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    2/16/26 Manhattan 10-43 Code 4 Box 8780

    The Queensboro Bridge was designed by Henry Hornbostel (1867-1961), who also designed the Williamsburg and Hellgate Bridges. A graduate of Columbia University, he designed 220 buildings around the country during his long career; half of them in Western Pennsylvania. And, the fire service trivia...
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    Winter Storm Hernando NYC 2/22/26 - 2/23/26

    I'm ready too!
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    Connecticut Volunteer Fire Department Shuts Down

    Were things frantic in Yantic?
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    Houston FD Another Classic Job in the Bloody Fifth

    Well then those guys were lucky most of their fires were in Gulf Coast shotguns. In the late 1970's I was taking pictures of old Station 19 at Gregg and New Orleans Streets (across the street from the present quarters and next to Phyllis Wheatley High School), mid-afternoon, 95 degrees out...
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    Houston FD Another Classic Job in the Bloody Fifth

    Considering that in 2025 there were 143 days in Houston where the temperature was 90 degrees or higher (humidity will be 60 to 80%), this seems counterproductive.
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    2/16/26 Manhattan 10-43 Code 4 Box 8780

    Each year in the US, the majority of poisonous snake envenomation incidents occur in young, adult males. Stupidity, poor judgement and the use of the phrase "Here, hold my beer!" are found in all socio-economic groups, but are found most commonly in the above demographic.
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    Houston FD Another Classic Job in the Bloody Fifth

    Early this morning... https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/02/16/firefighters-pull-woman-from-burning-apartment-building-in-northeast-houston/ https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/legion-street-apartment-fire-investigation-houston/285-5f98b948-adcd-4960-8a81-e89dd5a4ef71...
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    Connecticut Volunteer Fire Department Shuts Down

    A disagreement on the fireground? I am shocked...shocked! I only heard the stories, but I would have loved to have seen the late Dick Hannon provide a critique, in person, to some hapless Assistant Chief about his fireground command decisions.
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    Oswego, NY Third Alarm Burns Wall Street

    The Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego, as noted above, sustained serious fires on September 16 and November 20, 2025. Right now, repairs are expected to completed by late June. Direct damages are expected to cost at least $255 million. It is hoped that full production will be on line by...
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    Connecticut Volunteer Fire Department Shuts Down

    Of course...Tell us who has the axe to grind that's more important?
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    2/10/26 Manhattan All Hands Box 0683

    Hey! Less work for the meter maids.
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    Houston Midtown Police Chase

    Sorry Loo. Your overpriced Philadelphia lawyers would be wasting their time. "We don't need no gun control around here." "What we need is thug control."
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    Houston Midtown Police Chase

    This afternoon: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-police-officer-wreck-midtown/285-fa748c36-735b-4f9b-806c-856eabca39a9 About thirty years ago, the building directly behind this building that got hit- on the Milam Street side- was a commercial plumbing outfit. One evening after...
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    The Napier Deltic Engine

    James Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England. His father James was a volunteer fireman during the war with the Nation Fire Service. One story circulating was that Paul's father was not present when he was born because he was fighting fires caused by a bombing raid that...
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    LA Firestorm documentary

    That documentary was tough to watch. I lasted about an hour. It did have great video which put you right in middle of desperate people, in way over their heads, looking for help that was never going to come. My brother lives in LA (three doors down from the Garcia House of Lethal Weapon 2...
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