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    Television from a different time

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    Fort Hood Becomes First Army Dining Hall to Sell Alcohol

    Before WWII, the London Fire Brigade had living quarters for families and a bar- obviously modeled on Royal Navy traditions. In WWII the Eighth Air Force (and likely others) had "medicinal" alcohol rations for bomber crews after a mission. My father didn't drink so he gave his issue to his...
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    PHASE C NEXT GENERATION MASK TESTING IN THE FDNY.

    That elk hunting camp is getting crowded. Hope they don't run out of whiskey........
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    8/16/26 Manhattan 2nd Alarm Box 1651

    Up and around the corner on W. 151st St, on the right, almost to Amsterdam Av.....Fitzpatrick and Frisby LODD...46 years ago.
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    PHASE C NEXT GENERATION MASK TESTING IN THE FDNY.

    Sure...that's one way to tilt the playing field in someone's favor; or against another. You think Scott's electrical and systems engineers are incapable of producing a DC electrical circuit with a different power source?
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    PHASE C NEXT GENERATION MASK TESTING IN THE FDNY.

    Lol! As I described, the specs can be written in such a way so as to get one or more vendors off the playing field: and the earlier in the process, the better. In the event this is being done, it looks like it is working to perfection.
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    PHASE C NEXT GENERATION MASK TESTING IN THE FDNY.

    Perhaps the correct thought is: will FDNY regret not getting Scott equipment? How do we know if the specs on the scba request for proposal weren't written in a way to freeze Scott out? It's a classic technique to "direct" the winning bid to a desired vendor. There's a million ways to do it and...
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    Maine Lumber Mill Explosion Kills FF

    There's a rattlesnake under every rock. https://forum.pakira.com/t/what-we-know-about-the-12-burn-victims-in-the-midcoast-lumber-mill-fire/6183 https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/line-duty-death-report-firefighters-finalized-regarding-robbins-lumber-explosion/273189
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    8/9/26 Queens Water rescue Box 1328

    Analysis of data reveals that the highest swimmer fatality rate in the Rockaways happens at the beach area opposite TA stations. All of those dopes coming out from the City must think that the Atlantic Ocean is kinda like the shallow end of the pool down at the "Y".
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    TIME TO DUMP SOME HUMPS.

    I could reliably get my late, Manhattan born (1928) mother-in-law on her soapbox by asking: "Lorraine, how's your Mayor doin'?" The reply would start with a deep breath.
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    8/5/26 Bronx 5th Alarm Box 3564

    28 to 63....Greyhound Bus has shorter routes than these.
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    Anthony Dominick Benedetto 1926-2023

    Born in Long Island City ,today is Tony Bennett's 100th Birthday. For not wanting to record contemporary pop music, Columbia Records let him go in 1972. Tony got the last word.
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    Two fire fighting helicopters crash in Greece

    CalFire air tactics.....after their helicopter collision.
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    Famous Folks Fireman Fathers

    Ryder Williams Father- Shane Williams Santa Cruz FD, retired
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    Progress Reports update

    I'm thinking one of the esteemed members on this site has the radio tape from Boston during the early 1980's arson spree. For a job in Roxbury, the Working Fire, Second Alarm, Third Alarm, Fourth Alarm, and Fifth Alarm were all struck "By orders of Lieutenant Reynolds, Engine 14".
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