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The Detroit City Council held a hearing over the widespread fires of Sept. 7 that destroyed nearly 80 homes after a major wind storm. Some of the findings at the hearing:
-Despite warnings of strong winds that day, the utility company UTE never alerted emergency responders to the potential for downed power lines causing fires.
-Citizens reported responses times of over 2 hours by the fire department.
-The utility company reportedly averaged a 2 hour response time to downed power lines. Some of which reportedly caused some of the fires.
-(14) of the (25) off- duty firefighters recalled reported to work. Others members could not be reached or declined to come in. Some members live 25 miles or more from the city. The Firefighter's Union stated that the recall was not mandatory and that more members would have responded if told of the circumstances and told that the recall was mandatory.
-UTE reported more than 60,000 illegal power connections in the metro area in 2009.
-911 system was overloaded, causing callers to get a busy signal.
-The city demolished most of the destroyed homes before fire investigators could investigate the causes.
(At no point in the article does the Detroit Free Press address fire department staffing)
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Date: 10-07-10
Time: 2315hrs
Location: 29th Ave X Park St. Bridge 'Tiki Tom's'
Departments: Oakland
Description: Fire throughout a 1-story frame restaurant on the waterfront with extention to a 40-foot private vessel
Writer: Truck4
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_16287264
Credit: mardav999 (Youtube)
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Date: 10-08-10
Time: 0106hrs
Box: 6084
Location: 127-07 95th Ave X 127th St
Description Of Incident: Fire throughout a 2-story 25X40 P/D with extension to Exposure #4. Multiple injured civilians and (1) civilian fatality.
Reporters/Writer: Truck4
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Date: 10-07-10
Time: 1150hrs
Location: 69 Woodland Road
Units Operating: Montvale, Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, Saddle River, Pearl River (Rockland)
Description Of Incident: Car finre in attached garage with extension into the P/D. (2) Firefighters injured by burst supply line.
Writer: Truck4
http://www.northjersey.com/news/100710_Fire_injures_two_firefighters_destroys_Montvale_home.html
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Mayor bringing proposal to city council to cut B/C's aides:
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_16244848?IADID=Search-www.dailynews.com-www.dailynews.com
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Date: 10-06-10
Time: 1600hrs
Location: 700 block of Broadway
Units Operating:
Description Of Incident: Male down embankment in rear of an OMD. CMD req. Ladder to scene with stokes. Victim concious.
Writer: Truck4
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Story from News 12.com (reprinted for members who are not Optimum/Cablevision customers)
http://www.news12.com/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=262990&position=1&news_type=news
(10/05/10) TARRYTOWN - "The mayor of Tarrytown is now apologizing for remarks he made after two volunteer village firefighters, one a DPW worker, died in a tragic Labor Day manhole accident.
Village officials had initially suggested that firefighter John Kelly and DPW worker Anthony Ruggiero did not follow proper protocol when they descended into a manhole to investigate a sewage blockage.
Last night, Mayor Drew Fixell went back on those statements, offering his apologies and saying that he believes Ruggiero may have had some training about operating in confined spaces, but wasn't sure that Kelly did.
Fixell added that an investigation into the incident is still being completed, and that the village is committed to making sure workers have the proper training to avoid tragic accidents like this one in the future."
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Date: 10-04-10
Time: 0128hrs
Location: 3 Demarest Road
Units Operating: Warwick, Chester, Greenwood Lake, Goshen
Description Of Incident: Fully-involved vacant P/D.
Writer: Truck4
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Date: 10-02-10
Box: 1651
Time: 1524hrs
Location: 1242 Herkimer St X Gunther Place
Description Of Incident: Fire 1st floor of a 3-story P/D with exposure problem.
Reporters/Writer: Truck4
1524hrs- E-227 transmitting 10-75 for a P/D.
All-Hands: E-231, 233, 227, 332; L-120, 175, 176 FAST; Sq-252, R-2; B-44, B-37
1526hrs- B-44 Using All-Hands on Arrival for fire in the rear of a 3-story 20X50 (2) L/S, (1) in operation. Exposures 2 and 4 are simialr attached.
1532hrs- Div. 15 transmitting 2nd Alarm for fire into the cockloft and into Exposure #4 cockloft.
2nd Alarm: E-234, 214, 283, 222, 207/S-6; L-123, 111; B-38 (Safety), 28 (RUL), Safety B/C, Rescue B/C, TAC #2, Field Com
1549hrs- Div. 15 rpts all visible fire K/D. P/W/H.
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Date: 10-01-10
Time: 1615hrs
Location: 1215 Route 36
Units Operating:
Description Of Incident: Fire throughout a 1-story vacant commercial.
Writer: Truck4
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Date: 10-01-10
Time: 0615hrs
Location: 871 Montgomery St
Units Operating:
Description Of Incident: Fire in the basement of a 2.5-story frame P/D.
Writer: Truck4
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/10/2_firefighters_treated_for_inj.html
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Date: 09-29-10
Time: 2021hrs
Location: 108 South 8th St.
Units Operating:
Description Of Incident: (3) Dead after fire in a 3-story P/D.
Writer: Truck4
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/newark_blaze_kills_at_least_3.html
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I was in the plan during that period. Just relating what they told me when I called.
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When photographing airplanes, be sure to wear a hooded sweatshirt:
http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2010/09/poster.html
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Truck4 called them on the phone and thats what they told him.
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Date: 09-29-10
Time: 03-06hrs
Location: 101 Richmond Ave 'Marcellus Casket Company'
Units Operating:
Description Of Incident: Heavy fire in a 4-brick vacant.
Writer: Truck4
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/syracuse_fire_chief_calls_mars.html
http://www.9wsyr.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=281767@wixt.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5
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It's not a flat $50 per year per member and not everyone qualifies. Members qualify if they incurred out of pocket expenses from going out of network.
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Date: 09-28-10
Time: 2020hrs
Box: 866
Location: 23 Lebeau Ave X Victory Blvd.
Description Of Incident: Fire in a 2.5-story P/D with Collyers Mansion condition.
Reporters/Writer: Truck4
2026hrs- Phone alarm for fire/smoke from the skating rink in Clove Lakes Park. B-22 transmitting 10-75 for a P/D near the park.
All-Hands: E-160, 156, 163, 155, 159/S-5; L-83, 79, 78FAST; B-22, 21; R-5, Sq-1
2031hrs- B-22 Using All-Hands for fire in a 2.5-story P/D 30X40. (2) L/S, (1) in operation.
2036hrs- B-22 rpts (3) L/S, (2) in operation. Fire on the 1st floor. Exposure 3 and 4 sides have difficult access due to overgrowth.
2037hrs- Div. 8 transmitting 2nd Alarm.
2nd Alarm: E-153, 152, 157, 161; L-77, 80; B-40 (Safety), 43 (RUL); Safety B/C, Rescue B/C, Tac, Field Com.
2110hrs- Div. 8 rpts (4) L/S/O, fire K/D.
2130hrs- P/W/H.
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"Cheated" on an open book test? Slow news day?
Kind of like that scene in Spies Like Us.
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Date: 09-24-10
Time: 1700hrs
Location: 200 Wellesley St. East X Bleeker St.
Departments: Toronto
Description: Fire in multiple apartmetns on the 24th floor with extention to the floor below. (1) occupant removed with critical burns. Thousands of residents evacuated.
Writer: Truck4
Credit: mattdotyyz (Youtube)
Credit: northernabgel8 (Youtube)
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I saw one in Jersey City not long ago...no yellow, just big, bright flash.
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Let a private company run a system on your streets and get half the revenue. Great Yonkers deal.
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Stating October 1st:
Bronx River Road and Midland Ave
Late October:
Ashburton Avenue X North Broadway
Ashburton Avenue X Warburton Avenue.
In the near future:
Central Park Avenue X Yonkers Avenue
Central Park Ave X Arlington Street
Ticket fine will be $50 and in true Yonkers fashion, less than half of the fine will get back to the city.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20100924/NEWS02/9240327/Yonkers-red-light-cameras-start-clicking-Oct-1
in Incident Alert
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Date: 10-08-10
Time: 1820hrs
Box: 3873
Location: 4508 Carpenter Ave X E. 240th St.
Description Of Incident: Fire 1st floor of a 3-story 20X30 MD.
Reporters/Writer: Truck4
1820hrs- Numerous calls, 10-75 for fire in a 3-story MD 20X30.
All-Hands: E-63, 38, 62, 66; L-39, 51, 32FAST; R-3, Sq-61; B-15, 27
1822hrs- B-15 transmitting 2nd Alarm for fire into an exposure. Using All-Hands.
2nd Alarm: E-79, 81, 52, 48, 324/S-4; L-61, 37; B-19 (Safety), 20 (RUL), Safety B/C, Rescue B/C; Field Com., TAC #1
1825hrs- B-15 rpts (2) L/S/O. D/W/H. Exposure #2 and #4 are similar attached.
1830hrs- B-15 rpts fire 1st floor is K/D. No extension ATT. E-72/S-2 became available, replacing E-324/S-4.
1834hrs- Div. 7 rpts Trucks opening up. Returning E-72/S-2, Field Com. and Rescue B/C.
1837hrs- Div. 7 rpts P/W/H.