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Our Rescue and ladder company's all carry a wide aray of saws that include cutoff, (Partner) ventmaster, quickie vent,and worm drive saws. One 650 partner saw will have a forcible entry blade on it. The 2nd partner saw 950 or the 1200 will have a wood blade. There are 4 important factors in selecting the proper blade 1-Pitch refers to the dimension between 2 teeth. 2- The Kerf.. The largest width of a saw tooth. 3- Top clearence angle 12 degree- 15 degree angles 12 degree angle are best for softer woods and 15 degree angle is for harder woods. 4- hook angle Anywhere from 20 degree - 22 degree The higher the hook angle the more aggresive your cut will be.

Our dept uses blades from Firehooks unlimited Now im not a salesman from there i have used all his blades and we find the 24 tooth carbide tip chopper blade is the best choice. 16 tooth chopper blades are good but the kerf throws the chips in a wild manner a little to aggresive for my taste. Warthog blade very good aggrevive blade but also VERY expensive. use your blade at a job then switch it out for a new sharp blade and put the used blade in the box for training that does not include going on the roof with the duller blade. Stay away from blades from your local bigbox stores. Use blades for our line of work I dont know about you im not going to the roof with a $10.00 blade. Chain saw blades on your ventmaster get gummed up and are tough to clean and when you ruin the carbide teeth the chain cost big bucks.

That's saw blades 101 there is a big difference between good proper blades and cheap blades sorry Chief!!

Interesting story. Would you have done the same?

FULL STORY: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/536845.html

If we did that in our dept we would have been fired before we got back to the house. Why would you chase people who you saw have a gun on them in the 1st place. I'm sorry im not paid for that line of work

510,000??? is that because of the motor and the stainless body?? rowayton ct is looking at a seagrave it's in the area of 500,000.

What motor is in the rig?? Is it a new emission complient motor. This rig must have been in the area of about $475,000 i would guess.

"Mr. Big" As the "Captain" would call you, Were gonna miss you SO much none of us can belive this happened to you 2 month's after retiring from the "job". Gary only you would have retired from the job and then began a new career as a "Professional Volunteer" just to make sure the rig would get out the door now that Belltown is the one and only volunteer firehouse in the city I gues you can retire from the job but you can't take the job from your blood it still runs thru your veins. Guy's that are career and volunteer in our city may not be familar with the historical value of the Remling and Morris roots steep in tradition in the belltown firehouse. Not to many of us can hold such a high level of respect as your father had.

Thank you for all those rides in the Tower Ladder. Thank you for all the times we ordered Chinese food you paid for it evertime and wouldn't take no for an answer. Thank you for countless times behind the grill at every function of the firehouse. I know i came in as a "Glenbrook Guy" but I look back at the 4 years as a volunteer with Belltown before getting on the job and I can say now thank you for all that GREAT PRIDE you displayed in doing your job. I'm gonna miss when you would say "this is freaking great"

Gary I hope you throw out the 1st pitch in the new Yankee stadium you are one of the biggest fans out there. Now you can enjoy your new career as a Fireman's Mentor in heaven ...Your the right guy for the job thats for sure.

Keep all of us safe Gary.

I will be sending out patches from my firehouse Engine-5, Rescue-1. Stamford Fire Department

Did you guy's set up the Tower ladder???

It's nice to see this seminar series getting off the ground again. Thanks to all those involved in this.

where are the air packs in the picture of the cab?

"Hold on a little longer lady" keep gripping that window sill while I put my SCBA on located in another compartment ..Oh I need my tools from another compartment which are secured with G-force 2 -mach 3 tool mounts. Ok let me put my helmet on Hey anybody see that lady hanging out that 3rd floor window 5 minutes ago. What's next our mother is gonna ride with us to make sure that we don't get hurt.

Is it me or it would seem that when i exit the rig my Scott "fifty" with the aircraft style buckles seems to loosen when i'm walking and or working..Next thing I know the pack is below my a** somewhere???. Recently I was wearing an old wire pack with the alligator clips and when you sinch those up they don't loosen up like the new style buckles. Our packs have the RICC connection located where the high pressure hose attaches to the bottle. This to me is a "hangup" waiting to happen. A Dept in our town has a "Buddy breath" fitting on the shoulder strap that I would rather had seen on our packs. I'm not one to belive in any of this "buddy breathing" or RICC connection. To me if your trapped I'm getting you out if that includes cutting off your arm or leg then so be it!! (we can fix that later in the O.R) were starting to put to much stuff on these paks now. The pak is getting heavier just a fast as the average fireman is with the bunker gear, Now escape ropes and looking around the firehouse it would appear to me Firemen are getting FATTER AND Heart attacks are still the number one firemen killer. So why are the paks getting heavier and more complicated. Let's not forget the little time we have in the limited amount of air in these bottles. Also what's up with the new AV300 mask problems with the hairnet I've been reading about???.

Hi everyone,

I am seeking information and feedback on what is a good structural fire boot for structural firefighting. I currently use Warrington and I am pleased with their performance, but I heard many acquaintences say that the new Globe boots are good all around, including comfort, breathability and warmth in cold weather ops. Plus, I heard that the Globes have really good traction. Warrington, I think, falls very short in the traction department, as I have slipped in mine several times, both on debris and wet/icy conditions. The soles are simply too hard to contribute to grip. I believe the price-points are similar, but I could be wrong on that too???

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

JVC

Lt. Many guys on our job are going to the new Globe boots. Guys say those boots fit better in the ankle area and are more comfortable than the Pro's. I prefer the Pro's myself when it snows I don't even bother with them i pull out the rubber boots and wear those for the day. A guy in my Co. had the Kevalar Pro's and the seem in the rear ripped all the way from the sole of the boots up to the top of the boot.. both boots.Warrington would not honor the warranty on them. So that guy went Globe. I had 2 bad pairs in a row that clicked when you walked Tripple A said it was a defect and Warrington exchanged both sets of boots free of charge. I was a fan of the old school Warrington short zipper boots that you slipped on after donning your bunker pants but those day's are over. Thanks NFPA

Busy?

What happened a car load of Fire heading for Bronx/Harlem got off at the wrong exit in Stamford????

Because it's always been that way We only just got the 5", before that we had 1500' of 3" hose. Most of our district does have hydrants, although there are some long driveways where you might get from a hydrant to the fire with two engines.

The way the hose bed is laid out, it's not the best place for hose, that part is probably about 6" high as it is over the ladder compartment. The only thing I think that much 1.75" is possibly good for is a brush fire. We did request some bigger hose (2.5") earlier this year but it didn't make the cut, but we'll be trying again next year.

In the city of Stamford we use 2" hose with smoothbore nozzles with a 1" tip. No combination nozzles.

Guys don't forget, these scores are without the physical. Old info like anything lower than 6,000 doesn't apply anymore. I personally believe the CPAT is not nearly as rigorous as our old test, but maybe someone from Ct or some dept that's been using the CPAT can give you guys an idea as to what the failure rate is.

The CPAT is tough make no mistake about it. The better shape your in the better. The hardest part is the very 1st event the stair climb with the weight belt AND the added weight that they remove at the end of the stair climb (25lbs). You need to have good cardiovascular skills...lots of running, sprints and calf training. The rest of the events are easy...But when you get off that stair climber and they take off the added weight's (25 lbs) you are allowed to run ONLY to the 2nd event..Each event is travelled by a brisk walk NO RUNNING trust me your legs are like rubber. Most guy's fail because of the stairclimb remember you can't hold onto the railing it's there only for the event you loose your balance and your only allowed to touch it ONCE not Grab it ...only touch the railing for balance. So lace up the sneakers lay off the sweet's and go buy yourself a weight vest 140.00 bucks at most sporting good store's. And please when they tell you no shorts they mean no shorts you will be sent home without taking the CPAT.

Good luck

Thats beautiful!!!!!!!!!

I Don't see the problem??? He's wearing his Birthday suit..

I doubt those Macks were worn out as someone stated, and 450 runs is not a heavy call volume. Add another zero maybe.

Word on the street reports that the DFD is looking at replacing the aerialscope with a new truck other than a aerialscope??

Here is first sample of Mack C from West Hempstead NY, photos of actual rig that is up in orange county

Who is making this diecast?? Code3?

And there are people who can't have kids.

Let's watch and see what happens here I bet the lawyers will water this hanis crime down to manslaughter or she was insane for the night, maybe Bi-polar off her meds. I say we go back in time and take a lesson from Rome. Once the jury finds the person guilty of these crimes. The person should be placed in the middle of Giant's stadium with the family members of the Deceased and Tickets should go on sale for 100 bucks a pop X 60,000 seats. This money can then be turned over to the family. The Family can kill this person anyway they see fit use a lion maybe a power tool or run em over with a 6 ton ashpalt roller ANYWAY THEY WANT KILL, KILL. This would be the best reality show on TV and just MAYBE it would send a message about hanis crimes in America, See we need to send a message Not go to jail or waste time and money in the court system.

Tarrytown FD has a new website.

Tarrytown FD

The department has been working on this site for the past few months. A big thanks to one specific FF for dedicating many hours to the site.

Nice site; So who is the "Specific" Firefighter that spent a lot hours making this great site. I think he deserves a mention here??

Remember saying thank you to a Volunteer firefighter is FREE and goes a long way if you want anything out of that person in the future.

Our guys all know how lucky we are to have Scott Plank & his asst. Alan Dipietro. They really do a great job, they are known all over the state as great mechanics and even better fabricators of new and interesting equipment. They were even featured in a special edition of Fire Apparatus Journal. If you want a back-copy, go to our website under stations and click apparatus maintenance division and the link is there. For those who don't know, they made us a technical rescue rig from a pumper and put a box on the back of a 1980 ALF. We still use it today as an in-service tech rescue. Also, they took a donated rescue box from New Canaan and put it on a pump chassis similar to the crane (old E3) and now it is a backup rescue when our frontline rig goes for service.

Some guys from FDNY have been known to trek up the turnpike to see Scott and Al when they are in need of a little "extra" assistance with a broken tool or a new tool idea.

Stay safe all!

JC

Man I wish we could hire Scott and Alan to help our mechnics.

VERY interesting article! With the exception of San Francisco, the West Coast isn't as traditional as out here. So their continued use of the old-school wooden ladder, in the way it's explained, is very progressive, as opposed to East Coast traditions, which tend to hold us back.

Fascinating article.

FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:

Gee wooden ladders don't conduct electricity???hmm wooden ladders are twice as heavy as allum. No thanks I'll take my Alcolite any day thanks

Congrats and good luck!!!!

Did you just get hired by a career dept??? or are you joining a volunteer dept??