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    FDNY Staff team cannot tell NYC council how much 5th man would cost

    The City is broke, the tax base is fleeing, the pensions are all underfunded, how are they gonna pay for retirees medical insurance? City Council should be asking: FDNY has decades of data regards fire protection; show us exactly how a fifth man will improve the lives of New Yorkers. This...
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    6/4/26 Somerset County PA 80 Vehicles Trapped in PA Turnpike Tunnel Fire

    The historic background- In the early 1880's, Andrew Carnegie (P&LE RR), William Vanderbilt (NYCRR), and Henry Frick began building the Southern Pennsylvania Railroad between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg to compete with the Pennsylvania RR. After about five years, they gave up. In the late...
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    Poughkeepsie,NY Historic Psychiatric Center Fire 6/3/2026

    In Dennis Smith's memoir "A Song For Mary" he describes being raised by his strict mother while his father was institutionalized in an insane asylum. I assume this would have been Poughkeepsie. It was also featured in the movie "The French Connection". I toured the San Antonio State Hospital-...
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    Chicago Watering Holes

    Bars .taverns, pubs, and joints are interesting places to find people and usually reflect the culture and population, In fact, just like it's fire department. Chicago certainly proves the point. Any place that threatens the life of Bozo is gonna be unique. I noted that Sam (Sotirios) Sianis...
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    6/2/26 Bronx 10-75 Box 2517

    The Sixth Division probably wanted one engine as reserve just in case someone needed relief on a job he knew was contained. He also knew that transmitting a second alarm brings a total response that nearly rivals the wildebeest migration across the Serengeti Plain...
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    Clint Eastwood's Birthday

    96 years old today! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KALhynXxKp0
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    5/27/26 Bronx All Hands Box 3228

    And remember, Engine Co. 72 is still down on East 12th St.
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    5/27/26 Bronx All Hands Box 3228

    Engine Co. 69 233rd St Between Keppler and Katonah Avenues in the 15th Battalion Home Box 2712 233rd St and Keppler Avenue
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    5/27/26 Bronx All Hands Box 3228

    In 1900 Box 2661 Jerome Ave & 198th St 1st- Engine 48, Engine 46 13th Batt 2nd- Engine 45, Engine 68, Engine 69 14th Batt 3rd- Engine 50, Engine 52, Engine 42
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    5/27/26 Bronx All Hands Box 3228

    CAD is like an old person....just hates change. Wait until AI starts bossing it around!
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    FDNY Annual Statistics

    Consider- In 2025, New York City had about 40,000 fires. The entire country of Japan, with a population of over 14 times that of NYC, in 2025 had 43,000. Seems to be a lot of room for improvement.
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    FDNY Annual Statistics

    In 1975, there was one serious fire for every 32 fires; in 2025 it was one for every 18 fires. In 1975, there was one emergency for every 126 citizens; in 2025 it was one for every 12 citizens. In 2025 dollars- In 1975 every response cost $5798 on average In 2025 every response cost $4370 on...
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    5/22/26 Garden Grove CA toxic chemical tank will likely leak or explode, 40,000 evacuated fire officials say

    Millions of Americans have had this substance voluntarily placed in their body.
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    Money for Heroes

    Don't feel too envious of these folks. They have only sped up the arrival of their non-union replacements. https://www.revfine.com/housekeeping-robots/
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    LAFD Engine 274 Bites the Dust

    If only a fire truck had the same vertical center of gravity as a Formula One car.
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