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This former GM plant is one of the largest automotive-glass manufacturing operations in the world. They supply their products to GM, Ford, BMW, and Honda. Car production disruption extent is unknown at this time (companies won't comment). This Chinese owned plant employed 3,000 workers and was...

I realize it's only a block, 30 seconds, or so, but; Rescue was "assigned" and 27 Truck was first due. Seems like in the old days the CO would turn out Rescue for something nearby that sounded like work. This would have been in the era of Rescue going on the 7-5 Signal with the Deputy.

Money or jealousy ?

Thank guys! That , of course, raises the question; how many "normally assigned" boxes does Rescue 3 have and how is that determined? Seems reasonable to assign them to any box where they are closer than the first due engine- they are the neighborhood firehouse. I remember when Rescue 3 was on...

Is Rescue 3 first due here? Did they have to wait for the 10-75?

So what is the correct ventilation tactic for a fire on the ground floor extending to an occupied second floor? Do you open the apparatus doors if they're still operable?

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/03/18/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-charged-hit-and-run-crash-killed-sheriffs-deputy

In Ken Little's book on the history of Chicago firehouses- Quoting a neighbor 0f Engine Company 99 (built 1904) 3042 South Kedvale Avenue..... "I've lived here for twenty-five years and we've had only two fires in this block, and both have been in the fire house."

The NTSB has stated that all runway lighting systems were working properly. This means the Runway Entrance Lights were displaying correctly. The REL's are a string of high intensity lights installed in the centerline of all taxiways leading onto a runway. They either show red or green and...

Almost! I think the law is any bridges built within a twenty mile radius of the Triborough Bridge fall under the purview (and tolls) of the Triborough Bridge Authority. The Tappan Zee was exactly twenty miles away. Probably just an interesting coincidence.

The Port Authority of NY and NJ served as a model for other organizations such as NYCHA, Triborough Bridge Authority, and others. This allowed things to get done, money spent, and bonds sold without a direct connection to the voters. Politicians don't want their fingerprints on everything. You...

The Valero refinery is the third largest producer of gasoline in the United States, but it is only the second largest producer in Port Arthur.

- The emergency Truck 1 was responding to was a United flight that had rejected two take-off attempts on Runway 13 and was on the east side of the field. With fumes in the cabin they needed someone to make sure their brakes weren't on fire. - The landing weight of the CRJ900 was between 60.000...

Years ago I was with a group of buffs who wrangled (you can't just walk in) a visit to Houston FD Station 81, the ARFF station on the south side of Hobby Airport. The crew pulled a rig out front to throw some water for those wanted to take pictures. There is a black/yellow hold line about 150...