Future Fireman

I second that! Mike

I'll second his opinion. Is a robot gonna know when a flashover, rollover, or backdraft occurs? Is it going to be able to get people out in time before they die? Too many variables for a robot. Mike

Cap, when you say Boston you mean the Boston Area, right? 'Cause Chelsea is not a part of Boston. Just had to make sure you all knew this is a different city from Boston. Mike

He was in the helo buffin the pursuit! Mike

A waste of the NFLs time. If they were concerned about this they should put it in their rules that any new player has to take a polygraph test and prove he is not a felon and/or a gang member. Mike

The sign says it all. Mike

I got an idea! ...and yes it's actually a good one. Seth tossed up the idea that we have a chat once a week or so for discussion on a particular topic. I say we implement it AND to relieve the stress of coming up with topics to Seth, why not let forum members decide on what to discuss? Seth, is this a possibility? Mike

Honest question, who's gonna win? My money's on the AL. Although, you Yankee fans seemed to hate Papelbon. :angry: Mike

Was he born on Friday the 13th? 'Cause that would explain his bad luck. Jack, that isn't as good as being able to take home a Fire Engine! Mike

For those who missed it, it was damn fun. Lots of laughs, lot's of fun. Mike

BUMP! Myself and Jack are already chatting. Seth, this is addicting! Mike

Vacguy, we already do. This smilie: Its code is simple: : ROLLEYES : Remove the spaces. Mike

Chris, you beat me to it! Although, it could be the Probie. Mike

Why not stick 2 combo nozzles on the end with elbow adapters so they point straight forward? 2 streams with 1 hose! Mike

The only problem with the PGCoFD (if I got the FD name right) is that all the stations/departments have their own chiefs. I don't believe we need a chief at every station. Maybe a Battalion or District chief has a set area within maybe 6 or 7 station's response districts. Then again, I've put at least 10 cents into this topic! Mike

Where's Doc at? Isn't he with Rombout? Mike

Alcohol involved? Mike

That's AWESOME!!!!! Now if only we had a few yellow trucks around here instead of all red...... Mike

I will be there! Mike

I'd have the PD tow it and give it to the Mythbusters to destroy! Mike

This is the ideal FD! Nothing's impossible! Regionalization is what I'm getting at. Combine the resources and become the most effective fire department we can be. Stations being 5 minutes away or more is unreasonable. We have NFPA regulations for response times AND manpower. I believe we (FDs as a whole) could EASILY meet and/or exceed those regulations. Now as far as resources assigned to stations, that's another story. I've never been a fan of big 5 bay stations in the center of town and having every company put there. I believe that SMALLER stations housing 1-2, maybe 3 companies at most, spread out about town would reduce response time. Also, since you are using smaller stations, you can find smaller properties to build on, instead of looking for an acre to build on. The reason why smaller stations are a good thing is because you don't need to spread the personnel on different apparatus. Besides that, if you're in a volunteer community, or a combo 1, this allows volunteers to respond to the closest firehouse nearest where they either reside or work. This way, they don't have to worry about their gas bill responding to the firehouse. Mike

Actually, when you have a neighborhood FULL of triple deckers (which have 0 firestops) tightly packed together, you need those companies there in 5 minutes or less to stop that blaze from takin out the neighborhood! However, it refers back to call volume and response time for station location. Is that 5 minutes down the road rush hour time, when response time can increase by quite a few minutes and when it's damn near impossible to get there, or when you have very little traffic on the road? Mike

Like it or not, The Firehouse and the Police Station are NOT democracies either. Mike

Big 10-4 on that Cogs! Mike

I beg to differ. They may cover different territory and have different SOPs, but there are things that are COMMON between the 2: 1. Staffing: Every Engine,Ladder,Tower Ladder, Rescue, Squad, whatever the hell you want to call needs good staffing. Obviously, the staffing of a Chief's car will be different than the Engine. However, it is my opinion, that from a safety standpoint, we need 4-5 personnel minimum staffing a company AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I know I don't want my company to have 5 guys and my 2nd due have only 2. If a FD cannot staff more than 2 at any given time, it's time to regionalize and take the surplus members (i.e. more than 5 per company on a shift) and give them to their 2nd or 3rd due that only has maybe 2 or 3 members at most per shift. 2. Response Time: If any given FD cannot guarantee 5-6 minutes or less of a response time, that needs to be fixed PRONTO! IF the FD has the resources, build another station (or 2 or 3) and cut down that time. If you've got suffiecient personnel on 1 side of town in a station with 2 companies and you have frequent 7+ minute responses to the other side, BUILD A STATION on the other side and STAFF IT with 1 company! 3. Training: ALL FIREFIGHTERS need to know what the guy who's got their back has for training. If there is a STANDARDIZED TRAINING statewide and ALL FIREFIGHTERS ARE TRAINED TO THE SAME LEVEL, there will be no asking in our heads, "Does the guy that has my back really been trained to the same level I have?" Mike