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  2. Posted

    A little job in a private dwelling that I caught on my way home from work. I was 4 buildings away from this fire about 5 minutes before the box was transmitted. I normally drive down Bronxwood Ave to go home. By the time the box was transmitted, I was at 233 & Bronx Blvd. Then I got stuck behind some skell driving 7mph down the middle of Carpenter Ave. It wasn't going well for me from the get go.

    A very unusual building layout set back behind a 1 story 4 car garage. It was very hard to get an angle on the building to shoot photos.

    Date: 12/15/06

    Time: 18:52 hours

    Box #: 3671

    Address: 757 E 219th Street X Bronxwood Ave

    Building: 3 Story Frame PD 20x60

    Fire Location: 2nd Floor

    More Photos Here: http://www.nycfire.net/gallery1/FDNY06-77

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    Conditions upon my arrival. Two rooms of fire have been knocked down, but heavy fire still vents from one window on the second floor. Other members are preparing to cut the garage doors on side 1.

  3. Posted

    All these fast food resturants have truss roof construction smart move pulling out and letting it burn                  My kids will miss it !

    Exactly,

    Fire showing from above the roof = no go!

    Not worth it. Especially since they usually tear them down and put up another one anyway!

    I'm glad no one got hurt

  5. Posted

    This job was about 200 yards from my house last night. I didn't even have to get in the car. It went to a 2nd Alarm on arrival due to the proximity of the exposures. The first line was severely delayed due to water problems. In addition, a power line dropped across Ladder 39's rig, rendering it useless upon arrival.

    Here is the information:

    Date: 12/07/06

    Time: 02:00 hours

    Box #: 3950

    Address: 265 E 234th Street X Katonah Ave

    Building: 2 Story Brick PD 20x50

    Fire Location: 2nd Floor

    Photos can be found below and several more are located at:

    http://www.nycfire.net/gallery1/FDNY06-75

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    That's it for now

  9. Posted

    First I mess up and use those pics then I cant get your name right,

    Sorry once again Nate................

    I'm on a roll

    gotta go take my meds-see ya

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    Not a problem bro. No harm, no foul.

    Ned is a pretty damn funny name though, maybe I'll go with that from now on biggrin.gif

    You did a great video, and like I said I would have given you permission and the hi-res images to make it better.

    Apology Accepted

  10. Posted

    Jloftus,

    I am not upset in the least about this, but you should give the photographer a heads up when using their photos. It is kind of weird feeling when you see your shots in something that you didn't know about.

    AGAIN PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY! The video was very well done and I would have given you permission anyway.

    I don't mind at all if it is for something like this. Had I known, I would have given you the hi-resolution images so they wouldn't have looked so "choppy".

    Thanks for your time and you made a great video for a great department.

  11. Posted

    Thanks guys,

    Sorry it took me so long to reply. I had no idea that this thread was going on. I am actually kind of shocked and very flattered that it is here.

    I appreciate all of the congrats and kind words. The article and the coming articles are written for the guys on the street. I was asked by the Editor-In-Chief Bobby Halton to take over the Fire Focus column and I obviously accepted. There will also be a photo based size-up drill column called "Table Top Drills" in the coming months.

    Everything in the upcoming articles will be based on THE BASICS and keeping the guys on the street SAFE. Nothing more, nothing less. I am going to strive to keep it at a "written by a firefighter, for firefighters" type of learning. Table-Top Drills I am hoping will be ammunition for the kitchen table so members from the newest probie on the nozzle can discuss what they might do. With the same article, the bosses and chiefs can also discuss their expectations at the same job. I am hoping to make it a bit interactive some how, but that's down the road.

    It is kind of up in the air when the next Fire Focus is going to hit the magazine, but it is already done. It will also deal with commercial fires regarding hose estimation and tricks and tips to make the stretch a little more smooth and fluid. There are a couple of shots from Yonkers as well as a shot from Indiana in the upcoming article.

    About Brotherhood Instructors:

    My brother and I have been teaching for quite some time in Illinois. Just this year we decided to incorporate and make it a company. The company website is located at: Brotherhood Instructors, LLC if you want to give it a look. I am working on updating the site this week and I hope to get it up to speed. We have some great new developments and we are moving in the right direction and we hope to be very active shortly.

    For those that wanted to know, I have been in Squad 61 for almost a year now. I am having a blast!

    Thanks again guys and if you see anything that you think I might need to clarify or if you have any photos or suggestions please don't hesitate to contact me. I need the criticism otherwise I don't learn anything!

    Respectfully,

    Nate DeMarse

  14. Posted

    It took me forever to get into this one due to traffic but I got some photos anyway. Nothing crazy, but it's better than nothing.

    Date: 09/14/06

    Time: 16:07 hours

    Box #: 3364

    Address: 2584 Bainbridge Ave X E 193rd St

    Building: 3 Story Vacant Frame PD 20x50

    Fire Location: Through-Out

    http://nycfire.net/gallery1/FDNY06-36

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    If this building looks familiar to you, this is why. It was also a 10-75 on 08/02/06. The boss today swears it wasn't a rekindle! biggrin.gif

    http://nycfire.net/gallery1/FDNY06-29

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  20. Posted

    I was visiting a friend of mine down at Southside today. The pallet yard fire may have been not-so-exciting when you got there, but they had TWO multiple alarm fires yesterday, one of which being a lumberyard NEXT to the pallet yard that burned Sunday.

    Don't misunderstand my "large outside rubbish" for a down play on their fire. They DEFINATELY had their hands full when they arrived and I know they do quite a bit of work in Patterson. I have seen a few multiples on the pager services.

    They did a great job keeping this to the building of origin. It easily could have been a lot worse.

  21. Posted

    I took quite a ride out to Patterson for what sounded like the entire city on fire. I arrived about an hour after the initial alarm to a large outside pile of rubbish (lumber yard) and not much fire. They had their hands full on arrival but when the resources arrived, they got it pretty quick.

    City: Patterson, NJ

    Date: 08/13/06

    Time: 17:05 hours (approx)

    Address: Fulton Ave X Summer Ave

    Building: Large Pallet Yard w/ numerous outbuildings

    Fire Location: Through-Out w/ Extension to exposures

    Photos here: http://nycfire.net/gallery1/Other06-03

    Have a good one!

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  22. Posted

    You are exactly correct. There is no need for ANY FDMV member to have to justify their actions.

    Several civilians were going nuts in the street after about an hour. They were saying that firefighters are just sitting in my front lawn and not putting my house out (they thought I was a news photographer).

    Me with all of my charm and wit (self proclaimed of course), asked them if they have ever excersized for an hour and a half straight. Of course they said no. I said, "Well that's what these men just did to save your house, and they might have to do it again tonight!"

    To settle the time dispute, the run came in at 21:43 hours. I left MY HOUSE IN WOODLAWN on the second source. My first photo is time stamped 22:00 hours and I arrived AFTER the fourth Engine! As many know, FDMV doesn't send their 4th Engine until their "working fire" code is given. Civilians have NO CONCEPT of time when it comes to emergencies.

    For all practical purposes, the Chief COULD have pulled EVERYONE out of the house when the electrical wires in the front started to burn off of the pole and shorting out. He didn't do that and he let the firefighters do the job that they are trained to do under a pretty substantial life hazard.

    I stated it before and I will state it again, GOOD JOB by the brothers!

  23. Posted

    Quite a day today. I arrived pretty early at this one. It never broke out, but the brothers worked like hell to catch it in the walls. Nice Job!

    If anyone knows this box number, I'll take it for my records please. Thanks!

    Date: 08/13/06

    Time: 21:43

    Box #: Unknown

    Address: 334 Hawthorne Terrace X Lexington Ave

    Building: 2 1/2 Story Frame PD 20x50

    Fire Location: Basement, 1st & 2nd Floors in the walls

    Photos are up: http://nycfire.net/gallery1/mv06-08

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  24. Posted

    Caught this one a few hours after getting off of work yesterday morning. The 15 Battalion has been steady for quite some time now.

    This job came in as an ERS Box (street pull box). 38 Engine arrived to fire blowing out of a window on the 4 side. An extra engine & truck was special called due to window bars on the 1st floor.

    Date: 08/09/06

    Time: 14:51 hours

    Box #: 3660

    Address: 1450 Stickney Place X Fenton Ave

    Building: 3 Story Brick 20x50 OMD

    Fire Location: 1st Floor

    More Photos Here: http://nycfire.net/gallery1/FDNY06-32

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    Enjoy & have a good one

  25. Posted

    As usual, awesome work by Dispatcher 208. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the green stuff was anti freeze and something else.

    Not sure what it was but that is likely. It was a refridgerator repair building. The low hanging cloud I believe was ID'ed as freon.