kicked her 10 year old son out & told him to get help! Sorry but WTF?

But before she did it kicked her 10 year old son out & told him to get help! Sorry but WTF?

Ok so it didn't fly in space but's damn important. It was the prototype for all the others...and still continued to serve long after she was a museum piece. After the Columbia disaster, a piece of her wing tile was used as a research aide to help discover the problem.
That being said, the Intrepid has a pretty poor record of maintaining things...I hope they step up to the plate. Anyone who doubts that can look at the airplane collection that has only just recently begun to be stabilized and repaired or the huge amounts of graffitti on the interior of the Concorde. I sure hope the government signed a good contract stipulating the care and if necessary a repossesion clause.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity along with other members of Detroit Box 42, to tour the new Chicago Fire Boat, under construction at Hike Metal, in Wheatley, Ontario (Wheatley is approximately 40 miles south of Detroit on the north shore of Lake Erie) As you will see in the pictures, Hike employees were busy getting ready for delivery of the boat, as it leaves Wheatly for Chicago this coming Friday, April 15th.
Here is a brief description of the vessel:
90 feet long
7 1/2 feet of draw
Steel hull, aluminum superstructure, boat is designed for ice breaking duties
Powered by 2 1400 horsepower Cat Marine Diesels, top speed 13 1/2 knots (consumes 100 gallons of diesel per hour at top speed)
Two 7,000 gallon pumps each powered by a 1,000 horse Cat Marine Diesels
Two 30 Kw diesel powered generators
2500 gallon diesel tank
Two 500 gallon foam tanks
4 monitors, 3 on the bow, 1 on the stern, stern monitor elevates to a height of 30 feet
Mast can be stowed hydraulically to allow passage under the bridges on the Chicago River system

Progress Photos 4/7/11




Should be done soon.

The New Hamburg Fire Districts John Deer Gator ATV Fire/Rescue vehicle is used for off road and restricted areas. The ATV (53-62) responses to brush fires in areas of parks, trails, Hudson Line railroad tracks/Hudson River line and areas where normal size apparatus could not go. The ATV is fully equipped with fire and EMS supplies which make for a quick response to restricted areas.


The ATV Information:
2009 4x4 John Deer Gator diesel
Work lights and Emergency lights
Winch on front and rear of vehicle.
Independent 4x 4 suspension.
ATV Trailer with Equip. Racks

Fire Equipment:
50 gallons of water
5 gallons of class A foam
High pressure pumps with drafting capability.
300 feet of Forest forestry hose
100 feet of 1 inch on handy rail.
Shovels
Forest Fire Wracks.
Shovels
Brooms
Two Indian Packs

EMS Equipment:
Strokes Basket
Backboards Traction split/ splits
BLS Medical bag with O2
AED Life Saver
Head Blocks
Bottles of Water/Cooler
Blankets

I don't think anyone with a higher class felony should be allowed in any emergency service under any conditions...period. With action comes consequence...many wouldnt be able to get hired as a professional with their convictions..why should it not be the same standard on the volunteer side?

your not the only one......

Just another reason we speced out a 2009 model motor in our new 2010 engine..........

Hey guys i have attached some youtube video feeds from the Glenham House Fire from 4/2/11. Water problems seemed to hamper the firefighting efforts, great job buy all the companies that were involved as their was a lot of Departments there helping. Thanks for looking. If i have this posted in the wrong place please let me know and i will move it asap. Thanks.

Dispatch the special operations trailer, pictured here:

Date:4/1/2011
Time:01:26
Location: 82 North Hamilton Street, cross of Cottage and Mansion Streets
Frequency: City of Poughkeepsie 911.
Units Operating: City Eng 1,2,3 Ladder 1, Tower Ladder 2, Rescue 1, Fariview 41-11, Arlington 32-11 as FAST and 32-14, Roosevelt 63-12, Mobile Life units 270 and ____.
Weather Conditions: Rain/Snow
Description Of Incident: Structure Fire
Reporters:
Writer: Me
01:34 Fairview FASTeam 41-11 Requested.
01:36 City 911 Group 2 callback tones activated
01:38 Car 10 requests a second alarm to be transmitted, adding Rescue 1 to the assignment
01:39 Unit 20 advises Car 10 "we are not making any progress in here".
01:40 DC911 dispatches Arlington 32-15 to Hooker Ave (St 4) Roosevelt 63-12, 63-45 to Main St (St 2) and Highland 31-10 to Clover St (St 1)
01:45 Car 2 Fairview is going to work dispatch another FASTeam, also Central Hudson to the scene.
01:47 Highland 31-10 relocating to Clover Street
01:47 Arlington 32-11 to scene as a FASTeam, Arlington 32-14 to Arlington Headquarters, Fairview 10-35 requested to Fairview Firehouse
01:50 2nd alarm re-transmitted for call back manpower, Arlington 32-14 to the scene
01:51 63-45 relocating
01:53 Arlington 32-15 relocating, and Arlington 32-11 responding
01:53 Rescue 1 Responding
01:55 Car 2 requests another Engine for manpower, 32-14 dispatched
01:57 25 Minutes on the PAR timer
01:57 Arlington 32-14 dispatched to the scene as well as all manpower to go on stand by in Arlington Stations, Pleasant Valley 56-13 to relocate to Arlington Station 4.
01:58 Roosevelt 63-12 requested to the scene.
02:04 Roosevelt 63-11 requested to relocate to City Station 1, also Roosevelt members requested to go on stand by in their quarters.
02:06 Car 1 progress report is 2 story wood frame, fire on top floor, Primary and Secondary searches are negative.
02:06 Hyde Park requested with a Engine to relocate to Roosevelt St 3
02:08 Pleasant Valley 56-13 relocating to Arlington St 4.
02:13 Car 1 request Mobile Life 2nd unit to the scene
02:15 City 911 to Car1 43 minutes on the part timer.
02:29 Fire under control, all companies accounted for
02:32 Car 1 requests for a PD detective to the scene
02:41 Car 1 advises mutual aid units will be clearing the scene. Fire is out overhaul is in progress.
Any additions or corrections PM me.

Here's WTNH's article with a picture of the truck: http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/litchfield_cty/kent-fire-department-loses-truck-in-blaze
By what is being told, the truck was driven up to this point and the fire had been moving in the opposite direction. The operator began experiencing some mechanical problems with getting the pump into gear and the wind then shifted pushing the fire towards the truck. They tried to get the truck going but the problems persisted so they had to abandon it. The good thing was no one got hurt.
Me personally, I rather loose a truck than loose a member.

Just delivered to the NJ State Police, an Agusta 139 with winch and FLIR. Apparently going in service with NorthStar when pilot training is complete.

I bet this would help increase turnout at calls : Link To NY Post Article

Good Job Everyone!!

She HAS been found. Thanks to everyone who came out to help, kept their eyes open and helped spread the word.

...finally

Here's my thoughts, what about police chiefs getting their own cars? What about dpw formen getting their own truck? Plenty of vehicles out there without any markings on them doing whatever they feel. Oh add in their enormous salaries and free gas etc. Do u still see a problem with a volly chief using his car to go food shopping in the next town?
Oh and just to add this in so its not so one sided, I know career chiefs that have a take hone vehicle with lettering that they run errands in. Just saying

Still the same, only its Putnam 911, and if you do not call on the radio in this manner most dispatchers will ignore your transmission. Same for calling on scene. Drives me nuts

It is suggested in Dutchess to call out by using your department name and unit identifier i.e Chelsea 35-11
This is so if people key up and start talking their identification is not all cut off because the repeater system has not open up yet. So if the dispatcher doesn't hear your department name they will at least get your numeric ID, otherwise they may only hear "11" responding. OK who's "11" is responding?
A personal pet peeve of mine is when people key up and say (as an example)
Chelsea 35-11 to 911
911 is on
Chelsea 35-11 responding
Put your message in one statement! If the dispatcher didn't hear you they will ask who's calling or replay the audio.
If the dispatchers are busy, don't expect them to answer you back in .0001 seconds, give them a moment alot goes on in the dispatch center to make sure everything is covered.
Remember KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

In a word, yes but there is a much larger risk of an Earthquake under New York City than a tsunami ever hitting the East Coast. Without going to deep into the geophysics and geology of the issue, the tectonic plate that comprises the entire East Coast and all the US upto California is moving away from its boardering plates. This creates a rift valley (the mid-atlantic trench). The rift valley is fairly stable because that is where the new oceanic crust is formed from the magma bellow. Where this earthquake, creating the tsunami occurred is at a subduction zone, where one plate flows under another. These are significantly less stable, especially in Japan where a heavier oceanic crust is flowing under a lighter continental crust. The rift valley that is forming in the atlantic is where two oceanic crusts with similar densities are splitting apart. Basically, there are significantly different geologic processes occurring in the Atlantic vs. the Pacific. This crustal movement is why we find different types of fossils on different continents, essentially where the land masses are currently is not where they were 100 million years ago, which is not where they were 500 million years ago, which is not where they were 1 billion years ago, which is not where they where 4 billion years ago. While you can not say that it will never happen, the planetary forces that are at work, and have been at work since the dawn of time make it very, very unlikely, but not impossible.
If anyone wants my sources or links or any further info PM me because I really do not want to get too in-depth with the science here because it really is very technical and unless you really do know what is being discussed, it will not make any sense to you and actually confuse you more. The only reason I commented is because this is one aspect of a larger topic my advisor and professors have been studying for 30 years.

national buoy database can see realtime buoy data

PLUS 1 !!!
40+ PSAP's, multiple frequencies, no coordination, no interoperability. All in the name of what? Home rule!