lad45der

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  11. Posted

    If this was such a great idea why does not one other manufacture offer this???????.

    I'll stick with Pierces All steer idea.

    How about HME figure out how to stop the water from coming out of the tank as you drive.

    Or one better has anybody ever had to replace multiple Winshields due to the 3 layers coming apart??????????

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    Gee t

    I work for MacKenzie, based in Stratford. We do painting, coatings, special floor systems, spray and intumescent fireproofing and spray insulation. The company started in 1919, has the same owners and we've done innumerable fire, police and jail facilities over the years. I've been with them for twenty five years and do my work now via the internet from Florida. If you can get a transfer to this new station, get it, it will be a great place to spend your career.

    Ok I'm sure the guys can't wait to move from their make shift house into the new "Bighouse"

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    Looking at photos of rigs from the past, why do they have open cabs? What was the reason at the time?

    Especially departments in the Northeast, that experienced snow, rain, etc. Didn't they want protection from the elements?

    That was the style back then.

    One of my old vollunteer company's had 2 maxim's that had no doors and no roof. In fact they are the only 2 ever built from maxim.

    sfrd18 and FFPCogs like this

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    My good friend, Mike Dick has advised me that he has added Page 15 to his EXCELLENT set of photos from the FDNYs very busy 1980s. Mike had permission to ride with some of the busiest Bronx and Harlem compinies during some of the busiest years in the history of the fire service.

    So with that said; Thanks very much Mike for sharing your photos with us. So sit back and see for yourself what I consider to be, some of the very best photos from what I call "Mikes Younger Buff Yeas".

    Go to; www.fdnysbravest.com

    Bill your friends with mike dick man you know everybody!!! I have this book. I collect all the FDNY books most of my friends all work down there now. We used to ride as buffs back in the day . Today I'm still riding as the buff but at least it's in my friends firehouses now!!!!!

    O and I'm referred to as "one of those guys from the Connecticut fire dept!!!!!

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    On the NYPD psych exam, what do they ask about previous psychological history, mainly seeking professional help? Is it through out your entire life, within a certain time period? Also, is it true that if you answer yes to having seen a psychiatrist, you're pretty much screwed in terms of getting hired? I've been hearing a lot about this exam lately and between what I'm hearing about the psych test as well as some of the things I hear about the NYPD in general such as the new "officers can't wear anything with the NYPD logo off duty" policy is starting to turn me off a little bit to taking the NYPD exam, which has basically been my first choice department since I decided I wanted to be a cop.

    Just answer the question and tell the truth 100%. If you have seen a Psychiatrist in the past for what ever reason thats ok.Just answer the questions to the best of your knowledge don't leave anything about your medical history out or say you forgot.Don't listen to what others are saying about the exam 7/8 of them don't even have a badge.

    I took the exams several years ago in hopes to cross the floor to the Fire Department some day because of the fact that i was older than 27 and could not take the FD test anymore.

    The Invetigators do make the rounds so you better be living where you ssay on that application.

    At the time they were waiving the college credits around so you could get hired if you were short credits. You had to get them when you were in better position after the Police academy thoe.

    Still a great job with plenty of avenues to transfer to different jobs once you got your sea legs.

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    10 years is the life span per the new standard. Three things are killing gear that might go under the radar.One overwashing the gear. You dont need to wash your gear every single time it gets dirty. Another thing that is killing gear is the Soap the gear is being washed in. The NFPA Standard has a specific amount of PH in the soaps that are avaible make sure your PH is correct or it will damage the PBI.One more thing to consider is making sure the washing machine is only turning at one G .Aparently machines that spin more than one G force will ruin the fabrics. Also make sure the hot water is at the correct temprature.

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    I don't agree with the "YUCK," per se, but you do have a point. Some of us from the horse-and-buggy days will remember red trucks being demonized as "unsafe" and "slime lime" was the newest, bestest, safest idea for fire apparatus. I think chevrons will someday fall into the same category, simply because the "wow" factor will eventually wear off to most people. I also have the same mixed feelings about adding a blue light on the rear of the trucks, too. I'm sure police cruisers are no safer now because they have red and blues than they did a few years ago (down here in PA, reds and blues have been the norm since the 70s).

    I see that all the new Fdny rigs are hitting the streets with a blue light in the rear. Is that because blue is a brighter light vs red???. In ct the police have blue and red in the light bars but colors are not helping the Connecticut state police because in the past I say 10 months they have been hit several times all over the state. The drivers just don't slow down period no matter what is happening on the side of the road. A new law started in 2011 states that drivers wil merge over one lane when they see flashing lights including our tow truck brothers. I have not seen a single car with ct plates merge over yet.

    I'm all for placing that rig between the lanes but with that,In my own department guys don't take the lane every time they just pull up behind the accident scene. That's not in my pay grade to fix. I'm starting to wonder if accidents are picking up because the rigs have so much lights on them that the human eye is sucked into the lights and bam another accident. But I'm no scientist

    When you travel in the deep south Police cars have only a lightbar and maybe a rear set of lights that's it. I wonder if they have the same amount accidents???