Dondestro

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  1. nextel was great when i had it for the last company i worked for...great for work....no i have verison blackberry and i LOVE it...never go back
  2. The chiefs car could be done tomorrow if not saturday latest being monday i believe. Alot of time went into planning this car by a select few people and I think what they ended up with is a great setup. Out of the two engines and tanker . Company A firehouse in the center of town is have engine built by pierce along with a 3000 gal tanker on an international chassie. Squantz fire company is haveing an engine built by gowens and knight. i believe there are due some time in feb if im not mistaken.
  3. our tanker is a freightliner and we love it. It has great turning radius for the tight roads and driveways we have in new fairfield. it handles the 1750gal of water with ease. Comfortable easy driving with plenty of power for the hills!
  4. When: Oct 4th,2008 Where:Consolidated School at the corner of Gilloti rd and Rt 39 in New fairfield Come see the New Fairfield Vol. Fire Department Members Bring the kids for some hands on firefighting and EMS skills Jaws of life (CRUSH THE CAN) Put the fire out with a real firehose Climb in an Ambulance Car extrication DEMO Smokey the bear Plus More..... Try on Firefighting Gear we use when fighting a fire There is so much to see and do. So make sure you come visit us in October
  5. oh really.....i'm sure our guy who is organizing this is aware....thanks for the info!
  6. One last BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMPPPPPPPPPPP
  7. Tomorrow!!!! Supposed to be great weather for the first time in years!!! some great activities and demos planned!!!!!hope to see you tomrrow
  8. No foldatank....IS this going to be used just as a nurse tanker?!? also what if another tanker dosen't roll and a folda tank is needed? We have a 3000gal foldatank on a tanker with just 1750gal, do they have 5000 gal folda tanks? just wonderin
  9. hummm looks just like putlakes!!,,,,,i like the inclosed crosslays though
  10. bump!! WE will also have trooper 1 and life star stopping by as long as there are no major incidents and or weather holds up
  11. New fairfield Fire prevention day will be this sat at the school nect to company a firehouse. big event all day long bring the kids!!!!!!!!!!!
  12. our engine is a mid-side mount, we also have a front suction on a swivle on the front bumper which is necessary since we have a few dry hydrants where the only way to get to them is pulling nose in. our tanker has a pump panel mounted in the foward most lower compartment on the driverside, the down side to this is in order tog et the panel in there we were forced to go with an oiled primer and it is also tufdf to see the gauges unless you kneel down in front of it while using it
  13. Yea alex, hopefully we will be able to get that for fire prevention day in the future!......youcoming home for it next week?
  14. I ahve been going to vermont for 10 years< i now own part of a cabin right near the derby line 15min from canada. i have not seen a moose in prolly 5 years dead or alive up there but there is moose signs everywhere. I got deer hunting up there yet never seen one. I just get back form there and we have another one in westchester.....weird
  15. My old department had phones paid for by the chief and if any officers had phones it was the individual company's call if they wanted them to have them or not but it would have to be paid for by the company. My current dept has one for car 1 our cheif but the assit cheifs have there own with no rebates In vermont where i have a cabin the fire department issued radios to all active members and they use them like phones its kind of funny. All of a suddon you will here car 19 meet me at the gas staiton or things like that. Apperently they got a grant for radios and got 20 of them. for a small town of maybe 1000 residents all twenty active member got radios since all the truck were all ready had old raidos
  16. WE MUST NEVER FORGET!! GOD BLESS AMERICA
  17. I 2nd that!
  18. Anyone have those same backuplights?!? i know a few people who mounted them under the bumper like that(same exact lights) and they filled right up with water....a few people i know had them installed professinaly. the lights are awsome bright even more so when you turn on both bulbs, but every where i see em there is water in them after not to long a period of time.....
  19. Date: 9/2/08 Time:Aporx. 10am Location: Danbury savings bank in New fairfield Frequency: Units Operating: Town police and State police and State police major crime unit Description Of Incident: Employees at the Savings Bank of Danbury were locked in a vault by a armed robber who was able to make off with a large undiscolsed amount of money. The suspect is described as a white male with blonde hair who has a birthmark on the left side of his neck and appeared to be wearing a fake moustache at time of robbery Armed bank robbery in New Fairfield- Article danbury news times
  20. anyone know if they will be getting vol. groups together to bus them down there like they did in 05 or they going to wait and see what happens? i knew a few guys that went down in 05 with buses of vol. firefighters to help out
  21. how do u dispatch it if you need to evacuate the building!
  22. YA beat me to it. Soon as i saw what they wanted i was going straight for lake carmels website. Very nice truck, one of my favorite new ones around.