CHIEFPHIL

There is no public perception IMO one way or another. the public does not really care. Nor do the public officials.
We are the only ones who care. Usually some bitter member is the person who makes it a problem.
Yeh, I know... 9 years as a chief officer and I never had a problem taking my town issued car to work ( grant it was in the next town and I did respond to when I could. Ya know who made it a problem, a member that was disgruntled. He went out of his way to document via photos the 3 chiefs cars at work, at shopping etc. Needless today, one car sits in the chiefs driveway while he is at work the other two sit in the FD parking lot 18 hours a day and only used when a member wants to go to the pizza joint.
As one of my mentors and favorite Chiefs once said..." WE have met the enemy and WE are them".

There is no public perception IMO one way or another. the public does not really care. Nor do the public officials.
We are the only ones who care. Usually some bitter member is the person who makes it a problem.
Yeh, I know... 9 years as a chief officer and I never had a problem taking my town issued car to work ( grant it was in the next town and I did respond to when I could. Ya know who made it a problem, a member that was disgruntled. He went out of his way to document via photos the 3 chiefs cars at work, at shopping etc. Needless today, one car sits in the chiefs driveway while he is at work the other two sit in the FD parking lot 18 hours a day and only used when a member wants to go to the pizza joint.
As one of my mentors and favorite Chiefs once said..." WE have met the enemy and WE are them".

There is no public perception IMO one way or another. the public does not really care. Nor do the public officials.
We are the only ones who care. Usually some bitter member is the person who makes it a problem.
Yeh, I know... 9 years as a chief officer and I never had a problem taking my town issued car to work ( grant it was in the next town and I did respond to when I could. Ya know who made it a problem, a member that was disgruntled. He went out of his way to document via photos the 3 chiefs cars at work, at shopping etc. Needless today, one car sits in the chiefs driveway while he is at work the other two sit in the FD parking lot 18 hours a day and only used when a member wants to go to the pizza joint.
As one of my mentors and favorite Chiefs once said..." WE have met the enemy and WE are them".

Other than the taxpayers, who wouldn't know the difference of what type of vehicle it is or why it's out of district, the only people who really seem to care are US idiots on EMTB! Everyone who has or has had a take home car has abused the privelidge in some way, shape, or form. Some people take it to the grocery store, others take their kids to soccer practice, and others go to a fancy restaurant in the next county. But, who really cares? The abuse of the take home vehicle, both career and volunteer, has been going on for years, and will continue forever on into the future because the only people who can legally stop it (the taxpayers) aren't going to take the five minutes out of their days to write to the commissioners about the "vehicle" found three counties away! I know some of you here "ovey the rules" of the take home car, but face it, any one that has a free ride is going to use it.
I just find it to be a moot point for us to argue over when we're not the people who can fix it.

The Regs do establish a standard compliment of hose and some modifications for winter operations. The Regs stipulate a total amount that must be carried, but companies do make modifications based on their response area. A standard hose bed might consist of the following:
2 beds are the same: 6 lengths of 1-3/4" on top of 10 lengths of 2-1/2". This gives you 2 16-length attack beds. More than 6 lengths of 1-3/4" is not permitted.
1 bed of 2-1/2" , 10 or 12 lengths. Attack line for commercial fires.
1 bed of 3-12", usually 10 lengths. This might be used to relay to another engine, supply a tower ladder or multi-versal or to inline pump from a hydrant.
3 lengths of 2-1/2" are kept as "roll-ups" for standpipe operations and are stored on the ledge below the suction on the chauffeurs side. One additional "roll-up" is stored in a compartment.
All engines have 500gal of water. (There might be some exceptions in remote parts of Staten Island where companies have 750gal tanks, but I'm not 100%)

Hope I'm giving the right visual to help out your awesome description....

Amen Brother.

im sorry but i think some of you are missing the picture here. A Parade is for the community. A celebration of whatever it may be. Celebrating America or troops coming home or something within the community. Its very much American as apple pie. When i hear the "should have used the time for training or done this or done that or the rig should be covering." As long as he dept has resources to cover, go to the parade. Let the people enjoy a weekend and see firetrucks, police cars and Ambulances and bands. I just don't get it. Next parades will be banned because they are too patriotic according to the trend the country is on. Some of you need to get a grip and enjoy life.

Typical Emtbravo this post should have been closed already cause it's so far off topic. All of this career and volunteer needs to stop. What is Emtbravo motto "working together winning together". This post is so far off .does career Department's in Westchester have their problems yes do have some of the same issues as the volunteers Such as manpower. You got a lot of taxpayers that view career firefighters as greedy Workers because of high pensions is this a problem with the careers side yes. How about Bengal tiger fire You had North White Plains engine covering the city of White plains. I have heard a few times of West Harrison tower ladder standing by White Plains quarters headquarter. White Plains, Purchase and West Harrison working together on I-287 to get a job done. when Purchase had the Full Moon fire White Plains Ladder was their at purchases headquarters on standby. How was Fairview working with Elmsford or Valhalla all of these are Emtbravo motto "working together winning together" . Seems that a couple member all always "putting down volunteer firefighter" in Westchester there are many professional volunteer firefighters which take it serious as will as Department. To The administrators of Emtbravo close out this topic. Been a member on the site since 2006 I have seen a big downfall of the site or a few months now. Seems like every other post is career versus volunteer. It seem that the site lost member that you to post a lot on here. That the rule are not followed. Let's work together

We've seen the, popping up around the Bronx on everything from warehouses to we construction and private houses. When on Building Inspection duty, company's are adding the panels existence to CIDS and also noting the existence and location of the shutoff, battery backups and generators.
They do preclude vertical venting and we do not use them as a substantial object for roof rope evolutions. The most important thing to remember is that the panel is always producing electricity. You can disconnect it from the grid. There is a knife switch, usually by the meter. However, the panels and wires connecting them are always live.

Antiquefirelt, I do think you hit the nail dead center on the head.
Respect for senior firefighters and officers has been destroyed by self-centered arrogant cocky young pups fresh out of firefighter 1 training who think they know it all too. Technology has taken away that close knit family feeling, and then the younger age coming in today are all "know-it-alls" because their daddy was a chief or their whole family was in the department...wrong. They come in instantly barking orders and demanding respect...wrong.
When I first joined in Long Island, I kept quiet, listened when a senior firefighter or officer spoke, volunteered for every assignment even if it was cleaning toilets, we had to stand at attention whenever the chief entered the meeting room during meetings or drills, and I never let a senior firefighter pack hose after calls even if I were exhausted. I asked them questions and tried to learn something new every time, even if I was already comfortable with what we were drilling on. I never acted cocky, or arrogant, or touted my own horn. After time, I saw that I EARNED the respect they finaly showed me when I was around the station, and I was able to joke around more. It took time. Today; everyone expects instant over-night success and respect just because they joined. I fully blame that on what was already mentioned a few times; todays kids are getting awards for everything, even just for participating, and they never fail and do not learn that they have to work hard to succeed. They are now turning 18 and joining the fire service expecting to be rewarded instantly for everything, and they dont know how to earn anything. Its sad.
I guess old timers like you and I are a thing of the past...
Brotherhood is dead, I dont know when it was on life support or how it ever was allowed to slip away like it did, but people like me, and you (antiquefirelt, Firnatine, and others) will still try to pass on the traditions and share the brotherhood that we have still in our hearts. Its up to the others to accept it and practice it though and thats what bothers me...

Drove it off it's jacks as the 4 story building fell into the street at the Sea land fire Feb 1984 8 alarm's Port Chester ny

Date:8/9/13
Time:11:26
Location:64 Charter Oak Avenue
Units: East Haven FD - Branford FD additional M/A units enroute

Description: Twin Engine plane down into houses. Reporting multiple structure fires at this time with entrapment's.
Very active scene: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/689/web
East Haven FD - Engine's 1,4,6 Truck 3, R1, Sq 2,5 - multi command units
Branford FD - Engine 1,4 Rescue 1 ,Med 1 multi command units
Branford E1,9 to East Haven FD for cover
New Haven FD - Eng 15,5,17 Tr1, Sq1, Sq2 w/ LDH wagon, C33 (East Side Battalion) FYI NHFD Squads are Rescue Engines.
INITIAL REPORT - 8 passenger twin engine took off from Tweed/New Haven airport. Unkown # of souls on plane.
Live coverage on WTNH
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3 people involved. 1 person in the plane and 3 people in 1 house. Mother, 13 year old and 1 year old. Other house was vacant. Both structures fully involved upon arrival.

Chief acted as if it were 2 structure fires with a fuel filled vehicle. Partial collapse on both homes. Nobody has been recovered from house or plane yet. Fire was k/d in less than 30 minutes.

Plane is a twin commander twin engine turboprop plane that took off from Teterboro at 10:49 am and was using instrument landing and communicated to tower to land at runway 2. Plane missed its approach. Clouds were at 900 feet.
Additional info provided by peterose313

Date:8/9/13
Time:11:26
Location:64 Charter Oak Avenue
Units: East Haven FD - Branford FD additional M/A units enroute

Description: Twin Engine plane down into houses. Reporting multiple structure fires at this time with entrapment's.
Very active scene: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/689/web
East Haven FD - Engine's 1,4,6 Truck 3, R1, Sq 2,5 - multi command units
Branford FD - Engine 1,4 Rescue 1 ,Med 1 multi command units
Branford E1,9 to East Haven FD for cover
New Haven FD - Eng 15,5,17 Tr1, Sq1, Sq2 w/ LDH wagon, C33 (East Side Battalion) FYI NHFD Squads are Rescue Engines.
INITIAL REPORT - 8 passenger twin engine took off from Tweed/New Haven airport. Unkown # of souls on plane.
Live coverage on WTNH
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3 people involved. 1 person in the plane and 3 people in 1 house. Mother, 13 year old and 1 year old. Other house was vacant. Both structures fully involved upon arrival.

Chief acted as if it were 2 structure fires with a fuel filled vehicle. Partial collapse on both homes. Nobody has been recovered from house or plane yet. Fire was k/d in less than 30 minutes.

Plane is a twin commander twin engine turboprop plane that took off from Teterboro at 10:49 am and was using instrument landing and communicated to tower to land at runway 2. Plane missed its approach. Clouds were at 900 feet.
Additional info provided by peterose313

Date:8/9/13
Time:11:26
Location:64 Charter Oak Avenue
Units: East Haven FD - Branford FD additional M/A units enroute

Description: Twin Engine plane down into houses. Reporting multiple structure fires at this time with entrapment's.
Very active scene: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/689/web
East Haven FD - Engine's 1,4,6 Truck 3, R1, Sq 2,5 - multi command units
Branford FD - Engine 1,4 Rescue 1 ,Med 1 multi command units
Branford E1,9 to East Haven FD for cover
New Haven FD - Eng 15,5,17 Tr1, Sq1, Sq2 w/ LDH wagon, C33 (East Side Battalion) FYI NHFD Squads are Rescue Engines.
INITIAL REPORT - 8 passenger twin engine took off from Tweed/New Haven airport. Unkown # of souls on plane.
Live coverage on WTNH
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3 people involved. 1 person in the plane and 3 people in 1 house. Mother, 13 year old and 1 year old. Other house was vacant. Both structures fully involved upon arrival.

Chief acted as if it were 2 structure fires with a fuel filled vehicle. Partial collapse on both homes. Nobody has been recovered from house or plane yet. Fire was k/d in less than 30 minutes.

Plane is a twin commander twin engine turboprop plane that took off from Teterboro at 10:49 am and was using instrument landing and communicated to tower to land at runway 2. Plane missed its approach. Clouds were at 900 feet.
Additional info provided by peterose313

39 years ago I pulled up with Patrol 4 [ now Rescue 40] to find Gullevers fully invovled with engines 58 and 62 ingaged in a full atack on a bad fire. 24 died that night but little was told how over 100 were saved. Many firefighters went down that night going above and beyond the call. Most of us old guys think about this every day of our lives and wished we could have done better with our 3/4 boots two airpacks to a rig and red fireball gloves. There were no paper firefighters and keyboard firefighters that night! .

We all got sick of bitching about career versus volunteer departments

Press Release
For Immediate Publication:
Easton, CT (November 1, 2012) Fire Chief Jim Girardi regretfully informs the public of the passing of LT Russell F. Neary, 55, President of the Easton Volunteer Fire Company. LT Neary died in the line of duty on Monday October 29, 2012, having served the department for 10 years. LT Neary was clearing tree debris from a roadway when another tree fell on him.
The Easton Volunteer Fire Company and the Easton Fire Department are making preparations for the line of duty death services honoring Lt Neary. Details are as follows:
Memorial service: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11 AM at the Notre Dame church in Easton Connecticut.
Lt Neary leaves behind his loving wife Maryanne and two beautiful daughters Caitlin and Cara. He is also survived by his brother, Peter, the fire marshal for the Easton fire department. Donations in Russell's memory can be made to Russell Neary Memorial Trust Fund to benefit Joel Barlow High School’s Girls Cross Country & Track and Field Teams and The American Red Cross. Donations may be mailed to: Russell Neary Memorial Trust Fund, 30 Far Horizon Drive, Easton, CT 06612
Details for the line of duty death funeral for Lt Russell Neary, Easton Volunteer Fire Company # 1 are as follows. A service will be held at Notre Dame Church, 655 Morehouse Road, Easton CT, Saturday November 3rd at 11 am. Firefighter’s who are planning to attend should park at Samuel Staples Elementary School, 515 Morehouse Road, Easton CT. Please do not bring fire apparatus to the service in order to minimize the traffic in front of the church. Please use Banks road to access Morehouse Road. Banks Road is off of CT route 59, accessible by exit 46 off of the Merritt Parkway or Route 25 in Trumbull. Banks road originates in front of the Easton EMS.
Please plan on Gathering no later than 10 AM. Buses will be provided to transport guest from Samuel Staples to the Easton Country Day School directly across from the Notre Dame Church. Once at the school fire fighters will be directed by the CT Honor Guard as where to line up.
After the service there will be a reception downstairs at the Easton Volunteer Fire Company located at 1 Center road, Easton CT. Phone number is 203-268-2833. If Samuels Staples Elementary School is full overflow parking will be provided at Silverman’s Farm , 451 Sport Hill Road (CT RT 59) Easton, CT

Date: 11/1/12
Time: 11:00
Location: I-95 at High Street overpass I 95 shut down both directions exit 37 to 39
Frequency: ??
Units Operating: Milford FD Engineco's 1,2,4, 5 & 7, CTDOT , United Iluminating, MPD, CSP
Weather Conditions: Clear
Description Of Incident: 12" gas main under overpass has ignited. Underneath bridge on fire. Water supply issues... E1,4&7 setting up a relay.
Reporters: Chiefphil

Date: 11/1/12
Time: 11:00
Location: I-95 at High Street overpass I 95 shut down both directions exit 37 to 39
Frequency: ??
Units Operating: Milford FD Engineco's 1,2,4, 5 & 7, CTDOT , United Iluminating, MPD, CSP
Weather Conditions: Clear
Description Of Incident: 12" gas main under overpass has ignited. Underneath bridge on fire. Water supply issues... E1,4&7 setting up a relay.
Reporters: Chiefphil

Date: 11/1/12
Time: 11:00
Location: I-95 at High Street overpass I 95 shut down both directions exit 37 to 39
Frequency: ??
Units Operating: Milford FD Engineco's 1,2,4, 5 & 7, CTDOT , United Iluminating, MPD, CSP
Weather Conditions: Clear
Description Of Incident: 12" gas main under overpass has ignited. Underneath bridge on fire. Water supply issues... E1,4&7 setting up a relay.
Reporters: Chiefphil

On the news this am 5 out of 6 models showed it slamming between NJ and Mass. ... Looks like there is a good chance we all might be a little busy later this weekend.
Remember to make sure our families are ok and start prepping for them as well at home.

On the news this am 5 out of 6 models showed it slamming between NJ and Mass. ... Looks like there is a good chance we all might be a little busy later this weekend.
Remember to make sure our families are ok and start prepping for them as well at home.

On the news this am 5 out of 6 models showed it slamming between NJ and Mass. ... Looks like there is a good chance we all might be a little busy later this weekend.
Remember to make sure our families are ok and start prepping for them as well at home.

Chucky was my unoffical nephew, he always called me uncle Ang. In his younger years he always went on vacation with my family and my oldest son Angelo [ rescue 40 here] and was a brother to him, I called him kunckle head right up till yesterday and for those that new him would know why. He was family to me, R.I.P. MY Nephew.