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    1961: Working for the (London) Fire Brigade

    Most of the rigs will be pumps or pump escapes. The UK seems to have relatively few aerial units- usually with a two man crew. For example, Paddington has a pump, pump escape, turntable ladder, and emergency tender. For those interested, the LFB Museum (temporarily closed) is behind the Lambeth...
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    1961: Working for the (London) Fire Brigade

    In the late 1970's, Gordon Honeycombe wrote the book "RED WATCH" about the A21 Paddington Station on the Harrow Road just north of the Paddington Railway Station. He was there when the famous Worsley Hotel fire happened (12/13/1974) with seven fatalities including a Paddington proby LODD. This...
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    9/27/26 Queens 3rd Alarm Box 9360

    Some ruffled feathers? Good thing I'm not in charge. I asked AI/SI about the historical evidence of the effectiveness of the FDNY FAST truck policy. It provided a detailed description and some boilerplate BS The evidence: The Phoenix study which showed that a single RIT company would be...
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    Oswego, NY Third Alarm Burns Wall Street

    Ford Motor Company told Wall Street that they sustained an $800,000,000 loss due to the Novelis fires in Oswego.
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    9/27/26 Queens 3rd Alarm Box 9360

    A nice, spirited discussion, BUT: No one has provided any evidence after decades of use, and thousands of opportunities, of even a single anecdote of a FAST/RIT unit saving a life or decreasing a potential injury had they not been there. Statistical evidence is non-existent. Hundreds of years...
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    9/30/26 Brooklyn 10-75 Box 3047

    E-bikes may be great for third world cities where life is cheap and resources for transportation are limited. Do we need them in the US? It is noted that injuries related to e-bikes are up 1000% in the last few years. San Diego doctors got the city to ban children 12 years or younger from...
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    September Nor’Easter 9/25-9/27

    Have they activated the Cajun Navy yet? If there's one organization that bring order to this chaos, it's a bunch of hungover redneck creoles and their pirogues or bass boats! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun_Navy
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    EDISON NJ- 2nd Alarm 09/26/2026

    The now Elks less Edison.... https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/fire-tears-through-edison-elks-lodge-leaving-firefighters-mourning-a-place-many-called-their-own/
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    September Nor’Easter 9/25-9/27

    Remember..."Stay high...until it's dry!"
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    9/23/26 Bronx 2nd Alarm Box 2929

    The German word schadenfreude is employed world-wide for this situation.
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    Scanning some old sides for Joe Sullivan

    Jeez Cap....You must not have gotten that AUC....it's now SI.
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    Television from a different time

    One of the popular kid shows beginning in the 60's was Bozo The Clown (BTC). It was a franchise on TV around the country. The biggest show was on WGN TV in Chicago. It was shown at noon since Chicago schools let kids go home for lunch. Since it was live with kids, disasters were always a...
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    9/21/26 Brooklyn 10-77 Box 590

    When you rent a 7th floor apartment in an eight story MD under construction, is the heavy clutter already installed? Does the new renter get a set of irons? And an instructional video?
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    9/12/26 Bronx 10-21 Box 4451 Mutual Aid Pelham Manor

    To put the Super Pumper in historical perspective: I'm guessing that Ferrara used Red Adair's old associates " Boots and Coots" in the design of the FDNY Super Pumper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_%26_Coots Or it was Williams Fire and Hazard Control.
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    9/12/26 Bronx 10-21 Box 4451 Mutual Aid Pelham Manor

    From the legendary Red Adair on how to put out an oil well fire: "First, round up a whole bunch of water!" https://authentictexas.com/paul-red-adair/
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